Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-07
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News of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS.
GoLp closed in New York yesterday a
1875.
THERE were about forty balls in Wash
inEton last week.
THE cholera is prevailing in Jackson
Mississippi.
The societv known as s'Knights of Pythi-
as" is to be established in New York.
THE Pittsburgh and Connelsville Rail-
road bill has been signed by Gov. Geary.
It is stated that Edwin Booths receipts
averaged $4,000 a week during the past
season.
-.sStorm'' have been purchased in England
for $4,000
QUICKSILVER of good quality and easily
obtained from the ore, is found in Macon
county, Tennessee.
IT is related that near Dantzig a young
man Of twenty-four. who has just married
a widow of forty-two, has discovered since
the marriage that his wife was his wet
nurse.
Acc ,RDING to correspondent of the
Auenir National, the mortality from famine
in Algeria Is so great that the dead are
thrown into trenches, as on the day after
battle.
NINErEEN United States Senators retire
In 1859, six of whom are Democrats. The
elections thus far have given the Demo-
Gratis gain of two.
g Mr.. ROBERT HARrwEbLs a London news
paper reporter, is to stand for the represen-
tation of Lambeth in Parliament, and has
already addressed meeting of his sup
porters, the working men of the borough.
A MILWAUKEE, paper states that the farm
ers of Wisconsin, Minnesota aud Northern
Iowa have already received $4,000. 900
more for their products of last season than
they did for the crops of 1866. This sur
plus is sufficient is make the farming inter-
est of those States tolerably strong.
STATE NEWS.
A MOST destructive fire occurred in the
town of Cameron, Wood county, on Tues
day night, the 2Sth ult., resulting in the
loss of the dwelling house and grocery
store of John Dakan and the dwelling
house of Hon. Eliel Headley.
The delay of the passenger trains this
A. NJ on the B. & o. Railroad, G. o. Di
vision, says the Zanesui1e Courier of the 4th
both east and west bound were caused, the
east bound by baggage and two passen-
ger coaches of the Steubenville road being
off the track beyond Newark, the west
bound by car loaded with stock, being
of the track between Barnesville and Cam
bridge.
The case of the State against DIR. ]. M.
Stout, indicted for an attempt to procure
abortion upon the person of Harriet G.
Porter, married woman, came up for
hearing in the Court of Common Pleas,
yesterday. Upon the examination of wit
nesses for the prosecution, nothing was
adduced to substantiate the charge in the
least degree; after which Mr.. Southard,
Prosecuting Attorney, informed the Court
b
an L asked that the Doctor b. discharged.
The jury was instructed to return a YER
dict of not guilty, by the Court, which was
done. Thus one or two persons have pat
the county to considerable expense, for the
purpose of gratifying persona hate, says
the Zanesoille Signal.
On last Monday morning as three chill
dren of the Rev. L. F. Ward were going
down the little hill north of the east branch
bridge, coming into town, the older boy,
who was driving, had his attention called
to children hanging to the hind end of his
carriage, and the horse being the old blind
family horse, tits supposed the boy pulled
the reins SO as to miss the bridge. and horse,
c carriage and the three children were pre-
cipitated over the ledge, distance Of some
thirty feet, into the river. Those who wit
messed it, ran to the river, supposing that
all were killed, but fortunately their fears,
were not realized. 1t was found, however.
that both of the boys and the little girl
were badly cut and bruised, and it was
feared for some time that the older boy
would die. They were carried to the res
properly cared for and medical assistance
rendered. We understand that the chill
dren have been taken home and are consid-
cred out OF danger. The horse was so bad
ly injured that it was thought best to shoot
him, which was done. So says the Lorain
Constittttionalist.
The Holmes County Farmer says: ION
Saturday last, Daniel Erb, his wife and
three children, who reside in the Western
part of German township, went on visit
to Jonathan Mast, residing three miles east
OF Farmersville, in German township, who
has family consisting of himself, his wife
and two children. A child OF John Hell
muth's was present. During the evening
q lamp in which they were burning Auro-
ra oil, sold as non-explosive, became low.
Mr.. Mast lighted a candle, and extinguished
the light from the lamp for the purpose of
years, was holding the candle while the
father filed the lamp from a two gallon Jug,
and by some mishap lighted the oil, which
blowing the jug to pieces, and
envelOping the flames in the
room, ten persons all being in the room at
the time. Mr.. Mast lived about an hour at
ter the accident, and his little son some
onger. Both were buried on Monday.
One of the children-Mr. Helmuth's SON
died Monday night. OF the remaining
seven all were alive on Tuesday, but three
of them cannot live. and it is feared all will
lie. This is the most terrible accident that
aas ever occurred in this county.