Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-03
STATE NEWS.

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Coal of an excellent quality has recently
been found in Vienna, Trumbull county,
Ohio, opening an extensive field heretofore
supposed to be within the boundaries of
the coal basin.
TRxoDoRE SWAN, of Fulton county, o.
accepted cancelled Chicago Water Bond
instead of $4,000 cash, for his wool, sold to
aChicago confidence operator. Eohas not
seen him since.
THE Ne,o Lisbon Patriot says that the fur
mace of the Leetonial Coal and Iron Com
pany turned out in one week, recently,
two hundred and one ton of iron. This Is
said to be the most iron ever made in that
time by any furnace west of the noun
tains.
THREE men with blackened faces, entered
the house Of Elder Willis, near Russell,
Geauga county, on the evening of the 9Th,
knocked down the elder and by threats
compelled young girl to give them Mr..
Willis money-$3OO in greenbacks and
$3.50 in gold. They then decamped.
The Athens Messenger says that a party of
hunters from that county killed a male
wild cat in Vinton county, the other day.,
which weighed over thirty-two pounds.
and measured five feet from one end of fore
paw to end of hind paw. The next day
they killed another of the ''varmints."
Tbs Plymouth Advertiser says: "At Mi
Ian, Erie county, on Saturday last, Decem-
Der 10th, a lad aged about 13 years, named
John Hutchins, whose parents reside in
Milan, was out hunting with a companion,
and when in the act of climbing fence
his gun was accidentally discharged, the
load striking his forehead and tearing
away entirely the top of his head, of course
causing instant death, with terrible and
sudden affliction to the family"
THE same paper says: "Louis Wine-
miller, residing near Ontario, this county,
but at work in a saw mill near Bucyrus,
was almost instantly killed, ON Monday
last. by being struck by piece of board
flying from the saw. He was an uumar-
ried man.
Nor long since young man named
E iward Shanks. residing at Liverpool, in
Madison county, went out into the yard to
shoot a chicken, and while engaged in
blowing at the muzzle of his gun, which
was loaded, it went of, the discharge en-
tering his head, killing him instantly. The
deceased was about twenty-five years of
age and unmarried.
AT Fair held in Findlay, Ohio, gold
headed cane was lput up to be voted for
and presented to the most popular candi-
date for President. The vote stood 8O7 for
Pendleton and 543 for Grant. The cane
will be presented to Mr.. Pendleton at the
Ssate Convention, to be held on the Sth of
January, by the Hancock delegation g
The Mahoning Register says: Chauncy A.
Andrews, Esq has recently struck vein
o block coal four feet ten inches thick, at
the depth of one hundred feet, on the farm
of George Hood, northwest of Churchill,
in Liberty. From the explorations of MIR. ;
Andrews and others, it seems we'll ascer-
tained that extensive coal fields exist in
Liberty. extending north to Vienna
A MOST distressing accident, resulting in
the death of three boys, aged from ten to
twelve years. happened at Seven Mile, Butt 2
Ter county, Monday afternoon. Two sons
of David Edwards, Esq, and q son of John
c. Richardson, Esq, were playing in
warehouse, situated near the depot at that
place, when d bin filled with grain gave
way, killing them instantly.
THERE has been much excitement in
Upper Sandusky, says the Sandasky Regis
ter, over the death. on the 2lst inst, of a
young man named William Bowsher, un-
der circumstances that strongly indicate
foul play. The feeling was SO strong that
coroner's inquest was ordered and post
nsortem examination made. Two sisters of
the deceased, both young ladies, have died
under similar circumstances within the
past year, and suspicious are entertained 5
of their death by poison administered by
some unknown nerson