Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-06
STATE NEWS.

The Ironton Journal says: A gentleman
who takes great interest in the fruit cul-
ture of this section of country, informs US
that the peach buds have nearly all been
killed by the frost.
A PORTSMOUTH paper says: In conversa-
tion with farmers during the past week, we
have made inquiries in relation to the
prospects of a wheat crop, and are sorry to
learn that they are rather discouraging.
An immense breadth of ground was sown,
but much of it has been winter-killed.
THE Naples journals record the death
there of man named Carlo Felice, at the
age of one hundred and five years; he had
family of twenty sons, one of whom is at
present eighty-thr years old. A few
months ago the deceased centenarian visited
Mount Vesuvius to witness the eruption.
The Hamilton Telegraph says: On Tues
day Mrs. Brooks Sanders was severely in
jured by the falling of a smoothing iron
from window, upon her head. The dis
tance which the iron fell was ten feet, and
1t weighed eight pounds. Fortunately the
flat portion struck her, else the result might
have been fatal. -E
The Mansfield Herald says: On last Mon
day evening week, about nine o'clock, as
thunder storm passed over our neighbor-
hood, the lightning struck Mrs. Grebling's
barn, three miles north of Mansfield, and
burned it to the ground, with quantity of
hay. We understand also that number of
sheep and lambs were consumed with the
barn. .--r efs -.s-ss~g
The Scioto Gazette says: Saturday after
noon last young man named John Cart
ncr, a German, generally known about
town, fell from horse on Walnut street,
while in state of intoxication, and was
seriously if not fatally injured, by being
trampled upon by the animal. he was in
sensible up to Sunday noon, when he re-
vived sufficiently to be able to make known
his wants.
THE Madison County Union says: The L..
NJ. & C. & x. r. r. Company have over
three hundred men engaged at present in
cutting wood for the road on the tract of
wood land recently purchased by the COM
pany in the north part of Jefferson town.
ship. A switch road of over four miles in
AShSeh hoS OCOu Uuiit lTOLu Glc uidiu TOetu
to this tract, and wood trains are daily car
rying the wood to all points on the road.
Over 700 acres of this timber tract have al
ready been swept away since last Septem-
Der. - ~ ter
The Portsmouth Tribune says: Friday
last tender pair from one of the hoop-
pole districts of Pike county, came to this
city to be made one in the ''holy bonds O:
padlock." The knot was duly tied, and thew
repaired to one of the hotels to eDjoy a
brief honeymoon, and ''see the sights in
town." In the latter pleasant occupation
they spent the afternoon, and about ten
o'clock retired to the s.bridal chamber %
At 'the hour when churchyards yawn,"
the landlord and his guests were aroused
by a succession of screams and groans pro-
ceeding from the room of the newly we'd
ded. 1t seemed that, as they were lone -
a dispute had arisen as to which aoas the
one, and they proceeded to settle the vex-
ed question in a regular backwoods style.
A rather lively ''scrimmage" had taken
place, and when an entrance to the room
was effected scene of confusion worse
confounded" met the eye. Through the
intercession of an officer, however, quiet
was finally restored, but the bride could
not be pacified, and expressed her firm de-
termination to '.go home to ma in the
morning."