Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-29
STATE NEWS.
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Trushel, residing near Newmarket, went
fishing on the 9Th inst, and while seining
the creek, one mile below the town, was
accidently drowned. His body was found
soon after, considerable distance up
stream from where the occurrence happen
ed. He leaves awife and three children.
On Saturday evening last, about 9H
o'clock, son of Mr.. James Cotter was
fatally injured, two miles from Shenandoah,
Ohio, by the falling of his horse, while
racing, as is supposed, and died at l O'Clock,
Sunday morning, having been uncon-
scious from the time of the accident. 1t
appears that the horse ran against the hind
wheel ofa buggy passing along in the road,
pitching it and the rider into gully. The
horse was found lying on the boy.
WE learn, says the Richland Shield and
Banner, that on Friday last, while the
freight train on the S. M. & N. r. R., was
standing on the track at Independence, a
little girl, some six or seven years old,
daughter of Mr.. Robert Guiher, with her
little brother. came to the cars; and when
she was in the act of getting on the rear
end of the cars, the train was suddenly
backed and she was caught under it'
the wheels passing over her left arm, near
ly severing it from the body, and passing
down over the body nearly severing her
left leg. She died at 8 o'clock the next
morning.
THERE was found ON the track of the
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the 18th OF June, the body of an unknown
boy, badly mangled, about fourteen years
old, four feet high, light complexion, dark
hair, delicate appearance, had on when
found, dark coat, vest and pants, cloth
cap, and had with him an extra pair of
check pants, suspenders attached, contain
ing Catholic book entitled the Gate to
Heaven" Any information wanted in re-
gard to the above, can be had by address,
ing Robert Glenn, Lucas, Richland county,
Ohio, says tine Richland Shield and Banner.
SOME workmen, while engaged in boring
for coal. at Columbiana, this county, says
the New Lisbon Journal, about ten days
ago, struck vein of water at a distance of
fifty-one feet from the EARTH surface It
gushed forth, rising several feet above the
surface, and has been flowing ever since.
1t is pure, cold and soft. The town author
tiles purpose sinking another shaft in the
Public Square, hoping to procure supply
OF water for the use of the citizens. A two
inch tubing has been placed in the well
already down.
TIE Cleveland Plaindealer of the 23d says:
Mrs. Sophia Voght lived on the corner OF
Brainard and Abbey streets, West Side.-
For some time secret trouble has weigh
and unhappy. Last evening, her husband
returned home to find the supper table
spread, and his evening meal ready to be
partaken of. Mr.. Voght waited for the ap-
pearance of his wife, but as she did not
come, he began to grow uneasy at her alb.
sence, and commenced to look for her
After looking for some time, he observed o
pailful of water standing by the cisteru
curb, as though but recently drawn. (The
cistern is in ths house.) A careless though,
prompted a peep into the cistern, where
he was Mortified to behold his wife. Th,
aperture, through which she gained access
TO the cistern, was very small-so small
that it appeared impossible for a human
body to have squeezed through it. Th,
body was as quickly taken out as possible
and the Coroner was summoned. He ex
pressed the opinion that it was cleal
case of fself-destruction, but thought an in
quest unnecessary. The suicide left one
child-a married son. living in New York
She was 50 years old.