The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-06-02

the northern part of the State. Mr..
j. II. KGppart will attend exclusively
to the agricultural features of the sur
vsy, and his operations will extend to
all portions of Ohio.
Hon. Robert w. Musgrave, OF Sui
pher Springs, Crawford county, died
at his residence on the 18th inst, aged
30 years. Mr.. Musgrave was a part
ner in the mercantile business with
Hon. Henry st. John, who died on
the 18th, and filed many positions of
trust and honor in the county where
he resided: He was buried on Thurs
day last.-ITifiin 4dO.
The COMING CRoP.-From present
appearances, if saved from the curse
of a late frost, the coming fruit crop
will be the finest for years. This in
formation we get from all parts of the
State, and from a tour of observation
in Eastern Ohio. The wheat
looked better than now, and the signs
are that Ohio will be blessed with al
abundant harvest--Statesman.
The case of Felix Wetzel VS.. the
Trustees of Seneca township was again
before the Court last week. Felix,
who is a gentleman of underlined color,
sued the Trustees for damages because
they refused to allow him to vote. He
was allowed five cents damages. The
Trustees claimed that he was a negro
and not entitled to vote, while Felix
insisted that was more white than
black, and came under the efvisible
admixture decision" of the Supreme
Court It was a very fine point for
the jury to decide, as to the exact
quantity of white and black blood in
his veins, but they finally decided in
his favor.-Seneca AdUertiser.
MURDER AT FAIRFIELD.-W. Kirk
wood shot and killed Samuel Wright
on Yesterday at Fairfield, Greene
county, o. From what we could
learn, it appears that Kirkwood had
spoken unexpectedly of the wife of
Mr.. Wright. When the latter went
to the premises to demonstrate with
him, he was met by Kirkwood with a
loaded gun, who, placing the muzzle
against Wright's thigh, fired the con-
tents tearing away the flesh to the
bone, severing the femoral artery, and
causing death in a few minutes.-Day-
ton Ledger, 9th.
Interest in the Skinner tragedy is
being revived here in the second con-
viction, last night, of Toni Mulhall,
for murder in the first degree, and in
the binding over for trial, to-day, of
another member of the gang-John
Cilfoil-for murder in the first de-
gree. Kilfol is charged with being
one of the most active accomplices in
the murder of Mr.. Skinner, preparing
the fuses and other Implements, al
though he was not present at the
scene of the tragedy. His arrest did
not take place until recently, and was
brought about at the ms ance of Null
hall. He has been quietly living here,
fancied security, supposing that the
excitement had blown over, and that
it was not possible that harm could
come to him. The prospects for his
are favorable.-HeraM
A ease of extreme cruelty to a lit
lie pauper girl eleven years old, in
Greene County has just came to light.
She was given by the Superintendent
If the Inirmary of that county some
hree- years ago to a family, at the ou
aer-edee oFhe9county, who have
lbused her terribly by beating her un-
nercifally; and even placing a rope
round her neck, and threatening to
lang her. She was brought back to
he Infirmary a few days ago, and the
natter is to undergo judicial investiga-
ion.-Eaquirer. i
CONFIDENCE MAN CAUGHr.-Three
men, on Saturday last, on
he train from here to Cincinnati,
windled a man out of seven sover- !
igns at Jefferson, near Columbus. One =,
f the parties was caught and examin-
d before a magistrate, and sent to ]
all to await trial. So it seems they {
an arrest confidence men in other
arts of the State, if they cannot here.
Herald.
The Chillicothe (Ohio) Register
AVS: "Last Monday, two young mar
couples rode up to Lewis sad :,
lery store and purchased a saddle a I
iece, each bride and groom paying
,r their own saddle. After the sale
as made, Mr.. L. learned in CONVEX
ation that the ladies were sisters and q
and the grooms brothers and +
Wins, the marriage, therefore, being c
nat of twin sisters to twin brothers." @
The NosE.-Knows he who never C
,ok a pinch, nosey the pleasure thence o
hitch flows? Knows he the titiIlat- v
lg joy that my lose knows? o noseI q
am as proud of thee as any noun {
hin of its SHOWS; I gaze on thee and t
eel that pride a Roman Knows. :
ExPLANAr1oNs.-We once heard a. :
explain the ~largeness of his nasal {
rgan by saying that when he was a :
tile boy it swelled up, and the swell :
lg had never gone down. Like a :
lember of a temperance society, who :
REUSED his frequent drinks bv saying =
nat the doctor told him to take 1iqu- /.
r as a medicine, and he never told :
i'm to stop.-Smday Mees. !
At the negro Paradise of Xenia, i
tst Monday morning, where "ekal h
lghtsn n extensively preached, a.
uck named Charles Bannister entered1
he dining-room of the Xenia House
lille the boarders were at breakfast,
nd seating himself at the table, del
handed to be waited upon. The land e
ord refused to serve him, when he t
ecame boisterous and abusive An a
tempt was then made to eject him, y
" = r.