The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-08-04

VIM. Carroll, q convict IN the Penn
tertiary, under sentence for life the
murder of the Treasurer Brown coun-
ty, on Wednesday morning attacked
a prisoner named Frank Rauth, strik-
ing him on the head with one of the
huge, iron ladies' used in one of the
shops, breaking his skull, and infiiting
injuries that will probably prove fatal.
Carroll has been for some time in
charge of one of the engines. Rauth,
being more trustworthy, was always
let out of his cell early to build the
fire, &c. There never had been any
difficulty between the two prisoners,
and the blow was struck without warm
ing. Rauth was removed to the hos
pital, and received proper surgical at
t%cntion, but it is thought that he can
not recover.-JOar7aaL.
Last Wednesday morning Mr..
VIM. Montgomery, of Elkrun town
ship had his left leg badly cut by a
moving machine. He was bleeding
one Of his horses and was thrown back
against the knives of the Machine
The fibula was cut entirely through
about one and Il half inches above the
ankle, and the tendon nearly through.
The cut was about two inches long.
Mr. Montgomery is about seventy
years of age.-PGriot.
On the 22d inst; John Fields
was standing in front of his store, at
Ashley, Ohio, when a passing freight
train struck him Il sudden blow in the
back. He, however, apprehended no
danger, and kept about his business as
usual, but last Thursday morning,
whifc in conversation with n friend re-
garding the accident, he suddenly fell
dead.
The Wadsworth Enterprise says /:
The wife of Michael Dage, Esq, of
Milton township Wayne Co, was kill
ed last week by n stroke of lightning,
and her daughter was seriously shock
ed at the same time. They were milk
ing the COWS under the overshoot of
the bank barn during the storm OF
Friday evening, when it took place
Immediately after the stroke Mr..
Dage ran to the barn and found his
wife and daughter lying SO ear each.
other that their knees touched-the
wife dead and daughter inscnsiblc.
The COW that Mrs. Dage had milked
was but little stunned. and the one
that the daughter had MIXED was ly-
dead. No marks or traces of light
hing could be discovered on the bodies
If the dead, but not far off the corner
the hogpen was considerably dam
Iged by the ligh;ning's stroke.
Burglars in Hudson.-burglars are
'ery numeous and bold in Hudson,
md the town is in arms for their ar
est. 1t is thought that they came
from this city or Pittsburg, and
lumber six or eight. The other night
i've different houses were entered and
obbed. They did not succeed in OBJ
much booty, but were discov-
red and chased to the woods. The
leXt day a force of eighty men, armed
0 tile teeth, started in pursuit of them,
II every direction, but had at last re-
ports met with no success.--Leader.
On Monday last Il serious acc
dent, resulting in one death and bad
n uries to three others, occurred at
he paper mill of Messrs. Skinner &
dcG uire in this city. The men who
we're employees i'll the mil, were re
and re-adjusting the heavy wa
cr-wheel, which broke from the rope
it in position and, falling, ii
rushed the head and breast and broke
he arms of Mr.. Shoemaker, killing
i'm almost instantly, fractured the
lbs of Mr.. Sorber, bruised Mr..
lance and slightly injured Mr..
jarl, millwright.-True Telegraph.