The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-09-01
OHIO NEWS.

ri -OH OdLuTudy last our uSuftlly
quiet city, of Akron, was startled by
the announcement that the room Of a
quiet and i~aoffensive German girl,
named Mary Bank, had been entered
by a oal-black negro, named Robin
son, and that the vile wretch had sue
ceeded, after a severe struggle, in ac
complishing his heliish purpose. The
police were at once on the alert, and
by nine o'clock the wretch was il the
hands of the authorities. He was at
once brought before the Mayor and
confronted with his victim, who in a
plain, unparnished and truthful man
ner gave in her testimony. The May
or bound him over in the sum of
| 81, 500 for trial before the Court OF
Common Pleas.
We learn this negro was a very &C
tive Radical politician of Akron ; and
the scoundrel was a leading character
in the mob assault on the Democratic
Pendleton meeting in hat place last
fall. The truth is these rape eases are
the result of Radical policy toward the
negro race 1t is about time all good
voting citizens should properly consid-
er the matter and take proper action
in the premises.-Star& Co. Democrat.
"A man named Brubaker, was
killed on Thursday OF last week, by
the caving in of a sand bank east OF
this city, and near Smiths brick yard.
There we're three persons in the bank
at the time. Mr.. Brubaker was COW
cred outright, and it was abont fifteen
minutes before he was dug out, and
he expired a moment afterward. He
was an unmarried man, and had been
working at a brick-yard in Johns Ad-
d1tion.-MansfeM Herald.
On Monday afternoon of last
week, a very severe stabbing affray
occurred a half mile east of Lexing-
ton, this county. JarneS Thompson,
Esq, a former County Commissioner,
became involved in n fracas with with
his son Thomas, while hanling in oats.
During the trouble, the old man took
a pitch fork and threatened his son,
when the latter grasped it from his
hand, and struck him over the head
with such force, rs to break the han
die. The elder then got possession of
another fork standing by, when his
son again took it from him and stab
bed him severely in the head. He
then threw the old man down, and
drew a knife and cut him badly about
the face, leaving se.eral very ugly
gashes, from which the blood flowed
p~rofusely. The parties were then sep
arated and the old man rescued, or he
would probably have been killed. The
entire affair was most d~isgraceful, oc-
curing, as it did between father and
son, and no arrest was made. the faith.
er refusing to prosecute Shield and
Banner.
Major Busby, of Marion, Ohio,
so long and favorably known to the
old settlers OF this portion of the
State, died at his residence on Sun
day evening last. Major Busby set,
tied in Marion county about fifty years
ago, and has been one of the most ac-
tive and energirtic men in North
ern Ohio during the last half century.
He served the public in an official ca
pacity longer than any other man in
the country. For twenty years he
was Clerk of the Court, and during
nine years of the same time was Re-
corder of the county.
He also represented the counties
of Marion, Richland. Knox. and Ash
land in Congress one term, and al the
time of his death was Probate Judge
of the county.-1LirrOr.
The Guernsey JefersOnian says:
On Monday of last week, while Mr..
Ebenezer Finley, jr., of Richland tp.,
was feeding his threshing machine, the
cylinder bursted, and a piece struck
him on the forehead, creating a fright.
full wound. He lived fourteen hours,
when death put an end to his suffer
ing.
The Urbana Union says: A man
named Jno. j. Sullivan was robbed
of a gold watch valued at s75, while
asleep in the Depot at this place, on
last Sunday morning about n o'clock.
The thief attempted to steal his green
banks also, but did not succeed, al
though he cut open the coat pocket of
Mr.. S. we believe resdides in Cable.
The Wadsworth Enterprise says /:
For some time past the hen roost of
Mr.. David Waltz has been disturbed
by a large night owl, and to prevent
continued depredations, a steel trap
was set. This morning the "bird' had
his "footi in it" and was brought a cap
tive to this Office. He makes asplen-
did addition to editorial staff, and