The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-07-22

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The barn of Mr.. Hageman, near
Tifin, Ohio, was struck by lightning
and destroyed last Thursday; morn
ing. Loss, 400; insured for S400.
A LITTLE child of Thomas Welch,
of Youngstown, was badly gored by
a COW on Monday of last week. The
physicians say it will die. ~,.i .s7zsf [ '-
The hardware store of Wetmore 81 /
Paige, of Akron, was burglarized to
the tune of S400 on Monday night of
last week. a.f, y is 5Fat' 80
A MAN named Stephen Bell was
shot and killed by man named Brad
ford at Lewisport, Ky, on Tuesday
the 14th.
A PoRT1oN of the new fractional
currency will be ready for issue from /
the Treasury office at Washington on
Monday next. -''' : --'-''''
A LITTLE Sc son ofW. T. Davis. ) aged
about four years. was drowned in an
unfinished priyy-yault at Ottawa,
Putnam County, Ohio, on Saturday of
last week. '3-
CHICAGO has lately had prize fight |
between two lads Il years of age
Their seconds kept them in the ring
some time after one of them begged
that the fight might stop. sr,
A BLACK. SNAKE was killed near
New Lisbon, Ohio, on Thursday of
last week, measuring nearly six feet
in length. rrr.g. -..-.4s- eli. 80
A GERMAN laborer fell into a well,
in Cleveland, a distance of. go feet
the other day. Some woman pulled,
him out more scared than hurt.
In 1865, Tuscarawas County had
1S7, 7,316 sheep, valued at $377,317; in
1869, they have. 152,3l7, valued at
$203, ,464. ..+....
Mrs. Mary Jane Dueher, of Salem,
would be glad to hear from her hus-,
band, VIM. Ducher, who has been alb
sent over year. She last heard from
| llliIl SlO
A Miss ANNA M'FADEN, of Pleas
ant Township, Brown county, was
killed by her sister Jane a few days
ago, who snapped u loaded gun at her
supposing it to be empty. a a75i 'ri
IT is reported that new Conserva-
tive paper will be started in. wash
ington, d. c., in the fall, with Hon.
Edmund Burke, of New Hampshire,
at the head of its editorial corps. 'S'
A MAN named Solomon Blask, was
burned to death at Scranton, Pa, on
the morning Of the 18th inst. He
slept in building that burned to the
ground, and was unable to make his
escape.
A MAN named Samuel Traugh, OF
Cincinnati, committed suicide on the
10th inst.,. by shooting himself through
the head with a pistol. He was "a
moulder by trade, and was the inYen-
tor of new car wheel which is being
generally introduced. -a..
A DR.. Hall, of Moline, ILL.,, has been
. bound over to appear at the CIRCUIT
Court for attempting, to violate the
person of a neglo woman who had
sought his advice -uponsa disease from
which she was suffering 1fs s5l bsi
IT is said that the man Fisher, who
was shot and killed in Massillon, oby
Mr.. Pease, was picking few cherries
4 from tree near the NindoW,. and was
not attempting nor intending to, an
noy the inmates of the house!-o, gis9l-
SAMUEL III. SHARP was run overSby
: railroad train, near, Kansas City,
Missouri, the other day, his head sew
cred from his body;Ihis arms andllegs
cut off, and the body itself horribly
mntilated. ,aaE -a#H 3-- iia:r- ! o.
LIBERTY Township, Highland Co.,
: Ohio, has q big snake about twelve
: feet long of the black-racer species,
which lives on pigs aud chickens, and
; makes himself otherwise disagreeabic
to the farmers. ai' .UG 2eE d<Liia
OK Thursday last, Mrs. Boucher, of
Big. Spring township Seneca County,
and two daughters were thrown from
a two-horse wagon, and sustained in
: juries, one of them remaining uncon-
scious 36 hours. They are all recov-
ering. 7 H.'"' ;.'.i. .'-z-5' t5'' r.
: A NoroRToUs bushwhaGker named
-. b. -
West was arrested in Audrain County
Mo-, few days ago for murder
committed in Davis County, Iowa,
: during the war, and in attcm pting to
: escape was shot through the thigh, IN
1icting serious wound. -,
: A FIGHT occurred at Nashville. on
Wednesday between some of the Reg
ulars and the State militia, which
would have resulted in much blood
= shed but for the interference of the
: officers. Ten or fifteen shots We're
f fired, and q Sergeant of the Regulars
) named Oliver, was severely wounded.
, A GRAND temperance, demonstra-
tion will be held at Urbana, Thurs
, day, July 29th, in connection with the
State Convention of the Temperance
Alliance. Hon. Neal Dow, of Maine,
and DR., L. r, Lees, of England, will
: be present, with other distinguished
; speakers. ..r o,!., 5-sfisf5 ~ a.,sf.
A heavy rain storm occurrediat Cin-
cinnati on the Sth inst, which washed
;, out curb-stones, threw; down. stone
walls, inundated cellars, and in semc
cases water stood two or three inches
deep on first floors. Several tpersons
came near being drowned in their eel-