The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-12-29
OHIO NEWS.

An Exchange saws that on the
18th Inst, at Fremont Ohio.
A sad accident occurred, as the noon
train, eastward bound, on the Cleve-
land and Toledo railroad was passing.
which resulted in the death of Henry
Bowman, a butcher well known in our
place. lie attempted 10 drive his team
across the track of the railroad on the
east side of the river, and succeeded in
getting the horses across, but the
locomotive struck the wagon, crush
ing it and throwing him upon the
track, and the train passed over him,
killing him instantly The train stop
ped backed across the river to the de-
pot with mis- remains, and every atten-
ton possible was rendered. The oc-
~currence was accidental, no blame
Whatever being attached to the en-
gineer.
He was about thirty-five years Of
age, and leaves a wife and two chill
dren. He was highly esteemed by
all who knew him.
There was n horrible murder at the
Cincinnati Hospital this evening.
William d. Clayton stabbed Henry
Myers to the heart who died in TWEEN
" minutes. Both men were patients
The tragedy occurred at six O'clock
this evening in the ophthalmic ward.
Myers had been teaching a boy the
use of obscence language. Old man
Clayton remonstrated, when Myers
Immediately struck him. The nurse
stopped the quarrel. Clayton then
went Il the water closet, Myers follow
ed, and attacked him there. Parties
separated them. The nurse took
Myers to the end of the ward ar Il
telegraphed for the superintendent
At this time Clayton slipped up be
hind, reached round and stabbed Mey-
ers with a pocket knife in the left
breast. Myers was born in Canada,
is twenty-one years old, and was n res
dent of Cincinnati eight years. He
is a painter and has a brother in ST.
Louis, Thomas Myerr. Clayton is
of a slender form, light complexion
and hair, medium hight, and intelli-
gent. He shows remorse and says
God only knows why he did it. The
murdered man has no friends in the
city.-Eaq.
We are informed that a young man
working in a brewery at Lancaster,
while passing from one room to anoth-
err in the building, walked into the
hatchway and fell through some eighty
feet. He was Instantly killed, and
leaves a wife and family to mourn his
loss. He was a worthy young man,
and the sympathies of the community
of Lancaster for the family in their
bereavement will be expressed in the
proper way.-Hockiag Seminal
The Erie county Treasurer's Office,
at Sandusky, Ohio, was entered by
burglars OIL the morning of the 11th,
about 2 o'clock. The safe was blown
open with nitro ~glycerine, and the
contents extracted. Loss of money
not yet a~scertained. The safe is u
perfect wreck, and the Court House
building is badly damaged.-The
thieves were probably alarmed at the
force Of the explosion, they lie t most
oil their tools and considerable money
scattered ON the floor. They stole a
hand-cara at the railroad depot and went
to Mouroeville, leaving the car there.
There is no further trace of them as
yet.-Erchange.
A fellow passing by the name oil
Charles Jones, who worked in the
Malleable Works and boarded at John
III. Wilson's, South Cherry street, ab-
seconded on Monday, taking with him
prop .rty be onging to fellow boarders
amounting to 800, a dress coat, hat
gloves, a watch, and he also neglected
to liquidate hi board bill, amounting
to $50. He ought to be sent for and
properly cared for Jones is a you'll
of some % years, 5 feet I inches high,
rather slender build, with dark com
plexion, dark hair, hazel eyes, big nose
long face, bow legs and in short rath
er an Unlocking dog.-Stark COUNTY
Democrat.
The Youngstown Courier says
most distressing accident occurred il
the family of Mr.. VIM. Muldoon, who
resides opposite the Office OF Singletos
King, ESQ.,, on Thursday afternoon
last. His youngest child, a beautiful
and interesting girl, two years aud
half old, while left alone for a shor
time in a oom where there was a fir
burning in a CRATE, by some means
communicated fire to her clothing
and before assistance came to her re
lief was so badly burned, oxternall,
that she expired the following even
ing.
One of thieves, named Joseph Pike
/. who robbed the residence of Mrs
David Todd, in Youngston, a shor
time since, was arrested in Sharon
asst week, where he tried to sell to Mr.
Morgan, a jeweler, a pece of silver
which by an inscription was recognized
as a present to Mrs Todd from he
daughters, Grace and Sallie. Mr.
Morgan had the thief arrested, and h
was subsequently handed over to
Youngstown officer.-Lisbon Patriot
Yesterday afternoon, Geo. Marsh
alias Thomas Boz d, a prisoner confined
in the Penitentiary, made an attacl
upon on Charles Smith, (colored) sen
up from Trumbull county. Both wer'