The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-08-11
OHIO NEWS.

Mr.. VIM. n, Miller, of Perry town.
ship, this county, met with a most sad
and severe accident on Friday morn
ing of last week. He was engaged in
moving with a machine, which, in
running over a rail. was Jared so that
a spring Of the seat broke, throwing
him in front of the machine, when he
was caught in the knives and dread
fully mangled. The left foot was cut
almost completely of at the ankle, and
his right nearly through at the instep.
He was carried some distance after
words towards the house, by a man
who was working with him, but was
overcome by pain and loss of blood be-
fore he could reach his house. He
was then left until assistance could
be called. After being carried home
some twelvek miles distance, who, on
his arrival, amputated his left foot.
His right foot. it is thought, may be
saved, although it is badly mutilated.
and at last accounts there was a fair
prospect for his recovery. Mr.. Mil
Ter is one of the most prosperous fan M
ers in his neighborhood, and his sad
afiiction is a source of general regret.
-MdRsfeld Herald. Isl,
The Father of Grasshoppers A
subscriber writes us from Franklin
Township, as follows:
An army of grasshoppers have made
their appearance here, and are destroy
ing almost everything before them. A
monster in the shape of a grasshopper
was discovered laft Tuesday in the
harvestield of Mr., Worries, of Wills
Creek, in the edge OF Muskingum coun-
ty. Mr.. Worries says rs he was cradl-
ing wheat in his field he came across
the father of all grasshoppers, as he
called it, and declares it was ten inches
long, four inches across the back, and
had legs accordingly.-He and his hir-
ed hand each report the same. All
that I have to add is, if this he true,
the time is not far off when such con-
veyances as railroad cars, steamboats,,
&C., will be done away with, and all
that will be necessary for q travelling
man to do is to straddle one of these
full-grown grusshoppers and jump
himself out of trouble C0shocton
Democrat.
At half past four o'clock, last even
ing, a little girl, nine years of age, re-
siding on the upper end of ninth street,
the daughter of a steamboat engineer
named Oliver, was accidentally shot
by her sister, eleven years of age, re-
sulting in almost instant death. The
older sister took a loaded pistol from a
drawer, when it was accidentally dis
charged, the ball striking her sister.
She exclaimed. Oh ma" and expir-
ed in a few moments.
The father was up the river, having
left home yesterday morning.-Ports-
mouth Times.
On Wednesday evening oflast week,
while Mr.. Jacob Minser and son were
stacking wheat, three miles South of
this place, the lightning struck an old
stump standing a few feet from the
stack on which Mr.. Minser was at
work, tearing. it to fragments. The
son was on the load of wheat. pitch
ing, who, with his father, was knock
ed senseless for a short time. One Of
the horses was knocked down also; no
serious damage was done to either the
men or horse.
The singularity of the freak is the
lightning passing the man on the stack
which was nearly topped out and go
ing into the stump which was not more
than three feet high also that the
horse should be knocked down while a
young man unhitching the steam at
the time standing between it and the
stump should escape the shock
Farmer.
On Monday night last DIR. Stuhl, of
this city being on a professional visit
to Gallon, was knocked down in that
place, by a couple of ~pickpockets, and
his pockets attempted to be rifed, but
his cries for help, caused the scoun-
drels to flee in hot haste. Fortunate
ly the DR.. had very little money about
him. He was badly bruised and has
been confined to his bed for some days.
-SAieM and Banner.
The Stateman says a tall, lank, raw
boned, sun-burnt female, with hands
hardened by labor, about forty-four
years of age, and wearing a yellow
calico dress figured in red, a brown
Holland sack and an enormous straw
hat, consulted a physician in the State
Capital in reference to her health,
about which she expressed great solic-
itude. The Doctor discovered on ex-
animation that the ailments of the pa
tient were of a simple character and
prescribed accordingly. On receiyineg
the prescription the following occur