The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-07-06
OHIO ITEMS.


We had heard previous to u Con
.yersation with n of III County In
Urinary Directors, that an inmate O
the intirmary had a live reptile il
her stomach, but regarded it as n o
those ''snake stories, We read about
He, however, us that the facts
are as stated. ..asg
The, Individual is a Miss Hattie
Brown, formerly of Leigh County
Pennsylvania, aged nineteen years, il
July next. She has a longing appe
tite for milk, which, when freely sup
Piled, somewhat eases her sufferings.
but when withheld for some lime. the
reptile rises itself inner throat, throw:
her into spasms, and protrudes Its
head from her mouth, in which condi
ton he us, more than fifty
persons have seen it. 1t has a flat
eel-like head black skin, and darts its
head so swiftly, as hitherto to battle tle
skill of physicians and others who have
attempted to relieve the patient O
this monster. He assures us, that he
was as incredible rs we are on the sub
ject, until he personally witnessed the
phenomenon. We confess that we
lfeel unsatisfed with the evidence not.
withstanding this testimony of an eye
witness.-Sheh6y Mews.
We learn a young woman was
struck and killed by lightning at Lou
isyille, ID this county, yesterday after
noon in a field near Louisville. He
name was Fanny Sonier aged about
.23. Mr. ID. MERCER and Mrs. Son.
Ter were rendered insensible by the
shock, but recovered. The woman kill
ed we are informed was only some
two months from France Stark Co.
Democrat. sf ntfta
, Wesley Ferris was Instantly killed
at Ravenna on the 18th, by being
caught by a belt in the cheese box
factory of Asa G. Chapman. The
Machinery. was going very rapidly,
when he was whirled around with
great velocity, breaking the bones of
his legs and arms to atoms, and ter
riBIy crushing his head, Ferris was
g wears old. and leaves a wife and
chi,i.-E--change.
A very unrsGa' case is reported in
Bloomfield, Pa. JlA little girl was ta-
ken to bleeding at the nose, and as It
continued for some time a doctor YVES
called IN. Not experimenting cause
for alarm, he was about to assure the
mother that the hemoFrhage' would
soon be stopped when sheyt called his
attention to dark red spots on the chest
aud limbs of the child He at once
saw that it was a ease of that rare
and dreadful disease known as purpura
and administered medicine promptly
but of No avail other than to partially
stop the bleeding for a short time
it appears that the blood sought to es-
cape from IT'S natural channels
throughout her whole system and act
ualiy oozed out at one. of her eyes,
,Hemorrhage from the stomach was
frequent, and purple spots showed
themselves under the skin on all parts
of the, body. Medical skill awaited
nothing, and the child died after two
days illness t
The Wayne County Democrat says,
On Saturday the son of Miriam
dew Dixie. who lives in Plain town
ship, had his leg caught in a mower
and cut off above the ankle.ED rs.
Hunt, of Blanchville, and Baker of
this city, were called to attend on
him, who amputated the leg above
where the mower had cut it off. At
last accounts he was doing well.
The same paper also says John
Premier, of Chester township, came to
his death on Saturday at the barn
raising of Nh. Jucob Piper. As they
were in the act of putting up the. sec
ond end of a large and heavy joice,
it slipped, and fell, and in falling it
struck Mr.. Premier on the right
shoulder and back, striking him down
face foremost on a board, whereby his
breast was crushed in. He was knock
ed s~enseless, but recovered conscious
ness shortly afterwards and retained
consciousness until his death, which
occurred about ten o'clock at night
six or seven hours alter the accident
Mr.. Premier was probably nearly sixty
years of age at the time of his death.
His remains we're buried. on Sunday,
The Macarthur Enquirer says
A short time since, Rufus Beeman,
aged 81 years, residing in Perry TIP.
Gallia county, henged himself. He
went away from home, on horseback,
saving he swodld be back before long,
but, as he did not return as soon as
expected, search was made for him,
and he was found hanging to a dog
wood tree. His horse was tied near
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