The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-06-29

On Tuesday of last week, as Mr..
James Thompson was blowing corn,
on his farm near Loveland, his horse
became frightened ar ran off with the
pillow, injuring himself so badly that it
became necessary to shoot him. On
Saturday Mr.. Thompson engaged a
man named Little to do it., and they
both repaired to the woods for the
purpose. After blindfolding the horse,
Little took aim but his gun snapped.
Thompson put a new cap on the gun
and stepped off some three or four pa
ces when the piece accidently dischaf-
ged, the ball passing into the head of
Thompson. At this writing there is
no hope of his recovery CAermont
Sun.
A stone was found near q cave ON
Turkey creek, week before last, by a
son of James Freeland, having the
name of Daniel Boon carved upon it.
The rock bore evidence of having
been buried some time, and was doubt
less placed there by Boone. during
some of his wanderings through this
county The rock bears date of179S.
Boone at one time, was engaged IN
surveying in the southern part Of this
State, commencing at the western
part, of now Scioto county, and end
ing near where the stone was found,
and it is probable that it was buried
by him then.-People's Defender.
A Youth about seventeen years OF
age, the son of Christian Nordmann,
of Prairie township, residing near AL
ton, went to Darby Greek yesterday
for the purpose of shooting fish upon
the rifles. He assembled a tree and
asked a companion to hand him his
rifle, and his request was complied
with. He reached the muzzle of the
gun, and in drawing it towards his
person, the gun went off, sending the
bullet through his head, the ball en-
tering the chin and coming out at the
top of the skull. The unfortunate
young man was conveyed to the resi-
dence of his bereaved parents, from
which the funeral will take place to-
Columbus Ne1Us.
John Kart, of Medina county, a few
days since made an attempt to cut of
his right hand with a Ratchet. He
had been reading the Bible, and com.
ing to the passage ''If thy right hand
attend thee, cut it off," he deliberately
took a Ratchet and hewed away at
his own right hand. He succeeded
in giving himself two or three severe
gashes before he was arrested in his
insane caprice. He has since been
taken to the Insane Asylum at New
buIgh.-G Gazette.
A horrid murder occurred in Il
Cleveland saloon last Saturday night.
Thomas Day, q ~''bummer," about 81
years of age, became intoxicated, got
into difficulty with some one who
knocked him down. Later in the
evening, he went into Changers ii
loon and met r. George long, fore
Haat1 in the paper mill a young IN n
of good character, and deliberately
drew Il knife and stabbed him in the
neck, scvering the jugular vein and
producing almost instant death. Up
on being arrested, Day denied having
harmed any one. He coolly denied
the ownership of the bloody knife ia.
ken frem his pocket, declaring he had
picked it up in front of the saloon
it is not probable that he Will ever
kill another. Herald.
Last week, while a farmer, whose
we could not learn, vas engaged
in blowing on his farm near Harris
burgh, Stark county, he came to a
stump that had been burning some
time and where 4 pile of hot Goals
and ashes had accumulated. He at
tempted to drive his horse through
the ashes, when it fell down and was
so badly burned before he could get
it that he was obliged to shoot 1t
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