The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-06-22
OHIO ITEMS.

An occasional correspondent writ
ing from Spring Hills. Champaign
county, Ohio. makes the following
statement which we give for what it
is worth. Two feet OF "soiid hail
in the month of June in the State OF
Ohio is of very rare occurrence
Tuesday, the 10th inst. on, the
farm of of William I'll. Terrell, during
a hail-storm, seemingly a cloud up
set and poured its contents of ice into
my potato patch-about one fourth
of an acre on actual measurement |
found two solid feet of hail. The
storm did not extend over one mile
square, and very little fell anywhere
else but this one small spot Thif is
Sunday evening, and l have been liv
ing fat on ice cream made in the pota-
to patch, in a tin bucket, and frozen
with hail on the 18th of June, 1870.
Cincinnati Times
A barn belonging to Jacob Finley,
of Somerset township, Belmont Coun
ty, was destroyed by lightning on
Sunday, the 9Th inst. What is singu-
lar about the matter is, the barn had
two lightning rods. in good condition,
one at either end. VIII some dealer
in lightning rods furnish an explana-
ton ?-Erchange.
The famous Red Stocking Base
Ball Club of Cincinnati, was defeat
ed on the 18th inst. by the Atlantics
of Brooklyn. The game was closely
contested, the Atlantics winning by
only eight to in a game ofelev
en- innings. This is the first evers
the Red Stockings have suffered, their
career hitherto having been N OF I'M
varying and unexampied victory
A cat nearly caused the death of a
child in the vicinity of Sandy Hill,
Perry county, a few days ago. Ouc
informant states that Mrs. Jeramiah
Hull left her child, aged about nine
months, in the room playing with the
cat, while she was engaged in another
part of the house. Alter some time
she went to see about her child, when
she saw the cat sitting on its breast,
W tn its nose inserted in the child's
mouth, and its claws clasped around
it, neck. Mrs. Hull ran and threw
the cat from the almost lifeless child,
but the cat Immediately sprang back
on the child, placing its nose in the
child's mouth, and clasping it around
the neck as before. A second time
the animal was thrown back and then
greatly enraged it sprang forward and
caught the child by the throat. At
ter releasing the cat it was taken out
and killed. The child recovered in a
few days.-Erciange.
The Clermant Sun says: On Mon
day afternoon last, as Mrs. Judge
Ashburn, her little daughter, Mrs.
Andrews, a cousin of Mrs. A. and
Perry, a little son of J. S. Griffith
ESQ, were in the same carriage
on their way to Williamsburg, aud
while on the Batavia hill, the horse
became frightened at a drove Of sheep
and backed down a precipice. Mrs.
Andrews leaped from the carriage,
but the other inmates went down,
horse and all, for a distance of some
ifty or sixty feet /; the vehicle turning
over twice and remaining with the
wheels up.
Strange as it may seem no n was
hurt, but all badly frightened. The
carriage was badly broken.
This spring there was found three
and one-half miles south of Fort Re
covery, on the farm OF Mr.. Sonther-
land, a musket, supposed to be n
of the guns used by Gen. st. Clairs
men il their dreadful defeat. as it wa
found directly upon the ground over
which they retreated- On taking out
the bril- oh pin the cartridge was found
to be perfect, having been in this con
dition for 70 years. The gun is now
in the hands of j. c.. Clemmons, of
this place. He has also a tomahawk
and kneebuckle, round on the same
ground Mercer County Standard.
Mr.. Schroeder, l living ear the De-
fance County Iine,i in Ridgeville town
ship, this county, struck a gas vein
while boring for a well, a few weeks
since. which exploded and threw large
quantities of earth and stone a humid
red feet in the air: while the roar Of
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