The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-04-13
OHIO STATE NEWS.

A SON of A. Krabihl, aged seventeen years,
seven miles west Of Kenton, suicided by hang
ing.
Mr.. MINIcK, of Yelverton, was kicked in the
head by horse, from the effect of which he
died.
The celebrated Gorrelle murder case at Lon
don has terminated in the acquittal of Cor
relle.
ROBERT MARTIN, jUN., of Millersburg, fell
from barn, breaking his back, and cannot re-
cover.
ISAAC DEAN, prominent citizen of Scioto-
vile, aged sixty-twO years, has been adjudged
insane, caused by religious excitement.
ROBERT McMANNEssEE went to sleep on a
i railroad track near Wooster, and his remains
were sent to his family at Leetonia, Ohio.
JACOB WHITMoRE, convicted at Belefontaine
of murder in the first degree, the victim
being his child wife, has been granted a new
| trial.
FINE trotting horse belonging to Mel
ancthon Worthington, Of, Amity, valued at $500,
! fell and broke his neck while cutting capers in
pasture field.
| THE Franklin Pottery Company, of Franklin,
with capital stock of $125, 200, has made an
| assignment. Since the organization of the
company, $40, 900 has been sunk.
| De. LU1sKY, formerly Mayor of Put-in-Bay,
| and Charles Diest, of Middle Bass Island, are
| thought to have been drowned. They started
| in small rowboat from Put-in-Bay to go to
mluulo Ddbb 16ldIlO, dIlO uOIQluS udb D66u u6dTQ
of them since.
The third suicidal attempt of Mrs. John Cum
ningham, at New Petersburg, has probably
| proved successful. Mrs. Cunningham was
| found in the wood-shed in an unconscious con-
dition from loss of blood from three serious
wounds in the neck, inflicted with knife.
AT village called Ripton, near the line of
Miami County, while young man named
| Pohagen was assisting in placing saw log on
| the "carriage" at the saw-mill, he stepped
upon roller and was suddenly thrown upon
the saw, which was in motion. The saw sew
cred the head completely from the body.
SOME three weeks ago Mr.. John A. Hite and
Leonard Tenny, farmers, living neighbors and
| near jamestown, had some of their dogs, hogs
and COWS bitten by a mad dog. The animals
| bitten were all carefully penned, and in just
| twenty-one days from the occurrence four hogs
disease, hydrophobia, and died in three days
afterward, apparently in great misery.
A CITIZENS Protective Society, for putting
down horde Of thieves that infest the vicinity
of Unionville, Union County, has been organ-
| lied with Frank Pennington, prominent
farmer, as Chief Director. For months past
thefts Of all kinds have been so common, and
! justice so tardy, that the citizens have taken
the matter into their ewn hands, and intend to
make things red-hot for the depredators.
A ooRREspoNDENT Of the Cincinnati Enquirer
sends the following incredible story from Madi-
son: 81. N. Kinnear, Of Kingsville, has a son,
| five months old, which shows such unusual ply
sical and mental development as to cause con-
siderable comment among the medical fratern-
ity about here. The child, although only five
months old, can walk as well as . man, and
talk equally as well. Its mind is as well devel-
uped a. the average child Of twelve years old,
and has thought and discretion of mind, and
shows remarkably rapid developments of men
| tai faculties seldom witnessed"
THE GROWING CRoPs.-The April report of
the Ohio State Board Of Agriculture, based on
! l. 100 township reports, will give the following
figures compared with the same time last year:
Wheat-Probable bushels of coming crop, 35,-
612, ,190, as against 81, ,5S1 ,094 for last year.
Bushels old wheat in producers hands, 7,413.
69S. Rye-Acreage, "a; condition, 101. Barley
Acreage, 80; condition, 100. Clover-Acre-
age, 95; condition, So. Cows-Number, 95;
condition, 98. Other cattle-Number, ss; con-
dition, 81: Horse.-Number, 80; condition, &c.
Sheep-Number, 90; condition, 1o1. Hogs
Number, So; condition, 90. Wages-Farm-
hands, per month, with board, $167O; do,
without board, $25, or about 90 higher than q
year ago. Corn-Per cent of old crop in pro-
ducers' hands. II; wheat on fiat clay land, very
poor, on grayelly or drained land, extra good