Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-12-22
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.

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of the State against Rush r. Sloan, un-
der indictment for forgery and embez.
element while President Of the Cleve-
land, Sandusky & Cincinnati Railroad.
! The cases against Sloan are considered
excellent, and he could undoubtedly
have been convicted but for the unwar-
ranted action of the Prosecutor. The
excitement was increased to-day when
the Attorney. General Of the State, act
ing under orders from Gov. Hayes, ar
rived here, and demanded from the Pros
ecutor the States evidence against Sloan
| For some unaccountable reason the Pros
ecutor refused to comply with the de-
mand, and declined even to satisfy the
Attorney General that he (the prose
cutor) had the papers in his possession.
The suspicion is that the papers cannot
be produced by the Prosecutor. The
affair is a high mix generally, and great
indignation and excitement result from
it,"
FRANK SHAwHEN, farm hand, living
with John Hutchinson, near Lebanon,
while handling shotgun short time
ago, accidentally discharged it, carrying
off three fingers, causing him to drop
the gun, when the second barrel went
off, fearfully mangling Mrs. Hutchin-
| sons foot. Shawhen died of lockiaw,
and Mrs. Hutchinson is threatened with
the same, and not expected to live.
A MUsIc-TEAcHERs' educational con-
vention is to be held at Delaware on the
Goth, 27th and 2Sth inst.
THE third annual report of the State
Mine Inspector has been printed 1t
contains description of the condition
and operations of the coal mines of the
State examined during the year, a
sketch of the mining population, includ-
ing suggestions for the amelioration of
the condition of miners, and for the
amicable adjustment of wages, disputes
between the miners and mine operators;
and also some observations on the
structure of the coal strata of the State.
The Inspector says:
In former reports furnished a tabulated
statement of the amount Of coal mined in
the various regions of the State, and made a
| comparison of the prop OrtiOn of fatal acci-
dents to the amount of coal raised. Owing
to the recent act of the General Assembly
changing the time of filing the report from
| the 3lst Of December to the Goth of Novem-
| Der, shall be unable TO furnish the annual
statement of the coal production Of 1879.
l may state here, however, that it will not
exceed, if it will equal, 5000, 600 tons. This
! has been year of unusual dullness in the
coal trade, no one mining region working
! even half time.
Seventy serious accidents have been re-
ported to date. In this number, two miners
| had their backs broken, two had each leg
cut off and twenty. two had limbs (arms or
! legs broken. The other accidents resulted
| in serious bruises, but no limbs were
| broken. Thirteen fatal accidents occurred,
seven of which were caused by fals-of roof,
two from premature blasts, one from fall
| ing OFF the chutes outside, two from being
crushed between cars, and one by the lower
| ing of the cage at the bottom of the pit.
! Only very small per cent. of these ac-
cidents are reported by the officers of the
mines. The law required each mine Super
intendent to report promptly all accidents
OF serious and fatal character, but there is
no penalty attached for neglect or refusal to
do so, and the bosses disregard the require
| ments of the law. The accidents, both seri-
GUS and fatal, are mainly collected By nv.
self, during official visits to the mines, and
are furnished only on inquiry. All the acct
dents of a serious character may not be fur
nished, but those of fatal character are, and
the three years in whichthe law has been in
operation show a marked diminution of IA.
talities. In 1874 thirty deaths occurred; in
1879 twenty-three, and this year the number
desire to call attention to that provision
of the law with respect to the ages and quail
| fications of boys before they are allowed to
work in the mines. The statute says nc
boy under twelve years of age shall be al
lowed to work in any mine, nor any minor
between the ages of twelve and sixteen
years, unless he can read and write"; and il
| is made the duty Of the agent of such mine
to see that this part of the law is not VIC
lated, but there is no penalty attached fol
refusal or neglect to do so, and many agent:
of mines pay no attention whatever to the
matter. Boys under ten and twelve years OF
age are at work in many mines. The fathers
of such boys should be required to produce
| an affidavit as to their ages, before boys are
allowed TO go into the mine; the mine boss
should be required to test the boys ability
to read and write, and fines and penalties
| should be provided for refusal or neglect t.
do so. Otherwise this part of the law shoult
be repealed, for, as 1t stands, it is of no bind
ing force whatever.
There is great and growing necessity fol
the establishment of a school Of mines in the
State, and until this is done provision ought
to be forthwith made for the establishment OF
| a mining department in the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, wherein not only the
sciences Of geology and mineralogy would be
| taught, but also mine bookkeeping, mine
surveying and mine drawing or platting'
also knowledge of the nature and proper
ties of the noxious and poisonous gases OF
mines, and the laws which govern the motion
of air. Many young men OF the mines would
gladly avail themselves OF the opportunity
of acquainting themselves with a knowledge
Of chemistry and physics, so as to enable
them to understand those natural laws with
which they are hourly called to deal. The
objects of the mining law cannot be fully
realized until the officers in charge of the
mines understand how to apply its preeepts
and enforce its provisions And when VIZ
have more intelligent mining bosses we will
have fewer strikes and troubles at the mines
The chronic discomfort of miners, know
| from practical experience as q working
miner, arises from the toul and noxious all
Of mines, as surely as the toothache OF
hunger affects the spirit of man.
GEN. GEORGE w. MORGAN, President
of the Ohio State Association of Mexican
Veterans, announces a reunion of thu
association at the Soldiers Home, neal
Dayton, on the 9th of January, 1877
Addresses will be delivered by promi
nent veterans, and matters of Interest
will be presented.
THE U. S. Senate on the 18th con
firmed the following Ohio Postmasters
r. II Frego, Sidney; NJ B. Keyes, Con
neaut; A. r. Seagrave, Youngstown; A
Cramer, Fostoria.
Two PRISONERS from Youngstown
named James Morris and Henry Light
foot, who were being conveyed to tn,
Penitentiary, escaped from the train a
Cardington on the evening of the 14th.
PHILIP EIcHER, Jr., of Alexanderville
Montgomery County, was accidentally
shot by DIR. j. F. Wuist on the 14th
The doctor was butchering his hogs, an,
killed them himself with a revolver
Eicher was assisting with the work
when, by some accident, the revolve
was discharged, the ball taking effect il
the left side, in the region of the heart
inhicting dangerous, perhaps fatal
wound.
STERLING, the murderer of Lizzi
Grombacher, near Youngstown, las
spring, has been sentenced to be hangeC
March % next.
A FLOOR gave way in the Kratockwill
mill at Dayton on the 18th, precipitatini
10000 bushels of shelled corn into tn
cellar and into the raea hanaoth IN