The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-03-04
OHIO STATE NEWS.
A Compendium Of the Weeks Events

A Compendium Of the Weeks Events.
Lancaster is to have new opera-house the
coming summer. --~|
Peter Urbane was killed by falling tree
near Findiay.
Charles Gossing was killed by the cars near
Elyra.
Mrs. John Gregory, of Columbus, committed
suicide by taking arsenic. Cause melancholy.
DR.. L. D. Converse's celebrated trotting
stallion, Washington, valued at 1000, died at Or
bana.
W. H. Corliss, of New Straitsville, got drunk
and laid down on the railroad track. The train
finally came along. --t--a--s-
Charles Fisher, whose body was found near
Van Vert in badly mutilated condition, is sup
posed to have been murdered.
The trial of Mrs. Smith, for murder, at
Cochocton, is slowly progressing. correspondent
says she has the general public sympathy.
While Mrs. Philip Beam, of Bellaire, was
pouring boilirg water into glass jar, the vessel
burst and little daughter was fatally scalde1.
Camp No. 43 of the Patriotic Sons of Amer
lea gave street parade and banquet at Zanesville
on the anniversary of Washipgton's birthday.
Mrs. Harriet e. Powers has sued the city of
Cleveland for $4,000 Her husband lost his life by
walking off the viaduct last November.
The total number of petitioners that have so
far united in asking the Ohio Legislature for local
option law is 46 500. .7.'
postofice war is raging at Findlay. The
present incumbent, G. De Wolfe, in face of strong
opposition. is working for reappontment.
Telephone companies were last week incor-
porated in Youn. stown, Xenia, Springfield and Or
bana with capital each of $4,000 2
A The investigating Committee of the City
Council of Urbana, appointed to ascertain the ex-
tent of Clerk Hovey's defalcation, have made
haustive report. The deficit is IS i,17S.16.
A call has been made at Akron by the SOL
diers of that community for meeting to De held on
the 9Th OF March to adopt resolutions denouncng
the Weaver Bill. At recent meeting Buckly Post,
G. A. r., passed resolutions denouHcing the bill.
While Henry stigmyer, farmer residing
near Tif6n. was cutting down tree, a decayed
limb broke of, and falling in an upright manner,
struck him on the head, crushed his skull and
killed him instantly. -s
Frank Murphy, of Attica, shot his stepson,
L. Sampsel in the arm because the latter protested
against the extravagant manner in which Murphy
was getting away with his (Sampsel's) mothers
property. Both men are about the same age
Conrad Doll, of Akron, has been arrested on
charge of bgamy at the instance of Catharine
Nehr, whom he married in January, 1879. She
charges him with having folmer wife now living
iu Germany.
The Rev. James Vernon, jun., pastor of the
Chagrin Falls Disciple Church, has filed his petition
for 000 damages against J. J. stranahan editor
and proprietor of the Chagrin Falls Exponent, for
alleged libel.
Thn e u
daughter of Rev. John Plants, of Bradner, Wood
County, with rather dissolute character has
highly tncensed the people of that community. The
mother Is frantic with grief. -
The following are the penitentiary pilgrims
from Elyria: Mary Mum, years, administering
| poison; VIM. Lane, years; D. LuDtztord, A.
| Smith, John Coons, years each Oliver West and
| J. 81. Warren, year.
| John C. Hustler, landlord of the St. Charles
| Hotel, at Steubenville, is a bereaved man. His
wife ostensibly went q visit to her parents at
| Unionport. He received letter from her written
at Columbus, saying that she going further and
would never return to him sgain. He In pu. suit
| Mr.. Frank Hern, wealthy and respectable
farmer aged 70 years, residing Gallip liz, COM
| mitted suicide by taking laudanum. After taking
the i.udanum, thinking lis work not speedy enough
he attempted to cut his throat. The knife was
taken away from him, but later the laudanum got
| In its work.
| Six young men, all respectfully connected,
res ding at Rush ylvania, gan County, have been
arrested char yed with burglarizing the stores of J.
| O. A. Bennett and J. K. Black, of BelIefontaine,
last September. Considerable excitement was
created by the proceedings against these s'you, g
| blo3ds"
| Samuel B. Foster, editor of the Dayton
Saturday Evening Record assaulted in his Office
OF the 2Sd inst by Jake Rtty for an alleged libel
publication charging the latter with conducting
| a gambling house. After striking Foster, Rilty
drew a revolver, but was prevented from using 1t
| by employees in the office. -.ts.- .f= --3
The Clerk of the Board of Education of
Cleveland has begun making arrests under the State
law Furnishing employ ers for having children under
fourteen In their employ during school hours when
not compelled to work on account of poverty. 1t
is the intention Of the authorities to have the law
4 vigorously enforced.
virulent disease, resembling tho epizotic,
has broken out among the horses in Cleveland and
1t is estimated that than one-sixth of all the
city affected. The symptoms are, running at the
nostri's Inflammation of the mucous membrane Of
the air passages, followed by pneumonia and then
| asphy xia, and in all cases they preceded by
great emacation. The worst form is that of gan-
ders, which is epidemic in some localities.
Enoch Young, at Waldo, Marion County, be-
came involved in a fight in a saloon and was ss.
vsrely punished He went out, and directly return
ing, bringing with him large knife, he approached
Israel Bensley, who had taken no part in the fight
and stabbed him twice. Ia the face and In the region
Of the heart, killing him instantly. Young is II
jail Court is in session. and special grand jur,
vii he called