The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-02-26
Friday, Feb. go.

SO0 I1Vcr.
A peculiar cattle plague is killing many
cattle in Illinois.
Socialists meetings are becoming numerous
throughout the country.
In conformity with Mr. Lowell's desires the
funeral Of his late wife will be conducted
privately.
The village of Oil City, Pa, is excited over
The fact that all the churches have denounced
roller skating.
Prisoners that escaped from the Smethport,
Pa, Jail, We're found afteward nearly frozen
o death in the woods
CALVIN Pierce, desperate, Of Palouse, Wy.
T., lynched by a vigilance committee OF
miners. They hanged him to tree for ccld
blooded murder.
James R. Keen. the noted California mil
iionaire, late banArupted in Wall street, is on
his financial feet again AMI is actively en-
Gagged in Wall street business once more.
SATURDAY.. Feb. FL.
In the Ford murder trial, at New o cans
IL. regular February Jury panel was
hausted and only three jurors have been OBJ
lained. One hundred extra talesmen have
becn ordered
The examination of Dick Short, jsScused of
stabbing Capt. Phelan, is progressing. 1t is
understood that whatever effect Phelan's dis
appearance may have On tie preliminary pro-
ceedings measures have been taken to insure
Shorts detention for tine grand jury.
At Leach's Corner, Pa, Mrs William
Clark gave birth to child and in her hus-
bands absence, cut its throat and concealed
the corpse in board pile, where it was found.
The mother IS under surveillance and is be
lieved to be insane.
Inquiry at police headquarters, New York,
concerning the story teleyraphed from KAN
sas City that Captain Thomas PEe.an was ac-
companied by two New York detectives, act
ing as body guard, on his way to Kansas
City, is denied.
The enterprise distillery company refuses
the overture of the Western export associa-
ZION to pay them the back money claim pro
vitaing they will shut down to September II,
1855. The enterprise people are busy grind
| ing and mashing corn, aai propose to keep
| running their full capacity.
Monday, Feb. 23.
The senate has disagreed on the bill for the
reduction Of postage.
| Washington's birthday was celebrated by
the German pioneers of Cincinnati.
Tie Imports OF specie at New York for the
week ended February 81, We're s350,0o0
Mrs. Charley Sullivan, aged seventy four,
was found frozen to death at Chambcrsburg,
| On-o.
Cleveland says he viii not make known any
Of his cabinet appointments until after the in
ausuration.
The prohibitionists of Springfield, O., hav
decided to put full ticke5 into the field at
the spring election.
Deputy Postmaster Finner, of Batavia,
| New York, committed suicide. There Is
shortage in his accounts OF about 81, ,000
Henry Tiiden, of At,ata, Ga, committed
su C de by stabb:ng himself through the lett
lung because his sister did lot marry t, suit
| bis wishes.
| Alex. W. Paggett attempted suicide by
shooting himself Oh the streets of Springfield,
o. He was demented on the subject of secres
societies.
| MIR. Gladstone is said to have refused to
consider the advice of his physicians to with
draw from active public life lest his health
give away.
The statement that the New Yor....;; Lake
Erie and Westarn Railroad Company has dis
charged all of its employees in Castle Garden
is without foundation.
| Tuesday Feb "A.
The Mormon question is again claiming al
tention.
Chinese are landing in great numbers on the
Pacific coast.
{, The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit
ireland in April.
Steamer America, sugar laden, sunk at sea
mar Jupiter inlet.
Hugh Mccormack, New York, IS the fastest
roller skater in the world.
John r. Mclean has been aprOinte re-
ce:ver OF tie Cincinnati and Easte1.. ;ad vay.
The latest advices from Cabui states that
the Russians are pouring into Cabul under
Sle guise OF travellers.
Seven young boys have been arrested in
Cleveland for safe-blowing. They are mein-
bers OF an organization.
Mr.. and Mrs William Peek, famous Swiss
bel ringers, are inmates of the Cortland
county, n. y, poorhcuse.
The Swiss federal council has declined t<
ratify the reciprocal naturalization treaty
between Switzerland and the United States.
James F. Adams, John Drulnhiller, and Ell
Yordy were arresGed al Sunbury, Pa, an
are neld 10 answer the charge OF counterfeit
M.
The last two charges pending agains
| Frank James in tine Cooper county, do
ci. cult court are dismissed, and he is a fire.
MAN.
Fires RavaSes.
Two children at Atlanta, Ca, whose cloth
ing caught fire, were burned to death.
ThIee members OF the King family burned
in Philadelphia will recover, mother, daughter
and servant
A fire at S:anton, Mich, destroyed aI
entire block of sixteen business buildings
The estimated loss is $4,000, partially
covered by insurance. The origin Of The
file is not knoan.
The Bayley house, Frencatown, N. B.,
leading hotel, kept by Joseph Phillips, j:
burned. The guests had very narrow
escape.
The Eagle storage warehouse on Harrison
seleet, brooklyn, n. Y, burned. Loss SO,
OJO. The Grand Union hall adjoining wa
threatened, but was saved by tie tiremen.
Labor Notes.
The knights of labor of Jackson, Mich.
presented a petition to the state house oi
representatives asking that national leg
isiation be urged to make Alaska pena
colony.
1t is estimated thai &c, 900 persons in Cincin
matt, Ohio, are out OF employment.
By entering mine near Peoria, ILL.,, shortly
after firing blast and without placing prop
VIM. Hoffman and James Sherot were burie'
under four ions OF coal. They were e1tr-
Gated with great difficulty. Hoffman is dyins
and s;herot is terribly mangied.
The Yonkers, n. Y, carpet weavers sTik
ers have determined to hold out.
Gov. Marmasiuke, OF Missouri, reviewc;
, an imposing labor demonstration at 81
Louis.
The knitting girls of st. Louis have de
ci6ed to organize n union.
p The miners OF the Hooking valley have de
csied to CONTINUE the strike.