The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-04-02
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CASUAL CONSIDERATION.
Fresh, Crispy Gleanings of Recent Note
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Events PnrpOsely Prepared
for Random Reading.

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| Events Pnrposely Prepared
for Random Reading.
Senator Stanford, the California twenty
millionaire has rented ex-senator Pendle
toms residence.
| Miss Marie Van, the songstress, after ar
absence Of five years in Europe, has returned
To her home in Cinci matt.
Fred. Green will succeed Dan McConville
As private secretary to Gov. Hoadly
| Ex-Attorney General Brewster declined q
s,Imptuous dinner rendered him by the judges
and leading members of the bar of Philadel
phia.
T. A. B. Jones, sheriff of Lawrence county,
o., was married at Columbus to Miss Aman.
da Strobe, daughter of Col John NJ Stro.
BILE, Of Ironton.
President Cleveland drew his first months
salary Friday, the amount being s., $685.
| Political Pointer.
| Carter Harrison wis renominated BY the
democrats for mayor of Chicago.
| A writ of error was granted by Judge
Gresham ut Chicago in the case of Mackiu
aid Gallagher, convicted OF election frauds
just in ti;ns to save them from the peniten-
tiary.
| John A Logan received one hundred votes
for the United States senate, at Springfield
Professor David Swing has connected him
self with the editorial force of the Chicago
! Current.
The house Of the Texas legislature passed q
bill opening to actual settlers the public
lands reserved for railroads, the reservation
being lapsed
The republicans of Canton, O., nominated
| George Rex for mayor. The democratl
nominated Captain John F. Blake.
| Labor Notes.
| The Hersey lodge, of Beilaire, O., of the
amaigamated association of iron and steel
workers has Withdrawn from the association.
| The kneeling coal works, western Pennsyl
vania, employing $50 men, resumed opera,
| tions at the rate demanded by the striking
miners.
= A strike has been inauguratad in Atlanta
Ga, against the employment Of convict
labor. Tailors employed by ]. A. Andersen
& Co. refused to work because a convict was
put in the companys shop.
| The trouble existing between the employers
and employees at Oliver & Roberts wire mill,
| Pittsburg, has been adjusted TO the satisfac,
tion OF all interested and the men will
| return to work in full force.
Business Troubles.
There were 201 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during tbs
week, against 247 in the preceding week,
and 162, 17O and 129 in the corresponding
| weeks Of 1884, 1888 and 1892, respectively
The liabilities Of the firm of Taylor &
Fisher, West Liberty, Ohio, will reach at
| least $3.50, 900. Their assets will not exceed
| S1l2,OO.
Charles W. Gould, butter and cheese man.
ufactTer at Elgin, Ill assigned with 500, :
0O0 liabilities
| The Death Roll
Prince Orloff, Russian ambassador to Ger.
maIy, is dead at Fontainsbieau.
Miss Amau1a j. STOKES, librarian of the
soldiers orphans home, Xenia, O., died Of
heart disease.
F. L. Winston, president of the Mutual
life insurance company, of New York, is
| dead. Other insurance offices are in mourn
ing and flags are at half-mast.
Perry II. Smith, a prominent democrat and
millionaire, died at his residence in Chicago
He was once q candidate for congress, and
in 1876 ran for mayor Of Chicago, but was
defeated by Heath, republican.
Casualties.
A brakeman named Mcdonald, ON the
Wabash railroad, was crushed to death be-
tween to bumpers, at Waverly, Ind.
Mrs. Rittle, an insane woman, aged eighty
six years, was burned to death at Lebanon,
Pa Her clothing took fire from pipe she
was smoking.
The ferry steamer Mark Twain exploded
her boilers while lyin.; at the bank at Mound
City, Ark, killing five and severely wounding
everal other parsons.
Twelve men were killed in a mine explos-
ion at McAllister, L T.
An east-bound freight train was wrecked
ten miles east Of GAINESVILLE, O., and fourteen
cars were demolished.
Railroad Reading.
The Miami and Erie Transfer railroad
company, of Cincinnati, has been incorpor-
ated with a capital Of s., 600 ,OOO
The supreme court has decided the ripper
bill, for the reorganization Of the city Of Co
lumbus, unconstitutional It was reintro-
duced in the house slightly amended.
The widow of Martin Ruff, of Bellevue,
O., recovered verdict for s., 900 against the
Nickle-plate railroad company as damages
for the death of her husband
D. w. Caldwell was appointed receiver Of
the ''Nickle-plate" railroad.
Fire Eecord.
The Dayton O.) woolan mills burned down.
Loss $40, 600.
A fire at the Michigan carbon works. De-
troit, destroyed several of tho buildings ami
caused a loss of $15O,0OO.
An incendiary fire at Oakland City, Ind.
destroyed fourteen buildings, and caused q
loss OF 81, ,0OO upon which there is little in
surance.
SSThe Dyewood Company's works, Botson,
Burned. Loss $4,000.
The court house at st. Joseph, Mo-, burned.
Loss 100000 The records of the probate
court and county collectors Office. and the
law library were destroyed. The chief of
the fire department, W. B. McNutt, was IA
tally injured
Cable Sparks.
Gen. Preston, in Colon, refused to dispatch
the Panama mail to Carragena, and returned
it. The rebel camp at Neranjo, near Beuna
Ventura, has surrendered.
The order of the Uruguayan government
for the arrest of all priests who preach
against the position taken by the government
in regard to civil marriage threatens to ter.
inmate in rupture between ths government
and the vatican.
1t is reported that hundreds of the mahdi's
men are dessrting to the rival prophet daily.
The British government has chartered the
Cunard steamers Etruria and Oregon for use
as transport ships.
Collie is epidemic at San Felipe De Jativa,
in tine province of Valencia, Spain, and the
people ara panic stricken in consequence
The troops sent from Australia to form
part OF Gen. Grahams army have arrived at
Suakin. A general advance upon Tamxi
vii be made on Wednesday.
Earl Granville has written a note to the
porte threatening to cancel diplomatic rela-
tions between England and Turkey in the
event of the sultan refusing to issue a irman
cJi,senting to the Egyptian loan.
"BY THE BRIGHT LIGHT"
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