The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-11-06
C. o. PRoBsr. M. D.. Secretary.

ACoLLIsIoN occurred between two freight
trains on the B. u o. railroad, near New
ark, few days ago. An unknown boy
was killed. The damage will reach $4,000.
FRANCIS MURPHY is to begin temper
ance revival at Tifiin.
THERE is said to be unquestioned proof
that j. II. Barclay, Treasurer of Monroe
Township, Clermont County, was assaulted
in Cincinnati and robbed last September
of s., 900, and detained in private prison.
1t is denied that he is short in his accounts.
HARRY SToCKwELL street-car driver at
Cleveland, was fatally mangled by being
dragged by his team.
THE jury in the case of Frank Marks
against the Pennsylvania Iron and Coal
Company, of Canal Dover, for damages
received while working for that company,
brought in a verdict of s., COO damages for
Marks.
WILLIAM HANEs an old resident of
Smithfeld, committed suicide the other
night by cutting his throat from ear to
ear with q razor. The unfortunate man
was eighty eight years of age. Poor health
prompted the rash act
Two years ago Thomas Sanders left his
wife and Youngstown on account of do
mestic infelicity. Some time afterward q
doater was identified by Mrs. Sanders as
the missing man, and she sues for $1,000
insurance. Sanders brother Thomas SAYS
he is alive.
A SpRINGFIELD baby eat twenty-seven
brass buttons, but an old lady and castor
oil brought him around all right. So they
say in the Champion City. Next!
SAMUEL CAREY, aged twenty, jumped
into the Ohio at Petersburg while under
the 'fluence. He said no one noticed him
or cared for him and he wanted to die.
Somebody was noticing him for he was
pulled out and pumped out and is as good
as new.
AT Springfield, a switchman named
Charles Bailey, in making coupling, was
caught in such a manner that one foot
struck in guard-rail, while the other was
drawn apart from it, tearing him asunder,
making gaping wound several inches up
into the bowels. Besides, his leg was
broken in three places, and he was other.
wise badly bruised. His injuries may
prove fatal.
MAYOR GOODWIN, of Springfield, has been
appointed one of the Ohio managers of the
Worlds Exposition to be held in Washing
ton City in 1892, to celebrate the four hun
dredth anniversary of the discovery of
America by Christopher Columbus.
CHAs. DOLL, ex-member Of the late Gin.
cinnati Board of Public Works, was again
arrested for fraudulent transaction in con.
nection with the Boards work, and held in
5000 bail.
Gro. L. SETTER, Clerk of the Cincinnati
Board of Public Works, testified before
Judge Fitzgerald recently, to his having
shared in the swindles of that body, and
having divided the money with James Nor.
gan, a fellow-member. After the examiria-
tion Morgan was bound over in ST, 600 bail
Setter was also bound over in $l5, 900. which
was furnished.
A BIG black bear has been kept in the rear
of a saloon on Sheriff street, Cleveland, for
two years past. The other day Rosie Dorm
breck, two years and six months old, at.
tempted to play with the brute. The bear
caught the girl and killed her almost In
stantly, crushing her head and body in a
most horrible manner. p w. Curran, the
owner Of the bear, has been arrested on q
charge Of manslaughter.
Miss SALLIE LAKE was badly lacerated by
pet bear making an attack upon her at
the residence of Elva E. Smith, near New
ark. She will recover.
FRANK HARIy, the well-known caterer,
of Cincinnati, died In New York on the
9th, of typhoid pneumonia.
JACOB bRooKs, well-known saddler Of
Canal Dover, was found dead In his shop
on the 28th with his forehead crushed In.
A gold watch and sixty dollars In money
that he had are missing, and murder il sus-
pectsd.
MAJOR JAS. MORGAN, Of the Cincinnati
Board OF Public Affairs, has withdrawn
from that body and asks that his name be-
dropped from the payroll until the crimi.
nal charges against him have been dispos-
Cd of.
A LARGE vein Of Eas was struck ct Frs-
mont.
TWENTY charming widows own twenty
fertile and adjoining farms in Greene
County.