The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-11
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
THE street car horses in Cleveland are
fected with pinkeye.


fected with pinkeye.
AT Toledo the other neght George Du-
vendock died from lockjaw, cadssd BY
running rusty nail into his foot.
JEREMIAH YiNaLrNG had his right leg
broken in three places while excavating at
a stone quarry at Lucas, by being caught
by an embankment that was undermined.
A TERRIFIC collision occurred between
two freight trains on the Wheeling and
Lake Erie at Clarksfcld. The crews saved
themselves by jumping, three Of them
being badly hurt.
The Standard Oil Company will build
large refinery at Lima, where 1t has struck
both oil and the gas. The works will be on
the line of the New York, Lake Erie and
Western railway
ONE hundred xnd seventy -four veterans
attended reunion of the Seventy-second
Ohio Regiment at Fremont, few days
since. Ex-President Hayes delivered an
address.
FREDDIE, the twelve-year.old son of
George Kinkead, of Zaleski, was hurt by
the cars at that place, and died of his inju-
ries.
ELISHA HARRIS, a pioneer Of Clinton
County, died at Snow Hill few days ago,
in his seventy ninth year. He was life
long Democrat.
AT Columbus the accidental discharge of
a gun in the hands of George w. Cook will
probably prove fatal to William Helwig.
They were friends, and were out hunting.
AT Youngstown, Robert Campbell, a
farmer, was decoyed into dive and drug
ged and robbed of three 500 bills William
Hilbert was arrested, charged with being
implicated in the robbery.
1NCENDARIEs burned the barn of N.
Carnsworth, near Newark, together with
contents. Loss $1,000.
JUDGE CHARLES P. WIoKHAM was nomi-
mated for Congress by the Republican Con-
vention at Wellington.
THE City Fathers of Steubenville, con-
cluded to lay new pavement some two
years ago, and they just dug one foot be-
low the surface OF the street, put in four
inches Of sand, four inches of gravel, and
then set four-inch friedrich on edge
Then they covered the top with sand for
time, and now they have the finest pave
ment in the world. This is on the main
street of Steubenville, and after two years.
Steubenville has a contract to-day to put it
down at So cents per square yard. This
price includes the bricks, the other mate
rials and work of laying. Belgian blocks
costs from $3.50 to So per square yard, and
asphalt costs about the same. It can be
taken up and repaired without any
trouble.
WALTER 8. PAYNE, of Fostoria, was elected
Commander-in-Chief of the National Sons
of Veterans, at their recent session at
Buffalo.
PAT. MCCARTHY, proprietor Of the Wash
ington House, Urbana, was robbed of $3.50,
the other night A. E. Foutz, one-armed
peddler, who claims Canton as his home,
was arrested on suspicion, who denied all
knowledge of the affair Next day, Sheriff
wilkins found $l65 of the money under a
railroad culvert, wrapped up in handker-
chief bearing Foutz's initials, and which
fastened the crime upon him.
LARGE peach and grape crops are report
ed from the Ohio lake regions
A FRAME stable in Springfield took fire.
the other day and was consumed. One
morse burned alive and died in the flames,
while another, which was gotten out of the
stable with great difficulty, was SO badly
burned that it had to be shot
NORTH AMHERST voted the other day 1873
to "A against closing the saloons, under the
Dow law.
WIN. BREWER, of Clifton, lost an arm in
threshing-machine.
The theory of Prof. Orton, State Geolo-
gist, that there was no sand-rock between
the Berea grit and the Niagara limestone
In that part of Ohio has been exploded by
fndinga sand-rock six feet thick at "a depth
of ], 100 feet by the drillers now at work at
Millersburg. The rock shows both oil and
gas. After passing through the sand black
slate and shale was again struck, which
shows increased quantities of oil.
BY the capsizing of boat at Summit
Lake, one mile south of Akron, Vim. Hell
Ter, teamster, was thrown out and drown
ed. Heller, with a companion, had been
fishing, and in some unknown manner the
boat was upset and both men thrown into
the water Heller, being unable to swim,
sank from sight. His companion, reaching
shore, obtained assistance, and after an
hours dragging Of the lake recovered the
body of Heller.
The other morning the residence of L. E.
Keller, of Winton Place, was entered by q
tramp. He secured lot of jewelry and
other trinkets and "a. The aged father of
Mr. Keller discovered the man and gave
chase. The burglar ran to the station, and
boarded the rear car of passing train,
and Mr.. Keller also got aboard, keeping an
eye on his man, whom he pointed out to
Officer Boilean at the Grand Central Depot.
Cincinnati. The man ran again, and was
shot in the thigh by the officer. He gave
his name as John Wilson.
THE other afternoon Napoleon was Wis
tied by terrific wind and rain-storm doing
considerable damage, blowing down trees
and buildings on the fair ground. A house
In South Napoleon was struck by lightning
and damaged considerably A barn owned
bya man named Donnelly was struck and
burned to the ground and one horse in
stantly killed. John Barnhardt was also
struck and instantly killed. He leaves a
wife and eight children in poor circum-
stances.
FRANCIS MURPHY is conducting temper
ance revival at Tiffin.
PINK-EYE has broken out among the
horses in the vicinity of Leesville and
Sherrodsville Samuel Sharp had one horse
to die from its effects, and one belonging
to Mr.. Beamer was not expected to live, on
the Both.
GEO. MAXWELL, a boy about fifteen years
OF age, was knocked Off the arch bridge
east of Dennison the other afternoon bv
the yard engine, falling distance of thirty
np,