The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-28
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Zion has completed fts labors, and its resuit
will be found exceedingly interesting to
the railroad world Its findings are as fol-
lows: Deductions were made from the
following roads as follows: Chicago and
Atlantic, $500 per mile; main track, SO
miles; sidings, 10 miles. b. Il o., Central
Ohio Division, $500 per mile; main track,
l04S5 miles. Cleveland and Mahoning
Valley, $1,000 per mi1e; main track, 67.45
miles. Additions are made as follows:
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, 900
per mile, main track, 80. 73 miles; $3.50 per
mile sidings, $3.50 miles; Little Miami
Division tP., Q. & st. L) $500 per mile,
main track, 11035 miles; Cleve-
land, Lorain and Wheeling, 800 per milo
rolling stock, 1874 miles; Valley railroad,
$500 per mile on rolling stock on 75 45 miles.
The amounts to be added and deducted
from these various roads will be as follows:
Amount added--C, II. Il d., s591,39, and
s28,62S Little Miami, s59675; Cleveland,
Lornin and Wheeling, s3l 200; Valley rail-
road, e31,125 The amounts deducted are
from Chicago and Atlantic, s44,670, and
$3.50; b. Il o., s52, 40; Cleveland and Ma-
honing Valley, s67,45i. This adds s2l5,267
and deducts s172, ,444, leaving balance to
be added to the duplicate of s42,s2
THE other night thieves took about 5000
worth of carpenter tools from chests be-
longing to the Bradshaw contractors at
Kent
MRs. MURPHY, residing near Newark, was
shot in the back and seriously wounded by
| O boy named Hendershot, who had been
fooling with gun some distance away and
accidentally discharged it. A little girl
| was also shot in the back.
TrYp Iocn%;o,, - A.. na,,bo,.
Wntch-case Manufacturing Company, Of
Newport, KY, in Canton, is now an assured
fact. At a demonstrative public gathering
in the City Assembly Room in Canton
the other night Mr.. Deuber personally ac-
cepted the 100000 donation Of the city,
and was given the land selected by him for
site for his works by the Meyer family.
Architects and master mech mic are al
ready at work, and ground will be broken
in few days. s .ot
| A LARGE number of Toledoans and others
went up to the battle-ground of Fallen Tim
bers on the Goth and celebrated Mad An.
thony's victory in an appropriate manner.
Speeches were made by number Of the
pioneers.
| A NINE-YEAR-oLp son of Jacob Kurfess, OF
Youngstown, died of lockjaw, caused by
stepping on rusty nail.
A BRAKEMAN named Frank Huston, on
the N. Y. P. and O., while making up q
train in the yards at Dayton, was caught
between two cars and injured SO badly thar
his life is despaired of. Huston lives at
Clayborn, a way station on the road, and
is a single man.
THE daily production of the Lima oil
field is now nearly five Thousand barrels.
THE dwelling house of Widow Bows, who
resided alone with her half-witted daughter
about four miles west of Shawnee, was dis
covered to be on fire by the inmates, a few
days ago. Lizzie, the daughter, ran up
stairs to secure some clothing, but before
she could return was overcome by heat and
burned to death. Only her backbone could
be found in the debris
AT Findlay Stephen Vausickles was re-
leased from Jail for the killing of Daniel
Routson. The coroner could not find evil
dence sufficient to hold him.
WHILE Glenn Williamson, of Eagle Town
ship, Hancock County, was cutting down
tree it became lodged in another tree, and
while cutting the other one down a limb
broke off and struck him in the forehead,
causing injuries which will prove fatal.
house one evening last week, saw at the
foot of a post two full-sized copperhead
snakes He describes them as looking very
beautiful in the sunlight, as in playful glee
they would wriggle and twist around the
foot of the pole, and seemingly would at
tempt to climb it. He got a long pole and
attempted to kill them, but they escaped
down hole. Coming along u little later
he saw them going through the same antics,
and managed to kill them with long pole
Then. turning around, right at hand, be en-
countered a large mud snake" which was
not SO easily dispatched. He fought bravely,
and with the venom and determination of
tiger, occasionally jumping as high as a
mans head, and, when opportunity offered,
would wind itself around thepole. Finally,
however it was safely dispatched.
THE Republicans Of the Sixteenth Dis.
trict have nominated for Congress Rev. G.
B. Downs, of Granville, Licking County.
PETER STURM, tried for the murder OF
Gustav Steuwer, was acquitted in Cincin-
natl the other day
A VALUABLE horse, the property of John
Campbell, living mile and half east OF
Fayetteville, was struck by lightning dur
ing heavy thunderstorm and instantly
killed.
STEVEN McMIcHoLs, of Sandy Ridge,
. near Barnesville, killed a copperhead
snake on his fathers farm that measured
, thirty two inches in length. Shortly after
!, the snake was dispatched eighteen little
copperheads emerged from her interior and
they were also killed. The snake had been
often seen before and efforts made to kill
the venomous reptile, which had become q
terror to the family. Stephens lucky strike
and wholesale slaughter have won him
congratulations.
JAMES RIDER, of Hancock County, met
with horrible death. While taking load
of wheat to McComb, his team became
{ frightened and ran away, throwing Rider
. under the wagon, the wheels passing over
his body, breaking all of the ribs and one
arm and otherwise injuring him. He lived
but a short time.
THE following postmasters for Ohio were
: appointed recently: NJ. F. Cofiiand, Ban
l mock, vice Henry Daniels resigned; w. H
Stellers, Beallsville, vice Amanda j. Kirk
patrick, removed; Jas. E. Spon, Han
cock, vice John r. Stagner; resigned
J. Christian Stock Barrett, vice Andrew
q Spindler, declined.
Ex-PREsIDENT WILLIAM HENRY HARRE
SONS grave at North Bend, is to this day
unmarked by stone and unprotected ever
3 bv q fence movement is now on foot IL