The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-02


the United States died in Toledo.
The Cincinnati Board of Public Affairs.
in employing workmen, will make no dis
elimination in favor or against Union or
nOn-union men.
MIR. JAS. L. DURRouGn, Of Walnut Hills
one of the brick machine exhibitors at the
Cincinnati Exposition, had an arm torn of
the other evening. He died next morning
HENRY AINswoRTn, deceased, bequeathed
$25,OO0 to Buchtel College, Akron.
Lulu HALL,aged fifteen, was enticed away
from her home at Youngstown,sby fakir.
WIN. STEMcAMp, Republican candidate
for County Commissioner, was badly in.
jured in runaway at Columbus.
r. c. PELLING, grocer doing business at
No. 1853 Central avenue, Cincinnati, was
arrested the other day on a warrant sworn
out by State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Gekhan charging him with selling pack
age of oleomargarine not stamped with the
true name of the substance therein con-
tanned. Judge Fitzgerald allowed him to
go on his own recognizance.
CHAs DOLL, President of the late Cincin-
natl Board Of Public Works, Chas. 7. Black
burn, clerk and James Morgan, member,
we're arrested few days ago at the in
stance Of the Board of Revision. Black
burn is charged with making out and OBJ.
tanning money on false bills of stone, gray.
el and hauling in street improvements, tho
amount of the steal being estimated at
about sl5, and covering period of two
years. Doll and Morgan are charged with
approving the bills, knowing them to be
fraudulent.
THE one hundred and fifty men employ.
ed by the Massillon Water Company in
digging trenches, struck the other day.
They want an advance from $1.25 to 81. so
per day.
SECRETARY PRoBsT, of the State Board Of
Health, is sending instructions to physi-
clans throughout the State that, if follow
ed, will aid in preventing the spread Of
diphtheria, which in many communities 10
becoming epidemic.
THE Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry will
hold its eleventh annual reunion at tho
battlefield of Perryville, KY, October 8.
General w. H. Gibson and General John
Beatty will be the orators of the day, and
it is also expected that General Sherman
will be present.
In the Supreme Court on the Gath the At
torney General filed a motion to have the
Dow law cases taken out of their order and
set for an early hearing.
DURING the storm the other evening q
large tree standing close to the residence Of
G. w. Rankin, near Brownsville was struck
by lightning and completely demolished,
portions Of it being hustled almost one
hundred yards away. A part of 1t
fell upon the house of MIR. Rankin, crusl,-
ing down one side of it, and breaking tho
glass into smithereens. The family mar
rowly escaped.
The other evening about six O'Clock
Frank Rhoads, of Bluffton, near Lima, was
seriously, il not fatally injured by the ex.
plosion Of an empty whisky barrel. Rhoads
is bartender in saloon, and was out on
the pavement in front of the saloon burn
ing out an empty whisky barrel. He
dropped fuse into the barrel, which waA
lying on its side, and drove in the plug.
In a second or so there was terrific explo-
sion caused by the accumulation of the gas
in the barrel. The head of the barrel was
blown out and struck Rhoads, who was
standing near by, with tremendous force,
knocking him half way across the street.
When assistance arrived he was found un-
conscious and a large piece of flesh torn
from his side.
MRS. DIR. s. c. PRIEST had a terrific strue-
gle with tramp at Newark, the other dav.
He appeared at her house on Fifth street,
telling piteous tale and pleading for
something to eat. She started to get him
food, but had hardly turned her back be-
fore he grabbed gold breastpin lying on a
stand. The act was witnessed by the hired
girl in the kitchen. The lady was inform
ed, and returning to him, she grabbed him
and began shaking him violently. In do
ing this his coat was thrown back and a
knife belonging to her was discovered in
the pocket. She grabbed it, and demanded
the jewelry. The tramp sullenly,complied.
She sent the hired girl for the police, but,
changing her mind, allowed the villain ia
depart without the food or stolen goods,
having bravely rescued it from the thief by
her pluck.
AN old woman eighty years of age ap
piled recently to the mayor of GAINESVILLE,
for aid to assist her on her way to Dayton
She had started from the northern part OF
Maine about a month before with a very
small sum of money. By the aid of gen.
erous public she has Travelled most of the
way by rail, but was compelled at times tc
walk. She said she tramped 100 miles.
A NEW postoffice has been established al
Ryon, scioto County, with Daniel Pool a,
postmaster.
| The meeting of the Ohio State Grange
will be hold at Mount Vernon on the 14th
10th and 10th of December next.
THERE were 3,240 marriage licenses issued
in Cincinnati last year and $50 divorce,
granted.
| WIN. HARMON and Chas. Baker, of Tifiin
are drilling water well on the farm OF Lu
thur Cox, southeast of New Washington
At depth Of l25 feet they passed through
bed Of coal fifteen feet in thickness. At
depth OF 145 feet another vein of coal 81,
feet thick was struck, and then some gas
DIPHTHERIA of most malignant type Il
raging among the children at Bellsfon
taine. 1t seems to be throat diseas,
formerly known as black tongue. All th'
physicians in the city are kept going do,
aud night. Two adults only have died will
the disease up to the 2lst.
jim TIERNEY, freight handler was killed
by c., O., q. Il !. train at the Woot
| street crossing, Cincinnati the other night