The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-24
STATE NEWS ITEM s.

CAfrAiS STEPHEN HAYS, Of Dayton. SUI.
foring physical distress, drowned himself
in the canal.
BERNARD JussELL and Martin Benkor, of
Akron, while attending church picnic.
FEW daysago, got into n boat for row.
The boat capszed. and both inen were
| drowned.
AT Carrollton Station, on the c., II. q
ID. railroad, baggageman dropped OFT
from passenger train O hundred-pound
switch iron for the section men. The pom
derous weight fell on one of the waiting
men, killing him.
ISAAC GRuMLrY, Of wellsvile, while
crossing culvert in buggy, was thrown
out, the buggy falling upon him and hold
ing him under the water until he was
dead. He leaves wife and family.
THERE are now In Ohio 30, 500 Govern-
ment pensioners, consisting of invalids,
widows, minor and dependent relatives
The invalids number about 81, 500 and the
widows, minors and dependent relatives
about 5000.
TIE trustees of an nbandoneT steel roll
ling mill at Sandusky, which cost several
hundred thousand dollars to put in opera
tion, have discovered that material worth
ten thousand dollars has been stolen and
shipped, and several parties have fed to-
escape arrest. -, tu
JAMES Roe, farmer living several miles
east Of Bowling Green, in ct of despon-
dency, committed suicide by stabbing him
sef and cutting his throat with large
butcher-knife. Family Quarrels and heavy
! drinking the cause.
MICHAEL GIER, of DelphOs, was instantly
! killed the other night while driving into his
! barn ON top of a loaded hay-wagon, being
caught by the top OF the door, doubling his
spine back and breaking it.
Mrs. WYKE, wife of farmer living near
Scott Town, attempted suicide and succeed
ed in cutting three ugly gashes in her
throat The doctors say she is insane. She
is recovering.
MISS MAGGIE CAvANAUGH, an insane inmate
OF the County 1nfirmary at Youngstown,
escaped from her attendant and jumped
through thrd-story window, shrinking u
hag-stone pavement thirty feet below, and
was fatally injured.
IT is said that the New York Central
| railroad will make use of the old tunnel
under Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, abandoned
put 1t in shape for a railroad entraace into
the city will be only s13,5OO, 600
BUSINESS building will be erected on
Sycamore and New streets, Cincin natl.
which will be the higest in the city hun
! dred feet from the ground to the cornice,
or ten feet higher than the st. Paul build
ing on Fourth street.
TIE old Henry House building. Cincin-
! natl, dating back to 1888, is being torn
down to make room for store buildings.
MR.C. NJ. SELLERS, of Mount Vernon, had
half his wrist torn away few days ago,
by the accidental discharge of a shotgun,
which he did not know was loaded
JOSEPH TEECHNER, drayman of Toledo,
was instantly killed by piece of plank
! which had been broken by heavy stone
falling upon it, striking him with great
force in the head.
JOSEPH KoLP, a tanner of New Philadel-
phia, committed suicide the other night by
hanging himself in his stable. His wife
died short time ago, and sorrow over her
death is the supposed cause.
IT is estimated that the Miami Valley
oats crop will yield 2,8OO, 600 bushels from
the ten counties of Montgomery, Preble,
Darke. Miami, Shelby, Champaign, Clarke,
Greene, Warren and Butler.
Mrs. Moan HErRIcK, living one mile
south of Ada, fell from a cherry tree,
breaking her arm and receiving severe in
ternal injuries.
MICHAL ODoNNELL, q seventeen -year-old
hoy, died in Cincinnati the other day, from
injury received in fall while playing
base BALL
NEAR Lima, Frank Gingery drove
reaping machine over his two-year old son.
cutting off both legs. The little boy will
die.
JOHN KREPT, sixteen years old, was acci--
dentally drowned while bathing in Swan
Creek, Toledo, the other night.
The store-room of a Mr.. Wyncoop. West
Independence, near Findlay, was burglar
lied of $50 in money and LOCO in notes, be-
sides revolvers, watches, ETC., the whole loss
being about $4,000.
KATIE, the sixteen-year-old daughter of
j. p. Zellman, was playing with matches,
the other morning, when they set fire to
her clothing. She was frightfully burned
before assistance arrived, and died next
morning from the effects of her injuries.
WILLIAM OSBORN, engineer on the Pitts
buygh, Cleveland and Toledo road. stepped
between the tender and cab when near
Youngstown, and was thrown down an
embankment, receiving injuries to his
spine that may prove fatal
THE proprietors of q number Of policy
shops have been arrested by the Cincinnati
police.
THE house OF q man named Kuhlman, at
P,qua, was struck by lightning and his
fourteen-year-old son instantly killed.
CANTON, having raised the necessary
amount of money, and granted exemption
from taxation and a twenty-acre tract for
building ste, will get the Dueber Watch
Case Works, of Newport, KY, and the
Hampden Watch-Case Works, of Spring
field, Mass. 1t is said the accession will in
crease the population 10000.
A. r. HoAGLAND, OF New York City, re-
Gently notified the trustees of Antioch
College, of Yellow Springs, of his desire to
endow Chair of Higher Physiology Will.
the sum of $4,000. His offer was accepted,