The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-25
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

TWO local tOughe, the latter nau MS nose
chewed of. Jenkins endeavored to escape
but was captured and locked up, charged
with mayhem
The charred remains Of a child, appar-
entity about eight years old, were found
smoldering In brush pile near Wooster.
WASHINGTON YEAGER was fatally
crushed under load Of wheat at Tifiin.
GAYLoR BISHOP, well-to.do farmer OF
Tallmadge. was brought into court at AXE
ron on the novel charge Of allowing Canada
thistles to ripen to seed on his lands.
The annual meeting Of the Meigs Coun-
ty Pioneer Association was held at Pome-
roy. ..lAssser az.
CHAs. FRuNN, a farmer, fell under a
train at Gnadenhutten, and was severely
inja-sd.
SrxrY-rfvE thousand applications have
been received at Columbus for quarters
during the G. A. r. Encampment in that
city. ~
SAM'L STEpELToN, a farmer living In Au-
glaise Township, Allen County, has quite
a curiosity and great freak OF human
nature. The other morning one of his
cows gave birth to fully developed calf
which bore perfect human head covered
with thin layer Of hair, similar to that
which covers the head Of a newborn babe.
The mouth Of the animal was like that OF
dog, and within it was a double row Of
sharply pointed teeth. 1t lived but few
hours.
THE business men and citizens of Green.
| feN, have organized board Of trade.
]. B. Ross was arrested at Ridgeway, on
the charge Of horse stealing.
NOBLE BIcK, lusty lad of New Portage'
was arrested on an affidavit by Miss Ida
i Seigfried, in which she charges that Bick,
| by slanderous talk, injured her reputation
to the amount of s., 900, for which she sues
TIE corner stone of the new City Hall,
| Cincinnati, in the process Of erection, was
| laid the other afternoon with full Masonic
ceremony, under the direction of the
Grand Lodge Of Ohio. There was pro-
cession of Masonic lodges preceding the
ceremony.
A STREET car collided with Locomotive
| at Newark.
| DANIEL HALEY was killed by falling
bridge at Cedarville.
MRS. RoB'T HALsALL committed suicide
at Cleveland, by hanging herself from
branch of a small tree.
GEORGE OWENS and son, Charles Owens,
were both killed while engaged in digging
| we'll on the Thomas johnson farm, in
Island Creek Township, near Steubenville.
The we'll was down twenty five feet, the
young man being in the well and the
father at work on the windlass above. A
large bucket of earth was being drawn out,
and when near the opening the rope broke.
The bucket, with its heavy contents. fell
back, striking the young man. The father,
seing that his son was seriously injured,
went down into the well on a ladder and
fastened the rope about the young man
with view of drawing him to the surface.
He then started up the ladder for this Iur-
pose, but when near the top his feet slip
ped and he fell back into the well, striking
his head against the ladder killing him
instantly. The almost lifeless form of the
son and the dead body of the father were
discovered few minutes afterward by
members of the family, who were horror
struck at the awful sight. Neighbors
were called and the young man taken to
the house, where. Notwithstanding all that
was possible was done for him. he died in
few hours. The father was abont fifty
years Of age, and the son seventeen, both
industrious, Woodworking men.
A AoNE-cent-per- mile rate will be cha. ged
by the railroad companies during the q.
A. R. encampment at Columbus.
The Prohibitionists held their county
convention in Fremont, and nominated! the
following ticket: For treasurer, A. Jones;
for recorder, Harry Fork; for surveyor, H.
Parkhurst; for commissioner Randall
Sparks. L. B. Logan, Of Youngstown, ad-
dressed the convention.
Two trains came together at Findlay, a
few days ago, damaging the engines con-
siderably. Nobody was seriously hurt
MKRTz g. Co, of Sandusky, have broken
safe and a pile of missing currency as
souvenirs Of the burglar that walketh in
darkness.
BY the provisions Of his will, "Uncle
John" Robinson, the veteran Snowman, di-
vided his estate equally among his three
sons. The estate is a very large one.
COLUMBUS Electric Light works was
damaged by fire.
JOHN SAITH fatally shot Riley Richard.
son at Warsaw.
MIAMI valley corn yield will be twenty.
two millions Of bushels.
AT Canton, Miss Jennie Guild, sixty zone
. ! years, grew weary Of the world, which had
no charms for her, and journeyed to an.
+ other via rope.
/ FRANK WHITLEY, Springfield, has beer
given the contract for building the new
{ town hall at Loveland at his bid Of 81, ,35S
ST. 900 lower than any other bid.
EMMA TRAxEL, the eighteen -year-oli
daughter of Jacob Traxel, of Crooked
Run, near New Philadelphia, narrowly
escaped being buried alive on the 18th
On Saturday morning she was taken sick
and to all appearances died. She ewas pre-
pared for burial and placed in coffin. TIL,
!, funeral was set for Monday. On Sunday
7 evening Miss Traxel, to the astonishmen
of all, suddenly came to, and arose as Il
were from the dead. She had been In Z
! trance thirty-six hours, and was consciou,
of all her surroundings. She heard tn,
= weeping friends and the hour set for tn,
funeral, and her feelings during thes,
long, horrible hours as she describes them
can only be imagined. She has nearly re-
!, covered from the terrible shock.
MARSHALL, the ten-year-old son OF g
: W. Steinbaugh, was smothered to death q
New Philadelphia, by the caving In Of
!, sand-bank where he was playing.
THE Hetrick oil well. at Lima, Is burninl
, : at the rate Of 800 barrels daily. :,
THE other afternoon Mike Seary, tn,
, contractor building the second story O
i Manning's billiard hall, Lima, fell to tn,
Il pavement below, q distance of twenty "A ',
: feet, and was probably fatally injured.
| hatChat which ha had In hio hand ,.,ha,