The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-05-03
NEWS ITEMS.

chicago never sees any smaii
rabbits. She is now 10 have a
81, 100000 railway depot.
The Kanawha and Ohio rail-
road is being extended from
Charleston on up tie Kalawha
River.
The floods in the Northwest
have resulted in great disaster IN
parts Of Wisconsin, Iowa and Il
iinOis.
Last Thursday was The Goth
anniversary OF the establishment
of Odd Fellowship in the United
States.
President Cleveland intends
visiting Brooklyn, N. Y. on Dec
Grafton Day, and will witness the
ceremonies 10 take place IN that
city.
The remains of the late Ros-
coe Gonkling were deposited in
the Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica,
New York, without pageantry OF
any kind.
Secretary Fairchild is strongly
opposed to the issue of fractional
currency, and he recently ap-
peared before the finance COM
mi;tee, TO present his views On
the bill passed for its issue.
Col. Bob lngersoll has been in
vited to deliver an eulogy in
honor of The late Senator Conk-
ling. 1t will be delivered before
the members of the Legislature
OF New York, at Albany, on the
evening of May 9th.
1t is stated that beverage, SO
closely resembling beer that even
a connoiseur, could not detect the
difference, was sold in Cincinnati
on Sunday under the innocent
name of "rice cordial"
Tho Mayor .of Cleveland has
declared war upon italian timer
ants in that city, and he has Or
dered that fruit stands and organ
grinders must go.
Fire-buzs are getting in their
work at Dayton. Three incen-
diary fires occurred there during
one night aud extra watchmen
have been put OH duty.
A wire rope one half mile long,
81 inches in circumference and
weighing y tons, has been man
ufactured in England for use in
a coal mine III Wales. 1t break
ing strain is one hundred and
seventy-five tons.
A hole; proprietor and the
keeper of a restaurant at Spring
field, O., were sentenced each TO
ten days in Jail and $50 in fine
and costs, for using oleomarga-
rine on their tables without duly
informing their customers of its
true nature.
A saloon keeper in Ansonia,
Conn, challenged a farmer to n
raw egg contest for $40 a side.
The challange was accepted and
at it they went. The'liquor man
squa!ed on the twentieth egg, but
the farmer held on until fifty
three eggs had disappeared.
s250,G00 worth @ Of dogs were
on exhibition in Cincinnati last
week. Four of the cannes are
valued at 10000 each, and from
that they run down to $500.
And now it is reported that the
Republican National Delegates
ef Florida, Kansas and Massa-
chusetts are in. favor of Blaine,
while the Delegates ofTexas are
about equally divided for Sher-
man and Blaine. There will be
a hot lime at Chicago.
At. the meeting Of the Grand
Army Encampment at Toledo on
Thursday last, Judge O'Neli, OF
Lebanon, was elected Comman-
der for The Department of Ohio.
Cincinna!ians are in misery
no beer on Sunday now. The sa-
looms are closed. The Police
Board of DaYtou have unam :
mously resolved to enforce the
Sunday law.
The annual camp meeting at
Lancaster will be held this year
from July 26th TO August 7th. A
number of distinguished divlnes
will take part in the meetings.
Ex-Vice President Hannibal
Hamlin is Tie only survivor ol
the eight statesmen who were on
the National ticket of 1860. He
is now SO years old.