The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-21
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Ing In Hardin County.
THE board Of penitentiary managers
signed recommendation to President
Cleveland asking for the pardon Of Ben e.
Hopkins assistant cashier Of the Fidelity
Bank Of Cincinnati. Hopkins is suffering
from dropsy, and since his arrival at the
penitentiary has greatly increased In size.
His normal girth Is thirty eight inches,
but he now measures forty-aght, having
grown ton inches since his imprisonment.
The board expressed belief that Hopkins
could not live more than a year
MRs. JANE FREEMAN, OF Norwalk, who
was injured at n performance OF stoves
circus by being thrown from All upper seat,
brought suit against the show company
for $4,000.
SALooN-KEEpERs of Alliance, being,
obliged to close their places in town by
prohibitory ordinance, made arrangements
for opening beer garden Just outside the
city limits. 1t will be called the Local
Option Beer Hail."
THE postmaster at Fremont has applied
to the Postmaster General for the estab-
lishment OF the frec-delivery service at
that place.
JOSEPH CARNAHAM &, Co., proprietors OF
the Carrollton cheese factory, made an as
sgnmcnt to A. p. Mortland, who gave
bond in S3OUU. Liabilities and assets are
unknown.
Two great oil-wells were drilled in near
Findlay.
The Newark and Granville Electric
Street Railway Company was organized
at Newark by the election of directors and
officers.
BEATTY's glass works, of Steubenville,
will be removed to Tiifin.
JOHN SMYTHELy was run over and killed
by freight train, near Stewartsville.
A MAMMOTH gas well was drilled in at
Findlay, on land owned by Lewis Krohn
and others, of Cincinnati. The flow of gas
is estimated at over 5000, 900 cubic feet per
day.
HENRY JACOBS, wealthy farmer and
e-dealer residing near Dayton, left
home in an open buggy on trip through
Greene and Clark Counties to purchase
cattle. He had a large amount Of money
with him, and was relieved Of $500 Of it by
highwaymen near Springfield.
JOHN JONES, Of Steubenville, while
walking on plank from shore to a boat be-
ing loaded ut landing, slipped and fell
into the river. Being unable to swim, he
was caught in the current and drowned.
The County Commissioners recently
opened and considered bids for the
building of new Jail at Newark, award
ing the contract to Hilbert & Schaus, Of
Newark, for $Gs,GS5, they being lowest bid
ders.
GEO. GLAIMsINaER, while carelessly
handling a revolver, at Newark, received
a serious wound in the breast by the
weapon suddenly discharging. He will
probably recover.
The railroads have resolved to boom the
Cincinnati Centennial.
The committee having in charge the pre-
paration for the National Encampment Of
the G. A. r., to he held ut Columbus, COM
mencing September ~, are getting every
thing in good shape.
IT is related of the late Henry v. Per.
rine, of Dayton, who was somewhat eccen-
tric, although he was merchant and in
ventor of large means, and engaged in
many daily business transactions, he new
er drew check in his life. He kept hik
tifcates of deposit scattered among the
different banks of the city.
The Lake Shore railroad round house at
Eight locomotives were destroyed. M
THERE are fifty Of Ohio's veterans of the
war Of 1912 still living.
THE last commissioned officer Of the war
of 1872, died short time ago in Miami
County, near the town of St. Paris.
AT London, Mary Ann Donnelly, saloon
mistress, was sentenced by Judge Lincoln
to twenty -four hours Imprisonment and
fined $50 and costs for violating the Sum
day ordinance. Costs amount to over $50
alone.
PosT-oFFIcE has been established at
Swifts, Washington County, and James 8.
Phillips commissioned postmaster.
JACOB KLEINLE, a farmer, was killed by
lightning at Cheviot.
HENRY HILGEFoRr, aged twenty-five,
was killed by being caught in belt at
Wise's saw mill, at Berlin.
WIN. ENTERKIN and Oliver Dorsey, impe-
cunious, professional pedestrians, other
wise known as tramps, were mangled by
cars at Canton.
The members of the joint committee ap,~(
pointed by the Legislature to examine TN
laws and the constitution and suggest
amendments to the fundamental document
to be submitted to the people, met in the
Senate chamber, Columbus, on the 10th.
The committee consists of nine members,
as follows: Senators Townsend, of Athens;
Coulter, Of Jefferson;' Cowgirl, of Cham
paign, and Huffman, of Perry; and Rep
resentatives Merrick, of Miegs; Weems,
Of Noble; Fimple, Of Carroll; Young, Of
Marion, and Boden, Of Guernsey. The
commission is ready to receive suggestions
from lawyers, jurists, business men and
all who have useful ideas, in this line Of
work.
A MOST remarkable freak of nature is re-
ported from the fai N Of Geo. Sevingle, who
lives near Stoverton. He has among q
flock Of sheep lamb over two months old,
which has the nose and feet Of dog,
but is in all other respects sheep. In
stead of having the ordinary teeth Of the
sheep kind, the animals mouth, both upper
and lower jaws, is filed with long and
sharp wolf-like fangs, rendering it ex.
tremely difficult to pick grass like the 9th.
er sheep. Consequently it prefers to chew
and masticate twigs and shrubs. It is re.
garded as one Of the greatest curiosities
ever seen In that neighborhood.
Two strangers went into the Houpt gas /.
well, near Findlay, to see how big It was.H
One Of them turned on the gas and the
other struck match to light cigar. Both
were seriously injured by the explosion
which followed.
DURING an alteration at Canton Wilson