The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


Spice Company's establishment, Column
bus.
EARLY the other morning burglars
broke into the passenger station Of the
Alliance, Niles and Ashtabula railroad at
North jackson, Mahoning County, by pry-
Ing open the window and secured nearly
5000 in money and tickets for their
trouble, escaping without detection.
THE attendance at the Cincinnati Gem
tenninl on the 2sth was 6s,451.
WIN. MCCORMICK was crushed to death
while coupling cars at South Charleston.
F. BRowBRIsKy, Hungarian miner,
aged about forty, was lodged in Jail at
Athens for killing Thomas Reed at Buch-
tel. Browbrisky was drunk at the time.
EDWARD BARNHAn was instantly killed
by failing under hand car near South
Scion. ,'.-aS
| AT Tinin Jemima Buckley aged seventy,
was divorced from her husband, aged
forty five.
A MAN named Richter was arrested at
Dayton for swindling.
JOHN REEDE hanged himself at Cincn-
natl on account of domestic infelicity.
THE post office at Sardinia was robbed
the other night The thieves got away
with 500
FIVE well preserved skeletons were
found at the Serpent Mound, Hillsboro,
the other day, lying in the form Of n star,
eoch one inclosed in box formed Of largo
slabs of stone The only decay Of note
| was at tho ankle. Several articles of pot
terry were found with the skeletons, and
the discovery is regarded as one Of the
| most important vet made.
HENRY WEDEMYER was fatally kicked
by mule at Cincinnati.
A CINCINNATI restaurant-keeper, who
nailed large turtle to the sidewalk to
prevent it from crawling away, was ar
rested for cruelty to animals.
KATE MALoNEY, married woman at
work in the Beckel House laundry, Dayton,
tho other afternoon had her woolen jacket
caught in a revolving ironing machine and
her throat drawn against the hot rollers.
She was horribly burned before she could
be released. Her screams brought assist
ance in time to prevent her neck from be-
ing broken.
LAST spring a fellow came to Marion
from Vermont and soon was on friendly
terms with the creamery people. Shortly
afterward he advertised himself as agent
for Jersey cows, possessing unusual
merits in butter qualities George Meyers
was sent to investigate at headquarters
and was so taken with the outlook he
bought twenty cows. Mr.. Huber and b.
Kanable, with others, purchased, making
in all eighty-five head The cows. whose
milk tested 10 per cent. cream, were to
cost $3.50, and for each additional per
cent. made in test ~. 80 was to be added.
The agent gave his victims to understand
that 90 per cent. was the average. A few
days ago the cows were received here, and
duly tested. Great was the CONSERVATION
to find the cows tested 55, GO and 65 per
cent, making them cost 500 more than the
represented price. Every COW tested away
above the claimed per cent, and the en-
tire herd figures up $4,000 more than the
buyers expected. A number of the victims
have already compromised by settling for
about $40 per head.
A MAN named j. Croft was dangerously
and perhaps fatally hurt in Piqua few
days ags, by being struck by Pan Ham
die passenger engine at street crossing.
Croft was driving team, which became
frightened and dashed in front of the ap-
preaching train.
Two exceedingly filthy Arabs, attred in
American clothing, were arrested at Woos-
ter the other night for vagrancy. Theythad
3 made themselves obnoxious by their pitt
full solicitations for money. One of them
l essayed the role of a cripple, which he
1 dropped as soon as he was arrested. Upon
searching them, something they strenuous
, ly objected to, over 500 in cash was found
in belts on their persons.
HOG cholera is prevalent in Fayette
County.
WIN. SYMs suicided with revolver near
, Alliance.
EDWARD SoRGEN has been appointed
treasurer of Hardin County to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the death of A. B.
Charles, the late incumbent.
SMITH BOYD was fatally injured near
Tifiin while attempting to drive across the
track in front of Pennsylvania express
train.
. GEORGE PowELLs was thrown from a.
. car near Loveland and seriously injured.
DURING ten days it is estimated that
over one hundred dogs have been poisoned
: at Mansfield, by whom is not known. II
1 the statement Of the owners of the dead
Q dogs are to be taken, the combined value
of the dead CANNES is nearly $1,000. The
? poisoning has been done very effectively,
. only one or two of the animals having re-
covered. The police force has made no ef-
fort to apprehend the misoreants, but the
Humane Society and the dog-owners have
offered rewards aggregating 5000 for the
: arrest and conviction of any one connected
8 with the wholesale poisoning.
: The Bellaire schools have an ENROLL
ment Of APO.
FRANK BLooMwas seriously injured byys
buzz-saw at Reesville.
THE Ankeneytown railroad wreck is said
by the coroner's jury to- have been caused
& by the failure of the switch tender to lock
3 the switch.
o JULIUS GEyER, an aged locksmith Of
q Cincinnati, was robbed of $500 in gold; q
. few days ago.
l WIN. MIcHNER, young farmer living near
). Attica, was manged by the knives Of a
corn cutting machine be was giving a
. trial. He was thrown in front of the ma
chine by the sudden jumping of his horse.
: ABOUT a year ago. w. ID. Herrick, and
Q family left Tifflh and went to Jacksonville
g Fla. The report now comes back that the
v whole family have, died Of the yellow
fever.
II WILLIARD BRowN, an aged resident OF
:. Chicago, paid Postmaster Riley, of Cin-
!, cinnati q visit the. other day and told him
10 how he used to caruy the mail from Gin.