Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-12-20
OHIO NEWS NOTES
Gathered From Various Parts Of the
Buckeye State.


The memters of the Ohio National Guard
have been assigned TO the corridors Of the
war, state and navy departments in Wash
ington for Inauguration headquarters.
In the Peerless oil refinery at Eindlay, o.,
William Lightfoot descended into a still and
was overcome by gas. Ephraim Werlich
followed to help him and Jared the same
Phil OConnell went third and succeeded in
saving Werlich only, and almost losing his
own life in the attempt.
A convict at the Ohio penitentiary named
Ours fell from the roof of the institution and
was instantly killed
Dr. R. R Mclaughlin, of Westville, o.,
who sued tie Pan Handle Railroad company
for $lO,O damages for injuries received,
got a verdict for 81 500.
Miss Cora Graham, Of Sandusky, O., be.
came despondent over the fact that her eyes
were affected. and suicided by shooting her.
self.
George Ault, Toledo, c., travelling man,
will greet his customers during his next trip
wearing Mother Hubbard suit. He bet on
the losing side
The entire plant of the suspended Youngs,
town, O., Evening Herald has been sold by
the proprietor, Monroe W. johnson, to
Webb & Maag proprietors of the Weekly
Vindicator, and others for "a, 900.
A petition, asking that at least one lady
physician be employed in each of Ohio's in
sane and imbeci lie hospitals, and that such
rule be made compulsory, is being circulated
in northern Ohio. Dr. Orpha Baldwin, Of
Cleveland, is the originator of it.
R. K. Wallace, the Methodist Episcopal
minister who was expelled by the conference
for living not wisely but too promiscuously,
has anchored his wavering affections to
Miss Annie Sundee, of Chillicothe, and had
them securely fastened by the bonds of mat.
rimony.
The trial Of Allen o. Myers, charged with
altering and falsifying the tally sheets Of the
October election, of 1885, in Precinct A OF
the Thirteenth ward, Columbus, O., began
at London, O., on the 10th inst.
Jacob Bingham committed suicide at
Eaton, o., by shooting himself. Sickness
was the cause.
At Cincinnati, Christ Meyers, while walk.
ing in his sleep, fell down a flight of stairs,
and was seriously injured
A cord Of wood was cut, by George Ulsh,
aged ninety-two, a pioneer of Marion county,
Ohio, few days ago.
Mrs. Hesng, of Hamilton, tried to throw
herself in front Of moving train, and ex-
planned that she had no particular reason
for so doing, except that she wanted to be
cut to pieces.
What is the matter with Cleveland! An
additional shortage of $5s, 900 has been found
in the city books, attributable this time to
Messrs Thomas McManus, cashier, and Jules
Romp, bookkeeper
Burglars attempted to rob the iewelry
store of Curran Brothers, at New Lexington
O., after chloroforming James Curran while
asleep, but he awoke afterward and fright
ened them off with his revolver. They Sc
cured no boo'y.
Edward Carroll was cut and dangerou sly
wounded by Harry Bickel, at Glendale, o
Gophers struck a 81, 400 gold mine in Cali.
fornia, @, by cracking the safe of o. E
Emery.
Will Cowery, aged twenty-one, was killed
by fall of coal in coal mine neal
Shawnee, o. He was to be married Christ
mas
Womens Relief corps, of Columbus, solici
donations Of books and pictures from TIN
patriotic women and men of Ohio to tn,
new soldiers and sailors home at Sandusky