The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-04
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

JAMES II. WRITTEN, who was sent 70 the
penitentiary from Hamilton County for
forgery, has been pardoned.
GEo. w. WOLFE fell under the wheels Of
traction threshing engine, near Tifiin,
and was instantly killed.
GENERAL M. r.. PATRICK, Governor Of the
Central Brunch Of National Soldiers
Homes for disabled volunteer soldiers, To-
Gated near Dayton, died on the night Of the
9th, after an illness OF few weeks dura-
tion.
DEPUTY SHERIFF J. G. SULLIVAN and as
sistants arrested Pat Crounley, J. G. How
ard, Samuel Vaughn, Wallace Williams
and Charles Jacobs, who are in jail in
Bcllefontaine a waiting a trial for burglary,
horse stealing and grand larceny. There
are still a number to be arrested.
SOME time ago the prohibition ordinance
was repealed by the West Liberty council,
but a mistake which existed caused council
to order special election, which took
place on the 27th, and it resulted dry by II
majority.
Mrs. N. J. BENNETT, of Madison Town
ship, Scioto County, while rocking her lit
tie grandchild to sleep, was stricken by
death. Heart disease, with which the old
lady was afflicted, was the cause of her
sudden demise.
A TERRIFIC wind and rain storm Wis
tied Portsmouth on the 9th.
FRANK w. DAVIS was arrested at Mt.
Vernon, for forgery.
AN unknown man was crushed to death
by cars near Wooster.
THERE were $lO,202, 724.94 collected by
Collector Bishop in the First Internal Rev.
ue District of Ohio during the fiscal
ear ending June 30 last The amount
collected in the State of Ohio during the
same period was $12, 446, ,3129S; in Indiana,
", lbs, 150.32 and in Kentucky, $14,1S2,-
6S7.12.
WHILE Daniel Powell, of Corey, was let
ting down bars for cattle, young heifer
ran with great force against one Of the
bars, and it struck Powell in the abdomen
| and killed him.
Hon. M. NJ. BooTHMAN was renominated
for Congress by the Republicans of the To-
ledo district.
REUBEN FlTz CHARLES, who broke jail
two months ago at Defiance while under
| Indictment for burglary, was captured in
Dennison, Tex.
The other morning burglars blew open
the safe of the Ashtabula and Pittsburgh
Company at Warren with a charge so
heavy that the coin was thrown broadcast
and the currency torn into shreds, being
| worthless. A train crew which chased the
| burglars quit when the latter opened
lively fire on them.
COLUMBUS people are dissatisfied with
| the exoi btant water rents in that city.
The degree of LID. has been conferred
on Hon. VIM. Mckinley, jr., by Mt. Union
College.
REPORTS gathered from every township
of Hancock County, and the adjoining
counties of Putnam, Wood, Seneca and
Wyandotte regarding the corn crop, indi-
cate that never in the history of that part
of the State has the prospects been so flat
tering for great and abundant crop as at
present. The acreage is the largest ever
known; the season has been unusually
favorable, and the product, all of which
has been plowed for the last time, promises
| an enormous harvest unless something
not now foreseen intervenes. The same
can be said of oats, hay, barley, rye and
potatoes, and as consequence the farm
ing element is in most excellent spirits and
full Of hope for substantial returns when
the fields are harvested. y
On the farm of w. K. Dickman, about
four miles east of Marshallvilie, Benz.
Hurst was in some manner caught by a
portable saw mill and his right side and
arm frightfully mangled, necessitating
the amputation Of the arm at the shoulder
The doctors have slight hopes of his recov-
cry.
| GEORGE w. WOLFE, son Of Solomon
Wolfe, one of the substantial farmers of
Hopewell Township, Seneca County, was
| crushed to death under the wheels of q
traction engine on which he was riding at
a late hour the other night. The victim
was aged twenty six years.
THREE persons were seriously injured
by boiler explosion near Troy.
ALF INGRAHAM was arrested at Newark
for pocket-picking.
A Two-yEAR-oLD child was drowned in
| a cistern at Alliance.
Two men were horribly mutilated by an
explosion of nitro-glycerine at Lima.
A YOUNG girl was fatally injurad by
the explosion of u gasoline stove at Card
ington.
JOSEPH ARCHER and James Kelly, alias
James Dooley and John Rine, were arrested
for burglary at Newark.
MRS. ALBERT L. JOHNSON took morphine
at Springfield with suicidal intent, because
Of domestic troubles.
JOHN MURPHY was killed by the cars
while at work on the track Of the Little
Miami railroad, near Fosters.
Two boys who were stealing ride on a
B. and o. train were seriously hurt at New
Belmont.
THERE was destructive storm in Milan,
Huron, Perkins and Berlin Townships, Erie
County.
A FAKIR selling cheap jewelry victimized
number of people at Coshocton.
Two boys, named Chas. Miller and Frank
Ordway, who burglarized music and NO.
ton store at Newark, pleaded guilty and
were sentenced to the Reform Farm.
LOCAL option carried in Jasper Town.
ship, Fayette County, by a vote of ninety
two to flfty-two.
WonK will be resumed in number Of
iron mills at oungstown.
A Posr-oFFIcE has been established at
Pearl, Coshocton County and G. w. Ben.
der commissioned postmaster.
JOHN B. STARKEY committed suicide at
GAINESVILLE, by hanging himself in barn.
ALFRED KELLY, a lad twelve years of
age, was drowned in creek near New
Lisbon, while bathing.
The Holmes County Centennial Loan
Exhibition opened in Agricultural Hall the
other night. The exhibition shows the