The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-03-31
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
proceedings OF the General Assembly


Proceedings Of the General Assembly.
COLUMBUS, March eo.-sErArE.-Bills intro
duced. To authorize the commissioners OF
Brown County to refund the Boyle Mil and
Blanchoster Turnpike Company. To provide
that church property unused for ten years
shall lapse to the church organization to which
IL originally belonged. To provide for change
Of Judges In any judicial district where the pre-
siding Judge is biased related TO the litigants,
or in any way related to the cause.
HousE.--Bills introduced: Providing that
drain tiles delivered for use in public ditches
shall be inspected within fve days after deliv-
cry and paid in compliance with the contract at
that time; to provide for the government OF
cities of the second-class that may become
cities Of the fourth grade Of the 1rst-class; TO
take the management Of the Cincinnati boutn-
ern railroad out Of the hands OF the trustees ana
place the same in the control OF the sinking
fund trustees; to exempt from judicial sale the
pension money paid for any thing or on deposit.
COLUMBUS, March 2i.--SENATE.-Bills 81. pass
ed: Requiring railroad companies to block 4
frogs nt switches; authorizing Loclsland, Ham
iiton County, to construct sewers; regulating
| the improvements OF sidewalks; regulating the
payment Of sheep claims; preventing life apd
accident companies from engaging In other bus.
iness
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Amending the act
relating TO CnllurcnS 3 nOHess proViuih6 ioA ~
| cording insurance in cities, towns ana villages;
preventing the taxation Of school board prop
erty; exempting the property OF school Doards
| from special assessments; regulating railroad
| beneficial and mutual aid associations; author-
| izng the expenditure OF $4,000 In improving
| the Hamilton County fair grounds; decreasing
| the State sinking fund levy number OF local
| bills were introduced and passed. Bill passed:
Providing for an adequate water supply for Gin
cinnati.
COLUMBUS, March 22.-SENATE-Bills passed:
| Increasing the Dow liquor tax to $3.50 straight;
regulating the appointment OF court stenogra-
| pliers; authorizing the commissioners OF Hamil-
| ton County to improve fairgrounds. large
| number OF local bills were passed. A reso-
luton was adopted and committe ap-
| pointed to investigate charges against certain
Senators.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: regulating the pre-
| scribing and sale OF liquor by druggists pro-
| viding for the purchase of the Ohio turnpike in
| Hamilton County authorizing the opening, grad
| ing and macadamizing Of Glenn Lyon avenue,
| Hamilton County. Bills passed: Paroling pa
| tients from asylums for insane; extending the
terms Of township officers. large NUMBER OF =
local bills were also passed.
COLUMBUS, March 2s.-SENArE.-The follow.
| ing bill was passed: Amending Section 7OS4, so
that the obtaining of thirty-five dollars or less
| fraudulently on an insurance policy shall be
| misdemeanor. The Senate spent the afternoon
in discussing an investigating resolution, and
finally adjourned on account Of the death OF
| Chief Justice Waite.
| HoUsE.-The following bills were passed:
| Changing the time for holding court in Darke
| County; providing for the construction OF build.
| ings in which to keep road implements in Nor.
| row and Williams Counties; for the relief OF
| c. d. Gardiner late treasurer Of Doylestown,
| Wayne County; relating to the soldiers and
| sailors monument in Cleveland; authorizing
| Canton to issue bonds to furnish school build
| ings; to reimburse Colonel E. ]. Oil for money
| expended in defending himself as an oflcer OF
| the guard while in the line of his duty; author
| izing the payment Of o bounty for killing foxes
| in Jackson Township, Wood County; providing
| for detective for the prosecuting attorney a
| Hamilton County. Mr.. Tompkins offered .
| resolution OF respect for the memory of Chief
| Justice Waite, which was adopted by rising
| vote.
| DANIEL HANDLEY, fireman on tho B.
and O., was thrown from his engine in tho
yards at Newark, and falling under the
| wheels was almost instantly killed.
SIMON ALLEMAN, well.known farmer
near Wooster, died recently, and after the
| undertaken had embalmed the remains ,
| quantity of the embalming fluid was care,)
lessly thrown into bucket containing
slop. The slop was fed to eight hogs, and
caused the death of all Of them.
JOHN j. MILLER was given verdict for
$4,000 damages against the Pennsylvania
| Company at Youngstown for damages sus-
| tanned.
JOSEPH CARL1N, prominent farmer at
| Portsmouth, was crushed to death under
his wagon.
| MARTIN HIGGINS, from Cincinnati, con-
vict in the penitentiary at Columbus, at
tempted suicide by slashing his throat with
knife.
THERE is no county in the country where
SO much maple sugar is made as in Geauga
County.
SOLOMON DALE was struck by Lake
Shore train ut Norwalk and instantly
killed
The parsonage of the German Metho-
dists, at Gallon, was raided the other
night by burglars Rev. John Hueneke,
the pastor, was relieved Of forty dollars.
| A number of other houses were entered
the same night.
EDWARD WARD, miner, was caught by
large fall of coal ut the Ohio Coal Mine
near Cambridge, and sustained serious il
not fatal injuries.
HEzEKIAH LEEPER, Of Mountaipville,
Morgan County, was found dead IA hisl
room at the Kirk House, GAINESVILLE have
ing been suffocated by blowing out the
gas. He was after marriage license for
himself and Miss Martha Wallace, to
whom he was to have been married next
day. He was sixty-fve years old and
wealthy.
LUELLA PORTER, aged four, daughter of
John Porter residing near Akron, eight
months ago swallowed q carpet tack. Ev-
cry effort possible was made to remove it,
but without success. A few days ago the
child died, and post-mortem disclosed
the tack lodged in the left lung Its effect
on the lung had been to destroy it, and
the doctors found that the right lung, hav-
ing double duty to perform, collapsed,
causing death.
HENRY RooK, living near Upper San
dusky, was struck by train on the Fort
Wayne road and instantly killed.
JONAS RuPp, who was kicked by colt at
the livery-stable Of Frank Thomas & Co.,
Marion, died from the effect of the kick.
YOUNG man who has been working for
Mr.. Frank Peters, Of Pickaway County,
broke into his residence the other night,
and then stole Mr.. Peters, horse and buggy
and drove to Circleville and left 1t. Mr..
Peters followed him and captured him at
Amanda, and took him back to Circleville
to iail.
MARION SHAFrER, Q prominent citizen OF
Van Vert, had leg crushed by loco