The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-12-21
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

mute printer, near Steubenville.
A PRISONER named Kelley was shot in
the right foot while tnying to escape
from policeman at Canton.
A BIG gas well has been struck near
Bloomdale.
PnoF. j. w. KNOTT, OF TifIin, has
been appointed member of the State
Board of School Examiners.
THOMAS WooD was seriously injured
by cars at Hillsboro.
CHARLES J.. CRIppEN, being suddenly
aroused from sleep, at Lancaster, leaped
from fourth-story window and killed
himself.
A NUMBER OF torpedoes were exploded
in school-room at Mt. Vernon. Dis
like of the principal, Ii. A. Weld, is said
to be the cause. The matter will be in
vestigatod.
A STRANGER entered tho mills of the
Akron Iron Company and took two big
swallows of sulphuric acid from a
pitcher.
"BRocKY" SMITH has confessed, but
claims that he was crazy when he killed
Mrs. Byron, at Cincinnati. He will
plead insanity.
THE Cincinnati Board OF Public Works,
in their annual report, strongly oppose
canal abandonment in Cincinnati.
DuRBIN w. HoLIwAY, of Akron, who
was injured in 1883 in wreck on the
New York, Lake Erie and Western rail-
road, has compromised his $50, 900 dam
age suit against the company for $4,000
and the payment of costs by the COM
pany.
THE Standard Oil Company is build
ing four large brick buildings near it's re-
fnory at Lima, to be used as scooper-shops.
Employment will be given to two hum
dred men.
AMOS TEUNBo was caught in the
act of burglarizing store at Fostoria.
Ho started to run, and was shot and
dangerously wounded. George Mason,
who was implicated in the burglary, has
been arrested
HATTIE SANG and Minnie Snyder, six
toen-year-old girls, have been sentenced,
at Wooster, to two years each in the PEN
itentiary for burglary.
A CONFESSION made to the coroner was
produced during the trial of Otto Leuth
for the murder of little Maggie Thomp-
son, at Cleveland.
THOMAS OSBORN, OF Licking County,
was given one year in the Ohio peniten-
tiary for opening letter addressed to
his brother and stealing therefrom q
Government warrant calling for 977.
+. d. OUTI.AND, heavy agricultural
implement dealer at Be1lefontaine,
made an assignment for the benefit of
creditors. Assets and liabilities un-
known.
THE State horticultural Society, In
session ut Columbus, the other day,
elected tho following officers to serve
during tho ensuing year: President, g.
III. Campbell. Delaware County; vice
president, N. A. Albaugh, Miami Coun-
ty; secretary, w. NJ. Farnsworth, Lucas
County; treasurer. N. Dinner, Mont
gomery County.
TuE following fourth-class postmas-
ters were commissioned the other day:
Atlanta, Pickaway County, d. E. Parks;
Clarks, Coshoctou County, w. w. Dun
can; Ellsworth, Lahoning County, U. A.
Hanna; McDonaldsville, Stark County,
s. C. Chreinor.
In tho United States Court Geo. Bor-
u
plea of guilty to sending obscene
matter through the mails, and was fined
SlOO and ssntsnssi to the Montgomery
County Jail for six months.
The ropors OF Supervisor of State
Printing Hirsh, submitted to the Gov
crnor few days ago, shows the total
cost of the Bublis printing during the
year to hav0 bssa S32, ,741.3 80; 49,, coo for
printing and $50. 800 for binding are the
asked for next year.
GOVERNOR FsRAKE1 has pardoned
Samuel Wanamaksr, OF Youngstown,
Gent up for fifty years for forgery.
WHILE jacob Hansy was making some
repairs on top Of the boiler at the New
Paper Mil the safety-valve
was thrown OF arj the escaping steam
nearly cooked hin to death.
BRIDGET BYKNr, an aged widow who
was butohered in Cincinnati, few days
ago, was undoubtedly murdered for her
Tho evidence against "Brocky"
Smith, charged with the crime, is very
strong.
PHILIP III. LMsIIE was bound over at
Newark for burglary.
at Westvillo and killed.
JOHN KosKI was killed in mino nelr
Mrs. RIcnAIB HOUSE, one of the pio-
neors of Morrow County, died suddenly
q fow days ago at her residence, in Mt.
Gilead, aged 81
RAY STANLEY and Murray Embry-
tho lattor just released from the peni-
arrested at GAINESVILLE
for burglary
Mrs. ENGLENAE, of New Phladel-
phia, in fit of dependency, severed an
artory in her wrist. Her recovery is
doubtful.
THE commissioners of Holmes County,
1T their present session, allowed claims
Tor sheep killed by dogs amounting to
S494. 40, including witness fees.
CAPTAIN j. G. EDnoNDsoN, of Belle
has been appointed tran
'cribing clerk in the office of the Adju-
nt-Genoral at Columbus.
RICHARD ID. KYLE, late boolslSeeper OF
tho Anderson-Harris Carriage Company,
was arrested on the charge
Of embezzling $1,000.
The other night the Portsmouth coun-
Ill passed resolutions to raise SIS, 900 to
start tho largest industry of Portsmouth
lfter five yoars' idleness-the Gaylord
'olling mill-giving employment TO 500