The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-12-07
STATE NEWS ITEMS

pieces by the explosion OF dynamite
cartridge which he was ignorantly at
tempting to force into hole in rock
by striking 1t with tamping iron. Both
hands were blown off, both eyes were
torn out, his chin and nose were carried
away, and the scalp removed to the
crown Of his head.
PECULIAR trade was made at Woos-
ter, the other day. The articles ex-
changed were red-hot stoves, and they
were moved while full of fiery Goals.
AT Mason. Albert Dumford, aged
twelve, shot his little brother Willie,
aged seven. The ball entered the head
through the right cheek. He will die.
DAMAGE suits aggregating $4,000
have been brought at Columbus by per-
sons injured by falling into open natural
gas trenches.
THE Sunday-shaving ordinance at CO.
lumbus has been declared invalid.
JAMES FARRAN has been appointed
smoke Inspector of Cincinnati by Mayor
Mosby.
FoURTH-cLAss postmasters were APP
pointed on the Goth as follows: Cole
rain. Belmont County, Wilson Lennon;
Damascus, Columbiana County, T. H.
Israel; Greenford, Mahoning County, w.
]. Hahn; Hills, Washington County,
VIM. Mitchell; New Buffalo, Mahoning
County, p. f. Rothgib; Wakeman, Huron
County, VIM. ii. Pierce.
JAMES DEwAN, aged about twenty
five years, employed as brakeman in
the railroad yards at Alliance, while en-
gagged in switching some cars the other
morning fell under the wheels and sus-
tanned injuries that resulted in hisdeath
ut noon.
A YOUNG woman in Butler County
secured divorce from her husband and
fell in love with man who robbed her
of So, 500 and deserted her on their we'd
ding day.
EDWARD O'CoNNELL and his sister
were poisoned by eating cheese at
Tiffln.
AT Carrollton Maud Saunders was
given a verdict of $500 against DIR.
Daniel Gardner, of Massillon, for breach
of promise to marry.
Two more cases of smallpox are re-
| ported at Duanquat.
HOG cholera is prevalent in Seneca
County.
WILL CURRY, of Middlcport, brake
man on freight train of the Columbus,
Hotk king Valley and Toledo road, was
run over at Gallipolis, and had his left
leg horribly crushed.
GEO. BowsHER, an oil we'll pumper for
the Lima Oil Company, was badly scald-
ed at Hume, while taking out hand
hole in a boiler, probably fatally.
AT Conneaut, in drunken quarrel,
John Mcdowell was shot by Swede
named Alexander Martinsen. Mellow
ell will probably die. Martinsen is un-
! der arrest.
WM OsTBNDoRF had his right log
broken the other evening by the kick of
a horse in Makeley's blacksmith shop,
Dayton. He was assisting to shoe the
horse when kicked.
DURING heavy gale on the lake the
steamer Bessie, bound from Huron to
st. Clair, broke her machinery and was
driven on the rocks seven miles from
Sandusky and pounded heavily and
sunk. All on board took to small boats,
and after several hair-breadth escapes
reached shore.
| \ PosT-oFFIcE has been established at
Arlington Heights, Hamilton County,
| and Frank Mulhoflin is postmaster.
a FoUR-YEAR-oLD daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollin Hufford, of Belle Vernon,
during the temporary absence of her
mother, threw some coal oil in the fire,
and her clothing becoming ignited she
was burned to death.
w. +. DERR, State Veterinarian, re-
ports chronic glandcrs prevailing at
Mooreiield Harrison County. He Or
dered four horses killed that were af
flictcd with the disease.
THE paraiine works being built by the
Standard Oil Company, at Lima, to be
operated in connection with their solar
refinery, is ready for business and will
be started at once with large force of
men.
The safe of L. Binn & Sons, at Day
ton, was cracked by burglars early the
other morning, but they only secured
$5.77.
THE potato crop in this State is full
average in quantity and quality.
AT Bucyrus, Henry Heist, aged "A,
was operated on by a number of physi-
clans for a case of strangulated hernia,
and died from the effects. He was for
mcrly citizen of Gallon.
LAFAYETTE FRoUTZ was cut and kill
ed by Reuben Gardner, at West Mill
Grove, the other night.
MARY MULLARKY and Annie Nc
Donald were killed. and Anthony Ryan
was seriously injured, by c. & o. train
at crossing in Cincinnati.
THE Ohio School Examiners will hold
their next annual meeting at Columbus,
December 20.
THE store of w. H. ii. Francis & Sons,
at Nashport, was broken into and goods
to the amount of about 500 taken. No
clcw.
HATTIE SANG and Minnie Snyder are
under arrest at Wooster for burglary.
They confessed.
HENRY WOLFE was instantly killed at
Fremont, by the accidental discharge of
gun.
A PROMINENT contractor named Dar-
rington was killed at Youngstown by
the kick of horse.
DAVID NoTEsTRIN was instantly kill
ed by the explosion of an engine at
Shawnee.
Mrs. NATHAN MCCowEN, an old lady
of seventy-three years, had her ribs
broken and sustained internal injuries
by falling from the hay-mow at her