The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-02
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

body severely. lie can hardly recover
WILLIAM II. NEvITT was fatally man
gled by the premature explosion OF
cannon at q Republican meeting at
GAINESVILLE, on the 25th.
WM. IMHoFF, we'll known farmer, was
killed by the cars near Mansfield
THE husband of Mrs. Garrett, the Me-
dina County murderess, has been given
divorce and the custody of her child born
in prison.
A WEALTHY farmer named Kennedy,
living few miles northeast of New
Philadelphia, met his death from
singular cause. He was using bone-dust
as a fertilizer, and, becoming overheat-
ed, wiped the sweat from his face with
his shirt sleeve. Blood poison.from the
bone-dust ensued, causing his death.
FIRE at Port Clinton, the other night,
destroyed the planning mill and lumber
yard of August Spies e. Co., an elevator
filled with grain and coal warehouse
owned by A. Couche e Co., together with
two dwellings,, railroad cars, docks, etc.
The loss. 500, 900; insurance, unknown.
TRAMPs are supposed to have burned
Peter Walters farm house near Mas
sillon.
INcENn1ARIEs burned the big barn of
James Orsutt at Cassville.
THE Fostoria Banking Company, j.
W. Powell, president, and j. B. Holman,
cashier, made an assignment, the other
day, to John Bender. The assets are
given at S24, 900: liabilities unknown. j.
w. Powell, the president is said to be
tho Cp1n puppr nf tha ppDpnrp
IL the Supreme Court, the other day,
oral argument was made in the case of
the treasurer of Fayette County against
the Drovers' Bank, of Washington c. III.
1t raises the question of the constitu-
tionality of the law governing "..!..-.cor'
porated banks. The defendant bank
made its return as provided in the stat
utes, but the auditor, acting on the
claim that the law is unconstitutional,
restored certain items to the duplicate.
This made difference of 1854, 900 in the
taxable valuation of the bank property
and they refused to pay the taxes.
GEORGE KNOX, brakeman on thu
Scioto Valley railroad, in attempting to
couple cars at Lochbourne, was caught
between the bumpers and badly i'm
jured.
THE Scioto Natural Gas and Oil Com
pany. at Kenton, has sold the gas plant
of that city to the Standard Oil Company
for $4,000.
MORGAN JENKINS, of South Whitley,
Ind, had his pocket picked of $50
at Lima. on the 25th. Denny O'Connor,
a Findlay gambler, was arrested for the
crime.
THE roof of the new hot blast of the
Girard Furnace, fell in the other day,
while a number of worllmen were en-
gagged upon it, precipitating the men
distance of twenty feet. The falling
timbers broke large steam pipe and
the escaping steam terribly burned
William Anderson and his two sons,
Dell and Charles. They were also cut
but may recover. -Four others sustained
bad cuts and bruises, but were not dam
gerously hurt.
JESSE Phillips, aged twelve, was
seriously injured by the cars at New
ark.
FoURTu-CLAss postmasters We're APP
Lewis Center, Delaware County, A. C.
Barrows; Malvern, Carroll County, Van
NJ. Gwynn; Parisville, Portage County,
Stephen NJ. Barton.
RICHARD ToBIN,o of Bellevue, was found
dead the other day in coal-shed in the
rear of a saloon at Sandusl1y. 1t is sup
posed he died from excessive indulgence
in liquor. Deceased was 80, and sim
gle.
PROF. LEsQUEREUX, of Columbus, emi-
nent botanist and paleontolgist is dead,
aged So. He came to this country from
Switzerland, and was the author of
about fifty scientific works. He was a
college mate of Guyot and Agassiz.
JAMES WATSON was killed by fall of
slate in mine No. New Straitsville.
Thomas Roberts was seriously hurt at
mine No. AZ by fall of coal.
AT Sidney, John Schlatzer, twenty
two years old, committed suicide by
shooting in the head. He stood beside
his mother to commit the act. He was
addicted to liquor.
AT Wellston, Henry Copas, miner,
accidentally shot himself while hunt
ing, both charges from double-barreled
gun entering his abdomen. He will
pfODaDly ule.
The Governor has appointed Isaac II.
Taylor, of Carroll County, common pleas
Judge to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge Robert Raley.
A SHORTAGE of 81, 226 O7 has been dis.
covered in the accounts of City Clerk
Roller, of Youngstown.
THIEVES entered the residence of Ed
White, at Sardinia, and took gold
watch valued at S175, and $3.50 in money.
A BOY at Youngstown, who claims
that he was abused by his stepfather,
caused his own arrest for stealing
dollar, and requested that he be sent tc
the Reform School.
WILLIE MOORE, of Cincinnati, has re-
turned after three years absence, his
parents have given him up for dead. A
horse trader had coaxed him from
home.
The Columbus Board of Trade the
other night, decided to extend an invi-
tation to the delegates of the Pan-Amer.
lean Congress to stop off in that city on
their way East after leaving Cincinnati,
November 8.
THE State Board of Agriculture has
supplemented the October crop report
with additional remarks, in which they
say: "The prospect for corn is not the
best. The wet, cool weather, which
benefited the wheat and oats, was un-
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