The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-07-13
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

all his fingers off. Pieces struck him
in the neck near the jugular vein. mutt
lating him badly.
ERNEST, the six-year old son of John
Snyder, of Akron, fell into pond in the
rear of the water-works station and was
drowned.
AN eight-year-old boy was seriously
injured at Circlcville by the accidental
discharge of Flobert rifle.
JUDGE DAY has declined the appoint
ment of U. 5. District Judge for
Northern Ohio on account of i'll health.
Sanford MoNJAR was found dead on
the railroad track at South Bantam.
SAMUEL NJ. ALLISON. book-keeper,
was arrested at Columbus, on charge OF
embezzlement.
JUDGE j. r. JOHNSON, was thrown
from a buggy, at Youngstown, and
seriously injured.
DAVID WISE, a farmer was struck by
lightning and killed. near Mogadore.
A BRAKEMAN, named Smithson, was
killed while coupling cars at Cam.
bridge.
A MAN named Stuter was killed by cnrs
at Delphos.
THE monthly report of operations in
the Ohio oil-fcld, furnished by the
Standard Oil Company. is as follows:
Monthly field report, the Buckeye Pipe
Line, the following report for the month
of June: Wells completed during June,
50; Lima District. 10; Findlay District,
6; North Baltimore, 81: st. Mary's, /:
Gibsonburg. none. Total, "A.
NEAR Gallon, Frank Post aged nine
teen, while out cunning, pulled his CUR
over fence and accidentally shot him
self, dying in forty minutes.
a CURIOUS walking-match took place
in Portsmouth between III. Brochmeyer
notion merchant, formerly of Cincin.
natl, and Charley Blair, courthouse
clerk. 1t was to decide which should
win fair young lady. to whom both
gentlemen have been paying their at
tentions. They walked five miles,
Blochmeyer winning by fifty feet
JOHN GIRToN, a farmer, committed
suicide at Westboro, by hanging himself
to the rafter of barn.
THE State Union Labor Convention al
Lima, was presided over by John Seitz.
with q. A. Weier, of Cincinnati. as Sec.
rotary. A platform was adopted similar
to that of last year. Home rule for Gin.
cinnati was demanded and thanks +
turned to Labor Statesman Fassett. The
most important resolution passed was
that changing the name of the Union
Labor party to the National party. The
following ticket was nominated: For
Governor, j. u. Rhodes, of Sandusky
County; Lieutenant c. l.. Rice, of Cuya
hoga County, for Lieutenant Governor
Grandson Cupples for Supreme Judge
Michael Krunem for Auditor; ID. |.
Marvin, Secretary of State; VIM. Baker,
Attorney-General, and Oswain Dietg
State Board of Public Works. Charles
Jenkins, of Mahoning County, was
recommended as the choice of the con-
vention for U. S. Senator.
The jury in the Britton case, at Hills
boro, returned a verdict of guilty OF
murder in the second degree.
LEW WYMER, who six weeks ago stole
four hundred dollars. from Youngs-
town saloon-keeper, has been captured
in the West.
A CHICAGO syndicate has an agent at
Dayton, buying up the breweries in that
city.
The soldiers monument at tCircleyille,
was dedicated on the Fourth by Groc,
Post, G.. a. r.
Ross BowERSoX was so badly injured |
while firing anvils at Mt. Cory, in honor
of the Fourth" by piece of broken
ring shattering his left limb, that ampu-
tation between the knee and hip became |
necessary. The shock was too severe,
and he died next morning. He was |
twenty-three years old, and was to have
been married in few days.
AT Cleveland, Mrs. Catherine Arnold, |
IN aged woman was burned to death
while trying to start a fire with kero-
sene.
EDWIN CoNGER, recently convicted in
of wife-murdcr, has been
granted new trial.
THE Academy of Music at Cleveland,
was Quilted by fire early the other morn
ng.
MARION PRICE, a young man formerly
Of Nevada, this State, twenty-five wears
Did, was drowned at Larue late the
eiANA "A'Siiooii hHiic DdJHlHS. OIe OF
his companions nearly lost his life in
jrying to save him.
AN Allen County farmer named Roe
buck was drowned in the canal while
,Gthing.
Mrs. LUDWIG RELKE, arrested at Ak
on for disorderly conduct, tried to hang
lerself in cell.
GOVERNOR FORAKER has committed
he sentence of Frank Morris, the Cleve-
and murderer, to Imprisonment for life.
A coLonED boy named Updegrove was
rowned while bathing in the river at
Columbus.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
ppointed Geo. B. Russell and Thos. De
Var gaugers at Cincinnati.
CHAs. +. JOHNSON, of Cincinnati, has
cen appointed Consul to Hamburg.
MARIETTA is now lighted with cleo
ricity.
HEREAFTER the people of Urbana will
ave their mail delivered free the free
elivery system going into effect on the
st. j. IL. Mooney, S. c. Pieson, ond L.
. Brinkhardt are the carriers.
The Standard recently, through its
gent, VIM. Fleming, purchased 1865
cres OF leases of the Duke Norton Oil
ompany,pay'ng therefor forty thousand
oilars. !
AT Ashtabula, Margaret Cochran, aged !
was fatally burned by the explosion !