The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Epiphany was struck by lightning and
considerably damaged.
WILLIAM PRoBERT, who died A few
days ago in Fulton County, aged ninety,
was the Oldest Grand Army man in the
United States He served in Michigan
regiment
WILL MONEY, son of Congressman
Morey, of Hamilton, has been appoint
ed to 5000 clerkship in the Census
Bureau.
TuE appropriations made by the Leg
fslaturp thus far are S3,052. 03T in the
partial and general bills, $50, 1895 in
the deficiency bill, and S43,500, with
S3t, ,562 foradyertisiHg the constitutional
anaendments, making total of SO, ,sT3,-
592-s5., The total receipts Of last year
were S3,273, 1865, which, taken as a
basis for the current year, would leave
in the State Treasury at the close of the
fiscal year 1890 S2O4,20.
The following nominations for post
masters were made few days ago-
Robert D.. Doyle Bryany Morris Burnsr
Gallon.
a TwE&vE-YENa-oLD boy at AKRON
Sag fired at by burglar whom he de-
A NEW post-office has been established
at Clemma, Gallia Ceunty,, J@ab A. King
postmaster.
THE city council os Logan granted a
franchise of the streets and alleys of
that city for an electsic light plant to-
Nessrs Welsh & Ressinger, of Athens.
JACOB B. KoRN, an ex-councilman of
Springfield committed suicide with a.
revolver. He used Jooking-gtass in
order to take perfect aim.
a, NUMBER of relics, supposed to be
those of the mound builders, were un-
earthed along the Miami river in Butler
County
A SLICK swindler at Mansfield, realiz-
ed $500 from the sale of Bogus Louisi-
ana lottery tickets.
A WOMAN at Fremont got a. verdict of
81, 00oagainst saloon-keeper who sold
her husband liquor after she had noti-
fed him not to do so.
WHILE little Edan Creel,, at Enon,
Clarke County, was playing with a sup
posed worthless dynamite cartridge, it
exploded, tearing off part of her left
hand. The cartridge also passed square
ly through the fieshy part OF the left
leg, below the knee, causing a sickening
wound and extensive hemorrhage.
The following fourth-class postmas-
ters were appointed the other day: Ber-
nard, Brown County, L.. Biehn; New
Hagerstown, Carroll County, b. Krieg;
Oretown, Vinton County, w. H.. House
holder; Owen, Marion County, p. Lewis;
Warnock, Belmont County, NJ. h. Nc
kirahan.
TOBIAS ELLIOTT, a young farmer of
jackson Township, Shelby County, is
missing. His horse returned home, the
other morning, dragging the remains of
his buggy, and it is feared that the
vehicle struck bridge in. the dark and
that Elliott is drowned.
THE Governor has granted reprieve
until the Esd day of May to Chas-
Blythe, sentenced to hang on the 9th of
April for the killing of Colonel Jones,
of Cincinnati.
AN old soldier named Cast was beaten
and robbed of seventy-fve dollars pen
sion money. near Tiffin.
MADAME DEWERE was acquitted of
forgery at Toledo.
LEANpER BURDIoK,. Grand Master of
Ohio Masons has appointed the follow
ing trustees to represent the Grand
Lodge in the location and erection of
the proposed State Mason Home: j. III.
Bromwell, j. w. Iredell, Cincinnati; c.
c. Keifer, Urbana; G. ID. Mcbride, Gal
lipolis; c. A.. Woodward, Cleveland;
John NJ Stull, Warren. Representatives
from other bodies are: Grand Command
cry, s. +. Forbes, Toledo; g. B. Har-
mon, Dayton; Ed Morrell, Columbus;
Grand Council, ]. W. Chamberlain. Tiff
fin; Grand Chapter, w. b., Hillman,
Cleveland; Leander Burdiok, Toledo;
w. w. Savage, Wilmington. The Scot
tish Rite has yet to name two trustees,
when organization will take place.
are established at Cincin-
natl by the constitution.
HENRY MEME, who, came 20 the Sol
diers' Home, Dayton, from Cincinnati, a
veteran of Company E, Fifth Kentucky
Infantry, aged sixty years, committed
suicide the other night by shooting with
a revolver. the. bullet lodging in his
brain back off the left ear. Ee was
found lying ini pool of blood at day
light next morning, a pistol by his side.
He drew his pension three days before
and had not been home since then.
EARLN the other morning fierce
storm passed over the nOrthcrn portion
of Jackson. Al large, new swo-story
frame dwelling, which was being erected
for Mr. VIM. Neeley, of Cincinnati, was
lifted off its foundation and set down
few feet from its former place But lit.
tie other damage was done.
The Cincinnati Chamber of Com
merce, on learning of the TERRIBLE calam--
ity at Louisville, appointed a commit.
tee to visit the STRICKEN city and report,
to the Chamber what it may find neces
sary to be done in the way of relief.
THE following Ohio possmasters were,
commissioned on the 2sah: Fallsburg,
Licking County, o.. q. Edwards; Mecca.
TrumbuEl County, f.. 6. Miller; Nit
chell's salt works, Jefferson County,. r.
Mcintosh.
ADJUTANT-GENERAE. HAWKINS has,
telegraphed to Adju sant- General Hast
ings, of Pennsylvania, requesting the
returI of the tents loaned the Johns
town sufferers, so bhat they night be,
forwarded TO Louisville, if needed.
GDvERNeH CAMPBELL, on 5he 2Sth,
sent the following dispatch to the mayor
OF Louisville: ''0a behalf of the people,
of Ohio extend TO the citizens of Lou