The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-08
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

mother and her daughter mot with terri
bic deaths, happened on the Pan-Han-
die railroad, ten miles eastof Columbus,
about noon, few days since. Mrs Da-
vid r. Logan, the wife Of farmer liv'
ing about Ave miles from Pataskala, In
Licking County, and her daughter, Mrs.
w. H. Meade, while driving across the
track in a buggy, were struck by Pan
Handle passenger train No. 81 ana In
stantly killed.
A TELEGRAM from Ogden City, Utah,
announces that the body of Detective
Murphy, of Columbus, who SO mysteri-
ously disappeared from there month
ago. has been found near that place.
CLYDE SnEARER, nineteen-year-old
boy serving three years sentence from
Washington County for assault to rape
on the 31st was lying in the peniten-
tiary hospital in the last stages of con-
sumption. The prison physicians OK
pected his death hourly, and although
he fully realized that he was at deaths
door, between his gasps for brestn ne
declared his innocence of tbo crime Oh
which he was convicted, pad charges MS
conviction to man who owed him Sl4o
for work performed
| PETER SAwypa, an engineer on the
Cleveland apd Pittsburgh railroad, was
instantly Elled, the other morning, ut
the derot, Alliance, by being run over
by an engine. His body was horribly
mapsled, being strewn on tho track for
several rods. He was single man and
lived at Bedford.
WHILE Bessie Culp, four-year-old
daughter of c. c. Culp. was playing
about the fire at her home seven miles
west of Lima, her clothes ignited, and
before the flames could be extinguished
she was burned to death.
NEAR Akron Harry L. Cass cut his
throat on account Of sons death. He
may die.
MICHAEL FREL, unmarried, and
about 80 years old, was killed at Zanes.
Vile, on a b. and o. switch.
THE date of the next State Fair has
been fixed for the week of September
II to 10, iroviding it does not interfere
with tho drcuit OF large fairs.
The boay of Mrs. Tucker, colored,
was found with bullet in her head at
Youngstown, and her husband was ar.
rested.
THE poit-office at Clifton, Clarke Coun-
ty, was ribbed OF S101 the other night.
FOURTEEN young men from the Four
teenth congressional District, few
days ap, were examined for appoint
mont to West Point. Six failed to pass
the MEDICAL examination. G. Roscoe
Howlanl, of Oberlin, was the success
full candidate, with j. Edgar White, of
Norwall, as alternate.
| SAMUEL BORN, aged eighty-two, while
crossing bridge on the c., 8. and c.
railroad at Kenton, was struck by an ex-
press, Milling him instantly.
ANOTHER appeal has been made to the
Department of Justice for pardon for
=. L. Harper.
| Mr.. HEApLEY DAWSON, of Glenroy,
who WIS crushed the other day by fall
ing site, died early next morning. He
had inended to quit mining few days
beforehis death, having followed it for
twelve years.
A FIRE broke out in the basement Of
son, ausing quite commotion among
the scholars. A few pupils were slight
ly burned. The fire caught from the
heaters.
Columbus, the jury in the case of
Fox Anderson, indicted for cutting to
kill and wound, the other day night re-
turned verdict of guilty of cutting to
kill, the penalty for which is from one to
twenty years in the penitentiary. Ander-
sons attorney gave notice that he would
move for new trial.
ISAAC WHITE, farmer aged about
sixty years, living near Alliance, lost
both hands by the accidental discharge
of his gun while hunting.
CAPTAIN JAMES S. WISE died few
days ago at his home, near Delhi, after
an illness of several months.
WIN. STANNoCK married q Springfield
girl and Immediately after the mother
of another girl he had Tilted called and
blacled his eye.
FRANK CATO was shot by Frank
| Cruise near Steubenville, and as both
are Italians there is talk that the Mafia
| had hand in 1T.
A FIRE at Andover destroyed eighteen
| places of business. The loss Is $40, 600
one-half covered by insurance.
JAMES A. DEAN, for twenty-five years
deputy warden of the Ohio penitentiary
| died the other morning after three
years. illness Of paralysis.
| LOUIS REEMELIN, E. w. Donham ant
VIM. Montgomery have applied to the
superior court to enjoin the mayor o.
Cincinnati from appointing the new
Board of City Affairs. Judge Hunt heard
the case, and every effort will be made
to got an early decision from the State
Supreme Court.
JOHN THORN, M. H. Buckley and M
Il. Tarleton, on trial at Tiffin, for kill
ing quail, were discharged.
GAME WARDEN SMITH was arrested a
Tifiin for pulling gun on John Thorr
while arresting him. He was placed un
der bond.
| DANIEL CLICK, while returning to hi.
home, near Iiffin, under the influence
of liquor, fell from his buggy and frac
tured his skull.
The other morning at o'clock thu
body Of John Mclean, wealthy far
mer living on Swearing Hill, was dis
covered at the Bert bridge, two mile
south Of Wellston, dead. He fell out o
his wagon and received fatal conclusion
OF the brain.
| THmTEEN horses perished in fir'
that destroyed the livery and undertak
ing establishment of Peter RebOld, il
Fairmount, Cincinnati. Eighteen car