The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-20
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

THE President has nominated Thad-
Gems w. Faucher to be postmaster at
Lorain.
Ex-LEe,sLAToR JAMES r. THoMp-
SON died at Dayton. a few days ago.
Al Canton two-year-old child OF
Henry Papiste drank cup full Of
concentrated lye, and its recovery is
| doubtful.
ANDREW SHoE, prominent farmer,
was struck on the head at his homo
northeast of Findlay, and killed in
| stantly.
The residence of Cyrus Dieter, far
meS near Alliance, was destroyed by fire,
and one Of his children, aged five, per-
ished in the fire.
CHARLES CRAIG, the Cincinnati Wife
slayer, was declared guilty of murder in
the first degree.
JOHN KELLY was instantly killed and
John Edgell fatally injured by an acci-
dent on the c., II. v. & 7. railroad near
Nelsonviile.
LONDON celebrated the opening of
her new water works system few days
ago.
THE second annual report of the trus-
tees of the Soldiers Home at Sandusky,
shows that there were 675 inmates in
the home November Is, 1890. The ex-
penditures for the year we're S193, 060.2s.
FIRE at midnight destroyed Murray's
| livery barn and contents at Lima, con-
sisting of ten horses and a number Of
buggies, and badly damaged the main
building of the Globe Machine Works.
Loss $1,000, insurance unknown.
CHARLES GooDE, the twelve -year-old
son of w. II. C. Goode, prominent man
ufacturer of Sidney, was thrown from a
buggy and his skull probably fractured.
His recovery is doubtful.
L. l.. ARNEY, who was arrested for
committing rape on little eight-year-
old girl in Alliance. was the other day
found guilty in the common pleas court
at Canton, and sentenced to life impris-
onment in the penitentiary.
THE gas was shut off from the Briggs
Iron and Steel Works, Findlay, for re-
fusal to pay $4,000 per annum rent,
and the company is drilling two wells
of its own.
Mr.. HENEY e. NOBLE, brother of the
| Secretary of the Interior, died at his
home in Columbus, the other evening OF
heart disease. His age was about sixty
years. He leaves a wife, but no chill
dren.
Mrs. GEORGE DEwALT, wife of a
white barber of Springfield, distinguish
ed herself the other day by grabbing
burly colored burglar, whom she found
going out of her house. She made him
give up gold watch and other valu-
ables. She screamed for help and held
on to him. He escaped by getting out
of his coat which she held onto. He
was arrested later and found to be Chas.
Smothers, professional thief, whose
place was packed with booty.
The Ohio State Grange closed three
days secret meeting at Tiffin, few days
ago. The following officers were chosen
for the ensuing year: Master, S. II.
Ellis, Springboro, Warren County; over
seer, T. p. Shield, Watkins, Union
County; lecturer, E. l.. Hall, Bath, Sum
init County; steward, Il. NJ. Coulter,
Mansfield; assistant steward, j. B. Du-
gan, Selig, Adams County; chaplain, w.
A. Kelly, Kenton; treasurer, Henry Tai
cot, Jefferson, Ashtabula County; secre-
tary, Il. A. Aikens, Sandusky; gate
keeper, Lewis +. Smith, Lykins, Craw-
ford County; ceres Mrs. S. II. Ellis,
Springboro, Warren County; pomona.
Esther Helser, Herring, Allen County;
fora, Grace freeman, Rex, Miami
County; lady assistant steward, NJ. C.
Walker, Greenville. There were nearly
600 delegates present, representing S4 of
the IS counties in the State.
HAMILTON Electric Street Railroad
Company agrees to forfeit $1,000 il it's
cars are not running by August next.
WASHINGTON PARK, Cincinnati, and
Gilbert avenue, from Broadway to Nc
MILAN street, will be lighted by cleo
tricity.
THE u. S. Secret Service officers have
captured gang of twelve counterfeit
ers, who have been making and passing
spurious ten-dollar bills, their head
quarters being at Palestine OF the
prisoners, two were captured at Canton,
one at Massillon, and four about twenty
five miles southeast of Canton, near the
Pennsylvania State line. The officers
have secured plates, molds and the whole
outfit. One of the counterfeiters' tricks
to age" the new bogus money was to
soak the fresh bills in vinegar. The Of
| ficers refuse to give names.
EQUINE grippe is prevailing to an
| alarming extent among the horses or
Noble County. Many valuable animals
have died, and the contagion is rapidly
| spreading.
ChIcKEN-PoX is epidemic at New
ark.
OIL was struck near Cardington at q
depth of 9. 800 feet.
r. X. LIVINGSTONE, of Hamersville,
lost his left arm by the accidental dis
charge of his gun
LIMA is delighted with the passage Of
the bill for her public buildings, and
will tender a reception to Congressman
Yoder on his return.
CLARA MCNEIL, aged eighteen years,
of GAINESVILLE, ended her ruined life be-
meath the waters of the river.
BURGLARS went through the dry goods
store of Ewing & Range, at McComb,
and carried off 5000 or $500 worth Of
goods
BY freight wreck on the Findlay
branch of the c., II. and D., at Macon,
| twoengines were demolished and num-
| ber of cars wrecked The baggagemas-
ter was injured SO badly that he will die
THE latest piece of foolishness at tho
penitentiary is project for a daily pa
per, edited and published by the con-
| yicts Charles Kline, q DAYTON con-