The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-15
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

house for passenger and freight traffic.
Although not recommending two-cent
per mile bill, he says. "The varied rail-
road interests of the State and demand
for cheaper passenger rates have engaged
the attention Of the General Assembly.
1t has been argued that railroads be re-
quired to selY reduced mileage tickets
good on any lines within the State,
tickets to bear the name OF the line and
the stamp of the station selling The
mileage coupon taken up by conductors
of another road conld pass to tho Audi
ting department of the road, which, in
turn, should transmit daily or weekly
statements With cancelled tickets to the
clearinghouse for settlement between
the various roads for balances on joint
account The fee Of one dollar per mile,
under the Massie law, has yielded re-
ceipts to the amount of SIS, 103. Three OF
the roads of the State have declined,
under the advice of their counsel, to pay
tho fee of one dollar per mile claiming
the same to be unconstitutional At
the request of Commissioner Cap
peller the Attorney General has
brought suit for the amount due the
State. Pending decision the Attorney
General has advised tlfat until n deter
mination of this question the commits
sioner retain the money in bank. The
railroad mileage of the State, standard
gauge, is 9,0l1 miles, and narrow-gauge
266 miles; total, 10,177 miles, of which
the authorized capital stock is 1888, $780,
105. The report shows the capital stock,
funded debt and current liabilities of
companies making operating report to
be SG37, ,695, $50. The construction i'm
provements during the year were S13,-
62O,477. Gross earnings during the
same term are given as S113, 416, 375 as
against operating expenses for the same
period, S79, 906, 646. Total amount re-
ceived from passenger traffic, including
mail and express, S34, ,537, 4S9; from
freight traffic, SIT, 715, 3s1; other sources,
sl,163,5 sos. The total tonnage of freight
carried during the year, earning reve-
nue., was 90, 1872, $40 tons.
COUNCILMAN WILLoUGHBY, of London
charged with burglarizing safe, was.
exonerated.
THE term of the Ohio Canal Commits
sion will expire April IA.
THE President has nominated the fol-.
lowing postmasters: John c. Guthrie,
Marysville; Matthew c. Mitchell, Mar
tins Ferry
JOHN f. SARRATT has been confirmed
as postmaster at Steubenville.
FRANKLIN CouRT, who was struck by
u Hooking Valley train near Owens last
fall and had an arm broken, has filed
suit for the amount of SIS, 900 against the
railroad.
The following fourth-class postmas-
ters were commissioned few days ago:
Greasy Ridge, Lawrence County, j. w.
Cox; Sage, Muskingum County, R. M.
Aiken; Mills Creek, Coshocton County,
L. w. Fisher.
THE following new post-offices were
recently established in this State: Lane,
Lake County, Cordelia NJ. King; Lerado,
Clermont County late Logtown, John
+. Smith; Continental, Putnam County,
late Marice City, Albert II. Andrews;
Obanon, Clermont County, Sarah Ran
dali; Palermo, Carroll County, Geo. NJ.
Warrensville, Cuyahoga
County, VIM. It. Kehres; Wick, Ashta-
bula County, Lewis N. Parker; Wildare,
TrumbuIl County, Lizzie Lonney; Whit
field, Montgomery County, Frank r.
Hardy; Phalanx Station, Trumbull
County, Geo. W. Stroup; Thorndyke,
Portage County, Morris !. Chapman.
JAMES McKEENER, aged thirty-fve-
years, farmer, residing at Selma,
Clarke County, was found dead by his
mother the other afternoon
buried in a potato pit near the home of
the deceased. He had been missing
for several days His body was
covered With earth that gave
way.
THE Miami and Erie Canal Associa-
ton, in session at. Dayton, appointed n
committee on legislation, and adopted
urging Congress to consider
the feasibility of gnlarging the canal.
MOSES NYE, a. well-known clothing
merchant of Newark, has been adjudged
insane. He wip Hle sent to the, Column
bus asylum.
MARIETTA and Harmar may consoli-
late.
DIR. w. C, PUrMAN, practiEioner at
Justus, for many years, died 81 few days,
lgo from heart. failure.
SCOTT NEFF pleaded guilty 10 charge
)i DuTBldIy' dS obld"d diG was Dull
senced to the State prison fcrone year.
An old man nnmed Yoakunn attemptedl
% kindle a fire with coal oillat Newark.
He is not expesded to recover.
TIE Governgr has appointed as trus-.
;ees of the Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home General A.. V. Rice, of
Patnam County; Isaac R:.Sherwood, of
Stark County and M. j.. Harkey, Of
Green County.
A NovEn. scene at portsmouth, the.
,ther morning, was the settlement OF a
3et between John NJ. Bridges, ot the
West side,. a2d George Reynolds. The,
,ormer had wagered a,hanasome amount
1hat he, had twenty-nDonths-old hog
Jhat would weigh more than Reynolds
iorse. The matter wis tested. The,
iorse weighed 765, pounds. With the
lid of three men and derrick the. hog
vas placed on the scales and tipped the,
beam at ss5 pountfs Seioto County pats.
ierse4f proudly On the breasa and aslss
,ther' rural districts TO troR out their.
,orkeps>
VIM. WEETER, an entensiys' contractor-
ior drilling Oil and gas wells, was in
,tanbly killed at Ottawa. the other
by being caught iathe Inachin-
sry while engaged at work. Weeter's
home is in Pennsylvania, Gut he>is we'll.
snown at Lima, Findlay ard other