The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-22

VI. .DI
AN epidemic of typhoid fever Is rag
ing at Clermontville. There have been
already eighty-nine cases, of which
twenty-five have been fatal. At present,
forty persons are stricken Business is
entirely suspended, and the 200 people
who make up the population are wild
with fear.
THE Knox County Savings Bank, of
Mt. Vernon, has been forced in to assign
mont on account of the failure of
Decker, Howell 81 Co., with whom they
have $4,000 deposits. Their other as
sets aggregate 100000, and the liabili-
ties S175, 000
FRANK HAGG, Mt Eaton farmer,
was found dead in bed t hotel at Woos-
ter. He had been serving as juror in
the court Of common pleas. Over $500
was found on his person.
JAS. KELLER, farmer residing twelve
miles south of Mansfield, accidentally
shot himself while examining riflo
with which he intended to shoot chick
en-. The ball lodged in his brain, caus-
ing instant death. He was fifty years
old, and has wife and six children.
THERE were twenty-seven Democratic
Governors, ex-Governors and Govern
ors-elect and nineteen United States
Senators and ex-United States Senators
present at the Thurman banquet at Co.
lumbus
j. b. WILSON, of Caldwell, was sem
fenced by Judge Campbell to three
years in the penitentiary for stealing
ii
brought back to answer on charge Of
forgery.
GovERNoR-EIECT BOYD, OF Nebraska,
who came East to attend the Thurman
banquet, arrived at GAINESVILLE, the 9TH
or evening on q visit to his father. An
informal reception was held in the par
lors of the Clarendon Hotel from 7 to 0
o'clock. Several hundred of the distin-
guished gentleman's school-boy friends
paid their respects to him, as also all the
leading Democrats of the city. lie re-
mained there several days the guest Of
his father
CYRUS CARSON, wealthy farmer liv-
ing near New Philadelphia, was crushed
to death by the breaking down of
bridge.
in Madison County.
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL has issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation, naming the
27th inst. as the day, the same as named
in President Harrison's proclamation.
SAMUEL CRAWFORD, farmer living
one and half miles from Butler, took
his wife and child to town on q visit,
and while in the act of moving his gun
in the buggy, in order to get out, acci-
dentally shot himself through the head.
Death was instantaneous.
FIREMAN FLETCHER was killed in
collision on the b. & o. near Bellaire.
The mayor of Findlay has ordered all
gamblers to leave town. Fifty have
left.
CHAs. HURsEY, of Gratiot, was fatally
shot while hunting.
AFTER lingering in terrible agony for
five days little Gail Wright, who re-
ceived a charge of shot in the back from
his fathers shotgun while out hunting,
near Newark, died from tho effects OF
the injury. 1t is feared that the shock
has so affected the fathers mind that
he will take his own life, hence he ha.
to be guarded. The mother is also pros
trated.
Ida ELLIOTT, of Lima seeks vainly
for William Farbush, who she met on a
Western train, welded, and trusted with
her last cent of cash.
THE plurality of Judge Shauck, in the
Columbus Judicial Circuit is 1887.
Mrs. JULIA WETzEL, Marion widow,
was swindled out Of SIS by an insurance
shark.
MAHoNING valley mine strikers will
return to work at old prices.
Two Findlay burglars blew the c., 8.
& C. ticket Office safe and were just
about to gobble the swag when the agent
came along and gobbled them.
GEORGE FISHER, Henry Wyscup and
Charles Burkett were killed by an ex-
plosion OF dynamite, at Clusters stone
quarry, Lima. Three other men were
injured.
ELMER L. SHARKEY, who was TO hank
on the 14th, has again been respited,
this time indefinitely. Sharkey is dis.
satisfied. He confidently expected q
pardon.
Gro. IRELAND was killed near WASH
ington C. H., by Dayton, TT. Wayne
and Chicago train.
THE official plurality for Secretary Of
State Ryan in Hamilton County is $3.50.
That of Storer for Congress is 2,2SS, and
Of Caldwell 1880.
DAVID EDWARDS, Vendocia hermit,
died alone, and no heirs to his $50, 900
have yet appeared,
ED MCCARTHY. aCincinnati murderer.
has been eonricted OF murder in the
hrst degree.
RECENTLY Leander Lett. of Meigs
Township. Muskingum County, caught
q snow-whlte squirrel with pink eyes.
The pretty little animal is now in the
possession of James Brown. of Zanes-
tiIlo. and is attracting great attention.