Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-08
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

eu Dy inc elecbrlc llBht at canton.
THos. WooLMAN was fatally scalded
by a boiler explosion near Alliance.
A. S. RIPLEY has been appointed post
master at Patriot Gallia County.
BABY of John Feltz, two years DID,
was ground under the cruel wheels while
crawling on the railroad at Burkets-
yillc.
A BRAKEMAN named Homan was kill
cd by cars at Akron.
Mrs. ADDIE MARQUIS, wife of the
Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor in the late election, died on
the 30th at her home in Bellefontaine,
after painful illness OF several months.
AT Springfield, o., Captain Jacob Gar
rett opened his fathers coffin to take a
last look and found him alive, in which
condition he is liable to remain for an
unlimited period.
Four buildings at New Moorefield,
eight miles north of Springfield, were
destroyed by fire the other night. Total
loss, 5000; insurance $4,000.
EXEDIToR DAVIS, of the Marietta
Leader, and President pro tenn. of the
last State Senate. was blood relative
of JEFF Davis. His father was full
cousin to the Confederate Chief.
CHARLES SLussER was sent to Jail at
Hillsboro for brutally beating and kick
ing Chinaman named Sam Lee.
HIRAM JEssUPs, who was struck by a
locomotive while crossing street, at
Newark, December 81, has brought suit
for $1,000 damages against the Pitts
.; Do,
road Company.
AT Circleville, Elizabeth Ebert has
brought suit against John u. Rockey for
$1,000 damages for slander. The plaintiff
alleges the defendant falsely accused
her of stealing chickens.
TIE infant son of ID. G. Paysley, of
Wellsville, was choked to death the
other night while nursing from bot
tie, the rubber nipple coming off and
being drawn into the throat so far thai
it could not be removed ere death en-
sued.
FouRTH-cLAss postmasters were APP
pointed on the 30th as follows: Acme,
Medina County, A. j. Koppes; Meta
mora, Fulton County, A. G. Prentiss;
West Middleburg, Logan County, l. w.
McWade.
a coLoBED preacher named Stran has
been arrested at Springfield on the
charge of appropriating funds raised for
church purposes.
THE prevalence of scarlet fever at
Titfin is causing alarm. Many cases are
reported and several deaths have oc-
Cured
AT Zanesvilles Ray, the eleven-year-
old son of Edward Hullsman, died few
days ago of dipbtheria. This is the
sixth death that can be traced to the
bringing of the remains of the Gibbons
child to GAINESVILLE for burial, having
died in Chicago of diphtheria.
FULLY 5000 persons in Toledo on the
Soth, were victims of la grippe. Near
ly the entire number were seized
with the disease during twenty-four
hours. The malady is rapidly spread
ing.
THE expenses of the State Fish and
Game Commission for the year 1889
amount to about 1000. The State col
lected $4,000 by tax on gill and pound
nets and by special law paid over the
Commission 81, 900 of this money.
JAMES H. RADCLIFFE, convicted, re-
Gently at Pomeroy, of manslaughter in
the killingof # Lewis d. Cottrill about a
year ago. was taken to the penitentiary
at Columbus on the 30th, by Sheriff
Titus. H9 goes for fourteen years. On
boarding the train he said: II go to the
penitentiary, not criminal, but because
the man whom / shot died"
From advance sheets of the report of
the Auditor of State, the following esti-
mates for the different departments for
the coming year are taken:
General revenue, balance. ........... 22,363 IS
Total estima, Observation-Disclosures. 8 323 $50 81
Sinking Fund............... ............ 534,275 90
State common school 1,139 $40 95
Total estimated receipts. ........... 5697, ,206 5S
Grand total, including balance in
Treasury November 6, 1888. ....... co.'s, SOC Al
The grand total of estimated dis
bursements sis................. :. So 4l5, 1856 05
This is considered very close esti-
mate based on the estimates of disburse-
ments. OF course the disbursements are
not expected to be as large as above
stated.
JACK WTLLIsoN, a veteran soldier,
was fatally injured by cars at New Lex
ington.
WM. COINS was acquitted, at Lima,
of completely in the murder of Patrick
Hughes.
In the mpson-Marquis contest for
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio the taking
of testimony on behalf of Lampson will
be begun January 3.
THE act passed by the Ohio Legis-
lature providing for the taxation of
fish nets has been declared unconstitu-
tional.
JOHN BENNETT was injured by cars at
Milford Center.
Tuos. MANN fell sixty feet from tho
top of a blast furnace at Youngstown,
and was instantly killed.
Hon. SAMUEL f. CovINGToN died the
other day at his residence in Madison
Vile.
JOHN s. ROLLER, ex-city clerk of
Youngstown, was arrested on the charge