Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


thumb and two fingers were blown of.
1t will incapacitate him from writing.
ROBERT THOMPSON, brakeman on the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railroad, of Norwallt, was fatally shot
by John Costello, crossing watchman,
who accidentally emptied the contents
of a shotgun into Thompson's bowels.
They were celebrating the Fourth.
AN unknown man, about forty-five
years old, was struck by an electric
motor Mt Cleveland, few days ago, and
knocked senseless He was taken to a
hospital, and died within an hour. In
his pocket were scraps of paper, on
which were written the names w. Colder
and l. Colder Terre Haute, Ind.
THE President has sent to the Senate
the nomination of II. n. Allen, of Ohio,
us U. S. Secretary of Legation, at Corea.
AT Bucyrus, Geo. Rosina, while shoot
ing cannon, got his hand in front of it,
and had three fingers blown off.
Two young men, named Aidt and Ar
mentraut, of Bucyrus had their hands
badly lacerated while exploding dyna-
mite cartridges.
By the premature discharge Of rife
Jerry Harding, residing three miles
from Newark, while celebrating the
Fourth, had his left hand torn off, mal-
ing it necessary to amputate the whole
hand.
THE President has nominated the fol-
lowing postmasters: James M. Brown,
Toledo; j. M. Bently, Ada; John Hop
ley, Bucyrus; c. L. Bonham, Harrison;
c. B. Martin, Lancaster.
CIRCLEvILLE's population will not ex-
ceed $500.
GALLON has voted to issue 500, 900
bonds for establishing new factories.
The official figures on the population
of Marion, will show s,33s, against 8, ,s99
in $780,
JOHN CADDEN leaped from the Gin
einnati suspension bridge and was
drowned. Cause: A desire for noto-
riety
WHILE firing the National salute at
the Columbus barracks, the 4th, Gus
tave Gunnison had his right hand blown
off and his face injured, and Harney
Choss had his thumb injured by the ex
plosion of cannon.
MAssMLoN's population is 10, $50, an
increse of so per cent.
JOHN SEAMAN escaped from Longview
Asylum, and returned to his home in
Cincinnati, and cut his throat.
THE Democratic Congressional con-
vention in the 18th district is to be held
at Logan August 5.
AT Piqua, Patrick Howard drank some
muriatic acid the other night and died
from it's effects. He was an old citizen
of Piqua and of late years was much dis
sipated.
The soldier census of the Cincinnati
district shows the following number of
veterans and widows of soldiers in the
counties outside of the city of Cincin-
natl: Hamilton, 1,s16; Warren, 1,O35;
Clinton, LOTT; Clermont, l, 443; Butler,
1,254 Cincinnati is estimated at 5, 900.
By the explosion of small cannon
with which party were celebrating at
Canton, Daisy Brisbane, an eight-year-
old girl, was struck on the head with
heavy piece Of iron, crushing her skull
and scattering her brains over the pave
ment Charles Elkins had hand torn
off.
RoBT. MCMITLEN, we'll known all over
Bellaire, and addicted to drink, jumped
from c. L. Il W. freight train, and,
striking fence, was thrown under the
train and literally cut to pieces.
TIE total population of Gallon, ac-
,ording to figures furnished by the Cen
sus Supervisor, is Z, $50, an increase Of
1,546 in ten years.
The estimated population of Youngs-
town, according to the census, is 80. $50,
according to the figures received the
other night. The population ten years
ago was slightly over $4,000.
HERMAN LACKMAN, leading brewer
of Cincinnati. who was Frustrated by
the heat, died at his residence in Glen
dale.
COLUMBUS was visited by an electri-
cal storm of great violence the other
night. A young man named Stutz, aged
about 10 years, was standing under
tree at the corner of Town street and
Grant avenue, when he was struck by
bolt of lightning and instantly killed.
The clothing was stripped from his body
and even the shoes torn from his feet.
The ligh thing struck house occupied
by family named Wise, at 2O4 River
street, West Side. VIM. III. Wise,
teamster aged about 20, was instantly
killed. His sister-in-law, Mrs. f. Wise,
was so severely injured that it is feared
she may not recover. Her hearing was
totally destroyed. Two children, who
were the other inmates of the house.
were also seriously injured, and the
house was considerably damaged.
JACOB DEIrRIcK, of Dayton, commit
ted suicide by taking carbolic acid.
AT Newark, Mrs. Harriet Stanberry,
widow of the late DR.. Edward Stanber-
ry, was overcome by the intense heat,
and expired very suddenly. She was
aged about sixty years
The Cleveland, Lorraine and Wheeling
Railroad Company will build branch
line to Canton from Millport fifteen
miles distant. Work on the road will
commence at once.
THE O'Brien Wagon Works, of Tifin,
hova occaptad tho offar Of tba boord 80