The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-25
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

sion was formed, embracing over one
thousand school children.
M. r. ScuLIy & Co., OF Cincinnati
has been awarded the contract fol
plastering the public building at Day
ton, at SO, 1887.
WHILE burglars were at work on the
safe in Frank Halls grocery, Ohio City
the marshal went with posse to capture
them. A fight ensued. William Place
and Charles Hoover were dangerously
wounded and one robber was killed.
THE late Coroner Egan's son, John
has been appointed to the Office, at Col
umbus.
A VALUABLE horse and buggy were
stolen from the farm of j. A. Burgener
near Gallon, the other night. The
thieves were traced to Ashland County
JAMES MADDEN and George Madden,
under arrest at Newark, for attempting
to shoot Ed Hand, will be taken to Day.
ton, where they are wanted for robbing
Saundes' clothing store. Part of the
stolen goods were found in their posses.
sion.
The general store of d. w. Dellen.
berger at Randolph Center, was robbed
OF 5000 In currency and 5000 in postage
stamps early the other morning.
MISS JULIA M. CHAMBERS, of Canton,
who lost her voice three years ago, re-
covered it as suddenly as it was lost.
HOMER LEIsT, son of Andrew Leist, a
prominent farmer living few miles
west of Circleville, was killed by falling
from the platform of a C. & M. v. excur-
sion train.
ANOTHER bold robbery took place at
Randolph, north Of Canton, the other
night. Three masked men (thought to
be the same that burglarized the post
office the night before) went to the res
idence Of merchant named Merriman,
dragged him from bed and took him to
his store where they threatened his life
and compelled him to open his safe and
give over its contents, amounting to
several hundred dollars.
CAPTAIN A. c. CUMMINs, . prominent
citizen Of Mansfield, and close friend
Of Senator Bryce, was knocked down on
the streets of Mansfield few nights
ago, and robbed Of watch and consid-
cradle money. He was severely injured.
THE failure for SO. 600. 900 of r. G,
Peters, the lumber and salt baron of
Manistee, Mich, will not, as was feared,
affect oberlin College very much, and
perhaps not at all. Mr.. Peters gave
S50,000 in notes for the completion of
what is now called Peters Hail. the
main recitation hall of tie institution.
1t was feared that these notes had not
been paid, butit turns out that all of
the $50, 900 except small part has been
paid. and tMs part is fully secured by
collaterals.
JAMES BLACK, of Bremen, was killed
by Toledo and Ohio Central train the
other night while returning from the
night races at Lancaster, and Homer
List, of Pickaway County, on Cincin-
natl and MusIingum Valley train the
other morning. was struck by bridge
and instantly killed.
DIPHTHERA has broken out at Lily
Chapel, near London, where there are a
number OF cases, the village physician
being down with the disease. Several
cases are also reported at West jefferson.
JENNIE GILLEN sought the cold grave
with dose of oil of tansy because VIM.
Shank took another girl to dance at
Springfield. ..
THE trustees of the Central Insane
Asylum the other evening removed Su-
pervisor Smith lin whose charge the pa
tient Kessler was when he committed
suicide). and Drs. George Stockton and
Lizzie Curtis, assistant physicians. DR..
Stockton has been in the institution for
twelve years.
THE village of Hudson was treated to
q bad railroad smash-up few nights
ago. A Cleveland, Akron and Columbus
freight engineer, in making a running
switch did not quite clear siding, and a |
resulted freight cars being |
piled up high and the track strewn with
wreckago for rods. Two oil cars wore
hurled number of rods over an en-
bankment and exploded, while terrific
windstorm that ragged was at it's height.
The oil caught fire while it was running
lown the track and the flowing stream
of fire traversed the town through sew
'rs, houses, yards and creeks, tapping
ip every thing in its course, out-houses
md fences suffering most. The fine resi-
lence of Inspector Henry Cassen was
nearly consumed. jeff Cruble, q brake
nan, who jumped for his life, was found
under the wrecked engine,
with wrist broken. While the wreck
ng train was going to Hudson from Mt.
Vernon 1t collided at Akron with a
witch engine. Another bad wreck re-
suited. At least $25, 600 damages has
'een done by the two wrecks.
P. FL. READ sued Sheriff Cooler in the
common pleas court, at New Philadel-
,hia, for $1,000 for alleged breach of
in the matter Of appointing a
leputy sheriff. Read claims he was
aired for a period of two years, but an.
'ther man did the work.
NICHOLAS SMITH, for fifty-eight years
} resident of Seneca County, dropped
lead of apoplexy this morning aged "a.
AT Macarthur Miss Olive Adams and
|ohn Hanney, the photographer, indict-
ID for selling indecent pictures, of which
Miss Adams was the subject, pleaded
.uilty to the charge and was sentenced
~ Judge Tripp to one year each in the
)hio penitentiary n.
FoURTu-oLAss postmasters were COM
nissioned the other day as follows: Car
Others, Seneca County, j. w. Whit
nire; Laurelville, Hooking County, j.
steel; North Royalton. Cuyahoga Coun-