The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-02
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Senate, the other day, were Finley
Johnson for postmaster at Uhrichsville
and L. B. Smith at Whitehall.
MRs. WIN. COLE, living near Findlay,
was probably fatally kicked while milk
Ing cow.
AT Breclsville twelve miles north from
Akron, Henry Stebbins, aged eighty
eight years, the oldest pioneer in the
township, suicided by cutting his throat.
The cause was dread of the infirmities
Of old age.
THE Supreme Court has refused the
attorneys of Elmer Sharky leave to file
petition in error. Sharkey must now
hang, unless the Governor interferes.
LovrLAND's population is 2,470, OF
which 5S5 are colored.
THE population of Mansfield, as CLEAN
ed from the returns by Superintendent
Beer, is 1905, q gain in the decade OF
but 1886.
NJ. l.. SowARDs, who lives in Adams
County, near Mineral Springs, was
lodged in Jail at Portsmouth, the other
night, by Deputy Collector Lewis,
charged with making and selling liquor
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from the Government. 1t is said that
Sowards has been keeping that neigh
borhood drunk on cheap whisky fol-
many months.
TIE boiler in the Mead Bros grist
mill, in North Jackson, exploded. in
stantly killing George Mead and VIM.
Thompson, and fatally injuring VIM. p
Mixsel.
HOLMES County real estate appraisers
show decrease in wealth since 1880.
Ar Newark, Jessie A. Stone has
brought suit against Lane Bros. fol
$40, 900 damages for injuries sustained
while tearing down the East Main street
bridge.
ALBERT RAMSEY, living near New
Hampshire, fell from a wagon loaded
with wheat, and was fatally injured.
I AT Fremont, burglars tried to force
an entrance into the residence OF @
Baker. He fired two shots at them, ant
at daylight the tracks of the rotreatine
robbers were marked with blood.
LIMA is to have an Oil Exchange.
Hon. GEORGE w. MEEKER, Secretary
of the Democratic State Executive Com
mittee, died at the home of his brother
near Marysville, ON the 25th. Mr.. Meekel
was sufferer from la grippe last Jan
uary, since which time he has never
seen we'll day, although it is though
the immediate cause of death was con
gestion of the lungs He was wei
known in Columbus, having taken al
active part in politics for a number o
years. He served as deputy county
clerk. justice of the peace, and was
mayor of Columbus in 1SG9-70. Hi
leaves widow and two sons, the young
err being Claude Meeker, Private Secre
tary to Governor Campbell.
ACCORDING to the late census thu
population of Coshocton County is &C.
s55. In 1880 the population was 26,642
showing a net gain of 213. The resul
also discloses the fact that the corpora
tion of Coshocton has gained 5SS during
the past ten years, while the county out
side the corporation has lost 375.
DURING the performance of Barnum'
circus at Youngstown, a lioness CAV,
birth to two whelps, a male and fe
male.
The residence of Mrs. James Hughes
at Youngstown, was entered by burglar
the other night, who secured $3.50 wortl
Of jewelry.
JOHN GILLINGER's girl broke their en-
gagement for the third time at Zanes
vile, and he went off and made thre
unsuccessful attempts to suicide. Th
third time is evidently not the charm il
that locality.
EDWARD DAVIDSON, a stone-cutter O
Portsmouth, was shot in the thigh b,
David Suter, who was bound over in tn
sum of $500.
AT Lakeview, a few miles south from
Akron, during ball game between am
ateur clubs, bat slipped from tn
hands of one of the players. striking tn
three-year-old child of John Sawyer
producing injuries which resulted il
death.
| GOVERNOR CAMPBELL has respite,
Elmer Sharlley, the matricide, unit
August 30.
A THREE-YEAR-oLD daughter of Alber
Berkheimer, of Perry Township, Mus
kingum County, was killed by kicl
from horse which was running loose il
the field where her mother was milk
ing.
CENSUS SUPERINTENDENT GRINNELl
places the exact population of Canton
at 26,150, gain of 1882 since 1880
That of the county is SO, 557, a gain o
81, O49.
SIMON MINCEs, Mrs. Solomon Mince
and Aaron Minces were burned to deatl
and Eva Minces and George Hubesch
werline fatally burned in tenemen
house fire on Front street, Cincinnati.
IT is reported that the Standard OF
Company has purchased the Sun Oi
Company, its principal Ohio rival, pay
ing three or four times the par value O
the capital stock.
WIN. oELMAN, aged seventy
years, hanged himself at Dayton.
In the Cincinnati Vollssfreund com
posing-room the other night, Henr,
Dickas shot and probably fatally wound
ed fellow-typo, VIM. Lipp. Dickas ha
been the butt of the Office, and Lip
was one of the most persistent of TIN
taunters.
JOSEPH MALEY, aged sixteen years
was thrown from colt near Summit
vile, Columbiana County, and sustain
ed fracture of the skull and other in
juries.
BURcH BRAGG, farmer aged abou
thirty, and residing near Careytown
dropped dead in Dr. II. NJ. Browns offic
at Hillsboro. He had come in for treat