The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-07-12
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

AT Lima, u. ". 49, y
dent Of the Gcyscr Oil Company had MS
right hand terribly lacerated by the pre-.
mature discharge of dynamite hre-
cracker which he was holding. His
thumb and two fingers were blown OIL.
1t will incapacitate him from writing.
RonERr THOMPSON, brakeman on the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railroad, of Norwalk, was fatally shot
by John Costello, crossing watchman,
who accidentally emptied the contents
of q shotgun into Thompson's bowels.
They were celebrating the Fourth.
AN unknown man, about forty-hve
years old was struck by an electric
motor at Cleveland, few days ago, and
knocked senseloss. 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 ]. Colder, Terre Haute, Ind.
THE President has sent to the Senate
the nomination OF II. N. Allen, of Ohio,
rs U. s. Secretary of Legation, at Corca-
AT Bucyrus, Geo. Rosina, while shoot
ing a 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 rifle
Jerry Harding, residing three miles
from Newark, while celebrating the
Fourth, had his left hand torn oil, max
ing it necessary to amputate tho whole
hand.
THE President has nominated tho fol-
lowing postmastors: James NJ. Brown,
Toledo; 4. M. Bently, Ada; John Hop
ley, Bucyrus C. Il. l,onham, Harrison,
C. B. Martin, Lancaster
CIRcLEvILLE's population will not e1-
ceed $500.
GALLON has voted to issue S100, 900
bonds for establishing new factories.
THE official figures on the population
of Marion, will show s,3Ss, against 3, 500
in 1880.
JOHN CADDEN lcapcd from the Gin
cinnati 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 n cannon.
MAssILLoN's population is lo,150 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 Pioua, Patrick Howarddran 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, 1,035f
Clinton, LOTT; Clermont, LAB; Butler,
| 1,254. Cincinnati is estimated at 5, 800.
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 a
heavy piece of iron, crushing her skull
and scattering her brains over the pave
ment Charles Elkins had Il hand torn
| off.
RoBT McMn.LEN, we'll known all over
| Bellaire, and addicted to drink, jumped
from C. l.. & w. freight train, and,
| striking fence, was thrown under the
| train and literally cut to pieces
TIE total population of Gallon. ac-
cording to figures furnished by the Cen
sus Supervisor, is $780, an increase of
1876 in ten years.
The estimated population of Youngs-
town, according to the census, is 550-
according to the figures received the
other night. The population ten years
ago was slightly over $4,000.
HERMAN LAcKMAN, q leading brewer
of Cincinnati. who was prostratcd 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 Stut2, aged
about 10 years, was standing under a
tree at the corner Of Town street and
Grant avenue, when he was struck by a
bolt of lightning and instantly killed.
the clothing was stripped from his body
and even the shoes torn from his feet
The lightning struck a house occupied
by family named Wise, at 2O4 River
street, West Side. VIM. H. Wise, a.
teamstcr aged about 20, was instantly
killed. His sister-in-law, Mrs. T. 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 DEIriucK, of Dayton, commit
ted suicide by taking carbolic acid.
AT Newark, Mrs Harriet Stanbcrry,
widow of the late DIR. Edward Stanber--
ry, was overcome by the intense heat,
and expired very suddenly. She was.
aged about sixty years.
| TIE 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.
TIE O'Brien Wagon Works, of Tifiim.
have accepted the offer of the board of
trade of Canton, of a donation of Sl5, 900,
and will erect buildings us soon as.
possible.
In fight with four burglars who
were trying to break into the saloon OF
Joe Myers, at Delphos, one policeman