The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-05-31
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Prohibitionists OF HARRISON Coun'
ty nominated the following ticket;
Probate Judge, j. A. Roberts; prosecut.
ing attorney, j. NJ. Grcenlees; clerk OF
the courts, w. A. Johnston; auditor, j.
w. Hunter; commissioner, Il. NJ. Long;
inflrmary director, John Smylie.
ANOTHER lease on life has been
granted Charles Blythe, the colored
murderer of DIR. Jones, of Cincinnati.
Governor Campbell did not act on the
recommendation of the Board of Pardons
and commute the death penalty to life
imprisonment, but granted reprieve
until June 90 to give him time to ex.
anime tho papers and the argument to
he submitted against commutation by
Mr.. Hagerty.
A NUMBER of prisoners in tho Ohio
penitentiary tried to escape by tunneling
under the walls.
CiIAs. B. Hook was bound over at
Newark, on the charge of stealing
wool
PENNSYLVANIA capitalists will bore
for oil in Adams County.
ONO veterans of the Mexican war are
urging the erection Of statue to Zach.
ary Taylor.
DAVID DAVIS was fatally injured by
falling coal and slate in u mine near
Pomeroy.
PHILIP ROADS was injured, near Rains
boro, by the accidental discharge OF a
gun.
CHAs. MORGAN was convicted OF rob-
berry at Findlay.
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cese of Ohio. in session at Mt. Vernon,
adjourned to meet at st. Johns Church,
Cleveland, May 12, 1891.
HENRY DRuTHITT committed suicide
with morphine at Dayton.
THE Manhattan" an independent oil
company, with a capital stock OF 81
600, 900, was oaganized at Lima, few
days ago. The company owns two thou
sand acres of choice territory; has con.
tracted for eight hundred tank-line cars,
and will build large refinery.
The Indiana Soldiers Monument
Commissioners adopted the design OF
Geo. II. Brewster. of Cleveland.
A SUIT has been filed by Joseph w.
Davis, treasurer of Champaign County,
against Major e. Tillotson for Sl6,239
for back taxes. The suit covers period
OF six years.
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL will deliver the
College Day address before the students
of Heidelberg University, at Tifin,
June IS.
GEO. JABAs, Frenchman, aged fifty
years, committed suicide. at Button,
by hanging himself to limb of tree.
Dependency was the cause.
The Senate has passed q bill for
public building at Canton, at cost noe
to exceed 100000.
AT Fremont, Geo. II. Williamson com
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the side of the head, death resulting a
few hours later. Williamson had been
drinking some and domestic relations
were not of a happy condition, his wife
having left him the day before.
AMONG the combinations the other
day in the Senate were those of David
NJ. Jones to be postmaster at Napoleon,
and VIM. G. Brace to bo appraiser
Of merchandise at Cuyahoga. 10
JOIN YARAN was killed by cars at
Youngstown.
AT Salineville, George Patterson, his
wife and two children were instantly
killed by lightning while standing un-
der tree during the storm the other af.
ternoon.
PATRICK MALLoY murdered his son,
near Hamilton, and then committed sui
eide.
THE Standard Oil Company drilled in
n we'll on tho M. ID. Casey farm, near
Upper Sanduslty, that is yielding TWEEN
ty-fve barrels an hour.
A TERRIFIC wind, rain and hail storm
passed over parts of Congress. Canaan,
Chester. Milton and Chippewa Town
ships, Wayne County, the other after
noon, doing tremendous amount of
damage. The storm swept a section
three miles in width and eighteen in
length. The most serious damage was
done in and near the villages of Con-
gress and Rowsburg. In Congress every
pane of glass facing the north and west,
and unprotected by blinds, was broken
by the hail-stones, which ranged in size
from pea to hens egg. and fell to the
depth of eight inches on the level. The
hailstones were so large and fell with
such force as to be driven through roofs
covered with oak shingles. Hundreds
of acres of wheat were completely
At Rowsburg hail fell to the
depth of eight to twelve inches. and drift
cd TO the depth of thirty-two inches.
of sheep were killed by the
hail.
A DAUGHTER of Charles Black, living
near North Hampton, was accidentally
shot by girl while hunting a weasely
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL has pardoned
Abel Lodge, ex-treasurer of New Lis
bon, who was serving two years term
for embezzlement.
HENRY PoPP, who murdered Moritz
Grether at Canton, April 8, has been in
dicted for murder in the first degree.
DIR. c. w. KING has been elected su-
perintendent of the Insane Asylum at
Dayton.
A THIRTEEN-YEAR-oLD boy was arrest
ed at Valley Junction on the charge of
grand larceny.
THE Cincinnati Riding Club has been
A sIxTEEN-YEAR-oLD girl killed her
self at Cleveland because her father con-
tinually scOldcd her.
THE report OF the water-woriss experts
1T Cincinnati shows that every engine
at the Front street works is out of repair.
The total cost of overhauling is placed
At nearly $50 000