The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

JOHN McEAcHEN was killed by cars
near Shawnee.
A UNIFORM RANK, X. of p, has been
instituted at Upper Sandusky.
SEVERAL persons were badly hurt by
an explosion in mill at Akron. One
man threw himself headlong from the
burning building, and was fatally in
jured.
AN effort was made to wreck train
near Independence, by putting ties on
the track.
JOHN SMITH, while suffering with ia
grippe" hung himself to a meat hook in
the smokehouse of his residence near
Bloom Center
BENJAMIN MUMFoRD, one of the pio-
neers of Muskingum County, was found
dead in bed at his home in Roseville
few days ago. He was in usual health
the day previous, and his death is at
tributed to heart disease.
SEVERAL keepers of houses of Hire
pute were fined 500 and cost at Lima.
HENRY HOWARD was seriously injured
by cars at Lima.
LANCASTER has contracted for the
drilling of two gas wells.
prophet, died at Springfield, recently.
EWING COULTER was found guilty of
murder in the second degree at Zanes-
Vile.
WORK on the new street railroads at
Lancaster is progressing rapidly and
cars will soon be running.
CONGRESSMAN BURTON has introduced
a bill in the House providing for the
appropriation of S1,600,000 for the pur-
chase of site. and erection of a nex
public building in Cleveland.
SECRETARY OF STATE RYAN, the other
day filed his increased bond of 100000,
as required by the new law.
ANOTHER coal road is contemplated in
the Hooking Valley. 1t will pass
through the counties of Athens Hook
ing, Vinton, Pickaway and Madison.
Hon. w. S. CAPELLAR, Ohio Railroad
Commissioner, is one of the lucky heirs
to sos, OOO 900 estate in England.
SALooN-KEEPERs at Norwalk, have
petitioned for the passage of a law to
punish minors for entering their places.
A NEST of railroad thieves has been
found at Lima
JOHN CARVER, living west of Belle
fontaine, became instantly blind in one
eye the other day.
WIN. FISHER of Bellefontaine, had So
sheep drowned by the high water. Many
other farmers lost stock.
Mrs. EDNA OHLINGER, wife of Dep
uty Postmaster Charles Ohlinger, of
Wooster, smothered to death the other
morning while suffering from an attack
| of asthma.
AT the Hubbard furnaces an employe
named Edward Shriver was in the act of
putting stock in at the top, when he
was caught in the hoisting machinery
and hurled over the guard rail of the
stack, lighting seventy-nine feet below
on an ash-pile. Aside from bruises he
sustained no dangerous injury.
AT Akron Sylvanus Weaver, team
ster picked up a lash whip, the other
morning, with which to strike one of
his horses. In flourishing the whip
about his head the cracker of the lash
struck himin the left eye, literally cu5
| ting it out.
BRANAN's House bill increasing the
| bounty for the killing of English spar
rows was knocked out in the Senate the
other day.
ELIZABETH WHITE's suit against the
Oakwood Street Railway Company, in
the common pleas court at Dayton, con-
cluded few days ago with verdict of
1880 for plaintiff. The suit was for
damages for injuries received by Mrs.
White in falling from a street-car, she
alleging carelessness and negligence on
the part of the car company.
| C. e. PRATT, proprietor of the Shaw
han House, Tiffin, died on the 2sth,
from the result of stroke of apoplexy.
He formerly conducted hotels in Gallon
and Bellefontaine. He was aged SO
years, and leaves widow, but no chill
dren. His weight was 342 pounds few
months ago.
The following Ohio postmasters were
confirmed by the Senate on the 2Sth:
Erskine Carson, Hillsboro; c. S. War
ren, Cardington; VIM. Williams, West
Liberty.
The mayor of Bryan, has resigned,
and council has refused to elect his sue
cessor.
Mt. UNION COLLEGE has been added
to the Ohio Intercollegiate Oratorical
Association.
A FARMER named Archer drowned in
swollen stream near Cumberland.
BOY named Butcher was fatally
mangled by cars at jackson.
TRAMPs fired into passenger train
near Leetonia, and injured several per-
sons.
JERRY DooLAN, freight conductor,
was crushed to death by cars at Deshler,
the other day.
The post-offlce at Findlay was robbed
of thirty-two dollars worth Of stamps
the other night
AT Massillon, Mrs. Albert Richeimer,
wife of a prominent musician, made an
unsuccessful attempt to take her life by
poison. Domestic trouble.
TILDEN SAYLoR, aged twelve years,
was thrown from horse at Sandusky
and died of his injuries.
THE erection of large foundry and
machine shop at Youngstown for j. w.
Morrison, jr., has been commenced.
SHAw's boot and shoe firm, Of Mt.
Vernon, has pegged out financially.
THE recent rains have SO swollen the
streams in the vicinity Of Columbus that
the low lands in the southern and west
ern parts of the city were inundated on
the 25th. The HAYDEN Rolling Mill