Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-15
OHIO DOTS AND DASHES
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER OF
STATE NEWS.

Burglars are operating at New Phil
adelphia.
Isaac Wilson has been indicted for
borsestealing at Washington c. II.
"A gang Of boy burglars have been
run down at Kent of whom twelve are
from Akron.
John Mckenzie, aged II; of CleYe-
land, committed suicide on account Of
disappointment in love.
The New York and Chicago limited
express was derailed one mile east Of
Massillon, but no one was hurt.
William Mansfield, aged 81, of Ash
land, has been sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for one year for perjury and forg-
cry.
AT Mt. Vernon, Mrs. Kate Ransom,
deranged by illness, made an unsuccess-
full attempt to commit suicide by cutting
her throat
Raymond Lyon, Of Corning, COM
mitted suicide at Portsmouth. j. W.
Lutz, of Portsmouth, committed suicide
| Dy taxing poison.
&C. e. Selby, carpenter, aged 80,
while working on veranda at Dayton,
fell from a step ladder, about eight feet
to the ground, alighting on his head and
expired Immediately.
Frederick Hartla, agent for Cincin-
natl parties, has purchased the log
| aohool bouoo 1,ybo,o nv Drooidont 10 rfaId
taught in 1851. The building is wanted
for exhibition at the Worlds Fair.
Prof. John Hymen, piano teacher, who
eloped from Springfield, with Minnie
Davis, his pupil, has returned with his
bride. Her wealthy papa has not yet
relented. Hymen is being congratulated.
Numerous suits to recover fire losses
have been filed by policy-holders of the
Buckeye Mutual Insurance Company, of
Shelby, resulting from quo warranto pro-
ceedings of the Attorney General to re-
woke its charter.
| Mr.. G. w. Jones, an old hotel man
of Portsmouth, died from dropsy. He
was born near Cleveland in 1922 and has
lived here since 1865. Heleaves widow
and four children, one of whom is Mrs.
c. D. Spencer of Columbus.
p. A. Callahan, Mingo business
man, commenced suit against the Erie
Railway Company to recover $685.
damages for injuries to his son. A few
months ago the boy had both legs cut
off by the cars on that road.
Alice King, the alleged wife of Will
liam King, boiler maker, was found
dead in her room at Findlay. King and
the woman had been on a spree for two
weeks, and death is supposed to have
been caused from drinking too much bad
whisky.
John Bridwel! and Gotlieb Hurd
were struck by Norfolk and Western
passenger engine near the car shop at
Portsmouth and both will probably die.
Bridwell is hurt about the spine and
chest Hurd had his skull crushed, but
is still living.
ED e. Irwin, of Dennison, a young
single man, was celebrating the birth of
the new year by firing off revolver,
one chamber of which refused to explode,
and in attempting to remove the cart
ridge it exploded, the ball entering r.
wins stomach. He is still living, but
with small hopes of his recovery
The Circleville Anti-tobacco society
I has been organized. The following
officers were elected: James Wallace,
President, III. NJ Rife Vice President,
and George Secrest, Secretary. The
society consists of about forty young men
and has bright prospects before it in the
line of reformation on the tobacco ques-
tion.
-Elmira Needles, an unmarried woman
81 years of age, who made her home with
widowed sister on farm seven miles
south of Columbus, in the village of
Groveport, committed suicide by hang
ing herself with o clothes line, which
she attached to beam in an outhouse.
She was despondent on account of ill
health.
Seth Rodgers, aged 90, of Bloom
Center, Logan County, was found riding
in his sulky, five miles from Sidney, in
an unconscious condition. Over his left
eye was a hole in his skull, either from
the kick of horse or blow of a slung-
shot. Pieces of bone have been re-
moved, showing the brain. 1t is thought
he will die.
Jonathan Keiss, while on his way
home from Bucyrus, was waylaid east of
town by three tough tramps, who
knocked him down with club, and went
through his pockets. Mr.. Keiss had
quite sum of money with him, but 1t
was overlooked by his assailgnts, who
made good their escape before assistance
could be obtained.
"A tramp blacksmith by the name OF
Harry Griffen, of Paducah, KY, was ar
rested at Dayton for being drunk, and
while waiting in blacksmith shop with
a policeman until the patrol force ar
rived with the wagon, he began to tease
horse that was there being shod. The
horse made a lunge at Griffen and bit
his nose Of. The police surgeon at
tended the injured man, but could not
save his nose.
While jumping on q freight train at
Butler, Lew Smith accidentally fell and