The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-10
OHIO STATE NEWS.

A MAD bull at Tifiin gorcd Frank |
Refs to death, and also a street car |
horse.
MILFORD V. BosToN, huckster of
Columbus, is one of the heirs to a
fortune of 1900, 900, now in litiga-
tion in Berlin, Germany. His claim is
valid.
AN inmate of the Soldiers home ut
Sanduslty stole S7O0 from farmer, and
after keeping the money five days re-
turned it untouched, saying he did not
sleep since stealing it.
HENRY HACHLER, near Fort Recov-
cry, Mercer county, put burning sui
phur into an empty whisky barrel,
causing terrible explosion. He was
badly hurt by flying slaves. His nose
was mashed and his skull crushed.
A QUARREL, which may result in the
death of one man, occurred at the farm
of B. L. Cessna, near Kenton. Spencer
Cameron, who lives on the place, and
VIM. Houser of Ada, got into dispute
over some apples, when Cameron at
tackled Houser with dubbed rifle,
striking him several heavy blows over
the head and shoulders Houser is in a
critical condition.
Jos. WENGER, prominent contractor
of Columbus, was instantly killed in
North Columbus by the fall of der
rick.
THE Ft Recovery centennial will be
held October 14-16.
A NEW 1000, 0OO-foot gas well has
been struck at Findlay.
THERE are GAG boys in the Lancaster
industrial school.
The meeting of the National and
Ohio State Grange will begin at Spring
field November IL.
AT jackson, the only child of Frank
DUNCAN and wife was found by its par
ents dead in bed the other morning. 1t
is thought that it smothered to death
The child was about two months old.
Jos. HoBE made an unsuccessful at
attempt to kill his wife at Fremont
The ball from his revolver passed
through her hand, striking button
and glancing off. Hobe then shot him
self through the head.
THE st. Aloysius Orphan home at
Bond Hill, near Cincinnati, was par
TALLY destroyed by fire few days ago.
The two hundred children were quietly
marched out of the building in safety.
The loss is about $685. ,000
THE Arctic Ice-machine Manufacture
ing Co., of Cleveland, has failed for
500, 900.
GROUND has been broken for the Big
Four's 100000 shops at Bellefontaine.
MRS MARY STEELE, of Springfield,
celebrated her 91st birthday
A HORSE valued at $1,000 was stolen
Mt Deerfeld during the fair.
A YOUNG man named John Shafer,
gathering hickory nuts near Covington,
Miami county, was accidentally shot
and killed while shifting the position of
his gun in his buggy.
THE fish dealers from Toledo to
Cleveland have formed combine.
THE postoffice at Salneville has been
elevated to the dignity of a presiden-
tial Office and Henry Nixon has been re-
appointed postmaster.
Tom CARL and John Kendall, at San
| dusly, were sentenced to Is years in
the penitentiary for robbing and as
saulting sailor.
THE timely arrival of the police pre-
vented the lynching of two colored
drunkards, who, without cause, fired
several shots into the residence of a
Mrs. Lang Columbus, and painfully
manned Frank Gould, who remonstrat-
ed with them. They are charged with
shooting to kill.
THE jury on the truth murder case,
rendered verdict of manslaughter
| against John truth at Kenton.
JOHN KELLY, of Mt. Vernon, slipped
on peach-stone and broke his leg
CHARLES PRATHER, tried for the mur-
| der of Clinton Partlow at Rearden, last
June. was found guilty in the second
degree, the other night.
FIVE grapes are sold at the islands in
Lake Erie at two cents per pound
PoLICEMENs salaries were reduced by
the Findlay council.
COURT of Defiance adjourned for lack
of business.
UPPER SANDUsKY will have drinking
fountains.
New corn is being marketed at Pom,
eroy for 80 cents per bushel.
GEORGE WALSH, Cincinnati pris
oner, serving three years for assault tc
rob, lost two fingers the other day by
having his hand caught in bolt-ma,
chine in Lanman's shop at the peniten'
tiary.
FLOCK of quail, numbering about
forty, have taken possession of the
park on the public square at Car
rollton. They are very tame, running
over the streets and pavements without
fear.
FRANK CoLLEY and John Finn go
into a quarrel on a Cincinnati, Ports
mouth & Virginia railroad train, the
other night, near PEBBLES, when Colley
shot Finn killing him instantly.
WM. NICE is under arrest at Cantor
for committing numerous thefts anC
burglaries. lie had house fitted VI
with the stolen goods.
AN electric railway line, five miles
long, between Warren and Niles is nov
in process of construction, and will b,
in operation by spring.
JAS. KANE was murdered for hi
money near Youngstown.
CoRNCUTTERs began work in Fayett,
cohnty few days ago gathering thu
largest corn crop in the county's his
tory. The corn is now entirely out o
danger of damage from frost Th'
ears are large and the grains are plum
and heavy. New corn will start ou
there at thirty-hve and forty cents pc