Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-28
OHIO STATE NEWS.


ton, vice M. l.. Demscy, deceased.
AT GAINESVILLE, Sardn Miller, aged
forty-two, dropped dead the other night
while on her knees saying her prayers.
The Mad river levee on Dolph Smiths
farm, at Enon, broke, owing to the
heavy pressure of the freshet, and flood
ed the big farm in mad rush of wa
ters. The damage is reported to be in
the neighborhood of $1,000 The re-
ceding waters permitted TIE ;evce to be
repaired.
MARTINS FERRY loss by the flood will
be $50, 900.
Hon. CALVIN S. BRIcE was the other
day elected trustee of the Ohio State
Archaeological and Historical Society.
vice eX-President r. b. Hayes, resigned.
AT Plain City, Mrs s. Norton, the
aged mother of Daniel Norton, in try
ing to replenish the fire in the night, in
temporary spell of weakness fell into
the fireplace and was burned to crisp.
THE river 4 : Bella.re reached forty-six
feet ten incl IS on the 10th, within six feet
of the 1888 flood. Fully three hundred
families were driven out of their homes,
and were provided for in the city hall
and other buildings. Four glass factor
les had fire drawn out.
THE Senate has confirmed the ap-
pointment of the following trustees:
Geo. w. Morgan, RnoX County, Central
Insane Asylum; j. S. Hare, Wyan-
dotte, Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb;
A. V. Rice, Putnam, Soldiers and Sail
ors' Orphans Home; o. w. II. Wright,
Hooking, Boys Industrial School; Z. S.
Lybarger, Coshocton, Girls Industrial
Home, and j. L. Wilson, Highland,
member Board of State Charities.
THE Commissioner of Pensions has
appointed DIR. S. u. Davies member of
the Board of Pension Examining Sur
geons at Ashland, and DR.. ]. w. Weber
at Woodsfeld.
CHARLES NJ. BAKER has brought suit
at GAINESVILLE for damages against the
Cleveland, Canton and Southern rail-
way for injuries sustained by him while
coupling cars. He claims S25, 900.
JOSEPH TAYLOR, while working on
the bridge, GAINESVILLE, fell into the
river and was carried almost mile be-
fore he was rescued, more dead than
alive.
THE total vote for Senator-Ele
Amos in the three counties comprising
the Twelfth Senatorial District was as
follows: Darke, 1,6OO; Shelby, l,1S0;
Miami, 1857; total, 4,137. This is Off
cial.
WILLIAM Brown, aged fifteen years,
fell from hay loft, at Lima, on his
head, and was fatally hurt
SEVERAL months ago Clay Snyder.
carpenter, fell from 4 scatfold at the So
lar refinery, Lima, sustaining a broken
leg, which had to be amputated. Sny-
der sued the company for $40, 900, and
the jury returned verdict in his favor
for SIS, ,3is.
Miss PHRBE COATES, of Cleveland,
who is accused by the wife of William
Browncll of causing her separation
from her husband, was visited by the
jealous wife, who threw the contents
of bottle of vitriol in her face. She
was frightfnlly burned.
THE body Of George W. Adams, who
attained some notoriety a few months
ago on account of suit for divorce in
stituted by his wife, was found in the
river at Columbus, few Gays ago He
had been dead some days, and evidently
committed suicide.
THE other afternoon ]. NJ. Verify,
while hunting near Mad Ri, or, found
headless human body just west of
Springfield, in a corn-tield owned by
Harvey Hughes. Almost al the flesh
had fallen from the bones, and the rest
was shrunken and pasty. The ibis were
exposed and the bones in the left arm
visible. The head, left foot AMI right
hand were missing. The body is sup
posed to be the remains of Samuel
Thomas, colored, who was drowned
while making n heroic effort to save
Charles Fry, who perished with him
February %, 1890 1t is claimed Thomas
wore rubber boots, and leather one
was found on the right foot of the corpse.
It was probably cast down by high
waters the other day.
THE President has sent to the Senate
the name of S. d. Cowden for postmas-
ter of Gallipolis.
FoURTH-cLAss postmasters We're ap-
pointed in Ohio, as follows: Mrs. M. w.
Silk. Black Creek. Holmes County; S.
Lope, Coopcrsville, Pike County; L. C.
Stocl well, Nevin, Highland County;
Miss c. Reub, Newingburg, Ross Coun-
ty.
JACOB JOHNSON, wanted in Columbus,
for the murder of Stephen Joyce, was
arrested in Chattanooga few days ago.
ACCORDING to Prof. Hancock. Com
missioner of Common Schools, Ohio has
thirty-four colleges, with 343 teachers
and 4,47S students-3, 1S2 gentlemen and
l,296 ladies. There are 172 teachers and
S,01o students-2,616 gentlemen and 394
ladies-in the preparatory department OF
these colleges; 1877 gentlemen and 3a6
ladies among these are preparing for
college classes. There are IL acade-
mics and secondary schools, with 4S
teachers and 1854 students -676 gentle
men, 4Ts ladies. The business colleges
number 8, with 81 teachers and 1,738
students, of whom 1876 are gentlemen
and 442 are ladies. There are 10 nor
| NAL u,hools with 13S tenchera