The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-05-16
OHIO STATE NEWS.
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

COLUMBUS Mny 4-SENArE. Tho time Of
tho senate was almost altogether taken up in
receiving and sending formal messages and in
waiting like Micnwber, for something TO turn
up. Under q resolution Senators Lowry, Cor
coran and Massie were appointed o committee
TO wait on the governor, and inform him that
tho senate was ready TO let loose The gov
ernor was helping 10 dedicate church. ard
they did not find him, but they made IL report
Just the same, that he had done all the business
intended with the senate OF the Sixty.ninth
general assembly A message was sent to the
house notifying that body that tho senate was
ready TO adjourn. A telegram Of good-by from
Senator j. X Richards was read, and the senate
then waited a little while. A quarter OF an hour
before noon Lieut. Gov. Marquis arose and
after short address, declared tho senate ad-
journed without day.
HOUsE.-Most OF the morning session in the
house was taken up with exchanges OF kindly
expressions Of good will between the members,
md in presentations OF tokens OF appreciation,
Mr. Bensc, chairman OF the finance committee,
was presented with gold headed cane; Speak
er pro tenn. ltobc5on, also with god-headed
cane; Chief Clerk Fisher with a silver tea scrv.
ice on behalf Of the democratic side; Speaker
Hysell with gold watch and chain on behalf
OF the democratic members, and with q Mason
ic scarf-pin by two OF tho page boys-Rolla Per.
ry and James johnson. In a facetous speech
Mr. Hodge, OF Cuyahoga, presented Mr.. Griffin,
n
adopted senate joint resolution authorizing w.
A. Taylor, clerk Of the senate, to prepare ros-
ter Of the state officers and state boards since
the organization OF the state. It was ordered
that thirty thousand copies Of Maons Austria
liun ballot law be printed and distributed The
house concurred in Herrmans senate joint res.
oution providing for the surveying ana plating
OF all swamp land not already surveyed and
plated. The house adjourned sine die at noon,
and the members joined in singing MY Coun-
try 'Tis of Thee" us the audience filed out.
ELI DAVIS, deputy postmaster at Sid
ney, has been elected lieutenant-colonel
of the new Third regiment, o. n. G..
The official vote received shows as fol.
lows: Davis, of Sidney, 3O7; II. II. Will
liams, of Urbana, $50; II. Z. Meade, of
Dayton, 90; total 593.
THos. j. MCLAIN, of Warren, oldest
]. o. o. +. past grand master of the
state, is dead, aged 81.
GEORGE OssMAN, a prominent young
man of Maysville, was found ground to
pieces lying on the Big Four railroad
track q short distance east of the cleo
trio light building, Delaware, the other
morning He is supposed to have at.
tempted to ride home on the Forepaugh
CIRCUS JTdlu anu GlJIleT ICll OT NdS
thrown from the train.
AT Ottawa a terrific explosion occur.
red at the machine works of Oscar
Krebs A portable engine exploded
and badly wrecked the works and de-
stroycd valuable machinery. The en-
gine and boiler were thrown over a
hundred feet and broken to pieces,
while machinery and tools were scat
tered over an entire square. But two
persons were in the building at the
time, and although in the midst of the
wreck We're not injured. Loss about
So, 900.
A. j. KIRK, an employe at the Dueber
works, Canton, was robbed the other
night of jewelry and money to the
amount of So, ,159 SO. Kirk has been
buying jcwclry with the expectation of
starting n jewelry store. lie had the
valuables in trunk in his room. No
noise was heard during the night, and
it was supposed the burglars, after en-
tering the house, chloroformed both
himself and wife. There is no clew
The state board of equalization in
pursuance of recent act of the general
assembly, adopted resolution direct
ing the auditor Of state to notify all
county auditors that unless the alb
stracts required by law are furnished
by June l they will proceed with the
equalization in the returns of the asses
sors. The counties of Shelby and Ham
ilton are still out, and also the alb
stracts for the cities of Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Toledo, Dayton, Hamilton
and Sandusly.
Mr.. AND Mrs JOHN RAYNER inform
ally celebrated their golden wedding at
Springfield, few days ago. A piece of
cake displayed the night they were
married in 1871 was exhibited 1t was
wrapped in the same paper it was fifty
years ago, and the guests who were al
lowed to test wee particle of the his
torical trophy claim it retains a delic-
ious flavor. Only the relatives of the
family were present
Two horses, valued at $500, were
stolen from Potter Brown, of Recovery
township, Mercer county.
AT Cold Water, Mercer county, Bessie
Rowe, aged years was thrown from
buggy in n runaway accident, alight-
ing on picket fence, sustaining inju-
ries which are expected to prove fatal.
A PASSENGER and the limited mail
trains on the Panhandle, collided near
Dennison. Daniel Longnecller baggage
master, was instantly killed, and Engi-
neer Stcen, express messenger Marion
and Postal Clerks Crouch, Rogers and
Miller were seriously injured. The en-
gincs and postal and baggage cars
were demolished.
TIE warerooms attached to Hartje
Bros. paper mill, Steubcnville, together
with large quantity of paper manu-
featuring material, was destroyed by
fire the other night. The mill proper
with valuable machinery was saved.
Loss $4,000. Insured.
PETITION has been filed for dissolu,
tion of the Favoritc Stove Works Co.,
formerly of Cincinnati About $3.50, 0OC
has been lost III the business.
Hon. j. r. MCLEAN is dead at War,
rcn.
SCARLET fever has closed the Barnes
villc schools.
REPORTS from every section of Clarke
county indicate that n heavy frost the
other night did considerable damage tC
the crops Small fruits are badly hurt
GEO. GARHART's hardware store a
Republic, was entered by burglars the
safe blown and some money secured