The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-21
OHIO STATE NEWS.

of the present postmasters and dates
when their commissions expire:
Offices. Incumbent. Commission.
Bellevue......W G. Dangelyen. January o. fso2
Chillicothe Philip Kleir.... .. .Decemberg 1901
Delphos...D. T., Better, jr...June 80, 1892.
Delaware. Ster!ien Potter. January 8, 1899.
Eaton. zee. VIM o. Jones ..o.... April 10 1892
Franklin. go. Patrick Gaynor. January 49, 1859.
Hiram......D, II. Beaumont. ,. Deco ber21, 1901.
uudson... Henry Bristock June IA, 1892.
kent...."...S. Rockwell. ....... .Febru'y 10, 1892.
London..".""Theo. W. Miller. August 3 1892.
Massilon. Felix L. Shepley Febru'y "a, 1892.
Middletown.. James @. Lumlis.. MAY 10. 1892.
Millersburg. Allen G spranglo Apr. D. lSO!
Norwalk =. David w. Vail -. Duce'be ~, 1891.
OSford...".... Dan o. Corcoran.. February o 1892.
Snlem.......".C. b. Dowart. .....Dcce'bor2l, 1871.
WestciVillc.. Wm Rowe..i January ID, 1892
DESTITUTE miners at Rendville broke
open box car and took flour and meat
to save their families from starvation.
THE supreme court the other morn
ing knocked out the Cincinnati board of
city affairs on the ground that it is un-
constitutional Two judges dissent.
The two points made by the B. L. l. in
its suits in quo warranto were that the
B. G. A. law restricted membership to
the two leading parties only, and that it
was special legislation referring only
to Cincinnati.
STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER MCBRIDE
has removed j. p. Elliott from the
superintendency of the free employ
ment agency at Columbus and appoint
ed to succeed him Fred Basterdes.
THE heaviest snow of the season fell
early on the morning of the 18th at
Delphos, and continued at intervals all
day, attaining depth of about thir-
teen inches delaying trains and par
alyzing business.
VIM. ScMMERs, aged 70, committed
suicide Jy jumping into well on his
farm near Delhi.
Gov. CAMPBELL has respited Isaac
Smith, who was to hang March 20 for
the murder of Stephen Skidmore, in
Pike county. The extention of time is
70 May 20. This is the eighth respite
which Smith has been given.
PERRY II. HILL, advance agent for
the Partisan folly company, was fined
| 81 and the costs at Lima for throwing
hand-bills on the street.
Miss MARY BURKE sues Mayor Smith,
of Lowellville, for talking 1000 worth
of damages to her reputation.
B. S. STAPLEToN, a Cleveland cigar
dealer, who has been suspected of deal
ing in lottery tickets, was arrested, a
few days ago, charged with sending
lottery tickets through the mails. The
complaint is made by man living at
Struthers, who purchased tickets, send
ing the money by mail and receiving
the tickets in the same way. Stapleton
was held in $500 for hearing.
GEORGE ELMER, a prisoner in the
Columbus penitentiary, is supposed to
be the mysterious person known as Tas-
colt, who is alleged to have shot mil
lionaire Smell, of Chicago.
BATTERY f, first regiment, o. V. L.
A., was recruited at Ripley, August 1,
1861, by Capt. d. Il. Cockerill and Lieut..
S. NJ Espey, and was assigned to the
first regiment, under the command o1
Col. James Barnett, and was engaged
in active service until the close of the
war, and was mustered out of service
July 81, 1865. One of the peculiarities
of this battery was that it contained
twenty-nine pairs of brothers, and any
III Inc " =. StINlCc Ill Ullt
late war is challenged to beat thi.
record.
The remains of Laura Keaner, buried
at Mt. Sterling sixteen years ago, were
found with rosy checks and lips, ant
the boquet of flowers in her hanC
fresh as when placed there. They wer,
petrifed.
CHARLEY SCARLETT, of Carroll coun
ty, was instantly killed the other dal
by large tree falling on him anC
crushing his skull.
Mrs. JENNIE JONES committed suicide
the other morning by hanging hersel
at the residence of her sister, in Colum
, bus, where she had been living sine
. separating from her husband some tim
.. ago. She was the wife of Rev. JOIN
Jones, Welsh minister, who had insti
tuted a suit for divorce, which was still
: pending. The domestic trouble led u
+ the fatal act.
! AT Caldwell, Elmer johnson, Will
a drunk, stabbed Mrs. Melissa Graham i,
y the neck with pocket-knife, death re
" sulting almost Immediately. He ha
= become abusive and she attempted t
a put him out of her store.
d Mrs. WIN. BAKER, living five mile
e from Fostoria, tried to light a fire wit
;, crude oil, and the can exploded Mrs
O Baker was so badly burned she dice
i. Her little child was also badly injured
9 POSTAL CLERK w. Il. MCLEAN, of Tt
,. ledo, jumped from a wrecked car q
il Massillon, and was fatally injured.
The Cincinnati Iron and Steel Co. ha
:. assigned. The assets are put at $50 OC
If and liabilities 5000
O CHAUNCEY ANDREWS sues the p,
"a & T. railroad at Youngstown for trif
p of $41, ,945. OIL old debt.
}. DIR. w. d. MCGREGoR, Steubenvill,
A, druggist, forgets his troubles in slee
Al induced by an overdose of morphine.
II II AT Lima, during a fight, Ben War
q bit off the fore-fnger of Frank Thoml
n. sons right hand. Ward was arreste,
o. AT Newark, G. T. Wade had his lie
II eye put out by a piece of iron whic
lg broke while he was holding it under
1t striker.
u BESSIE JoBE, 10 years of age, w;
d killed by train at Dennison, in IL
presence of her mother
THE Ohio society of New York IL
d other night elected President Harrisc
is to honorary membership; also Gov. j.
D Campbell and Hon. Allen G. Thurman
The Cincinnati baseball club has bee
g sold to the National league by A
7, johnson, of Cleveland, for $4,000.
d THE two young children of Mr.. al