The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-06-13
OHIO STATE NEWS.

lated by train to hide the crime.
Two OF the six lives lost in the
Wheeling and Lake Erie wreck at
Bolivar last December have been paid
for. They were Henry and Caroline
Maurer, brother and sister, and the ad-
ministrator of their estate has accepted
ST. 800 in cash from the company in set
tlement for their deaths
THE general strike of section men on
the Wheeling and Lake Erie road was
settled at Massillon, the men returning
to work at S1.15 per day, an advance of
five cents They demanded Sl25.
HENRY BARCHERs, carpenter, aged
2s years, was killed by falling timbers
at st. Rosa, near New Bremen. He
died half an hour after the accident.
He predicted his death day previ-
Gus.
The democrats of the Thirty-first
senatorial district met in delegate con-
vention at Tiffin and nominated Hon.
Vim. Fl. Grear, of Wyandot county, for
state senator.
FARMERS alliance lodges are being
formed in Washington county.
Col. WHITE was reelected superin-
tendent of the Dayton school.
OVER 20, GOO, 900 barrels of petroleum
are held in reserve in the Ohio oil
fields.
A CINCINNATI firm purchased s31, 14A-
67 worth of Springfield improvement
bonds at 81, 341 premium.
PETER BELLS 5-month-old baby fell
from it's high chair, at Dayton, few
dave a po and brOlyn its nerls
SPRINGFIELD has eight sites to offer
for the Ohio masonic home. They will
also raise 81, 500.
THE barn of Mrs Kate Bugher, at
Woodlawn, near Glendale, was struck
by lightning and burned. The famous
trotting stallion, Tom Rogers, valued at
$40, 900, perished
THE children's home in Caldwell was
struck by lightning the other night
Considerable damage was done to the
building, but no one was injured.
Gov. CAMPBELL has offered the posi-
tion OF school commissioner, made va
cant by the death of Prof. Hancock, to
Prof Miller, superintendent of San
dusky schools.
EDWARD BLAIR, the Putnam county
murderer, has been respited by the gov
ernor until August 21.
MRS. ANNA MAYHoFF, an aged lady
of Cincinnati, terrified at the heavy
storm few days ago, committed sui
eide.
OHIO fruits are said to be all right.
HILLS CovERDALE, who was shot in
the abdomen by Geo. Coyle at Redfeld.
the other evening, died two days later.
Coyle is under arrest. The men had
trouble over game of cards several
months ago, and both had been drink
ing, when the quarrel was renewed.
Coyle provoked the attack, and then
shot Coverdale. Both are young men,
and Coverdale leaves Il widow, but nc
children.
w. D. WINDOW, agent for the govern.
ment, is at Lima, looking over the sites
offered for the proposed new fedora
building, and those who have made bid:
are on the anxious seat. When the ap
preparation was first made the ma jority
of the people were in favor of locating
the building in the center of the public
square, but the sentiment has changed
, somewhat now, owing to the small ap
preparation made.
THE canvassing board made the of
. fetal count of votes cast for officers o
the First Regiment of Light Artiller,
a few days ago. For colonel, E.
Brush, of GAINESVILLE, received 321 and j
n c. Ewart, of Akron, 55. For major, d
o. Danna, of Cincinnati, received 81
votes, the total cast.
Miss PAULINE BRIX has reach Spring
a field from Copenhagen, having com
4 across the sea to marry AXel Heinritzy
Z to whom she was betrothed four year
v ago.
v ALBERT DILLON and Harvey White
< hall, two Bellefontaine young mer
t were drowned in the Lewistown resel
l voir the other afternoon, by the caI
S sizing of their boat.
G THE payments made by State Treas
v urer Brown from the general revenu
# fund during May were the largest i
a the history of the state. The aggre
y gate being $3.50, ,619.S7. More payment
;. are made in May than in any othe
d month, because special appropriation
It as a rule and deficiencies provided fC
o are paid soon after the session of tn
u legislature ends, and that usually o,
It ours late in April or early in May. Th
IS following figures show the increas
o over payments made in the month {
y May in former years: 1887, amour
u $3.50, SS4.72; 1888, amount, $3.50, 7S6. 4
1889, amount, 1881, PAS. 35 1890, amour
S431, 115.72; 1891, $3.50, GLOSS. In cons
quence of the direct tax money it hi
i not been necessary so far to make a,
i vance drafts on the county treasure,
this year. There is to-day in the gel
;. eral revenue fund subject to draft SIS
. G76.19 and in consequence of the heay
:. drain on the treasury it will be nece
'" " sary to begin making advance drafts {
~ the county treasurers soon.
;s Hon. JOHN HANCOCK, state commi
il sioner of common schools, suddenly e
4 pired at 1915 the other morning, in h
v Office at the capitol, the cause of deaf
IL being presumably apopleXy
1T REV. f. r. WILLARD, professor
70 ancient languages at Heidelberg unive
IS sity, Tiffin, has accepted call to Il
ID pastorate of Grace Reformed churc
n Akron.
le THERE are 1864 saloons in HamiltC
is county, of which 2,117 are in Cinci
er natl. The yearly revenue from the t;
~ is S591, 900.
nd The boiler attached to small engil
re used for hoisting malt at the Port
j. mouth brewery let go the other NOR
ig ing severely injuring the watchma