The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28
OHIO STATE NEWS.

THE Governor has appointed A. w.
Beeman, of Cuyahoga County, to be q
member of the State Board Of Equiliza
ton, vice NJ. L. Demsey, deceased.
AT GAINESVILLE, Sarah 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 n mad rush of wa
ters. The damage is reported to be in
the neighborhood of $1,000. The re-
ceding waters permitted the levee to be
repaired.
MARTINS FERRY loss by the food will
be $50, 900.
| Hon. CALVIN S. BRICE was the other
day elected a trustee of the Ohio State
| Archaeological and Historical Society.
vice ex-President II. 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
n temporary spell of weakness fell into
the fireplace and was burned to crisp.
THE river at Bellaire reached forty-six
feet ten inches on the 10Th, within six feet
of the 1884 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-
| 20 evil, fO, l.,
A. " Rice, Putnam, Soldiers and Sail
ors' Orphans Home; o. w. II. Wright,
Hooking, Boys Industrial School; E. S.
Lybarger, Coshocton, Girls Industrial
Home, and j. l.. Wilson, Highland,
member Board of State Charities.
THE Commissioner of Pensions has
appointed DR.. s. u. Davies member of
the Board of Pension Examining Sur
geons at Ashland, and DIR. j. 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 Elect
Amos in the three counties comprising
the Twelfth Senatorial District was as
follows: Darke, 1,600; Shelby, 1,1SO;
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, a
carpenter, fell from scaffold at the So
lar refinery, Lima, sustaining & broken
leg, which had to be amputated. Sny-
der sued the company for $50, 900, and
the jury returned verdict in his favor
for 1873
Miss PHOEBE COATES, of Cleveland,
who is accused by the wife of William
Brownell 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 frightfully burned.
THE body of George w. Adams, who
attained some notoriety few months
ago on account of suit for divorce in.
stituted by his wife, was found in the
river at Columbus, a few days ago. He
had been dead some days, and evidently
committed suicide.
THE other afternoon j. M. Verify
while hunting near Mad River, found {
headless human body just west o.
Springfield, in a corn-feld owned 10y
H.,,r A l. n II
had fallen from the bones, and the RES
was shrunken and pasty. The ribs were
exposed and the bones in the left arm
visible. The head, left foot and righ
hand were missing. The body is sup
posed to be the remains of Samue
Thomas, colored, who was drowned
while making a heroic effort to save
Charles Fry, who perished with hin
February 23, 1890. 1t is claimed Thomas
wore rubber boots, and leather ont
was found on the right foot of the corpse
1t was probably cast down by higl
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 were ap
pointed in Ohio, as follows: Mrs. NJ
Silk, Black Creek, Holmes County; S
} Lope, Coopersville, Pike County; L. G
Stockwell, Nevin, Highland County
Miss c. Reub, Newingburg, Ross Coun
ty.
JACOB JOHNSON, wanted in Columbus
for the murder of Stephen Joyce, wa
arrested in Chattanooga few days ago
ACCORDING to Prof. Hancock, Com
! missioner of Common Schools, Ohio ha
thirty-four colleges, with 343 teacher
and 4,47S students-8,1S2 gentlemen anc
1896 ladies. There are 179 teachers ant
, 800 students-2,61 616 gentlemen and 80
ladies-in the preparatory department o
; these colleges; 1,577 gentlemen and 32
ladies among these are preparing fo
college classes. There are r2 acade
) mics and secondary schools, with A
/ teachers and l, 154 students-676 gentle
7 men, 47S ladies. The business college
number 6, with 81 teachers and 1,73
students, of whom 1916 are gentlemen
l and 442 are ladies' There are 10 nor
NAL schools, with 13S teacher
, and 4,19S students; gentlemen
1899; ladies, $500. Profes
2 sional and art schools, 10; teachers, 214
S students, $3.50; gentlemen, 1,720; ladies
7 $50. Schools for girls, IL; teachers, 17C
students, 1884
STANLEY JONES, the Painesville mur
derer, who was to have been hange
! March 8, has been reprieved to May