The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-12
OHIO STATE NEWS.

ANOTHER big gusher has been struck
In Cass township, Hancock county.
BOWLING GREEN and adjoining coun-
ties are going to build a soldiers me-
mortal hall.
THE Tiffin Glass works has closed
down indefinitely.
PIQUA will wheel into line and organ-
ize Y. M. c. A.
STREET cars are running in Lancaster
for the first time
NEW glaze mill will soon be in
operation at Youngstown.
AN anti-horse-thief association has
been organized at Newark.
URBANA is moving for government
building.
MRS. LEAH SANDERS, an old ladv.
died, the other morning, a few miles
south OF jackson. She was the widow
OF James Sanders, one of the first
school teachers in jackson county
some years ago the record of her birth
was burned up, but from her best recol-
lection, she was about 115 years old.
She was hale and hearty, never taking
any medicine. She died from old age
MRS. LOUISA LEPLEY, one of the two
Shelby county pensioners of the war of
1872, died suddenly the other morning
while handling her pension papers.
She was "a years old.
THE resignation of r. ]. Tanning,
captain of Battery II, of the First Regi-
ment of Columbus Light Artillery, has
been received by Col Brush. Although
no action has yet been taken, there is
no doubt but that the resignation will
be accepted.
HUNTERS have killed number of
wild turkeys near Ottawa, Putnam
county.
AsHTABuLA has half as many saloons
as Youngstown, although the latter s
population is four times greater.
The Columbus Pension agency, the
past fiscal year, paid nearly S15, 600, 900
to 7S612 pensioners
A PROJECT is on foot to build an elec-
trio railway from Wooster to the state
experiment station.
| JOHN HICKS, a farmer near Lima re-
fused food to tramps, and they gave
him terrible beating from the effects
of which he died None of the muir
derers have been captured
THE other morning the children Of
Chris McNeal chased a rabbit into a
small rick of straw near the barn at
| Unionville, and set fire to the rick to
smoke the animal out. The barn
caught fire from the flames and burned
down, with several bushels of wheat
and ton of hay. The children
thoughtfully removed horse and COW
from the building in time to save them
from perishing The rabbit got away.
REUBEN BUTLER, a leading lawyer of
Somerset, by mistake swallowed digita-
lis in place Of dandelion, and was saved
from death by prompt resort to emetics
and the pump.
A LARGE derrick at one of the
Epileptic Asylum colleges, now in pro-
cess of erection, at Gallipolis, fell the
other evening with terrible force while
being lowered, breaking the leg of Jack
Falkner, and severely injuring Jack
DuFour, both of whom are employed at
the work.
THE annual report of the Athens In
sane asylum trustees was filed in the
governors Office few days ago There
were admitted during the year 246
patients, and there are $40 patients al
together The expenditures last year
was $215, 636. IA, and appropriations are
asked to the amount of Sl39,O5O
The following fourth-class postmas-
ters were commissioned few days ago:
e. A. Higgins, vice c. II. Conway, re-
signed ]. r. Drummond, vice S. E. Md
dy, removed, at Boggs, Gallia county;
j. w. Woodworth, vice G. j. Frisbe, re-
signed, at New Lyme Station, Ashta-
bula county.
JOSHUA SIEBERT, farmer living near
Galloway county, while crossing the
Big Four track in two-horse wagon
near his home, the other afternoon was
struck by passenger train, and he
and the horses were instantly killed.
Gov. CAMPBELL the other morning
released four murderers from state
prison. John Moore, who, in drunken
spree in Cincinnati in 1876, killed an or
gan grinder named Greensburg, and
was sent up for life, had his sentence
commuted to 22 years, which, with good
time earned, let's him out at once. VIM.
Taylor, another Hamilton county man,
tress for 10 years, had his sentence
commuted to 10 years, and he walks
out free man. The life sentence of
A. A. Wachler, of Lancaster, who killed
saloon keeper in 1885, was committed
to 10 years, and he will be released at
once The fourth murderer released
was Samuel Durham, sentenced in Lo-
rain county in 1881 for life for killing a
man named Stone. Durham was par
doned.
THE authorities of Lima will not al
low locomotive whistles to be footed
within the corporation.
TIE Postal Telegraph and Cable Co,
has enjoined the Defiance Light and
Power Co., from stringing wire in
streets now used by the former com.
pany.
AT the Dayton Soldiers home thanks
giving the 5000 veterans ate 1850
pounds of turkey, six barrels, of cram
berry sauce, so barrels of stewed oniGns
and 1,3O0 mince pies,
MACK CHATHAM cut William Smiths
eye out at Ironton, the other afternoon,
with dagger, while quarreling, Chat.
man claims that it was case of self.
defense.
THE Norwalls Metal Spinning Co, re.
sumed operations.
ALL the principal streets of Dayton
leading to the center of the city will be
paved.
The Akron board of education is
after the boys who use tobacco, and