The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-31
OHIO STATE NEWS.


prosecution nollied two additional in
dictments pending against him.
The gas wells supplying Marietta are
petering out.
NORTH BALTIMORE will organize a
fire department
WASHINGTON county is rich in oil and
natural gas
YOUNGSTOWN will have $50, 900 arti-
fetal ice plant,
THE jury in the case of Ira Marlatt,
ut Youngstown, charged with the muir
der of Barelk Ashton, after being out
two hours the other afternoon, brought
in a verdict of murder in the second
degree. Counsel for Marlatt say that
no motion for new trial would be
filed, and the prisoner will be sent to
the penitentiary for life. After the
verdict was rendered Marlatt SAID: II
would rather Judge Johnston would
sentence me to be hanged than send
me to the penitentary for life. Inn
prisonment to me means DEATH"
WHILE Robt. Cameron, contractor
of Wooster was on his way to Freder-
icksburg, he was waylaid and robbed
found in the road in an unconscious
condition, quite severely injured about
the head
WM. A. BURNSIDE, of Newark, was
the other day appointed cadet to the
West Point military academy.
ABOUT all the natural gas companies
supplying towns in the state will cut
off the factories to supply private con-
sumers.
A REUNION of the Hath regiment O..
V. !. was held at Upper Sandusky, a
few days ago. A battalion of Wyandot
county companies was organized, with
the following officers: President, II. j.
Pool; president, ]. B. Armstrong;
secretary and treasurer, II. b. Hale.
PHILLIP STEINMETz, the Oldest pris-
oner in point of service in the Ohio PEN
itentiary, died the other morning of
| heart failure. He was sentenced in
June, 1867, to hang for the murder of
| August Heck in Toledo. Gov. Hayes
commuted the sentence to life imprison-
ment on condition that he should never
be released. He was ~ years old. Mrs
Josephine Ammon, of Cleveland, re-
Gently tried to have him pardoned.
II. HURBACHER has been appointed
postmaster at Carrothers, Seneca coun-
ty, vice j. w. Whitmore, resigned, and
II. M. Jones, at Selden, Fayette county,
vice w. H. Noble, resigned
THE infirmary directors of Franklin,
Fairfield, Delaware, Coshocton, Perry,
| Muskingum, Knox and Licking coun-
ties have organized district associa-
ton, its objects the better management
and care of inmates
NEARLY $500, 600 have been spent on
the Muskingum river the past three
years.
A TOLEDO company is after lease
of the w. &c L. E. railway land, near
St Mary's The land is valuable oil
territory.
THOMAS FLOYD, while on spree
with some companions at Alliance the
other morning, staggered in front of a
Cleveland and Pittsburg train. He was
cut in two.
OVER $4,000 bushels of cucumbers
were hauled to one warehouse at Cres-
ton.
MANSFIELD BARRIERS have organized
protective union.
AT a meeting of the Springfield board
of trade it was decided to hold a local
exposition of manufactured articles
during the National Grange associa-
ton, which convenes there November 9
to 13.
PATRICK SHAUGHNEssY was arrested
Mt Oberlin by Constable Wall while at
tempting to sell a forged note for $500
on j. M. Wares wealthy farmer of
that vicinity. The forgery was bad
piece of work and was easy detachable.
CHAs HUMBY, living near Findlay,
attempted suicide the other night by
hanging himself to the door of his barn.
He had just jumped from a stool on
which he was standing while adjusting
the moose when Dewitt Coney, superin-
tendent of wells for the Standard Oil
Co. came along and promptly cut the
young farmer down. Humby was not
at all grateful for this humane act. On
the contrary he looked upon it as a
malicious interference with his vested
rights. He accordingly jerked out his
penknife, whipped open the blade and
started after Mr.. Coney. He chased
the philanthropist all around the place,
but the pursued finally escaped. Hum.
by, who is a prosperous farmer, is sup
posed to be temporarily insane.
A PUMPKIN weighing 1874 pounds is on
exhibition at GAINESVILLE.
THE warm weather of several weeks
ago has caused numerous fruit trees in
the vicinity of St Marys, especially the
apple and cherry, to sprout second
growth of blossoms the trees being
literally covered with them.
The funeral of Mrs. Allen G. Thur.
man took place from the Thurman resi-.
dence at o'clock the other afternoon,
the interment being made in Greenlawn
cemetery, Columbus The funeral was
private, only about twenty-five outside
of the immediate family being present
by invitation, Four nephews of Mrs
Thurman, according to her request
acted as pall-bearers.
MRS. NANCY JOHNSON, pioneer, die6
the other day at Martins Ferry, aged
ninety-three.
PUTNAM county farm lands are valued
Mt Sc, O52, 900.
PROCEDURE which has seldom. Il
ever, had parallel took place in the
supreme court at Columbus, a few days
ago. A prisoner from the penitentiary
appeared as his own attorney before
the highest tribunal, and presented {
plea for freedom. He was Hiram p