The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-17
NEWS ITEMS.

Mat Bailey, aged 6, was suffocated by
earth in cave-in at Niles, O.
The Lake Shore railroad has granted
Its engineers and firemen an increase in
pay.
The treasury department Friday pur-
chased 400, 900 ounces of silver at so. S4O5
and So S410.
DR.. Graves, the convicted murderer,
in jail in Denver, Col, will, it is be-
hcvcd, get new trial.
The German Sunday Co, has discov-
cred rich coal and gold fields on the
northern coast of Borneo
Mrs George Carter, of GAINESVILLE, o.,
has become maniac through grief over
the death of her daughter.
The National Association of Builders,
1t has been decided, will hold its next
annual meeting in st. Louis
Geo A. Prout, of Detroit, aged 81,
blew his brains out because Miss Carrie
Wright would not marry him.
AT Bluffton, Ind, Amos Shuck, while
cutting timber Friday afternoon was
killed by u tree falling on him
The southwest silver convention, at
, FL Paso Texas, has organized the
The report that Mrs. Maybricl1 was
dying in the working prison, in
England, is true She has made con-
&ession.
Robert Cory, of SyraI use, Ind, died
Friday morning of hydrophobia, brought
on by bite from mad dog over a
year ago.
Frank Kerner, under twelve-years'
sentence for wife murder, committed
suicide in the Berks county (Pa.) Jail
by hanging.
Four persons were drowned by the
upsetting of skiff Tuesday night in
Bayou Vermillion, near Rose Hill plan
tation, Louisiana.
The grand trunk railroad has been
attached at Rockland Me-, for $780,
600, it is supposed for the state tax, as
1T is in litigation.
c. NJ. Lamberton, of Lincoln, Neb.,
has been selected for appointment as
assistant secretary of the treasury to
succeed Mr.. Nettleton.
Col John Ryan, who fought with
Sam. Houston for Texas 'indepenG'
ence," died as a pauper in the city hos
pital at Kansas City.
Judge Pickett, at New Haven, Ct,
has ruie3 chat the disturbance by tho
Yale freshmen in breaking up theat
rical entertainment is a riot.
Wallace Ogden, a custom-house brc~
tler III New York, has been arrested for
making false entries by which the gov
ernment was defrauded of $4,000.
1t has developed that Prince Bismarck
Is interested in the Milwaukee street
ear lines to the extent of s5O,O Henry
Willard is authority for the report
The council of Haughville, Ind, has
demanded Marshal Smiths resignation.
The indianapolis gamblers have located
there and Smith won't drive 'em out.
William ii. Hale, the American quack
doctor arrested in Liverpool for de
frauding number of persons, has been
sentenced to eighteen months in prison.
Representative Caldwell of Ohio, is
the author of bill introduced in the
house to reduce postage on first-class
mail matter, except postal cards, to 1
cent per ounce.
The pier for the railroad bridge at
Point Marion, w. Va, are above high
water mark, and it is thought that
trains will be running through to Pitts
burgh by October l, 1895.
The dress of Mrs. Il. S. Alnutt of EX-
celsior, No caught fire from stove
and she was burned to death. Her
sister was fatally burned while attempt
ing to extinguish the flames.
Joseph Skinner is in Jail at Chicago
charged with numbering Walter Fay,
E., IL, of 1Nar
2S. Skinner admits the shooting, but
says he acted in self-defense.
Doc Taylor the murderer of five peo-
pie at Bristol, Tenn, including Noon
sinner Ira Mullins, has been granted a
new lease of life, and the execution on
December 16 will not take place.
A bill was introduced by Senator Hill
Wednesday to repeal the Sherman
silver purchase act of July IA, 1890 1t
excepts the fifth and sixth sections,
which do not relate to silver coinage.
An attempt was made to wreck an
East High street electric car in Spring
field, o., Thursday night by placing
rails across the track. The car was
filled with people coming from the
theater.
The senate IN executive session
Thursday ratified the convention con
cluded between Chilli and the United
States for the settlement of the long
existing claims of the United States
against Chilli.
A cattle man named Wesren was
killed by bolt of lightning while rid
through a storm near Denison, Tex.
The destruction TO property in the
Chickasaw nation was great, large
number of cattle being killed
The secretary of the treasury Friday
informed the speaker of the house OF
representatives that the deficiencies ot
the government for the current fiscal
year are estimated at s14,63G, $50, o1
which S16, 500, 900 is on account of pen
sions.
Gov. Mckinley Wednesday appointed
Col. James Watson, of Columbus, as &
member of the Chattanooga anc
Chiclzamauga Monument commission to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the deatl
of Judge +. Van Derveer. Col Watson
is democrat
Mr. Dingley, of Maine, Friday intro
duced bill to amend the laws relating
to the transportation of merchandise
between United States ports so as tC
make it unlawful for any foreign vessels
TO carry merchandise from one port in
the limited States to another via s