The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-05
OHIO STATE NEWS.

local ministry.
The grand jury Mt Canton returned a
bill for murder in the first degree in tho
case of Robert Obernesser, charged
with the killing of Scott Smith, few
days ago.
TIE large bark barn OF Julius Chat
lain, near Dalton, together with its
contents and the threshing outfit of
Peter Graber and Chris Rudolph, was
totally destroyed by fire, The thrasherA
hauled tho machine into the barn, in.
tending to thrash next morning. Work
OF incendiariSs.
CHAs. BOYER, who committed bur
glary ut y o'clock the other morning.
in Cincinnati, was indicted, tried, SEN
fenced for Ave years and ate hi supper
the next evening, in the Columbus peni-
tcntiury.
GEO. Cook and Mrs. Alice Felter, OF
Crcstline, cloped and we're married in
Mansfield. The bride was pretty young
widow, her husband having been killed
by railroad accident in Cleveland
some time ago, The couple wanted to
keep the marriage a secret
Mrs MARY r. BROWN, 90, a widow,
has brought suit against VIM. Wilson,
so, for breach Of promise, at Youngs.
town. She says William loved her only
for the S4Oo she had saved up.
| GRANT HARP, q Nickel Plate brake
man, fell off a car In Fostoria, q few
nights ago, and had both legs crushed
so badly that smputEtion was neces'
sary. Death resulted three hours later.
| L. .I l,a 80
have been married in few days
| A 1s0-FooT vein OF salt has been struck
at East Akron at depth of $500 feet,
The deposit Is pronounced the finest
grade ever discovered in the state, and
Seiberling and other Akron capitalists
have already begun operations for work.
ing it on an extensive scale
ED SLATTKRY, a well-to-do farmer liv-
ing FIVE miles east Of London, smothered
to death the other night.
Hon GEO. DIEGLE, aged G6 years, dice
at Marion, the other day. Deceased
was an cX-oflicial of the county, and un
til sickness overcame him was zone Of
the leading lawyers of Marion.
PROBATE JUDGE ZIMMERMAN came
near being asphyXiated IN his room by
escaping natural gas at Fremont. He
was found on the floor, almost suffo
Gated, and but for timely assistance
would not have lived an hour.
TuE Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. has
been found by State Superintendent
Kinder to have only $50, SGO.S so assets
when $500, 900 net assets are required by
law.
A FIRE broke out in the Cleveland
Window Glass Co. IS works the Other
day and the building was filled will
smoke. The fire was quickly extin
guished with loss of $1,000, At the
head of the stairway Michael Sullivan
and Kittie Nolan were found insensible
They had been suffocated by the smoke
and had fallen close together. They
were carried down to the street ant
Miss Nolan died an hour later. Sulli
van will recover
TEAcHoUT Sc Co.'S big sash and blinC
factory, Cleveland, was destroyed b.
fire few days ago. Loss S250,OOO. Al
explosion occurred in the paint shol
and several persons were hurt.
JOHN CoNNELLY, the man who Will
in the employ of ]. s. Caskey, Wooster
stole S125 from the money drawer ant
skipped to Indiana, has been sentences
to three years in the penitenttary. Dur
ing his trial it was developed that h
had already served two terms in tn
prison, and it is the belief that he will
now be held for life, under the habitua
criminal law.
DEPUTY WARDEN PLAYFoRD has dis
I 80 b.
the penitentiary by tunneling unde
the wall. The tunnel had been started
near the west wall, and few days
more uninterrupted work would hav,
resulted in a wholesale delivery.
PROF. CHAPLIN, in connection with
other savnnts of the university a
Athens, has as result of invcnstiga
ton reached the conclusion that tn
continuous and mysterious rainfall
| that has for some weeks past invested
particular locality in Athens with wide
: spread public interest, is caused by ;
heated current of air from the lSilns o
the brick plant there, flowing through
a channel extending west from tn
lsilns and becoming sufficiently con
, densed to cause the precipitation at tn
, locality where the phenomenon is wit
, messed. A number of scientists fror
elsewhere who came to investigate tn
matter concur with this solution of it.
Will SHANKLAND,A Barnesville crool
dug his way out of Jail there.
SYNMEs BRANT was killed by a fal
Q ing tree near Bryan.
: AT Bucyrus, Chas- Kahl made thir
effort to commit suicide, but failed
GEORGE WILSON fell from dray g
i New Concord, the other morning. H
a leg was caught in the wheel and twis
ed nearly off. The bones stuck OF
: through the flesh.
h TIE case of Mrs Fitzgerald, mothe
Q of the murderer hanged at Columbu
, some time ago, against Warden Dye
. for $40, 900 damages, was dismissed q
l. Columbus.
5 a HORRIBLE discovery was made g
J. Mingo Village, the other day. I'll
skeleton of human being was di
|, covered in the bottom of cistern. III
g affair is shrouded in mystery.
y REV. A. A. HARMoUNT, d. D., died
= few days ago at Delphos. He had bee
Methodist minister more than flft
years.
j. w. CHERRINGToN, a prominent me
I chant of Gallipolis, was found lying @
: the floor of his meat house late I'll
q other night with n bullet hole in h
= check and his pocket-book and privat