The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-01-21
OHIO STATE NEWS.

women.
Ar Youngstown James johnson, col |
ored, was given verdict for $50 against
Charles Mccarthy, a white barber, who
refused to shave him. The jury was
composed of three white and .hree col
ored.
THE State Association of Vinegar and
Cider makers, in annual session at Co
lumbuS elected officers as follows:
President, Tim Lerouz, of Toledo; vice
president, j. II. Thompson, of Tiflin;
secretary and treasurer, w. T. Shuman,
Of FIT Seneca.
Gov. Mckinney granted pardon to
Patrick OKeefe, who was received at
the penitentiary from jefferson county
in September, 1890, TO serve six years
for grand larceny. OKeefe is already
out on parole, and the pardon is based
on the action of the old board of man.
ayers and Warden Dyer in recommend.
ing that his sentence be committed.
SEVEN new cases of smallpox devel-
oped at Akron, the other day.
DIR. j. II. NICHOLS, prominent dent
list, was found in the snow 100 yards
from his home at Mohawk. His hands
and feet were frozen and he was almost
dead from exposure. An empty whisky
bottle lay by his side. lie can not re-
cover.
THE managers of the penitentiary
paroled fifty-eight prisoners between
November 1, 1891, and October 81, 1892,
making $50 paroled since the parole law
went into effect on May 4, 1885. The
total expense of the penitentiary during
the twelve months named was S257, 440,
and the per capita expense $149.15.
The Ohio Association of Jersey Cattle
| Breeders elected the following officers
President, L. p. Bailey, Tacoma; vice
president, II. X. Stewart, Washington,
C. H.; secretary j. A. Peasley, Flint
treasurer, S. d. Halleck, Columbus.
AT billiards, Herbert Townsend at
tempted suicide by shooting himself in
the left breast. He is the son of Dr.
Townsend, proprietor of the village
! drug store. The wound is not fatal
SAM'L EDWARD and Tilden Boggs,
Ounce Van Tassel and Burr Mehaney,
the MaXtown abductors, were arraign-
ed before Judge Waight the other af-
ternoon on the charge of riot pleaded
not guilty and the cases were set for a
hearing on the Gath.
SUIT was filed at Columbus asking for
n receiver for the Cleveland, Akron &
Columbus Railway Co. The plaintiff in
the case is Edward L Mortimer, of New
York city, who holds $50 shares of stock
in the company.
The deal by eastern capitalists to pur.
| ph ~ hn rt
Youngstown, for Sc, 900, 600 is off, owing
to the stringency of the money market.
THE annual report of the trustees OF
the Boys Industrial school, at Lancas'
ter, was filed in the governors Office
the other day. Appropriations to the
amount of S137, 300 are asked for The
inmates of the institution will soon en-
JOY a genuine treat. Secretary Boyle,
of the governors office, in response tc
an invitation from the superintendent
Capt. Barrett, will address them. He
has prepared a paper on Dickens
Boys"
THE senate before adjourning the
other night, passed Representative Nc
ConnelPs bill to pay several Lawrence
county militiamen for active service il
1868. The bill is now law.
Mrs. ANNIE SAMUELs, So years ole
, and native of Germany, was com
pletely cut in twain by Cleveland
Canton and Southern passenger train
at Cleveland.
A DIVORCE case is on trial in the com
mon pleas court at GAINESVILLE. Mar,
Rath, is the plaintiff and John Rath u
the defendant. The plaintiff has buriec
three husbands and the defendant fou
! wives.
: Mrs. MARY RULEI., of HOLSTER, aged "a
started to meet a niece a mile distant
c was overcome by cold and died after be
ing rescued. She formerly resided a
Bond Hill
The C. & II. c. tS /. Co., has put it
Bessie Furnace at New Straitsvillc
Y into blast. 1t has been closed since las
i October on account of scarcity of water
: The same company has put its mine Nc
. II sn operation.
u LITIGATION has been commenced i
n Wood county between the auditor an
{ the Standard Oil Co., to compel the lat
! ter to pay back taxes to the amount c
=. $4,000.
/. The firm of Dewey, Rogers & Co., G
v Toledo, the largest wholesale sho
a house in Ohio, failed a few days age
y Liabilities are said to be in the neigh
II borhood of S4OO, OOO Samuel G. Foste
r was appointed receiver The assets c
e the firm are set at about $780, 0OO 1T
II said by those in position to know tina
i. several of the city banks are hcavil
a. involved. The First national bank
e rumored to be interested in the failur
u to the extent of $50, ,OOc, the Holcom
national $50 900 and the Northern nj
tional $4,000. This is not, howeve
a definitely known. The failure, it
said, was occasioned by disagreement
- of the partners.
MARY BELLE WHITE, an insane patier
- at the Central asylum, Columbus, w;
- burned to death, her clothing catehin
"a fire from a gas jet.
- WIN. MCFARLAND fell from tree ne;
a Pataskala, and lay beside the track fC
some time He was found, but die
later from exposure.
l. MRS. RACHEL WooDARD, the note
;s Quakeress preacher, died at her hon
- near Azalia, aged 76 years.
- AT Loudonville, Mrs. Mary Leining
a. was severely burned about the face al
p hands while trying to start fire wit
20 coal oil.
is JOHN H. MoHLER, late travelling pa
a senger agent for the Panhandle, fG
at the Mt Glare hotel, GAINESVILLE, whi
- wrestling and broke a leg.
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