The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-01-28
NEWS ITEMS.

in July
Resolutions Of regret over the death
of ex-President Hayes were adopted by
both houses of the New York legisla-
ture Thursday.
Tom Burns secured verdict for
81, 500 in his damage suit against the
Pittsburgh base ball club. The club
will appeal the case.
A bill is to be introduced in the Indi-
ana legislature to stop racing at the
Roby track during December, January,
February and March.
Joe Donoghue, the skater has re-
ccived from Minneapolis 81, 900 chal-
lenge to three races with Hagen, the
contests to take place in the East.
Donoghue has accepted.
At Tunkhannock, Pa, Rosenwig
and Blank, convicted of murder for the
killing of Marks, the peddler in the
Dutch mountain, have been sentenced
by Judge Harris to be hanged.
The chamber of commerce of Charles
ton, S. c., has adopted resolutions aslo-
ing representatives in congress to use
their best efforts to secure the repeal of
the Sherman silver act of 1890.
The cotton mill at UzarlSoff, in the
government of Radon, Russia, which
was one of the largest mills in the em-
pire, has been destroyed by fire. This
loss amounts to 500, 900 roubles
j. c. Cox, an old miner, just returned
to Colorado Springs, Col, from the San
Juan gold fields, confirms the statement
that the report of rich gold placsEs
there was the worst kind of fake.
Adj Greenland has issued an
order giving permission to the militia
OF other states to pass through Penn
sylvania, armed and equipped, to at
| tend the Inauguration of President-elect
Cleveland
Senator Johnson's resolution request
ing the Illinois delegation to use their
influence toward securing modifica-
ton of the "closed Sunday clause, was
passed by the Illinois senate by vote
of 80 to 10.
Capt Joseph w. Pine, q union vet.
cran, was fined 500 and given fourteen
months in Jail at Harper's Ferry, w.
| Va, for sending obscene letters through
the mail to Lizzie Alstead, 20, who had
| Tilted him.
Ex-senator II. G. Davis has rendered
President-elect Cleveland a handsome
cottage at Deer Park for next summer.
1t will be remembered that President
and Mrs. Cleveland spent their honey
moon at Deer Park.
The house committee on banking and
currency Friday ordered favorable res
| port on Representative Outhwaite's bill
for the frequent redemption and ex-
change of treasury and national bank
notes for new notes.
Yale alumni gathered in Sherry's BAN
quet hall, New York, Friday night, to
eat their annual dinner, celebrate Yale
victories, sing Yale songs and listen to
Yale takers. Chauncey NJ. Depew was
the principal speaker.
Gen. Mcmahon, the chief marshal of
the presidential Inauguration ceremo-
nies, has appointed Richard Croker
deputy marshal for New York He ap-
pointed Free Raisin, of Maryland, mar
shall for the display of that state.
The agitation in regard to the May
brick case took the shape Friday of the
organization at the Fifth Avenue hotel,
New York, of society, the object of
which will be to obtain the release of
l'Mrs. Maybrick from the English prison.
Yuddel Manneher Pole, has sued
for damages Ernst Marx, proprietor of
| swell Hebrew restaurant in New
York, who objected to paying him $40
week because he would not work on
Saturday The amount claimed is
$1,000.
The Olympic club, New Orleans has
arranged match between Andy Bow
en-, of New Orleans, and Jack Burke, Of
Huston, Tex, for glove contest for a
purse OF $4,000. Weight 1873 pounds, give
or take two pounds. The fight to take
place in April.
Richard Gruner, who took his life
with carbolic acid at Dubuque, Ia,
| proves to have been a wholesale forger
and dealer in spurious mortgages.
Some of his clients found him out and
he took his own life to save himself
from the penitentiary.
One of the most daring robberies per,
petrated in Canadasoccurred at Toronto
Tuesday evening, when five masked
men entered the jewelry store of Fred
Roberts, bound and gagged Roberts
and his clerk, John Ward, and rified
the store, securing many thousands Of
dollars worth of goods
Gov Murphy, of Arizona, is on the
| way TO w dSnlnSuOn 10 make dnOuner
effort for statehood. He goes at the
solicitation of the Arizona Press asso.
citation. and is backed by resolutions
adopted by that body. He carries also
petitions from all political parties and
factions in the territory.
The West Virginia state grange in
annual session at Charleston, elected
the following officers: Hon. H. c.
Knott, master; Prof I. G. Atkinson,
overseer Harry NJ Turner, lectureri
A. j. Reed, chaplain; c. T. Perry, stew.
ard; A. Brenneman, treasurer; M. V.
Brown, secretary; j. H. Speerow, gate'
keeper.
A hurricane that passed over Greece
has done much damage in the country
and along the coast. Shipping has suf-
fered greatly. Heavy rains accompan,
led the wind storm, causing disastrous
floods A number of villages have been
inundated, and telegraphic communica-
ton to many points has been inter
rupted
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, widow of Senator
George Hearst, of California, makes an
emphatic denial of the report from
Charleston, w. Va, that she is to wed
Senator Charles Faulkner, OF West
Virginia Mrs. Hearst states that