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


that vessels are unable to get through
the narrowS
Otto Furthermore, the noted white.
cap of Perry county, was captured at
Cannellton, Ind
The Montmorcncy falls near Quebec,
are frozen solid This has never been
known to occur before.
There are $50 women students in the
University of Michigan, distributed
throughout all the departments.
As mark Of respect to the late Gen.
Butler, the Massachusetts Legislature
Friday afternoon adjourned until Tues
day.
Some New Orleans citizens want
Mayor Fitzpatrick impeached because
he is so easy toward Sunday law VIOLA
tors.
The New Mary Houston, sunk at Gin
cinnati by the ice, was raised Wednes-
day. not much the worse for her
mishap.
Mr.. EclSstein Norton, former resident
of Louisville g. Nashville railroad, died
suddenly of heart disease at his home
in st George, $. 1.
Sam Wallace, St Louis MO car
penter, declares his wife tried to force
him to commit suicide so she could
draw 5000 from carpenters union at
Cairo ILL.,
II. Clay Evans, of Tennessee, recently
appointed first assistant postmaster
general arrived in Washington Thurs
day morning and Immediately entered
upon his duties.
Roy, the infant son of David Dewitt
was burned to death at Syracuse, Ind.
The child set fire to his clothing with
some matches he had found, and was
frightfully burned.
The grain blockade at st. Louis con-
tinues as bad as ever. The elevators
are full to the roofs, and it is estimated
that 1,500 car loads of grain are block
AIDED in the railroad yards.
Constable Starnes properly refused
an offer of $1,000 to aid the escape OF
James Lansberg of Atlanta, Ga, SEN
fenced to ninety-two years in the
penitentiary for kidnapping young
girl.
Henry Hoffman, a wealthy young
German of Parkersburg w. Va, was
killed by cars near Little Hooking
while on his way to marry the daugh-
ter of Jacob Schwader of the latter
place.
At Bucyrus, O.. a committee consist
ing of a banker, a minister, a newspaper
man and a grocer, has raised a fund to
be loaned to worthy and needy inebri-
ates who are desirous of taking the
Keely treatment
, In, f,t.ar,, t,,,.a 11oc yyast Of Dani-
son, Tex, in the new yards of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway, two
men named George Hampton and Jerry
Mylie were killed and two other labor
ers seriously injured.
The weather is very severe at Aurora,
Ind, the mercury registering five de-
grees below zero, causing much dis
tress. small child of John Caseltine
was found frozen in bed. When taken
to the fire it revived somewhat, but
soon died
A fall on the slippery pavement at
Terre Haute, Ind, caused the death OF
VIM. Parks, aged "a, Friday. He slipped
on the icy walk and falling to the
ground ruptured a blood vessel. The
remains We're taken to Vincennes, Ind,
for burial.
Information brought down from Alas
lla by passengers on the steamer Dan.
ube, says that natives cut off the heads
of three whites and an Indian neal
Cape Barry, which the murderers ther
stuck upon poles and danced around in
their savagery.
President-elect Cleveland left Wash
ington Friday morning for Lakewood
n. j., where he will remain until
special train conveys him to Washing
ton for his Inauguration. He was ac
companied to Lakewood by Mrs. Cleve
land and Baby Ruth.
Gov. Pecl1's message was read to the
Wisconsin legislature Thursday. Tht
legislature adjourned till Tuesday
when the senatorship fight will begi1
in earnest. 1t begins to have the ap
pearance of a long struggle, with thu
possibility of a deadlock.
At Lafayette, Ind, an action was be
gun by G. II. Mcintyre against Traii
A. Coe. The defendant is prominen
farmer and local politician of SOM
note. He is charged with alternating
the affections of McIntyre's wife, an,
$4,000 is demanded of him.
reception to the American colon,
was given at the U. S. legation, Paris
Wednesday evening. The guests wer
received by the U. S. minister and Mrs
Coolidge. The rooms were profusel
decorated with flowers and were bril-
liantly illuminated with electric lights
While working in the debris of tn
Jaccard fire, Kansas City, Mo-, one c
the walls fell burying seven men. Chas
Ferris received internal injuries tina
may prove fatal. John Crane had hi
left arm broken and was badly bruised
VIM. O'Brien, Joe McArdle and Mat
Birmingham were also hurt, but nc
seriously.
Among the recent arrivals at tn
Ohio penitentiary is George w. Thorr
ton, federal prisoner from souther
Florida, who never saw ice or snow bC
fore. He is nearly frozen all the tim
in this climate, and has been given
place in the kitchen in order to ease hi
sufferings. He is to stay eightee
months for violating the postal laws.
sit beats looking up rope, anyway,
was the laconic remark of Green Col,
the murderer of Conrad Kellmer. Col
was sentenced at Chattanooga Frida
morning by Judge Moon to ninety-nir
years in the penitentiary for his part
the killing of an old man in business
a suburb of that city.
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