The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-02-04
OHIO STATE NEWS.

ISAAC GoUCKULOUMA, q E1nlander,
n prisoner in the penitentiary, doing
time for manslaughter, is trying to sui.
eide by the starvation route.
JUST as the patients at the state In.
sane asylum were being marched to the
assembly room for fancy dress ball,
an alarm of fire was given and there
was great excitement for time. The
fire was extinguished without serious
loss.
CARROLL SCHoTT, a trusty at the Ohio
penitentiary, laid plans to escape, but
was recaptured. His right name is VIM.
Hennery.
FARMER JOSEPH SANFORD assigned a:
Newark for $4,000.
SIDNEY SMITH and Willie Buff, oi
Martins Ferry, were drowned in the
Ohio river while skating.
THE silk industry in Ohio appears to
be in its infancy, according to a census
bulletin issued u few days ago. There
are only three establishments nanufac-
turing silk in the state These employ
a capital of S37, $50 and own lands and
buildings valued at SIS, 600, machinery
worth 81, $50, and their total live assets
are shown to be S21,Os0 Forty hands
are employed by these establishments
and the total wages paid amount to
S13 6S5
JoHN ELLIS, alias "Three-fngered
Jack" eX-convict and nll-around crook,
shot and dangerously wounded by
Murderer Obernesser in a saloon brawl
at Canton, few months ago, and who
rewarded his father for nursing him
back to life by getting the old gentle
man drunk, and then robbing him of q
large sum of money, the accumulation
of lifetime of toll, few days ago
and then disappeared, was arrested in
Carrollton, the other night, and com
mitted to the county Jail. He is suffer.
ing from an attack of congestion o1
the lungs, which is liable to terminate
fatally.
NEAR Corsse station a tire on one Oh
the drivers of the Empire express
flew from the wheel into an adjoining
field. The train was stopped, however
before the engine left the rails.
JUDGE PUGH refused writ of habeas
corpus in the case of young Irwin Get
tiers, of Dayton, and sent him back tc
the state prison, where he will serve
out his term of two years.
A SMALL child of William Allen, o1
Coaltou, was scalded to death by pulling
over upon itself kettle of hot water.
A child of Patrick Coyer met death fif.
teen minutes later in the same manner.
AT Mansfield, Jacob Scharr, a car.
penter, aged 80 fatally shot himself
Family difficulty is the cause.
S. II. CULBERTsoN, of GAINESVILLE
while attempting to trighten some mis-.
chievous boys with u revolver acci
IDENTIFY shot himself in the abdomen.
A NEW post office has been estab
lished at Wesley, Perry county, and
Alva Hammer appointed postmaster.
VIM. II. YOUNG, Columbus pioneer
was found head in bed few days since.
WILLIAM BANNING, a we'll known res
ident of Austin burg, Ashtabula county
was found dead in the woods half g
mile. from his home the other night.
He was nearly blind and had been tc
visit neighbor, who had accompanied
him part of the way home. 1t is su.
posed that he was confused and wa.
frozen to death.
The bridal presents given to Frank r
App and Susie Philips, who were
married some days ago at Akron, anC
amounting to 81 1000, were stolen from {
car where they had been placed for ship
ment to Cleveland.
A MONSTER wildcat was killed by boys
on Tom Thomas farm, near Wellston
AN electric car jumped the track a
Libson and Third streets East Liver
pool and nearly demolished q bricl
building across the street.
The post office at Ramey, Ashland
county, has been discontinued and mai
ordered to Knowlton
FIFTY years ago George Acller ant
Miss Teresa Kohle were united il
marriage, and the other day, after fifty
years of prosperous and happy married
life, celebrated their golden wedding
at Logan, at which large number o
relatives and guests were present ant
partooll of most magnificent dinner
The aged couple We're the recipients of
number of elegant presents. Mr. ant
Mrs. Acker are in excellent health, ant
bid fair to live a number of years yet.
THOMAS AMBROSE voluntarily an
peared in the United States court a
Cincinnati the other day and surrend
| cred himself for trial on charg
brought against him in 1880. He wa
then clerk of the United States court a
| Cincinnati, and was charged with max
| ing false entries in his books and witt
perjury in his accounts, and with de
| frauding the government in larg
sum. While the perjury case was il
| trial he suddenly fed and was never ar
rested. His bond of $4,000 was paid
He was released on bond of $1,000.
THE following new commissions hav
been issued from the Office of the adiu
tant general: John II. Cox, captain
Company G., Eighth Infantry, Wads
worth. o.; Frank Siegfred, second lieu
tenant Company G, Eighth Infantry
| Wadsworth, O.; Herbert C, Smart, car
tain Company L, Eighth Infantry, Can
ton, o.; Vincent Staub, second lieuten
ant Company l., Eighth Infantry, Can
ton, o.; George c. Conger first lieuten
ant Company b, Eighth Infantry
Akron, o.; Frederick X. O Brien; secon
lieutenant Company b, Eighth Infantry
| Akron, o.
| EDWARD WALKER was appointed re
ceiver for w. M. Adams & Bros, a re
tail hardware firm of GAINESVILLE, doint
an extensive business The partner
could not agree in conducting the busi
ness.
AT the Office of the Ashtabula News