The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-01
OHIO STATE NEWS.

Ohio railroad, between Bcllville and
Lexington. and brought to Mansfield.
DANIEL EvEnETT, prosperous and
highly respected farmer Of Rowland
township, near Warren, committed sui.
eide by cutting his throat with n razor.
He was found lying in his bed dead
about o'clock with bloody razor ly.
ing by his side He was about so yenrs
of age and unmarried. Temporary de.
rangement caused by illness is given rs
the cause.
GEO. OLAKER was cutting down
huge tree above Gallipolis, few days
since, when he discovered large rattle
snake in the tree. He cut the reptile
in two, and, when measured, it was six
feet three inches long, and had sixteen
rnStles and one button. The snake is
the largest of its kind ever killed In the
county.
THE livery barn of George Fanrot, at
Lima, was totally destroyed by fire at
an early hour the other morning. The
fire was the work of an incendiary
Ten head of fast horses were roasted
to death.
JOHN G. LOOMS has been elected sec
ond lieutenant of company E, o. N. G.,
to succeed N. j. Brown, resigned. The
following vote was cast: Loomis, 25; j.
B. Sohn, 23.
In pumping out the water from the
Leesville stone quarries, preparatory
to opening work, large quantities of
oil residuum were found deposited in
the crevices of the rocks. 1t is about
the consistency of axle grease and
burns very freely, and seems to be gen.
uine petroleum from which the volatile
parts have evaporated.
DAVID ). HURLBURT, of GAINESVILLE,
who disappeared four years ago, was
found dead near Paris, Tex. He had
lived the life of a hermit for four years
A WRECK occurred few days ago on
the Hooking valley railroad, near
Carey. Eighteen cars of coal were
ditched. A brakeman named C. D.
OHara was killed.
THE old Ohio Farmers Insurance Co,
which some time ago suspended, has
resumed business, with the consent of
the superintendent of insurance, Hon.
w. II. Kinder. The present cash assets
are 200, 900, the largest Of any Ohio
FIRE insurance company.
JOHN FRANCIS, residing near PEBBLES,
celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday q
few days ago, and a large number of
relatives were present, among whom
were grandchildren, great-grandchil-
lren and great-great-grandchi
Mr. Francis has resided on the same
farm for sixty-one years, and, notwith-
standing his advanced age, he often
walks to the nearest post Office, a dis
tance Of three and one-half miles He
is said to be the Oldest person in south
ern Ohio
FRANK BRADSHAW, q conductor, of
Alliance, found a week-old baby on his
doorstep, sleeping soundly. He will
adopt the waif
FROM present indications the Ohio ex-
hibit of maple sugar and sirup at the
Worlds fair, provided for by an act of
the Legislature passed during the pres
ent session, will be success. Geauga
county has appropriated $780, Summit
county $3.50, and the com missioners in
large number Of other counties now
have the matter under consideration.
THE executive committee of the Ohio
Republican League elected the follow
ing additional delegates to the National
League convention, to be held in Louis
vile May 10: w. B. Gaitree, Thomas
McSheehy, Col. c. w. T. Dick and Chas.
Case; alternates, e. w. Poe, d. e.
Walker, Judge w. B. Crew, H. o. Spell
man, Howard Burgess and Charles
Stewart.
Mrs. REUBEN LEDDICK, an aged lady,
oh ~, tla
at her home in Delaware walked by
mistake into the cellar-way, instead of
her bed room. She fell headlong down
the stairs, and received injuries which
will probably prove fatal, one rib and
an arm being broken and being severe
ly injured about the head and inter-
ually.
HERMAN CELLARIUs, deputy inspector
of building and loan associations is
hard at work upon the annual report
to be issued next month. 1t will con-
tain the statements of about 750 asso-
Citations, all of which, with four eXcep-
tions, have been received by the inspec-
tor. In the first report of the depart
ment there were only 400 associations,
including those whose fiscal year ended
between May and December 81, so that
the forthcoming issue will be the first
to contain a complete summary of the
building associations of the state. One
association, the Citizens, of Cleveland,
has deposits amounting to over s7,000,-
700, and there are several that have
reached the s1,00o,000 and $1,000, 0oC
mark. The total assets of the 465 asso-
Citations reporting last year were $780,
644, .03, and the probabilities are that
the aggregate assets of the $50 to be in
cluded in the coming report will &c
above $50, ,000 0oo
FIFTEEN out of forty cities and towns
reporting to the state board OF health
show the existence of no infectious dis
eases. The bulletin of the board fol
the week ending March 1s, makes thu
following showing for the other cities
and towns: Diphtheria, forty-sever
cases, eight deaths; scarlet fever, fifty
cases, three deaths; typhoid fever, for
ty-one cases, four deaths; whoopinG
cough, nineteen cases, one death; meas
les, three hundred and twenty cases
one death: smallpox (Akron), three
cases
SOME time ago David orwig, Find
lay saloonkeeper, was arrested for vic
lating the law. He gave bond and wa
found guilty. He tried to work tn
drowning racket by leaving his clothe
piled up on bridge, but the Findla.
authorities learned he was In Lima an,