The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-12-03
Minor State Items.

| lacked Dy q NlclOCS morse anu HIS udnu
and arm seriously mutilated. Several
fingers were bitten off.
| The slashing of the wholesale price of
beer in the Mahoning Valley has heen
declared off, and the price has gone up
again from 81 to 81 barrel.
| A valuable find has been made OH the
lands of Hon. Robert Cochran, near West
Union. Specimens of the quarts show
yield of silver of $50 10 the ton.
While hauling wood at Bloomcenter,
Rev. Tucker fell from the wagon. The
wheels passed over his abdomen, inflict-
ng injuries which may prove fatal.
James Mclaughlin, Superintendent of
mine No. 3 at Rendville, was struck by
mine car and instantly killed. His--Aead-
and left arm were severed from the body.
Jerry Max. so years old, was found
dead on lounge in a sitting posture
in his house at Fort Recovery by his
daughter. A blood vessel had bursted in
iernally.
| Andrew J. Sheppard, miner, aged 30
years, employed at Sheen's coal bank,
near Salem, was instantly killed by
heavy fall of slate while engaged In
drawing pillars.
| At Ashland, Section Forman James
Wells OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road, narrowly escaped death by falling
off handcar which ran over him, infiic.
ing wounds of a serious nature.
At Circleville an unknown young man,
who was handling FlObert rifle, acci-
1entally shot Chauncey Williamson in
the right shoulder. The injured boy has
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The general store owned by Isaac Ash
baugh at Hancock burned to the ground
with its contents, including pOst0ffice.
Loss probably $1,000; insurance $1,000.
The fire is supposed TO be of incendiary
origin. No clew.
| Governor Bushnell has appointed Hon.
Charles l.. Kurtz, of Columbus: Hon.
Henry L. Morey, of Hamilton, and Col.
A. l.. COnger, of Akron as delegates
from Ohio to the National Congress of ir-
rigation, which is to Re held at Phoenix,
Arizona, December 10 and 16 next.
The large contract which Eastern con-
tractors some time ago were trying to ar
range with the Penitentiary Board, by
which large number of idle cOnvicts
would be put to work, has fallen through,
30 Warded Coffin says. There are not
enough able-bOdied men among the seven
Or eight hundred idle prisoners to fill a
contract requiring 800 convicts. At pres
ant there is no work which they are fit to
DO which can be given them.
| Lieutenants Tilman Lafferty and Tim
Shafer, of Company A, Second Regiment,
| ohio National Guard, left Findlay for
| Tampa, Fla, TO Join an 'xpedition for
Cuba, 1t is understood that for some time
Cuban agent has been enlisting MEM
| bers of the National Gu lrd of this State,
and that a few men will go from each reg
iment, all of whom are under orders to re-
port at Tampa. The two officers from
Findlay were well supplied with money.
The first trial of Ohio's electrocution
machine lust set up in the State Prison
was made recently, large tull-dog be-
| ing the victim. He was strapped in the
chair exactly as man would be, and the
hair shaved from his body, where the
electrodes were applied. Fifteen hundred
volts were turned on. Death was appar-
emily instantaneous. The machine will
be tried in the presence of the prison
managers, with mule for a victim, in a
short time.
| Lieutenant G. vernon A. w. Jones has
appointed Senators W. b. Shattuc, Of Gin
eiunati: Charles S. Dana of Marietta; j.
J. Sullivan, of Warren, Republicans, and
Eli Tissander, of Georgetown, and VIM.
X. Harper, of Mt. Vernon, Democrats, as
n committee to arrange for the meeting Of
the State Senate at Columbus the first
Monday in January, the anniversary Of
| The Senate organization. The reunion
will be attended by members, officers and
their wives.
DIR. j. A. I4eatherman, well-known
physician of Columbus, was found guilty
| in the Police Court of violating the provi-
sions of the Kimmell law, which requires
the registration of all practitioners Of
medicine with the State Board OF Medical
Examination and Registration. Judge
| Bigger holds that the law is c0nstitu-
| tional. A motion was made for new
trial, and sentenced was suspended until
final action is taken. This is the first test
case of the law.
David V. Reardon has brought suit in
| The Supreme Court against Governor
Bushnell and Secretary of State Taylor to
compel them TO issue him a commission as
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in
the first subdivision of the Fifth Judicial
District to fill an alleged vacancy in the
| office caused by al act OF the Legislature
passed last winter transferring Adams
| County from the first subdivision OF the
| Fifth Judicial District TO the second sub
division of the Seventh Judicial District.
A Cincinnati man got Thanksgiving
pardon. He is John ii. Steig,w who was serv-
| ing life sentence for the murder of his
brOther-in- law, Philip Lewis, of Cincinn-
att. in 1885. He had served not quite
eleven years. Prosecuting Attorney
Schwartz is of the opinion that he should
only have been cOnv.c ell of manslaughter.
His release at this time is equivalent to
his having served the average manslaugh-
ter term. Steig married sister of Philip
Lewis. The two families were neighbors,
and the Lewises thought that Steig did
not use their sister we'll. The trouble cul-
minated in a saloon brawl between Steig
and the Lewis boys. The lights were
knocked out with missiles, and in the
darkness some one shot and killed Phillip
Lewis. John Steg was convicted.
| In the annual report of the Trustees Of
the State Institution for Deaf and Dumb,
| fled with Governor Bushnell, it is recon-
mended that the State sell the present site
| of the asylum and purchase larger one
| in some other section of Columbus, the
present accommodations being declared
| inadequate.
John Waters, aged 65, was walking on
| the track of the Dayton and Miamisburs
| fast electric line at Miamisburg, when Car
| No. 8, AL Hester, mOtorman, struck him.
| lie had both legs broken and one OF them
cut nearly off, and other injuries. He
was taken to the Dayton Hospital, but
will hardly recover.
Fifteen years ago William Conner left
the home of his father, Joseph Connor,
near billiards. The latter died last April.
! William, who was willei 81 acres of land
and the homestead, has been missing un-
| til he returned the other day. A brother,
Phillip, was cut off with only s5, and it is
now said the will can be contested.
The Dietrich synd icate, of which E. c.
Benedict, President Cleveland's close
friend, is President, has Just closed deal
by which it acquires possession OF all the
property OF the Ohio and Indiana Natural
Gas Company. The purchase includes
| the plants OF Lima, Dayton, Picua, Sid
ney and Wapakoneta, o., and many
towns in Indiana, a I'd several millions oi
dollaIs are involved
A party given by Mrs. Isaac Gerber,
who lived west of NJ lssillon, was broken