The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-08-09
Buckeye News BOILED.

Buckeye News Boiled.
The 2year- child of Thomas Wells,
of Ashland. chOked to death while eating
peanuts.
Lysle Miller, a 7-year-old boy, while
playing under some ears at ChillicOthe
was crushed to death.
An infant child of John Schiller, a
baker of Sandusky, was fatally scalded
by Overturning pot Of boiling coffee up
on itself.
Louis BOsh Of Marysville, was accident
ally struck OH the right knee with the tine
Of pitchfOrk by Guy Cramer.. He is
now dying from blood poisoning
Clares Dilsburg, aged Is, of Memphis,
Tenn, pantry boy on the tow boat X. X.
Wells, had his head crushed by the piston
Of the engine while the boat was passing
lrOntOn.
John N. Brundige, aged 3S, was Instant
iy killed atthe Seagrave factory near Col
umbus. He was employed as an engineer,
and apparently got too close to huge
driving wheel.
A watchman on the steamer v. II.
dove from the steamer and did not reap
pear. Life savers recovered the body.
The mans head stuck i'm the mud and
held him.
Governor Nash has appointed Owen B.
Gould, Of jackson, a member of the Board
OF Trustees of the GallipOlis Epileptic
Asylum. Mr.. Gould succeeds E. S. Will
son, of IrOntOn, who was recently appoint
ed Marshal of Puerto Rico.
Miss Della ParsOn, of Holland, was in
stantly killed by an eastbOund Lake Shore
passenger train. The accident occurred
only few rods from the wOman's home.
daughter Of wealthy parents.
Fire totally destroyed the Piqua artif-
cial ice plant. Mr.. Tappin, the owner,
will rebuild the plant Immediately. 1t
was worth $4,000. A peculiar coincidence
connected with the fire is that Mr.. Mitch
ell, the engineer, was employed in the
same capacity at the Piqua Knitting
Works and the Piqua Wagon Works when
they were burned.
James James, prominent mill man of
Massillon, entered his home the other day
and was told by his wife that the attend
ing physician had pronounced their son
hOpelessly i'll with appendicitis. James
turned to his wife and said: IF my son
dies l shall die too" and with these words
fell dead at her feet. James was appar-
emily strong and rugged up to the moment
of his collapse.
A large part of the business section of
Convoy was destroyed by fire. The loss
will be from $4,000 to 100000. The
burned buildings include the pOstoffice,
the town hall, the Columbian Hotel. six
store buildings and number of resi-
dences. The fire started in a blacksmith
shop and spread with great rapidity. The
Van Vert fire department responded to
an appeal for aid.
The Ohio Leaf Tobacco Packers AssO-
citation held its annual meeting in the
Phillips House. Dayton. About fifty
members were present. Resolutions were
adopted fixing standard for the size Of
the box to be used in packing leaf tobacco
purchased by members of the association.
A special meeting was called for the pur-
pose of considering certain matters which
are not now ready for discussion.
John Caldwell, a Cincinnati negro,
serving twenty-year sentence in the pen
itentiary, is dying Of consumption in the
hospital. Caldwell was convicted of GRIM
inal assault in 1896, but since that time
evidence has come to light which makes it
probable that he was innocent. An at
tempt would have been made to secure a
pardon for him but for his physical cOndi-
Ton, u ttSn nI, of ra1nt 10
would care for him.
The valuation of the various national
banks of Ohio as returned by the County
Auditors to the Auditor of State, is $751;
722, ,779, an increase of 81 ,922, 81 over last
year. The total number Of these banks re-
ported is 25S and their capital $45, 1856, $40,
with profits of $l6.747, ,369. This is an in
crease Of six banks over 1899 and an in
crease of 1894, ,7l5 in capital stock. There
is an increase in earnings of $2,674,-
$50. There are $50 State banks reported,
an increase of 16 over last year. The to-
tai capital of State banks is $l4,695, ,5S2 and
earnings $S,6Ss, ,1OS. Their valuation as
reported by the County Auditors is TO-
S20,02l. Compared with last year there is
an increase Of 81, ,725, ,SS2 in capital, $685.,
l99 in earnings and 81 ,l09, ,S02 in valuation.
Governor Nash has issued statement
for the guidance Of that portion of the
public which wishes to procure a pardon
OF parole for an inmate of the penitentiary.
In speaking of this matter he stated that
he believes that Governors have usually
believed their pardoning power to be un-
conditional, but that is not the case, as he
discovered after reading the constitution.
ITO be quite frank" said he, Il believe
that exceeded my power when pardon
ed Rice, the GAINESVILLE man, on the Fourth
Of July" He adds: 1.-The section of the
constitution which cOnfers the pardOniDg
power on the Governor says: He shall
have power after conviction to grant re-
prieves, communications and pardOns for all
crimes and OffenSes, except treason and
cases Of impeachment, upon such cOndi-
tiOns that he may think proper, subject,
however, to such regulations as to the man
ner of applying for pardons as may be
prescribed by law 1.-The Governor will
not in any case grant pardon until the
regulations prescribed by the statute have
been complied with
Governor Nash has commuted the life |
OF George Burchell, OF Will
Jams County, to twenty years. This will |
require Burchell to serve eight more years
in the penitentiary. George Burchell was
in October, 1892, of murder in the |
second degree and sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for life. The sentence was COM |
muted on the recommendation of the |
Board Of PardOns. 1t appears from the |
papers on file in his case that there was |
TO rob the deceased, but it does |
not appear that Burchell had any knOwl-
edge that the deceased was to be killed or
that he was present at the killing.
Hon. John r. MallOy, State Oil Inspec-
tOr for the Southern District of Ohio, has
made the following appointments Of De-
putty Oil Inspectors: W. o. Littick, Zanes-
vile; Robert Love, Steubenville; X. c.
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