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action. By that time the rioters had forced 

 their way close up to the Court- House, broken 

 in the front of the treasurer's office, and set 

 the building on fire. The leaders had demand- 

 ed of the sheriff that he give up his prisoners 

 taken from the mob. The demand was re- 

 fused, and the leaders then declared that they 

 would force their way in and blow up the 

 west wing of the jail with dynamite. Firing 

 began rapidly on the jail. In response to the 

 fire-alarm, Capt. Desmond, of the military, en- 

 tered the treasurer's office to put out the fire, 

 and was fired on and instantly killed. He was 

 a prominent lawyer and very popular. Two 

 privates were wounded. The mob set fire to 

 the Court-House without serious opposition, 

 the soldiers all being on guard in the jail in- 

 stead. They rolled in barrels of coal-oil and 

 piled up boxes and set them all on fire. The 

 mob rushed down Main Street to a gun-store, 

 broke it in, gutted it, and set it on fire. That 

 brought in the last alarm. A patrol-wagon 

 responded. When it dashed up, the mob 

 opened on it, killing one of the men and wound- 

 ing several of their own number. 



The Court- House was badly injured by the 

 fire, but not totally destroyed. A large por- 

 tion of the valuable records was saved, the 

 money in the treasury preserved intact, and 

 the vaults left in fairly good condition. Dur- 

 ing the whole of Sunday there were minor 

 disturbances, and on Sunday night the riot 

 was again under full headway, several shops 

 being broken into and robbed by gangs of boys 

 and men. Troops from all parts of the State 

 were hurried to Cincinnati, several full in- 

 fantry regiments and two batteries of artillery 

 being dispatched to the scene of disorder. The 

 troops were received with threats as they 

 marched through the streets, and in some in- 

 stances attacks were made and responded to 

 by a few shots. Barricades were built by the 

 troops to guard the leading business streets 

 and public buildings threatened with destruc- 

 tion. During the night these barricades were 

 several times attacked by the rioters, who fired 

 volley after volley at the troops. These re- 

 turned the fire after several warnings, and one 

 round from a Gatling gun was also fired. 

 While these exchanges of shots were going on 

 the police were arresting the rioters in con- 

 siderable numbers. After Sunday night the 

 city gradually quieted down, and on the fol- 

 lowing Wednesday, the sixth day of the dis- 

 turbance, the barricades were removed, street- 

 car travel resumed, and the military sent to their 

 homes with the exception of a single regiment. 

 The exact number killed and wounded was 

 never ascertained, but the most authentic list 

 places the dead at 45 and the wounded at 138. 



Hocking Valley Strike. In April a disagree- 

 ment as to wages arose between operators and 

 miners in the valleys of the Hocking and its 

 branches, ending, in June, in a general dis- 

 charge of the workmen and the temporary 

 cessation of labor, soon followed by the em- 



ployment of imported laborers at rates of pay 

 refused by resident miners. This lockout, or 

 strike, continued throughout the year, and was 

 productive of much suffering. From the out- 

 set the operators undertook to guard their 

 property from injury at their own expense, 

 and continued so to do, employing large num- 

 bers of armed men for that purpose. The 

 great body of the striking miners were law- 

 abiding, but a comparatively small number of 

 lawless and criminal men seized occasional 

 opportunities for mischief. During the course 

 of this protracted controversy, two valuable 

 mine -hoppers, a railway tunnel, and three 

 railway bridges, were burned, seven mines 

 were set on fire, and at least two armed at- 

 tacks were made on the guards, during one of 

 which a citizen was murdered while in the 

 discharge of his duty as guard. In response 

 to calls from the local authorities, the Gov- 

 ernor sent four companies of troops, but soon 

 removed them. 



Political. The Republican State Convention 

 was held in Cleveland, April 23 and 24. The 

 nominees were James S. Robinson, of Hardin 

 county, for Secretary of State ; W. W. John- 

 son, of Lawrence county, for Supreme Judge : 

 Charles A. Flickinger, of Defiance county, for 

 Board of Public Works. The platform de- 

 clared in favor of protection of American in- 

 dustries without discrimination, condemned 

 the doctrine of tariff for revenue only, and 

 that of putting such raw materials as ore, pig- 

 iron, wool, etc., on the free list; demanded 

 the restoration of the wool tariff of 1867, and 

 the equal consideration of labor with capital ; 

 indorsed the position of the party on civil- 

 service reform ; demanded that every voter 

 shall have a free ballot, which shall be honest- 

 ly counted, and heartily approved the admin- 

 istration of President Arthur. 



The Prohibition State Convention, held at 

 Columbus, June 18, placed the following can- 

 didates in the field : E. J. Morris, of Hamilton 

 county, for Secretary 'of State ; J. W. Rosen- 

 borough, of Fulton county, for Supreme 

 Judge ;- W. J. Kirkendall, of Jackson county, 

 for Board of Public Works. 



The Democratic State Convention was held 

 at Columbus, June 24 and 25. The following 

 candidates were nominated: James W. New- 

 man, of Scioto county, for Secretary of State ; 

 Charles D. Martin, of Montgomery county, for 

 Supreme Judge ; John H. Bender, of Tuscara- 

 was county, for Board of Public Works. The 

 platform reaffirmed that of 1883. 



A Greenback-Labor ticket was also nomi- 

 nated. 



The State election was held October 14, with 

 the result of electing the three Republican 

 candidates. The full vote was as follows : 



SECRETARY OF STATE. 



James S. Eobinson, Eepublican 391,597 



James W. Newman, Democrat 380,355 



Peter M. Harold, Greenbacker 3,499 



Evan J. Morris, Prohibition 8,607 



