Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1888 — THE WESTERN STATES. [ARTICLE]

THE WESTERN STATES.

A Toledo (0.) dispatch announces the death of David Boss Locke, editor of tho Toledo Blade, widely known as “Petroleum Y. Nasby. ” The immediate cause of his death was consumption of the lungs. Mr. Locke was a native of New York State, and was in his fifty-fifth year. In his 11th year he was apprenticed to the printing trade in the office of the Courtland (N. Y.) Courier. After serving his seven years he traveled through the United States, working at his trade and acting as a reporter. In 1852 ho founded the Plymouth (Ohio) Advertiser, conducting it two years. In 1856 he founded the Bucyrus Journal, and afterward was successively connected with the Mansfield Herald and Findlay Jeffersonian. He was editing the latter paper when the war broke out, and in its columns appeared the firstnumberd of tho renowned “Nasby” letters, the first bearing the date of April 21, 1801. These political satires sprang at once into tremendous popularity. In 1865 Mr. Locke assumed charge of the Toledo Blade, first on a salary, afterward purchasing an interest, and finally entire control.

The Illinois O. A. R. held a three days’ encafnpment at Springfield last week. The attendance was unusually large. Nearly every candidate for a State office was on hand, freely mingling with the boys in blue. CoL Sexton, of Chicago, was chosen Department Commander. It was decided to moot next year in Springfield. The service pension resolution was defeated, and the dependent pension bill, now before Congress, was approved. Commander-in-Chiof Rea reported that ho thought President Cleveland would sign tho lattor measure. Mrs. Sarah Bradford, of Augustus, was elected President of the Woman’s Relief Corpa The Wisconsin G. A. It. held tlioir annual meeting at Milwaukee. There was a good attendance, and a good time generally. A. G. Weißsert, of Milwaukee, was elected Department Commander. Mrs. Charity Rusk Craig, of Yiroqua, sister of Governor ltusk, was chosod President of tho Woman's Relief Corps. The last hope of the “boodlers” faded away yesterday, says a Chicago dispatch of Friday, and the counsel for the State scored a signal triumph when the Appellate Court handed down its opinion and affirmed the findings of the court below, thus sending Adam Ochs, Dan Wren, Mike Wasserman, John E Van Pelt, Mike Leyden, exCounty Commissioners, and Harry A. Yarnell, late Warden of the Insane Asylum, down to Joliet penitentiary for two years oaeh. The sentence of Ed McDonald, ex-Engineer of the County Hospital, and brother of Mike McDonald, was likewise affirmed, and he goes to Joliet for three years. The convicted boodlers had been led to expect a decision favorable to them, and they were sorely disappointed when they were apprised of the court’s ruling. The Chicago police are certain that they know who murdered Millionaire Snell, says a dispatch from that city. The man under suspicion is William B. Tascott, the son of Col. James B. Tascott, the head of the J. B. Tascott Manufacturing Company. Col. Tascott has been in business in Chicago many years. His house is engaged in the manufacture of paints. His youngest son, William 8., during his boyhood, had every care and opportunity for culture and refinement which could be given by a kind, thoughtful and rich father. But he was by nature a scapegrace,tho black sheep in the family. He would not attend school and associated with the worst class of boys. When lie was about 16 years old he ran away from home and was not heard from for several years. Less than three years ago he had become a confirmed thief. He landed in the Kentucky penitentiary and served a term of two years for burglary. A few mouths ago he returned to Chicago, and, altnough his father was making every effort to reform him, and treated him kindly, he has continued to associate with burglars and thieVes. It is established beyond douot that he wus the chief of the formidable gang of burglars who have, during the last mouth, been guilty of so many daring crimes on the West Side that citizens of that section of the city have lived in a partial state of terror. It is said there is positive evidence of his connection with the Snell murder.