The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-05
OHIO NEWS.

Nt1ss MARY BossoN, an elderly lady,
was burned to death at Troy, last week,
while kindling fire with coal oil.
AT Cincinnati, from June to July 81,
rain fell on 80 days, the aggregate fall
during that period being 10 inches.
RAILWAY mail service has been Or
dered from Athens to Parkersburg, on
the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad, 26
miles.
MEcHANIosBURG, a prosperous village,
eighteen miles north of Springfield, was
visited last week by disastrous confla-
grafton. Nine business houses, all frame
buildings, were destroyed, involving
loss of over $4,000, with only $1,000
insurance.
THE trustees of the Northern Ohio
Hospital for the Insane have concluded
their investigation into the charges made
against DR.. Slusser, the superintendent,
by disaffected employees. They find the
charges unfounded and not sustained by
the evidence. DIR. Slusser has rendered
his resignation.
On Thursday night of last week John
Bennett called at the store of Hugh
Sweeney, six miles from Ironton. After
rousing the latter up and drinking
glass of beer with him, he drew revol-
yer and shot him three times, twice in
the head and once in the hip. The sup
posed object was robbery.
A HORRIBLE accident occurred at New
ark, recently while preparing to test a
new fire extinguisher. A building
erected for the test prematurely took fire
and exploded, terribly burning Mayor
Winegardner, and other prominent citi-
zens, twenty or more in all, several of
whom will probably die.
The latest attempt to close Corbin's
saloon, in Westerville, occurred on Sat
urday night of last week, when the front
of the building was made fragrant by
lot of ancient hens eggs. A warrant
was issued for the arrest of Corbin for
violating the ordinance recently passed
by the village Council regulating saloons.
Corbin says he will run his place until
the law shuts him up.
MUNICIPAL reform is the order in Gin
cinnati just now. A number of promi-
nent citizens have commenced court pro-
ceedings for the impeachment of Mayor
Johnston for misfeasance and malfeas-
ance in Office, it being charged, among
other things, that he employed the police
force to assist in securing his reelection
last spring, and used the public money
for the same purpose.
TIE Cincinnati papers announce the
death of the donkey which, several
months ago, achieved the honor, in q
dubious sort of way, of coming off
victor in a fight with savage ioness
which broke her cage. In the battle the
honess was not much hurt, but the don
key was terribly lacerated, and died of
the wounds received in that contest.
A CLEVELAND street inspector, Zeimer
by name, had the temerity to attack a
newspaper man (Cowles, editor of the
Leader for criticising his official short
comings, and, as usual in such cases,
came off second best. Zeimer invaded
the Leader sanctum, drew revolver,
and, while in the act of cooking it.,
Cowles seized an iron cane and dealt
him heavy blow over the head, doub-
ling up the cane and taking the fight
out of Zeimer, who was arrested, taken
to the police st.tion, and put under
bonds of $1,000 for assault with intent
to kill.
TWENTY-FIVE persons, of whom sixteer
were boys, were badly burned in the ex
plosion at Newark, and twenty-sever
persons, of whom eighteen were boys
were slightly burned. Willie Fry, a
boy whose hands were badly burned
died tonight of his injuries. This ii
the only death that has occurred. Th'
accident was caused by the too free us'
of the infammable fluid that was used Il
saturating the building, for testing tn
fire extinguisher. The fuid ran from
the building into the street, where it wa
accidently ignited and the flames sprea,
SO rapidly that the crowd was over
whelmed by them.
ONO postoffice matters: Estabishe,
-Beebe, Athens county, Blanford CooB
Postmaster; Clermontville, Clermon
county, George Il. Fridman, Postmas
| ter; Gurneyville, Clinton county, Bel
iamin F. James, Postmaster; Mark Ger
ter, Defiance county, Mrs. Marriott
, Kyle, Postmaster; White City, Defianc
county, Samuel D. Snyder, POSTMASTER
Postmasters appointed - DYSON
( Guernsey county, A. G. Flanagan; Fiv'
Mile, Brown county, Washington Hal
Havana, Huron county, F. Van Horn
Liverpool, Medina county, William I
Parmelee; Webster, Darke count.
William Reck.
A CORRESPONDENT writing from Moul
/, Joy, gives the following incident, whie
i shows how young girl had her no
J. clipped off because she had too muC
If spunk to dodge pair of scissor
l. GA most singular accident occurred {
n Friday. A young lady and gentlemi
d we're amusing themselves with pair
@ scissors, when the young man threatens
y to cut her nose off, thinking of cour
d that she would draw her head back VIII
a he would snap the scissors at her /; b
it she wasn't to be scared or dared, al
g, stood her ground, and the consequen
IS was that he cut the end OF her nose (
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