The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-10-21
OHIO NEWS.


ard, two young roughs, Leonard re-
ceived injuries which will probably prove
fatal.
CoRBN, the Westerville saloon-keeper,
has been lodged in jail on account of his
failure to pay an old fine for keeping his
place open after s p. m. His saloon has
been closed several weeks.
CALVIN GAsKlIL, of Wilmington, a
cattle-dealer, was knocked down and
robbed of $500, at Dayton, one night
last week. Four men and three women
were arrested on suspicion.
A SHORT LINE train was thrown from
the track within the city limits of Colum-
bus one night last week, by the mali
cious displacement of a switch. The
train was wrecked, but no one was
hurt.
The Rev. ABEL AZ. COREY, a widely
known Methodist clergyman, who repre-
sented the Toledo district in the State
Senate during 1859, died last week, in
Delaware, where he had been attending
conference.
CITIZENS Of Clnclnnau navop
ised to give 80, 900 each toward the pro
posed new Music Hall, and the Com
n,erciaI has reason to believe their ex-
ample will be followed and the desired
fund speedily made up.
GEORGE MOORE, colored saloon
keeper OF Cincinnati, was attacked the
other day by crowd of colored people,
who broke into his saloon and destroyed
the furniture. During the melee, Moore
shot and mortally wounded Frank Ware,
one of the attacking party.
A YOUNG man named John Cencilbaugh
has been lying at bis home at Summit
Station, between Columbus and Newark,
at the point of death. He got on a
through train to go home from Colum-
bus, and, to avoid being carried past
home, jumped from the cars when they
were going at full speed, and sustained
frightful injuries.
FRANK SoHRADER, highly respected
young man of Massillon, went out last
Sunday morning with his father and a
younger brother to gather hickory nuts.
Frank went up tree, and, when about
fifty feet high, fell to the ground,
breaking his neck, back, and both legs,
and disfguring his face, killing him
instantly. He was II years old.
A MAN named Avoid, tailor by trade,
was accidentally shot in a pawnshop in
Toledo last week. The clerk, in attempt
ing to explain the operation of certain
make of pistol, recklessly pointed it
toward his customer, unaware that it
was loaded. The result was that Avoid
was shot, the ball entering the stomach
at the right. The attending surgeon
says the wound is fatal.
BRAVE Tom McAvoy was the Cincin-
natl policeman who shot the lioness and
panther which escaped from the zoolog-
ical garden in that city. The last thing
out is the alligator, which has not been
found. The Gazette suggests that Nc
Avoy be detailed to shoot all the animals
in the garden before they get out of the
cages, as it would be cheaper and safer
JOHN SKULL. aged 60, while seeing
his wife on train at Bucyrus, one day
last week, attempted to get off the trair
after it started, but, being very feeble
he fell directly under the wheels between
two coaches, which passed over him
killing him instantly. Deceased was al
old and highly-respected citizen, and 6
very prominent member of the Baptis
church.
PosTMAsTERs have recently been ap
pointed at the following named places il
this State: Beaver, Pike county, Jacol
Leist; Dunlevy, Warren county, A. L
Carey; Fidelity, Miami county, DAME
W. Bowman; GIenwood, Noble county
Elijah Coffman; Lynchburgh, Highland
county, James W. Henderson; Por
William, Clinton county, James Hart
Trumbull, Ashtabula county, J. NJ
Fairbanks.
INTENSE excitement was caused in tn
village of Brighton, thirteen miles from
Springfield, last week, by the killing o
burglar and the capture of two of hi
confederates. The killing was done b.
Mr.. Joseph Olinger while the midnigh
marauders were attempting to effect al
entrance into his house. An extensiv
gang of thieves and burglars has for
long time been operating in that section
causing perfect reign of terror, an
intense satisfaction is felt in the CON
munity that one of the scoundrels ha
come to grief.
PosTMAsTERs have recently been AZ
pointed at various places in this State
as follows: Cortland, Trumbull county
E. Herbert Faunce; -Four Corners, Huro
county, Green Atherton; Gilead Station
Morrow county, John S. Tucker; Hail
burg, Putnam county, Absalom SloaI
Hamler, Henry county, Frank r. CO..
Hanover, Licking county, George Ho
} lister; Hill House, Lake county, Harr
} son G. Cawley; Junction, Paulding coul
ty, Joshua Dicus; Meadow Brook, Jacl
! son county, William B. Pratt; Pyrmon
Montgomery county, William W. Han
: ilton; Rarden, Scioto county, d.
Gardner.
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