The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-05-13
OHIO NEWS.


THE mortality about Xenia, at the
present time is much greater than usual.
The deaths are not produced by cpl
demic, but common diseases.
EDDIE CUNNINGHAM, a Cincinnati news
boy, found 800 in the street, and took
it straight to the nearest police station,
and left it for the owner.
GEORGE STEARNs, q lawyer of Cincin-
matt, and Grand High Priest-elect of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
the State OF Ohio, died last week.
JOHNSON, the Cleveland murderer,
who was to have been hanged on the 2eth
inst, has had his sentence commuted to
imprisonment for life by Gov. Allen.
ELIZABETH HARVEY, colored woman,
aged 45 years, committed suicide at Day
ton on Saturday by jumping into the
canal. Cause, religious enthusiasm.
AN amenity of the late municipal cleo
tion in Cincinnati occurred few even
ings ago, when a solid ivory cane, cut
without a break from the tusk of an
elephant, was presented by Mayor-elect
johnson to John Robinson, his defeated
opponent.
Hu1sBoRo was recently visited by a
destructive confagration which caused q
total loss of about $2s, 1000. The princi-
pal losses are John A. Smith, in
whose building fire originated, $4,000,
fully insured and j. J. Brown, drug
gist, $4,000, insured for $4,000. The
remainder is divided among number of
sufferers, who lose small amounts. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
DAVID SNroN has finally decided to
erect on the Fifth street market sp ce,
Cincinnati, a granite tower 16O feet high,
surmounted by colossal statue of Gin
cinnatus in q toga. The tower will be
composed of three sections, the first two
square, the last and highest octagonal IN
shape. A platform forty feet square,
built of granite, will be at the base, for
public speaking. The whole is estimated
to cost $4,000.
REV. A. M. Cowan, of Urbana, died
last week, aged SO years. He was for a
long time the Kentucky agent of the Af-
rican Colonization Society, and, about
1910, went to Liberia with ship-load of
negro eolonists. Upon his return, he
the ministry of the Presby-
terian church, at one time serving as
pastor of church at Urbana. Within
the past year he has again been con-
nected with the colonization society, de-
hyering lectures in its interest.
A AcoRREsPoNDENT of Cincinnati paper
takes the trouble of writing letter to in
quire if there is any difference between
=" one square foot " and Zone foot
square" Of course there is not, as any
child could see by making diagram.
But after passing beyond the unit the
difference begins. There is decided
difference between two square feet and
two feet square, the latter being just
twice as great surface as the former.
So three feet square is three times as
large surface as three square feet and
50 on.
The following are the latest reported
changes in the postal affairs in this State
Discontinued -Oran, Shelby county.
Postmasters appointed -Gibson's Sta
ton, Guernsey county, D. A. Frame
Houston, Shelby county, Joseph F
Black; North Eaton, Lorain county,
J. D. Cole; North Robinson, Crawford
county, George Railing; Pulaski, Will
Jams county, William J. Carroll; Rives
Richland county, Gaylord Ozier; Scot
Town, Lawrence county, G. K. Wall
Windsor, Ashtabula county, Ransom A
Bradley.
ONO patents: Ventilating faucets
W. c. North, Cleveland; carriage tops
E. P. Stedman, Ravenna; refrigerators
J. A. Meeks, Berea; wringers, A. W
Hall, Adrian; harvester lakes, W. N
Whitley, Springfield; table fans, G
Good, Arcanum; feed wheels for grail
drills, II. Kuhns, Dayton; vapor burn
ers, G. H. Prentiss, Cleveland; invalic
chairs, W. Burch, Austinburg; ciga
presses, F. Luxa, Cleveland; shee]
shearing chairs, G. H. Mccall, Morris
town; corn droppers, J. Jackman, Rich
mond; coffee pots, G, B. Smith, Cleve
land; paper bag machines, W. Webster
Middletown; locking devices for ms
chinery, 7. D. Marsh, Jersey; car coup
ings, J. Yeagley, Fredericksburg.
The annual report of the Railroa
Commissioners of Ohio contains report
of 81 railroad corporations having 5,51
miles Of track in the State, of which A, 81
miles are main lines. During last yea
300 miles of road were built, and 46
miles are in various stages of construc
ton. The total amount expended o
these roads is given as $272, 937, ,812.
shows that s. per cent. of the railwa
mileage is owned outside the State. I'll
gross earnings reported show a fallin
off of over ten per cent. in the value {
traffic compared with the previous yea
The operating expenses, including il
terest on floating debt, was 72.sS p,
cent. of gross receipts. The net receip
we're 3.39 per cent. on the paid in stoc
and debt. The dividends paid show