The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-09-23
OHIO NEWS.

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PARKER & HARRISON spice mills at
Cincinnati, were burned last Saturday !;
oss S35, 200.
SToUTsvInLE proposes sending to the
Centennial a single block of coal weigh
ing two tons.
The Governor of California, Hon.
William Irwin, is native of Butler
county, this State.
AT Columbus, during fair week, the
city was full of thieves. A half dozen
burglaries a night was about the aver
age.
DANIEL MCLAREN, late President of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
railroad, died at his residence, in Glen
dale, few days since.
HENRY THE1LE, an employe of the
Columbus Cabinet Company, wound up
spree of several days by committing
suicide by taking poison.
A CINcINNATI barber says he can't
make one towel wipe over twenty GUS
toners before they begin to complain.
and he wants to know if this nation is a
fastidious nation.
AT Cleveland, last Monday evening,
the new Euclid Avenue Opera-House was
opened with a grand complimentary
benefit, rendered by number of promi-
nent citizens to the manager, Mr.. John
Ellsler. The new edifice is located on
Sheriff street, with an entrance from
Euclid avenue. 1t is furnished in a
handsome and substantial manner, and
has seating capacity of about $500.
A FARMER named Redmond, living 3
miles south of Dayton, met with dis
tressing accident while hauling hay into
barn from an adjoining field one day
last week. One of his horses baulked,
and he went in front of the horses and
caught hold of the brides to start them,
when they made sudden lunge, the pole
of the wagon striking Redmond in the
breast in the vicinity of the heart, and
the team passing over him, killing him
instantly.
ONO postal affairs: Offices EStab-
Hshed- -Lawrenceville, Clark county,
Isaac Griest, Postmaster; Oxtoby, Clark
county, James J. Warfel, Postmaster;
Tiltonsville, Jefferson county, John
Roth, Postmaster. Discontinued
Ridge, Hamilton county; Dunlap, Ham
ilton county. Postnaasters Appointed
Ava, Noble county, Levi Glover; Clay,
jackson county, David J. Richards;
Worthington, Franklin county, 7. B.
Asbury.
AN inquest ON the body of VIM.
Griggs, found in the Muskingum river al
GAINESVILLE last Monday, has developed
the probability of murder, girl
named Amanda Orr having testified that
she was with three men, Charles George,
William Vousdan and Henry Young,
when they murdered Griggs and then
threw him into the river. Her story is
generally believed and creates intense
excitement. The three have been com
mitted to jail.
The grand parade at Cincinnati il
honor of the opening of the Sixth Indus
trial Exposition was a success in every
particular. The procession was nearly
five miles in length, and composed OF 4OC
vehicles of different kinds, representing
all the different branches of trade, mer
chandise and manufactures, also thou
sands of horsemen and footmen will
banners and regalia. The differen
divisions were headed by twent.
brass bands. Cows. Hendricks, of In
diana, and McCreery, of Kentucky
Mayor johnson, and other notables re
viewed the procession from the balconie
of the Gibson House. 1t is estimate'
that over 100000 people witnessed tn
procession.
A STATE Convention of Directors @
County In6rmaries was held at Colum
bus last Wednesday. Forty-three cour
ties were represented. The special oil
iect of the meeting was relative to maxim
some better provision for the chronic il
sane of Ohio, after the same fashion {
the various county inflrmaries. A spt
cial committee was appointed to memo
raiize the next General Assembly on tn
, subject. Resolutions were adopted d.
, claring that county infirmaries were NJ
competent to give proper care to tn
: class of unfortunates, and calling upo
: the General Assembly to make propt
} provision for their support also con
5 mending the work of the Prison Reforl
r and Children's Aid Association of IL
7 State also asking for such modificatic
: of existing laws as will relieve TOWNSHIP
1 trustees and infrmary directors from Il
. care Of outdoor and nonresident poo