The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-10-14
OHIO NEWS.

JEROME FARNsHELL committed suicide
at Miamisburg last week, by cutting his
throat with razor.
THE Commissioners of the Exposition
at Cincinnati have resolved to sell all the
buildings and furniture of that institu-
ton at auction.
JUDGE YOUNG, of the Cleveland Police
Court, has sued the Leader of that
city for libel, claiming $25.000 dam
ages.
JOHN SToNEHoUsE was instantly killed
at the Ohio Iron Company's furnace, at
GAINESVILLE, last Tuesday night, by the
falling of a gas-stack.
Mrs. A. W. POWELL, of Cleveland,
committed suicide, last week, by shoot
ing herself through the heart with pis-
tol.
A GERMAN carpenter named Fred
Keobecke, while at work at Columbus,
the other day, fell from the fourth story
of building and was instantly killed.
J. P. RoBsr, of Ada, attempted suicide,
the other day, by jumping into a well,
but his wife and daughter caught him by
the feet just as he was going in, and
pulled him out.
CHAs. FOSTER, member of Congress
from this State, has consented to become
President of the Construction Company
for building the Atlantic and Lake Erie
railroad.
A YOUNG man named Gregory Tim
mons, living at Norwalk, brakeman on
freight train of the Lake Shore rail
road, fell from the top of car at Elyria
last Sunday evening and was instantly
killed.
Two YOUNG men named Theis and
Blust went hunting short distance from
Dayton last Sunday, when Theis' gun
accidentally discharged, wounding him
seriously, and, the ball passing through
the head of Blust, killed him instantly.
AT Toledo, last Sunday morning, the
body of an unknown man was foundnea
the Dayton and Michigan railroad track.
The man had evidently been murdered
within few hours. No clue was OBJ
tanned as to his identity or the perpetra-
ors of the deed.
A CINCINNATI corpse rose in its coffin
and quietly remarked: 81 feel very
queer" The two young men who were
sitting up with it had important business
down town the next moment, and did not
hesitate to pass out through the window
to attend to it, either.
The gentlemen who hung Mr.. Schell
will regret to learn that some hair found
in the clenched hand of the murdered
girl was torn from the head OF Mrs.
Schell, and that facts now beginning to
crop out show, with tolerable clearness,
that the lynchee was not the murderer.
A PECULIAR case of body-snatching was
detected at Cincinnati last week. Two
men were caught with the bodies of re-
spectacle persons, which they had ex-
humed from the German Protestant
cemetery. Hitherto, this business has
been confined to the dead in Potter's
field.
E. G. DYER, an old and much respect
ed citizen of Hamilton, member of the
well-kno wn firm of Owens, Lane & Dyer,
manufacturers of portable engines and
separators, of that place, committed sui
eide on Saturday, by blowing his brains
out with revolver in the old pattern
room of the factory.
CINCINNATI is exercising its mind witt
a new proposition for the education O.
young women in useful occupations. The
suggestion is that a fund of $1,000 o.
more shall be raised, to be used as ;
capital from which poor but honest girl
shall be entitled to borrow suficien
sums to pay their board during term a
the Normal School or while they are fit
ting themselves for trade.
THERE was curious shooting affra,
near Berea, the other day. A Mrs. Rob
inson was robbed, about year ago, o
$4,000, and few days ago, by kind in
tentions, induced Mr.. and Mrs. Taylo
to visit her. While describing the man
ner of the theft she suddenly drewa piS
tol, saying, "You are the man." A de.
perate struggle ensued between the hu'
= band and wife and the accuser, in wlic
I Taylor was shot in the face. Mr.!
I Robinson has surrendered herself.
f ONO postal affairs: Office Esta6Ashe
t Dickson City, Perry county, Willial
t 81. Price, Postmaster. Name Change
s -Amwell, Wayne county, to Russo
Station. POstnasters AppOinted-A
ondale, Coshocton county, Joseph n
!, Ferrel; Berryville, Highland county, \
+ Tannehill; Bladensburg, Knox count.
e Mrs. Elizabeth Hanna; Burkettsvill
Mercer county, Edward Frommel; Eu
s lid, Cuyahoga county, S. White; Grigg
If Corners, Ashtabula county, Wilson
e Whipple; Kirkersville, Licking count
" Eleazer Evans; Meadow Branch, JAG
s son county, VIM. Pratt; Milton, Maho
le ing. county, James Collender; Mou
i Perry, Perry county, Zenas NJ. Boyl
t. Outville, Licking county, Robert
n Alzoo; Pyrmont, Montgomery count
u VIM. Hamilton; Spring Valley, Gree
1. county, Mrs. Amanda Adams; WakatO
O. ika, Coshocton county, David Frey.