The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-08
OHIO NEWS.


A SUBMARINE telegraph cable has been
laid between Kelley's Island and Marble
head, Lake Erie distance four and q
half miles. essss,
A1ADY and two children, named Viii
son, were killed near Cedarville, Greene
county, on the night of the 2Sth ult., by
their house being blown down by the
heavy wind storm.
AT Pomeroy, on Saturday of last week.
Jacob Rausheh attempted to kill his
wife with a pistol, but the ball passed
through her ear without further injury.
He then shot himself through the head
dying instantly. No cause is known for
the act.
A SPECIAL car, containing representa-
tives of the press of Detroit, Cleveland,
Toledo and other Ohio towns, started
last Tuesday on an excursion over the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
at the invitation of the latter.
VIM. SMITH, q young man of about 20
years of age, son of A. N. Smith, of
Lima, was killed Friday night on the
Dayton and Michigan railroad few
miles south of that place. He was
sitting on the track, and unnoticed by
the engineer.
LOUIS VAINER, aresident of Mt. Airey,
while shooting cats recently with q
double -barreled gun, wounded one, and,
attempting to strike another with the
butt of his gun, exploded the remaining
barrel, severing an artery in his thigh,
causing death in few moments.
AT SteubenviIle, on Tuesday, the
boiler of NJ Bales & Sons brewery ex-
ploded with tremendous force, lifting
itself fifteen feet up and through frame
house and shot across the street, dis
tance of nearly 800 feet. Fortunately no
one was hurt. Two employees were
slightly injured. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
THE following postal changes in Ohio
are announced Estabtished-Beams-
vile, Darke county, Adam Beam, Post
master. Discontinued-East Cleveland
and Newburgh, Cuyahoga county
Postmasters Appointed-Rollersville,
Sandusky county, Samuel Klotz /; Selma,
Clark county, Enoch 7. Hollingsworth !;
Weaver's Corners, Huron county, Milo
McCriIlis Windsor Mills, Ashtabula
county, Ackland 81. skinner.
CLEMENT J. ACTON, formerly mem
Der of the firm of Acton, Clark & Co., Of
Cincinnati, recently attempted suicide
by cutting his throat with razor. His
wife attempted to wrench the razor from
him, and was cut severely on the hand.
Her screams brought Col. W. P. Ander-
sen to her aid, and he disarmed Acton.
The wound is severe, but not necessarily
fatal, as no arteries were severed. 1t is
reported that Mr.. Acton lost heavily in
railroad speculations, causing temporary
arrangement of his mind.
TIE bonded warehouse of r. W. Cald-
wells distillery at Cincinnati was struck
by lightning on Friday last, and burned
| down with over TOO barrels of whisky.
The loss is $23, 900 fully insured. The
| flash, which set it on fire, seemed to be a
forked one. Three or four places in the
neighborhood were struck simultane-
ously with the distillery, though the lat
ter alone suffered the only serious dam
age. Gest street bridge, and fire.
engine house, both in the neighborhood,
were struck, and girl, standing in a
door, was shocked and knocked down.
JAMES SHAY, who, with his father and
brother, served in the Sd Pennsylvania
cavalry during the late war, and after
ward learned the trade of a machinist
and engineer, has just learned that a
lawsuit has been decided in his favor at
Philadelphia by which he becomes the
possessor of 81, 100000. His father was
killed in battle, leaving property valued
at $500, 900, which has for some time
been in litigation, but the suit has now
ended as stated above. At the time of
receiving the good news Mr.. Shay was
employed as engineer of the tug G. r.
Hand, of Toledo.
Quo patents Bridge-trusses, Jons
than Wall, Wilmington; horsepower
equalizers, A. A. Sheets, Maumee City
devices for reefing sails, J. Wilmington
Eida; presses, Edward Van Gosen
Forest car-couplings, Geo. W. Kyle
Milo; throttle-valves, Reinhard Schnei
der and John H. McNamar, Newark
clothes-driers, John Theobald, Cleye
hand; tram-staves, Samuel B. Williams
Bridgeport multiple safes, Julius G
Hintz, Canton; extension-tables, An
thone Dubroy and John P. Wagner
Cleveland horse-rakes Robert Brown
Dayton; washing A. O'Den
Liverpool; bands for hubs, G. H
Liedke, Venice compression member
of bridges, Alexander E. Brown, Cleve
land compensation-pendulums, G. NJ
G. Prentice, Monroeville commanders
Miles A. Throckmorton, Andersonvillt
= WoMAN's RIGHTS. Says the Chicag
u Tribune A female convict named Kat
; Connolly recently escaped from Sin