The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-12-02
OHIO.

committed suicide, lately, by cutting her
throat with razor. She left husband
and son. No cause is assigned for the
act.
Mrs. Jackson, colored, died at Belpre,
November II, aged one hundred and ten
years.
Richard Sutton was recently killed
near Rock Camp, Lawrence county, by
falling from wagon and wheel rum
ming over him.
The making of coke of the Hill coal,
commonly known as the limestone vein
of coal, is creating much excitement in
Vinton County. Messrs. Bancroft &
RAIDER, proprietors of the Vinton Fur
mace, five miles southeast of Macarthur,
experimental with the coal few months
ago by constructing square oven for
the manufacture of coke, and after the
completion of the process of converting
coal into coke, the coke produced was
decided to be of good quality. The
coal is mined by drifting; the mouth of
the mine is only two hundred yards from
the furnace, and the vein of coal is four
and one-half feet thick, and of sufficient
quality to run the coke works for twenty
years.
Mary Bruce, living near Jackson, was
found dead near her residence few days
ago. Her skull was fractured, and her
person and clothing badly burned. The
house in which she resided was in flames,
and the neighbors were unable to pre-
vent its being burned to the ground.
She had been separated from her husband
for some time. The coroner's jury de-
cided that she had been murdered, and
an attempt made to burn the body. Ma
than Louder was suspected of the crime
and put in Jail.
James Powles and Fred. Mastill, while
hunting north of Akron, were shot by
another hunter, who shot at rabbit,
not seeing the men. One of the men
was slightly injured, the other danger
ously.
There are forty farmers in the Ohio
House, and seven in the Senate.
Mr.. Bannerfriend, very highly es-
teemed farmer of Walnut township, Fair
field county, was found dead in a field
adjoining his residence few evenings
since. He went out to salt his cattle,
and, not returning, a young boy was
dispatched to ascertain what detained
him, and found him dead in fence cor
ner.
In the United States Court at Cleve-
land, in the case of the United States VS.
Diemer, the jury failed to agree. Diemer,
with others, was indicted on charge of
conspiracy to defraud the United States
out of the tax on $4,000 gallons of spir-
its. The case was conducted by able
counsel on both sides for ten days, and
elected considerable interest.
Wendeline Gaeger, brewer by occu-
patton, fell from the new Greenlawn
bridge, at Columbus, and was instantly
killed. Gaeger, while out walking, came
to the bridge in course of construction
across the Scioto river. Thinking to save
time, he attempted to cross the river by
wire on the bridge two hundred feet
long, and fifty feet above the water. He
had gone about twenty-five feet hand
over hand, when the wire commenced
cutting his hands. He then sought tc
return to the point from which he start
ed, but was unable to cling to the wire
and soon fell upon the rocks below, dash
ing him to pieces.
John Soards, the wellknown Cincin
natl undertaken, who has been in bust
ness there over forty years, died a few
days ago.
Willie Spraull, between six and sever
years of age, was playing in the Sixth
street market house, in Cincinnati, with
several companions, when he was pushed
out of one of the open doors. Just a
this moment street car happened to b'
passing, and the boy was thrown between
the wheels. The rear wheel struck hin
between the legs and lacerated the lowe
part of the abdomen in a frightful man
ner. The injuries were fatal.
Ned Daley, man in middle life, VIII
lives near Fosters Crossing, was foun'
in hut near his own house, recently
senseless, and with his head terribly Gu
and bruised. Daley has lived in tina
neighborhood for nearly twenty year.
during which time he has labored on tn
railroad. He has wife and daughte
and son-in-law, all of whom he has SUI
ported. His troubles with the famil
; have been many, and finally there spran
up, not long ago, discussion betwee
him and his wife as to who owned th
! house that sheltered them. This disput
finally took legal shape, and is even no
t in the courts. During the last few day
: he has not been allowed entrance int
; his own house by his family, and he h'
! been sleeping in the hut where he w
= found on the floor, bleeding and speecl
S less.
/ By the annual report Of the Sinkir
= Fund Commissioners to the Governor
: Ohio it appears that the total receipts
the fund during the six months endir
the 18th November were 81 ,407 ,O36; tot
( disbursements, $2SS,957. The balan
:, subject to drafts November Is, SLIP
It 957, less 81, 800 on deposit in New Yo
s for the redemption of the loan of IS
still outstanding, but bearing intere'
Reduction of debt within the last isc
o year, s3S, ,2S5, of which all but S5,270
to be credited to the last six montl
n The total foreign debt of the State, pay
i, BILE at New York, is 7,94S, 255; domest
a debt, payable at Columbus, 81 sos tot
" y funded debt, 81, 949, ,92o. Of thisS1,47
IF lis will fall due January l, 1876, but t
m Commissioners will be able to pay
a 1868, ,27O, leaving due and unpaid $50
D, S84, which, however, it is hoped, m
y be redeemed by the 1st of April, 1876.