The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-02-03

Samuel Gable, lad living near Dayton,
severed his foot with an ak while cutting at
a wood-pile.
Dayton boasts of shipping agricultural i'm
plements to agricultural Old England.
Gov. Hayes has been requested to appoint
delegates to represent Ohio in the Immigra
ton Convention of Western and Southern
States at New Orleans, March L.
The Grand Lodge OF Children of the
Covenant which recently closed it session
at Columbus, elected the following officers:
s. Ullman, of Louisville, President; Victor.
Abraham, of Cincinnati, and John E. Lyon,
of indianapolis, Vice-Presidents; B. Ben
ham, of Cincinnati, Secretary.
A bridge broke down belonging to NJ. G. C.
railroad, near Cumminsville, Cincinnati,
breaking mp the engine and several cars,
and killing the engineer, fireman, and a
bra keman. Chief Engineer Waddle's theory
of the accident is, that " the break was not
caused by the weight of the moving load
assuming that the materials of the bridge
were perfect, which 1 think they were, as
they would bear five times the weight that
was on it, before they would break. The
bridge gave way on the south side, about a
quarter of its length from the east abutment.
The post that stood at that point was found
to be broken. The hind driving axle of the
engine was also found broken. The frag-
ment of the driving wheel probably struck
that post, thereby causing the accident.
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Mike Higgins, an employee of the Gin
cinnati gas company, was passing the school
house on the corner of Main and Franklin
streets, in that city, when several boys busy
at play ran before him, and somewhat i'm
peded his progress. Higgins became in
sanely angry at this, and seizing one of the
lads, named F. Steinfeld, twelve years old,
he deliberately threw him into the catch
basin of the Main street sewer, which opens
into the street at that place. Mr.. William
Ruhl, who was passing, saw the brutal deed
and, without moments hesitation, jumped
in at the risk of his own life and rescued
the boy, although in doing so he was almost
drowned himself. The boy was taken to his
home and Higgins was locked up in the
Station-house. Well for him was it that the
officers put him behind the bars so soon, for
the excitement among the Trans-Rhenish
people was rather intense when the news OF
his vandalism became noised about. AT
one time it looked as if Judge Lynch might
assert his authority and attend to Mr.. Hig.
gins case without any ado.
The trial of John Noble, for the murder
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Ohio, in July last, which has been progress
ing at Bowling Green, Ohio, concluded with
a verdict of manslaughter, and a sentence
of five years in the penitentiary.
The vote for officers of the Grand Lodge
of Knights of Pythias of Ohio, for 1876
was canvassed during recent session al
Columbus, and the following named Grand
Officers were declared elected: Grand Chan
cellor, Silas W. Hoffman, of Cincinnati
Vice. Chancellor, Leroy S. DUNCAN, of Lon
don; Prelate, George w. Carrie, of Leb
anon; Master of Exchequer, E. Fl. Towson
! of Cleveland; Keeper of Records and Seal
Joseph Dowdall, of Columbus; Supreme
Representative, A. C. Ulrich, of Cincinnati
The following is a summary of the leading
facts shown in the table compiled from tn
, return of school officers of the State Mum
Der of youth of school age in the State il
September, 1874, 9S5 ,947; number of schoo
districts in the State, 1912; number of sub
E districts in township districts, 10, ,433; nun
/ Der of school.houses in township district
5 10,695; number CT school-houses in othe
, districts, 1,139; number of school-house
| erected within The year, 544; cost of schoo
e houses erected within the year, 81, ,010, ,7S6
e estimated value of school-houses, includin
1 grounds, S19,S76, ,504; number Of teacher
necessary to supply the school, 15,0S7; nun
S Der of different teachers actually employed
22,492; average nugber of weeks the school
were in session, 2S.5; number of pupils Ell
rolled in the schools, 7l2, ,129; average nun
i ber of pupils in daily attendance, 435,349
y number of school officers, 4O,O04; total {
d receipts, including balance on hand Septen
+ ber 1, 1874, $11, 49, 36O.76; total of expeI
= = ditures, IS, ,170, ,959.9S; balance on hand Sci
a tember l, 1875, $3,57S, ,4O0.7S.
i The following is the enumeration of yout
l. in the State: Whole number of white yout
!. of school age in 1875, 995, ,l2S; whole nun
$ ber in 1874, 963, ,54S; whole number of colore
i youth of school age in 1875 22,59S; who
% number in 1874, %, ,399; increase, 1879. Who
+ number of youth of school age in 1877
n l,O17 7,726; whole number in 1874, 9S5,O4
increase, 31,779. The whole number of III
/. married youth between 16 and q years
t. age in the State in September, 1875, as show
e by the enumeration returns, is 260.5SS,
25 60 per cent of the entire enumeratio
IL This leaves 757,13S youth in the Sta