The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-03-23


following bills were passed: The House bill
of Mr.. Oglevee, to authorize the construc-
ton and repair of levees along the rivers of
the State; the Senate bill of Mr.. Brown, Of |
Lucas, authorizing courts to sentence ju-
venile offenders to any House of Refuge in |
the State, in which contract has been made
by the Attorneys General for their accommo-
dation. The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to the Cleveland police bill,
and that measure is law. Mr.. Beatty's
Senate bill to raise the fees of certain county
the law of last winter, was reported back
with amendments, which were agreed to, and
passed. The Senate receded from the
amendment to the resolution in refer
ence to the right of way of the Dayton and
Southeastern railroad through the grounds
of the Soldiers Orphans Home.
Mr.. Oglevee's House bill, authorizing
County Auditors to pay the fees Of witnesses
in criminal cases, was passed. ..... House-Pe-
titions were presented for the amendment
of the liquor laws, for the passage of the
fee and salary bill, for the increase of rates
of tolls, and from prominent citizens of
Lawrence county against the bill to change
railroad fares. Bills passed: Mr.. Schenck's
bill to reorganize the police force of Cleye-
land; Mr.. Richards House bill to compel
County Auditors to furnish blanks to persons
whose duty it is to report the valuation of
property direct to Auditors; Mr.. Eyler's
House bill to provide for the election of an
additional Judge in the subdivision COM
posed of Adams, Brown and Clermont coun-
ties; to continue the term of Office of an ad-
ditional Judge in the subdivision compose.
of Adams, Brown and Clermont counties
Mr.. West offered resolution resembling the
House resolution to investigate certain
charges against w. P. Kerr, present Super
intendentof the Soldiers Orphans Home.
The resolution to rescind was adopted-59
to II.
MARCH 17.-Senate-Mr. Oglevee's House
bill to authorize the Commissioners of
Clarke county to levy tax to pay the in
debtedness of the County Agricultural
Society was passed. Mr.. Kerr's Senate bill
to provide that where territory of two or
more counties is embraced within the limits
of any village or city the municipal election
may be held separate from the township
election was passed. Adjourned until next
Tuesday at three o'clock. House-Mr.
Hostetter introduced bill to authorize
County Commissioners to assess property
abutting toll roads which are to be pur-
chased by counties, for the purpose of put
ting the same on footing with free roads
in point of repair. After some routine work,
the House adjourned until Tuesday next at
three O'CLOCK p. m.
A horrible accident occurred few even
ings since, but short distance from the
Little Miami Depot, Cincinnati. It appears
that Valentine Becker, young shoemaker,
accompanied by friend named William
Keefe, got upon the 7:20 evening train at
the depot; probably to snatch a short ride.
When about opposite Whitaker street,
above the rolling-min on East Front street,
both men either jumped off, or fell off the
front platform of the car, which they had
boarded. Keefe landed on his feet in safety,
but Becker stumbled and fell between the
wheels of the car. He must have been in
stantly killed. Both of his arms were shock
ingly mangled, the bones being crushed fiat
and the flesh torn off. The upper part of
the head was cleanly cut off above the eye-
brows, leaving the skull perfectly empty,
and scattering the brains along the track
for moro than hundred feet. The poor
fellows watch, which seems to have slipped
out of his vest pocket when he first fell, was
flattened out to disk by the wheels.
The second span of the Scioto Valley
Railroad Bridge, now in process of construc.
ton across the river at Chillicethe, sud.
| denly broke down about five O'Clock the
other afternoon, precipitating the ten OF
fifteen men at work on it distance of thirty
| feet into the river. So far as ascertained
the casualties are: One man, Byron Leach,
killed, and several men injured, more or less
seriously. Among those injured is 3. w.
Hoffman, one of the contractors and the
man in charge of the construction. The
cause of the accident is attributed to failing
to brace the structure properly as the work
was proceeded with. The span was on
hundred and fifty feet in length, and the
damage to the material is considerable.
A Washington &. 81. special to the Gin
cinnati Gazette says: On Christmas night
John Frazer, a young man, about twenty
years of age, a butcher by trade, was miss
ing, and from the report of two men who
represented that they saw man jump from
the iron bridge at the west end Of town, il
was supposed that he was drowned. The
action of the men, however, led many to
the supposition that Frazier had been foully
dealt with, and had been thrown into the
creek to cover their deed. A vigorous
search was instituted, but no trace of a body
could be found, and many persons were in
ciined to give no credence to the whole
story, and believed Frazier had left the
town. The other morning about nine O'Clock
as two boys were fishing below town they
discovered body, which was identified a.
that of Frazier's. 1t was half buried in the
sand and mud, and was totally under water
This place is over mile from the bridge
and on that evening the water was yer,
high. 1t is likely that the body foated t.
this point without any obstruction.
A Sentimental Goose.
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