The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-16
OHIO STATE NEWS.


A YOUNG man named Ingerson committed
suicide at Forest.
w. s. CRAWFORD, of Youngstown. was shot
and killed at Waukee, N. Y, last week.
DANIEL BEAMEN, of Stark County, was in
stantly killed by wagon load of store falling
upon him.
ASNASIAs AMMAN, Of Canton. in trading Q
horse for John Snider, retained S7a Annanias
is held to answer.
CHARLES BARTON, the twelve-yesr-old son OF
Mrs. Nancy Barton, at Wellsyille, was fatally
kicked by horse.
VAL. SrRousE, of Pomeroy, while out hunt
ing, was accidentally shot and killed. He leaves
wife and one child.
AT Martinsburg the safe of Cline Brothers
was blown open by burglars, and cash to the
amount of 81, 200 taken. i r
MILK sickness is being complained Of in
Champaign and Logan counties. Many horses
ere said to be dying from its effects.
The Commissioners of Hancock County, last
week paid something over $500 to sixteen par
ties for sheep killed by dogs.
D. G. NOOK, Coroner, at Wilmington, shot
and killed Milton Miller, whom he had arrested,
and who was trying to make his escape.
Mrs. Rose ROCKWELL, of Milan, shot herself
in the head with suicidal intent, the ball enter
ing the brain. She cannot recover.
THOMAS HAzLEroN, young man aged sixteen
years, of Frankfort, fell from load of lumber
allO WIS CfubueO 70 uealu tu6 huccl passiuS
over him.
HoS. THos. HUGHES, the distinguished Eng
lish author and eolonist, was one Of the orators
at the opening Of the Cincinnati industrial Ex-
position.
sNAKE-cHAnMER named Nisehod; at Point
Pleasant, was fatally bitten by trained cop
perhead. His stomach refused to retain whisky
is consequence.
In order to take hitch on the saloons at
Bellefontaine, the City Solicitor has been in
structed by the Council to prepare an ordinance
closing ell meat shops on Sunday.
The body of John Gamblerswas found, one
mile east of Perrysville, with the neck broken.
Ee is supposed to have been struck by train.
| Age, thirty years; leaves wife and child.
CAPTAIN WIKoFF, United States Pension
Agent, has already paid of over 49, 900 PEN
sioners who draw their money at Columbus.
The total number paid from Columbus, is 23,-
500.
AT Van Vert a train struck wagon at road
| crossing seriously mjuring David Hoaghn,
crushing his shoulder and breaking the lower
bones in his face. The team which he was
| driving was killed.
BENZ. T. PEPPERS, of eolumbians. who was
recently arrested for forgery of 800, COM
nitted suicided by taking oxalic acid. peppers
was of good family, and committed the deed in
| consequence of his disgrace.
THE infant child of Dennis Kirkland, Of
! Charlestown Township, Portland County, was
| accidentally shot by revolver in the hands of
its five-year-old brother, the ball entering near
| the nose and coming out at the base of the
! brain.
AT North Amherst, during terrific storm
| two brothers named Dellafield were struck by
| lightning and instantly killed, falling side BY
| side. They were struck on their heads, and
their hats were literally torn to pieces. A man
| standing within four feet of the two WAS unin-
| jured.
The friends of George Mitchell, the Troy
| murderer, are making strenuous efforts to have
| his death sentence cOnlmuted to imprisonment
for life. 1t is claimed that Mitchell is insane.
| The woman SO brutally murdered by Mitchell
was not his wife, although he lived with her as
| her husband t,lss
| Two freight trains on the Panhandle Road
came in collision at Mingo Junction, damaging
| both engines and several cars badly. Thomas
| Cahill, of GAINESVILLE, the fireman, was instantly
| killed by being caught between the engine and
tender. The other men jumped from their en-
gines, and barely escaped with their lives.
SOME Wheeling men camping near Powhst-
tan Point, spending their time in fishing,
caught human body on a trot-line Saturday.
They would not take it from the water, but al
lowed it to float on. They describe it as the
nude corpse of a woman, with long, fine, black
hair.-Bellaiye Correspondence.
WHILE Mrs John Short, the wife of q
wealthy farmer in Clearcreek Township. Fair
field County, was at a spring getting water,
four large powders were thrown at her with
terrible force, three of which struck her, break
ing rib and otherwise injuring her. They
were thrown by unknown persons.
KATE GRIMES, one of the worlds unfortun.
ates, was found murdered on the commons Of
Columbus the other day, her throat cut from
ear to ear. The victim was about 60 years old
and in her life associated chiefly with negroes.
She leaves daughter, also white woman,
known as Kate Grimes, who is married to q
negro, and lives at Lockbourne.
The County Commissioners of Ross County
have purchased twenty acres of the Joseph Nc
Connell place, just west of Chillicothe, and ad-
Joining Fruit Hill on the south, for the purpose
of erecting Children's Home. 1t is the most
beautiful spot in county, and wch aazpte6
for the purpose for which it was purchased.
IT has been ascertained that E. B. Hall
whose term of Office as Treasurer of Lucas
County has just expired, is a defaulter to the
amount of about $50, 600. Hall was elected by
the National party. and had served one term
In note to his deputy he admits the fact Of
his defalcation. and requests him to inform his
bondsmen that Hall left the city. Speculations
THEY carry dynamite about in their pockets
at GAINESVILLE. One fellow, in the employ of .
company who are boring for oil in Biuerocl
Township, while crossing the street, dropped I
can from his pocket which exploded with stict
force to completely upset the senses OF the
whole town. shattering the window glass; etc,
The stuff did not hurt the man, although il
made considerable of q hole in the ground.
DURING a political meeting at Pomeroy q
negro, who was making disturbance, got intt
an alteration with an officer, whom he knocked
down. The officer calling for assistance, Jak'
Hart responded by knocking the negro down
who died in fifteen minutes. post-1Rortep
showed that he had been hit in the head b,
some heavy substance. Hart is puddler, snt
has wife, The murdered man was unmarried
Hart was captured and jailed.