The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-07-15
OHIO STATE NEWS.


.THE full census returns give Portsmouth
population of L, $40. fss
II F. Loon1s, of Painsvills, met With fatal ac-
cident while hunting. It's the old story.
HENRY MuELHoFFER, residing near New
Philadelphia, fooled with gun with the suuAl
result.
JONI Wncox was.crushed to death In Q coal
mine at Youngstown by . two-ton stone falling
TEE trial of Mrs. Eliza ]. Warren at st.
Glairsville, for the murder Of her husband near
Powhattan, about ten months ago, is in
progress. rsfgE ~
RoHERr NJ. BroEIow, Deputy ip the Probate
Judges Office at Newark, has left home, and
developments point to an irregularity to the
amount of 81, 200.
BoNAPARTE HARDIN, of Uniontown, rather
unfortunately got drunk and sat too long ON
the railroad track, the train which passed over
him cutting him into mince-meat
DR. W. 81. MoRRIs, Of Wharton, wyandot
County, suicided the other day BY shooting
himself through the head Dissipation and A.
nancial affairs caused him to do the rash act.
He leaves wife and three children.
LOGAN CouNTr is just settling up arather ex-
pensiye murder trial-that of the fnskeep case
Judge Neil and Hon. John A. Price have been
allowed 81, 700 and 81, $50 respectively for help
ing prosecute in the Inskeep case. DR.. b Q.
Ruttle was allowed $3.50 as an expert IN the
case.
AT Bronson, Thomas Gowell swallowed
teaspoonful Of Paris green the other day, In
order to illustrate his theory that the poison
can be used on cabbage to destroy the worms
without danger to cabbage-eaters. He is awful
sick, but q committee Of two physicians have
examined his case and are of opinion that It
takes more than teaspoonful Of Paris green
to kill q fool, though Gowell had . narrow run
of it.
SAYS Hillsboro correspondent: Ed. Dun, o
gentleman of leisure, who created o sensation
in this neighborhood last winter by stealing o
mans wife from her bridal couch, aEd who
the law, has been lodged IN jail here. There
are other charges pending against him which
will be sufficient to occupy his time to the ex-
clusion Of other engagements till the roses
come again time or two. f9ne
MRs. SHEPPERD, an old widow lady Of Day
ton, had her house entered by burglars . few
nights ago and $500 in greenbacks, $12 In sil-
yer and note for 300 taken. Mrs. Shepperd
is seventy years old, and the possessor OF several
houses and lots. She lives alone, and during
the night in question, hearing . noise in the
house abe arose, when she was Immediately
seized by the burglars. One held her by the
throat while the other held pistol to her head
and compelled her to disclose the Whereabouts
house the next day, found her in an almost
dying condition.
THERE is trouble In the Wooster University
| Prof. NJ. o. Scott, from the Chair OF Mental and
Moral Science of that institution, has resigned
his position at the request Of the Trustees. The
objection to, Prof. Scott, although the most
popular instructor OF all the professors m the
school with the students, abounds in the fact
that he differs in essential points OF religious
| truths and fundamental positions in mental and
| moral philosophy from that laid down IN Pres
| byterianism. There prevails wide differences
/ Of opinion at Wooster as to the policy Of this
| course, and it viii create no little interest In
PRESBYTERIAN circles everywhere.
i In the wear 1876 Dr. Mcmahon, q well-kncwu
| physician at Millwood, in the eastern part OF
| Knox County, deserted his wife and eloped with
Mrs. Tracey, who also deserted her husband
| disappeared for time, but finally turned up al
I Bene7flle, Riciaand- County No. 2 returned or
visit to her parents, when wife No. ! bad hel
arrested for bigamy. She telegraphed for hel
1 husband to come and assist her. He responded
| and on his arrival was arrested on the SAINT
| charge. They were brought before Squire
| Pearce ut Danville, waved an examination, and
were bound over to Court in the sum Of $500
promptly furnished bail for both. The occur.
renee creates great excitement.
Two miles east of Dunkirk, the boiler of 8
i steam thrashhr owned by Mr.. HerTick, blew
up, the past week, killing five persons and seri.
ously wounding four more. The dead were
| horribly mangled, blown in all directions. The
scene that followed-wiyes and mothers weep
| ing and crying over the torn an quivering flesh
OF their loved ones--is described by CORES
| pondent as heartrending in the extreme. The
i dead are: Richard Case, married man, witt
two children, killed instantly; his head being
blown distance Of q hundred yards beyond
the body, while his heart was torn. ont and wa
found near the body. Washington Pisle, |
married man, with one child, killed. Georg'
instantly killed, being literally torn to pieces
Amsy Harmon, single, aged twentylcwQ, wa
killed instantly. VIM. Frederick, married, ant
having large family, died in an hour after II
accident. The wounded ares Rudy Thrush
4 who VIII die; jessie Frederick VIM lose o leg
| John Mcvatty, leg broken, and Mr.. BOW
slightly injured. The boiler was a new one
never having been used before.
T. A. JONES, a resident of Clifton-a suburb
of Cincinnati committed suicide by shooting
the past week. His wife obtained divorc
| which time he has been wandering about doinl
nothing. On the day in question he went +
the house, and while talking to his oldest boy
aged seventeen, the bell rang for tea. The bo
| left his father on the porch and went In tn
house. Almost Immediately pistol shot wa
heard, followed by heavy fall. Returning
| the boy found his father expiring. Mrs. Jone
was sick in bed. The following note found II
the pocket of the suicide, was addressed TO her
sDear JENNY have refrained from suicide .
long as could. have done everything lcoul'
to obtain employment, but have failed. ] hav
no money, as you know, and am In Q starylnl
condition. have now made up my mind ;
die. When this reaches You shall be In tn
other world. Take care OF my dear children
Teach them to forget my fate. Forgive M
faults, and may God this one. May God bles
You. Your unfortunate husband. T. A. Jones.
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