The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-04-01
OHIO STATE NEWS.
a Compendium of the weeks Events.

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At Emerald, Samuel MCGOWAN ended his life
sy shooting himself through the heart.
The wife of p. Mcdowell, of Ashtabula,
anisd protracted spres by smothering herself in
bed.
Miss Viola Boop, of Canton, is missing, and
her friends very much exercised over her fate.
Foul ply is suspected.
In the seduction suit of Shafer ps. Shafer,
George NJ. shafer, charged with ssducting his
brothers. wife, at Belleiontaine verdict has been
rendered in favor of the defendant.
Rev. s. L. Blake, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Cleveland. iresched his last sermon
Sunday. A little love afair with Cincinnati lady
was the cause Of his departure.
} James Marvin, brother to the Marietta
woman charged with causing the outrags Of the lite
girl Julia Neader attacked the editor Of the Marietta
Register and beat him severely for the publication
of an article rejecting on his sister,
Tillie Wolf, a Cincinnati school girl, aged
eleven years attempted to call a colnrsde with tor
balloon in her mouth. In 50 doing she sucked the
toy into her windpps and In fey moments ex-
pfred.
Urbana is excited over a skeleton exhumed
by worxmen who were digging grzveI-pit IN the
southwest corner of the town, the water-works.
The bones Just under the surface of the earth
all more or less decayei and in sitting posture.
At BelIcfontaine, the other day, two country
Iaxsies engaged In Asticuf, ir-pullng and gem
eral scratch fght, upon what scors the deponent
saieth not but 1t Is related that they made things
lively in the street for while.
Minnie Silliman, at Akron, who, a short time
ago, attempted to shoot her lover, was found the
other night staggering about In the vicinity Of her
lovers quarters. An inves igation proved TINT she
had taken strychnine and-she had gone to John
Shoenterns house that he might be first to End her
corpse. A vigorous stomach pump brought her out
all right. Her home is at 5teubenville.
Eloquence is decidedly a bad thing. AT
Wooster Hon. John McSgeeney made the closing
speech In the Tormie murder trial and every ybo1y
wanted to hear the gifted orator. The e0rrt-house
was densely crowded that several tainted 0ne OF
the jury was 50 overcome that he fain'ed, causing
the court to adjourn for four hours The prinonei
also tainted and his brother had his almost
sroken in the surging throng.
Marietta is highly excited over the alleged
outrage perpetrated on little twelve-y year-old girl
by Mrs. Merwin. who invited the child, named
Julia Neadfr, into her house to warm. according
to the child's Story she iaosd In the with,
and at the Disposal Of man, and the door locked.
The woman, Mrs. Merwin, keeps house Of HIRE
pute, and the stories against her generally
credited.
A curious case is attracting the attention of
medical in the vicinity Of Lovelsnd. Miss Fam
ME Scully, young lady twenty-three years Of ass
who has been Ill for fifteen months, has during
the past thirty days received nourishmeut, ex
cept few spoonfuls OF egg-nog The disease is
peculiar to females. Her stomach il completely col
lapsed, causing an extreme depression Of the phys-
| cal energies.
The arrest of the man Mills, at Steubenville,
viii probably result In breaking up notorious gang
Of swinders whose headquarters at Flint, Mich.
| The nodus operandi of these men was rs follows:
| Eaton Jones sold hayrakes to farmers, taking in
every instance, COURSE receipt. These receipts
were sent to Flint Mich, where they were converted
into notes, and then put into the hands Of Mills,
whose business it was to sell them. An effort was
| made to capture Jones at Mansheld, but he eluded
| the authorities by sliding down rope from the
fourth story of hotel. BE and Mills are no. both
in jail.
Mrs. Thomas Conners, of st. Louis, visiting
at Tfin lost pocket book containing s25 in money
| and two $50 drafts. A little boy named Jakey
Perong picked 1t up and carried it home. His
| mother took the money and drafts out and burned
| the book. While the book was still going through
the crematory process, Mrs. Connors called, having
been tod by some one that they the boy pick It
| up. Both the mother and boy denied any knov.-
edge Of the matter. On threats of arrest the woman
delivered up the drafts, which she said tbs boy
picked up on the street. Both the woman and her
4 husband were arrested and placed In jail. Late In
the night the thought of being in ailaway from the
little ones caused the woman TO comics the posses
sien Of the money and .she offered to surrender 1t
for her bery but tbs jaor told her 1t was too late
and that she must remain for the night. She being
in delecats condition the mental agony has had a
bad effect her, and the posscution has necessarily
been indefinitely postponed.
MINOR NorRs.-Coshocton is happy to re-
cord that is two worst eharactsrs, John Mapel and
VIM. Fuller, have engaged board in the pententizry
......E1. e. Stubes.and JOS Scharf, Of Dayton, ara
ordered by the court to pay $500 each for the
| support of Legitimate fedglings.....At Shaker
| Hill, near Cleveland, Andy Quinlin struck Ed Ho-
| gan in the temple with q beer mug and killed him
cards..A ffteen-year-old SON of John Phillips was
kill By runaway team at Carey Charles Scott,
of Delaware, who attempted to kill his father, has
been bound to court.....Searlet fever at Belle
fontaine....Tbe dwelling house Of Casper Smith
burned at Delphos.... Wellington Mills, for at
tempt to forge 5000 note on man named
Matthias of Seubenville went to jail in default Of
5000 The Cambridge Mers Republican, has
changed hands, and win appear as an independent
paper hersafter.... Henry Msgn had leg cut on by
| the cars at Mt. Vernon. John Cobbs, farmer,
| near Alliance, in q dispute with tenant had his
| skull cracked-. Sheep thieves are making things
lively in the vicinity Of Millersburg- John
Stephenson = farmer two miles east of Sidney, had
three-wesks-old waif left on his doorstep. They
proud of the little thing and at once adopted it