The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
OHIO STATE NEWS.

OHIO STATE NEWS.
Politics, generally speaking, has assumed
the shape of libel suits at Fort Wayne.
JACOB WHITMoRE, of New Straitsville, was
struck by an engine and fatally wounded.
THE coal miners in the Tuscarawas Valley
demand an increase Of wages of ten cents per
ton.
TIE farmers in the vicinity of MiIlersburg
spread of the epizooty.
GRANVILLE BISHOP, an artist Of Nobleville,
and cripple, was brutally assaulted near ko-
komo and robbed of $40 in money.
Mrs. JAMES Mccormick, the first white
woman settler in Indianapolis Fehruary,
1920, died at Frankfort the past week.
BARN belonging to Jacob Boyer, near
other stuff, burned o few days ago. Loss
$4,000.
THR contract for new courthouse in
Guernsey County has been let at fraction less
than $4,000. The appropriation fixed the
limit at $85, 600.
of poor widow, took half ounce of iaud-
anum, but stomach pump saved her. Dis
appointed in a love affair.
THE library of the Wabash College, at Craw-
fordsville, has been levied upon by the tax col
lector in the sum of S9,O6567 back tax. The
GorTIIEB RENTscHLER, an old resident and
prominent German citizen of Akron, wss
thrown from his carriage . few days ago, re-
ceiving injuries from which he died In few
hours.
G. r. HARRIs, school teacher at Boonyille,
and recently an editor of q monthly educational
periodical, has been discharged for going to
sleep during school hours. That is bad habit
for q school teacher to get into.
AT Gilbert's MIL, just north of Van Vert,
whore worimen were constructinga new bridge,
two Of Mr.. NJ. Gilbert's children were struck by
timber, killing one OF them instantly and Sc
riously injuring the other.
THOMAS DIsHoM, of Summityille, who had
boarded train to bid friend good bye, re-
manned until the train was getting under head
way, and, In attempting to get on, fell and
sustained injuries which, it is thought viii
prove fatal.
A CORRESPONDENT in Tippecanoe County says
that the corn there, which is now being husked,
will fall Is to 80 per cent. below the yield Of
1879. The county last year yielded 5000, 900
bushels and will this year not go over 2, 900, 900.
This is owing to the heavy rains in the spring.
FRANK RIDeEwAY, aged twenty-one years, Of
Wabash, went hunting the past week, and not
returning in the evening, search was instituted,
resulting in finding his dead body lying along
side fence with one side of the face blown
off. 1t is supposed the gun was accidentally
discharged while attempting to climb over.
Ar school house near Americus, In Tppe-
canoe County, Isaac Walker was mortally
wounded under singular circumstances. While
sitting in the school room, q son of . Mr.. Ham
son dropped 3 arevolyer from his pocket which,
striking the floor, exploded, the ball entering
Walkers face and passing up through the head.
THE full official returns show the total vote
at the State election to be 470, ,73s. Porter re-
ceived 231, ,405; Landers, 224, ,452; Porter's
plurality, 5,134. Elliott, Supreme Judge,
$50 OSO; Scott 224 229 Elliott's plurality 5,351
nharl anIid idafa for M
ceived Il, ,S81.
PHILIP WALSH, aged thirty-eight years, Of
Delphos, died the pasts,week of deliyism ire
mems. At one time Walsh was q member Of
the commission firm of Lye q Walsh, and until
ten years ago, when he began drinking, was
considered the most promising young man in
the county.
FANNIE, daughter of Squire Carter, Of
Boonyille, ran away from home the other day
because her father demonstrated with her for
buying too many dry goods at his expense.
He found the girl at Evansville and took her
home again. The young lady stands very highly,
and this fact has caused her escapade to pro-
duce something more than the usual breeze.
JOHN HUNaERFER, an old man, was robbed
of satchel containing 81, 600 in gold, between
Canton and Alliance, on q Pittsburg Railroad
train. He left the satchel in q seat to look ont
of the end of the car at the wreck, and when he
returned he found his treasure gone. The
satchel, minus the contents, was found in the
WOODS near Dy.
JOHN CASEY, aged twenty-four years, residing
at Winamac, while visiting his mother at
Logansport, was accidentally killed. Himself,
his brother James and Policeman Sullivan were
examining . new self-cocking revolver which
the officer had just purchased, and in passing it
from one to another, it fell to the ground and
was discharged, the ball entering the abdomen
| OF Casey. Casey was an excellent young man,
held in the highest esteem at Winamac, where
| he leaves q wife and one child.
ANDREW J. MILLER, q life convict, sentenced
| from Terre Haute in 1878, for murder, has been
pardOned by the Governor. The following is
| a man named Trader was discharged from con-
| finement by expiration Of sentence, and Mrs.
| Miller getting divorce, married Trader. Ira
der subsequently murdered a man and was con-
yicted to q life sentence, which, OF course VIII
| afford Mrs. Trader an excuse for another di-
vorce, which it is thought she viii get and re-
marry Miller.
MISS EVA GREER, aged eighteen, stepdaughter
| of Mr.. W. Bennett, Of Lockland, was burned to
| death few evenings ago. A Mr.. Edwards had
called on Miss Greer to spend the evening, and
occurred. Miss Greer was standing in front OF
| the CRATE, from which her dress ignited. Mr..
| Edwards, with presence Of mind, seized rug
| from the floor with which he tried to smother
| the flames but without avail. In response to
| the poor girls screams Mr.. Bennett at this
| point cameipto the room, and attempted TO
smother the flames with q bed quilt, which he
secured from an adjoining room which also
| took fire and had to be discarded. The only
alternative was to tear the clothing from the
| girls back, which was quickly done, but not
until she had been 30 severely burned that she
died several hours after in the most intense
| agony.