The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04
OHIO STATE NEWS.
A Compendium Of the Weeks Events.

A Compendium of the Weeks Events.
Lancaster is to have a new opera house the
coming summer.
Peter Urbane was killed by falling tree
near FindIay.
Charles GOssing was killed by the cars near
Elyra. %
+. Mrs. John Gregory, of Columbus, committed
suicide by taking arsenic. Cause melancholy.
DIR. L. D. Converse's celebrated trotting
stallion, Washington, valued at 81, 900, died at Ur
bana.
W. II. Corliss, of New straitsville, got drunk
and laid down on the railroad track. The train
fnally came along. 9asr g
Charles Fisher, whose body was found near
Van Wet in u badly mutilated condition, is sup
posed to have been murdered.
The trial of Mrs. Smith, for murder, at
Cochocton, is slowly progressing. correspondent
says she has the general public sympathy.
While Mrs. Philip Beam, of Bellaire, was
pouring boilin water into glass jar, the vessel
burst and little daughter fatally scsldei.
Camp No. 43 of tho Patriotic Sons of Amer
lea gave a street parade aud bsnquet a Zanesvile
on the anniversary of washirgtons birthday.
IuTS. ndrIlet u. 1OWerS mas sueQ Lne city OF
Cleveland for $4,000. Her husband lost his life by
walking off the viaduct last November. tF
The total number of petitioners that have SO
far united in asking the Ohio Legis ature for local
option law is 46 500. 'r--
pOstofice war is raging at Findlay. The
present iacumbent, G. De- Woke, in fsce of strong
opposition, is working for reappontment.
Telephone companies were last week incor-
atedi in o6ald ard II
bana with a capital each of $4,000.
4 The investigating Committee of the City
Council of Urbana, appointed to ascertain the ex-
tent of Clerk Hovey's defslcation have made ex
haustive report. The deficit is Sc ',f7sl6
call has been made at Akron by the SOL
diers of tuat community for meeting to be he'd on
the 9Th of March to adopt resolutions denouncing
the Weaver Bill. At recent meeting BucEly Post,
G. A. R., passed resolutions denouncing the bill.
While Henry Stigmyer, farmer residing
near Titin. Cutting down tree, decayed
| limb broke on, and fsling in an upright manner,
struck him on the head, crushed his skull and
killed him instantly.
Fiank Murphy, of Attica, shot his stepson,
L. Sampsel in the arm, because the latter
against the extravagant manner in which Murphy
was getting away with his (sampsers) mothers
property. Both men are about the same age.
Conrad Doll, of Akron, has been arrested on
chArgs of bglmy at the instance of Catharine
Nehr, whom he married in January, 1879. She
charges him with having a former wife Low living
| iu Germany.
The Rev. james Vernon, jun, pastor of the
Chagdn Falls Disciple Church, has filed his petition
for $40 600 damages against J. J. Stran han, editor
and proprietor of the Chagrin Falls Exponent. for
alleged libel.
| The elopement of the fourteen -year-o old
daughter of Rev. John Plants, of Bradner, Wood
| County, with a rather dissolute character has
| highly incensed the people of that community The
mother l, frantic with grief.
| The following are the penitentiary pilgrims
from Elyria: Mary Mum, 8 years, administering
poison VIM. Lane, years; D. Luntzfcrd, A
Smith, John Coohs, 2 years each; Oliver West and
| ]. II. Warren, year.
John C. Huster, landlord of the st. Charles
! Hotel, at Steubenville, is bereaved man. His
wife ostensibly went q visit to her parents at
Unionport. He received letter from her written
at Columbus, saying that she was going further and
would never return to him sgain. He is in pu suit
Mr.. Frank Hern, a wealthy and respectable
farmer aged 70 years, residing near Gallp Lie, CON-
mitted suicide by taking laudanum. After taking
| the |. .udanum, thinking work not specify enough
| he attempted to cut his throat The knife was
| taken away from him, but later the laudanum 20.
in its work. .....t
Six young men, all respectfully connected,
res ding at Rush ylvania, L'gan County, have been
arrested, charged with burglarzing the stores of
O. A. Bennett and ]. Z. Black of Bellefontaine
| Last September. Considerable excitement wal
creaied by the proceedings against these "you. 6
blo1ds"
Samuel B. Foster, editor of the Dayton
Saturday Evening Record, was assaulted in his office
OF the 2Sd inst. by Jahe Ritty for alleged libel.
Gus publication charging the Litter with conducting
| q gambling house. After striking Foster, Ritty
drew q revolver, but was prevented from using Ii
by employees in the Office.
The Clerk of the Board of Education O.
Cleveland has begun making arrests under the STATE
law runishins employ for having children undel
fourteen In their employ during school hours wher
not compelled to work on account Of poverty. Il
Is the intention Of the authorities to have the Law
vigorously enforced.
A virulent disease, resembling the epizotic
has broken out among the horses in Cleveland ant
It is estimated that than one-sixth of all tn
city affected. The 81 ymptoms are, running at th
nostris, Inflammation of the mucous membrane o
the air passages, followed by pneumonia and thel
asphyxia, and In all cases they are preceded b,
great emaciation. The worst form is that Of CLAN
ders, which Is epidemic in some localities
Enoch Young, at Waldo, Marion County, be
came involved in a fght in a saloon and was se
verely punished. he went out, and directly return
ing, bringing with him large knife, he approaches
Israel Bsnsley, who had taken no part In the fght
AID stabbed him twice. Ia the face and In the regio
Of the heart, killing him instantly. Young is /
Jail Court is in session, and a special grand jur
will be called.