The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-10-28
OHIO STATE NEWS.

JOHN MORRISON, of Youngstown, railroad
brakeman, was killed by the cars.
FRITZ TULEY, of London, fell, while drunk,
and so fractured his skull that death ensued.
AT Williamsburg a man named Moss fatally
stabbed man named Ferree. Moss is at large.
THE Forest Postoffice was robbed few days
ago of $50 in cash and 800 in postage stamps.
GEORGE PLArT, of Canton, who last week fell
from q scaffold, has since died from his injur-
les.
SHERIFF JONES, of Madison County, sustained
three broken ribs in a runaway accident last
week.
THE stealing of valuable horses, high-priced
sheep, and house burglaries are the order In
Marion County.
THE trial of James Sadler, at Wooster,
charged with the murder of John Terrence, last
fall is in progress.
NJ. A. NORRIS, of Kent, while riding an un-
manageable colt was thrown to the ground ana
perhaps fatally injured.
The cigar-makers of Cleveland demand an
advance in wages, which, if refused at the end
of week, they will strike.
J. D. MILLER. an old resident Of Dunkrk,
while hunting few days ago. accidentally shot
his hand off at the wrist.
STEPHEN HERRIN, of Genevs, two ounces OF
laudanunl--dead. Despondent over his failure
to keep temperance pledge.
The students at Wooster are again indig-
nant. The cause of this case is the expulsion
of member of the Freshman Glass.
THE safe of Phillip Lanning, at Gilmore,
Tuscarawas County, was blown open and re-
loved of 800, after which the burglars stole
his horse and buggy.
GEORGE JAMIsoN, o farmer residing south OF
Delaware, and noted q lover and owner OF
fast horses, was the past week dangerously in
jured by an enraged bull.
The scarlet fever has not entirely abated
at Marion. The Union schools, closing three
sumed with about half the usual attendance.
The barn of VIM. Flory, q farmer living in
| Stark County, was recently burned, and few
| days ago man named Charles Ulrich surren-
| dered himself to the authorities, confessing to
have committed the deed.
AT Lancaster, Joseph Camp, Bill and Al. VOL
| ward, who were charged with the murder of
Lewis Boman, have been acquitted. Boman
| was run over and killed in the Democratic pro-
| cession to Columbus on the night in question.
A TEAM belonging to John Baker, of New
Carlisle ran away, seriously injuring NJ. Baker.
| His wife and two children were in the wagon,
but escaped injury. The horses, after running
short distance, ran against a tree, killing one
! of them instantly.
/ NIECE of DIR. T. g. Childs, q Professor OF
Mental Science of Wooster University, while
ont riding, was thrown from a horse and In
stantly killed, DIR. Childs left for Hartford
Conn, to attend the funeral, and will not re
turn until spring.
Hon. SAMUEL F. Hunt, the defeated Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in the First Dis
trict, had 81, 500 stolen from him few night
ago, the burglars entering his office by mean
of skeleton keys and operating the combination
lock on his safe. 5 s
FREDERICK AUGUST SCHMIDT, a carriage trim
mer and upholsterer, left Cleveland q few day
ago on his way to st. Louis to hunt work. BE
coming discouraged at Painesville, he com
mitted suicide by drowning. He was q sober
industrious, and well educated man. Leaves
wife and two children In destitute circum
stances.
B. F. REsH was arrested at Bellefontaine b,
the Sheriff of Van Vert County, for forginl
the names of Henry Coffman and Jesse Towns
end, of McConnellsville, to S115 prommissor.
note, which was sold to the First Nationn
Bank. 1t is alleged that Resh is connectet
with several other forgeries in Van Vert Coun
ty, and is o hard character.
JAMES W. IRWIN, q farmer living near CALI
polls, in a difficulty with his son Lewis, a few
days ago. shot him in the thigh producing NJ
injury from which it is thought he will not re
cover. The quarrel originated about a gun
and the father getting the worst of the matter
went and procured revolver and committed
the deed. He is in Jail. 1t is stated that in
1872 James Erwin shot and killed his son-in
law, and he narrowly escaped Ife-sentence
but by repeated appeals, change of oe1aue, and
the payment of thousands Of dollars, he finally
obtained his liberty.
tremes. James Loomis, cream-colored bar
Der and lawyer, took to Salem one day last
week his bride, who is white woman by the
name of Minnie Sawyer, of Cleveland who the
''coons' report to be, in the language Of the
day, sswell heeled," and the report goes on to
say that she boarded at the Wedden House
Cleveland. The jealous off-colored maideni
| received them at the station to the number OF
twenty or thirty. Including this last affair,
there have been six white women who have
ssmisceoenated" in that vicinity.
SAYS Cedarville correspondent Several Of
our citizens have been called to Cincinnati ts
r give evidence before the United States Cour
against some two or three farmers who live il
: this locality for breaking the United States in
ternal revenue laws, in selling leaf tobacct
without license. One gentleman who went q
witness informed your correspondent that h
knew of one farmer, who stands high in thi
community, that has been following the bust
ness for the past four years, and has not onl,
retailed out of his own crop, but has bough
and sold that Of others. Whether the sait
farmer was aware of the law governing the sal
of leaf tobacco, we are unable to state.
3 LOUIS A. RoTH, of the st. Nicholas Hotel
Cincinnati, has been arrested at the instance o
Jeffras, Seeley Co., and other Cincinnati
. merchants upon a charge of obtaining good
by false pretenses. The purchasing party il
: the alleged fraudulent transaction is name'
1 Albert Geisme, of Louisville, where XII
t glove business is conducted under Geismar'
name 1t is charged that Geismar was credite
! upon the recommendations of Mr.. Roth, VIII
was conspiring with Geismar to defrau
9 creditors; that over $50, 900 worth of good
= were purchased about the first of September
; that but $500 worth have been disposed 9
n during the six weeks since, and that the asset
. turned over to creditors in an assignment
amount to but SO, 600; hence it is charged this
: goods have been fraudulently concealed an
= we're obtained from creditors for such purpos,