The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-07-01
OHIO STATE NEWS.


WM HuBER, engineer, was killed by the cars
at Cleveland.
"A soN.of George Knowler, of Lima, was
drowned N cistern.
j. KooHLEY's residence, near Caldwell, was
burned on the 21st.
TIE census enumerators give Chilicothe q
Population of 10, 792.
ADDITIONAL losses through Postmaster Grain
OF London, are reported.
DAYTON has . population Of IS, 600, according
70 the recent census returns.
GEo. BURKE, of Springfield, got five years in
the Penitentiary, for burglary. g..
THE Millers' International Exposition at Gin
cinnati closed the 26th of june. SI5b aE
Col JOHN HANNA, of Wooster, accidentally
shot and killed himself while cleaning his re-
volver. $50 g
TIE Congregational Church at Ashtabula was
damaged to the amount of $500 by being struck
by lightning.
AT Clyde, George Fox, aged twenty-five
years, while bathing, was drowned, being un-
able to swim. ~ -ts
Max. TRNDME, a young man of Troy, wfR
instantly killed by falling between the cars Of
moving train.
THE postoffice at Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County, was robbed the other night of 5000 in
postage stamps.
SEENBURa MouEy, of Mt. Vernon, who had
a leg amputated, died from the shock produced
on his nervous system.
A TRAMP, supposedly suffering from delirium
uemens, committed suicide in the streets of
Defiance, by taking chloral of hydrate.
MELVIN WIRA, a wealthy citizen of Mt. YER
non, was thrown from his buggy and sustained
broken collar bone and several broken ribs
NOAH HANAMs was instantly killed at Sarah
vile, Noble County, by falling on q circular saw
while in motion. He WAS cut almost in two
pieces.
A YOUNG man named Otis Wilson, at Nelson
vile, is under arrest for attempting the life of
Elliot Gardner, a prominent farmer In that Vi
cinity. s5f-.f =.s45 ~
ENooH H. YOUNG, on trial at Marion, for muir
der, has been found guilty of murder in the
second degree. The jury were out twelve
hours.
in favor of the State on the various county
treasures Of Ohio for 5000 900, collected on ac-
count Of the general revenue fund.
IA BOILER in a saw mill belonging to Mrs. NJ.
J. Powell, at Findlay, exploded the past week,
completely demolishing the building and seri-
ously injuring A. s. Stanford and Charles
Chaney.
Cotton, killed at Edna, General Worthingto tons
Place, resulted in the verdict that the deceased
came to his death at the hands of George
Thomas Horner. Horner is in jail and refuses
to converse with any one.
1.-Two young fellows named Haney and Smith
from near Dayton, were hunting for work il
Stark County. During storm they took shell
ter under tree, which was struck by lightning
Haney was killed, but there are hopes fol
Smiths life.
EUGENE McCARTY, of Gallipolis, boss of tn.
track-layers on the Ohio and West Virgins
Railroad while riding on a freight car, wa
thrown to- the ground by the car jumping th'
track, and crushed to death, the car passing
over him. -l51 81 8
LEVI KELP, convicted and sentenced at Tifir
to fifteen years in the Penitentiary, March 8
1878. for assaulting with intent to kill on,
Noah Opt, now confesses to having poisonet
Opt with strychnine, from which effects he diet
one month previous to his sentence. ltE
Two high spirited young men, not incline,
to be imposed upon by any one, named VIM
Higgins and VIM. Brown, near Ashland, be
cane inrolyed in quarrel while hauling il
hay. Virgins threw hammer at Brown
head, whereupon Brown retaliated by running
pitchfork through his abdomen, from tn
effects of which death ensued in few moments
BERNHARDr LANCE, employed in the wiz
mills at Cleveland, was struck by lightning an,
| instantly killed. Ten minutes before the Incl
dent he left his home on Grand avenue to z,
| to work, in violation of the entreaties of hi
| wife, the rain then coming down in torrents
cause of death could be found, except on tn
head, where there was a small bluish spot.
THE officers of the Post Office Department i
charge of salaries of postmasters are engages
\ in making the usual biennial readjustment pro
| vided by law. The following is the readjust
| ment Of pay for all offices in Ohio at which tn
salary Is 80 600 and upwards: