The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
OHIO STATE NEWS.
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! Compendium Of the Weeks Events

. little six-year. old daughter of Eli Dye, at
Marietta was burned to de4th.F,s,,-, /. ,f4;5i 4
Diphtheria is. prevailing to an alarming ex-
tent in the vicinity of RaVenna. -
= rhes57tR Ohio had a grand reunion at Find-i
lay on tue Tue 18th shut ut1 .Ir5I iRIeT9a 5Ia Ga
q 1t is stated that Cleveland last year sus-
ined loss Of s2'5,S35i.s6 BY reason Of ares ga.
M Burglars are pursuing their avocation indus
trioQsly- at Tiff. ay era9fs4 II y3f3ete
The banks of the Lewistown Reservoir are,
guarded night and day to prevent heir being cut
MAT Napoleon, the other day, Mrs. L. Merri-,
maniwas fatally irjured by the cars -
I In a few 5days1 teIephonic communication
will be had between Peninsula, Summit County,
and Medina.
That exciting wonder, the petrifed child Of
New Philadelphia, has been taken to Cleveland for
seientitc examination. sF
M An old gentleman named Eli Winters, aged
70 years, at TffHo, has been sued for breach of
prsiniss. ,o.. st.,,,,.,-, ,f.sIt-alf
A SON of Hon. Chas. Townsend, of Athens,
is reported to havs n zysteriosly disappeared few
oay siDcs. n1ff gTj3EfaaSsaQ t91ol
fq The bill introduced in the House by Mr..
Clement rnakilg graye-robbing a Penitentiary
off snse, lsassp spassei.i HfDi5O JG f34iuf 1iu1
dS Citizens at Urbana ShaveE organized q CONF
lpsappy c.llel the Champion Mining, Company to
operate in Colorado. til" IA
ssfi child belonging to John Erwin, residing
near Ply mouth, had its skull fatally crushed by
r' osfn q doof, 81 glssa9I yLa8+dad III IL
Bellelontaine is alarmed at the extent of
deaths dOinss resulting from scarlet fever and
diphtheria- zs4& as 5l13Ez 9sis ~
A coal-digger named Hayes shot and killed
one WIN. McDjwell, at Carrolton, the past week.
The difficult arose abou. woman. Z oi tt5'i
fifteen-year-old SON of J. R. Fudge, at FL.
dorado, wss handling a revo.ver 1t is thought he
win not recover. a1slA q e65ssstS 81 4'st'
:, Norman Rood, prominent farmer residing
in the vicinity CT tyenpa, had his face smashei,a
few days since by the Kick Of horse.
IN Patrick Mammalian has been iconvfrted Of
bod y-Sna,ehing at Delaware and fnedf $500 and
sentenced 10 jail for three months.
81 Isaac Peace, one of the men who handled
the oars OF the boat that Commodore Perry left his
ship in, has just died at Somerset, at the age Of
eighfyiT1Jix years .9IgJf 6 3ad ,s9.ss.ei ~
The Mayor of Columbus, while, on his way
home at 10 O'Clock at night, was assaulted by high.
waymen and relievedof valuable gold watch and
9 sum of money.
Richard Derthick, at Alliance, was crushed
to death in the steam hammer-work of Morga
Williams Co., by large piece of casting falling
on him.
David Harmon, who, it is alleged, was one OF
gang who robbed an old German and tortured
his wife. at Delphos, few weeks ago. has been ar
rested and jailed. III 5'i. --is $50 sos Isi
A lawless desperate named Ed. Poland, who
has kept t. people Of Linton Township In .frrorc
of excitement r some time past, has been captured
and safely lodged in Jail at Coshocton. Ef!9
40 Here is probably another canard J., s..
Richard, Indiana attorney, Claims to have heard
man boast of killing the notorious Tom Mcclellan
of Hamilton. He says he can capture him, but
wants to know if there is any reward offered. i
VIM. Crum, at Youngstown, was instantly
killed by being struck by pump which he was
hauling caused by a jar while crossing railroad
track. August schriber of the same place. was In
stantly crushed to death in mine.
The Monday Creek Coal and Iron Mining
Comp pany t olbes, in which General Thomas, oi
c, lumbus, assisted by Judge Friesner and few
Others, of Logan, o., has taken prominent part
haye been settled. tt.r-,.. .,.i.,.-.z4 a..
A man named Wolfe, at Mt. Vernon, some
two years ago. having no confidence in saving
banks, buried 81 so his farm for safe keeping
He has been stricken with paralysis and is speech.
less and 80, Of course, his family is in terrible
way about the matter. ,,s.r.-..s.l l....., 5-,;.l .
| A Rayenna correspondent tells this startling
story: The remains of Elizabeth McGo van, buried
| thirty years ago at the age of seventy-fve. wher
disinterred recently presented singular change
The hair, which was snowy white, had become je
black, very fine and glossy. z.. gTr ss559
Thieves entered the parsonage of Methods
minister Donaldson at Lima, few nights since ant
| got three coat, a few dollars in money and som,
| jewelry. Doubtlessly the thiees thought they
! were doing the minister favor by removing th'
glittsring jewels from his temptation III 81
o Reports from Cardington says that a Mr.
Rogers residing near Chesterville, in that County
has lost thirty-ssyen sheep. the thieves killing th
sheep and taking the pslts leaving the carcasses
the ground. John Orr also lost ten sheep in tn
4 ssme manner. 11lSa 3 it i-}S,-f ~
L Stephen Taylor, the man who was found OF
the 10th inst, in an unconscious state, on tn
Atlantic and Great Western Railway track, n5a
warren, with his skull crushed, has returned t
conscf usness and says the injuries the result
blow from man, instead OF being struck by tn
ira as first supposed. The authorities are afte
his companion, who disappeared immediately afte
the accident. s,.-ifi4dt hTe svirsB sxe
/ Says correspondent at Caldwell: A larg
railroad meeting was held at this place in the in
terest of extending the Belafre and South western
/ Narrow-yauge Railroad from Woodsfeld L
Beverly. Several prominent citizens from Beyerl!
| and Woodsfeld wero here. Civil engineers are nov
at work. The road will cross the Marietta, Pitts
burg and Cleveland Railroad at this place.