The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-07-22
OHIO STATE NEWS.

OHIO STATE NEWS.
CHOLERA infantum is prevailing to an alarm
extent among the children at Sidney. fsfS
CINCINNATI reports nine fatal cases Of sun
stroke as occurring on the 18th inst
PLAIN CIrr, in 1870 having population Of
but 300 now has population of 200.
TIE census returns gives Bellefontaine q
population Of 4, ,001--a gain of S19 cince 1870.
THE daughter of NJ. ]. Robinson, living near
New Philadelphia, was fatally bitten by small
snake one day last week
JOHN VoNDAY, who was injured at Findlay
two weeks ago from the cavitg In Of sewer,
has died from the effects
JOHN MITCHELL, of Unionyille, aged eighty
seven years, while attempting to mount q colt,
was thrown under its feet and killed
JAMES ARNOLD, of Crestline, aged ten years,
while ATTEMPTED to get jon a moving train. fell
under the wheels and WAS crushed to death.
AT Cincinnati Sam Bowles, for forging bonds,
has been found guilty and sentenced to ten
years in the Penitentiary at hard labor.
WHILE unloading machinery, Joseph Heacock,
at Salem, was struck on the head and almost
instantly killed. He leaves q wife and four
children.
MISS MAY srnNKIE, Of Leesburg, attempted
suicide by swallowing Paris green, and Is re-
ported in very critical condition. No causeis
assigned for the act. sss TlssfvT
DANIEL JACOBS q commercial traveller for
Cincinnati jewelry house, was robbed OF
sample case of jewelry at the Dayton depot
valued at 81, 900. The robbery occurred while
he was eating lunch.
SAM HUME, editor of the Marion Star, was
cowhided last week by young attorney named
G. F. Gonberson- The trouble grew out OF
some personal attack made upon the latter IN
the columns of the Star. s--z--
THERE is trouble in Day, Williams q Co.'s
Belgian Glass-Works at Kent The P1ttsburg
G1ass-blowers Union have declared the works
must be stopped, If not by peaceable means,
then by other measures. -
AT Canton, an aged citizen, Christine Spring,
shot himself in the mouth three times IN an
effort to commit suicide. The act was perpe-
trated in the cellar of the house ofskis divorced
wife. He cannot recover.
"A SON of Dr. Blackburn, of Stenbenyil1e,
aged thirteen years, accidentay discharged Q
pistol in bis face which he was PLAYING with
The injury is not fatal, but the face OF the boy
will be horribly disfgured.
LnEM1AH CoopER, Of Twin Township, Ross
| County, has for long time had mania Tor
shooting himself, and finally last week, taking
! a shotgun, blew his brains out. he leaves
wife and eight children in INDECENT circum-
| stances.
AooNv1or in the Ohio Penitentiary has made
| o confession revealing the murderer of Nettie
| Russman, who was murdered at Tiffin, April O.
1877. His name Is George Lane, and ne ls now
serving out q term IN the Penitentiary for
robbery. ~ e.s-,F 81 zs.1 s.fi z.,s-,
NJ KAISER, of Cleveland, died few days
| since from what is known as blood poisoning.
He had a tooth extracted about two weeks ago,
and it is thought that poisonous matter was IN
| troduced into his blood during the operation,
| from which effects he died. ss t1frs9
Mrs. AMELIA KNEoHT, of Dayton, aged sixty
two years, at 8 O'Clock a. m, stealthily cr6pt
from the bed inwhich her husband was sleeping,
and walking to the river by the aid Of an old
broom handle for support, committed suicide
hf
HENRY, son of Hezekiah Gift resident of
Camden, died of hydrocephalus the past week
the head becoming twice its natural size The
disease began about four years ago, accom-
panied by incessant headaches. -Four quarts of
water were taken from the boy head and brain.
Curious to note, the lad retained complete con-
seriousness and was perfectly rational until
death.
The jury in the Baughman murder case, al
GAINESVILLE, after continuous session of seven.
/ teen hours returned verdict, acquitting John
Godfrey Smalley of the crime. The verdict
caused the greatest astonishment, as his CON
viction for at least murder in the second degree
was considered certain Citizens very freely
condemn the verdict as not in accord with the
evidence It is understood that the jury fol
twelve hours stood seven for aequittA to fivt
against
MRS RAHsAI, of Cleveland, whose husband
was found murdered near the lake on the morn
ing of July 5, has confessed that she, In com
1 Z
Grimm were walking at the place mentioned
on the night of the Fourth, and that the twt
men, being jealous Of each other, began quar-
reling, and subsequently, engaged in fight
She ran home. Directly after, Grimm cam
| home and confessed to her that he had kille,
Rahsal. Both Mrs. Rahsal and Grimm hav
been arrested.
SILAs HAYES, son of ex-Sherif Hayes, o
Highland County, recently secured position
as brakeman on the railroad. After makinl
one trip he disappeared. a few days later hi
turned up again, and at Chillieothe boarded
westbound train and rode out to Lyndon, wher
he jumped of and took to the woods as thougl
q battalion Of demons were after him. sSearc
was made for him by the villagers, but no trne
of him could be found. The next day his bod
was picked up near Musselman by freight
1t was mutilated in the most horrible manner
half of the head being cut of and evidentl
carried away on the track, as it could not b
found. Both legs were also horribly mashed
| His parents telegraphed from Hillsboro for hi
body to bel sent to that place. ~
JOHN W. CHRIsTY, b. G. Cobb and 81. N
Christy, known as the firm of Ohristy, Cobb
Co.. commission merchants, doing business b
Cincinnati, whose failure was reported tw
weeks ago have been arrested and held in S35,
900 bail, by several creditors, who charge then
| with obtaining money under false pretenses
The amount thus obtained is given at $45, 500
They conducted one Of the largest elevators il
the city, and did storage business of not les
from banks, in all s45, 500, giving warehous
receipts for security for yIneut.s When III
paper fen due they asked for an extension. tn
question then arose in the minds of the bank
| ers: sIf they had the grain as security for on
loans, why need they ask this extension?s 8
they began to investigate, and when the pape
fell due sent persons TO demand the grain, an
were informed that they hadn't 1t. Hence, th
| arrests.