The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-20
ONO STATE NEWS.


THERr is considerable diphtheria ct Newcom-
erstoWn.
Hox. THOMAS W. EyARr, LII. D., died at
Granville the past weak.
FosTER's plurality viii be over ZOO. Total
Temperance vote, 10000; Greenback vote, 1000.
JAcoB BLAIsER was crushed to death between
two cars at Crestline. Leaves . wife and four
children.
HENRY MARsHALL, Of Unionville, who, . few
days ago made an unsuccessful attempt at sui
eide, u now pronounced insane.
TEE opinion prevails-yea, and without con-
tradiction-that Mr.. Ludlow was not elected
Governor. Mr.. Ludlow, perhaps. did not e1-
pect it.
Al YOUNGSTOWN ]. F. Jenks, aged fifty years,
has been bound over to court on o charge of
attempting to rape Mary Fresch, aged eight
years.
rUBIIc cistern at CircleviIle, that has not
been In use for several years, exploded one day
the past week with terrific force. The explo-
sion was due to gas that had collected in it.
MABr HATES, of Newark, an estimable young
lady OF seventeen years, attempted suicide by
the laudanum process, and came very near
crossing the river. Family troubles.
CHRISTIAN BEAHIER, Of Apple Greek, Wayne
County, aged seventy-ive years, suicided by
hanging. His daughter happened upon the
scene just as he was gasping FOR the last breath
and cut him down, but too late to save his life.
Ohubct temporary INSANITY.
VALENTINE SHEARER, of Massillon, after
casting his vote on election day, went home
and made desperate attempt to commit sui
eide with large knife. The jugular vein was
severed, both wrists lacerated and an ugly stab
made In the left breast He will probably re-
cover. however.
DRETHERIA Is prevailing to an alarming ex-
tent in and about Findlay, this State Last
week Mrs. James Stacy, Of Cass Township,
was buried, she being the fifth OF her family
who has died from the disease In eleven days,
four children between the ages Of four and
seventeen years having proceeded her.
samuel. McINTosH, aged thirty-seven years,
was killed at Woods Station, five miles south
Of Oxford, while-it Is Notwithstanding to
board passing train. It seems he missed his
bold, and falling, his feet were caught drag
ging him some distance, his head striking the
ties and knocking his brains out.
GOVERNOR FosTER has pardoned George Fess-
ler, of Stark County, and Rufus B. Grew, of
Erie County. Fessler was defaulting County
Treasurer, sent up for twelve years in 1873 Tor
" absorbing F" $4,000 Of the county's money.
The petition for his pardon Was signed by 476
citizens Of Stark County.
The fly seems to be troubling the wheat in
some sections. Says Bellefontaine CORE
spondent: Farmers report that within the
last ten days fully th-ee-fourths of the early
soWed wheat has been destroyed by some in
sect, presumably the Ay. Many are Resolving,
for 1882 will be failure"
CUYAHoeA FALLS reports . rather tough case.
It is alleged that Charles Radney hired horse
and carriage of the Wier Brothers, livery men,
drove nearly to Cleveland BY q circuitous route
until the horse dropped exhausted, then re-
turned different horse to the Wiers. He af-
terwards stole the second horse out Of the
barn in the night.
INFORMATION is received OF horrible tragedy
at Plain City, on the Union County line. Will
liam Wilcox had been in jail for threatening
and abusing his wife. BIS father bailed him
out, when he proceeded to his house and beat
his wife 30 badly that she died upon the follow
ing day. Wilcox, on leaving his wife, suicided
by hanging. Wilcox was well-to-do farmer
till he took to drink two years ago. He was
wealthy and is well known. The affair has
created great excitement in that locality.
Tn Ohio Iron Company, at GAINESVILLE, are
having trouble. The Union men are locked out.
and imported workmen, it is alleged, soon be
come contaminated by contact with the Union
workmen and leave of work. Twenty-three
Welsh iron-workers arrived last week, and the
Company sued out an injunction to prevent the
Union men from talking with them. Two Union
men, who paid no attention to the legal pro-
ceedings, were arrested, released on writ OF
hGbeds corpus, were rearrested, and again re-
leased. Again they were arrested, to be tried
in the Court of Common Pleas, and thus the
matter stands, with this exception: The
twenty-three Welshmen refuse to go to work,
and situations will be found for them at
Wheeling, Pomeroy and Akron.
AT A late hour at night the past week an un-
known individual drove up to the depot of the
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indian
apolis Road at Delaware, and deposited a box
upon the platform marked to DR.. Medbury,
No. 113 East State street, Columbus, Ohio. In
handling the box by the depot hands the lie
became loosened sufficiently to permit hui
man knee to protrude from the box, which
upon investigation, proved to belong to a fe
male. The body was entirely nude, with the
exception of pair of hose which encased the
lower limbs. Upon investigation it was ascer
tained that the body was procured from the
authorities at the County Jnfrmary, and was
that of a young girl who had no relatives OF
friends to claim the remains.