The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-04
OHIO STATE NEWS.


TIE Prohibitionists of Knox County have
placed full county ticket in the field.
The wife of ex-Mayor Garvey, of Piqua,
died last week, aged fifty-four years.
BURGLARS blew open the safe of R. @. Miles,
at Somerton, and secured $40 for their trouble.
SHELTON TAYLOR, a deaf mute (colored), was
run over by freight train and killed at jack
son.
J. P. MERR1MAN, a practical iron worker of
Works at Pomeroy- -..
JOHN Cross, aged twenty-four years, was
instantly killed at Kenton while trying to get
on passing freight.
JACOB PIoKLo, aged 60 years, living in the
western portion of Hooking County, suicided
by cutting his throat with a razor.
A YOUNG son of Lewis Draper, at New Cali
fornia, while assisting his father to hitch
horse to buggy, was fatally kicked.
BURGLARS in the vicinity of Marion chloro-
form the inmates Of houses they enter and
then proceed with their work undisturbed.
AN INFANT child of Valentine Veit, near
Wapakoneta, in the absence of its mother,
plunged into kettle of boiling water and was
scalded to death.
LOT of negroes at Wilmington hacked one
another up pretty badly with razors last week,
beside planting chunks of head in several legs.
They had quite a time of it.
THE City Council of Mount Vernon has
issue bonds to the amount of s65, 900 to put
the system adopted into practical operation at
once.
The Stark County Commissioners have ac-
cepted the bond of Henry A. Wise, ESQ.,, the
Treasurer appointedin Mr.. Sullivans stead, and
he has been given possession of the Treasurer's
Office.
AT MADISON FURNACE, seven miles from
Jackson. Douglass Moler was shot and instantly
killed and William Silby wounded by William
Day, whom they attacked, and who did the
| fatal shoting in self-defense.
Mrs. VIM. MARSH, of Bellefontaine, has a
turkey with three perfectly formed wings.
| This reminds us that the late Treasurer of
| Stark County has three hands-two hands like
any other man and a little behind hand.
]. A. MARcHAND, publisher of the Leetonia
| Reporter, has been induced by faction of the
to Wooster and publish Democratic paper
called the Jacksonian. 1t starts off with the
| promise of q thousand subscribers.
In THE case Of John Godfrey Smalley, at
GAINESVILLE, Judge Frazier granted a new trial
| on the ground of disqualification of. Thomas
McLees as juror in the last trial. This will
| give Smalley four trials-once for murder in
the first degree, and three times for perjury.
A MILLERsBURG correspondent tells this snake
story Jacob Conrad, of this place, to-day
| killed blacksnake of the racer species six feet
| in length. 1t was noticed to be extraordinarily
! large, and on being cut open was found to con-
| tain forty-eight small snakes from three to
nine inches In length, and all in healthy con-
dition."
WAPAKoNETA and Auglaize Counties have
| raised the amount required to secure the Chi
cago and Atlantic Railroad, and, in addition,
have secured the right of way to Wapakoneta
but, as Lima claims to have done as much,
and both parties claim to have the promise of
the road, its location is matter of great inter-
est at present
| G.
that her lover, John Lowe, a young man Of
Dover, was continually breaking his promise of
marriage, took dose of arsenic. While in
the throes of death Squire King was called to
her side, before whom she made complaint for
Loves arrest, who was placed under S40O bonds
to appear within ten days. She shortly died,
however, in great agony.
THEe. KINTzER, farmer living six miles
north of Fort Recovery, went into an orchard
near his residence, at ten o'clock in the morn
ing, for the purpose of killing some birds. The
report Of his rifle was heard shortly, and he
was found lying dead across fallen tree.
There is some mystery about the case, as he
told his wife the day before that he would not
be with her long. Some think it accidental,
while others say it is suicide.
JOHN n. HOOVER, living near Sugar Greek
Falls, was waylaid and robbed near Bolivar
Tuscarawas County, ON Saturday night. Mr..
Hoover made desperate resistance, and was
shot at three times, two balls passing through
| dis ClObQluS anu IDe
The robbers got away with his money, a gold
watch and some other valuables. This is the
third robbery that has occurred in the same
neighborhood within the last few months, and
it is thought that there is a regularly organ
lied gang in the neighborhood. Great excite
ment exists among the citizens over the
affair.
JAMES MCHUGH, who married woman
named Bell Walker at Inwood Park, Cincin
natl, two years ago under the auspices of {
matrimonial society, met her in Sixth stree
, market at Plum street, in that city, on thu
, night of the 23d, and without a moments
warning, plunged large butcher knife init
her breast. The woman exclaimed "rn
stabbed" sank to the ground and died in few
moments. McHugh hurriedly walked away
, but was afterward arrested and lodged in tn
, station house. He denied committing tn
crime. The wife was aged about thirty years
and rather good looking. 1t is stated that b.
was Jealous of her.
TIMOTHY SULLIVAN, Treasurer OF Star
County Democrat), has been removed from
Office and Henry E. Wise, lawyer Of Canton
appointed by the County Commissioners to FL
} the vacant office. Sullivan's accounts eho,
: him to be short S13, ,7O2.6S. The following ar
Sullivan's bondsmen Timothy Sullivan, J. ]
Sullivan, S. s. Gieb, L. Hoffer, John Berry, g
NJ. Hapheart, John Loew, Louis Schuler, Jo
seph Schuler, John Gill, John Hamme,
l Michael Sill, Simon Hammer, Jos. ID. OOt
troph, John Winkleman, Joseph Mandon, ODE
williamson, R. s. Warwick, John Paul, 4
/ Howells, Jas. Franufelter, and Q. b. Sullivan