The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-03-31
WHOLE NUMBER 726,
COLUMBUS NOTES.

Ex-SENAroR ALLEN G. THURMAN will sail for
Paris April 5.
IT is more than likely that the Legislature
will adjourn by the 9th of April.
GOVERNOR FOSTER has decided not to appoint
the Longview Directors at present
THE Stubbs Sunday Observance Bill is still
quietly resting in the hands Of the Conference
Committee.
THE observation taken at Columbus by the
Signal Service, for the benefit of the city, is 10
be discontinued
MT. VERNON held mass-meeting, from which
they sent a petition up to Columbus asking for
the passage of the Stubbs bill.
W. K. ROGERS, ex-Private Secretary Of ex-
President Hayes, will remove to Washington
where he will practice law.
IT is not likely that the Pond Liquor Bill
will pass the House. The committee have
amended it very materially.
THE General Appropriation Bill, which has
been passed, approPriates S58S, 104.S9 1t pro-
vides for State expenditures outside Of those Of
the State institutions.
SENATOR STRONG has introduced bill pro-
viding that when the Sheriff or Judge of any
county calls out the militia the county shall
pay for the same.
The trial of J. NJ. Theison,. charged with
killing his divorced wife, has been concluded at
Columbus. The jury returned verdict OF
manslaughter.
1HE OIuDDS SUNDAY ODServance Dill mas per-
haps been efectually killed in the House. A
motion to concur in the Senate amendments to
the bill resulted in 26 yeas and 46 nays.
The following persons have been made mem
bers of the State Fish Commission: Charles w.
Bond, of Lucas County; l.. A Harris, OF Ham
llton County; and Henry G. Post, of Erie
County.
The O'Hagan School Book Bill, by which it
is said books can be furnished the State 25 per
cent. cheaper than the present price, is still in
| the hands of the committee. 1t is very safe to
predict that that is about far as it will get.
MRS MARY N. BLISS of Columbus, has do
| mated SIC, 900 to Kenyon College, at Gambler,
| to be used for the purpose of erecting new
| ball on the college grounds. The hall is to be
| called Hubbard's Hall, in memory Of the de-
ceased brother of Mrs. Bliss.
THERE was long discussion in the Senate
over the passage of Mr.. Chapman's House bill
| making guardians, as well as clerks, agents,
| and employees, liable for indictment for en-
| bezzlement, in case they fail to account for
funds entrusted to their care. The bill went to
| the table.
| ArroRNEY-GENERAL NASH has filed petition
in the Supreme Court in quo toarrdnto, on rela-
ton of the State against the Cincinnati Central
| Elevated Railway Company, to inquire upon
what right, upon an agreed statement of facts,
they have occupied the bernie bank Of the
Miami and Erie Canal, from Broadway to
Brighton.
| AT a meeting of the Board of Public Works,
( the following Superintendents of Public Works
| were appointed: Ohio Canal, First Division, l..
| c. Schnell; Second, Patrick Callahan; Third,
| A. B. Leib; Fourth, Thos. J. Gwin; Hooking
| Canal, Harlow White; Muskingum Canal, Jno.
K. Anderson; Miami and Erie Canal, first divis-
ion, W. H. Dumont; second, Jarvis Landon;
third, James Marston.
| CAPTAIN W. s. CAPPELLER, Chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee, through
| Major Donaldson the Secretary has called a
l of hat hOdu ot tba of tba Rf-
publican Executive Copmittee. in Columbus,
| Wednesday, April Is, at 10 O'Clock a. m. The
date of the Republican State Convention will
| be fixed at that time. The usual caucus of Re
Republicans will be held Tuesday evening,
April 12.
the Cincinnati Enquirer, while returning home
| at an early hour, saw two men standing al
| Trinity Church, point where two men have
recently been assaulted and robbed Not
caring to meet them, Thoman turned and
started in the opposite direction. The two men
followed him, and one of them drew revolver
and fired three shots at the retreating jour
nalists, but luckily none of them took effect
The assaulting parties finally caught with the
man of the pencil, and turned out to be police
men who had mistaken their man.
The following assignments for the Ohio State
Fair Ito be held from August 20 to September
81 have been made: Horses, o. P. Cheney,
Canal Winchester; Cattle and Farm Products,
R. Baker, Elyria; Sheep and Poultry, W. N.
Cowden, Quaker City; Swine, G. D. Bailey,
Gallipolis; Machinery and Agricultural Imple
ments, w. s. Foster, Urbana; Mechanics and
Manufacturers Products, ]. c. Leyering, Lev.
ering P. o., Knox County; Textile Fabrics and
Domestic Manufactures, A. G. Wales, Massillon
Fruits, Flowers, and Fine Arts, R. II. Hayman
Portsmouth.
THE Board of Public Works have appointed
the following toll collectors: Cleveland, J. B
Bittel; Akron, J. A. Lantz; Massilon, d. At
water; Canal Dover, Samuel Fertig; Roscoe
George Sykes; Dresden E. ]. Rambo; Newark
John Kaps; Carroll, D. Gorham; Columbus
Harris; Circleville, William Parkhurst; Chilli
cothe, Albert H. Rentinger; Wayerly, A Down
A. J. Spaulding; McConnelsville, s. C. Beck
with; Harmer, VIM. Smith; Logan, D. A. Mil
Ter; Toledo, E. J. Standart; Maumee, 7. L
Clark; Defiance, r. II. Gleason; Delphos, Thos
Wrocklage; st. Marys. VIM. Hollingsworth
Piqua, ]. W. Shipley; Dayton, Isaac Davis
Middletown, J. W. A. Gillispie; Lockland,
W. Skillman; Cincinnati A. II. Meserole.
CONRAD RAUTABACn. who was convicted @
murder, at the September term of the Shelb
County Court, i'll 1887, and sentenced to
hanged on the 18th OF February last, was o
the 18th day Of January rcprieved until Marc
25. Ex-senator Burrows. ex-Adjutant Gener,
Amos and others waited upon the Governo
and made a statement that an examination G
the evidence produced at the trial is yer
doubtful as to the identity of the defendan
and that the evidence did not warrant verdit
OF murder IN the first degree. On the stat,
nlents made by the gentlemen that called o
the Governor, he has again granted reprie,
until Friday, April ~. 1t seems that they war
! commuted to imprisonment for life.