The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-18
OHIO STATE NEWS.
Hoo cholera is prevalent in

Hoo cholera is prevalent in Logan County.
THE Telephone Exchange at Wooster was
sold last VI eek for S3, 500
MARY FEssLEn, near Sandusky, shielded with
poison. Unrequlted love.
THE Smith Sunday closing law is observed
by the saloonists of Cincinnati.
BuRGLARs stole from the Bucyrus postoffics
81, 500 worth Of stamps and 5000 in cash.
ATBowLING GREEN it is proposed to prosecute
saloon-keepers for selling liquor by the drink.
NICHOLAS PRICE, a farmer near Findlay, had
eighteen hogs poisoned by some unknown per-
son !; loss, $150.
The Evangelist Gold and Silver Mining
Compsny, of Sandnsky, has been incorporated
With capital Of 100000, 900.
"A HORSE ridden by Joseph Hickman, at
Steubenville, took fright and jumped into the
river and man and horse were both drowned.
TIE Bell Telephone Company, Cincinnati, il
sustained by the Superior Court in cutting of
man who used the word d-n over the lines.
TEE Cincinnati Board of Health is con-
demned in every quarter for permitting the
alarming spread of smallpox within the city
limits.
NINE hundred thousand young salmon have
been put in the East Fork of the Little Miami
River by Mr.. Howell, Representative of State
Fisheries.
THE Governor has appointed Colonel George
N. Gray, of Ironton, on his staff as Chief OF
| Engineers, nice Colonel W. @. Lemert, Of Bu-
cyrus, resigned.
AN ENTIRE family were poisoned at Canton
| from eating canned beef, which had been pur-
chased at grocery. The account says two OF
| the little girls may die.
| JOHN DERENBERGER, q saloonist of Green's
| vile, Knox County, being unable to meet the
requirements of the Pond law, shut up his
| saloon and drank himself to death.
A MAN named Harrison, at Defiance, at
L l,ko 6ok
cries attracted passers-by who found her horribly
mutilated, but willrecover. Harrison is in jail,
and there were loud threats Of lynching.
| BREACH Of promise suit in the upper cir
cles has been begun at Celina, the interested
parties being Sarah Addy, aged thirty, and J.
| s. Marks. Amount of damages claimed, $15,
900. Sarah says Marks has tampered with her
affections for the past twelve years.
]. E. ScHoFIELD, young man in the jewelry
| business at Piqua, has disappeared, and so hs
| all his valuable jewelry. He had just receive
an invoice of 81, 800 worth Of watches from
Hellebush, Cincinnati, to sell on commission.
| He leaves behind wife and three children.
FRED. D. MussEY and Miss Anna Foster,
daughter of Governor Foster, are to be mar
ried June /, and sail for Europe on the 9Th OF
June. Mr.. Mussey, who is the Governors
| Private Secretary, is well-known Cincinnati
newspaper man, and knows good thing when
he sees it.
-. 10
ing members of the Legislature, came up fol
trial in the Common Pleas Court on the 8tf
inst, on demurrer, and was passed, SO that il
will now have to wait for another assignment
Meantime Watson fingers in Jail, awaiting
bondsmen.
GEORGE WELLEs is under arrest at Elyria or
a charge of violating Eva Broughton, aget
seventeen, while on her way from church
The girl is lying in a critical condition, por
ton Of the time unconscious: The officer
prevented the lynching Of Welles by drawing
4 their revolvers on the mob.
JAMES BENwAY was last week married {,
Sarah D. Benway, at Findlay. The couple wer
divorced about fourteen years ago, since whicl
time the husband has been in the regular army
He returned from Oregon last week and tn
same day the long separated couple wer
Joined, it is hoped for life.. Both belong to re
spectacle families.
BETsEY JOHNSON is the name Of q coloret
pauper in the Hancock County Infrmary. Sh
is one hundred and nine years old, and was
slave belonging to General Washington, bein,
his cook at the time Of his death. Her story i
true, as it has been investigated. The tim
present generation, when we shall run out o
"colored relics" who were slaves to Genera
Washington.
JOSEPH HENNEssEY. of Cincinnati, engages
at Portsmouth with other workmen putting III
telegraph poles, called at the house of Henr,
Delaten TO get drink, ana nnoing no ON
about but Christine, q girl OF thirteen years
who was on her knees on the floor scrubbing
he attempted to outrage her. Her cries brough
neighbors to her rescue, and Hennessey, whit
made his escape, was arrested later at hi
boarding house. He admits his crime, ant
says he expects to go over the road.
THOMAS MANNING, aged twenty-one, the Sol
Of a farmer, was set upon at Oxford by tw'
rufians named John Dougherty and Denni
Flaherty and beaten shamefully. When larg
crowd had gathered the ruffians stopped thei
horrible work and picked their victim up, say
ing they were going to take care of him. Afte
carrying him some distance from the crow
they dropped him and again jumped ON hi
chest until the blood flowed from his nose an
mouth. The crowd then pursued and tn
williams fled, but Dougherty was caught an
jailed. Manning's recovery is doubtful.