The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-25
OHIO STATE NEWS.

SIX hundred miners went out on Q strike at
Salineville last week. They demand resump-
ton Of their old wages.
MARTIN KELLEY suicided ct Van Vert by
jumping in q well. He made fruitless attempt
to suicide some time ago by cutting his throat.
JOHN FLoTo, Of Steubenville, while attempt
ing to board . moving train, fell under the
wheels and had his leg cut on, from the effects
Of which he died.
OK THE 10th inst. mercury went below the
freezing point in many sections OF the State,
accompanied by white frost, but no material
damage was done.
HUGH STERLING, son of Professor Sterling
Of Kenyon College, Mount Vernon, is charged
with criminally assaulting Sarah Ann Perrin,
domestic in the community.
TIE trial Of ]. D. Watson, for bribing legis-
lators has been fixed for May %; that Of Rep
resentatives Block and Wright for June l. and
of Fred Newburgh, on four additional indict-
ments, for June 16.
JACOB MEYER, aged twenty-three, and living
at West Lebanon, Wayne County, suicided by
hanging. He was . young man Of excellent
character, but was suffering from mental de-
preston, caused by horse kicking him In the
head some time ago.
MARTHA Troy has been delivered to Officer
Seiders, of Jackson, from Holmes County. She
is charged with stealing three horses and
buggy. She was sent from Jackson County to
the Penitentiary about year ago for horse
stealing, and stole these on her road home.
THE National Greenback Labor party will
hold its State Convention at Columbus on the
sAfccday that the Republicans have fixed for
that event-June z. Thay propose to get out
q new departure on the platform, nominate
candidates for Secretary Of State, Supreme
Judge and Member Of the Board Of Public
Works, and run vigorous campaign.
JOHN MANOR, Celina grocer, while examin-
ing samples Of James Cathcart, of the firm of
Mcintyre & Co., of Dayton, Ohio, was acci-
dentally shot by the discharge of q thirty-two
cahber revolver in the hip pocket Of Cathcart,
| which caught on a chair spindle when attempt
ing to reach in the sample case for goods. The
ball entered Manor's leg below the knee and
came out ten inches below, inficting q severe
and probably fatal wound. No blame is
attached to Cathcart, Is the discharge was
| purely accidental.
| A DEEP laid scheme has Just been unearthed
1t Armwel, a few miles west of Akron. The
ialient features are as follows Penwen Ru-
dolph, Medina County man, lately returned
| from Michigan, where he was in the Peniten-
tiary for horse stealing. He is charged with
fraudulently procuring large sum Of money
rom David B. Tinsler, wealthy young farmer,
ind with swindling his (Rudolph's) wife out of
sixty-five acre farm and trying to poison her,
md with carrying on claudestine correspond
.nce with two young girls with = view of secur-
ng possession of valuable property to which
hey were heirs. He is also said to have tried
| W Sot IiuOl LIE OWh WIG eAu
DIN his (Rudolph's) scheme to marry the young
Erls mentioned, then kill them, and get their
money. Burlison secured Rudolph's arrest and
ae is now in Jail at Medina.
MRS. EVA HUMPHREY, . young widow with
wo children, suicided at Toledo q few nights
ance by jumping into the river while q fierce
torn was raging. To Mrs. Dallas Whitney, 9
lister living at Adrian, Mich, she left the fol
owing letter of explanation "I have felt fol
ome time that my life conditions were growing
ntolerable, and that some day should grow
desperate and do that which you will, doubtless
III blame me for, not knowing the circum
tances that surround and govern me. Yor
an not know, and must have much charity fol
me who struggled along and tried for the bes
p care for those dependent on her. To-day
bel that I am poorly fitted to care for ever
iyself. I am SO lonely, 30 tired Of struggling
1one. My burdens have grown too heavy fo
~ weak shoulders, and 1 must give up.
lave TO the tender mercies of the world m,
Fo boys. What will become Of them know
! ot. have battled for them % long AZ can.