The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

was attacked by highwaymen near Ottawa
few days ago, and fatally beaten. He
had four hundred dollars on his person
which the thieves secured and escaped.
The attack was made in broad daylight
In THE controversy among grain men OF
the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce,
arising out of the new grade OF wheae
known as Turkish, the Grain Committee
have decided that buyers of No. red can
not be required to accept Turkish. The
matter will be taken before the Board of
Directors, and probably before the Ceu
FARMERS Institutes will be held in forty
counties of the State during the coming
winter; beginning about November ~
and running to March l., 1884, under the
auspices of the State Agricultural Depart
ment. - 4'ai's' -
Dixie CASSIDY, Matt Harris and John Rum
singer are held at Sandusky in default OF
$1,000 bail, charged with burglarizing
freight cars on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. l.. eGt ..itsHi-l l..t e-Ha
A LETTER containing money was found
in a crack in the old postoffice building at
Dayton, few days ago. 1t was written in
1870, and inclosed cash for "a Bible and
hymn-book. Cag1e @l gtl.t p 81 s.
THE City Council of Fremont have pass
ed an ordinance closing saloons on Sunday.
ACCORDING to the report of the State
Bureau of Labor Statistics the earnings for
the year of the average Cincinnati work
ingman amounted to $61S, and the expenses
of himself and family to $5SS. The average
earnings of the workingmen of the State is
placed at S649, and their average expenses
at $500. stSs
Mr.. G. W. CHAPMAN, an experienced OIL
driller of Canton, has been experimenting
at that city for natural gas, and is of the
opinion that large quantities under1ie Can
ton and vicinity. He has submitted a
proposition to the City Council to drill for
the gas, contingent upon a twenty-year
permit to use the streets for pipe-laying in
case gas is found. Mr.. Chapman, further
more, binds himself to furnish the gas for
one dollar and half per one thousand feet.
MARTIN RUPP. car repairer on the Nickel
Plate Railroad at Bellevue, was instantly
killed the other morning by being caught
between two cars which he was working
on. He leaves wife and three children in
destitute circumstances. 1t is alleged that
the accident was caused by carelessness on
the part of employees. s- als GI, Usis,
erts, of Youngstown, was fatally burned a
few days ago by its clothing becoming ig.
nited at CRATE during the absence of its
parents. . .r . a.r- p
AT Fremont the other day Charles Rich.
ards pleaded guilty to highway robbery
and John Snyder to horse stealing.
Judge Wickham sentenced each to one year
in the Penitentinry.
1t is stated that sharks are going through
this State making collections for patents
on "drive wells" The patent has beer
declared invalid by the U. S. Court, in q
case brought in the State off Iowa, and
reported in the Sixteenth Federal Report
No claim of this kind can be collected by
law, and persons going about the country
making such collections are regarded as
swindlers.
SAMUEL Fl. HUFFMAN, a well-to-d
farmer of Morrow County, took a deep in
terest in the Second Amendment, and the
failure to secure its adoption unbalanced
his mind. He has been confined in the Co
lumbus Insane Asylum.
In THE case of the suit for damages fol
the deaths that occurred in the Dremar
rag-house fire in Cincinnati, Judge Harmon
has ruled that the proprietor of a manufac
tory and not the owner of the premises i.
responsible for any neglect to provide
proper means of escape from the building
GEORGE Hess, a clothier and merchant
tailor of Leipsic, Putnam County, wa:
closed up few days ago on claim o.
about s. 200. Other liabilities not known
assets about So 900. This is the ninth firm
that has failed in Leipsic this year. Tht
principal reason assigned for SO many fail
ures is that the merchants have been "drum
med" to death by men from 1.-THE City
who would sell them goods and prom
ise to give them a years time for pay
ment if they wanted it, but would go home
and sue on their:claims.. almost Immediately
THE Ohio Supreme Court has decided
that in the absence of any agreement
the contrary, the obligation created by the
sale of railway ticket is for one contin u
Gus passage-that is, a stop-over check car
not be demanded of the company.
KIRKLAND NJ. FIreH, defaulting cashier
pleaded guilty of embezzling $4,000, and
was sentenced to five years. imprisonment
in the State Penitentiary.
EAN ingenious youth of Springfield is
working on a new electric light, which he
claims will surpass anything now in the
market. The lamp consists of infinitesimal
carbon points through which an electric
| current is made to pass, and which are sit
uated in an air-tight receiver. A device
for turning down the light consists in @
small stop-cock, which, as it turns, grad
| ually detaches the carbon points one at g
| time from the current, thus restricting it tc
| few of the points and rendering the light
| gradually DINNER. The light in other re
| spects resembles the Edison light, with
| which the application for patent may be
said to conflict. The idea ofsturning dowr
the light is new, however, and originated
with the young man. He is very hopeful
| of success in his venture.
IT will be remembered that during the
last campaign Martin N. Utley, who had
| been nominated by the Democrats of Def
ance and Paulding Counties for the Legis
lature, was Withdrawn from the ticket anG
Henry George nominated in his place. The
| alleged reason for Utley's withdrawal wa:
the fact that a prosecution was pending
against him in the U. S. Court at Cleveland
for passing a counterfeit ten-dollar bill
| James Lawrence, State Attorney General
elect, acting as attorney for Mr.. Utley, an
| peared in the U. S. Court, fewsdays ago
had the case against his client reinstated
| and nOLle prOsequi was entered. Thi:
| gives Mr.. Utley a clecE record.
One Of the Prevalent Diseases.
In the Lancet and Clinic DR.. Tenne