The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-09-20
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

troll Railway, at Columbus, asking Judg-
ment for 81 800, alleged to be due him for
salary as clerk from December l, 1877, to
May 81, 1879.
THE Warden of the State Penitentiary at
Columbus few mornings since refused to
open the shop of the American Harness
Co., who work thirty.five convicts at
eighty-five cents day. The contract
was in the name of W. w. Thompson, of
Cincinnati. The company is in arrears
S3,210, being about five months behind.
The Warden is not Responsible for collec.
tions of this kind; but leafning Of the
shortage he set about to collect the same:
Promises were made to settle, but all
failed. He notified the parties that unless
the amount was paid the shop would not be
opened. A reply was returned that some
one would be up to settle, but failing to
come the shops were closed. Bond in the
slim of fl 900 has been given for the pay
iiient Of the Indebtedness.
W. H. Row., lumber dealer of Gincirs
natl, has disappeared, owing his creditors
a large amount. He has been selling car
load lots of lumber consigned to him and
failed to make returns.
WHILE Milton Hughes was drawing wa
ter from the cistern at his residence on the
Warsaw pike, near Cincinnati, the other
day; he discovered the dead body of his
mother in the water, whom he had left but
few moments before in excellent spirits.
1t is supposed the lady fell into the cistern
by accident.
THE receipts at the State Penitentiary at
Columbus during reunion week from visi-
| tors, were 81 ,359.90. The receipts during
the State Fair were 81 ,53d, making differs
ence of 2,293 visitors and 5000 in cash.
THE charred remains of the nine victims
of the rag-house fire in Cincinnati have
been recovered.
A THIEF gained entrance to the residence
of Mrs. Mary Smith, on York street, Gin
cinnati, the other night, and carried Off
81 100 in money and $500 worth Of jetselry.
ROBERT WALLACE, a member of the State
Legislature, died at his home in Berea,
Cuyahoga County, few days ago.
FRANKLIN WoRTHoRsT and Charles Stuz
| were arrested at Massillon a few days ago,
charged with the murder of Mrs. David
Kirkland on the night of July last. At
the preliminary examination Miss Lizzie
Maloney, niece Of Mr.: Kirkland, testified
that she saw Worthorst fire the fatal shot.
The Judge bound Worthorst over to the
Common Pleas Court, but released Stuz,
| there being no evidence against him.
NEAR Dresden, in Muskingum County, a
few nights ago, Jesse Morehead and his
fifteen-year-old son, while in VIM. Wood
| ruff's vineyard, came In contact with q
| string that was attached to. d loaded gun
| set for grape thieves, discharging the gun.
| The father was dangerously, and the son
badly wounded.
THE molten iron in q Columbus blast fur
mace broke through the retort into a water
pipe, few days ago. A terrific explosion
| followed. A fiery column Of the white-hot
| liquid tore through the roof and rose to
the height of forty feet, causing a shower
of burning iron on all sides. The men were
nearly suffocated by the escaping gas and
steam, but there was only one near enough
1 to be seriously injured.
H1MMEL WRIGHT Bros, paper dealers OF
Norwalk, made an assignment few days
| ago to j. R. Kennan. Liabilities, S., 900;
assets, $4,000.
JOHN GRADER, aged fifty years, was
thrown from his wagon by runaway team
at Lancaster, the other day, and instantly
killed.
M. G. KEENAN,, Treasurer of jackson
County, has disappeared with ST., ,136 o
the county funds. He leaves behind note
|
of the endorsement to from s. 900 to $1,000
He had become dissipated during the las
year and gambled some.
ATTORNEY GENERAL HoLLINswoRTH il
cf the opinion that retail druggists whc
sell distilled liquors, although they "knov
them to be for medicinal use and not to bt
drank on the premises" are liable for tn,
Scott law tax.
mitted suicide at Columbus few days agt
by taking strychnine. He was out of em
employment and could get none. He leaves
a wife at Waltham, Mass.
MRS. MORGAN, a respected lady o.
Youngstown, aged sixty-fve, while goin.
across a vacant lot on the outskirts of tn,
city few days since, was assaulted by
three roughs, who threw her down and at
tempted a rape, when they were scarce
away by an approaching party. The
roughs are known and will be arrested.
The wife of a Russian named Robinson
living in Cleveland, gave birth to a mon
strosity few nights ago. 1t was femal,
child with two developed heads, four arms
four legs, two sets of hips, and but on,
trunk or body. Every organ and limb wa
perfectly formed, except that one set o
hips seemed to have been turned slightl,
in toward the center of the body. Tn
mother experienced no severer suffer
ing than she would under ordinary circum
stances, and at last accounts was doin
we'll. The child was still-born.
A TOUCHING incident occurred in Cincir
natl few days ago. While an old gentle
man and his wife, from the country, wit
their two grown-up daughters, were wait
ing for an Exposition car at Fourth an
Elm streets, third daughter, who ha
been lost to them for more than six years
stepped up behind them with an escort, t
wait for car. The family recognized he
instantly, and the scene which followed wa
affecting in the extreme. The old fathe
tainted in the arms of a bystander, Will
the mother and sisters fell on the neck c
the newly-found: sister and wept tears {
joy. She was seduced six years ago an
had fled from home to conceal her sham
A long and weary search had bee
kept up by her father, but without avai
and their final meeting in Cincinnati wa
purely an accident The wayward gil
| Welded to the loving entreaties of her fan
lily and returned home with them the ne1
day.
There is now lady florist in Quin
cy, Mass, who, to indulge her own low
of flowers and improve her health
built small greenhouse and took tn
care of it and a garden besides. Peopl
wanted to buy flowers, and the busines
grew upon her hands until now she ha
four forcing-houses, a farmhouse and
large garden crowded with SowerS
herbs and fruit. She has three yolln
= women in training, who find it easy
, do all the work Of the place, the onl
f other help being a boy in the busy sea
? son.-BoSton Herald.
: William P. j. Morris, of Brooklyn
t died recently from general nicotin
4 poisoning The lad was fifteen yeal
old, and lived with his parents. He bt
e gan by smoking cigarettes, the smok
e ..zL;oL Lo ;nLalod Iron, thiS b