The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-16
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

A MAN calling himself W. C. Duvai, went
% London, recently, representing himself
Is being detective from Columbus, look
ng after stolen horses. He hired a horse
Ind buggy at the ivery-stable of r. h. Ed
wards, there, and drove to Mt. Sterling and
back, and again the next day procured an
,ther rig at the same stable and drove to
South Charleston. Returning he did not
top, but drove through to Columbus, where
lie sold the horse and buggy for $40 to
ivery-stable keeper in that city. Marshal
Willoughby, of London, Madison County,
ollowed up the trail and found both the
hief and property, and brought them to
London a few days ago. The thief was
aiken before Moyor Jones the next morn
ng, where he waived examination and was
pound over to Court. Failing to give bond
le was remanded to Jail. Horse-stealing
S becoming so common in Madison County
that vigilance committee is talked OF as
ihe only remedy to clear out the thieves.
JESSE FULLER, a sawyer in Kerr's plan
ng-mill, at Findlay, Handbook County,
1ad his arm amputated by the machinery
few days ago.
THE Common Council of Greenwich,
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The Scott bill on the 9Th, prohibiting the
sale of malt, vinous and distilled liquors in
hat county.
CHARLES s. ALLEN, a brakeman on the
Indiana, Bloomington &Western Road, was
Killed near London, Madison County, few
mornings since, by being knocked from the
rain. His remains were sent to Indianapo-
lis, where he has wife and child.
A YOUNG man, relative of Mrs. Meirs, a
widow, residing near Columbus, was fool.
ing with pistol few days ago, when il
was accidentally discharged, the ball TAX.
ing effect in Mrs. Meirs' side. She died in
few minutes.
BY vote of 5S3 to 13, at special election
held recently, the citizens of Bucyrus
Crawford County, authorized the Town
Council to enter into a contract for water
works.
WILLIE ARNOLD, lad of fifteen, was ac
:identally shot in the face by boy named
Mcclellan Cramer few days ago. Boil
we're working on the new M. E. Church
building in Fostoria, Senaca County, wheI
Cramer asked Arnold for a chew of tobacco
adding, playfully, that if he did not give i
20 him he would shoot him. The latter re
tusing, Cramer pulled out his pistol, as if t,
.ntimidate him, when the weapon in som,
way discharged, the ball taking effect il
Arnold's face near the nose. The wound i
serious.
E. A. PEwIG, a farmer, living near Nor
walk, Huron County, after eating heart.
iinner, went out to cradle oats, few day
since. Not returning to supper, search wa
made for him. He was found dead, sup
posed to have been caused by heart disease
THE National Sewer-pipe Company wa
organized at Wellsville, Columbian,
County, on the 10th. The company is com
posed of all the sewer-pipe and terra-cott
manufacturers of the Ohio Valley, repre-
senting capital of over S1o,0O0,0OO.
A TERRIFIC thunderstorm, accompanie,
| by wind and hail, swept over Ottawa, Put
nam County, few days since, doing grea
| damage to corn and garden truck. Tn
residence of James Nedry was struck b.
| lightning, tearing off the plastering, an
knocking over a high chair, containing a
infant, doing considerable injury to tn
| child.
| Mr.. JACKSON MILLER, one of the oldes
citizens of New Comerstown, Tuscarawa
| County, was run over by train near tina
| place few mornings since and instantly
killed.
ALPHoNso RENO made application at tn
Probate Court in Cincinnati for licens
TO marry Ella Lennen, few days since
The man was full blooded negro, and tn
woman he represented to be white pei
son. His application was very emphat
cally refused.
THE new jail in Bucyrus is at last finished
and was accepted few days since by th
Commissioners of Crawford County fro1
the bondsmen of Contractor Faeth. Th
entire cost of the building is nearly $24, ,00t
JOHN w. BLIZZARD, who has been on tris
at GAINESVILLE for shooting with intent
kill, was acquitted a few days since.
JOHN OMAHA, born in England, in TT
died in Cleveland, recently, aged 104 year
He was a remarkably well preserved oil
man. In speaking of his health few day
before he died, he said: 81 was never sic
an hour in my life. I don't know what
headache, a backache, a sideache, or tootl
ache is"
PHILANDER WoLCoTT, prominent farm
er of Trumbull County, was attacked by
vicious bull few mornings ago, and gore
to death. His body was horribly manglet
He was forty three years of age, and leave
large family. The bull was killed.
B. F. MYERS, of Union Township, Hal
cock County, was knocked down and badl
gored by vicious bull, and would ha,
been killed had his dog not interfered.
THE Board of Directors of the State Pen
tentiary met at Columbus on the 7th. Bic
for convict labor was opened as follow,
Columbus Bolt Works, ,fifty-seven cents eae
pa,. dow for sevan infirm cOnvicts. Co1ur
bus Bolt Works, eighty three cents each p,
day for twenty able bodied men for thr,
years; Ohio Tool Company, eighty-thr,
cents each per day for five able bodied me
for three yeaH; Huff & Co., ,fifty-eight cen
per day each for fifteen infirm men und,
the age of eighteen years. The bids of ii
Ohio Tool Company, the Columbus Bo
Works, ,and Huff & Co., were accepted. tt
Warden was ordered to pay into the Sta
Treasury $4,115.74 miscellaneous fund
and retain in this hands $9O7.59 convi
fund. The profit and loss account for Jul
shows total receipts amounting to s.:
5S4.4e and total expenditures of $15, 1858
From these expenditures should be d
Quoted $3,570.95. The present session of tt
Board closes the first three quarters of IL
fiscal year of the institution. The earnin,
during the year to date amounted to $1S(
999. 90, and the expenditures during TIL
time were $154 ,S21 .5S; balance of earnin,
over expenditures, $26,177.74. The balan'
for the corresponding period last year WI
only ST ,947.61, showing difference of 50
Board hope to increase this to SAC, 900
more by the close of the year.
President Arthur, while in Loui
vile, was presented by ga few of tt
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