The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-15
State News Items.

WHILE lady was passing down Noble
alley, just south of High street, Columbus,
on the 5th, she was stopped by two men,
one holding pistol to her head, while the
other relieved her of her money and val
uables.
AFARMER living near Grove City, Frank
lin County, reported to the Columbus au-
thorities on the 5th that he had been
robbed of $50 by shoemaker named
Woods. A short time aftefward Woods
was arrested, and the money found on his
person.
PAUL r. CoRB1N, of New Britain, Con-
necticut, has been awarded the contract
for supplying the new Custom house at
Cleveland, with hardware.
THE earnings of the Clevelend, Akron &
Columbus Railroad were S., 011.41 greater
in January, 1888, than for the same month
the previous year.
TwENTY-sIx bridges were washed away in
Huron County by the recent foods, caus-
ing q loss of over $50, ,000 The Wheeling
Railroad, at Fremont was covered by four
feet of water.
FIRE at Canton, on the 9Th destroyed
Schraishuhn's tobacco and Klotze's res
taurant, and damaged a number of other
stores. The loss will amount to about
So. .OOO
SEVENTY deaths occurred in Columbus
from consumption.
Mrs. A. GODFREY, of Canal Dover, died a
few days ago. from an overdose of chloro-
form, taken for rheumatism.
A BLAZE in the battery room of the Cay
lord Rolling Mill at Portsmouth, on
the 5th, caused loss of between So, 900 and
81, 200.
In the Ohio Supreme Court, on the 9Th,
the following cases were disposed of: The
e H.. II u
urer, VS.. Luke Staley, Treasurer; manda-
mus, dismissed by the plaintiff. The Pitts
burg, Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad
Company, vs.. Central Ohio Railroad Com
pany; appeal, reversed in the District
Court of Franklin County; petition dis
missed at the cost of plaintiff. This was a
petition to have that portion of the Central
Ohio between Columbus and Newark par
titioned between the Pittsburg, Cine a 1ati
and st. Louis and the Baltimore and o 10.
Both companies now use it jointly.
CHARLES L. COOLEY. one of the promi-
nent business men of Bellefontaine, was
found hanging from rafter in q room in
the rear of his place of business on The
9Th. He was quite dead. He placed the
rope over a rafter, climbing on some gas
pipe, and stepped off. He was sixty-one
years old. and a man of means and con-
siderable influence. The cause assigned is
low spirits on account of the death of mis-
only son recently. He said lately that he
heard his mother calling him, and he
must go.
THE case of E. J. Sweeny against Jose phi
Rudolph and James A. Garfield was dis
posed of in the Common Pleas Court at
Painesville on the 9th. The suit origin
ated from the sale of patent right by
Sweeny to Rudolph in 1866. A note for
81 500 was given and afterward renewed,
with the late President as surety. The
case has been tried five times. resulting in
two disagreements, two verdicts for defend
ants, and one compromise. The verdict
on the 9Th was for defendants, and plain
tiff gave notice of a motion for a new trial.
FLORA ADA PYLE sues Joseph Hough, a
wealthy farmer, for seduction, and her
father sues him for $1,000 damages in
Scioto County. The defendant has mar
RED -ince the alleged seduction.