The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Ouo Dldue. Oue lung was dIAOSu ooNOiOuS
and death soon resulted.
FREMONT is excited because Mr.. Bar
ney Humes and Miss Mabel Vanness, daugh-
ter of a former Mayor and teacher in
public school, disappeared the other day,
and were afterward found at a hotel in Ii
ma, registered as man and wife, and claim
ing to have been married since last Janu-
ary. The lady complied with request to
resign her position as teacher, and the sig
nature attached to the letter of resignation
was Mabel Humes.
A coLoRED woman, Sarah Payne, was
released from the Penitentiary few days
ago, where she had been prisoner for
year, and one-half hour later was married,
her lover being in waiting with hack out
side the gates.
WIN. CRoTTY was stabbed to the heart
with pen-knife, in the hands of colored
man named Aaron Scott, at Cincinnati a
few days since. The murder was the result
of quarrel over fifty cents. Crotty leaves
a wife and two small children.
HENRY BoCKELMAN, Cleveland saloon
keeper, committed suicide by drowning
few days ago. His body was found in the
river. He was afraid no one would go on
his bond under the new Scott liquor law,
and for this reason took his life. He leaves
a wife and several small children.
GOVERNOR FOSTER has appointed Ulysses
L. Marvin, of Akron, Judge of the Court OF
Common Pleas for the Second Subdivision
of the Fourth Judicial District, in place OF
Judge Tibbles, resigned.
The May crop report of the Ohio State
Board of Agriculture, based on Ss2 town
ship reports received, gives the following
averages compared with May, 1882: Wheat,
winter killed and plowed up 10 per cent.
of the total acreage; condition of the rest,
81 per cent, making the total probabilities
66 per cent, or about %, SOC, 900 bushels, with
good weather till harvest. Rye, condition
u; barley, So; meadows, 80; pastures, 81;
spring pigs, SO; spring lambs, "a; proper
tion of seed corn that will germinate, 40;
proportion of spring plowing done, go; pro-
portion done in average seasons at this
date, 70. Thirty-eight counties report some
damage to fruit by the frost, and fifty
counties not. The wages of farm hands
average $1S.91 and board per month, an in
crease of $2.25 per month over last year.
The correspondents notes indicate about
80 per cent. of wheat acreage ruined, but
not all plowed up, because seeded down to
clover and timothy!
MRS. JOHN HICKMAN, of Unionville, in
the southern portion of Delaware County,
recently fell dead in the road short dis.
tance from her house. The cause of her
death is not known.
MRS. J. l.. SLoUGH,o of Delaware, was seri-
ously injured few evenings since by the
accidental discharge of a shotgun in the
hands of her son, who was preparing to
shoot fish. The charge passed through a
door and struck Mrs. Slough in the side,
producing a very dangerous wound. the
accident took place at tine Millcreek Mills,
in Concord Township.
MRS. ANNIE MCCLoREY, an invalid lady
of Cincinnati, was fatally burned few
nights ago. The unfortunate woman had
been in bad health tor some time, ,her illness
being accompanied by mental derange-
ment, which rendered it necessary to keep
her carefully watched. 1t is presumed she
arose during the night and overturned the
lighted lamp npon herself. Her screams
aroused the rest OF the family, but she was
fatally burned before they could reach her.
JOHN WESLEY JACKSON, aged twenty
three years, was hanged in jackson, JACK
son County, on the 11th, for the cold
blooded murder Of Mr.. Hull, a
prominent citizen of that county, aged
sixty-eight years. The crime was com.
mitted September 80, 1882, the only motive
being to secure small amount OF money
Mr.. Hull had upon his person. jackson
made full confession previous to his
| death and expressed himself as willing te
pay the full penalty of his crime,
Mrs. N. ANDREWS, widow, who, at the
age of eighty-three, was living alone ir
Washingtonville, Mahoning County, was
burned to death on the 11th, by her clothins
catchingfre in some unknown manner.
HUGH McGINNIs, single man aged abou
forty years, fell from the top of a new
bridge that is being erected by the Indiana
Bloomington and Western Railroad Com
pany over the Scioto River, about one mil.
west of Columbus, on the 11th, and broke
his neck. The body was removed to the
Coroner's Office, where verdict was rem.
dered in accordance with the above facts
| MRS. JULIA ScHAEFFER, a young married
woman,of Columbus, aged seventeen years
attempted suicide few days since by tax
| ing three drachms of laudanum. A physi
clan was called, and after giving her do
of sulphate of zinc, and walking her around
she was saved. 1t is said by her neighbor,
that her husband whipped her the night
previous.
GOVERNOR FOSTER few days ago par
doned from the Penitentiary Michael Smith
who was sent up from Cuyahoga County, il
May, 1882, to serve two years on a convic
ton of attempted arson. The pardon wa
granted on the apparent trivial nature o
the offense, previous good character and a
the request of the Judge and Prosecuting
Attorney.
The citizens of Defiance County, Ohio
have organized "The Lost Creek Detectiv
Association" the object of which is to bel
ter protect their property and to speedil
rally for the pursuit of property felonious
ly taken, and to prosecute the thieves whe
captured. The articles of incorporate
have been sent to Columbus, but the A
torney General is of the opinion that sue
an association would usurp the function
of the State, and the Incorporation paper
will, consequently, be returned.
THERE have been 2,036 returns made t
the County Auditor by liquor sellers
Cincinnati under the Scott law. Abor
five hundred more are expected. Th
amount added to the tax duplicate will /
not far from $450,000.