The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-19
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

THE Secretary of the State Board Of Ag,
riculture is in receipt of letter from I. J.
Gray, of Mitchell, Dak., asking for space
on the grounds to make a display of pro-
Gucts OF that Territory at the State Fair.
Permission was granted and the display
will, therefore, be made.
A CoLoRED woman of Columbus, named
Alice Carter. the mother of Eve childrsn,
committed suicide few days ago by hang.
ing. She had been in bad health for some
time, and had become despondent.
A FRE1GHT train down from Columbus,
On the Little Miami Road, broke In two
near Spring Valley a few days since, and
was ruin into by the section following,
causing $4,000 damagb I'd this E5mpany:
Several train fnen were slightly hurt.
THE work of the Cincinnati Pottery Club
on exhibition in London has ATTRACTED
special attention. The Judges have
awarded special medal to the club, and
diploma of high commendation to each in
dividual member.
GOVERNOR FOSTER has refused the appli-
cation for pardon for j. D. Watson,
made by Mrs. Redmond, of Covington.
AT the meeting of the State Board of
Education at Columbus, few days since,
resolution was adopted authorizing the
employment of attorneys to assist the City
Solicitor in bringing case in the Supreme
Court to test the validity of the law under
which the Tax Commission was appointed.
The resolution was adopted by a unani.
nous vote of Republicans and Democrats:
In the meantime; the levy Of five and one
half mills for school purposes will be
placed on the tax duplicate under protest.
j. w. BLIZZARD, of Frazeysburg, is un-
der arrest on the charge of murder for re-
fusing or neglecting to rescue drowning
burglar, a twenty-year convict from Lick
ing County, who had been pardoned out of
the Penitentiary. His name was Gillot.
He had stolen goods in his possession, and
chase was given him by citizens. Closely
pursued, he jumped into the river for safe.
ty, and was drowned.
A STATE Delegate Convention, to be com.
posed of temperance workers irrespective
of party or creed, is called to meet in Co.
lumbus, July "a, "for the purpose of organ.
iEing d State campaign In a non-partisati
manner, and for taking such other meas.
tires as are necessary for carrying the sec.
ond proposed constitutional amendments"
D. The night express on the c., c., e. & 1.
killed eighty five sheep belonging to Wm.
Roberts, Of Clarke County, few days agos
They were valued at 81 900.
The third trial of a celebrated case
came to an end at Toledo few days since.
John 81. Watkins was charged with arson
in setting fire to his Touring mill to get the
insurance money, nearly $4,000. While
under arrest, Watkins made confession,
which he afterward denied. The insura nee
companies have left no stone tinturhed lii
their efforts to convict Watkins. On the
first trial the jury failed to agree; on the
second, Watkins was convicted, but new
trial secured on a technicality, and the
jury failed to agree. In the third and last
trial, the jury was out forty-six hours and
could snot agree, and were discharged.
Each trial lasted about a month, and the
costs to the county have been nearly
5000. This is probably the last Of the
case In the Criminal Court. The next liti.
cation over it will be suit for the insur.
auce money.
AN old man named Peter Ernst was
lodged in Jail at Columbus the other day,
charged with ot1traging little girl named
Ollie OFT, aged seven years. .ff
An unfortunate and fatal case of shoot
ing, under excitement, occurred a few
nights ago at the house of Benjamin Noeck-
er, who resides in Dallas Township, Craw.
ford County, some eight miles southwest of
Bucyrus. Frank Dick, who married Noeck-
er's daughter, resides in the same house
with her parents. Mrs. Noecker, who is
deaf, left the house while the rest of the
family were sleeping. Her daughter was
awakened by the noise, and aroused her
husband, Dick, who had some money in the
house, and they feared burglars. Dick got
his gun, while his wife aroused her father
During the excitement they neglected to
arouse the old lady, who was the unfortun-
ate cause of the DISTURBANCE. Dick warned
the supposed burglar not to attempt to en-
ter, and the old lady, being deaf, paid no
attention to the warning. The young man
fred the gun, and the charge struck the old
lady just above the heart, killing her in
stantly.
IT HAVING been complained to the Com
missioner of Common Schools at Columbus
that irregularities existed in the Ruggles
Township ashland County, School Dis.
trict, and of the Oak Harbor School Fund,
in Huron, J. M. Tibbatts made an investi-
CATION, and a few days ago submitted his
report. In the first case it appears that
tho Board of Education have violated the
law in not furnishing school facilities for
all the children of the district. In the
second case it is believed that the Board
have misapplied portion of the funds OF
a special levy, but that there will be no
loss.
IDA BURLINGTON, aged fourteen, who was
enticed away from her home at Norwalk
Huron County, some time ago, by W. B
;ol =
on the 18th by Sheriff Smith from De troit
Smith was forced to fly with the girl into
the country to evade Sheridan, who got out
habeas corpus. Judge Kennan sentenced
the girl to three years in the Girls Indus
trial home at Delaware, for bad conduct.
Mr.. LOUIS OBLINGER, ST., an old and re-
spected citizen of Canton, Stark County
committed suicide a few days ago by cut
ting his throat with a razor. For several
years past he had been troubled with chronic
catarrh, and it is supposed that despond-
ency over his condition led to the act. He
was sixty years of age.
THE Bricker warehouse, at Utica, Huron
County, together with all its contents, was
burned to the ground few mornings ago
The loss includes freight car, two sepa
rators and barn filled with furniture be
longing to James Irvine, and other proper
ty. Loss in the neighborhood of S., 900
small insurance. It was the work OF ar
incendiary.
Referring to the yearly losses b,
the Western floods, contemporar!
suggests that probably the time viii
come when the low-lying lands along
the course of the Mississippi and tn
Missouri will not be occupied by per
manent habitations, but will be cult
waited as are the bottom lands of tn,
Nile-with special reference to the re
currence of periodic overflow"
"A few week ago Mrs. John Hugh
ey, of Argyle, Washington County, N
Y, ran a needle into the palm of he
hand. 1t was broken at the time, leav
ing about an inch and quarter in tn,
flesh. In three weeks it made its an
pearance on the back of her hand, ant