The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Gov. FOSTER on the I'd pardoned from
the Penitentiary Daniel Downing, convict
ed at the February term, 1882, of the Court
| of Common Pleas of Mercer County, Of
blRc&mailing, and sentenced to impfison-
| ment for two years. The pardon was
| granted on certificate from the Peniten.
| tfary physician that Downing has con.
| sumption. ---G
| WILLIE SINNAMIRE, aged nine years, liv.
| ing at Harrison, met with terrible acci-
dent on the I'd by the explosion of rail-
road torpedo, While cleaning house his
mother found what she supposed was tih
box, and gave it to the child to play with.
He attempted to open it with hammer,
when it exploded, tearing away part Of his
skull and leaving him in a very critical
| condition.
| A CLEVELAND dispatch of the I'd says.
IAN armed body of 200 men are securing
the country around Fostoria in search of
On unknown tramp who committed terri
BILE outrage. Yesterday afternoon a biirly
tramp entered the residence OF Mrs. Henry
Burns, wife of a farmer living between
Fostoria and Rising Sun, and made indie.
cent proposals to her. The lady showed
| resistance and was forced to submit to a
desperate hand to hand encounter with the
brute. During the struggle the tramp drew
| O large knife, of the kind used by shoe.
makers, and cut the woman's throat, max.
| ing horrible cash, from which the blood
flowed profusely. The cries of the defense
| less woman brought assistance to the scene,
| but during the excitement the tramp es.
capped and fled to the woods in the rear.
| The woman's husband, with the neighbors,
| Immediately turned out and gave chase,
| with no success. If the villain is captured
he will be summarily lynched. The ASSAULT
| is the boldest that has occurred in Ohio for
years." =
HENRY FOSTER, Cleveland blacksmith,
was overcome by the heat while working at
his forge a few days since. He was taken
to the hospital and died shortly after.
MRS. JONATHAN BRuNsoN, living near
Lewistown, Logan County, killed herself
few days ago by cutting her throat, sever.
ing arteries and windpipe. Bad health and
dependency are the causes. She leaves a
husband and one child.
| MRS. DAVID E. KIRKLAND, wife of re.
spected citizen of Massillon, Stark County,
was shot and almost instantly killed in her
bedroom before daylight few mornings
ago. dispatch gives the following ac-
count of the murder. "Mrs. Kirkland was
aroused about two O'Clock by noise with
out and got up to discover the cause. She
approached the window, which was open
for ventilation, and was shot by some un-
known person standing on the roof of the
porch. The household We're awakened and
found the lady in time to hear her say a
man did it, before dying. The ball entered
the left side of the lower liz, passed through
the tongue lengthwise, splitting it, and
l lOdpah hp hao aok of tha
show it to be the work of two tramps, who
intended robbing the house, as an adjoin-
ing house was burglarized earlier in the
evening. They were tracked by footprints
in the dust, one being barefooted, to the
Fort Wayne Depot, but the trail was lost,
and they made safe their escape. A reward
of $500 was Immediately offered by Mayor
Cole, as well as other rewards, and teIe-
grams were sent, but to no avail"
THE following patents were issued to
Ohio inventors a few days ago: VIM. T.
Baker, assignor of two-thirds to r. Marvin
and l. Shull, Findlay, steam engine; An.
drew Alison, Columbus, combined port lid
and hawse pipe; Silas NJ. Brown, Mount
Gilead, cider and wine press; John c. Cal
low, Cleveland, stencil-plate for granting;
VIM. H. Castle, Ashtabula, car coupling;
Samuel II. Clark, Cincinnati, and J. G..
Parsons, Oshkosh, Wis, fifth wheel; John
Class, Canton, saw handle; Thomas Corris,
Cleveland, hange union; Burton Crawford ,
Cross Roads, post-hole digging machine;
jeremiah Define, Akron, milk cooler; Jerry
Ebbert, Martins Ferry, steam-cooking yes.
sci; Austin c. Evans, Springfield, fertil.
1zing attachment for corn-planters; VIM.
Hammond, Meriden, Ct, assignor to
Cleveland Non-explosive Lamp Company,
Cleveland, suspension hook for chan.
deliers; Jacob Hanson, Oxford, We.
hicle spring; Orlando A. Hell.
man, Cincinnati, electric burglar. alarm;
GeorgeiW. Horton, Cincinnati, assignor of
one-half to L. Emerson, College Hill, auto.
matte fire extinguisher; Edward Kells and
A. j. Adams, assignors of one-third to D.
A. Dangler, Cleveland, extracting and mix
ing linseed oil; Benjamin W. Morris and
N. Weaver, Circleville, card table and
counter combined; Oliver P. Mossgroye
Steubenville, car coupling; Joseph Nester
Wapakoneta, horseshoe; Samuel r. Parker
and p. P. Deveny, Plymouth, shifting rail
or buggy seats; Egbert S. Reed, Yer
allies, clod crusher; Frank Schreidle
dansield, vehicle-shifting rail; Milo P.
Smith, Norwalk, sewing machine; DeQuin.
cy L. Tully, assignor to Daisy Sewing
Machine Co., Cleveland, sewing machine
Theo. B. Wise, Geneva, car bumper; James
F. Wood, Woodyards, cane mill; Homer
L. Yarvan, Toledo, process of and appa
ratus for purifying oxydizable liquids
Homer T. Yaryan, Toledo, percolator fol
extracting oil for seeds, etc.; George
W. Zeigler, Norwalk, carpet sweeper.
THE Ohio State Board of Agriculture will
not issue July crop report until wheat is
harvested throughout the State, about July
%; but Secretary Chamberlain, acting as
State Statistical Agent, has sent the follow
ing estimates to the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture, at Washington, based on re-
ports from one correspondent in eacl
county of the State: Corn-Acreage, com
pared with full average area, 103 per cent.
condition, SO. Wheat-Probable total, 90,
300, 900 bushels, which is 81 per cent. of tht
average crop, and about 90 per cent. of las
years crop. Rye-Condition, 81; oats, 9s
barley, Sc; clover, 95; timothy, 100; pas
ture, 107; orchards, "a; vineyards, 81
beans, area, 102, condition, OF; tobacco
area, 95, condition, 9S; Irish potatoes, area
100, condition, 106; sweet potatoes, area
o., condition. 90; sorghum, area, 50, condi
tion, Sc.
"A lady has been appointed "assist
ant business manager" of the st. Pau
Opera-house, and the people of that cit,
wonder over the novelty of the thing
but think it possible that she may be
success in that position. As the assist
ant business manager of a theater ha