The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-08
HIO, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 1883.
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


GEORGE HORN, conyiced of the murder
of Harvey Williams, has been sentenced to
be hanged February 8, 1884, at Ashland.
GUsTAvE HERMANN, aged nineteen, shot
and instantly killed Martin Hess, a Ger.
man dairyman, near Cincinnati few days
ago because the latter had ordered him off
his farm. He was arrested.
KITT1E LOGAN, eighteen years of age, is
mysteriously missing from her home in
Columbus. She was last seen in that city
on the 2Sth.
IT is now regarded as almost certainty
that Wesley johnson is the murderer Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Williams, who
were so inhumanly butchered near Wau-
seon, in Henry County. on the night of Oo.
tober 90. A suit of clothes has been found
badly stained with blood, and they show
very plainly that an effort has been made
to wash out the blood stains. The clothing
has been identified as that worn by John
son on the night of the murder. The coils
seem closed around the accused, and belief
in his guilt is so strong at the present
writing that lynching is freely and openly
advocated. The little babe, only six
W eeks old, of the murdered man and
woman, which lay for two days and nights
without food land sucked its little fingers un-
til blood oozed out of them is reported still
alive and may recover. johnson claims
that he can prove an alibi, and on that will
endeavor to make stubborn defense, hav-
ing engaged ex-Prosecuting Attorney
Trassler, of Henry County, as counsel.
Otis HUGHES, clerk in one of the coal
offices of the Campbell's Greek Coal Com
pany, at Cincinnati, has disappeared, and
his accounts are found to be 81 800 short.
CINCINNATI physicians are organizing
against druggists who are in the habit of
prescribing for customers.
The discovery of indications of good an
thracite coal in the Tuscarawas Valley has
caused many coal men to journey to that
region for the purpose of prospecting. Ten
thousand dollars has been offered for the
right to mine on one tract of seven hundred
and forty-seven acres.
AwoNDERFUL astronomical phenomenon
was visible at Akron few nights since in
the heavens little east of north and
about twenty degrees from the horizon. 1t
resembled comet, yet no head was Wis.,
ible. The appearance was of large lumi-
nous streak that changed its character,
something after the order of the aurora bo-
tion of the heavens and no other auroral
display prevailed.
MRS. POLLY MILLER and Mrs. Cynthia
Turl, two aged women, living in Elk Town
ship, Noble Cnunty, were thrown from a
wagon few days ago by the team running
off, and dangerously if not. fatally injured.
Mrs. Miller suffered broken thigh, and
was internally hurt Mrs. Turl was badly
bruised about the body, her skull was
cracked, and she received an ugly cut on
the forehead. William Miller, in trying to
stop the team, was run over and so badly
hurt on one leg that he will be cripple.
STATE MINE INSPECTOR RAY says it is not
true that anthracite coal has been discov-
cred near Akron. The hole from which
the coal was taken that was submitted for
| analysis was "salted."
THERE is a difference of opinion among
lawyers as to the effect of the adoption of
the judicial amendment, although it was in
| dorsed by the State Bar Association 1t
may abolish the Superior Court of Cincin-
natl, and there is a question whether the
Judges just elected to the Supreme Cour!
| can take their seats.
The bank at Clyde, Sandusky County,
has suspended. Its embarrassment is due
to carrying too much unsafe paper,
MRS. TILLIE WoLFsTEIN, an estimable
widow lady of Cincinnati, fell out of g
window in the fourth story of her residence
a few days ago, and received injuries from
| which she died in few hours.
A LARGE part of the village of Willough
| by, twenty miles east of Cleveland, wa.
| destroyed by fire few days ago. The los.
| is estimated at 100000.
GENERAL E. P. POND, the ex-State Senator
from whom the Pond Bill was named, dice
| at his home near McConnelsville, ON the
I'd, after several months of painful illness
REV. JAMES BRAND, of Oberlin, has beer
sued for damages in the sum of $50, 900 by
| a druggist named Bronson for some strons
sentences he pronounced against him fol
selling liquor. The offending paragraph
was shown to Henry Ward Beecher, whc
says it was stolen from something he wrote
way back in the forties.
DIR. WARNER and DIR. Cares, of Colum
bus, have been suspended from member
ship in the State Dental Association fol
\ unprofessional conduct. Their offense wa.
that of advertising in the papers that they
had the right for Franklin County of using
the vitalized air process of extracting
teeth.
GOVERNOR FOSTER has issued the follow
ing Thanksgiving proclamation: "To THE
PEOPLE OF OHIO: The President of tn,
United States has, by proclamation, desig.
mated Thursday, the 29th instant, as a day
of National Thanksgiving. 1 do, there
fore, recommend to tie people of the Stat,
of Ohio that they set apart the 10Th of thi
month, 1.-THE day fixed upon by the Presi
dent for the purpose named, and observ,
that day in rest from labor and in thanks
| giving to God for His many blessing
vouchsafed during the past year, and il
prayer that they may be continued to u
as people during the year to come"
| WASHINGTON MASTERS, of Portag
County, had his pocket picked of $3.50 on
railroad train near Ashland a few night
ago. The robbers were pursued, but man
| aged to escape in the darkness.
THE Internal Revenue receipts in tn
| Cincinnati District for the month of Octo
ber were s., ,124 ,256 13. The increase owe
the same month last year was $15, ,19S.
| GEORGE STENFUs, of Louisville, Starl
| County, has obtained a verdict in tn
Common Pleas Court for $4,000 damage
| against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
| pany, operating the Pittsburg, Fort Wayn
and Chicago Railroad. In May, 1880,
five-year-old son of Stenfus had foot Gu
| off by freight cars which had been detach
ed from portion of the train to make
running switch.