The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-06-07
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

the 2Sth. The unfortunate couple were on
their return from Cumminsville in a buggy
and attempted to ford the stream. Heavy
rains during the day had swollen the creek
out of its banks, and in the terrific current
which prevailed the buggy was overturned
and both were drowned,
GOVERNOR FOSTER on the 23th pardoned
Addison Elliott, received at the Peniten-
tlary from Union County in August, 1881,
and sentenced to serve for fifteeny years. The
reasons for the pardon were on account of
the severity of the sentence and impaired
health. Elliott has been suffering from in
clpient consumption during the past six
months, and his confinement had a tend
ency to aggravate the disease. The pardon
is conditional that Elliott abstains from
the use of liquor as beverage.
PATENTS were issued to the following
Ohio inventors on the 29th: Samuel G.
Belknap and T. H. Eye, GAINESVILLE, boot OF
shoe; Marvin A., assignor of one-half to
U. P. Clifton, Pataskala, churn; Theodore
P. Case, Powell, vehicle tongue; Newell P.
Cowell, assignor to the Cowen Platform
and Coupling Company, Cleveland, car
coupling; Charles T. Dickson, Cincinnati,
system and apparatus for communicating
telephonically; John H. Doyle, Hillsbor-
L
Hamilton, Centerfield, life boat; Leonard
s. Harrison, Nashville, auxiliary barrel
for guns; Edwin R. Jones, Martins Ferry,
clover thresher and huller; Thomas j.
Kirkpatrick, Springfield, bicycle saddle;
Levi Stockdale, GAINESVILLE, heater; VIM,
M. Wallace, Bridgeport, manufacturing
glass articles; john Willis, Canton, wood
polishing machine.
RrpOPTS from dozar localities in civ
Northern Ohio counties, received a few days
| ago, state that the late rains have swollen
| the rivers, creeks and small streams, and
| that great damage to crops is the result,
The corn crop all over the northern part of
the State is either destroyed or badly dam
| aged, and farmers are discouraged. The
| vegetable crop is also badly damaged.
THE Darke County Grand Jury, after be-
ing in session three and a-half days and ex.
amining eighty witnesses, covering nine.
| teen cases, made their final report few
days ago, presenting thirteen indictments,
| as follows: Murder in the first degree, one !;
burglary and larceny, one; burglary, one;
forgery, one; grand larceny, on.; larceny,
one; disturbing lawful assembly, three; /;
obtaining property under false pretenses,
one, and assault and battery, one.
FOREIGN insurance companies are charged
with securing over this State for business,
and if they succeed in getting enough risks
to make it worth while, will make applica.
ton to the Insurance Department to have
their acts 1egalized. The State Commissioner
has asked the Attorney General for an
4 opinion as to what should be done in such
cases. The penalty for transgression Of the
| insurance law is 81 900.
| TIE iurxy IN, tho RAJ ford ,,o,f,.rinr easa at
Fremont, after being out forty-six hours,
returned a verdict against the accused of
murder in the first degree. Radford re-
ceived it stolidly and with bravado air.
| The verdict, it is said, meets with great ap-
proval.
| THE Northern Ohio Fair Association
Grounds, embracing one hundred acres, in
| Glenville, were sold by public auction a
few days ago, and tle Association ceased
to exist. 1t was organized in 1870, but the
fairs never met the expenses since the
second year, and it would have been bank.
rupt long ago but for the profit on the races
| given by the Cleveland Club, composed of
| the Directors of the Association, though
conducted separately, in order to dissociate
fairs and races. The Cleveland Club ex-
pired with the Fair Association. Its place
and engagements are taken by the Cleve.
land Driving Park Company, formed main.
ly of members of the Cleveland Club, with
the same officers, and incorporated with a
capital of 100000. Colonel William Ed
wards is President; W. B. Fasig, Secretary
s. T. Everett, Treasurer; David McClosky,
w. J. Gordon, Thomas Oxvorthy, and
George W. Short, the other Directors. This
company bought forty acres of the fai1
grounds the other day, including the race
course, and assumes charge Of the races
hereafter. In twelve years the Cleveland
Club has put 100000 profits on races into
the Fair Association treasury, besides
making numerous expensive improvements
A YOUNG man driving peddling wagon
drove to the house of Captain Henry Lari
more, in Milford Township, Knox County
few days ago, and asked permission tt
stop, as he felt very i'll. Tho request wa.
granted, and messenger sent for a physi
clan. The stranger became rapidly worse
and died the following day, his dfseas,
being pronounced Inflammation of tn,
stomach by the attending physician. From
papers found in his valise his name is sup
posed to be w. R. Hudson, and his hom,
Blanchester, o.
A TERRIBLE accident, which may result
in death, occurred in Washington Town
ship, Sandusky County, few days ago
where workmen were laying ditch. A
blast having failed to explode, drilling wa
foolishly recommended in the same hole
The cap exploded, throwing John Conroy
high in the air, the flying rocks tearing hi
mouth, blowing out one eye, damaging thu
other, and burning him with powder. On
other workman was slightly hurt. Conroy'.
condition is critical.
A BRAKEMAN, Benjamin Hickman by
name, who lost a leg on the Chesapeake
Ohio and Southwestern, in this State sew
eral weeks ago, has obtained Judgment fo
ST., 800. The suit was gained on the grount
of negligence of the company's other EN-
| ployeS on the train.
, IT has been discovered that the unknown
} tramp who died in Cincinnati from drink
ing two quarts of whisky was son O
Judge Taylor, of Chillicothe. He inherited
, 10000, which he squandered.
! THERE is complaint in Columbus abou
the Dexter law, which establishes Ia,
Commission. 1t is said to be imperfect
and the City Solicitor believes it is uncon
r stitutional. The Board of Education will
3 disregard it.
!, "A sixty-year-old lady in Chatta
: hoochee county, Ca, driven to despera
. ton by domestic trouble, found deaf
= in morphine. She had a large family
= Before committing the act she washe
. the dinner dishes, set the table for SUP
. per, cleaned the house up, wrote lei
y ter disposing of her effects, then Wen
= to bed and died.
|. The effect of the completion of tn
d East River bridge upon the price of res
r estate in the neighhorhood of the Brook
lyn terminus is remarkable. Houses
h Washington, Adams and Sands street
l. are being sold at prices fifty per cen
a higher than they would bring a yes
t, ago. People really don't know no
d much to ask for property.-N. Y. Su'
n