The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

WIN. BERRY, q nOCed nohto man, Wne
was sent from the Hamilton County jail
to the hospital a few days ago, suffering
from consumption, escaped from the latter
institution.
For interfering with an intoxicated man
who was abusing horse at Cincinnati the
other evening. Henry Burdorf, young
blacksmith, was stabbed, probably fatally,
by JChn Mullens, young stove mountef
Mullens made his escape.
GEORGE WAGNER was drowned in the
scioto River, near Columbus.
EDGAR TUCKER was killed by the explo
sion of a blast in a stone quarry at Del
phos.
THE City Marshal of Bellaire, who acci-
dentally shot and killed VIM. Welsh, wss
arrested for manslaughter.
THE other night a fire was started In
Steers stable, Bellefontaine. 1t was burn
ed to the ground. At two o'clock Nickin,
son & Co.'s lumber yard and planning mill
were fred-a total loss. At four O'Clock
Rev. A. r. Howbert's barn; and this too
was a total loss. The aggregate loss is from
S15,0 900 to $4,000; no insurance. Three 9th.
er attempts to fire buildings were made,
but the flames were speedily extinguished.
Six suspects have beentarrested. Great ex
element
LovELsSD, Clermont County, is happy.
1t has paper named the Loveland Enter
prise, the first number of which was issued
on the Doth. Campbell & Dombaugh are
the publishers.
ONO has two colored postmastsrs.
THE September zeport of the condition OF
crops gives this Information touching the
corn crop of Ohio: Hamilton County-The
extreme drought has almost ruined the
corn. Franklin-has been injured toa great
extent by the excessive drought. Colun>
biana-Seriously injured by drought. Pick
away-The drought continues, and 1t
is difficult to make an estimate. Lawrence
The severe drought has ruined the crop.
Warren-Very poor prospect. Lorain-
| Suffered from the drought, but recent rains
have improved it. Carroi-Not
| more than one-half crop on ac>
count of drought. Meigs-The late rains
have helped the crop. Fairfeld-Drought
has almost ruined the corn. Hooking
| Suffered from drought. Henry-lnJured
| by drought. Monroe-Injured by dry
| weather and grasshoppers. Clinton-Looks
better since the rains. Jackson-The con-
| tinuous drought has almost ruined the corn.
| Mahoning-The drought has injured the
corn. Hardin-Win need a late fall
| to ripen. Gallia The drought has
greatly injured the crop. Clark-Poor
prospect. Preble - Corn drying up.
| Sandusky-Injured by the drought. Adams
| Rain came too late to save much corn.
! Allen-Too dry for corn. Fulron-Severe
| brought has cut the crop off. Holmes
Drought has seriously injured corn. Knox
| Very poor prospect; too dry. Licking
| Variable prospect, generally poor indeed.
Logan-Will make good crop. Lucas
Doing well. Muskingum Very poor.
Paulding-If we can have two weeks
| good weather there will be fair crop.
| Richland-In bottom land good, but on up.
| land very poor. Shelby-The prospect Is
only fair. Union-On low, black land good
crop; on clay land poor crop. Vinton-
Cut short bv drouth, Woodbury. weather
has slightly injured the corn. Van Vert
Not as good as expected. Williams-1n'
jured seriously by drouth and grasshop'
pers. Geauga-W Gather has been fine fol
ripening corn.
PATRICK McMALLoY, fireman for the
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company, commit
ted suicide the other evening by jumping
into the river at that city. A gentleman
passing near the river saw him jump and
called assistance, but no trace of him could
be discovered and his body has not ye
been recovered. He was single man
thirty years of age, and has always en-
ioyed an excellent reputation. No cause Ii
assigned for the deed.
AT Sycamore, small town south OF Eos
toria, during bar-room fight, Cassiu
Jones, stepped in the door just in time t.
receive blow on the head with spittool
which was hurled by one of the belligerent
at his adversary, which fractured his skull
in such manner that his recovery is ex
tremely doubtful.
WHILE George Anderson, a butcher, o
Bellaire, was driving home a bull he hat
purchased, the animal became unmanage
| able aad hurled Anderson over the rive
bank into the water. He was badly stunned
and bruised, but not seriously hurt.
. JOHN CUNNINGHAM, of Wheeling, go
drunk and Respondent, and hung himsel
| to the bow of his covered wagon, Will
huckstering near Mount Pleasant. Som
country people cut him down just in tim
; to save him.
. Mr.. JOHN CoURTRIGHT, OF Columbu
Grove, Putnam County, metswith seriou
accident the other afternoon by cartridg
. in his vest pocket being discharged by a
, ignited MATCH. the ball entering the groi
and infiicting a dangerous wound, fror
, which it is believed he can not recover.
} A LARGE bank barn on the farm of Mrs
Levi Lynn at North Jackson, Mahonin
County, was struck by lightning and tota
ly destroyd One hundred tons of hay an
i. one thousand bushels of grain went u
in smoke. Loss, $4,000; insured flor So, ,00t
E. S. WOODWARD, an insurance agent, @
Esnesville, has begun suit against tn
! Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in court fo
? 900 damages, for being forcibly ejecte
D from a train.
= E. L. GILLoN, a merchant, at Sout
Point, went to Ironton and drew out $3.50
the other day. Some time during tha
night thieves entered his house and carrie
Z away the entire amount. No clew.
1 W. 8. STALEY, we'll known produe
dealer of Springfield, has made an assigl
= ment to E. s. Wallace, ESQ.,, the princip'
!, creditors being wholesale firms of Clev
. land, Columbus and Cincinnati. No stat.
!. ment OF assets and liabilities has been filet
| but the former are known to be small.
AN employe of the New York, Pennsy
: vania and Ohio Railroad named Drake wa
: arrested by an United States Marshal an
r taken to Cleveland, the other day, charge
with sending profane and obscene lett
!, through the mails to a man at Dayton wit
9 whom he had boarded and refused to pa.
e Drake gave $500 bond for his appearance
CHARLES HANsELMAN, an old printer ar
soldier was struck by a train on the G.
Il 6 D. Railroad, near the Southern Railros
bridge, Cincinnati, and instantly kille
,, He was on a visit to his family, from 81
Soldiers Home, Dayton.
LEWIS c. WEBSTER, large retail groce
of GAINESVILLE, assigned. Assets, $1,000
liabilities not known.
A THADDEUs e. HoYT, of Ashtabula, h
k been appointed by Governor Hoadly
l. Common Pleas Judge in the Ninth Judici
?. District in place of Judge Woodbury., I
u signed.