The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-12-25
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

6UaUe University mas accepted tno reSlgna-
tion of Prof. T. c. Mendenhall, to take ef-
feet at the end of the present term. He
has accepted position in the Signal Ser
vice at Washington. The vacancy will not
be filled till the close of the school year.
Two young men registered at the Phifer
House, London, few days ago, as coming
from Chicago, and next day hired a horse
and buggy to go into the country to put up
signs. Failing to return in the evening, as
promised, they were traced to Columbus
where the team was found, but the men had
skipped.
JUDGE JOSEPH r. SWAN died in Column
brs, few days ago, aged eighty-two years.
Judge Swan was the author of the follow
ing standard law books: "Swan's Treat
les, J" which passed the tenth edition; "Guide
for Executors and Administrators"
"Swan's Revised Edition of the Statutes;"
"Swan's Praotice' and "Swan's Practice
and Pleadings Under the Codes"
NATALIA KoRGENBoRN, of Newark, has
commenced suit against Robert Bell for
5000 damages for breach Of promise to
marry her.
A FRIGHTFUL accident occurred on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Glencoe, a
few miles west of Bellaire, a few days
since, in which great deal Of property
was destroyed, and the train men miracu-
lously escaped with their lives. The second
section of freight train No. 80 left Bellaire
with three cars loaded with merchandise
and five empties. When it reached the
wooden bridge near Glencoe the engine got
through, but the bridge gave way, and the
tender and all of the cars were precipitated
into the creek twenty feet below, except the
caboose. The eight cars piled up in the
creek, one on top of the other, mass of
splinters, while all kinds of merchandise
was strewn on the ice. Much of it was
saved in this way. The bridge let go in the
,enter, and the engine barely escaped. 1t
is one of the oldest wooden bridges on the
line of the Baltimore and Ohio, Central
Ohio Division, and, it is thought, was COM
pletely given out, though passenger train
going east passed over it but three hours
before the wreck. No person was serious
ly hurt.
JOSEPH FERIoLA, Vicenzo Mighliano and
Frank Cassier, italian peanut venders Of
Canton, rooming together, during the ex-
treme cold weather the other night,
closed up the windows and doors
of their bed-chamber and packed the
crevices with burlap. In order to save
coal, of which they had an abundance,
they built charcoal fire in a peanutroaster
and went to sleep. Mighiiano and Cassier
bunked in bed, and Feriola slept ON a
mattress on the floor. Cassier awoke early
in the morning, half suffocated by the deadly
fumes of the gas generated by the charcoal
fire, and was attacked with a fit of vomit-
ing. He realized that something was
wrong, and had barely enough strength
left to creep to the door and open it. The
fresh air revived him, and he then looked
aftes his companions. Feriola, who slept
on the floor, was dead, having died of
asphyxiation. Mighliano was breathing
heavily, and could not be aroused. Cassier
sought aid from the neighbors, and Coro-
ner Leininger and physician were called
Restoratives were applied to Mighliano,
and he may possibly recover.
A FARMER named Harrington, living two
miles from Geneva, was called to his door
by knock, the other evening, and, OF
opening it, was confronted by mask man
who sighted along the barrel of a revolver
and demanded, "I want your money"
Harrington took a small sum from his
pockets and handed it to the robber, who
took it and cried: "That amt all; Iwant the
balance" At that moment the handker-
chief fell from his eyes, and Mrs. Harring-
ton, standing near, exclaimed: "Oh,
know him.. "You do, do your" shouted
the ruffian; "take that, then," and he fired
the bullet going through her shoulder
She ran out of the house to a neighbours
ha1v Eofr avid nf q
desperate struggle were found in the
house, and Harrington lay dead on the
floor with bullet in his forehead. Mrs
Harrington recognized the murderer as q
fellow named Teck, who lived two miles
from the farm. The robber escaped, and al
last accounts had not been captured.
The brain of the murderer Hoffman, who
was hanged at Cincinnati, was examined
and no trace of disease found. His defense
was insanity.
The estate of the late ex-Chief of Police
Ruffin, of Cincinnati, is estimated at $125.'
600.
j. W. MANSFIELD, wanted at Salisbury
Pa, for forgery, gave himself up at Toledo
to two beatmen out of 500 reward WHIT
were going to give him away.
PHILIP HERMAN, carpenter, died at thu
Cincinnati Hospital few days ago, o
blood poison, caused by shot in the lie:
during the courthouse riot.
A YOUNG man named Ablet was ad
judged insane at Millersburg, the othe
day, and sent to the asylum.
THE Vinton County Children's Home il
now completed and furnished, and read,
for occupancy.
AT Macarthur, Thomas Quick, aged sew
enteen, had his left arm broken by the kicl
of horse.
GEO. SCHMIDTH was crushed to death b,
slide of slate in Johns coal mine, nea
Macarthur,
A FAMILY consisting Of father, moune
and three small children were found in
half-sunken shanty boat, near the moutl
of Mill Greek, Cincinnati, in half-starve'
and half-frozen condition.
MICHAEL MULLEN, the Lieutenant O
Police, who was indicted for using unlaw
full means to prevent qualified colored vot
ers from casting their ballots at the Octobe
election in Cincinnati, pleaded guilty to tn
charge.
THE Miller Company's shops at Canto
and Crestline, were closed by the Sheriff o.
an execution upon judgments aggregatin
$4,000.
THE Probate Court of Hamilton Count
refused the application of the Overlan
Telephone Company for an order authoriz
ing it to erect its lines in Cincinnati.
HERBERT CRAWFORD, of Cecil, wa
crushed to death by falling tree.
MRS. WILLIAMSON CARTER, of Atwatel
was struck by train at that place an
| killed.
JOHN B. HOFFMAN, the murderer of hi
own son, was executed at Cincinnati o
the 10th. At the last moment his strengt
and courage failed him; he cried like
child.
PETER GEORGE, one of the oldest settler
of Hancock County, this State, is deaC
aged eighty five.
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