The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


ALoNzo MUcBLER, claiming Toledo as his
residence, found his wife the other evening
in bagnio ON Seneca street, and threw in
her face about an ounce of vitriol. It was
ct first thought that both eyes were des>
troyed, cat physicians now hope to save
her. Her face is badly burned. Mueller
was arrested.
A DEAD body, supposed to be that of G.
u. Shumlefel, of Columbus, was found in a
field five miles south of New Lexington.
The Touring mills of the Seiberling Mill.
ing Company, Akron, were struck by
lightning and destroyed; loss, $4,000.
Mrs. LEWIS FORD, of Akron, who has
been married only six weeks, took. poison
with suicidal intent, and will probably die.
Domestic trouble is said to be the cause.
JAMES R. SHIPHARD, long prominent in
retail business circles in Cleveland, CONS
mitted suicide the other morning by hang
ing in the garret in his house. A short
time ago he was arrested for peculation from
McGillen & Co., whose millinery depart
ment he managed, and was afterward sus-
pended from Plymouth Church. The Me-
Gillen affair was settled, but the disgrace
drove him to despair.
ANOTHER sad story comes from Saline>
vile, Va mining town south of Alliance.
Washington Morris, accompanied by a lad
named Montgomery, went hunting. Be-
coming separated in the woods, Monts
gomery. thinking to play joke on his
companion, covered his body with leaves.
Morrison in short time came along, and,
hearing rustling of the leaves, supposed
it was caused by a pheasant, and dis
charged load of shot into Montgomery's
concealed body. Montgomery was danger
ously wounded.
HENRY MOONEY, aged twenty-five, resid.
ing at Point Aupelee, near San 1usky, was
killed by being struck on the head by
pile driver with which he was working.
WILL WHITE, a lad of twenty years, who
has been making his home with Cash Wal
ker, well>known farmer living six miles
north of West jefferson, left for parts un-
known after stealing 500 from his employ
er the other morning. He came from Vir-
ginia.
A YOUNG son of Martin Huber, of
Springfield, had his skull fractured by q
fall from a wagon.
ESQUIRE JOHN h. BLosE, of Springfield,
will withdraw his $65,000 libel suit against
Herr William Diehl, of that city.
THE hoisting of an umbrella frightened
the team of Lewis Hykes at Barnhill, near
New Philadelphia, causing it to run away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hykes were both thrown vio-
lently out of the vehicle, and the latter SO
seriously hurt that fears are entertained
for her recovery. Mrs. Hykes was also
very dangerously hurt
The, Democrats of the Twentieth Ohio
Congressional District unanimously res
nominated David R. Paige.
DURING the State Fair, there was great
scare about pleuro-pneumonia breaking
out among the Jerseys of H. E. Parrott, of
Dayton. An investigation since made by
DIR. Salmon, United States Veterinary Sur
geon and Inspector, shows the cattle to be
all right and the scare false alarm.
THE other morning the little four>year-
slod son. of w. l.. Strahlem, of Delphos,
while attempting to jump over large bar
rel sunk in the ground, partially filled with
water, fell in and was drowned. He was
not found for several hours after the acci~
dent.
CHAs. CRoM, engineer for the Centerburg
fouring>mills, was caught on revolving
q
was under full headway, and by the time
it was stopped and Crom cut loose he was
found to have had his left leg broken below
the knee and his body covered with bruises.
The internal injuries are slight, and the
prospects are good for recovery. The young
man lives in Wood County, this State.
AS Jacob F. Apt, one of the proprietors
of the saw and planning mill at Caledonia,
was working the moulding machine few
days since, the moulding bit flew out and
struck him in the left arm. 1t crushed
| through the ulna, and severed arteries and
tendons. 1t is not known yet whether the
arm can be saved.
THos. DoNNELLY, young man of Steu
benville, was run over by a passenger
train the other night, and cut to pieces
| He was intoxicated during the day, and
| while in this condition wandered along the
| track. He was unmarried.
A HORRIBLE and sickening accident oc
Cured at the Ohio Iron Company's works
| GAINESVILLE, few days ago. While Martin
Darnell, a helper, aged sixteen, was stand
| ing near pair of rolls putting on-his coat
preparatory to quitting work, his sleeve
| caught in the rolls, and in an instant hi.
right arm was drawn in, torn out of tht
! socket, and wrapped around the rolls. Tn,
unfortunate lad lived but ten minutes.
Mrs HARRIET NJ WooDs. mother of As
sociate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Cour
| VIM. B. Woods, died at Newark, the othel
| day. Deceased was ninety years old.
AT Wooster, Mrs. David Knox dropped
dead at her home. 1t is said that her hus
band and son came home at a late hour in
toxicated, and while attempting to quie
hem and induce them to retire, she fell t,
the floor and died in few moments. Sh'
was subject to heart disease.
HENRY DANNECKER, a alaborer, was fatal
ly injured the other afternoon while un
loading large saw-log at Longs mill, Del
phos. He was behind holding it at th'
center with a cant-hook, when the chair
around the log broke. knocking the hool
from Dannecker's hands, rolling over ant
crushing him into the earth. He was re
moved to his home. He can not recover
He leaves a wife and several children.
WILLIE DONALDSON, the ten-year-old sol
of Isaac Donaldson, of Lima, was walking
over the arch of the Main street bridge
When he reached the top he lost his bal
ance and fell to the bottom of the creek be
low, a distance of thirty feet. He was ter
ribly cut and bruised by the stone in tn
bottom of the creek, but had no bones bro
ken, and will likely recover with careful
nursing.
A LITTLE son of j. B. Ehrenfried, mana
ger of the Tiffin Manufacturing Company
was, it is thought, fatally kicked by
horse the other afternoon while playing il
barn, the blow taking effect in his face
destroying one eye, and it is thought tina
he will lose the other, even if he survives
W. MCCALL, Principal of the Girar,
schools, was drowned in Mahoning Rive
while bathing, the other night. The bod,
was recovered.
FRED MUELLER was thrown from tn
front platform, beneath the forward ste
of cor on the Mt. Adams Street Railway
Cincinnati, and was crushed to death.
ERNEST HEssE, of Cincinnati, becam
respondent, and committed suicide b.