The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

MORROW County, died at the residence OF |
her son, William Linn, at Mt. Gilead. She
was one hundred and one years old.
CITY SOLICITOR HAGAy, of Springfield,
has brought suit against the eighteen MEM |
bers of Council to restrain them from ex-
pending $500 for widening Factory street,
at Fernclif avenue. The expense was not
legally provided for.
The Piqua Base Ball Club disbanded on
account of hard times.
s MELVILLE HosIER, of Alpha, was killed
by accidental discharge of shotgun.
WESLEY A. LUMM, Ex-City Civil Engi-
neer, of Sandusky, committed suicide, at
his residence the other night, by taking
morphine. Lumm, whilc City Engineer,
was charged with having accepted bribe
to secure the adoption of the Akron Sewer.
pipe Company's tilsin certain extensive
public works. He was removed from Office
and indicted, but escaped punishment on
legal quibble. He took his disgrace much
to heart, and Immediately entered upon q
life of dissipation, which resulted in driv-
ing his wife to commit suicide. She killed
herself with morphine. Since then Lumm
aas gone from bad to worse, and, while
iaboring under great mental depression, he
lead few hours later. The only surviv-
ng member of the family is a girl aged
thirteen, daughter of Mrs. Lumm by
sormer husband named Smith.
The complete work of the City Board Of
EQUALIZATION of Cincinnati shows an in
.rease of valuations of s., 100000.
HENRY PEARcE, member of the firm of
5ould, Pearce & Co., of Cincinnati, and
prominent and honored citizen, is dead.
THE Prohibitionists of the Seventeenth
)hio Congressional District nominated DIR.
HcElhanny, of Newport.
ROBERT COCHRAN, of Dresden, was at
acked and robbed of fifty dollars by two
iighwaymen, near his home.
AT Portsmouth, the other day, Andrew
1unster playfully pointed a self-cocking
.evolver at Minnie Secord, and pulled the
rigger, thinking the weapon was unloaded.
There was a discharge, the ball entering
Ter forehead, killing the lady instantly.
brother had loaded the revolver few
lays before. Hunster was arrested and
vas tried before the Mayor on the 10Th.
The Mayor was satisfied with the evidence
hat the shooting was purely accidental,
,ut having violated the law by pointing
.evolver, fined him $15 and costs. Mr.. Hun
tier paid the funeral expenses of the un~
'ortunate girl. His sorrow proves his
esson dearly learned.
A DESPERATE attempt was made the
nher night by Frank Mason to escape from
ail, at Caldwell. He is charged with
burglary, and once before attempted to es-
.ape. AS Sheriff I. E. Mckee entered to
ock the prisoners in their cells be was
| attacked furiously by Mason, who was
| armed with knob, which he had twisted
rom a door, and a case-knife. The Sheriff,
| who is one>legged man, received several
,evere cuts about the face and head, but is
aot dangerously injured. Mason tried to
.ut his throat with the knife, but it proved
| 100 dull. The screams of Mrs. Mckee
| brought assistance, and the desperate was
| safely locked in his cell after being choked
| down by the Sheriff. He was placed in
| IRONS, and the additional charge of assault
with intent to kill will be preferred.
| Lynching was talked of, but the excite
| nent has subsidized.
| CHARLES GREEN, an employe at the
| Newark Machine Works, had three fingers
| Of his right hand taken off by buzz-saw.
/ The other morning fire broke out in s..
T. Grogans saloon, Middleport, and before
it could be controlled destroyed ten build
ings as follows: 8. T. Grogan's saloon, j.
6. Hopps' cigar store, Ferguson & Nc
Cabes' barber shop, Peter Berk's boarding
house, Mrs. B. Mack's residence, Thos.
Nixon's billiard parlor, Mrs. Lacy's board
ing house, vacant store-room belonging
70 Hugh Kennedy, totally destroyed, and
the residence of the same party burned.
The fire was undoubtedly the work of an
tncendiary. The insurance will cover
about one-third of the losae, which amounts
to about 5000 or So, 900. A high wind was
blowing at the time of the fire, and it was
only by the combined efforts of the Mid
dleport and Pomeroy fire companies that
the flames were at last subdu ued. The
cornice on the Western Union Telegraph
Company's- and Herdld's offices OH the
opposite side of the street was melted, 81
DOT was the fire.
MAN thought to be Mike McMoore,
laborer, aged about thirty Rive, was strucl
bv the other afternoons north-bound Val
ley Road train at OLD Forge, near Akron
and badly mangled. He lived but few
oours.
'SoUIRE KNAPE, of Adams Township
near Defiance, while capturing swarm o
bees which had taken refuge in the holloy
limb of tree, fell to the ground, distanc
Of sixty feet, breaking his arm and his lef
leg twice, and dislocating his hip an
shoulder. 1t is feared his injuries wi
prove fatal.
THERE is prospect that the city police
of Columbus, will not be furnished for tn
State Fair, as usual, but that the Board G
| xrysn hn oh 20 nlp
special police.
AUSTIN BISHOP, for many years prom
nent business man of Logan, is dead.
DEACON CHARLES RowLEs, a well>to-d
farmer residing five miles south of Cor
'neaut, in Mound Township, was found dea
in his wheat field, where he had been
work rolling. 1t is supposed the horse
= became frightened, ran away and thre
: him under the roller, which caused b
death.
THE wife of Robert Patterson, an en-
, ployee of the New York, Pennsylvania ar
, Ohio Railroad shops at Gallon, attsmpte
. suicide the other day by poison. She all
|, had a knife concealed on her person to u
+ in case the poison failed.
1 GEORGE RUPMAN, aged sixteen years, r
{ siding with his parents at Sherwood, vi
: sent to the spring with team after waite
q Not returning, parties went in search, al
found him lying dead near the spring.
is supposed he was knocked down by Il
p wagon, which ran over him, crushing
a body frightfully.
> DURING the year ended in April la,
1,24S new buildings were erected in CT
cnnati.
l -,
8 ed to jump on a moving passenger train
the Stock Yards Depot, Cincinnati, b
missed his hold, and was struck on the he
q by a car and instantly killed.
J, HARRY LEE was convicted by Cincinn,
t jury under both counts of an indictme
Il charging forgery and the uttsring of forg
It paper.
" PETER STEcKEI. an Akron tailor crsz