The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-12-11

STATE NEWS ITEMS.

q Al z NEWS IL EW0 0e
THERE has been great scarcity of water
In Vinton County, there being no living
water in any of the streams.
The jury in the case of John Parramore
vs. c., c., G.& I. Railroad, on trail at Mans
field, returned verdict for $40 for plain
tiff. The claim was for s. 900.
In Cincinnati the other morning q twen-
ty-inch water main burst on Central ave.
nue., tearing up the street for twenty feet
and carrying the wooden blocks, with
which the street was paved, for squares.
The cellars of adjoining houses were filed
with water, and had to be pumped out. The
damage will reach 81, 600.
A BOLD highway robbery was perpe-
trated in Steubenville, the other night on
three ladies. Two negroes stopped them,
and, with revolver, demanded q satchel !
in the hands of one, which was given them.
Henry Chambers and Andrew Jacobs, aged
eighteen, were arrested,l identified, and
confessed their guilt.
THE remains of Mrs. Schneider, who had
been missing from her home in Darrtown,
for a month, were found in woods near
Hamilton.
ROSE TURNER, fourteen years Of age, IL
missing from her home in Steubenville.
MOODY andi Whittle have been holding
revivals in Toledo. = Great interest was
manifest and the auditorium was packed
everys night.
In Squire Dunning's Court in Cfncin-
natl, few mornings ago, Louis Heller
shot and killed himself. Katie hmm,
young girl with whom he had been keep
ing company, had caused his arraign-
ment for threatening her life. In the
courtroom, revolver in hand, be sprang
toward Katie, saying: I'll give you satis-
faction" The Squire sprang between
Heller and his intended victim. Heller
then turned the pistol to his own heart,
fred, and fell dead.
I THE cleveland Liquor Dealers Pro-
tective Association decided tol bring suits
to recover all moneys paid into the Coun-
ty. Treasury since the passage of the Scott
Law.
Hooking Valley Railroad, slipped and fell
in front of a moving car at Nelsonville, and
was killed Instantly by the cars passing
over him.
SOLOMON EvERsULL, the only centenna-
rian in Hamilton County, died at his homo
in that county few days since, at the adj
vanced age of one hundred and one years
and eighteen days.
A SPRING of "healing waters has been
discovered near Mt. Gilead, which is caus-
ing considerable comment in that neighbor-
hood. The water is said to be identical in
its effects with that of the waters of the.
various magnetic springs throughout the
country, ,.being very beneficial in rheumatic
troubles and kidney affections.
RICH coal discoveries have been made in
vinton County. At depth of 136 feet the
sWellston coal veinu has been struck,
which was found to be four AID q half feet
| in thickness, and of the best quality of
coal.
REV. JAMES Ross was arrested at Char
| don, charged with forgery.
PLEURo-PNEuMoNIA has broken out
among the cattle in the neighborhood OF
Dresden.
SIMON RosENTHAL, of Mt. Gilead, q boot
and shoe dealer, assigned for the benefit OF
| creditors, and died of heart disease all
most Immediately afterward.
THE other afternoon Henry G. Renich, .
/ young farmer of jackson Township, Pick
away County, was ferociously attacked by
vicious bull l-dog and his arm and legs lac
GRATED in q horrible manner. and would
have been injured worse had it not been
| for his superior strength in overcoming the
brute by kicking and choking him to death.
c.. rJe ,.as,,;tad p.+,-;..l
us..sa. os IN. aoa5.,,,,sd - =, - hangsd i, Gin.
cinnati for wife murder, to january 81
In the Common Pleas Court at cieveianc,
Judge Blandin took the case from the jury
| and gave a decision for the, defendant IN
the suit of Louisa and G. L. Crawford
| against the Pennsylvania Company ior
$3O,oOo damages Tor discriminaslng N ene
transportation OF coal.
| THE December crop report OF the Ohio
State Board of Agriculture, based on about
six hundred townships, returns from all
/ the counties in the State, gives the follow
ing averages, the area sown being COM
/ pared with 1888: Wheat, "A per cent;
rye, 9S; barley, 93. Condition compared
with full average: Wheat, 9S; rye, 81;
harley, 81; farm animals, 81. The follow
| ing are prices paid by local buyers and
J Shippers, averaged for six hundred locale
1 ties all over the State; Wheat, per
bushel, 74c.; corn, 43c.; rye, o6c.; oass, zsc.
barley, 6lc; buckwneab' osc.; posa-
toes, 42e.; lear tobacco, &C; nay, per son'
" %: sorghum moiasses, per gaion' fs'c' ,
winter apples, PEI parrei, 9i oo' gooo
steers, per cwt., live, u %; rat nogs, nve,
s3 W. The 1ui report py counties SHOWS
wide Var1aeion In prices " ainerene ,s ssc-
tions OF the state, especiaHy IN nay coh,
oats, potatoes ahaSise seocA, insi1ins 'l,e
especiai a1eehiion VI ~. oAs. :.
TO tne niaeee. oi equaha,ns sue euppiy -
each 20 ene oe,ianu IN 'ne sesei ioe...
| ues. Inc "iue saliae,ons ~ pilees
ferred TO are owinss'o .ne iocai sssel,sy =
/, the drougns IN oiilerthe ps1r.s u 'ns 'sAse'
! A MYSTERIOUS case Oh poison,ns, resul'-
ing In the ueaen u e1,Nos-.. e..oa 19u, mu ~
cur.eo az Day oon ~ - -
and wiIe retlreo .eeilns wen anu n,l:oo. ~ soo,