The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-06-05
NO. 80 EATON. OH ITO, TIURsDAY.JUN 5, 1884
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


TiloMAs COPELAND, yard.mastef 6f tbs
Cleveland, Mount Vernon and Coluftibtis
Road, while coupling cars at Mt. Vernon,
a few days since, was caught by the draw
head and his hip bone and spinal column
mashed to such an extent that he died in
about half an hour. He was thirty-four
years of age, and leaves wife and child.
THE Reformed Presbyterian Synod viii
meet next year In Cincinnati, on the third
Wednesday in May.
The Ohio Supreme Court has rendered
decision authorizing the State Supcrinten-
dent Of Insurance to revoke the franchise
Of the State Mutual Aid Association, of
Columbus.
FRANK MYERS, q afourteet-year.oldb boy,
fell frofn the second floor of Pierce IL Col:
mans sash factory, Dayton, through an
elevator shaft the other morning, a distance
Of thirty two feet, and made a most mirac-
ulous escape from death. He was standing
near the upper hatchway when a workman
approached him, carrying piece of timber.
He stepped back and fell through to the
cellar. The boy was picked up by work.
men below, and to their surprise, he was
able to get up, though his left jawbone was
broken, his front teeth all knocked out, and
his left hip badly bruised. The boy will
recover.
THOMAS CARTMrLb, of West jefferson,
aged seventy-five was seriously injured
the other day by being gored by COW.
His left arm was torn in frightful man.
ner.
Two prisoners in the Jail at Newark, the
other day, attempted to break out by
means of a poker, which they obtained
from a little son of the Sheriff, but failing,
they revenged themselves by breaking
everything within reach. They were
locked up in cells after desperate resist.
ahees
| CHAs. CATCH, who resides about four
miles east Of Milford, while at work with
| his team; a few mornings ago, was struck
| by lightning and instantly killed. The
horses met the same fate. In another part
of the field were Ben and George Worth
/ ington engaged in hauling logs with a
/ horse. They were shocked and fell sense
less to the ground. The latter revived,
while the former is in critical conditions.
The horse was instantly killed.
A FEW days ago Thomas Price, father of
Hon. Robert Price, while standing on the
Fifth street bridge at GAINESVILLE, which
crosses the Muskingum, tainted and fell
over the side into the water below, a dis.
tance of thirty feet, and would undoubtedly
have drowned but that some men who
were near by in skiff rowed to him
and pulled him into the boat Just as be
was sinking for the last tiftie. He was
taken to a house near by, where he was at
tended to, having received no further inju
ries than partial deafness.
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DR., Joseph Muencher, and sister of the late
Hon. Emory Washburn, Ex-Governor o.
Massachusetts, died at Mount Vernon ,
few days since, of general debility.
MRS. ELIZABETH KoRNs, living near Mil
lersburg, has become violently insane
Her chief object of hatred is her infan
only few days old, which she tries tc
! strangle every chance she gets.
John DUNN. william Dunkel, Franl
Sims shd Austin Malatt, farmers in tn,
southern part of Pickaway County, wer
all arrested the other day, charged witt
killing fish in the Scioto River with Dyna
|, mite torpedos. They pleaded guilty, ant
/ were each fned 80 and costs.
Mr.. N. MARBLE, carpenter, was badl.
. injured by the falling of a derrick at tn
Trenton stone qnarries, Sunbury, the othe
morning. His injuries are internal, an
will probably prove fatal.
SEVERAL days ago William Gettle, O
, Shelby, while trimming an apple tree i
his garden, fell and alighted on hand-sa,
{ he was using, cutting CHASTITY wound i
! his arm. Blood poisoning set in and re
a suited in his sudden death.
In an alteration, at Coshocton, betwee
: Alonzo Gill and young man named Ca'
{ tleter, the other day, Gill struck Castlete
= on the head with base ball club, iDfiictin
I serious and probably fatal injuries.
D "A LITTLE son OF Henry Stemshorn, {
Z Portsmouth, died of sporadic cholera, th
y other morning.
!. The Directors of the Trumbull Nation'
Ii Bank of Warren, have elected Hon. o.
= Walcott, cashier, vice e. c. Smith. Wa
!. colt has filed several S ate and county of
b ces acceptably.
:, WESLEY JOHNSON, the murderer of M
e and Mrs. George Williams, was hanged
Napoleon on the 29,h. The crime for whic
he gave up his life was committed the %
of last October. For what money and otht
IT valuables he could lay hold of, he kille
y George Williams and his wife, Isabel
v. The body of George, with the head almo
d Isabella, in night dress, was found in tt
If bedroom, with the skull frightfull
e. crushed. The instrument used was an a
ID johnson was tried at the February term
is Court, and, upon circumsi ancial evidenc
IS was found guilty of murder in the first d
gree. He made confession, which is
the hands of his spiritual adviser, Re
Broke, of South Toledo. He express,
,s himself several days ago as willing al
ID ready to die.
IT The Court of Inquiry appointed to
, vestigate the conduct of the officers of L
\. Fourth regiment during the Cincinnati ric
q. has reported serious charges of deserti
C. and drunkenness against the leading OF
re GERS, and recommends the disbanding
of the regiment.
Two colored men named Henry Redmo
and Henry Brandill, living near Yellt
ar Springs, had difficulty the other day oy
tv the ownership of turkey. Brandill W
9 shot in the neck and probably fatal
hit wounded.
a. MEMORIAL Circle, a valuable tract in t
center of Green Lawn Cemetery, Por
mouth, was formally granted to Baily Po
"a G. A. R., on the 30th, by Major McFarl
" and dedicated with impressing ceremoni
We A procession two miles long moved unt
the command of Colonel John A. Turley,
WIN. DARRAH, in Jail at Caldwell,
:. payment of costs, was put on the ch,
gang and set to breaking stone. He brc
L, his chain and made good his escape to
q. woods the other day.
Il GEORGE S. HINCKLEY committed suic
;le in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati
on few days ago, by poison. He was employ
is as a carpet cutter at a large dry got
,o store. No cause is known for the rash g
The Governor has pardoned from
Penitentiary Thomas Woodall, sent
.o- from Auglaize County in 1882, for grs
nh larceny, for four years.
,of The Columbus and Cincinnati Midls
La | Railroad has been annraised at 81 600