The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-24

STATE NEWS ITEMS.

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contact with board large splinter ran
into that member. The injury terminated T
in lock-jaw and he has since died.
PHILIP SwEIN and Pearl McKemy, two
youngsters from Hamilton, were arrested
at Liberty, Ind, by the Marshal the other
day. They had started on an expedition
to the Far West, but the father of Pearl
overlook the truants and escorted them
home.
THE farmers south of Dayton, are COM
planning of the depredations of gang of
tramps, who have been infesting the neigh
borhood for some time. They have become
SO bold that they steal sheep or calf and
roast 1t in the woods.
The District Court at Cleveland decided,
on question of the censtitutionality of the
Scott law, to reserve decision to the Su.
preme Court.
The Ohio Supreme Court has granted |
permission in the case of W. B. King, a |
Cincinnati saloon-keeper, VS.. W. S. Cap |
peller, to file petition in error to the Dis |
trict Court of Hamilton County, to test the |
constitutionality of the Scott law.
The Adjotant General of Chic has issued
an order directing the Colonel of the Vet
eran Guards of Cincinnati to turn
over all ordnance and stores to the State
arsenal, because of the refusal of the regi
ment to respond to the order of the Sheriff
to protect the jail during the late riots.
JUDGE THOMAS o. LOWE, a prominent
lawyer of Dayton, applied to the Presby-
terry, IN session in that city, the other day,
for license to preach.
Mrs. JOHN CRACK, an aged and respected
German lady of Delaware, dropped dead
in her doorway from paralysis of the heart,
few days since. She had attended mass
at the Catholic Church and was just return
ing home when he died.
The wife of Edwin Taylor, of North
Fairfield, made an unsuccessful attempt at
seh-destruction the other morning by cut
ting her throat.
The Marine Railway and Dry Dock
Company of Cincinnati, for building and
repairing steamboats,, assigned few days
since to G. K. Skunk. The assets are esti-
mated at 100000; liabilities at 100000.
The embarrassment is attributed to two
fires, the floods of last year and this year
and dull business the past six months. 1t
is expected the company will continue bus
iness.
ALBERT HINELINE, Lake Shore and
Western brakeman, fell from his train
while passing through Fostoria the other
morning, and was instantly killed. He
was walking on top of the train, and in
some unknown manner fell between the
cars to the track below, where the wheels
crushed his head in horrible manner.
Dr.. JOHN ToBN, prominent young ply
sician of Cleveland, committed suicide a
| few days since. No cause is known for the
| deed.
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Regiment, known during the war as the
18th Ohio, will hold a grand reunion ban
| quet in Cincinnati, May 8.
| CHAs. SAUER was so badly injured few
days since, by heavy plate of iron falling
| upon him at Halls Safe and Lock Factory,
Cincinnati, that he died the next day.
W. K. WARD, an employe of the Canton
Glass Company, in jumping from moving
freight train on the, P. Ft. W. & C.
R. R., near the glass works, in that
city the other morning, his foot caught in q
frog, throwing his body against the train
He was unable to extricate himself, and
each succeeding car struck him as it passed
The heel of his right foot was torn off, his
left leg dislecated and fractured, his spine
was injured and his head and shoulder.
badly lacerated. Large pieces of flesh were
track. His right foot and left leg hav'
been amputated. He can not recover
Ward was native of Steubenville.
A STREET fakir has been reaping ! i'll
harvest in Canton, recently, selling corr
isalve in half-ounce boxes for twenty-fiv
cents. 1t has been developed that the salv
is nothing but common axle grease, WORT
about ten cents a pound.
| Cr ,fT T h.
farmer, residing near GAINESVILLE, was en-
gagged in cutting down a heavy gum tree
the other day. When it fell he was strucl
on the head and shoulders, crushing tn
bones on his left side and leg, producing
fatal injuries.
THE family of F. j. Wagner, a shoe
maker, of Canton, was chloroformed few
nights since, and $11O stolen from unde
Mr.. Wagner's pillow. Fifty dollars wort
: of cigars and tobacco was also taken iron
Menches cigar store the same night.
A BOY named James Finnegan, aged fiji
teen years, employed in coal mine nea
Youngstown, was struck by the falling roo
a few days since. Both legs were broker
and he received fatal internal injuries
The boy was just leaving work to go hom
when the accident occurred.
. CAPTAIN L. E. BREWSTER, formerly O
the Internal Revenue Service, of the Tc
| ledo (O.) District, has been appointe
chief clerk to Major George Garfield, Su
perintendent of Public Buildings, at Per
sacola, Florida.
A SoFT-GLovE fight between McHenr
Johnston, known as the Black Star, an
= Charles Lange, of Cleveland, at the Colun
bus Base Ball Park, was stopped by tn
+ police after four rounds had been fought
a Lange was severely punished.
1 By collision of freight trains on the Par
: handle Railroad, near Steubenville, Wi
liam Flaherty, fireman, was killed, and f
81. Wright, brakeman, was dangerousl
hurt.
THE Trustees of the Columbus Asylur
1 !! for the Insane Investigated charges G
! cruelty against Superintendent Potter, an
1 requested his resignation, which was in
mediately rendered.
l LITTLE Fred Murphy, a boy six year
: old, was SO badly scalded by the burstin
: of steam pipe in George Biggs' mill, q
. Clinton Valley, the other morning that b
!" died that afternoon.
WIN. CAssELL, one of the oldest resident
of Lancaster, and n prominent Odd Fellow
is dead, aged seventy-eight years.
+ A PosT-MoRTEM examination showed ths
! Mrs. James Harrington, of Bellefontain
, lived nearly seven years with a complet
!, dislocation of the sixth cervical vertebr;
, EMANc1P oN-PRoCLAMATIoN CoGG.
3 WELL is the name of the Postmaster
Wesleyville. He was born on the day tt
, proclamation was issued.
s W. s. WELLS, noted horse jockey, hs
been jailed at Youngstown, on charge
obtaining money under false pretenses.
l EDDIE MAsEE, aged eleven years, WI
0 killed by a construction train at Ming
Junction, few days ago.
! i INGALLS, and Johnson, the colore
l burkers, and Hartnet, the uxorcide, hay
been arraigned at Cincinnati, and a