The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-30

when lthe gasoline exploded and spread
over her clothing. In an instant Mrs. Fla
herty was in flames, and before they could
be extinguished she was terribly burned
about the face, arms and on different por-
tions of the body. DR.. I. D. Jones was
called and expressed the opinion that the
woman can not recover.
EDWARD ScHwE1eMAN, aged seventeen,
in the employ of Lowry & Goebel, the car
pet dealers, Elm Street, Cincinnati, fell
from the third-story rear to the ground.
When picked up he was unconscious and in
dying condition. No one was about
when the accident occurred, but it is sup
posed the boy was looking out the window
and lost his balance. Schweigman died at
the City Hospital an hour later. He had q
compound fracture of the right arm, and
was hurt internally.
COLUMBUS was selected as the place for
holding the Ohio Democratic State Con-
vention. The dates were fixed at August
10 and 20.
CAPTAIN CHARLES A. BROWN, Of Com
pany K, Fourteenth Regiment, o. N. g.,
has been elected Major.
THE residence of J. E. Landum, at Gem
terburg, was struck by lightning the other
evening and considerably damaged. No
body hurt.
JACOB RHODES, sixty years of age, while
picking cherries near Delphos, fell out Of
the tree, distance of fifteen feet, striking
on his back, paralyzing his spine and caus-
ing other serious injuries.
Surf was commenced by. Dodge & Ray
mond at Toledo few days ago against the
Polish rioters for $4,000 damages in favor
of Mrs. Dalkowski, whose husband was
| beaten to death. The petition recites the
facts in connection with the riot, and
states that Mrs. Minnie Dalkowski is left
with the support of two children on account
of her husbands death.
THE following fourth-class postmasters
| were appointed on the oath: Buckeye City,
Knox County, U. c. Wurkum, vice James
| l.. Werrick.
| THE corn and potato crops of Vinton
County promise to be the largest ever
grown in that county.
/ DEPUTY MARSHAL ScATTERGooD, while
| pursuing some thieves who had committed
burglary at Gallon, fell under a train o.
cars at Alliance, and had both legs crushed
MARK BARLEoN, son of Anthony Barleon
,ditor of the vinton Record, fell from 1
cherry tree, fracturing his left arm, anc
receiving internal injuries which render hi
recovery doubtful.
AT a meeting of the G. A. r. posts a
Fremont, the other night, in the course o
speech eulogistic of General Grant, ex
President Hayes suggested the erection o
monument over his grave by his forme
comrades in arms. The proposition wa
favorably received, and will be submitte
to the Ohio Department meeting of the G
A. R. in Springfield, early in August.
NEWARK is to have 8. p. C. A.
WORK on the Intermediate Ohio Peniten
tiary, at Mansfield, was suspended on th
Goth, owing to a strike of the workmen.
JAMES COOLEY, while shooting at a tar
: get, at Akron, accidentally shot win Haw
, kins, tender of the target, the ball enterin
} his abdomen and coming out at the bacl
His wound is painful, but not serious. {,
In Cincinnati the other night, Patrolma
! Hanks shot and killed George Bonstrol
4 who escaped from the officer and refuse
! to stop when ordered to halt. Hanks
under arrest charged with murder.
S STANDARD oil lubricating works, Clev'
: land, were damaged 5000 by fire.
: WIN. MCFARLAND, Mahoning Count.
). slightly in debt on large farm, suicide
e with a shotgun he borrowed "to shoot
woodchuck."
EABRAHAM PARISH was terribly lacerat'
and beaten with pitchforks, near Pla
+ City, by Abe Golf, and Henry Vaughn, wi
have been arrested.
@ GEORGE AND JAMES WALLACE, sons
Il Rev. R. 8. Wallace, were drowned in t
Ohio River at Bellaire, while bathin
/ James sank and George went to his resc
- - and sank, too, neither appearing again.
IS A Mr.. PUR1NGroN, residing scar Mou
% Gilead, has in his possession a colt wi
is only two legs. Where its front legs shot
y be there are no signs of extremeties.
le JACOB SAvILLEY, farmer, living in s.
le vania, twenty miles west of Toledo, "
te instantly killed the other afternoon by
To- hors es, attached to a reaper, runni
h away.
III GEORGE Fox, sixteen, was drowned
y y Hanging Rock, the other evening, while
il bething, being drawn under a fleet of c
bargas by the current. The body has b.
recovered.
WIN. VESSEL, a saloon-keeper
rs Youngstown, was badly whipped the OF
T. night in O fight with his wife. For revel
20 he united his bulldog and set him at
vu wife. The dog tore the woman's thi
n and hips in a frightful manner.
IS. CINCINNATI is flooded with counter
he half dollars and quarters.