The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-15
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

AT Newark, the Captain and three ofncers
jailed for singing on the street while .
Democratic procession was passing.
ROBERT J. MooRHEAp, known for his re.
markable politeness and learning, having
lived a solitary life for over thrty years,
died at Cincinnati.
A COMPANY has been organized at New
ark for the purpose of boring for natural
gas.
GEORGE PAXTON, while driving across the
railroad near Steubenville, was struck by
train and fatally injured.
THE Grand Commandery Knights Tenn
plar, in session at Cleveland, after election
of officers, adjourned to meet at Akron in
October, 1886.
THE planing-mill of c. B. Tyler, at Cir
cleville, was demolished bv the explosion
of a boiler. y
CORNELIUS BAKER, a brakeman, fell
from train of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
near Massillon, was run over and instantly
killed.
The Ohio Woman Suffrage Christian
League will hold their first convention in
Columbus, opening at 10 a. M, on the 20th
day of October.
JOHN HEMMERLE, a German, was found
a mile east of Mansfield, horribly bruised
and bleeding from the blows of drunken
companions, who left him for dead.
HARVEY GLASGOW was arrested at Cen.
terburg, few days ago, and taken to Co.
lumbus for. trial on a charge of sending
letter through the mails inclosed in a news
paper.
BENJAMIN TAPPIN, boss bricklayer, of
Cincinnati, was instantly killed few days
ago, by falling from a scaffold on the !out-
side of new building in course of erection
on Walnut Hills. The unfortunate mans
head struck on the stone edge of an out
| side cellar way, fracturing his skull.
The Loveland Enterprise has fchanged
hands, Con. W. Catch having purchased
| the paper from its former owner, Val.
| Dombaugh.
AT Newark, Louisa C. Leigh has sued
Francis Corbin for s. 900 slander.
| THE post-office at Chagrin Falls, was
burned the other night.
| o. G. BREWER, Secretary of the Ohio
| Board of Public Works, has resigned on
| account of poor health, and L. w. Baker,
! Clerk of the Board. was appointed to the
position.
| FIVE men are under arrest on suspicion
of having murdered Elmer Haynes, whose
mutilated remains were found on the rail-
road track near West Sonora, some time
ago.
! AT North Liberty, Adams County, Sam
Ingraham, white, and Sam Bradley, an
aged colored man, quarreled, and Ingra-
ham struck Bradley on the head with a
harrow tooth, inflicted wound which is
expected to cause his death.
JOHN BURNS, alias Baltimore Dick" es.
capped from prison at Green Spring, and
shortly afterward knocked down and rob-
bed the Nickel-plate station agent at
| Oakwood.
A CONVENTION of two hundred retail coal
dealers of Ohio and Indiana was held at
Dayton, and organized temporarily by
electing G. A. Starr, President.
HENRY WooDLEY, of Cleveland, fell
from train at Springfield, losing an arm
and being injured internally.
THE feed store of E. s. Hammond, at
Steubenville, fell in the other night, being
overweighted with hay and grain. No
body hurt.
Miss HARRIET CHAMBERS was found
dead on the porch of her employers house
near GAINESVILLE. Mystery.
WoosTER's free fair enterprise was @
success. 1t was held on the public square
and exhibitors received merchandise premi.
ums. Fifteen thousand attended.
THREE-YEAR son of Abram Heckerd
Melmore, near Tiffin, had five perfect fin
| ..l et1 ~
foot, until the recent amputation. Al
eleven-months child of the came parent:
has the same deformity.
AT Cincinnati VIM. Cordier, very new
young man, loaned total stranger $15(
with which to pay freight on two carload:
of stock pending the getting cashed of {
81 900 check. The pair took a walk to pay
freights and go to bank. The stranger
and Williams $3.50 are mysteriously mis-
, ing.
AT Upper Sandusky, Rose O'Brien, aget
; seven years, was probably fatally shot b,
| her brother, aged eighteen. Rose and he
} sister were playing a duet on the plan
, while the brother was cleaning a revolve
in another room. Rose, hearing what b
. was doing, went out to where Ed. was TO
; the purpose of soaring him. He was jus
in the act of putting cartridge in it
place when Rose came upon him unawares
and, saying "Bah % playfully for the pur
pose of soaring him, caused Ed. to twitc
his hand, at the same time touching tn
trigger, exploding the cartridge, which en-
tered her right lung.
AT GAINESVILLE, George Howell quarrele
with his wife and stabbed her just belo,
, the heart. Mrs. Howell's mother interfer
and was stabbed in the back.
SHERMAN HARrER, in Jail at Canton, fc
|. !. highway robbery, escaped a few day
since.
AT Hockingport, Arthur White, age
six, accidentally shot his brother, aged tel
: Fatal.
4 JOHN GARDINER closed a contract th
l other day for building. large busine:
s block on East Main street, Norwalk, il
!, Guiding an elegant opera-house.
;, THE Attorney General has given an opir
l ion that it is unlawful for County Commi:
r sioners to appropriate money to defrav th
expenses of teachers institutes.
THE Ohio State Society for the Prever
5 tion of Cruelty to Children and Animal
e with headquarters in Cincinnati, has called
: convention of persons interested
= humane work in Ohio, to meet at Colun
], bus, October 20 and 81. Among other ma
: tiers to be considered, is additional human
q legislation.
- GEO. THOMPSON, the Cleveland razo
. !, fiend who cut Lucy Lawton, a beautif
!; young lady. nearly to death a few montl
u ago and disfigured her for life, was sci
|, , fenced to twenty years in the penitentiar
He was given the full extent of the law.
Il JOHN maxwell, of GAINESVILLE, fell fro
:, a chestnut tree and broke his back.
died soon afterwards.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire broke out the 9th
=, night at Stricken & Harmon's carriage ia
y tow, Morroxy Tho fira pained such haa