The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-05-28
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

boy, while seated on the canal railroad |
bridge, near Dayton, fishing, was struck
by Narrow -Guage switch engine, and
was almost instantly killed.
WHILE John Irons, son of Alfred Irons,
Postmaster and Station Agent at Bayard,
was attempting to jump from a moving |
train he missed his footing and, falling, |
had his leg broken and was otherwise Sc |
riously hurt.
DIR. THOMAS CAMPBELL, convicted at |
GAINESVILLE of horse stealing, set fire to his |
bed in Jail the other afternoon and dragged
it into the corridor. An alarm of fire was
sent in, and the flames soon extinguished.
THE body of Anton Heckmeyer, who left
his home in Cincinnati on May 15, was
found in the Ohio River at Riverside on the
22d. He is supposed to have committed
suicide on account of being out of employ
ment.
THE thirtieth annual commencement Of
the Findlay High School occurred last
evening. Ten ladies and four gentlemen
graduated.
THE Council of Cincinnati has voted an
appropriation for the organization of a
corps of mounted police.
JOSHUA CARR, ex-Sheriff of Coshocton
County, attempted suicide. He took
dose Of laudanum, another of "Rough on
Rats" and jumped into the river.
ED BARNES, yardmaster of the Ohio
Southern. was struck by a train at SPRING
field. He had his head cut from his body.
A YOUNG man named Bratton, while min
ing coal near Cambridge, was seriously If
not fatally injured by fall of the ma
terial.
MRS. WIN. YEARIAN, three miles west Of
East Palestine, Columbiana County, gave
birth to pair of twin boys the other
morning. This is the fourth time in sue
cession, in which she has given birth to
twins. She has borne nine children in
eleven years.
MISS TILLIE BURNETT, of New Lisbon,
while taking the cover from an old lounge
for the purpose of replacing it with a new
one, found two $40 bills beneath it.
In the window of Spencer's shoe store in
Ansonia, Conn.,, the largest shoe ever made
was on exhibition a few days ago. It was
made by R. E. Foster & Co., Of Milford,
Mass, for lady of Sandusky. Accom-
panying it was a sworn statement by her
brother that the size is correct. The shoe
| is a No. "a, with Measurements as follows:
Instep, 10 1-2 inches; ball, 10; waist, 10 1-2;
| heel, % 1-2; length of last, Is inches. The
| lady is twenty five years old.
A FIRE at Louisville, Stark County, de-
| stroyed property valued at $4,000.
GOVERNOR HoADLY has pardoned VIM.
| S. Stevens, sentenced to the penitentiary
| for one year for manslaughter, from Gallia
| County.
| ALBERT GUEST shot and mortally
| wounded Marshal Henry Auer, Of New
| Straitsville, and also instantly killed q
small boy. He was arrested and jailed,
and afterwards taken out by mob and
| hanged.
HENRY MEYER, of Cincinnati, committed
suicide by hanging himself to door knob.
He became desperate over protracted ILL
| ness.
AN incendiary fire at Newark destroyed
four buildings. Loss, $1,000.
THE union miners at New Straitsville
have agreed to accept the reduced rates OF
forty cents per ton.
THE body of P. W. Kliser, who has been
missing from Toledo since last January,
was found floating in the river near that
city.
| CHARLES SHINKwIN, one of the most
skilled stenographers in the country, died
suddenly in an unoccupied room in the
Hammond Building, Cincinnati.
THOMAS JARRETT, of Norwalk, commit.
ted suicide by hanging.
PETER CoMsrocK was found hanging te
tree near Caywood Station, Washing.
ton County.
A BALD eagle, measuring seven feet from
tip to tip of wings, was captured near Mt
Hope.
Bob WRIGHT was arrested at Indianap
oils few days ago for the murder of Nelli
Bush in Cincinnati four years ago.
ROBBERS entered the house of Josepl
Lewis near Warren, and tortured him ant
his wife at a fire to compel them to disclos
their money. The robbers got only 81
They are unknown.
Ex-Governor FOSTER says that he is no
, a candidate for Senatorial honors.
LEWIS BROWNING, of Steubenville, wa
, kicked in the stomach in a quarrel an
4 died.
CHARLES JOHNSTON, of Coshocton, wa
? drowned during an experiment of wadin
: through deep water.
A MOVEMENT is on foot to make the Gin
cinnati Wesleyan College university 70
women, with technical departments.
t PEN1TENTIARY convicts don't seem to
j as happy as they might, notwithstandin
j. their enforced idleness, and suicidal at
n tempts are fast increasing.
8 INcEND1ARIEs took the pains to drive T
Campbell's eight cattle and four horse
from the barnyard into his barn, near Ash
land, few days ago, before firing tn
s structure. Loss 5000 and no clue.
WIN. E. BELL living along the Muskingul
9 River, twenty eight miles south of Zanes
u vile, committed suicide by cutting hi
throat with a razor.
JOHN SAFT, living near Canton, commit
:. ted suicide by hanging himself to tire
:. with clothe line.
. DIR. VIM. TEIss, of Akron, attempted
y commit suicide by drinking four ounces {
choral. An emetic saved his life.
CHARLES Cox was killed at Steubenvil
in an elevator accident.
a JAMES McDoNoUGH, aged nine year
le was run over by cart, driven by Thom'
J. Kane, in Cincinnati, and killed.
JUDsoN LEWIS, ESQ.,, an attorney of A
lance, has been indicted for forgery.
l. P1NK-EYE in a mild form is prevailir
:, > among horses at Dayton.
y ~ THE other evening about sunset, during
:, = violent storm, the substantial new bri,
~ school building at Fort Jefferson, Darl
:, :, County, was struck by lightning al
~ :. burned, together with its contents. The
?. ?. was no insurance on the structure, nor
:: what it contained.
"a DoRcAs CARTER, aged 1o2, was receiv
;s into A NJ. E. Church OF Reading.
w JOHN BECKMAN was badly scalded
paper mill bleach tubs at Lockland.
THE Insurance Superintendent's off
It earned $26,1S4 in the quarter endir
o, May Is.
r Two little daughters of VIM. Achey,
Ne Dayton, were run over by sprinklin
i'd cart, and probably fatallyiinjured.