The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-17
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

ened off by several men passing the build
ing. They had succeeded in drilling hole
in the safe door about an inch deep, and il
give1a little more time would have blown
the door open. The parties were pursued
to Martins Ferry, where they were lost
sight of.
NEAR Coalburg, north of youngstown,
Harry Phillips and Richard Hughes, both
young men, engaged in wrestling match
for SO side. The place selected was the
floor of barn, and Phillips was accident
ally thrown into stall occupied by horse
and kicked in terrible manner by the ami
NAL before his compenions could rescue
him. Phillips was taken home uncon-
scious, and will probably die.
A COACH attached to the -east-bound
freight on the Narrow guage Railroad took
fire the other night few miles east Of
Caldwell, and was nearly consumed before
the fire was extinguished. Two children
named Sewers, on their way to the County
Infirnary, were badly burned, one of them
dangerously. David Dewe and his wife were
both injured. The accident was caused by
the coach jumping the track and turning
over.
The body of George Boyd, an inmate of
the Soldiers rHome, Dayton, was found in
field near the Home the other morning,
supposed to have frozen to death. He was
seventy-five years of age; a member of
Company B, One Hundred and Second regi-
ment, Pennsylvania Volunteers
J. B. MANNIx, assignee of the Purcells,
Cincinnati, who was cited to appear in the
Probate Court to answer certain objections
to his report recently filed, chose to give up
the trust at once, and sent his resignation,
which was accepted. Mr.. Mannix has Of
fered no further explanation of the short
age in the assets in his hands, amounting to
nearly 500, 600, except that when he saw
losses had been suffered he bought more
stocks in the hope Of retrieving, but wac
always disappointed
AT a meeting of Fourth street (Cincin-
nati) property-holders it was decided to Pc
tition the Board of Public Works to pave
Fourth street with asphalt.
AUGUST KLAUsMEYER, confidential book
keeper of the late firm of fSpecker, Buddeke
& Co., Cincinnati, is reported missing.
His accounts are said to be short $50, 900.
A CHILDRRN's home has been founded for
the orphans of Logan County by the pur-
chase Of farm Of sixty acres near Belle
fontaine.
The residence and barn of Thomas Bell
and the barn of Isaac Beavers, near New
Philadelphia, were destroyed by incendi-
ary fire.
Tom BARRIoK fell dead while walking on
the street in Tiffin
A DESPERATE attempt at suicide was
made by Mrs. Miner, an aged woman, Hv-
ing near Bucyrus.
Mrs. ALICE BRYAN, of GAINESVILLE com
mitted suicide by cutting her throat with a
razor. Cause, bad health.
AT the fourth days session of the Inter-
UNCONVENTIONAL conference held at Cincin-
natl, the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted: "Resolued, That, with
view to securing religious ceusus of as
many cities as possible, an inter-denomi-
national committee of fifteen be appointed,
which shall be requested by this committee
to push the matter by circulars and corre-
spondence, and prepare blanks, with view
to securing uniformity of statistics in diff
ferent cities; and that Rev. Frank Russell,
Rev. j. W. Joyce, D. D., and Mr.. II. Thane
Miller be appointed to choose this commit
tee Of fifteen"
The Toledo and Ann Arbor Railroad Com
pany's repair shops and engine and freight
houses, situated at Manhattan Junction, To-
ledo, were totally destroyed by fire the other
morning. A strong wind was blowing and
the fire spread SO rapidly that the contents
OF the buildings were entirely consumed
Two engines, one coach, a caboose, snow
plow, six stoves and two mowers and reapers
and the company's records were destroyed
Loss estimated from $40, 900 to $25,0OO
A PINT Of laudanum every four days has
for long time been the panacea for the
many ailments of William Westlake, who
has been an inmate of the Summit County
Infirmary at Akron, for eight years, and
who died the other morning aged fifty
three. Westlake has suffered terribly from
rheumatism. He at first started on small
doses of laudanum and increased until he
drank gallon Of the poison every thirty
two days. By the Infirmary accounts it is
shown that Westlake has imbibed about
thirty-two gallons of the dissolved opium
INFORMATION was received few days ago
at Fremont of the suicide of Moritz Gus
dorf, at Selma, Ala. He was the son of the
late George Gusdorf, of Fremont who was
killed by falling into cistern few hours
after his daughter, Mrs. Oppenheimer, at
tempted suicide, six months ago. He
leaves a wife and children, and was
wealthy, but the death of his father, fol
lowed by that of an uncle, and his own poor
health, caused temporary insanity, and
led to shooting himself His sister, Mrs
Oppenheimer, is now in an asylum at Co.
lumbus.
JOHN GUY, young boy, was attacked by
ferocious dog, at Urbana, few days
ago, and fearfully mangled about the face
and throat. A cash was torn through his
cheek to the mouth and a tooth torn out.
The teeth barely missed the arteries of the
neck, which would have caused instant
death. The escape from death by the boy
was miraculous.
A. j. HAYWARD broke into Dayton Jail by
truthfully accusing himself of forgery.
r. M. ATKINSON, Cambridge lawer, was
assessed $500 and costs at Columbus for
illegal pensioneering.
ALEX. CoRBIN, sick and delirious at South
Lockland, set fire to his room and jumped
from the window. Will die.
PASSENGER engine 703, just finished by
the B. Il o. at Newark, has 54-inch boiler,
and weighs 81, 600 pounds-the heaviest ever
built by the company.
CARRINeToN s. BRADY, has been ap-
pointed Postmaster at Newark.
FRED CANT, prisoner l. n the Ohio Peni-
tentiary, with one year to serve, attempted
to cut his throat, but was discovered before
he had seriously injured himself.
AT Columbus Frank Gilbert, proprietor of
a saloon, shot and killed Anexa Selby. who
with his brother Joe, while drunk, raised
row and demolished thing generally.
CHAs. ScoTT, colored, convicted at Zanes-
vile of shooting at an officer with intent
to kill, was sentenced to ten years I'M
prisonment in the penitentiary.
The First Presbyterian Church at Bel
laire, was considerably damaged by fire the
other morning.
Miss CARRIE MCKEE, a teacher in the
public schools of Springfield, was assaulted
by ruffian, while on her way home, and
received terrible blow on the forehead
with slung gshot. Her screams brought
assistance, but the villain escaped.
AFTER seventy-two days of confinement