The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30
RIiscellaneous Items.

boy, was whirled to death by being caught
in loose belt in the Elm Street Printing
Works, Cincinnati.
GEORGE G. BECK, druggist, an old and
prominent citizen Of Lancaster, fell dead
the other morning shortly before breakfast.
He had been to his store quite early in the
morning as was his custom.
DORA ScHNELL, living in Cincinnati,
took a dose of Rough on Rats land then
drowned herself in a cistern because a
lover she left behind her in the Fatherland
ceased to write to her, and relatives impor-
tuned her to marry another man.
REUBEN DICKSON was overcome by gas
and drowned in well near Springfield.
THE National House, at Crestline, was
destroyed by fire.
DANIEL BLIENAGEL, a farmer living near
New Philadelphia, committed suicide by
shooting.
AN attempt was made on the morning OF
the 25th to fire the Palace Hotel, Cincins
natl; packages Of paper saturated with oil
were found distributed about the building.
The plot was discovered by lady guest
before any damage was done.
BARON NEVILLE, late Of Toledo, sent to
the penitentiary for bigamy in marrying
the Detroit Miss Whitney, petitions for re-
lease SOS he can tackle the Tichborne estate
as its alleged heir.
THE Prohibitionists Of Mahoning County
have leagued, and promise to "keep the
flies off" the two parties during the Guber-
material campaign this fall.
SAM DIvELINE, of Boulder, COL, former
ly of Norwalk, was killed by the kick of a
horse. He fell over the dashboard and his
brains were knocked out.
The Democratic Council of Norwalk,
elected Captain o. W. Williams, Republic
can, City Clerk. The Republican Water
works Board elected Augustus Joslin, DEM
ocrat, Superintendent and Clerk of tie
water-works.
A SPAN of black horses, hitched to a
platform spring wagon, were found in a
woods five miles south of Norwalk, few
days since. The animals were nearly
starved. They were probably stolen.
They were seen coming through Hartland a
few days before, from the south, with two
men.
CHARLES A. RIssER, telegrapher, dis
charged in disgrace from the service of the
Fort Wayne company at Mansfield, lays
| blame for an accident on the Pittsburg dis
patcher, and sues for $4,000.
MRS. MAGGIE HARRISON, aged forty-one
years, upset lamp at Tiffin and was fa-
tally burned.
COLUMBUS don't like the notion of hav.
| ing all the murderers sent there to be exc.
cuted.
THE Louis Cook Carriage Company, Of
Cincinnati, made an assignment for the
| benefit of creditors, after filing chattel
mortgages for 500, 745, and real estate mort
gage for $31 200.
A PETITION, signed by ia prominent cit
| izens of Cincinnati, has been prepared to
be presented to the Common Pleas Court
asking for special grand jury to investi-
| gate the late election outrages on the bal
\ lot-bo
! HECTOR B. KELLER, a farmer living near
| Cardington, committed suicide by hang
| ing.
GILBERT SEXTON, living near Paddy's
self in the head.
HARVEY OILER has been jailed at Near.
thur, on a charge of burglary.
GENERAL SYLVESTER STEWART died at
his home in Milan on the Goth.
| AN unsuccessful attempt was made to
blow up P. J. Murtha's saloon at Cumber-
land, the other night, with dynamite. The
| fuse failed.
THE Morrow County Grand Jury has re-
turned indictments against George A.
Shaw, for perjury; VIM. Weaver and Nah
Ion Bayles, for entering premises to carry
away property, and VIM. Snodgrass, for
discharging pistol pointed at person.
THE citizens of Findlay want a new
Courthouse.
AN infant child was poisoned to death by
the milk of its intoxicated mother, at Gin
cinnati.
FRANK STUMP, convicted in Cincinnati OF
passing counterfeit money, was sent to the
Columbus Penitentiary for seven years.
LOUIS WILLIAMS, a brakeman on the B
& o. Railroad, was killed near Newark
He attempted to jump from one car to an
other while the train was in motion.
JOHN SMITHS predominant in. the Ohio
Penitentiary-there are twenty five oi
them.
ALDEN TILToN, aged seventy years
an oil millionaire of Caldwell, is dead.
JOHN LEWIS left wife and four children
at Niles four years ago for California
Nothing was heard of him. A year age
Mrs. Lewis married again. Now John
Enoch Arden like, comes back and find:
his place taken.
OIL boring, with evidence of success
has excited the denizens of Middleport.
| LAURA KEEGAN tried to shoot the pro
prietor of the Adelphi Theater, Cleveland
because he got married-but not to her.
AUGUST POWELL was struck by fly
wheel in the bolt works of Bourne &
Knowles, Cleveland, and instantly killed. I
FRANK BUssE and Alfred Reyser wer
suffocated by charcoal gas in water els
tern in Cincinnati. Busse died.
THE Directors of Longview Asylum, Ham
ilton County, have decided to sell sixteel
acres of land, and with the proceeds max
an addition to the building.
JOHN DAMP, proprietor of the Ashlan'
City Mill, Ashland, assigned for the bene
fit Of his creditors. Assets, $4,000; iabili
ties, $4,000.
DR.. F. A. WALDO, Cincinnati pioneer
died at his residence on Walnut Hills, il
his eighty fifth year.
MONROE Bros. planning mill at Allianc
burned few days ago, with all its con
tents and o considerable quantity Of lum
bsr.