The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-02-12
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


Legislative PROCEEDINGS.
COLUMBUS, February 2.-SENATE.-Mr. Far |
tar, of Gurnsey, Republican, presented q
Joint resolution asking Congress to pass
Congressman Taylor's bill, providing that the
ex-Union soldiers, sailors, marines, or their
widows now holding position in the Civil
Service shall be retained, except for cause.
HoUsE.-The Judiciary Committee have
rec9mmended the passage Of Of Rohiers oili
Several members frOth
Northern Ohio and the Western Reserve pre-
sented petitions in the House in favor of the
bill making it Illegal to manufacture or sell
artificial butter.
COLUMBUS, February 3. SENATE. = Mr..
Reeds amendment to Mr.. MONEYS House
bill providing for the piece-price plan in the
Penitentiary was debated in the Senate at
length and voted down. The bill then passed.
The Ford bill, to prevent the manufactdfe
of artificial butter, was discussed and re-
committed.
HoUsE.-The House refused to concur in
the Senate amendments to the judiciary bill,
defining the rules, etc., of the new Circuit
Court.
COLUMBUS, February remon-
STRANGE from the School Board of Cincinnati
was read against the bill abolishing colored
schools. The House bill authorizing the
Board of Public Works of Cincinnati to con.
tract for Watersworks engine to cost not
more than $l5O000, was passed.
HOUsE.-The House refused to concur in
the Senate amendment to the Mooney bill es-
tary ne faH 1 the tbe a
tor of Hamilton County to restore burned
plats, etc., was set for the third reading. The
bill providing for State Board of Health
COLUMBUS, February 5.-The following bills
were passed in the Senate: Fixing the
weight of a bushel of corn in the ear at sixty
eight pounds; abolishing the Commission to
Restore the Records of the Probate Court in
Hamilton County; requiring insurance COM
ments, and doing business in this State, to
deposit with the Superintendent of Insur-
% amount of siooooo; e amending % R the % ee1era D sa
laws SO as to provide for the Organization Of
natural gas companies; authorizing the city
natural gas. The Senate Committee on Mines
and Mining have recommended the passage
OF Ryan,s bill providing for a Court Of Vol
Loewenstein's bill legalizing the publication
of Sunday papers was defeated in the House.
ton ] looking to the consoiidatioH ' of % Hamii-
ton County and Cincinnati. The '.free school
book bilP' was indefinitely postponed in the
House.
COLUMBUS, February 6.-SENATE.-Bills
passed: Establishing courts of labor arbitra-
tration. Authorizing the payment of claims
by the Military Commission under the act of
last winter. Suppressing opium joints. Ex-
tending the provisions Of the act for the adop.
ton of children from the Children Homes
to Childrens Asylums. Bills introduced:
Authorizing County Commissioners to have
their records indexed subsequent to January,
the benevolent fund by each county of the
State, according to its representation in the
institution.
HoUsE.-Mr. williams reported back Mr.
Pruden's Senate joint resolution providing
for the appointment of a commission to con
slider the propriety of uniting the govern
mentS of the city of Cincinnati and Hamif
ton County. The resolution was adopted
Mr.. Godfrey submitted report from the
conference committee on the Circuit Gour
bill, which was agreed to. Mr.. Williams
moved to reconsider the vote by which the
House bill to establish a State Board o1
Health was lost. The motion prevailed.
Miscellaneous Items.
THREE masked robbers bound and gagged
| Phil. Glass, near Dayton, and went through
| his house.
WIN. H. ARsTINSTALL, farmer, was rul
oyer and killed by his hay wagon, in Gin
cinnati.
| FRANK VAN OsDoL, living at haywood
near Williamsburg, committed suicide OF
the 9th, by cutting his throat. Demented
| HON. JOHN B. READ died at New Phila
delphia, the other night. He was a promi
nent politician, and brother of 7. Buchan
an Read, the poet.
| CINCINNATI Fire Commissioners are con
sidering the use of spring wagons instea'
of hose reels.
JAMES McCARTY, farmer near Gable
hanged himself.
DIR. JOHN L. FIREsToNE, of Salem, Co
lumbiana County, died on the 9Th, from in
juries and exposure received by bein
thrown from his sleigh two weeks before.
FRED. RUHL, a lad of fourteen, was per
haps fatally injured at Lancaster by run
away horse. He was leading the team
his fathers bakery by a halter, which, ow
ing to the cold, he had tied around his necl
while he carried his hands in his pocket:
The horse frightened and dashed away
dragging the boy over the frozen ground
number of blocks, until his face and hea
were horribly crushed.
A LITTLE three-year old daughter {
Jacob Cramer, of Liberty Township, Han
cock County, fell out of chair near th
stove, upsetting q kettle of boiling waite
upon herself and scalding her back an
shoulders in u horrible manner. The re
covery of the child is hoped for, though b
no means assured.
JOSEPH SNEDKER fell from the thir
story of A. E. Burkhardt & Co.'s establish
ment, in Cincinnati, and was not danger
ously injured.
CHRIS QUARTLANDER died in Cincinnati
of healt disease, from excitement incidel
to stopping quarrel between father an
son.
LIZZIE KAUFMAN, young German gin
while waltzing at a ball in Cincinnati, fe
to the floor from heart disease, and expire
ELECTRIC headlights are to be adopted.c
the Panhandle road.
OHIO State Miners Union has issued {
address asking the local union to concet
, ten cents reduction all over the State.
MISS NEvA JOHNSON, of Toledo, h
eau sed the arrest of Delphy, cranky a
, torney, who has pestered her for ye
, and the other day kissed her in an elevate
5 JoHNsTowN, Licking County, lost
principal business houses by 5000 fire.
DR.. SAMUEL ADAMS, of Bellefontain
was arrested at Urbana for perjury al
bigamy, and taken to Logan County f
trial.
SPRINGFIELD typos boycott the Globe j
rooms.
3 FRANK HAYES, a Cleveland bookkeepe
is missing. Accounts correct.
MAY ADAMs, a young colored girl, w
horribly burned at Urbana, by her cloth
| taking fire from stove,
. LANDES HARTMAN, miner in Collier
: bank, near Akron, was fatally crushed
! falling coal.
ALLIE SHARP, son of Conductor Shar
of the Wheeling and Lake Erie road, hi
his left arm crushed while coupling cars
I Toledo.
. A MAN named Reedy was robbed
, Logan, of $125 and watch. Afterwa
$50 and the watch were returned to hi
, and no prosecution.
| The store of George Hartman, at Logo