The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-05-13
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Legislative Proceedines.

rected SO as to show that the report sub
Gratis of the subcommittee was offered as
substitute to the Republican report SUBJ
,nitted by the three Republicans. Mr.. Van
substitute. He was supported in his asser.
ton by Messrs. Dodd. Lawrence, Cable and
Critics. sa%n.,1a and ,M1ehafey; all Democrats;
point % Of nrdIs order that ht' the spo report could
not be substitute after the first re-
port had been postponed, and there was moth
ton was that the two reports were laid over
side by side, as it were. Mr.. Critics thought
SECOND tS be side the
seemed to be disposition to falsify the rec
ords on the part of the Democrats. This
called forth the the wrath Of Mr Lawrence who
one. Mr.. COddings recollection was that Mr..
Van Cleaf said nothing about substitute" in
submitting his report. The latter agreed to
withdraw his objection to the journal, pro-
vided the Chair would agree to consider the
report as the substitute when the special or
and the senate proceeded with its routine
work.
HoUsE.-Bills introduced: To restore re-
cords of justices and mayors courts; abol-
in Cincinnati and creating new board; re-
quiring the aSsignees of mortgages to have
them recorded before taking effect; creating
q State Board Of Claims. A number of local
bills were passed.
COLUMBUS, May 5.-SENATE.-The Demo-
cratic Senators absented themselves, and
there not being quorum present, no busi-
ness was transacted.
HoUsE.-Bills passed: Providing that hogs
dying from cholera shall be burned or buried;
authorizing the issuing of bonds to the
amount OF $5OO.OOo to meet the denciencies iIa in
were passed.
COLUMBUS, May 6.-SENATE.-No quorum
present; warrants were issued for the alb.
sentees.
uousr odontad to ivostiuata
expenditures on the Walhondiug Canal; to re-
Quire the board of public works to make more
and referred to cede the Muskingum i'm
provement to the United States. Bills passed:
Making the warden of the penitentiary act as
ohos soePs Ire and scoideDt
insurance companies from issuing more
policies than can be paid on one assessment; /;
exempting soldiers from working two days
on the public highways.
COLUMBUS, May 7.-SENATE.-There being
no quorum, warrants were sent out for
absentees, and an adjournment was taken
to 10 o'clock tomorrow.
HousE.1,Bills passed: Providing for State
Game and Fish Commission; amending the
game laws, making them more stringent;
must d6 SO to Of tSe
amendments to the working house for the
blind bill were concurred in.
STEPS have been taken looking to the
formation of National bank at Wellston.
LUBRIoArINa oil of a good quality has
been struck at depth of 240 feet at Cam
bridge.
COUNCILMAN 7. W. LEWIS, of GAINESVILLE,
was bitten by q rabid dog.
WINTER wheat in Ohio promises nearly a
full average yield.
MISS ELLA HARKER, of Springfield, slipped
on a banana peel and had both arms bro
ken by the fall.
NEAR Jacktown, Mrs. Anna Hoop was
killed, Mrs. Sarah Hoop fatally injured,
and others seriously injured by lightning
stroke.
ALo1s VENDING, q miner at Mine No 6,
near Massillon, was killed by large block
of slate falling upon and crushing him.
JACOB SCHWARTZ, Cincinnati saloon
keeper, was fined $50 in the police court for
selling liquor to a minor. The minor, a
boy of seventeen, who went home drunk
and abused his mother, was sent to the
work-house.
Mrs. A. R. WE1DMAN, who had been
laboring under insanity for several years,
was missed from her home at Fort Recov-
% uAO OohCl dlUCl uOOI, duu uoAb
was found dead in cistern. She made
several attempts to kill herself before her
last and successful one.
A VERDICT of S., 600 damages was award
ed by jury in the common pleas court, at
Canton, to George Strenfus against the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, operat-
ing the Pittsburgh, Ft Wayne and Chicago
railroads. Strenfus is a youth who had q
leg cut off on the Ft. Wayne road at Mas
sillion. The verdict is 81 200 higher than
that awarded by previous jury, which
verdict did not hold.
MAJOR KELLER, of South Toledo, has re
signed, and ]. NJ, Walcott succeeds him.
CHARLES HARRIS, a colored man, wa:
found dead in sitting position in his bee
at Findlay. Cause of death, heart disease
A THIEF stole $50 and watch from be
meath the pillow on which rested the heaC
of VIM. H. Bordner, proprietor of the Key
stone House, Akron.
MRS. WELKER, aged seventy-eight, living
few miles north of Ada, was burned tc
death. Her son Andrew had gone to
neighbours on business when the hous,
| caught fire, and before help could reach he
she was burned to a crisp.
GEORGE GALLoGLY, who was on trial a
GAINESVILLE for three weeks for the murde
of Gordon Apperson, was convicted o
manslaughter, after the jury had been ou
| twenty-one hours.
NEAR Newark, William Gray, a farmer
was badly beaten and robbed. Zacl
| Owens, colored, arrested.
JOE WILSON, s'the gentlemanly burglar,
| .
badly wanted at numerous other places
but his address will be Ohio Penitentiar
| for seven years.
PORTAGE SrRAwBoARD COMPANY, at Cir
cleville, shut down on 200 hands, allegin
their best customers either in a strike o
boy cotted.
| Mrs. SUSAN WALKER, an aged lady, G
Orange Township, Hancock County, wa
left alone for a short time by the youn
lady who has been caring for her. Neigh
bors noticed smoke issuing from a window
and, running to ascertain what was tn
cause, found the old lady lying on the fioo
with her clothing entirely burned from bel
Death ensued in a short time. The fir
was probably caused by a spark from he
pipe.
AFTER competitive examination, at Wa
rem, Congressman E. B. Taylor has appoin
ed Lawrence, second son of Judge Spea
of the Supreme Bench, naval cadet.
The Tiffin daily Aducrtiser, L. A. Brul
ner's new paper, is out.
AT Youngstown, Wilson Haller Stable
VIM. Hauck critically for taking his girl.
THOMAS BRADY, young man residing {
Delisle, Darke County, walking on tt
Dayton & Union railroad track the othe
night, was struck by train. He was te
ribly mangled, both legs being cut off an
half of his head ground off.
WIN. KNOX, of Louisville, KY, fell b
tween cars at Kent, and was killed instan
ly.
WILLIAM YoUNe was instantly killed b
fall of slate in the Globe Mines, Young
town.
A Two-YEAR-oLD child IF Mrs. Kate Sur
| D,ars Kauton whila DlayinT in /