The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-07-01
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

LOUIS ScHERER, Zimmerman at the
Queen City Forge Company's works, Gin
cinnati, got his left arm caught in a cog
wheel, and his arm was literally torn of.
NINA VANHEYDE and Willie Daiser, boys
OF seven and ten years, were drowned while
swimming at Cincinnati, the elder in an
attempt to rescue his comrade.
DURING hard rain and thunderstorm at
West Lafayette, Coshocton County, the
other evening, team of horses hitched
near the depot and belonging to Mr..
Wetherway, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed.
JUDGE WIN. j. O'NEAL, of Warm Coun-
ty, was nominated by the Republican Con-
vention of the Judicial District composed
OF the counties of Warren, Clarke, Greene
and Clinton.
AT Ada, a little boy named Armstitz was
run over and seriously injured by valua-
BILE mare belonging to Ahlefeld, the banker.
The animal was badly injured and will die
AT the Methodist Protestant Church,
Forest, the other morning George Martin,
James Marshall and Father Steinman were
repairing the damage done by the late tor
nado, when the scaffold gave way, throw
falling, George Martin fell across one of
the seats, Marshall fell striking seat with
his side, while Father Steinman was struck
by the falling scaffold. All are seriously
injured
CHAs. b. MOORE, ex-State Commissioner
of Insurance, died at Columbus, of blood
poisoning.
MRS. ELIZABETH PAINTER died few days
since, at Coshocton, FROM an overdose of
morphine, accidentally administered.
In the Sixteenth Ohio Congressional Dis
trict the Democratic Convention nominat-
ed Beriah Wilkins on the twenty-sixt
ballot
TOBIAS LONG, a check clerk in the Pitts
burgh, Ft Wayne and Chicago freight
house at Lima, had his leg broken and
badly mashed by a box of tin falling on him
while at work.
ABRAM MORGAN, aged seventy-seven, re-
| siding in Goshen Township, Clermont
County. was accidentally drowned while
fording creek.
OF the twenty-four saloon-keepers in
Fostoria, six only have complied with
the Dow law. The others have banded to-
gether to fight it.
The Third Baptist (colored) Church, To-
ledo, was struck by lightning, and almost
the entire front of the building was torn
| away.
The other evening a terrific thunder and
hail storm passed over the southwestern
portion of Stark County, doing much dam
| age to crops and fruit in the vicinity of
Navarro, Mount Eaton and other places,
| and wheat, corn and other grain were seIf-
ously damaged. Ten acres of wheat on the
Beale farm, about six miles south of Mas
sillon, were completely demolished. A man
was knocked down by the lightning at Ma
varre and was picked up in an unconscious
condition. John Heinzelman's team of
horses were also killed by the stroke.
SAMUEL DoDD, a highly respected business
man, died at his home, south of Newark,
from blood-poisoning produced by cut on
the right knee some weeks SINCE
AT fremont burglars entered the resi-
| dence of s. P. Wottring and stole his
pocket-book, containing two one hundred
dollar bills, s65 in other bills, and 800
worth of Wheeling and Lake Erie stock,
| making a total of 1866. Mr. Wottring
about a year ago had 5000 stolen.
In the Supreme Court of Ohio the other
day, N. B. Lutes, Tiff1n lawyer, who is
totally deaf, made an able argument in re-
ply to his adversary, whose speech had
been repeated to him by his wife. He was
able to understand by the motion of heI
lips every word said by the Court or the
lawyers. His wife is also a lawyer, having
secured admission to the bar in order to aid
her husband. Judge West, the blind
orator, was also associated in the case.
THE celebrated Macarthur will case
was decided by Judge Jackson in
the United States Circuit Court. Gin
cinnati, a few days ago. Litigation
has been in progress since 1875. Gen
eral Duncan Macarthur left by will large
amount of land for partition among his
grandchildren when the youngest should be
come Of age. The children caused the will
to be set aside, and much of the land wa.
sold to third parties Six of the twenty
four grandchildren joined in the proceed
ings. The eighteen other grandchildren
subsequently sued for their inheritance
under the will, and it is in their favor thai
the case is now decided. The property in
volved amounts to between fifteen anc
seventeen thousand acres, lying principally
in Ross and Pickaway Counties and also il
the counties of Union, Logan, Hardin
Champaign, Brown, Madison and Scioto
The decision falls hard on farmers who
purchased farms of the children of Genera
Macarthur, and have long occupied ant
improved them.
FRANCIS MURPHY is conducting temper
ance revival at Hamilton.
FOSTER M RUNYAN, a young drug clerl
at Springfield, by mistake mixed aconit,
in a glass of lemonade, which he dranl
with fatal effect.
HENRY EICHERT, a plumber, doing bust
: ness at 665 Vine street, Cincinnati, com
. mitted suicide the other evening by jump
ing into the Ohio river
HENRY BOILING, Licking County, murder
er, sentenced to be hanged June 25, ha
been granted a respite until August "a. A
B. Norman, of Clermont County, in Jail TO
selling liquors to minors, has been pardon
ed on account of ill-health.
AMONG candidates for the Ohio suprem
court are Judge Knowles, of Marietta
Judge Dickman, of Cleveland; Judg
Haynes, of Dayton; Judge Williams, O
Washington, C. H.; Judge Cox, of Cincin
: natl, and Clement Bates, also of Cincirl
natl.
: BERT TOWNSEND, living near Martins
vile, accidentally himself shot while pre-
: pairing to go hunting and died from hi
! wounds.
JOHN TAYLOR, farm hand, was stung O.
the wrist by blowing viper, venomou
SNAKE several days ago, near Newark
Since then he has suffered numerous vic