Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-11-09
correspondenes Of the Eaton pemOerat.
NEw oanBASs, Oct. Esd, 1854


Once more, after a severe spell Of sickness,
have the pleasure of communicating with you
In fact, if had been able to write TO you, l could
not have communicated anything of interest to
your readers. Business is still dull, but some
what more active than when last wrote. The
Steamships and Steamboats, are bringing back
our business men. slowly, but now that the Fever
has entirely subsidized. We may look for their
speedy return, and business must then assume Its
usual activity for this season of the year. The
River still continues low, and there is little or no
Produce coming into market, consequently prices
are huctuating, and il lis impossible to set ruling
figures.
The loss OF the Arctic has caused considerable
commotion in our city, as a number Of our New
Orleans merchants were aboard Of her at the time
Of her wreck. whom we hope have been saved.
We bad quite a Bear dance on st. Charles
street, yesterday noon. One of the Bears in
Dan Rice's Museum. broke from his cage and
escaped to the street and did things pretty much
according to his own taste. The Police were
sent for, but they thought it was not iudicious to
attempt to make an arrest, Bruin finding that
he was master, walked into a Locksmith's shop
and there commenced his work of amusement by
smns hirg the showcase and scattering its con-
tents over the floor. For fear that his amuse-
ments might not stop here. q rope was procured,
n moose made and slipped over Mr.. Bruins head,
he not relishing this kind of treatment, and de-
termining that his liberty should not be thus cur
tailed, commenced q vigorous resistance in order
to escape from his captors. The moose being OF
the slippy kind. Mr.. Bear pulled and hauled
until he succeeded, not in elfecting his escape,
but in choking himself to death, and then com
menced the excitement among the keepers Of our
Restraints, and bids ran high for his carcass
Dan Hitchcock was the lucky man, as he always
is.-if there is anything extra in our market,
Dan is bound to have it FOR his patrons, cost what
it may-alas poor Bruin!
Our city last night was the scene Of another
horrible murder which was committed in Delord
street, between Tchoupitoulas and Levee streets
About 8 o'clock, the Waterman was met by a mar
who told him somebody had murdered his wife
and on entering the house shown him, he found a
woman living on a Matrass which was completely
saturated with blood, which had flown from seve'
raj CHASTITY wounds which had been inflicted on
Ter legs and thigh. The man stated that he had
been in the room above carOusing with some per,
sons, and that he had come down with her and
then Joined the company a~bove-again returning
to the room, he found her in the condition above
stated. The woman died soon after the arrival
Of the Policeman, but just as she was dying, de-
clared in the presence of a large numberoi per
sons that. the man above mentioned was her muir
derer. He was Immediately arrested. Hi,
name is John Melon, an Irishman, and is aged
about so years. He was employed in making
0akum. The woman murdered was not his wife
but had lived with him for better than a year
Her name was Bridget Russ II, aged about ~
years. a native Of Ireland. A CoronOr's inquest
was held and a verdict rendered in accordance
with the above facts. AS soon as business starts
fully, | will furnish you with a weekly price cur
rent. Yours. as ever, DNE