Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-06-01
little daughter of Joseph Toots,

"A little daughter of Joseph Toots,
in the town of Leyden, ILL.,, fell into a
cistern and was drowned, on Friday.
"A little child of John Shane, of
Birmingham, Pa, was instantly killed,
by being knocked from a gate on which
it was swinging.
Emma H~erdenreich, a girl fourteen
years of age, was burned to death at
Cleveland on the Goth inst, by the ex-
plosion of q kerosene lamp.
Jacob Stout, a farmer, came to his
death at Louisville, KY, on the 10th,
by falling from the second story of a
house, where he was visiting.
Alfred Pomulson, a farmer living
neal Red Cox Junction, Iowa, was
killed by lightning on Thursday, while
blowing in his field.
"A Mrs. Wittler, of st. Louis, re-
Gently undertook to hurry her fire by
pouring coal oil into the stove. The
result was, a dead child and a badly
burned mother.
Fires occurred on the Goth, at Otta-
wa, ILL.,, Keokuk, Iowa, Des Moines,
Iowa, and Boston, Mass.
Daniel O'Callaghan was killed at
Chicago, on Friday, by the falling of an
ill-constructed derrick, which was used
for hosting tar and gravel for roofing
purposes.
On Friday night last, Henry Con
verse, living neal Springfield, Ill, had
more than half his flock of blooded
sheep killed by dogs.
Dam No. 2 in the Monongahela
river gave way on the 22d inst, and
threatens to be destroyed entirely. A
great food of water is pouring down
through the gully:
The town of Augusta, situated on
ed, on the 10Th, by a c~onfiagration
which destroyed nearly the entire bust
ness portion of the place.
The handsome residence of A.
Chaplin, at Sheboygan Falls, Wis, was
destroyed by fire on the 23d inst.
The Baptist church, at Downer's
Grove, Ill, was burned on Monday
night.
Fifteen buildings were destroyed by
fire, at Johannesburg, N. Y, on Monday
morning.
Seven buildings of the Shaker set
Element, near Mount Morris, N. Y.
were burned on Tuesday.
"A child of Charles P. Jones, while
playing, at Cincinnati, recently, fell
into a bucket of hot water, and died
in five hours.
Bart Barnett, was run over and
killed, at Peoria, Ill, by a coal cart, on
the oath inst.
"A car loaded with 60 barrels O
petroleum was burned near Athens
N. Y, on the oath inst.
The main building of the Delaware
Manufacturing,,Co., of Delaware, o., were
destroyed by fire on Wednesday.
The Daily and Weekly Press, and
the Farmers Home Journal building al
Lexington, KY, was destroyed by fire
on the 24th inst.
"A fire occurred in Erie, Pa, on the
Oath, destroying a grain elevator anC
several other buildings, entailing q loss
of about $4,000.
The town of Phoenix, R. l., wa.
visited by a conflagration on the 24tt
inst, which destroyed Is buildings. Thu
loss is estimated at 100000.
At Cleveland, o., the part of the
Seneca street bridge which spans thu
canal broke down on the oath inst. A
man driving across the bridge when i
fell had his skull fractured and canno
recover, and a team of horses c~rossin.
on the towpath were killed.
During a fire on Sharp street, Balti
more, on Monday morning, engine No
l exploded, killing j. Harry Weaver,
member of the First Branch of tn
City Council from the Nineteenth Ward
Mr.. Weaver had just returned from
Philadelphia, and was passing from tn
depot to his home when thus suddenl,
killed.
miscellaneous.
j. r. Osgood, one of the oldest cit
zens of indianapolis, Ind, died on tn
9th inst.
The treaty of Washington was rat
fed by the Senate, on Wednesday, Ma,
"a, by a vote of so to II.
In the Circuit Court at Nashville
Tenn, the jury awarded johnson
Douglas $4,000 damages against tn
Nashville INC Northwestern Railroa,
for injuries to the race horse Muggins
by which his racing career was ended.
Explanations were made in tn
Senate on Monday by various Senator
in regard to reported speeches. The
claim hat all reports of Executive Sc,
sessions and speeches made therein, 70
several days passed, are mere inven
tons. Resolutions were offered for tn
discharge of White and Ramsdell from
custody. 1t has been decided tina
members cannot draw mileage for at
tending the present extra session.
The revenue of the Post Office De
partment for the present fiscal year
81 100000 more than last year.
GEORGE STINsoN & Cove take pleas
ure in giving prominence to Messry