Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-06-08

Erich d Hyde's block in Louisville,
KY, was destroyed by fire on the LIST
inst. Loss $4,000.
Two fatal cases of sunstroke have
occurred among the laborers on the
rapids improvement near Keokuk, Iowa,
the past week.
"A daughter of David Seabolt, of
Mt. Vernon, Ohio, was burned to death
on Saturday, by the explosion of a ker-
osene can, while she was attempting to
kindle a fire with oil.
The eastern span of the new rail
road drawbridge at Winona, Mimi,
gave way on Saturday, precipitating a
train loaded with stone into the river.
Several persons were injured, but none
killed.
On Tuesday night, the dwelling
house of George Adams, Is miles from
Indianapolis, on the Martinsville road,
was struck by lightning. The oldest
child, a boy of nine years, was killed
outright, and another seven years old
was MORALLY injured.
The town of Hamilton, Mo-, on the
Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad, was
visited by Il destructive conhagration on
Sunday. An entire block on the east
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largest and finest business buildings,
was entirely destroyed. Loss estimated
at nearly $4,000.
"A sad accident occurred on Satur-
day evening, at Pewee Valley, sixteen
miles from Louisville, KY, by the ex-
plosion of a patent gas machine, ply
which a young lady named Miss Martin
was so badly burned hat she died, and
Mr.. Crawford, her uncle, so dangerously
injured that he is not expected to re-
cover.
Tired of Life.
Lorenzo Rogers, clerk in the post
office at Galesburg, ILL.,, shot himself on
Saturday, and will probably die from
the effects of the wound. Cause-his
girl loved some other man better than
him.
John Bolin, of Brownsville, Neb.,
took q dose of strychnine, because he
could not obtain "whom his heart loved
most" a waiter in a hotel. John is no
more.
Miscellaneous.
Henry Webb. a well-known real
estate dealer of Chicago, died suddenly,
in that city, On the I'd inst.
Louisville has had sixteen cases of
infanticide in three months-that is,
this number of cases has been detected.
Peter Schwab has been held to bail
in the sum of $4,000, to appear before
the U. S. District Court, in answer to a
charge of stufing the ballot-box.
u. P. Harris, for many years Fire
Marshal of the city of Chicago, and who
has held several offices of trust in that
city, died on Wednesday, May 31st, of
congestion of the brain.
Joseph Lorritz, seaman of the Brit
ish steam tug Princess Louise, Grecked
in the Straits of Magellan, has arrived
at San Francisco. He reports all the
rest of the crew killed or made captives
by the Indians.
The public debt statement for May
will show d decrease of S 5000, 900. Pen
of semi-annually, as formerly, and the
on this account during May
been about $6,O00,O00.
The fall of rain at Cincinnati for
the year ending 30th ult., has been
% 3-4 inches, over nine inches less
than the yearly average. The fall for
less than one fourth the usual yearly
quantity.
The Comptroller of the Currency
informed Secretary Boutwell, that he
has, during the past month, issued
$75O,000 of greenbacks. This will be
employed in the redemption of the
three per cent. bonds, of which there
are now out about 1874, 5000
I'm the Impeachment Court at
Omaha, on the ID inst, there was great
excitement. Every effort was made on
the part of Gov. Butler, but to no avail.
Sufficient was proved against him to
warrant it, and he was declared re-
moved. The Court then adjourned sine
die. The movements of the Governor
cannot be anticipated.
"A letter from Jacks Bow, Texas,
says hat on the 18th ult., d band of 100
Indians attacked Henry Warmers train
twenty miles from there, killing seven
men belonging to the train and wound
ing one. Gen. Sherman, who was at
Fort Richardson at the time, ordered
four companies of cavalry in pursuit,
with instructions to drive the Indians
into Fort Sill, saying that if he found
they were Fort Sill Indians, he would
stop Indian trade in that quarter.
The rumors of the resignation of
Secretary Fish seem to have arisen out
of the fact that two or three days ago
Fish rendered his resignation, but the
President did not accept it. Fish is
anxious to retire from the Cabinet, and
has been for some time. The President
left without acting on the matter, and
the understanding is that for a time
Fish will remain in the Cabinet.
"A special from Scranton to the New
York Times says Mine Inspector
Williams was advised on Friday by
Gaines, one of the jurors of the second
inquest, one of Williams own calling,
to discharge the jury assembled, and
proceed no further with the attempt to
vindicate himself, as a further investi-
CATION would only make matters worse.
1t has become apparent to the man
Williams that it is impossible to excul-
pate himself from blame in connection
with the Pittston disaster. He has left
Pittston for his home in Wilkesbarre.
What action will be taken in his case is
yet unknown. Public opinion is very
much in favor of severely Furnishing
him. 1t is thought had he longer re-
manned in Pittston he would have been
lynched at once and hanged in the pub
lie streets. No more deaths nave oc-
Cured among the surviving victims,
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