Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-03-09

Last, Is pupnshed IN n conIBunporary,
with the recommendation that IL be
added to the Lay Of the East Min
strel"
, SUPERINTENDENT BADGER, of the New
Orleans police force, has ordefed the
games. Recently too many strangers
Chipee. ~,
PRoFEssoR JOHN woob1AS, SfyDart
mouth College, who has been for some
time in Florida, has returned home
much improved in health, and resumed
the discharge Of his. duties. is9n4ao
No ONE questions Darwin's right 10 de-
monstrate- that his greatgrandmother
was baboon, but we submit whether IL
is not rather personal TO claim all the
4 rest of the world as her blood relations.
The late Robert Barnes, Of Evansville,
Ind, bequeathed his entire estate Of
1 100000 TO $60O, 900, without the reserva-
ton of a cent, for the purpose Of pro- /.
viding for and educating the destitute
orphans Of Indiana. nlN ~ grg
GEN. IToFT, composer OF the Russian
| National Hymn, died on the 18th of
December last, at his estate in the gov
ernment of Kovno, j. As sanhccomplished an
amateur, Of music, he was spoken Of
| by Mendelsshon and Schumann i'm
highly complimentary terms. had
MoScUEE D. ooNwAY, the wsII-known
American Gtteratelr, breaches two radical
sermons every Sunday in London in
chapeis three miles apart. It is said
that some Of the most cultivated men
in the British metropolis are among his
congregations. 10 Opg ID t..
TEE Rev. w. J. Clarke, formerly edi-
| tor of the Liberal Christian, Will be asso-
ciated with Mr.. Tilton in the conduct Of
the GeIden A0e. The paper will be a
trife smaller than the C0ngregatonalist,
but Of the same shape independent,
progressive, devoted TO the Best in the
spirit of the Best"
Mr.. JoHN LARKIN, the I. MIR. r. en-
gmeer; shot at Morley, No, By Kane,
on Sunday, the 9th ult., died at the
Sisters Hospital, St. Louis, last Thurs
day. A post mortem examination re. ,
vealed the presence of the fatal ball in :.
the heart OF Larl1in, where IL had been
lodged for four days before death en- ,
suso' GIIr .iffrs.e4F .f,-,
BID GEORGE CRUIKsHANK, the artist, has
written letter, in which he GLAZING
that the story Of " Oliver Twist was
entirely his own idea and suggestion,
and that he originated all the charac
ters in that work. As Mr.. Cruikshank,
did not see fit to assert those claims
during the lifetime of Dickens, perhaps
it would have been quite as we'll IL h8
had neglected to do 50 at an.
DR.. FRANcIs V1Nrox, Of Trinity
Church, New York, writes to President
Grant announcing fresh reasons for the
annexation of San Domingo. He thinks
the island would be an exc ,llentD sf6-
tarium, the idea being occasioned bg-a
visit TO Nassau, N. p, where he folEnd
all the American residents longiD g,for
resort Fon American soil in the West
Indies for the benefit Of invalfds
FUsELI, the painter, had a grea3 dis-
like to the species of con4dfsation
known as "tattle!' Once, when sitting
in his room among some -tf1fing pisi
tors who were discussing the tweather
and such like interesting subjects, he
burst forth with a." We had pork for
what an odd remark ~ exclaimed
one. "Why," replied he, Fits as good
as anything you've been saying for the
last hSur." q; Din antz1ovs
The Liberal Christian gives Us this de
scription of Elder Jacob Knapp, the
celebrated regfvalist aHedB n we'll
endured much hardship for the Lords
sake. His hair and beard aafe asowhite
as snow but his face is red, his voice is
clear, and he is good for many years
vet Of tussels with the Prince iof Dark.
ness. II is interesting to listen to an
evangelist who can tell OF hell as conf
IDENTIFY as IL he had been born and
brought up within. its limits, and speak
of the devil as naturally and familiarly
as If he were an old acquaintanos. The
tone Of the Elders voice, and the quiet
of his eyes, as he unrolls his panorama
and illustrates the startling theme,
expression"
A CURIOUS mistake took place one
morning last week In the ringing of the
bells af the Catholic churches at Zanes-
VILE, Ohio" As is well known, says a
Local paper, the bells Of these churches
are rung every morning at six o'clock,
and so punctually is IL performed, that
they answer the purpose OF a clock 10
families and persons residing within
hearing. On the morning in question
the sexton.of st. Thomas Church, who
is an old man, either deceived by his
cloak or mistalSine the hands of the
dial, rang bis Tbellcat the hour Of three
o'clock in the morning, three hours be-
lore Ine uhuAi Iifne. Iue lOu0-NOltt4
peals of the bell rang out and trembled
away, caught the ear of many a sleeper
and walked them from their slumbers.
Among these was the sexton Of 81.
Nicholas Church, who huITiedly rushed
to the bell ropes, and soon the chimes.
from the belfry of that church rang out
into the Silly night. Breakfast was
hurrhedly prepared in different parts Of
the city, and worl<men in. several in
stances started to the streets on their
way to the scene of their daily toll.
Clocks, in the, greater number Of in