Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-05-25
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of William B. Astor), a man about 40
years of age, recently married Miss
whose parents reside near
Her father is in%humble cir
working q small farm near
Rinebeck on shares.
Mr.. Bergh reports that since the
organization-in New York in 1866-of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty to Animals, it had obtained l,l6S
convictions against persons for various
acts of cruelty to animals. During the
past twelve months the society has
prosecuted 312 cases. HD G0SE& saE
Edward 81. Ruloff, the Bingham
place on the 18th. When Rulof was
asked what disposition should be made
of his body, he said he didn't care a G.
d. When the Catholic priest put the
cross before HIM, he exclaimed, "Take
hat thing down. He declared he
didn't care a d. whether his soul was
immortal or not. He spent his last
hours in extreme profanity, explain
ing puzzles, and telling obscene stories.
"A brutal murder was committed
near Emerson, Monongahela- county,
Pa, on the 10th. Richard w. Coney-
met two men, Simpson and Wetherell,
near there. He dropped in their rear,
and discharged the contents of one bar
rel of a shotgun at Wetherell, killing
him, and then shot at Simpson, the
charge carrying away the latter's chin.
Simpson fell, but Immediately rose and
fed to Emerson, Coney pursuing him
some distance. Robbery is supposed to
have been the motive for the deed. The
murderer is at large. 80 .arr
1t is stated authoritatiyely that the
"beautiful suicide" of the Stevens House,
New York, was a Southern belle, reared
in refinement, who, eleven years ago,
married a prominent lawyer. He became
a rebel colonel at the breaking out of
the war, and was taken. prisoner.
Charged with ~oowardice by his brother
ter being paroled his wife joined him
here. He became very dissipated-neg-
lected, and even beat her. At last,
suicide. She had often before attempted
it. Her name is not Harrington, but
one of the best known names in the
South. III th-t ~A-'N
Fhe West.
Three horse thieves were arrested
at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the 18th.
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and in the confusion of the courtroom,
they deliberately walked out, went to a
hotel, paid their bills, stole two horses
at the rear of the hotel, and made their
escape. They are still at large.
The body of an unknown person
was found in the river opposite Keokuk,
Iowa, on the 10th. Nothing was found
on his person to establish his identity,
aYRQnf q nonHana of oHnoIaaian finknfC
to the Chicago Comedy Combination,
from which it is inferred that he Ibe-
longed to that Organization.
The Adams Express Office at the
depot in Columbus, o, was entered by
burglars on the morning of the I7th,
between 2 and 81 o'clock. Two men.
who slept in the office were drugged,
and two safes were opened. Between
forty and fifty thousand dollars in cur
rent funds were taken mdt herefrom.
There is no clue to the thieves. IS 5
"A San Francisco dispatch says Mrs.
Fairs attorney has filed a lengthy bill
of exceptions on an application for a
new trial. 1t charges errors of ruling
by the Court, misconduct by Jurors, and
newly discovered evidence, apparently
not of-an- important character. The
general impression is that all the points
will be overruled. 1850
1t is now stated that the recent
telegram from San Francisco, purport-
ing to give the "details of a gigantic
railroad combination on the Pacific
coast, has no foundation whatever in
fact. No such combination has been
entered into, and no railroad from Port
land up the Snake river to Ogden is
contemplated by responsible parties. Il
"A San Francisco dispatch of the
18th says: The steamer Pelican, from
Eureka, reports frightful affair on the
trip up the coast. MAfamily from Indi-
ana, having one girl eleven years of age,
who was sick, were passengers. In the
night, the steward, Malay, named
Smith, married to a white woman of
this city, entered the sick child's room,
drugged and ravished her. Arrived at
Umpaeua, the citizens formed a Lynch
court, tried him., sentenced him to
death, tied him and placed him in the
stern of a small boat, which citizens Sc
lected by lot, towed up the stream out
of sight of the steamer. A shot was
then heard, the citizens returned by
the boat and reported Smith gone on a
long journey and concluded not to re
turn to say good bye. The act of the
citizens was generally approved. boa
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The South. nsfz zuJ Ii
The Republicans of Kentucky have
nominated Gen. John M.-Harlan, of
Louisville, for Governor. EEFE
"A negro named George Washington
was hung by a mob at Batesville, Ark,
last week, for attempting to outrage q
little girl only three years old. III va
The last spike IN the Alabama and
Chattanooga railroad was driven on the
14th, twelve miles south of Tuscaloosa
The first through train started from
Chattanooga on the same night, fol
New Orleans. g 81 UgN-&az a.
"A horrible tragedy took place neal
Greensboro, KY, on the 10TH "A farmer
named Cain, passing through an adj
joining farm belonging to a man named
Summers, was shot and slightly wound
ed by the latter. Summers wife joined
in the attack, firing three times at Cain
wounding him in two places. Cain
seized an axe and nearly split Summers
head open, served Mrs. s. in like man
ner, and then shot her in the head and
breast with her husbands pistol. Both
died. Cain was shot in the head, shoul
der and bowels-the latter wound prob,
ABLY being mortal. Enmity existed be.