Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-08-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

CoNMoDoRE DURYEA, of the New York
Yacht Club, has been expelled for conduct
unbecoming a gentleman. His ofense con-
sisted of claiming a race in which his yacht
rounded the wrong buoy, and receiving
stakes as a winner....Nearl $4,000 Ger
man immigrants arrived at New York dur
ing July. The total during the year, up to
August /, is 7S,3S6.....Jacob r. Eckfeldt,
aged 20, Chief Assayer in the United States
Mint died in Philadelphia last week. He was
a son of Adam Eckfeldt, who was appointed
Chief Coiner of the Mini by President
Washington....The great trot over the Buff
falo course, on the 10th of August, between
those noted flyers, Goldsmith Maid, Lucy,
American Girl and Henry, was one of the
most exciting races ever contested in this
country, and was witnessed by an immense
concourse. The result of the struggle is a
striking exemplifcation of the uncertainties
of horse racing, being won by Lucy, fellow
ed by American Girl, with Goldsmith Maid
third, and Henry fourth. Time-z:ls4, 2:174,
2:l94, 2:22...Frank Monsa and wife, of
Caronsburg, Pa, kindled a fire with kero-
sene last week. They were buried the fol-
lowing day.....A large number of the Pitts
burg r~olling-mills suspended operations last
week, IN account of the intense hcat..--..
James H. Burke, q valuable trotting horse,
for which George Ferguson, his owner, paid
$27, 900, dropped dead on the track, at Buff
-fAlo, while trotting an exciting race, on The
9th inst.
Mrs. JOHN JONES, of Allegheny City, Pa,
burned herself to death while attempting
to light a fire with coal oil, on the 18th inst.
49,. John Harper has sold his horse Lyttle-
ton to Aristide Welsh, of Philadelphia, h
intends to enter him for the international
race at New Orleans.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BARLOW, of New York,
announces that the suits against Tweed and
Hall nave not been withdrawn, but, on the
contrary, they will be pressed with energy.
.....A Spanish steamer from Havana, with
16 cases of yellow fever on board, is in
quarantine in New York Phillip Kirch-
ner, a wealthy farmer, 20 years old, suicid-
ed near Pittsburg, the other day, by hang
ing himself in his orchard. .....Col. j. NJ.
Robinson and John Cornell, two local New
York politicians, had a dispute the other
day, and agreed to settle it by a duel. The
seconds loaded the weapons (seven-barreled
navy revolvers) and paced off the ground,
ten paces-it being agreed that each should
draw at the word "fre," and advance and
continue firing until one or the other fell.
1t SO happened that a large willow tree stood
at the east end of the ground paced off, and
just to the left of each principal. They
shook hands and took their stand. Each
man placed his hand on his revolver, and
tho referee counted "one," "two"-Before
"'three" could be pronounced both princi-
low trees, and fired. Col. Robinson's shot
went into the air and Cornell's went into
the ground. After the smoke had disap-
peared Cornell stuck his head from behind
the tree, and shouted "Say, Colonel, /
don't see any use in you and me having any
fuss. If you are a mind to treat the crowd,
l would just as soon stop shooting" "We
wont insist on The duel going on if you
don't, but I won't treat. I am willing to
leave further proceedings to the seconds"
After a few moments conference the seconds
decided that if each would open a basket of
wine the duel might end there. The duel
lists stepped from behind the trees, shook
hands, invited their friends into the hotel,
and produced the wine-...Dr. Lowell Ma
son, the w~ell-known musical composer, of
New York, is dead, aged SI..-..Lyman
Munger, a prominent and wealthy citizen of
Buffalo, and one of the early pioneers of
Western New York, died Aug. IL.
BEN WooD's bet of $1O, 0O0 on Greeley, that
has been on deposit for several days in New
York, has been accepted by Gen. Hillyer,
who offers to raise Wood to the extent of a
house and lot in Harlem ...... Fisher Brothers,
oil dealers, of Pittsburgh, have failed for q
million dollars.
THE much-talked-of prize-fght between
the notorious bruisers Mace and O'Baldwin
ended in a miserable farce. The District
Attorney at Baltimore threatened the own-
ers OF the steamers chartered to carry the
excursionists to the battle ground with pros
ecution if they persisted in such a course.
The warning was needed, and the shoulder
hltters were deprived of the means of reach
ing the ground:..Bogan and Wilson, who
committed the bold and outrageous robbery
on Mrs. Hardy, a New York -boarding-house
keeper, on the 18th of July, have been sem
fenced to twenty years each in the Peniten-
tiary. Nettle Wilson, an accomplish, re-
ceiyed i've years....At Cory, Pa, last
week, James Donnelly had his head literal
ly severed from his shoulders by an insane
man named Nevills, whom he was convey
ing to an asylum. The weapon used was an
axe"-..The house of John G.. Whittier, the
poet, at Amesbury, Mass, was struck by
lightning recently, prostrating him to the
hoor. His injuries were slight
The West.
TIE first new wheat of the season, COM
prising a consignment of ten car loads, was
received in Milwaukee on the 9Th inst.....A
diabolicaI attempt was made, last week, to
burn the town of Steubenville, Ohio, a num-
Der of houses in different parts of the
town being fred simultaneously. The fires
were extinguished before they gained much
Roadway.
A COMPANY has left Salt Late City for the
Arizona diamon ields.~..Wm Nesbitt was
horribly mutilated by a thrashing machine
near Davenport, Iowa, last week.
Mrs. MATHEWS, mother of Vice President
Colfax, died at South Bend, Ind, Aug. IL,
aged 67.."..A wholesa ale marrying occurred
at the German Catholic church, in Peru,
ILL.,, on Sunday, the 18th of August-ten
couples, all Poles, from Lasalle, being uni
ted at the same time.
CHARLES BRADBURN, a prominent and
wealthy citizen of Cleveland, Ohio, is dead.
1.-THE rate of freights from the Mississippi
river to the lakes has been doubled.....Th The
celebrated Indian fighter and scout, "WiId |
Bill" passed through Mendoza, Ill, recent
~, ON his way to Buffalo, in charge of a
party of Indian braves.
TIE Indians have been making a raid
into San Peto county, Utah. The settlers
turned out, had a fight with the redskins,
and drove them into the R,cb
lead mines have been discovered in Butler
county, Kansas--..The total number of
in Chicago for the week ending Aug.
IA reached AT, an increase of 95 over the
preceding week. The principal causes of
death were: Accidental, II; cholera in
ian'um, l5I; consumption, IA; commissions,
(; diarrhea. % tvDhoid favar "a Tuo