Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-05-09

men, mounted, dashed into the town of Co
lumbia, Adair county, KY, and stopped and
dismounted at the Deposit Bank. Two with
pistols in their hands held the horses, and
three with revolvers entered the bank. One
of the scoundrels shot the Cashier dead, and
the party pillaged the bank of all the money
out Of the safe, which they could not omen,
The citizens organized, started in pursuit,
and at latest accounts were gaining rapidly
on the villains.
The President of the bank at Columbia,
Adair county, KY, robbed on Monday af-
ternoon by five men, has offered a reward
of $4,000 for them, or $1,000 for either.
The raid was one of the m ost daring ever
made, and the murder most heartless. The
villains got about SIC, 900, mostly in bonds.
REV. Reuben Williams, colored, was
foully murdered in his bed Tuesday night,
in the suburbs of Little Rock, Ark, by a
couple of young colored men. The murder
ers escaped.
Washington.
TIE Soldierh' National Cemetery at Get
tysburg has been transferred to the care and
control of the Government, and superin-
tendents have been appointed by the secre-
tary of War to take charge of it. The re-
mains of Confederate dead inferred at Get
tysburg will be removed to Hollywood Gem
etery, Richmond .....The Senate COMMITTEES
VII d duDuL CCuCluQeQ Lle con-
sideration of a bill to prevent polygamy in
the Territory of Utah..-.John Jay Knox,
confirmed Wednesday by the Senate, took
his official oath Thursday, and enters on
the duties of Comptroller of the Currency at
once.
NEWS reached Washington on Monday
that the late Tycoon of Japan has been in
vited by the present reigning Emperor to
come out CT his late retirement, and
hoa raoofxyaA nv L4r4-lI~ .---:L---I
under the Government, accompanied by a
highly complimentary title. Among the
Japanese now on their way to Washington
is Katori, present Chief Minister of Finance
of Japan. 49,
The House Committed on Military Affairs
have agreed to the bills introduced by the
delegate from Montana, Directing the Secre-
tary of War to furnish to the inhabitants of
that Territory 500 Spencer rifles to enable
them to defend themselves from the Fndi-
ans..-..A number of copies Of the British
counter-case were received at the British
Legation on Monday, aud six of them given
to the Department of State. 80
Foreign.
"A DIsFATcH dated Naples, Italy, Friday
afternoon. says:@ The eraptiopsof vesuvius
is increasinga and becoming more serious.
Two hundred persons have been burnsdsby
the lava. The flames burst from the earth |
under the feet Of the Inhabitants. Tore
del Greco isiudanger Of destruction. The
people arefying from the town, and tempo1
rary provision is made for them by the |
acknowledgements reports state that a fresh |
crater opened in Vesuvius. ASHES and lava
threaten the villages on the mountain side, |
and the inhabitants are removing their
household goods. Thousands are encamped
in the fields. The scene is grand and terri
bic beyond description. TIL flames at times |
shoot up to a great height, and masses of
ora aianfn1 rusfH - |
which are distinctly felt in Naples-....The
forms of law Necessary to procure the release
on bail of the Tichborne claimant having
been complied with, he, has been set at lib
erty-...The situation of Spain has become
serious. The Government is resolved to
adopt the most rigorous measures to suppress
the insurrection- A royal proclamation has
been issued, declaring many places in a state
siege. Marshal Serrano, with six thousand
men, has gone to Navarro. His presence at
the head of this force has checked the opera
of tie Carlists in that department.
The fires of Vesuvius are slackening. A
new crater opened near Tersigna on Sunday,
with every fresh opening now the VIC
lence of the eruption seems to abate. The
volume of the stream of lava near San Sc
bastian is sixteen feet deep, and the village
is still in danger. The King, who arrived
at Naples on Saturday, has gone to San Sc
to direct measures for the relief of
SAOaA IL NONd5bdOAOA Ado D60u |
terrible. Thousands of acres of cultivated
lands have been overwhelmed by the ashes
and lava, and vineyards and farms are
buried out of sight. The loss of life must
have been heavy, but it is impossible to as
the number of yietims....A band of
in Spain was defeated last week,
a loss of sixteen killed and thirty
Wounded. The insurgents were dispersed.
It is stated on official authority that Don
Carlos has not entered Spain....J. P. Brown,
Secretary and Interpreter of the American
Legation at Constantinople, died on Sunday,
suddenly, of disease of the heart.
A SPECIAL from Madrid, Spain, Says:
8 Fifteen hundred Carlists are under arms,
many skirmishes have taken place.
The city of Pampeluna is menaced, andthe
.nsurrection is spreading enormously.
Troops are demanded everywhere" Don
ne says "Thank God I am once more
to- kiss the sacred soil of my
,ountry, and be again among Spaniards."
he earnestly appeals to the people to rise
n arms, and declares he will deliver Spain
Or die in the attempt.....T The view of Mount
Vesuvius from Naples is the grandest that
has been witnessed since 1881. Showers of
sand have succeeded the rain of ashes. The
eruption is now accompanied by fearful
phenomena. Lightning darts in
,essantly from the summit of the volcano,
the 4uakings of the mountain are more
violent and frequent. The thunder is con-
inuous. Burning cinders, stones, and
'corle are falling fast and thick in the town
# Massa di Somma, which is entirely de-
'erted.....P~rticulars of the late earthquake
N Syria are now coming to hand. The
lumber of persons killed in the city of :
Antioch is less than 800 but it is known
hat 1900 persisted in the surrounding
of the country.
The instruction in Spain still continues.
battle has been fought at Taudela, insNa-
ARE, between the Governments troops and
he insurgents. The latter were defeated
Nth a loss of 800 killed and ~wounded......
linton, the Communist convicted of par
in the murder of hostages, and ,
to death, was shot at 1Satory,
rance, at 6 o'clock Tuesday morning..
he Mexican revolutionists are making 6
etive preparations to besiege the city Of {
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SPANISH correspondence of London papers &
hronicle several minor engagements, in 6
Thieh the Carlists were successful. They t
lse state that desertions from the royal
orces are very numerous. The city of I