Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-05
NEWS OF HI WEEK.
The East.


Erie railroad, who charges him with having
defrauded that corporation cut of about ten
millions of dollsrs......Mrs Putnam, of New
York, has recovered S., 600 damages from the
Seventh Avenue Railroad Company for the
loss eff her husband, who was murdered by
one Foster on a car belonging to that line.
ANOTHER of those fearful nitro-glycerine
explosions has occurred at Scrub Grass, Pa,
GA the Allegheny Valley railroad. A large
lot ofthe powerful compound exploded, shak-
ing the earth for miles around, and blowing
to atoms Henry J.. Wolfe, a telegraph ope-
rator, ard R.. A. Wright, a torpedo agent,
not o piece of whom larger than a mans
hand could be found. Bits of flesh were found
fastened to trees q long distance from the
scene eff the disaster, and a watch belonging
to one of the unfortunate men was picked up
a considerable distance of.....An ingenious
but audacious scamp named Henry s. Bogart
has just been arrested in New York. His
plan ef operations was to go to a wealthy
banker or merchant, and, representing him
self as q newspaper reporter, allege that he
was in possession of Information concerning
some of his personal p~eccadilloes, which he
would publish unless paid for suppresaing 1T.
AT. Stewart, Clafiin, and ether noted men,
it is said, have at different times been bled by
the rascal..-..The Boston Jubilee building
has been sold at auction for SIC, 500.-.-..The
Erie railway has brought suit against Daniel
Drew for the recovery of $4,000, 900, alleged
TO nave D6on omDeZZEeQ OY MIN. Wnll6 LISd6-
urer of the company in 1868, by the sale of
$4,000 shares of watered stock."..No little
excitement has been caused In New York by
the recent " corner" in Northwestern stock,
and the signal failure of the big " bears' OF
Wall street in their scheme to control the
market. The triumph of the jay Gould and
Vanderbilt party over Daniel Drew, Henry
N. Smith, W. B. Trayers, VIM. B. Duncan
and other leaders in the "beaI" movement
is complete and overwhelming. The latter
lo-a lOat naA-rnn1o rn Smith alma ia
said to be out s. 600 900, while Drew's losses
will not fall short of g. 500, 900. Others lose
from 500, eooto s5oe,oOo each.
HENRY M. STANLEY, the African explorer,
was ~banquetedt the other night at Delmonico's,
in New York, by the Herald Club. Among
the attendants was DIR. John Livingstone, q
brother of the great traveller. Mr.. Stanley
made q speech reft rring to his travels in
search of Livingstone, to the doubts which
have been thrown on his statements, and
said he defed any Of his assailants to prove
that he had not met Livingstone at Ujji. He
said among all the charges of being a thief,
adulterer, murderer and forger, he wondered
Il he could forget Livingstone's cap. Mr..
Stanley then placed on mis- head, amid ire
formerly worn by DR.. Livingstone.....A ter
rible ~nitro1giycerine explosion occurred near
Yonkers, N. Y, the other day, resulting in
the instant death of two young men, and
probable fatal injury of two others. The ex-
ploeive material, it appears, was in wooden
out The place was surrounded by a fence
made of hemlock boards, upon each side of
which was the notice: danger ! DangerI
Danger! Let nothing tempt you to touch
It is nitro glycerine." Notwithstanding
this warning, four .yeun men of Yonkers
resolved to satisfy their curiosity regarding
the effects of nitro-glyceripe, and in pursu-
ance of this object two of the party shielded
themselves behind large trees for p. election,
while the other two amused themselves by
throwing stones at the powerful compor nd.
After repeated trials one of the cans was
struck, and Instantly q terrific explosion FOL-
LEVIED, resulting in blowing the two youths
who were uncovered literally to atoms, not
q vestige of them being found, fragments of
their clothing only being lodged among the
ranches of the trees beneath which they
stood. The two who were protected by the
trees were ~dreadfully lacerated from head to
foot, and bot will probably die......A rumor
was autographed from New York, the other
day, that Horace Greeley was insane, and
had been committed to an asylum. The story
is promptly denied by New York journals.
1t is admitted, however, that Nj. Greeley is
in q dangerous condition from excessive
nervous prostration, brought on by the ex-
element and anxiety of the late campaign,
by the death of his wife, and by an affection
which has sIovertaken his eldest daughter.
has performed no mental laeOF since
the card announcing his return to
the FTfbss1e, but il does not appear that his
intellect is impaired, though his mental and
organisation are seeking much
needed rest out of New York.
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torious Laura u. ralr Iaiieo 10 iuinil ner
nlss Iecsule aPPoih'mene IN the 0oioen
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Fold; about 1000 people congregated in
of Platt's Hail., on Montgomery street,
as many before her residence on Rearney
street. The crowds at both places were bois-
ferrous and threatening. At 8 O'Clock Mrs. |
Fair demanded of the Chief of Police an escort
of officers to the lecture hall. The Chief adj
vised her that it was dangerous for her to
apoear o q the street or at the hall, and
would not furnish IN escort, but sent men to
keep the streets clear and preserve thepeaee.
The carriage came for Mrs. Fair, but she
Kept close in her room with a dozen friends.
The crowd hooted and yelled, and men tried
20 force their way up the stairs, but were
1riven back. In about two hours but few
and all was quiet"
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