Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-04-17
Miscellaneous,

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Miscellaneous.
BENJAMIN ISRAEL, eldest son of Ben
Butler, will enter at West Point, next
term.
WILLIAMsrowN, VT, records a total
snow fall of 131 inches during the past
winter.
"BUnn Run RUSSELL is to acconpa-
ny the Russian force to Khiva for the
London Times.
AN epidemic of measles is spreading
through the Northwestern States, claim
ing an unusual number of victims.
FLORA BELLE, little trotting mare in
st. Louis, has been sold to parties in
the East for $25, 1000, and will hereafter
trot for money.
THE construction of the Northern Pa
cific railway is to be pushed forward
from the Missouri to the Yellowstone as
soon as possible.
THERE were sold in the United States,
last year, S51, ,739 sewing machines.
Twenty-one different styles of manufac-
ture were represented.
JAMES O'BRIEN, child but 10 years
old, cut his throat few days ago in
Lawrence, Mass, in consequence of the
severe punishment inflicted by his
mother.
A DETERMINED suicide ut Troy lately
put his head through a hole in the ice,
and held it there till he was drowned.
The only reason assigned for the act
was that he couldn't keep his head above
water.
SOMEBODY mentions the cases of Mary
Rogers, DIR. Burdell, Benjamin Nathan,
Capt. Colvocoresses, Jacob Harper, and
Charles Goodrich, and then inquiries
whether murder can really be depended
upon to "out ?"
SNTY acres of the farm owned by the
late Edwin Forrest, near Philadelphia,
which he named "Springbrook," has
been set apart by his executors for the
Home for Aged and INDECENT Actors
provided for in his will. The Home
will be surrounded by a magnificent
park, to which the public will have free
admittance.
Mrs. MYRA CLARK GAINES, who is GER
tainly the most remarkable htigant of
the century which her life promises to
compass, has won what seems to be
decisive victory. The Supreme Court of
the United States has affirmed the de-
cision of the court below which estab-
fishes her title to property of great value
in the city of New Orleans.
A NICE old man bought house at auc
ton in East Taunton, Mass, the other
day, and then astonished a newly-mar-
ried young man, to whom hewas an utter
stranger, by making him present of it.
j The newly-married young man thought
it was a joke, until his wife was sum-
moned, and revealed to him that the
nice old man was her uncle, just from
California, etc.
THE Supreme Court of the United
| States has Just rendered decision to
the effect that it is competent and con-
stitutional for Government to tax people
for the use and benefit of a railroad COM
pany. Decisions of this fagitious char
acter are not calculated to encourage
many anti -monopolists to look to our
Great Father at Washington for relief
from the grasp of railroad monopolies.
ONLY Vice-President (new Senator)
Hamlin, Chief Justice Chase, Senator
Cameron, Frank P. Blair, ST., and
Gideon Welles remain of the associates
of Mr.. Lincoln in the Administration in
1861. Messrs. Sumner, Cameron, An
| tlOny, damln anu Cnauu1er are bne
only Senators who were in the Thirty
sixth Congress, and, excepting Vice
President Wilson, the only members of
that Senate now in public life.
THE latest dog story comes from
Maine. It relates how, after heavy
snow fall, young Belfast girl was en-
deavoring to make her way along the
street to house at which she was en-
ployed, when a strange dog, large
Newfoundland, came to her aid. He
kept ahead of her, breaking path, un-
til he saw her turn in at her destination,
when with a satisfied wag of the tail he
trotted back.
The opponents of prohibition will
hardly use Maine as an argument OF
their doctrine, after reading the state
ment of the Attorney General regarding
the criminals of that State for the last
seven years. In 1866 there were com
mitted to the various prisons of Maine
2O4 criminals. In 1871 there were 152,
and in 1872 just 100. And yet the law
has not been fully enforced in all parts
of the State, but in such parts as it has
been, the result shows certainly great
triumph over the license law and its ad
vocates.