The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-09-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

The engineer, fireman. and two b-akemen of
coal train on the Lehigh Valley railroad we're
killed by the explosion of locomotive at Stony
Creek, Pa, a few days ago.
The famous case of Tilton VS.. Beecher was
called in the City Court of Brooklyn last week,
but was, by consent of counsel, put over until
the next term of the court. Tilton's libel suit
against the Brooklyn Eagle also went over un-
tl the next term, by consent.
In the case of Westeryelt, who has for some
time been ON trial at Philadelphia under an in
dictment for completely in the Charley Ross
abduction affair, has been found guilty on three
counts of the indictment. But the trial has
failed to reveal the fate or whereabouts of the
lost boy.
The epizootic has broken out again in New
York. 1t is estimated that at least 10000
horses are at present sick with it in that city.
The experiment of publishing a daily relig
iois newspaper in New York has failed, and the
Daily Witness, which was started with this
object several years ago, announces its own
demise.
The cattle disease has broken out in Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island, and number Of
animals are rapidly dying off.
Viee-President Wilson's name having been
mentioned in connection with the Governor
ship of Massachusetts, he addressed letter to
Boston paper stating that, although he would
esteem it as a great compliment, his sense of
duty to the country would not permit him to
accept it even if rendered by the unanimous
voice of the State Convention.
The platform of the Massachusetts Democ-
racy rejoices in the removal of the "odious
prohibitory law
Drake & Colby, one of the largest produce
commission firms in the city of New York has
succumbed to the general depression of trade,
and made an assignment for the benefit of
creditors.
At Piedmont, n. H., one night last week, a
man named Getting was awakened by tramp,
who, with cooked pistol, demanded his money.
Getting directed the tramp to bureau contain
ing 800. The tramp laid down his pistol to
search, when Cotting seized the pistol and shot
the tramp dead.
The West.
The deadly kerosene lamp has piled up five
more victims in Otoe county, Neb. At farm
house out there, the other evening, Mrs.
Black was carrying a small child up stairs with
a lamp in her hand, when she was run into by
boy coming rapidly down. The lamp was
knocked from her grasp and exploded, setting
fire to everything combustible. The husband
seized his wife and threw her in pool of
water, and in striving to rescue the remainder
of the family, was badly burned and crippled
for life. The mother and two children died
before morning.
Stilson Hutchins has sold the controlling in
terest in the st. Louis Dispatch to W. R. Alli-
son, for twenty-five years the editor of the
steubenviIle (o) Herald. The price paid was
1000
Terrible storms have lately prevailed
throughout New Mexico. The town of Las
Cruces was destroyed by the bursting of a
waterspout.
Jesse Jamss is living quietly in st. Louis,
among friends, and denies that he was killed
at Pine Hill BY. 1t has been ascertained that
the name of the dead robber of the Huntington
bank was Thompson McDaniels, a Western
Missouri desperate, whose brother Bill was
! onOt hlLo CAiuOhfOillico W DhOdh jan a. hdAooo
City few months ago, where he was held for
completely in the robbery of the Kansas Pacific
! train at Mnncie last December.
The Kansas City Times has special from
| Great Bend, Kan, saying that Col. Wheeler
wealthy cattle-dealer who was recently re-
ported killed by cattle thieves in the Indian
Territory, has returned to Great Bend, having
captured five of the thieves and recovered 200
cattle.
The story of a terrible crime comes from
| Williamson, county, Ill. A bitter feud has for
long time existed between two colored fami-
lies living near Carbondale. One night last
week one of these negroes effected an entrance
into the house of the other, and proceeded to
murder every human being in the cabin, slay-
ing the man, his wife. child of years, and
an old woman, who CHANGED to be staying there
that night.
Washington.
The Secretary of the Treasury gives notice
that the interest on the bonds specified below
will be paid at the Treasury on and after the
| 18th of December next, on which day they cease
to draw interest. OF the act of June 80, 1864:
Coupon bonds $50, No. 2,5O1 to 8, 800, both in
elusive; 800, No. 1901 to 1O,3O0 both inclu-
sive $500, No. TO- 100 to II, 800, beth inclusive;
81, ,OOe, No. 49, ,801 to so, T2O both inclusive.
1t has been aseertained that the government
is paying between. SO, 900, 600 and "a, ,O00, 900
annually for pensions to fraudulent claimants.
Halleek and Brown, the Treasury thieves
have been finally committed for trial in default
of $40, 900 bail each.
Washington dispatches state that there will
be no sort of compromise with the whisky ring
and that the Illicit distillers will be prosecuted
with the utmost rigor.
strong influence has been brought to bear
upon Attorney General Pierrepont to induce
him to forego the prosecution Of young Fisher.
who is accused of stealing the papers Of the
police courts go as to protect his rascally
friends. But to these appeals Mr.. Pierrepont
has made answer that the law must take itt
course that Fisher must be punished not
withsta1Iding the respectability of his famil,
connections.
The South.
The Navy Department at Washington has re
ceiyed the following dispatch from the nav.
yard at Pensacola, Florida: 'sThe yellow feve
is epidemic at Howell's Station, on Pensacol
bay, 25 miles above the navy yard. The peo
pie have neither food, medicine nor attendance
They are crying, in the name of God, 70
relief"
l Later reports from Galveston, Texas, full
t confirm the intelligence previously received d
9 to the destructiveness of the storm that re
y Gently swept over that city. The gale rage
3 with unparalleled fury for over forty-eigh
i hours, and the waters of the gulf, which role
Q in waves mountain high, were swept over til
n island, inundating the entire city to depth @
s from one to three feet. In the entire rear eas
9 and west ends of the city the water rose to
y sufficient depth to float large wooden ediices
a many of which are very valuable. The res
l. dence portion of the city was most affected
# From fremont street, where this section be
d gins, and for distance of at least one mile an