The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East,


Hon. VIM. A. Foster, Chief-Justice of the
Vermont Circuit Court was wounded in the
arm by shot being fired in the car window,
while riding between Concord and Boston re-
Gently. No clue to the perpetrator of the act.
At Pittsburgh, Pa, last week, while the
family of John s. Hays were at dinner at the
Monongahela House their rooms were entered
by thief and robbed of $4,000 in diamonds
and jewelry.
The Roman Catholic clergy of Lawrence
Mass, have published a cald condemning the
rioters in the severest terms, and expressing
the hope tilat they will be punished to the full
extent Of the lay.
A whole 'amiiy named Hessler, consisting of
father, mother ana three children, were killed
last week in Montgomery county, Pa, by the
falling of their house during the prevalence of
tornado.
A gentleman in New York City has brought
a case to test the constitutonalty of the
amended Postal law, claiming that it originated
| in the Senate.
| James L. Bailey shot and killed his father, in
! New York city, last week. The murdered man
was wealthy and prominent citizen and has
for many years been connected with the Hud-
son River railroad.
Pomeroy, the boy murderer, of Boston, has
written the story of his life, in which he re-
tracts all his former confessions. He claims to
have been goaded by the police into making
confession of being guilty of the crime for
which he wt first arrested and that he was
entirely innocent.
The great thiIteen-mile swimming match be-
tween J. B. Johnson, of England, and Thomas
Coyle, OF Chester, Pa, for the championship of
the world came off on the Delaware river, at
Philadelphia last week, and was won by the
| Englishman. Coyle became exhausted and gave
up On the tenth mile. The entire distance sN am
by Johnson was 1015 miles, and the time three
hours and ten. minutes. After being taken
from the wafer he was as fresh as when he
entered and began dancing jig.
Hugh Donahue, of Springfield, Mass, has
Just accomplished the unpsra'l 'leled feat of welk-
ing LOO miles in 1, 100 consecutive hours.
during the last few day of his weary tramp he
was very mel Vous, and slmo3t prostratr lby loss
of sleep, and fre-srms bad 10 be discharged to
wake him for his hourly toll.
The West.
Prof. Donaldson, accompanied by an EUening
Journal reporter, left Chicago in balloon for
an aerial voyage on Thursday evening, July Is,
going in northeasteIly direction. Nothing
has been seen or heard OF them M to Saturday,
the 18th, and the impression prevailed in Chi
cago that the unfortunate aeronauts had been
wrecked by the storm that swept over Lake
Michigan on Thursday night.
Sprague, who murdered a saloon-keeper,
named Dwyer, in Holden No., last year, and
who afterwards escaped, has been convicted
of murder. The murderer will have to serve
two years in the Missouri Penitentiary before
being punished Tor the murder.
The statement of John D. Lee, of Mountain
Meadow massacre netoriety, exonerates Brig
ham Young and the leaders of the Mormon
Church from the charge of being connected
with the massacre.
Crop reports from Dakota are very encourag-
ing. The wheat yield will be this year about
1000, 200 bushels.
Ionia, Neb., has volcano, from which great
clouds of smoke and steam ascend. The heat
is rapidly increasing, and it is expected the
mountain will soon be red hot.
A dispatch from Beaver, Utah, states that
the substance of John D. Lees confession is
that thirty Mormons, with the assistance of a
large number of Indians, decoyed the emigrants
from their intrenchments by flag Of truce
that all we're murdered except seventeen child
rem that the deed was done under the orders
of the leaders Of the Mormon church that he
took the news of the massacre to Brigham
Young, WHO deplored the transaction, and said
it would bring disaster on the Mormon people.
The statement of Lee, SO far as known, only
confirms the previous reports in regard to the
massacre. During the progress of fire at
| Cincinnati, few days ago, the Chief Engineer
of the Fire Department, Enoch G. MeGrue, and
ten firemen were buried beneath the ruins of a
falling building. Fortunately only one of
them, Richard Holcomb, was killed, though
nearly all were sadly bruised. Chief Megrue's
injuries were the most serious, but hopes arc
entertained of his recovery.
A Laporte Qnd.) clairvoyant claims thai
Donaldson and Grimwood, the missing balloon
lists who recently ascended from Chicago, arc
not lost. He says the air ship came down or
the east side of Lake Michigan, at some point
where two lakes are connected by a stream OIL
some part of an island, in the midst of SAND
bills and pine trees. That in coming down one
of the men was cut under the eye and on one
arm, the other being unharmed. He says the,
are alive, and will shortly be heard from.
The Chicago Journal thinks there is
chance that the lost balloon is still driftin;
about in the high upper atmosphere, its pas
sengers lifeless, and the vessel at the mercy o
the currents. If so, it will, of course, ulti
mately descend to the earth and be heard iron
; Edmons and Cochrane, accused of participa
ton in the Vandalia railroad murder at LonI
Point, ILL.,. have been fully identified and com
mitted to trial without bail.
The trial of John d. Lee for the Mountain
Meadow massacre, is in progress at Beaver
Utah. The jury consists of eight Mormons an
. four Gentiles.
A terrific explosion occurred the other day i
the paper mill of Close & Son, at Iowa City
Iowa, resulting in the death of five workmer
the bodies of three of whom we're blown dis
tance of 500 feet across the tops of house.
l The mill was valued at $3.50, 900, and was badl
injured.
The South.
Much excitement exists over the report G
o.. the prevalence of yellow fever at Norfolk, Va
> and quarantine has been ordered against til
: city.
j Considerable excitement prevails in st. Lou
= and vicinity over the arrest of Gen. Wadd
l. Thompson. He is one of the Missouri Pen
tentiary lessees, and was arrested at Jefferso
City few days ago on a requisition from I'll
Governor of Tennessee, charging him wit
demonstrating, larceny and perjury. Betwee
d Sherifrs, lawyers and writs of habeas corpus IL
General is tossed about like football, and it
probable ne will never reach Tennessee.
The reports of yellow fever at Norfolk, Va
:, turn out to be untrue.
= The Baltimore Board of Public Works hi
, sued the Baltimore American for libel, and
r. mand 100000 compensation for damage su
tanned