The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-09-16

other people within the United States in time
OF peace, namely the simultaneous hanging of
six murderers on one gallows. The culprits
were John Wilmington white, aged 81; Daniel
Evans, white, aged 20; Smoker Mankiller an
Indian, sged 10; Samuel Fooy, balf-breed In
dian, aged &c; James H. Moore, white, aged II;
Edmund Campbell, negro, aged 20. Two
Thousand people witnessed the CHASTITY spec
tacle All of them died game"
More race troubles are reported in Missis-
sippi. During the progress of a colored polit-
ical meeting at Clinton, on the 4th of September,
white man in the audience called one of the
speakers liar, which led to an indiscriminate
fight Over hundred shots were fired, and
three whites and four blacks we're killed, and
large number wounded on both sides.
At the recommendation of the grand jury of
Washington county, Ga, all the negroes in
dicted for completely in the alleged insured
ton have been discharged from custody.
Touching the riot between whites and
blacks at Clinton, Miss, press dispatch from
Yicksburg gives the following version of the
origin of the row: There is a law prohibiting
the sale of liquor in Clifton. Young men from
Raymond brought bottle with them, and
while speaking was going on, Martin Severly
and some of his friends went off short dis
tance to take drink. Tho negro Marshal for
the occasion approached them and forbid their
! drin King. This order was not regarded, when
the negro attempted to take the bottle out of
Severly's hand. severly finally struck the
H.
Caldwell (coloredD STATED to settle the diff
Guilty. and was followed by some 20 negroes,
whom he ordered back, but about 100 more
came rushing up. while come one fred shot,
which was followed by a general firing and
! stampede.
A dispatch from Vicksburg, Miss, dated Sep
tember Z, says: "a white man named Heffer
is reported lynched at Utica yesterday morning.
Two negroes are also reported killed at Ray
mond last night. One of the negroes who mu-
tilated the body of Sively at Clinton is reported
killed. John Neal, one of the whites wounded
at Clinton, is since dead. The total number of
negroes killed in the fight at Clinton is now es-
timated at twenty-five. All is quiet now in the
lately disturbed districts, and the negroes are
suing for peace. No further trouble is appre-
hended in any quarter. Coy. Ames has issued
proclamation calling on all armed bodies of
men, organized in defiance of law, to disperse.
The bank of F. B. Hancock & Co., at Green
vile, KY, was recently entered by burglars and
robbed of S34, AGO.
jeff Davis delivered an address before the
Agricultural Society at De Soto. No., on the
sth of September.
The officers of the secret service recently
made raid upon gang of counterfeiters at
Decatur, Ala, and captured eleven of the num-
Der. The prisoners are men of prominence in
that locality, being wealthy farmers and land
owners. The operations Of the gang we're eI-
tensive for owing to their well-known Gre
spectability" they were not suspected of manu-
featuring or showing 1.-the queer"
General
There is prospect of row between the
United States and Great Britain. An American
vessel was recently sold in British waters in
violation of American law regarding such
sales. A demand was made upon Great Britain
for the return of the vessel to this country for
seizure, but the British government refused to
comply. The United States government has
therefore given orders to seize the vessel if
ever found in American waters.
A bold robbery is reported from Huntington,
West Virginia. Three men entered bank at
noon, and, placing pistols at the head of the
Cashier compelled him to open the safe, from
which they took SIS, 900 and decamped.
T. De- 80 fFoI4 N
Y, has suspended.
The Philadelphia experiment of shipping
peaches to England has proved failure.
The fruit all rotted before reaching Liver
pool.
The Governor of Mississippi, Adelbert Ames,
telegraphed to President Grant, on the 7th
inst, regarding the alleged domestic violence
i'll Kinds and Yszoo counties, and inquiring if
his proclamation of December last was still in
J force, and stating If it was not, he would at
once make formal application for Federal aid
| in accordance with the provisions of the Consti-
tuition. The President replied that the pro-
clamation of Decemberwas not in force. Gov.
Ames then Immediately telegraphed that do
mestic violence prevails in various parts Of the
State beyond the power of the State authorities
to suppress, and made formal application fol
such aid from the Federal government as may
be necessary to restore peace to the State and
protect its citizens.
A Washington dispatch says gang of Italians
has gone West, for the purpose of passing of
lot of well-executed counterfeit notes on the
First National Bank, Of Philadelphia. Lool
out for them.
The American Pathological Society has JUS
held an interesting session at Chicago A large
number of delegates were present from al
parts of the country.
Political.
The Democrats of California have elected
their State ticket by about so, 900 plurality.
The New York Republican State Convention
assembled at Saratoga ON the Sth of September
and nominated the following ticket: Secretary
Of State, Frederick W. Seward; Comptroller
Francis E. Spinner; Treasurer, Edwin A. Mer
rit; Attorney General, Geo. s. Danforth; En-
gineer and Surveyor, Oliver II. P. Cornell
Canal Commissioner, VIM. l.. Tinsley; Inspect
or of State Prisons, B. J. Ives. The
platform pronounces against increase of the
currency, fayors speedy return to specie pay
ments, and opposes the election of Presiden
for third term.
The Democrats and Reformers of Wisconsin
held their convention at Milwaukee, ON tn,
9Th inst. The present State officers were nom
mated by acclamation, as follows: Governor
VIM R. Taylor; Lieutenant Governor, Charlie
D. Parker; Secretary of State, Peter Doyle
State Treasurer, Ferdinand Kuehn; Attorney
General, A. Scott Sloan; Superintendent %
J Public instruction; Edward Learing. TIL
! platform favors a sound currency in coin or it
equivalent, tariff for revenue only, and th
: sovereignty of the State over corporations o
its own creation.
, The Democratic State Convention Of Penn
I sylvania, in session at Erie on the 9th of Ser
tember, nominated Judge Cyrus L. Persline
of Cambria county, for Governor on tn
, eleventh ballot. The platform opposes ful