The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-12-30
Fire

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Fire Record
LITTLE Rock, ARK.-The Gazette block
has been destroyed by fire; and the loss
altogether is estimated at $4,000, partly in
sured.
NEW YORK CTTY.-A fire in the buildings
Nos. 40 and Al Vesey street, caused losses
amounting to $4,000, distributed among a
number Of occupants who are mostly in
sured.
John s. Taft, gauger, of Milwaukee, con-
victed of conspiring to defraud the revenue,
has been sentenced to five months imprison-
ment in the State Prison, and a fine Of two
thousand dollars and half the costs of the
trial. Philip Weimar, convicted of the
same o~fense, was sentenced to eight months
imprisonment In the County Jail, a fine of
two thousand dollars, and half the costs of
the trial.
Frank Eich, a German laborer, was found
lying in the mud at the base of bridge near
Louisville, q few mornings ago. Eich
stated that the night previous while at the
bridge to fill an engagement, he was as
saulted and robbed by highwaymen, who,
after obtaining his money, threw him from
the bridge to the ground below. Eich was
seriously wounded and could not recognize
the men.
At recent services in the Catholic Church
at Mahoney Plane, Pa, Rev. Daniel O'Con-
nor, the pastor, read a letter from Arch
bishop Wood, of Philadelphia, which was a
formal accommodation of the society
known as the Molly Maguires, otherwise the
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
A special from Pottsville, Pa, of Decem-
Der %, says that the special police of the
Reading Railroad Company are guarding
the track and trains in the vicinity of Mt.
Carmel, being called there suddenly to pro-
tect the eompany's property, in consequence
Of q gang of desperadoes who boarded the
passenger train and fired on the conductor
and brakeman, wounding the latter. They
then commenced beating the conductor,
when the passengers came to his rescue, and
succeeded in driving them from the car.
John N. Reidmeiller, brewer, Fort
Wayne, Ind, has been arrested for defraud-
ing the government by raising revenue
stamps upon his beer barrels.
William A. Bomy, Secretary of the New
York Rectifying Company, No. IL Cedar
street, was lately held by the United States
Commissioner to await the action of the
Grand Jury for having failed to make
proper entries of the manufacture of dis
titled spirits.
The Secretary of the Treasury has made
an assessment of $125,OOO against Charles
Jost, Grove Adams, Jerome B. Fargo and
Charles Werner, of San Francisco, Cal, fol-
unpaid duties on spirits made in 1868 and
1869.
Agas main exploded in South Boston, 8
few days ago, under Federal street bridge
killing two persons, fatally i%njuring four
and seriously ~injuring several others. TIT
street was thronged with people at thu
time.
The Yale University Boat Club has issued
a challenge to the Harvard University Boa
Club to row an eight-oared, four-mile
straight-away race, with c~oxswains, at sucl
time and place, and on such conditions, a
shall hereafter be mutually agreed upon. l
Harvard accepts, Yale is in favor of pullin!
either in New London or Springfield
waters.
A violent earthquake shock was felt a
Richmond, Va, Dec. %. The guests at thu
different hotels were SO alarmed from tn
rocking of the buildings as to assemble il
the parlors, en- dishabi1c, readyto leave. TIL
alarm was general. The shock was felt in al
parts Of the city, and citizens left their dom
iciles in fright
John Brugger & Son, stocking manufaC
turers, of Manchester, N. H., are reporte,
failed. Their liabilities are said to be 500
900; assets, $4,000.
Shocks of earthquake were felt in Soutl
Washington and Gordensville, Pa, on tn
night of December %.
roretgn.
Captain. General Valmaseda, considerin
the new rules introduced into the admin
istration of the Island of Cuba by the Madri,
Government incompatible with the powerh
ought to WELD in view of his knowledge d
the country and people, and his past an,
present services, has forwarded his resigns
ton, which the King has accepted. Tn
Captain-G General returned from the interio
and transferred the Government to the hand
Gen. Carlo, next in rank. He sailed 70
Spain.
Porto Rico has been shaken by a terribl
earthquake. The town of Arecibo was Ell
tirely destroyed.
A Bordeaux dispatch says that the steam
ship Louisiana, from the West Indies, sun
in Gironde river, after a collision. Sixtee
persons were drowned, including the CsI
tain. The steamer Gironde rescued on
hundred of her passengers.
A London Times special from Berlin say
it is now aseertained that the number kille
by the explosion at Bremerhaven is on
hundred and ~twenty-eight, and of wounde
ffty-six. The Bremen Aid Committee r
ports that twenty of the injured are hop
lessly manned, and there are fifty-six widow
and one hundred and thirty-fye orphans
the victims of the disaster, for the benet
Of whom it proposes to raise a subscriptic
of seyenty-ive thousand dollars.
A special from Lisbon states that a Port
guese gunboat has been ordered to Il
island of st. Thomas, in the Gulf of Guine
On account of an alleged instruction
negroes.
Late Naples intelligence says Mount V
suvius shows a gradual increase of fire an
smoke. Instruments in the Observatory a
in motion, and Prof. Palmieri predicts
long period of eruption.
The London Standards Paris dispat,
says Prince Pierre Bonaparte has issued {
address as candidate for the Chamber
Deputies, from Corsica.
The training ship Goliath, at Gravesen
was burned at London on the morning
December %. "There is reason to believe
says q telegram, "that twenty boys p,
ished.
itis rumored that the Khedive is negotii
ing for the sale of Egypt's founders share
the Suez Canal. The Government of Gre
Britain and N. De Lesseps, representing
combination of French capital, are biddel
The latter has offered &c. OO 900 for t
shares.