The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-10-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

A priZe-fght was contested near New York,
last week, by two brutes named Jack Townley
and Patsy Gallagher, the latter winning in
thirty-one rounds. Both were badly punished.
Mr.. Moody, the revivalist, has started up his
forces for the fall and winter religious cam
paign, at Northfeld, Mass.
A horrible accident is reported from Hayer-
straw, N. Y. During the progress of fire in
paint factory, one of the walls fell, burying
beneath it a number of workmen who were
endeavoring to extinguish the flames. Four
men were killed outright, their bodies being
shockingly burned and mangled, and several
others were badly hurt, two mortally.
The grand jury of Erie county, N. Y, has
indicted the following State officials, and con-
tractors and dealers with the State, for the
crimes of bribery, larceny and conspiracy:
Geo. d. Lord canal contractor, and late Men,
Der of Assembly; Alexander Barkley, Canal
Commissioner in 1914; Thaddeus G. Davis,
Canal Appraiser; VIM. H. Bowman, counsel
for Geo. D. Lord; Lewis ]. Bennett, canal
contractor.
Ned O'Baldwin, the Irish giant and prize
fighter, was shot and fatally wounded in saloon
row with his partner, Mike Finnell, in New
York, last week.
The wife of Ebenezer Dunsmore, of Wealth
ersfeld, Vt, poisoned herself and three chill
dren The other day. Temporary insanity.
Serious labor troubles are reported from Fall
River Mass. The long strike of the mill opera
tives there, it was hoped, would be brought to
O cIosa ON Monday Sapt 81 tho epDlnvay,s md
employees having agreed upon basis upon
which work should be resumed. As the opera
tives presented themselves at their respective
mills ON that morning they were asked as an
additional condition to sign an agreement that
they would not enter into a strike against the
mill-owners. Very few signed the paper, the
majority being greatly incensed at the exaction
of additional terms. For time serious trouble
was apprehended, but as general thing the
operatives were orderly and well behav ed and
only few breaches of the peace occurred.
Rev. DR.. George B. Porteous and Lewis Ben
jamin were drowned in Long Island Sound, a
few days ago, by the capsizi ng of small boat
in which they were rowing.
Theodore Tilton delivered his first lecture of
the season at Cooper Institute, New York, on
the evening OF the 29th ult. He received what
would be ordinarily called an ovation, for there
were nearly three thousand people present and
they were lavish in their demonstrations of
admiration for the lecturer.
Two men were killed and several others dan
gerously injured near Pottsviile, Pa, last week,
by the explosion of gas in coal mine.
The West.
A heart-rending catastrophe occurred at Mar
shall, Mich, by the burning of the Herndon
House, early on Friday morning, Sept. "a.
Claude Avery, prominent jeweler of that
town, and Antoine Gruber, cigar maker, from
New Haven, Conn, persisted in the flames.
Their bodies were afterward taken from the
ruins burned to a crisp. Eliza King, dining
room girl, attempted to descend ladder from
fourth-story window fell, and was instantly
killed. Mrs. Claude Avery, who was being res
cued by fireman from third-story window,
fell out of his arms, he being overcome by the
smoke, when within ten feet of the ground,
and was severely injured. Mrs. Varsden had
one leg broken and was otherwise badly hurt.
dining room girl, known as Martha, in at
tempting to get out of fourth-story windnw,
fell and broke her leg in three places and
was terribly bruised and cut about the
head she is probably fatally injured. Nick
Renks, hotel porter, had both legs broken by
jumping out of window. A number of 9TH
ers were injured more cor less. Nothing was
saved in the building some of the occupants
barely escaping in their night clothes. The
total loss amounts to about $4,000.
The Chicago papers announce the death Of
George W. Gage, an old, prominent and wealthy
citizen, aged 6S. He was for many years con-
nected with the leading hotels of that city, lat
terly with the Grand Pacific.
The Commissioners sent out to the Red Cloud
Agency to treat with the Sioux for the cession
of the Black Hills were recently treated to a
genuine scare. While holding council with
the Indians, number of the dissatisfied braves
mounted their ponies and commenced circling
and yelling about the camp with their war paint
on, and giving every sign of hostility. For a
time it looked as though there would be fight
between the Indians and the cavalry who we're
guarding the council, but luckily the bad war
riors were paciied. The Commissioners were
greatly frightened, remembering the fate OF
Gen. Candy, and at one time thought their hair
would surely be lifted. Through the efforts OF
Young -Man-Afraid- Of His Horses the fractions
Indians were removed, and large party OF
mounted friendly Indians stationed near the
| Commissioners.
The Fourth National Bank Or Chicago has
! closed its doors and gone into liquidation. De-
positors will lose nothing, as the assets of the
bank largely exceed the liabilities.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ordered
work to be resumed on the Chicago Custom.
House. The foundation of the structure will
be strengthened and some portions of the walls
taken down and rebuilt, in accordance with the
architects.
In the telegraphic columns of the daily press
of last Sunday was chronicled a shocking list o.
murders in the Far West. Tom Fortune,
Matchman at Bismarck, was shot and killed By
John McMahon, whom Fortune had arrested
Nine miles below Bismarck, in a whisk,
row, Jack Duffy shot and killed Nick Morgan
| nunlef, anu WOunueu IN Ine leg q man naInet
Snow. DR.. S. c. Cheney was basely murdered
at Columbus, Kansas, by adesperado who fire.
sixteen buckshot into his body. John Wright
herding cattle four miles north of Bismarck
was killed by Indians and 100 head of stool
run off.
One dry goods firm in Chicago sold 500, GO,
worth of dry goods last week.
The Chicago papers report that grain is be
ginning to arrive in that city at the old
fashioned rate, the daily receipts by raj
amounting to over thousand carloads.
The head of an unknown man was foun
hanging to tree in the woods near Marshall
town, Iowa, the other day, and on the groun
beneath lay the headless trunk. 1t is suppose
to be case of suicide.
At the Red Cloud Council, the other day
Spotted Tail presented his ultimatum to th
Commissioners which is as follows: He want
ed pay for the gold already taken out of tn
Black Hills, and only wanted to sell sue
portion of tho Black Hills as gold is discovere
in, and for relinquishing the Indians righ
therein, he wanted light wagon, pair @