The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-10-07
always to the unsophisticated child of the

els of corn, 347, ,S24 bushels of oats, 109,324
bushels of rye, and 119, 994 bushels of barley
making grand total of 21S0, 725 bushels,
against 2,6O7, 1888 bushels at this period last
year.
The Sioux Indians on the Upper Missouri
river are manifesting signs of uneasiness, and
troops are to be sent there to look after them.
Another case Of lynching, this time al Keytes
vile, Mo. The victim was negro, and hi
crime that of an attempted rape on white
woman.
An express train on the Hamilton and Day
ton railroad was run into by freight train at
Hamilton, Ohio, few nights ago. The sleep
ing coach was completely demolished, and
three young men who were stealing ride on
the rear platform were fatally injured.
A terrible casualty occurred one day last
week near Woodburn, Macoupin county, ILL.,.
by the explosion of an engine attached to a
threshing machine, which resulted in the
wounding of six men, two of whom in all
probability will die. The engineer was thrown
thirty feet in the air, and portion of the en-
CINE was blown 300 feet distant. The stack
was set on fire, and for time scene of con-
fusion and dismay ensued.
The annual reunion of the Army of the Ten
nessee at Des Moines, Iowa, last week, was largely
attended. President Grant, Gen. Sherman
and other notabiIities were present. Ex. Gov.
Fletcher, of Missouri, delivered the annual ora
ton, and President Grant astonished the ma
tives by making quite lengthy speech. The
next reunion will be held at Philadelphia on
the 21ss and 22d of July.
The South.
The defalcation of Rhem, late teller of the
Planters Bank of Louisville, is SS5,0OO.
There is now no doubt that the bank robber
recently killed in Kentucky, and supposed to
be one of the James boys, was Thompson Nc
Daniels, brother of the desperate of that
name killed some months ago in Lawrence,
Kansas, after he had broken Jail.
The Sheriff Of Centres county Tenn, has
arrested man answering the description of
Cole Younger, the bandit.
Advices from Indianola, Texas, report that
SO far as known 173 lives were lost by the re-
cent calamity at that place.
Washington.
The commander of the military department
of Texas telegraphed to the Secretary Of War
asking if government aid, as in the Alabama
overflow, can be extended to the sufferers on
the coast of Texas The Secretary of War re-
piled that the Texas district inundated does
not lie within the scope of country included in
the loan authorizing aid by the War Depart
ment and can extend no assistance.
1t is announced that the law IN regard to
the proper branding of cigar boxes which has
been largely evaded, is henceforth to be rigor-
ously enforced.
a new morning penny paper has been
started in Washington. 1t is to be Democratic
in politics.
Judge Vail, of Iowa, has purchased a con-
trolling interest in the Chronicle newspaper.
The Government Directors of the Union Pa
ciic railroad have filed their annual report for
the year ending July 1, 1875. The gross re-
ceipts were I'll, 522, O21, an increase over 1874
of IL ,275, 1862. The increase of net earnings
for the same time was 81, SIG, 424; operating
expenses, "a, 7SS, $50.
The horse distemper that broke out so vio-
lently in New York the other day has reached
Washington on its way southwark. The dis
temper does not threaten so serious results as
the tpizootic of a few years ago. Constant
care and warm shelter from drafts are, how
ever, necessary to insure speedy recovery.
The monthly report of the Agricultural De-
partment for September shows the wool eli p to
be of full average weight, or a little above in
nearly all the States. The tobacco crop shows
a great falling off. The hop crop is reported
in good condition, with largely increased
average.
There is talk of removing the Richmond En-
quirer to Washington, and publishing it as a
Democratic organ.
Judge c. A. Newcomb, United States Marshal,
of the st. Louis (o.) district, the only official
in any way connected with the internal revenue
service who had not resigned or been decapita-
ted since the whisky raid, has sent his resig-
nation to Washington, at the request of Secre-
tary Bristow.
Secretary Robson is credited with the inien-
ton of resigniDg shortly.
General.
The National Agricultural Congress held a
three days session at Cincinnati last week.
The next meeting will be held in Phila-
delphia.
The British ship Western Empire, bound
from Pensacola to Grimsley, was recently lost
at sea, seven Of the crew perishing.
The September report of the Commissioner
of Agriculture shows that the corn crop, not
withstanding the losses by the overflow of bot
tom lands, and in spite of the unusual lateness
of maturing, is likely to be one of the best We
have ever had.
A horrible tragedy was enacted at Knowlton
Quebec, the other day. An old man named
Welsh attempted to murder his wife with an ak
him. The son then, in self-defense, shot hi
father dead. The old lady is not expected t.
live.
serious not between Catholics and Orange
men, caused by the latter attacking Cstholi
procession, occurred in Toronto, Canada, las
week. There were many broken heads ant
/ limbs, but no one was killed.
The new United States mint is to be LOCATED
at Chicago.
Nichols, the rascally teller of the Montrea
| Bank of Commerce. who stole about 800, ,00
! and disappeared, has been arrested, with hi
father, at st. Augustine, Fla.
| One of the most extensive and desperat
gangs of horse-thieves that ever existed in tn
Southwest has recently been broken up in tn
Indian Territory, twenty-seven of the outlaw
having been captured at one haul. The BAN
was composed mostly of men who had escapes
! from justice in the States, and had a regula
trail and places Of rendezvous, extending fror
| Kansas TO Texas and Missouri.
| A train Oh the Richmond, Drummond an
Athabasca railroad ran off the track near Sorel
Canada, last week, killing ten passengers an
wounding some fifteen others.
The blooded stock on President Grants 81
Louis farm was sold at auction last week, an
/ brought ridiculously small returns for tn
amount of money spent in the original pun
chase and the cost of maintenance. Exclusiy
of the animals bid in for their owner the sal
realized about $4,000, only one-tenth of the es
timated value of the stock
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