The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

last week, aged 76 years.
A sad accident is reported from Unadilla,
N. Y. While party of six persons were boat
ing on the Susquehanna river the boat upset,
and all were precpitated into the water. Maui
rice Goodrich and his wife, of Worcester, NY,
and Mr.. Morehouse and his wife, Of Unadilla,
we're drowned. The Goodriches were on their
wedding trip.
The Winthrop (Me.) National Bank has nego-
tiated with the burglars who robbed the bank
four months ago and recovered $50, ,0OOin secur-
tiles on payment of $4,000 in cash.
LIE Page, the Frenchman indicted for the
murder of Josie Longmaid, at Pembroke, N. H.,
has been identified as the man seen in the
bushes near the road the girl passed over.
There is no doubt OF his guilt.
There are five murderers in the jail Of New
York city under sentence of death.
A locomotive boiler on the Lehigh Valley
railroad exploded near Bound Brook, N. j., the
other day, with frghtful effect. Five persons
were killed and about twenty wounded, several
of whom will probably die.
Samuel T. Abbott, of Ossipee, N. H., re-
C6QLIV ulS WIG Dy bcNcI1u6 ucE ucdu
with an ak. He then hung himself, but was
cut down before life was extinct, and is now in
jail.
The First National Bank of Pittston, Pa,
was entered by burglars, last week, and robbed
of $40, 900 in bonds and money.
The Massasoit Mills, at Falls River, Mass,
ave been destroyed by fire. Loss, $50, 900.
The Beecher scandal has been suddenly
revived by the New York and Brooklyn Asso-
citation of Congregational Pastors. who have
appointed committee to investigate the
charges against Mr.. Beecher.
The west.
Ne" and rich sola liseings have been dis
covered in the Segre de Christie Mountains, in
Colorado and miners are focking thither in
great numbers.
severe fight between United States troops
and Cheyenne Indians is reported to have re-
Gently took place near Fort Hayes. The troops
| twice attacked the Indians and were each time
repulsed with serious loss.
large section of the Northwest was visited
| by severe storm on the 29th ult. 1t was &C
companied by wind. hail, rain, lightning, and
| in some sections by snow, and played havoc
with buildings, fences and forests.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln has recovered from
| her late alteration of mind, and is now con
| sidered entirely free from her affiiction. She
| is living with her sister, in Springfield, Ill.
The murder of an old italian and three boys
in Denver, COL, and the finding of the dead
bodies, in an advanced state of putrefaction, in
| the cellar of a dilapidated shanty, has been
mentioned in these columns. A Denver dis
patch announces the arrest Of three of the
participants in the butchery, who have made a
confession, but claim that they were unwilling
accessories to the horrid deed. They say that
one Galliod Mexican, was the murderer,
and that the killing was done in broad day
light. Their story, if true, stamps it as one of
the most fiendish and inhuman butcheries of
the age. Two of the murderers and victims
were playing cards, and the old man was deal
ing, when Galiiod came up behind him, drew
his head back and cut his throat, the blood
squirting over the cards and table. The boys
resisted and we're cut and stabbed. Galliod
finished the old man, and soon made an end
to the boys. The murderers drank the blood
Of their victims, and tried to make the boy
whom they had forced to play the harp for
them while their butchery was going on, to
drink likewise, but he was too sick at the awful
sight. After the first victims were dead and
had been robbed, the two other boys came in
and were killed in the same manner. The rob-
hers got q, 200 or 81, AGO. principally in gold,
for the murder.
News has reached Lawrence Kansas, of an
uprising of the Usage Indians to resist the au-
thori.y of Agent Gibson. The latter's life was
in danger, and troops have been ordered to the
Agency for his protection.
Hon. James Otis, Mayor Of saa Francisco,
died last week.
Chas. Patterson killed R. W. Porter, aherder.
near Sidney, Neb., last week, for which he was
taken out of jail by party of lynchers and
hanged to telegraph pole. Patterson was cut
down by the Sheriff in time to. save his life
but the mob were determined, and in secoud
attempt were more successful, and his corpse
was found one morning on rude scaffold.
The National Gold Bank and Trust Company
OF San Francisco, has suspended. The officers
will resume shortly.
A bombshell has fallen into the camp of the
st. Louis whisky ring, and they are utterly de-
moralized. The grand jury has returned in
dictments against William Mckee, late of the
Globe newspaper; Constantine Mcguire, ex-
Collector of Revenue Orville Grant, brother
of the President; Gen. Babcock, President
T,;4
shal Newcomb Judge Chester H. Krum, ex
United States District Attorney, and William
Patrick, also ex-United States District Attor
ney. The testimony duplicating these parties
in revenue frauds is said to be positive. Othel
prominent st. Louisans are being investigated
and will probably be indicted.
Washington.
The Postoffice Department is making arrange
ments for a fast mail from Washington to New
Orleans.
The Assistant Treasurer at New York hal
been instructed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury to sell S2,000,000 of gold coin during tn,
month of November as follows $500, 600 eacl
Thursday.
Ine SECRETARY VI tue iredsuIy mas lssueu
call for the redemption of $4,000, 900 coupon
and s5,OO0,OO registered bonds total, $40,
900, ,0OO-of the $40 bonds of 1864. The bond
included in this call are of the act of June 80
1864.
A delegation of local preachers called upol
President Grant, the other day, and urged hin
not to abandon the Indian peace policy. TIL,
President informed them that he did not pro
pose changing his Indian policy, but that h,
does not propose in future to make the army re
sponsible for the distribution of Indian sup
plies. The President also took occasion t,
speak good word for Commissioner Smith
whom he regards as much abused man.