The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.


Tholliffson and Ole Hanson became involved
in a quarrel over the payment of 50, with
out anything serious occurring. Thollifson
went home, and was followed by Hanson,
who shot him through the window, lodging
a ball in his breast. Two women and a man
were in the house at the time, but were so
badly frightened that they fed and left the
wounded man alone. Hanson then went
into the house, assisted his victim upstairs,
put him in bed, and remained with him
until the doctor, who had been notified by
those who witnessed the shooting, arrived.
Hanson acknowledged that he committed
the deed, and said that he was not sorry,
and made NO attempt to escape. ThoEifson
diedin a few hours.
Governors Pillsbury, of Minnesota, Kirk.
wood, of Iowa, Hardin, of Missouri, Osborn.
of Kansas, Pennington, of Dakota, CARRIER,
of Nebraska, and several eminent professors
and gentlemen met at Omaha, a few DAYS
ago, for the purpose of discussing the modes
and means of Kidding the country of grass.
hoppers. A committee was appointed to
prepare and present a series of resolutions
to the farmers of the country, and a memorial
to Congress. The Convention was serenaded
during the evening at the hotel.
General Terry has seized the arms and
ponies ofthe Indians at the Agencies. Only
a small quantity of either was found, as the
Indians had been forewarned. They agreed,
however, to deliver up the remainder.
A telegram from Ysnkton Agency says
hat the steamer c. K. Peck passed down
lately with the Sioux Commissioners. They
report that their mission has been ~satisfsc-
tory and successful. They held councils at
all the agencies on the Upper Missouri, and
the treaty was signed by all the head chiefs
of the different bands. The Commission, at
the request of the Indians, struck out the
section proposing to remove them to the
Indian Territory. The Indians accepted all
the other propositions without objection.
The South.
A special to the New Orleans Bulletin
states that WI. Law was murdered near
Bastrop, Louisiana. Law was riding out of
town, when he was fred upon and MORALLY
wounded, and his horse killed. There is no
clue to the assassin.
At Little Rock, Ark, Ledly Bowman, 8
cigar girl, committed suicide with chloro.
form.
General BrepftLes.
Through some mistake in the running Of
a Centennial train divided into sections, OF
the New York Midland Railroad, October
%, Section 8 ran into No. 2, and the result
was one passenger killed, six s%eriousl,
wounded, and a number slightly. The en-
CINE and n passenger car were wrecked
and two passenger cars thrown down an EN-
bankment sixty feet high. Fifteen hundred
passengers were on the train, and all be
longed to Madison and ~neighboring coun
ties in New York State.
Henry Scales, colered, was hung in tn
Illinois District of the Cherokee Nation, b
the Cherokee authorities, on the 2fst of o.
tober, for killing a colored man. This wa
Scales's third man.
John Britain, living in Rush County, Ii
diana, in a fit of drunken passion, killed HI
motherinlaw, Mrs. John Rhodes, and the
shot himself through the heart. causing il
Simultaneous death. Whisky and family di
feulties we're the cause.
The Secretary of State of Indiana autho
ICES the following as the result of the ele
ton: The highest vote cast was for Ire
surer Of State, Democratic, 212,019; Repul
lican, 206,21S; Independent, 1902; tota
4S4,Sl9; the average plurality for the Dem,
cratic State ticket is 5,S46; that for Wi
hams oyer Harrison, for Governor, bein
5,13s.
During a recent Democratic parade j
Reading, Pa, the railing in front of tt
portico of Brenziger Hall gave way, an
precipitated about thirty persons, some
them children, to the sidewalk, eightee
feet below. Twelve persons were serious
hurt, having sustained fractured limbs
internal injuries.
jackson. Ohio, has been suddenly throw
into intense excitement over a telegram fro
the Coroner of Philadelphia to Judge Evan
of that place, announcing the death by 81
eide of Judge W.. K. Hastings, of Jackso
The report says that he shot himself with
pistol in the street. His remains were {
dered home. Nothing is known of Il
cause, except that he was predisposed
mental alteration. Three years ago he W
thus affected, and his recovery has never be,
complete.
John Hill and John F. Allen, who We
convicted of the murder of George C. 81,
lett, near Elwood, N. j., on August 5, we
hanged at Mays Landing, October27. Abo
three hundred persons witnessed tie e.
cution.
Anew mornings ago, a freight train on t
Newbury and Midland Railroad fell throuj
the trestle and bridge work at Hawthorn
the engine and tender landing end foremc
upon the Erie track, and the cars tumbil
in apile upon them. The engineer, frema
and three brakemen were fatally injure
and the conductor had both legs broken.
The jury in the case of Johannah Turbi
colored, indicted for the murder of her hi
band, the 9th of July last, at Washingto
DC, and who cut up the body and hid it
an ash pile, came into Court on the 2sth
October with a verdict of guilty, acco,
panied with a petition to the Presidel
signed by the full panel, to commute t
death penalty to that of imprisonment I
life. The Judge presiding, as also the D
trict Attorney, expressed their intention
PStooual dbtCHtlOu 10 Tie IurLQ
ing OF the object of the petition, which W
also receive the signatures of the prisone
counsel.
few nights since, a little girl six We.
old, daughter of a man named Rothermyc
living on Poplar Street, Philadelphia, "
found in a vault on her fathers premis
She was rescued, and, after regaining |
consciousness, related that an old ma
while she was playing on the street, h
eHticed her into the cellar, and after vioI
ing her had thrown her into the van
Her description of the man led to t
arrest of Ishmael Jones, an old man
sixty, living on Carpenter Street. I
prisoner was given a hearing and v
fully identified by the child. He was co
mitted for trial without bail. During I
hearing the mother of the child spra
upon Jones, caught him by the throat a
bore him down. She was removed w
great difficulty. So great was the excitem,
among the people, and SO violent their
monstrations, that the officers could hare
remove Jones in safety.