The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-08-17

and respected. Sullivan has been
Known as q talented young man, and in
every respect q gentleman.
In q recent squat on Pntnam's Pond. at
Whitehall, N. Y, a rowboat upset, and the
following persons were drowned: johnson
and wife, John McAulister and wife, John
Bart and daughter, Peter Osur, Adolph Livi-
neers and son, Holden, and Miss Thatcher.
The bodies of all but Holden were recov-
Some two hundred barrels of irregular, or
what Is known to the trade as continuous
whisky, has been seized at St louis by the
revenue officers, and it is said that large
quantities of it have been shipped to Kan
sas, Wisconsin, and Missouri. It is said to
have been manufactured by the Boone
County, KY, Distillery Co.
James Spicer and daughter and John Fill
more were drowned by the capsizing of a
boatin Chautauqua Lake, on the evening of
August.
At Philadelphia, a few days ago, Amos
Casey, aged about ~thirty-eight years, resid-
ing at 245 Chester street, q small thorough
fare in the vicinity of Ninth and Vine
streets, and a police officer Of the Sixth
District, shot himself in the breast from the
effects Of which he is not expected to re-
cover. Derangement, resulting from sun
stroke, is supposed to have been the Gauss
of the act.
The ship N. W. Blethen, Captain Cox,
grain laden, whom three days out from Bath,
England, capsized in a hurricane and sunk.
The captain, his wife, two children, and all
the crew but four were lost. The survivors,
after ffty-six hours on pieces of the wreck,
were rescued.
Berry Wolfskill & Co, prominent mem
beers of the San Francisco Stock Exchange,
have suspended. Many other brokers are
rumored to be in q shaky condition.
The St. Louis Times Kansas City special
says the detectives, with a strong guard
brought a car to that place August II, in
which were three men in irons, and chained
to the bottom of the car. The car was at
tached to the Missouri Pacific train, and sent
to Sedalia, to be taken thence to Bonneville
All attempts to ascertain who the prisoners
were failed, but it is suspected that they
were Pitts, Caldwell, and another man o.
the gang that robbed the train near Otter
vile.
Three parties accusedof completely in the
Hamburg riots were before Judge Maher, a
Aiken, on the 18th, and gave bail in the sun
of 5 1000 each.
Foreign Itenls.
A Berlin dispatch says that Servia, d,
s~pairing Of the successful issues Of the war
has requested the powers to mediate in fayo
of peace. The S~ervians' attempt to raise
war loan in Russia proved a failure, in con
sequence of the capture of G~urgusovatz
The Servian General Leschjanin had aban
doned Saitschar and marched to join Gen
eral ~Tchernayef. The Turks occupied Salts
char unopposed.
The Courier de France reports that tn
Serviaa Premier, Restics, had an intervie,
with the British Consul at Belgrade, and ne
gotiations for an armistice were opened.
telegram has been received in Paris, an
nouncing that secret committees in Crett
Samos, and Chios, had issued manifestoe
calling upon the Greeks to arm against Tul
key.
The Vienna correspondent of the Londo
Nescs states that the Porte intends to pros,
cute the perpetrators of the atrocities i
Bulgaria. Fifty officials in that PROVING
are reported already discharged for misdt
meanors, and roaming Circassians are a
rested andincorporated with the army. Tn
Sultan has granted, from his private purs,
fifty thousand dollars for the relief of tn
sufferers.
A dispatch from Berlin represents that
panic prevails in Belgrade. The populac
vehemently demand the dismissal of Ristic
and that the Powers be appealed to, to ave
ruin. Positive advices from st. Petersbui
state that railways in Russia have been pr
pairing for the possible transportation
troops. There is no immediate danger, no,
ever, of Russian Intervention. Prince Mila
is ready to negotiate or abdicate.
A dispatch from Saitschar states that Q
the arrival of the Turks there, the town W,
found to be deserted, only four women an
six children remaining. General eschiani
is to be court martialed for not defendir
the place. The Montenegrins have aba
doned the neighborhood of Bilek, and
portion of their forces has been sent to Il
southern frontier.
The extensive establishment of Grant
Co., engravers, photographers and publis
ers, London, was recently destroyed by fir
The loss is estimated at 81, 100000.
Adyices from San Domingo City, July 2
report that an insurrection has broken ont
the Cibao provinces, forming the northel
part of the Dominican Republic. Preside
Espaillat has taken vigorous measures
quell the instruction. The whole Republ
has been declared in a state of siege, al
troops are dispatched to the scene of d
turbance.
The Dory Centennial put into Abreast
Wales, on August u, for provisions, a
then proceeded to Liverpool. The Cent?
: NAL was capsized once during the voyaE
/, but the captain succeeded in righting her.
r Dispatches from Havana, via Key We
say that on the LIST of August sixty
surgents belonging to the regiment of
glesito attacked Fort Jacques, in the jur
diction of Cienfuegos, and demanded
S surrender. The men inside the fort, nu
bering fourteen, refused the demand a
began firing, when the insurgents set fire
!; the fort, which was destroyed, and the
sieged were all burned to death.
CONGRESSIONAL.
f In the Senate August the joint resoluti
in reference to the wreck of the MONT
:. Tecumseh. in Mobile Bay, and to provi