The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-07-27

few hours. Mrs. VIM. B. Sargent, of New
ark, was badly bruised about the head, and
J. C. Taylor, of Columbus, received internal
Several other passengers were
hurt.
The news of Sitting Bulls death has been
confirmed.
Charley Ross has been found again. A
colored man, giving his name as George,
and saying that his home was in Utica, New
York, has appeared there and sought an in
teryiew with the police authorities. he said
that he had seen Charley Ross alive and
well within five weeks, and, also, that he
was a servant of the gang of associates of
Mosher and Douglass, who had charge of
the stolen boy. He claims to be able to re-
store the child, and says he is after the
reward, but did not dare come forward be-
fore.
Illinois crop reports show that the corn
crop, in the best growing counties, is fully
up to the average, and in a number of cases
from five to twenty-five per cent. above the
average. OF winter wheat there will proba~
bly, be twenty per cent. less than an average
yield. Spring wheat is not SO good. Rye,
barley, fax, cotton, tobacco, castor beans,
Irish potatoes, and sweet potatoes are gener-
| ally full crops. In some localities apples
promise a fair crop, while the peach crop
will be quite small. OF pears there will be
a moderate good yield. The yield of grapes
promises to be unusually large.
Ex-Governor Halle, OF New Hampshire,
died on Saturday, July %.
at Boston, Giovanni Maestro murdered
Nicholas Sayigoni for his money.
A train on the Central Pacific, ran over
and killed a man, near Truckee, California,
who was found to have been lashed to the
track, by parties unknown.
A jackson, Michigan, special says the safe
Of R. D. Bullock, music dealer, Of that city,
was broken open and robbed of from $20,0 600
to $4,000 in promissory and 500 in cash.
No clue to the burglars.
McGhehan, Roarity, Carroll and Boyle,
who have been on trial for the murder of
policeman Yost, at Tamaqua, Pennsylvania,
in 1875, were recently convicted of murder
in the first degree.
Foreign Itesns.
The sentences upon persons tried in con-
~nection with the recent outrage at Salonica
have been increased. The Chief of Police
is degraded from his rank and sentenced to
fIteen1years, penal seryitude. The COM
mander OF the Turkish frigate is degraded
from rank and sentenced to ten years i'm.
prisonment; and the commander of the
citadel to three years confinement in the
fortress.
The Turkish campaign seems strictly de-
fensive. The Turks have abandoned their
positions in Lower herzegovina, excepting
some fortified places and the strongest
block-houses. Even the evacuation OF
Mostar seems contemplated.
The Turkish Minister at london has re-
ceiyed the following official dispatch from
Constantinople, dated July II: Nafyz Pacha
attacked the Servians yesterday. Alter
an engagement of six hours our soldiers cap
tured, with the bayonet, the intrenchments
occupied by the enemy, and defeated them
completely. We captured a large number OF
arms, etc. In consequence of the movement
in advance Of Suleyman Pacha, the Servians
abandoned their intrenchments at Babine
Glarzo and retired into Seryia.
The London Standards Constantinople
correspondent telegraphs that the health Of
the Sultan causes great anxiety. He has
never recovered from the shock caused by
the suicide of the Sultan Abdul Aziz, and
the murder Of Huzzin Avin Pacha, Minister
Of War. He is a mere wreck, and utterly
unfit for business. Some have positively
declared that symptoms of softening of the
brain have appeared. He is in inminent
danger. Personally, l believe his abdica
ton is very near at hand, and unavoidable
You may expect to hear at any moment thai
his brother, Abdul Hamid, reigns.
The London 1Smes's special from Parakir
states that the report of General .Olympics
concerning the Turkish cruelties, says tina
the Turks have killed several hundred wo
men and children.
In Bosnia they are cutting women ant
children to pieces, throwing them in the al
and catching them upon b%ayonets. The.
, cut off the heads or noses of the dead al'
| wounded, whereas the wounded Turkish
t prisoners are treated like Servians.
It is officially nou ced that the Turk
attempted, on Monday, July II, to ente
Seryia by way of L~inbowja, but were re
, pulsed.
: Servia is sending her last reserve number
ing seven thousand men TO the front. Fou
thousand Egyptians are leaving salonica TO
the seat of war. Five thousand Seftas ais
started from there. Roumania, in const
: quence of the remonstrance of the Powers
! only mobilizes twenty thousand men.
The Turks are everywhere assuming tn
offensive. It is officially announced tbs
, the Turks intrenched at Beliine attacke
l Gen. Olympics On Thursday. july 20, wit
{ ten battalions, chiefly ~irregulars. They a
tempted to drive the Servians across til
Drina After six hours, fighting thew yer
repulsed and pursued to Beljine with heav,
loss. The ground was covered with Turks
dead. 4 rain-storm stopped the pursuii
but the Servian's artillery made great hayo
, in the Turkish ranks. The Turks attacke
Col. Mirkovie on Wednesday at Gramads