The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The West.

essIul council, with sitting Bull, on the
I'd ult., on Cedar Creek, killing a num-
yer Of indians and wounding many, his own
oss~ being two wounded. He chased the
indians about sixty miles, when they di-
7ided, one portion going toward the agency
and Sitting Bull toward Fort Peck, General
Miles following. General Hazen has gone
Fort Peck with four companies of in
and rations for Miles. Sitting Bull
the river below Fort Peck on the
Gath ult., and sent word to the agent that he
was coming in, and would be friendly, but
wanted ammunition.
A report from Camp Stambaugh, Wyom.
ing, says that a village of fifty lodges of
was attacked Oh October 80 by a
large Sioux war party, estimated at twelve
hundred lodges, at Painted Rock, near the
scene of Capt. Bstes's fight, in July, 1874,
and about ninety miles. from Camp SIAM
baugh. As far as learned only one Shes
hone, by the name of Humpy, escaped, who
was the Indian that saved the life of Capt.
Henry in Crooks second fight this summer.
On November 8 the Hon. John L. Routt
was ~inaugurated Governor of Colorado.
His message was mainly devoted to topics
of local State interest. The financial show
ing was particularly favorable, there being
a handsome excess of over all
liabilities and Constitutional provisions pro-
hibiting a debt or excessive taxation. Edu-
c~ational matters are equally encouraging
and encouraged. The annual products of
mines is Ss,o00,O0o, and it is predicted that
with the development of the San Juan Dis
trict, in Southwestern Colorado, next years
product VIII reach S10,0 1000.
About ninety Sioux Indians, under the
charge of Commissioners, passed through
Omaha on November 6, en- route to the In
dian Territory, on atour o~f-inspection.
General Miles, after defeating Sitting
Bulls force, on the 9th of October, &C
cepted the surrender of four hundred lodges
of Indians, their principal chiefs being held
as hostages.
me South.
Rudolph Hausmann and Frederick Poth-
mann wealthy planters and mill owners liv.
ing six miles from Aiken, S. c., were muir
dered q few nights since, and their house
burned. Hausman, a German, lived in
Cleveland, o., for twenty years, engaged in
the notion business, and Pothman, his
nephew, acted as agent for the old man.
The object was undoubtedly robbery alone,
as the mill and other valuable property was
not fred. Aseareh in a negro house in
Aiken discovered a lot of property which
was identified as the pronerty of the mur.
dered men. Warrants were issued for the
arrest of the suspected negroes. The leader
of the gang is Adam johnson. a notorious
outlaw, feared and hated by both whites
and blacks. The county was greatly excited,
and the woods were secured for the capture
of the scoundrels.
Francis Thompson, the notorious negro
who for years figured as a woman. and i'm,
posed on the Congressional Committee in
connection with the Memphis riots of '66
died at the hospital at that CITY recently, aft
ter a long illness.
Fires.
A fire totally DESTROYED Summer,s oner,
House RuiId;nc at Atron Ohio reoontI,
which ;ncludez The onara House srrm No.,
Hotel. and several stores Mich of N,
furnitnreF and stool wore sovos III.
buildino cost sa5 0OO which in add;t;on :,
the hotel furniture and scenery and 6rturs,
of the Opera House. vaIued at $40 ooo wa,
owned by R. A. summer. His loss win +,
$4,000. with a total insurance of onI,
$1,000.
A false alarm of fire created a manic !,
the Chinese Tbeater. ON Jackson Street sa,
Francisco. not long since The bnild;ng NO
crowded and a rusb was made for the sinaI
means Of crit and msnv were tromnie,
down in the confusion. The notice draqge,
ont twenty dead and ahont the same nuwbo
wounded.
General Brerttfes.
Mrs. Annie Reed. wife of w. Fl. Reed n
Barber. Arkansas. comm;tte5-su;cide &c
GENTLY. Cause. domestic tronble.
A few. nights AGO. an alteration tool
place between a party of men at Locust
dale. Pennsylvania and subsequently, ON
of the party named .Jobn Boshen was Wa,
laid and hot dead. Tbree mon name
IaugbIin. Iennen and ColIaaan hove 49,,
arrested,
A Toronto disnatcb saws thsta onant;tv =
nitro-plvcer;ne in q MAGAZINE s;tno,oa =,
the crib in. the lax below tbe cos. NC,