The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-16

to those already named Thomas
Beaver, Esq, of Pennsylvania, and the Hon.
Henry L. Stebbins. OF New York.
Nine convicts, while working on q sand
bar about little Rock, Ark, overpowere d
the guard and escaped. A posse with blood.
hounds started in pursuit.
Correspondence from Austin, Miss, says
that on Thursday morning, j. NJ. Harvey,
of Louisville, was killed. Mr.. Harvey
got off the boat and was accosted by a stran-
ger, who told him he was sent down to meet
him. BE expressed his pleasure, and he and
Mr.. Dunlap, Of Tennessee, who was also
a passenger, started up to Austin. When
had gone about two hundred yards the
stranger stepped to one side of the road and
three men came out from behind the trees,
and, approaching them, asked the murdered
man, els your name Harvey% He said,
"Yes." The man said, al will kill you,"
and fred at him instantly. Dunlap was
told to make tracks of, which he did.
General Brectttes.
At West Liberty, Ohio, George Henry, of
Sandusky, fell between two moving cars in
stepping from ono to another, and was in
stantly killed. His body was cut entirely in
two.
MieajahT. Bailey, an old citizen of Gin
%cinnati, died very suddenly, a few days ago,
the victim of q druggists mistake, who put
up in a prescription for his use cyanite of
potash-a deadly drug-instead of prussiate
of potash. The druggist, ayoung man, was
arrested, and held for ma~nslaughter.
A most dasiardly attempt was made, a few
nights ago, to steal the bones of President
Lincoln from the cemetry vault at Spring
field, Ill. The plot was suspected some time
since and Elmer Washburn, United States
Detective Tyrrell, and assistants watched
the vault. The scoundrels broke in the
outer and inner doors of the vault, opened
the several cases of tie sarcophagus and
were about to make off with the remains
when the detectives sprang out. The acci
dental discharge of a pistol alarmed the rob
bers and they fled precipitately, escaping il
the darkness.
i'll. Cobb, a stock drover from Lebanon
Indiana, fell under the /. and st. L. switch
ing engine, a few nights since, at In
dianapolis, and was instantly killed. He
was riding down from the Union Stock
Yards, and attempted to jump off while the
engine was still in motion. His body was
cut in two at the waist. The deceased was q
man about thirty-tiYe years old.
A little daughter of Mrs. DIR. ]. B. Con
nell, of Bedford, Iowa, visiting with hel
parents in indianapolis, fell into an open
cistern, lately, and was drowned.
Ferdinand McKew, hailing from Bergen
New Jersey, was blown to atoms the Other
night by the premature explosion of 8
heavy dynamite cartridge at the Gunpowdel
River Permanent Water Supply Tunnel, in
process of construction five miles from
Baltimore. Daniel Hagerty, of Altoona
Pennsylvania, a miner, was horribl,
msngled, and can not survive. The mel
were at the. mouth Of a shaft and McKev
was adjusting the fuse of the cartridge. Hi
body was torn into shredso of quiyering hesl
and had to be gathered in a bucket.
Political.
The earliest election returns indicate tn
election of Samuel J.. Tilden as P.esiden
OF the United States. The following State
are conceded to Tilden Alabama, Arkan
sas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Ind
ana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, New York, New Jersey, North Car
olina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Yves
Virginia.
The following are claimed for HAYES
California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansa.
Maine, Massachusetts,, Michigan, Minnesots
Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, an
Nevada.
Louisiana, South Carolina, Florida, an
Wisconsin, doubtful
Butler and Banks are elected in Mass,
chusetts.
While the Republicans have made a d,
cided gain in CongressmeD, it does nc
appear that they can have a majority of tn
next House.
Later election returns have given til
doubtfal states Louisiana, South Carolin,
Wisconsin and Oregon, apparently, I
Hayes. Florida still stands among til
doubtful. Tilden has 1874 electoral vote
n Hayes ISL. Florida gives 4 votes.
The official vote of Colorado has been r,
ceived. The total vote in the State fc
Senators was 2S,495. The Republican nom
nees received 1928, and 1920 were ca
Tor the Democrats, thus giving the Republ
car ticket for Senators and average M,
1ority OF 1888. For Representative to tn
Forty-foGrth Congress James B. Bedford r,
ceiyed 1,035 majority, and for the Fort,
fifth Congress 949 majority.
Foreign Iteans
The London NmeS'S dispatch from Rom
says Cardinal Antonelli was transactin
business with the Pope on Sunday, Noven
Der 9TH, when he was seized with a sever
attack of govt in the chest. He was in
mediately carried to his apartments. Her
fused to believe that death was approachin,
At last he consented to receive the sacri
ment, but was unable to swallow. He e,
pired at 7:15 Monday, in the mornin,
shortly after sending a message to the POI
asking for his blessing and implorin
pardon for all the faults he might have cor
mitted during his administration. Til
fortune left by the Cardinal will be divide
among the members of his family. His fin
collection of gems, antiquities, works {
art, etc, are bequeathed to the vatica
Museum.
The Vienna correspondent of the Londo
Standard says the Porte, yielding to til
demands of Russia, has agreed to ~relinquis
the positions captured by the Turks sire
the night of October 31st, hence the eva,
uation of Deligrad.
Advices from the City of Mexico to th
29th ult., report that Ledro Tejada was d,
clared elected President by one hundre
and thirty-one to forty.fvs. Pronunciadoe
are throwing down their arms in various d
rections. Their resources are all exhausted
and a final collapse is expected. Oaxac
still gives trouble, but General Diaz and hi