The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-10-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The West.

proacneo the guard at the Jail in which
are confined the Younger brothers, the
Mortified bandits. The guard halted
Cayerrick and inquired "Who are you ?"
Caverrick replied "Don't you know me; 1
am a policeman" and continued to ad-
vance, at the same time putting his hand
to his breast, probably to display his star,
when the guard shot him through, near the
heart, killing him instantly. The police
men had been ordered to keep away from
the jail at night, and the guards to shoot
any n who persisted in coming up to
them, unless identified.
Joseph Walters was shot and instantly
killed by Robert Holland, at Laramie City,
recently. The trouble originated in a GAIN
bling quarrel. The parties were both col
ored.
The South.
says that a detachment of McNelly's COM
pany, under Sergeant Armstrong, attacked
aparty of outlaws on EspanoEa Lake, near
Eagle Pass, killed five, wounded one, and
captured fifty horses, and a large number of
cattle.
Not long since, late at night, the county
courthouse, at Chattanooga, Tenn, was set
on fire in the Office of the Registrar of Deeds.
The fire was ~extinguished with some damage
to the books. Two books were missing en-
tirely. DR.. US Buras was arrested, with
the missing books in his possession. He
had recently bought IN abstract of titles,
covering all but these two books, and would
have made a large amount of money had he
not been detected.
Advices from the Neuces River Country,
Texas, say..a party of twenty-five Indians
raided the settlements on that river, on the
2Sth Glt, and stole a number of horses.
They then went down the Sabine River,
attacked several ranches and sheep camps,
killed three white men and several Next
cans, and stole many horses. They also
visited the Frio and Zeona settlements in
the same manner, and passed out in the
vicinity of Fort Clark, taking fully a hun
bred horses with them. A party of citizens
and a detachment of troops are in pursuit,
with some probability of overtaking them.
Between twelve and one o'clock, the other
morning, a man named Al Kirkland, a bar
tender on the river, was severely cut in the
cheeks by Anderson Waddell, of Louisville,
in a gambling-house on Church street at
Nashville, Tenn. It is said that the ARRAY
originated about money loaned to Kirkland
by Waddell. Kirkland died at ten o'clock
the next morning from the wounds received.
Waddell has not been arrested.
Two freight trains on the Jackson Road
collided, recently, eight miles from Orleans.
Eleven cars, loaded with cotton and miscel-
laneous merchandise, including coal oil,
matches, and powder, were burned or blown
to pieces. The explosion of the powder is
described as terrific. One brakeman was
slightly injured.
Edward FL. Murphy .(white) shot and
killed Jupiter Paul (colored) at Augusta,
Georgia, in a quarrel about a chair. Murphy
fed.
General Brepftfes.
A horrible and mysterious murder wa
committed in the east part of Shrewsbury, a
farming town, six miles from Worcester,
Mass, the other night. The victim was
John Billiard, a man about forty.fve years
ofage. He with his brother lived in q house
alone, carrying on a farm. About seven
o'clock John was left alone in the house,
his brother going to q store about a mile dis
tant. He was gone about ole hour, and
upon returning, q horrible scene was pre-.
sented. John was lying on the floor, his
body covered with blood. his head nearly
severed from the body, and long, deep cuts
about the head and face. The body, also
was badly cut, and blood was still flowing
from the numerous wounds. Lying by the
side of the body was a large Ratchet with
which the terrible deed was committed. The
object is supposed to nave been money. The
maj had sold a Cow for fifty dollars, and
had received a similar amount for the sale
of som calves. This money is missing
and was undoubtedly taken by the muir
derer.
The funeral of James Lick took place OF
October 4. The deceased expressed a desir,
that he be buried on the summit of Noun
Hamilton the site of the Observatory pro
vided for by his fund. His son, John Lick
is believed to be about to become the heir
In response to kilograms, the members o
the Board of Trustees express confdenc,
that no effort will be made by him to breal
the trust deed.
The election news from Connecticut ant
Colorado shows Republican gains, and il
Colorado the election of a majority of Re
publicans in the Legislature on joint ballot
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that VII
liam Henry Harrison Ia grandson of the de
ceased Presidency fatally stabbed Miss Mar,
More, daughter of Major John More, o
Boone County, Kentucky, a few { Us ago
1t is stated that Miss More had rejected hi
hand in marriage, and this drove him t,
frenzy and murder.
The Georgia local elections passed OF
quietly on the 4th of October. The vote
generally were largely Democratic.
The total coinage at the Minis during Sep
TENDER was 100000, including 81, 5OO,O O
in gold evin $500,OOO in trade dollars, an,
$4,000 600 in subsidiary silver coin.
A Paris, Ontario, dispatch reports that al
accident occurred to the express bound cas-
on the Great Western Railroad, two mile
west of Princeton. Five persons-engineel
fireman, and two express messengers and tn
baggage - killed. The train wa
going at the rate of thirty-iVe miles an houi
and in a moment was thrown from the tracl
and hurled into a ditch. The acciden
was caused by the. breaking of a wheel O
the tender, an examination of which shove
that it was perfectly sound up to the time o
breaking. The names of the killed ar
VIM. Cooper, driver; A. Irving, fireman
and Andrews, express messenger; Bright
baggagemaster, and a man supposed to b
named Mcbride, belonging to Detroit, VIII
was riding in the b~aggage-car. None of tn
passengers were injured beyond a fey
scratches and bruises.
The Democratic Governor of Georgia ha
been elected by about seventy-ive thousan
majority. The vote is reported as CON
paratiYely light. October 4, special dil
patches are received from Colorado by Den
ocratic and Republican newspapers, in whic
both claim a victory. The back counties nc
yet heard from, and figures are not oficia
On the same day, Democrats claim a ms
iority of towns in Connecticut.
The stables of F. G. Hengehold, were lat.
ly burned down at Cincinnati, on Carr stree
near Front, burning to death one of tn