The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Ite,ns iron. the CapstaI.

NEWS IN L $
Itenas from Ia Capital. .
The Secretary of the Treasury has sub
mitted to the House of Representatives esti-
mates of the appropriations required for the
public service for the fiscal year ending
with June, 1878. These are: For Congress,
$5,9SS,250; Executive proper; $7S,400; De-
partment of State, $1,449,657; Treasury De-
partment, S165, PAS, 3s9; War Department,
$54, ,S55 Navy Department, $22, 501, 1858
Interior Department, $685. SOC, 722; Postofice
Department, s6,6S6,647; Department of JUS
tice, $4,422, $50; Department of Agriculture,
S227 ,290; total, S2e9, ,66S. These estimates
are / 5,OOO,OO o less than those for 1877.
The South.
It was reported at Columbia, s. c. on the
night Of December 10, that ten negroes, who
murdered a white man named Allen, and
wounded another named Baker, at Lowndes-
vile, Abbeville County, and who were dis
covered to be engaged in a plot to murder
the whites, were taken from the Sheriff and
lynched by Georgians. Thirteen negroes
were arrested OF warrants issued by the
Trial Justice, and owing to threats OF
lynching, were sent under a strong
guard to Jail, at Anderson, in the ad-
joining county, for safe keeping. 1t is sup
posed that while en- route, they were seized
by the Georgians, who came across the
Savannah River, and summarily dealt with
them.
Hon. George A. Trenholm, an eminent
merchant of Charleston, South Carolina, and
Secretary of the Treasury of the so-ealled
Confederate Government, at the time of its
collapse, died recently, aged seventy years.
The colers of the shipping of allnationalities
in the port were displayed at half mast.
Fires.
A fire occurred at the Brooklyn Theater,
on the night of December 5, causing q great
panic. On the II ention of fire the audience
arose to their feet and made a wild rush for
the doors. The smoke soon became ~suffocat-
ing, and women fell fainting in the aisles
and were trampled over. Men jumped out
of the windows, and were severely injured.
Three were picked up and sent to the Long
Island College Hospital, and are not ex-
pected to live. A young man, who jumped
out of a window, says that another man was
with him, and got to the window, and while
lolding on with his hands and endeavoring
to get out, became overpowered with smoke,
fell back, and must have been consumed in
the flames. The theater was entirely de-
stroyed. Later reports say that there was a
great destruction of life, seventy bodies hay
ing been taken out of the remains of the
burning building.
At midnight, December 6, two hundred
and eighty-three bodies had been dug out of
the ruins of the Brooklyn theater, and the
fremen were still engaged in exhuming the
bodies of the victims. The work was to be
continued day and night until all the bodies
were recovered. Thu fire was caused by q
drop scene coming in contact with one Of
the border lights. Miss Claxton, Mrs. NJ. A
Farren, Mr.. Murdock, and Mr.. Studley
stepped to the front of the stage and re
quested the people to be quiet. Almost
in the same breath, one of the
actors, who had urged the audience TO re
main in their seats, called wildly to thu
people, commanding them to fly for thei
lives. Miss Claxton jumped into the au
ditorium, and escaped through the main en-
trance. Mrs. Farren got out through tn,
passage-way under the stage, and Mr.. Stud
ley does not know how he saved himself
There were one thousand two hundred per
sons in the house.
Up to noon November 2, three hundret
and fifteen dead bodies had been removed
from the Brooklyn theater. OF these, fifty
nine were identified, some by remnants o
clothing, others by watches and chains, an
such articles, but few by the features. TIL
.ka~, C1cr1o D---anrla ool Ho--- NJ
dock, are among the identified. What ar
accepted as the bodies of the two actors ar
two black cinders. Around the trunk o
one was a soiled and scorched buckski
undershirt, and beside the other was a piec
of braid, apparently portions Of a stag
dress.
General BreU5ttes.
Governor CARRIER, of Nebraska, on Decen
ber2 2, issued a call to member of the Legisli
ture for an extra session of the Legislatur
at Lincoln, to meet December 5, for the pu
pose of canvassing on Electoral votes. tn
Democrats are m~aneuvering to carry Ii
matter to the Courts, as the law on the SUI
ject previous to the adoption of the ne
State Constitution, and that of the new Coz
stitution differ very materially. The form,
provides that the Executive officers of Il
State shall count the votes; the latter, in IL
same manner as hat for Congressman, by IL
Legislature. Great activity is exhibite
among the leading politicians of bot
parties.
At Cincinnati, Jacob Hummel, the brut
who about three months ago stabbed and Ct
his wife, Theresa Hummel, in ffty-four d
ferent places, and then leaving her for dea
stabbed himself seven times in the reggie
of the heart, with the intent of committir
suicide, finished his work at the county is
flew days ago. 1t was "shsving day." Il
day that prisoners desiring the operate
can have it performed by one or two m,
usually detailed for the purpose. 1t appea
that Hummell borrowed a razor and took
to his cell, and there cut his throat al
opened an artery in his right arm. T
doctors found that the external and intern
carotid arteries were severed; also, the il
ular, and that there was a wound of I
right arm, severing the auxiliary artery.
the printers bust of Horace Greeley "
unveiled in Greenwood Cemetery, N,
York, on the 4th December, by Thur,
Weed, in the presence of a large number
people. Bayard Taylor delivered an o
ton.
The electoral colleges of all the Sta
met on Wednesday, December 9th, for
purpose of casting their votes for Preside
and Vice-President. Twenty-one States C
heir votes for Hayes and Wheeler, giyi
them 1856; and fifteen States for Tilden a
Hendricks, with 1874 votes.
A foolish lad, residing in the family