The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-02-03
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

SAMUEL CURTIS, one of the oldest
business men of Boston, died recently.
He was one of the first to promote the
manufacture of watches in Waltham,
Mass, and established the Waltham
Watch Company.
4 LADY student of Cornell University
has carried off the three hundred dollar
prize in the intercollegiate Greek con-
test. She was the only woman who COM
peted, and the stalwart men found more
than their match in her.
HERR KRUPP, the great German gun
maker, is at work on steel one hundred
and fifty ton gun of forty-six centimetres,
or about eighteen and one-half inches
calibre. The tube or body of the gun
will be made in two pieces.
DURING the past year Syracuse, N. Y,
has had over eight hundred cases of
small pox, all these cases having been
treated since March. No deaths have
occurred of persons who were vaccinated.
AT present the disease has nearly disap-
peared.
A PITTsBURG burglar severed an artery
a few nights ago in attempting to get into
house through broken window. The
result was that he bled to death, and the
owner of the house is awaiting an action
for damages on the part of the dead mans
representatives.
BISMARCK still bewails the untimely
death of his would-be son-in- law, Count
Eulenburg. Good judges who have wit
messed his grief are of opinion that had
his daughter died instead, he would have
married the Count himself rather than
let him 60 out of the family.
THOMAS NICHOLAS BURKE, the famous
Dominican orator, died January II. He
was noted for his eloquence, and gained
his chief nOtOriety in this country in
1871 and 1872, when he was engaged in
controversy with Froude, the historian,
over the latter's estimate of Irish charac-
ters of the past.
A REMARKABLE incident is reported
from England. The Rev. Isaac Hanks,
for many years minister of an independ-
ent chapel in Malmesbury, fell dead in
his pulpit Just as he had given out his
text, which was: "But man dieth and
wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the
ghost, and where is he"
JOHN Pope, commander in the navy
on the retired list, whose death occurred
at Boston, was appointed midshipman
from Maine in 1916, and was on the ac
tive list until 1862. He was defeated by
the rebel ram Manassas while in com
mand of the Gulf Squadron in 1861. He
leaves son in the Marine Corps.
THERE seems to be much suffering thi:
winter among the genteel poverty-strick
en- women in Washington. A few days
ago two ladies, descendants of three o.
the most distinguished men whose name:
are interviewer with the history of the
country, were turned out of their home
in that city for non-paymeut of rent.
A HUNDRED years ago four newspapers
were published in New York, the ROya
Gazetteer, organ of the British authori
ties, the Mercury, the Constitutional Ga
zette and the New York Journal, the organ
of the Sons of Liberty, published by Johr
Holt, who at one time was compelled tt
take groceries and goods in exchange fol
his paper.
BESSIE TURNER passed the whole sum
mer season at Neponset, Mass, unknown
as the smart witness in the greatest tria
the world ever saw" Mrs. Tilton wen
security for her board, and the money
was sent from New York regularly
Bessie's Christian name was never men
toned, and no one recognized the ex
traordinary young woman in her com
monplace name.
ACCORDING to London correspond
ent, one of the Rothschilds, Bettina
daughter of Baron Alphonse is going t.
marry her cousin, Baron Leopold. He
mother was enc of the English Roths
childs, and has brought her up in Eng
lish fashion. Last winter she made quit
a sensation in the London balls by he
grace and esprit. The Duchess of Edir
burg is particularly partial to her, an
Mr.. Disraeli has paid her very big
compliment by calling her the mos
spirituelle lady in England"