The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-10-26

completed structure. Gen. Gilmore, the
president of the Commission, thinks the
portion already built amply sufficient to
Withstand the weight to be added, if the soil
proves to be solid. The Commission will
not be ready to report before December.
Duke Fleming, Of Maysville, was shot
three times, twice in the head, near that
city, lately, by Septimus Clark. The
wounds are considered dangerous. The
cause of the trouble is unknown.
About $50 o'clock on the morning of Oc-
teber 20, the wife of Ira Baker, colored, re-
siding at Glen Lock, Pa, was seen running
along the road in a frantic manner. When
she reached the railroad station she informed
a gentleman she had Just killed her four
children, and then resumed her wandering.
The gentleman drove to the house, and not
finding the husband, hunted him. The two
visited the house and found three children,
aged respectively two, four, and six years,
in an almost ~lifeless condition, their heads
having been beaten almost to a jelly with a
heavy club. A baby, aged two months, was
covered up with a heavy feather bed, the
intention of the mother being to smother it.
The three children can not possibly survive.
People went in search of the unfortunate
woman, who is undoubtedly insane.
William Norton, a breakman on the
Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Short
line, while coupling cars at Mt. Sterling,
Kentucky, was crushed to death. His lam
lily live in Louisville.
AChinaman named Quimbo Apo stabbed
and instantly killed an Iyishman named
John Kelly in the Home Lodging House,
Chatham street, New York, lately. Kelly
was the aggressor, and provoked the China
man to a fight in which he was getting the
worst of it, when he drew a knife and
stabbed Kelly. Apo was arrested. He
has recently been released after serving
out a fifteen years sentence for killing his
wife and two men.
Near Cincinnati, en- the Louisville Short
line, a few nights since, s. R. Petty, of
Pulaski County, Alabama, got up from his
sleeping-car berth and walked to the outside
platform of the coach. Screams were soon
afterward heard, and on stopping the train
Petty was found missing. On moving the
train back his body was found IN the ground
and taken to Louisville. He died at Louis
vile, in the prerence of a niece, who was
returning home with him from the Gen.
tennial. 1t is supposed the unfortunate
gentleman fell from the platform.
A down freight train on the Cheshire
Railroad was run into by an engine going up,
about five miles from Cheshire, N. H., and
Henry NJ. Staples, engineer, and Lewis
Phillips, fireman, of the freight engine were
killed.
Foreign Ite,as
The Russian Government is concentrating
troops in Caucasus. The influx of Russian
soldiers is assuming more serious proper.
tons. Many arrive in uniform, with arms.
The advent of five hundred a day is moi
unusual.
The Daily Taegraph's Vienna correspond.
emit says that it is believed that the Car
favors peace, but it is known that the En-
press and Czareovitch are strongly allied
with the National party, and are e%xerting
their efforts to further its projects.
A st. Petersburg letter to the London
Times, dated October II, says: Doubtless
buC RCuCld1 1mp4OoolOA l. tAob 4suooio X
on the eve of the long wished for struggle
with Turkey.
A special from Vienna states that the
English and French Governments, espe
cially the former, have decidedly pronounced
for the acceptance of the six months
armistice. Austria is inclined to do like
wise, and has asked G~ermany's opinion
,-L;ol L1ra-a- hos -ok xat haan oiuan
Italy, on being pressed by England to give
a definite reply, says it does not want, il
any way, to anticipate Servia's decision, a
/ it regards an armistice as a disadvantage II
: Servia.
} A telegram from Bucharest announces
| that a canon has been concluded between
: the Roumanian and Russian Railroad Com
pany, by which the former undertakes II
I hold in readiness, at the disposal of Russia
sufficient trains to transport four Thousand
troops daily.
The correspondent of the London Times
; at Belgrade, discussing the situation, say
l every diplomatic agent here believes we ar
: Oh the eve Of a great Eastern war. The onl,
difference of opinion among them is as t
whether it will commence in the spring o
almost Immediately. All outward Indics
tons seem to favor the latter idea, whic
l would give Russia and Servia great advar
tages. Strange rumors are current concern
ing the intended action of Austria.
> Serious fighting took place near tn
: Saitschar October II and Is. Tn
Turks are trying to force their way t
, : Paratchin, whence their march to Belgrad
! would only be interrupted by the wea
Notifications at Cnupria. Considerabl
= anxiety prevails as to the issue, espt
cially as this movement seems to be mad
in concert with operations IN the Drins
The weather has suddenly changed fror
I tropical heat to heavy rain, gales, and colo
: This fayors heServians.
: Arecent cable dispatch says: In the Ser
: Wan camp the idea of peace is secuted
Fighting continues before Saitschar. Tn
Seryians under Gen. Doctoroff, Gen. Tchel
nayef's new chief of staff, are endeavorin
> to drive the Turks from from their position
!, there. The Servians considerably outnun
: Der the Turks, but have not effected an,
|. thing yet.
\ ~ AohuOA OOAhuNIW OlepdtCn lIOm DC
grade says that the Turkish forces in Servi
resumed the offensive on Thursday, the lot
: of October, and a battle began which Taste
three days. 1t consisted of two distinct ope
. atoms, one in front of Saitschar, and the oil
4 er on the positions commanding Deligra,
In the latter movement the Turl
. captured, on Thursday, thirteen redoubt
y great quantities of arms and many prisiol
ers. The fight was long and bloody. tt
d Turks continued to advance, and on satu
day there was further fighting. Hafx ar
Abdul Pasha opened fire before Djunis, an
FASH Pasha shelled Alexinatz. The Servis
forces at Diunis, under Horvatovich, wei
routed, with great loss. There are fears tn
~ Djunis, which is the key to the road throug
the Moraya Valley, will fall into the han,
= of the Turks.
Aterrible hurricane is reported at Havar
on the 21st of October, doing great damag
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