The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-21

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residence, in Richmond, Va, on the 18th
September.
Isaac Newland, a wealthy farmer, was at
tackled on a lonely bridge, fifteen miles east
of Fort Wayne, Indiana, a few nights since,
was robbed and murdered. His body was
found with his face and skull crushed to a
jelly. The ground showed that a terrific
battle had taken place. His revolver was
found near him, with three chambers empsy,
and a trail of blood showed that he had
wounded one or more of his assailants. He
had been in Fort Wayne attending the fair,
and had a large sum of money, which he paid
out, however, before starting for home.
Officers are now searching for the MUIR
derers.
A few mornings since, the Vandalia pas
senger train going east, ran over a man on a
high t~restle, near Terre Haute, killing him
instantly. A curve hid him from view until
too late. He was an old soldier, going to
the Soldiers Home at Dayton. No blame is
attached to the road.
George Grimm was lately lodged in jail,
at Bucyrus, o. His crime was that he got
drunk, and, after beating his wife, killed
the baby with a wrench to make it keep
quiet.
Dennis Conner, Waterman in the Chicago
and Alton Railroad yards, at East st. Louis,
while examining trains recently, discovered
seven tramps curled up in a freight car
containing merchandise. He ordered them
to be quiet while he examined the car to
see if any goods were missing, but they
made a dash, got outside, and started to
run. He called upon them to halt
or he would fire, but no attention being
paid to his command, he fred, shooting
one through the heart, killing him in
stantly. Another was captured, who said
that they came down from Alton in the car
and had no intention of stealing anything.
The Coroner's jury justified Corners act,
and he was released from custody.
On September IA, at eight o'clock p. M,
two masked men boarded the Utah Central
Railroad, eight miles north of Salt Lake,
gagged Wells-Fargo- messenger, opened the
safe, took fifteen thousand dollars, and
made their escape. Officers started in
pursuit.
Augusta, Atlanta, Memphis, Charleston,
Jacksonville, and other Southern cities have
contributed literally for the benefit Of the
yellow.fever stricken city of Savannah.
There never was witnessed in New York a
more enthusiastic gathering than assembled
in Gilmore's Garden on the 18th of Septem-
Der, on the occasion of the presentation of
the Ri1eHen trophy to the victorious Amer
lean team. Nearly eight thousand people
were in attendance, and heartily cheered
the various teams as they entered the build
ing. Mr.. Gilmore arranged the musical pro-
gramme, each piece having some reference
to the subject of the match, opening with
Hander's "March of Victory" Mr.. Arbuckle
played "Within Mile of Edinboro Town d
for the Scotch. Mr.. Levy gave "Lakes Of
Killarney" for the Irish. Nine. Pappen'
helm sang "Star Spangled Banner" for the
Americans, while the Apollo Club rendered
the Canadian Song of "Row, Brothers, Row.
for the Canadians.
A New York dispatch says hat Judge
Westbrook has granted an injunction re
straining President Grant and the Secretar!
of State from issuing the mandate for thu
surrender of Leopold Vettel, demanded fol
extradition by the Austrian authorize s, oil
the charge of forgery.
A few evenings since, at Cincinnati, tel
men, a boy, AID a dog, started from the cotfe
dam in Licking under the Suspension Bridge
to 60 to Newport. They had not gone ia
before one of the Champion tow-boats passe'
them, dashing waves on them, when severa
of the men shifted their positions. In a mo
ment, the skiff was overturned, and all it
human freight in the water, only the do
clinging to the boat. The boy drifted agains
the pie driver and was saved, and all tn
men escaped, except John Leonard, of New
port, a man sixty years of age, and Reinhar'
Eth, also of Newport, who were drown
before any measures could be taken to say
them.
A terrible railroad accident occurred Seq
TENDER 10, on the Pitsburg, Fort Wayne an
Chicago Railroad, two miles southwest o
Orville, Ohio. The freight train, benin
time, was going at full speed, when it col
lided with another train. The two train
rushed together, Impending the two engine
and piling the long trains of freight car
drawn by them in inextricable confusion
Four tramps, who, it is believed, had got o.
the eastward-bound train at Crestline, ha
concealed themselves between the cars
| steal a ride, and as the cars came piling owe
each other, they were caught between then
and three Of hem instantly killed, Will
. the fourth was SO badly injured that his n
/ covery is considered impossible. Jaco
Shelter, the engineer of engine No. Sc, tn
s ea~stward-bound one, and his fireman,
young man named Allen, were both injured
the latter quite seriously, the former onl
s slightly, by jumping from the engine. TIL
d rest of the crew, and all hands on the ives
s w~ard.bound train, escaped with a. fe
scratches.
Two army officers have been detailed b
the Secretary of War to test the foundatiO
of the Washington Monument. If it isfoun
!. capable of sustaining the additional weigh
E work on the monument will be resumed
once.
The trial of ex-Secretary Belknap on
criminal indictment, for accepting mont
in connection with the Fort Sill tradershi
, will not take place until December. In Il
meantime, Belknap will remove to his form
home in Iowa.
Foreign Items.
The Star and Herald, of Panama, just
= ceiyed, says: An attack was made, the 20
of August, on the residence of ex-Presidel
Pardo, of Peru, at Lima, and before the di
= turbance was quelled, the troops fred on tt
mob, killing four persons, and woundil
: several others. The Union Club, who
. members are supposed to be partisans of Il
h ex-President, was wrecked previous to the
attacks. The mob sacked the store
Wrexel, DeGrass & Co., taking from it arr
70 valued at 1000 soles.
A terrible shock of earthquake was fl
~ in Lima and Callao, at about 1:20 a. M, t
10th ult. Beyond creating great alarm al
cracking afew walls, no injury was done.
The United States Of Colombia nave be,
declared in a state of siege. Disruption
10 the country is feared. The army is to
- raised to 10000 men.
The London Post conspicuously invit
attention to the arrests of Turkish Office
as evidence that the Porte is taking effectl
m. maasures tn show its ahhorrence of the I