The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-03-01
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Fsesns from. the Capital.

indictable under both the common
and statutory law. District Attorney Wells
was directed to take the necessary steps. A
recent article in the Capital principally in
the official action just determined
upon, but it is understood that previous
in the same paper, regarded as
upon the President, will be officially
in a criminal prosecution for libel
the President.
Congressman Ellis, Colonel Burke and
Counselor Cavanac, of Louisiana, called on
the President a few days ago, and explained
to him the condition of affairs in that State.
The President replied that he was satisfied
that General Nichols was acting in good
faith in preserving the status quo, and he
therefore had no intention of changing his
instructions to General Augur. In the
course of the conversation the President
said that General Nichols should not be
held responsible for the freak of the crazy
man who shot Packard.
The extradition treaty with Spain is rati-
fed en- both sides, and announced by Presi-
Dental proclamation.
The West.
On Wednesday evening, February 81, at
hslf.past six o'clock, a small band of In
dams made an attack on Spearfsh City, a
small mining town near Deadwood, D. T.
About one hundred shots were exchanged.
None of the miners were injured, owing to
the darkness. The damage done to the In
dams is unknown.
On the evening of February "a, near
Crook City, Indians attacked and captured
Dick Dunn's and Hornick's and Eyans's
cattle trains, killing two men, McGonigle
aud Riley, and wounding another severely,
named Jones. The three men were con-
nected with the trains. Lieutenant Cum
mings, with soldiers and citizens, are in hot
pursuit of the Indians who captured
B%roughton's cattle on False Bottom.
The South.
Four parties, named Holt, were arrested
at Nashville, by United States Marshal
Wheat, on dispatches from Chattanooga and
Atlanta, charging them with having partici.
pated in the murder of Lieutenant Nc.
Intyre, in Northern Georgia, recently, while
the latter, at the head of a force of revenue
officials, went to break up wildcat dis
tilleries.
General BreUttfes.
Harvey Vance, a young man well-known
in Indianapolis, blew out his brains with q
shotgun a few days ago, while sitting in an
armchair in his room, in a fit of sickness
Harvey was discovered, sitting in his chair
the gun across his knees, and the whole TOP
of his head blown off. He had placed the
muzzle against the temple and pulled the
trigger. The bullet lodged in the ceiling
and penetrated out of sight.
Abe Rotbschild, a man who attempted
suicide in Cincinnati on Saturday morning
February II, was placed under arrest durinl
the day, charged with the murder of
woman found in the woods neal Jefferson
Texas, several weeks since. The murdered
woman is now supposed to have been
mistress of Rothschild, and was known il
Cincinnati sporting circles " by the nam
of Bessie Moore. 1t is alleged Rothschill
was at Jefferson, Texas, about the time o
the murder. Rothschild shot himself in tn
head with a pistol, and at last accounts
was thought he would not live.
EAbram johnson, living thirteen mile
northwest of Kokomo, Indiana, went thre
miles west of his home to transact som
business a few days since. He transacte
his business, and had returned about on
mile, at p. ~, when he met three men in
spring wagon, who stopped and asked hil
his business, to which he replied thathe ws
running q planer, and one of them salt
"You are the man we want to see hay
something to sell you" While one ma
attracted his attention, another struck hi
on the back of the head, knocking hi
lifeless. They then robbed him of twent
five dollars, threw him In the WACO,
hauled him within two miles of Delphi, p,
him in a hollow log, stopped the ..openir
up and left him for dead. After lyiI
there thirty hours he became conscious, ar
seeing the light, worked himself put. E
arrived home, a distance of fifteen mile
and is now lying in a critical condition.
Rear Admiral Louis NJ. Goldsboroul
died, On the morning of February 20,
typhoid pneumonia. This is the sixth dea
a%mongthe Rear Admirals within four or fl
weeks.
Hon. A. c. Branham, State Senator fro
Jefferson County, Indiana, died on the 20
Of February. He has been prominent
connected with many of the railroad al
other public interests of the State.
The approaches to the st. Louis Bird
were burned on February 10. The damsg
were estimated at $50, 600. While the brid
was under repairs, railroad passengers we
transferred by ferry.
A boiler exploded at the Clifton (W. VI
keg factory on the afternoon of February
at half.past three o'clock, making a feari
crash, and houses for a mile and q h
around were shaken. There were four perso
killed and nine wounded. The wound
are all expected to recover. The facto
was owned by Holland & Maxwell, and il
great loss to them. A. A. Holland, one
the proprietors, was dangerously hurt int
nally. Morgan Barker, a boy, was blor
into the air and down a bank a distance
seventy-fve feet, and escaped unhurt. T
fearful fight was witnessed by a crowd
the river bank.
The State Prohibition Convention met
Columbus Ohio, February %, and adopted
platform fayoring the prohibition of I
liquor traffic and against the e~mploymt
in public service of persons who sell lfqr
or are addicted to the habit of drink
liquor, and demanding female suffrage q
compulsory education; favoring the use
the Bible as a text book in the public scho
and the observance of the Christian s.
bath. "A State ticket was nominated.
Hester, Tully and McHugh, three Mo
Maguires, have been convicted of murder
Pottsville, Pa.
General Andrew Dennison, Postmaster
Baltimore for nearly eight years, was fou
dead in bed Saturday morning, February
aged forty-six years.
Bulla & White, grain and stock dealers
Richmond, Indiana, have suspended. I
~assignees hope to pay seventy-ive cents
the dollar.
Mrs. Hiram Young, of Island Point, v
mont, recently deserted by her husba,
murdered her two children.
John Reed committed suicide at Max
kuckee, Ind, a few days since, by blow
the entire top of his head off with a shot-g
Cause, temporary insanity.