The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-09-13
General

Sam, anu Joe UOOQrlcn, VINO were cOnuneu
in the Henry County Jail, at Newcastle
KY, on the charges of murder and highway
robbery, committed through a series of
years, were taken out on the night of Sep
TENDER 8 by a mob and hanged. Nobody
seems to know whence the lynehers came,
or where they went. The visitation was
sudden, silent, and terrible. The officers
people, if they knew anything, were afraid
to give information. The bodies were taken
down the next morning, and inquest was
held on them, the verdict being as usual,
com~prehensively ignorant. ,
The following is published concerning
the crimes for which the four Henry County
(Ky.) murderers were in Jail: The murders
with which the persons were implicated
were those of Parrish, for which Shuck
suffered death on the gallows; a peddler
from Jacksonville, in Shelby County, named
Darrall; Beeler James, son of a member of
the gang, who was sacrificed by his unfeel-
ing father because he knew too much about
its affairs, and whose bones were found
where Dick Shuck said they were placed.
John Oman, a bad fellow, who was first
robbed, and attempted to be killed with a
pistolshot, which only broke his arm, and
was then taken in a skiff into the Kentucky
River, weighted with rocks and sunk in the
raging current, the river being very high at
the time. Following this was the murder,
OF Six Mile, of Eli Downey, a cousin OF
Shuck, who was shot in the head by Jack
Simmons, son of the king, and robbed OF
one hundred and forty dollars, and his
sisters pension money. Next comes the
murder of an Indianian named Gallagher, a
fruit tree peddler from Indiana, who was
first robbed and then knocked in the head
with a stone and his body thrown into the
river.
A resolution approving the Presidents
Southern policy was adopted by the Penn
s~ylyania Republican State Convention. The
following ticket was nominated: Supreme
judge. P. S%terrett, by reclamation. State
Treasurer-Wm. B. Hart, by reclamation
Auditor General. A. NJ. Passmore.
The Independent Greenback party o.
Massachusetts, held a State Convention al
Boston, on Wednesday, September 9Th
About one hundred were present, Jason
Waters, President. An effort was made tt
nominate B. F. Butler for Governor, bur
Wendell Phillips received the nomination
The vote was forty-fve to thirteen.
At Wapakoneta, Ohio, on Wednesday
night between nine and ten o'clock, tn,
County Treasurer of Auglaize County, OF
his way home from a Catholic festival, wal
captured almost in the center of town
gagged, carried Town an alley, held
prisoner till midnight, then taken to thu
Courthouse, and after being subjected to
severe ordeal of fire, which was placed be
tween his feet as he lay upon the floor, wal
compelled to divulge the combination of tn,
county safe. Some forty thousand dollar
was taken therefrom. Mr.. Myers, thu
Treasurer, was discovered next morning, il
a helpless and suffering condition, hi
wrists, feet, mouth and face bearing witness
of much suffering. Myers was the outgoin,
Treasurer, and should have delivered upth,
office the LIST of September, but owing t,
some delay in the settlement of the &C
counts, was still in possession.
Further investigation into the affairs o
the Chicago State Savings Bank has re
suited in the discovery Of a number of new
notes which viii figure as available assets
and viii probably bring the assets to a mil
lion dollars or over, and render the event
ual payment of from thirty to forty cents OF
1.-THE dollar possible.
The army worm is devastating the cottol
in Tennessee. Many planters state that thei
fields look as if fire had swept through
them. 1t is believed that serious damag
will result to the crop in this district.
A private dispatch from Red Cloud, state
that Crazy Horse, while attempting to es
sape Wednesday night, was stabbed with
bayonet, and killed. Trouble is anticipates
among the Indians. Some may leave. Littl
Big Man was wounded by Crazy Horse.
The latest election returns from Californi
Indicate that the Democrats have electe'
ten Senators and ffty-seven Assemblymen
The Republicans elect ten Senators an,
twenty-three A%ssemblymen, including hol
over. The Democrats will nave thirty-eigh
majority on joint ballot.
There was an immense outpouring of tn
people at Marietta, Ohio, on September, o.
the occasion of the National Reunion of tn
Blue and the Gray. President Hayes an,
suite were present and speeches were mad
by the President, Postmaster-G General Ke
and Acknowledgement Devens. Speeche
were also made by others, including officer
from the old Confederate army.
The assignment of Frank Leslie, new
paper publisher, to Isaac W. England wa
filed in the Office of the County Clerk 6
New York recently. The Sun says tn
liabilities amount to $4,000; assets rel
resented by his numerous publications, h
large printing and engraving establishment
with its presses, machinery, and fixture
and a considerable establishment
Interlaken, near Saratoga. Mr.. Leslie
embarrassments arise in good part from to
extended investments in real estate. A
arrangement has been made whereby IL
publications will be continued.
President Hayes arrived at Fremont, Obi
his home, on Saturday, September s. O
Sunday he attended the Methodid Church.