The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-26
General Breufttes.

Jonathan A. Price, a Chicago merchant,
committed suicide at the Walnut Street
House, Cincinnati, on Tuesday, by shooting
himself. He left no clue as to the motive
for the deed.
A movement is on foot to erect a bridge
over the Ohio, between Louisville, KY, and
New Albany, Indiana.
The new temperance movement, known
as the Murphymovement seems to be awak-
ening much interest in various sections,
especially in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
A little girl eight years old, was killed by
atrain on the Hamilton and Dayton Rail.
road, near Cincinnati, Tuesday, while getting
a younger brother and sister eff the track.
The striking engineers on the Reading
Railroad are very hopeful of success, re-
ports from all quarters bringing them mes.
sages of sympathy and offers of pecuniary
assistance. The freight business Is entirely
suspended, and passenger trains run irregu'
larry. The conductors and brakemen havt
not made a general strike, but are dropping
out in companies. Seveuty-fve or mort
surrendered their places at Reading, Wed
nesday morning, and forty followed suit a
J Philadelphia. Col. Tom Scott is repoted t,
8 have said that if the Reading Compan,
succeeds at all, which he doubts, this affai
will cost them a million dollars.
The decree of the United States Distric
= Court of Louisians, sustaining the claim Q
Myra Clark Gaines against the city of Me-
: Orleans, commands the defendants to &C
= COUNT to a master in chancery for all incom
from this property during their long posses
sion. They are ousted from their titles an
from all accumulation therefrom. This d,
cision involves also heavy claims sgsiul
the city, which has sold a large amount
ie the property in question with full warrant
Il of title.
1t is rumored ih-t William NJ. Tweed b,
T. made a supplemental confession, and tn,
u the documents were placed in the han6s
Attorney.General Fsirchield by Mr.. Tow.
Is send, his counsel. This statement is said
'g be 10 regard to the election of certain Judg
C. of the Court of Appeals. Towsend declin,
y, to apswer any questions.
ne On Sunday night, April %, near Cinci
DC matt, a skiff containing six men was ri
en- into by the steamer Fawn, and two of L
I'M number, Thomas Nash and James Conle
were drowned.
ur Charles T. Sterling was hanged at Young
by town, Ohio, on Saturday, April %, for t
ST. rape and murder of Lizzie Grombacher,
ed girl of fourteen, on the 21st of Janual
Is 1876. Sterling protested his innocence
NJ the last. His neck was not broken
&c the fall, and he died in great agony by sl'
strangulation.
Us Dudley Kimball, aged six years, a
ne Stephen Cox, seven, residing on Holyo
en- Street, Boston, quarreled at play recent
In and Kimball, saying, 81 will fix you" We
be home and procuring his fathers revolI
Nv shot Cox through the temple, and he di
OF two hours after. The fathers of the Is
RS, are prominent business men.
20 The New York Senate Committee inVei
as eating the charges of bribery agail
Senator Woodin examined Tweed on Sat
he day the 22d of April, in Ludlow Jail. 7
oil Boss" however, refused to answer
material questions, and DO valuable inforE
"a ton was ELECTED.
IN. A little son of a Mr.. Lynch, of F.
Wayne, was scalded 10 death a few da
-. ago.
Adam Holderbaum, another of the Chi
S (Cal.) gang of incendiaries and murdere
Jus has been convicted of arson.
re- W. Balfe, a Moravian missionary
on Labrador, his son Ernaud, and his daughte
Charlotte and Anne, were recently fou
cir Lor.;h1r nornlod III !,