The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-10

received an injury to one OF his legs some
time ago, and erysipelas set in, causing his
death.
Ex-Governor Parker, of New Jersey,
Temporary Receiver of the New Jersey
Mutual Insurance Company, has filed an
inventory of its assets. The Chancellor
decreed the company insolvent, and ap-
pointed Governor Parker Permanent Re-
ceiver.
On Tuesday morning, May 1, the father of
the boy who was murdered near Euclid,
arrived ia Cleveland, aud went to the
cemetery vault, where he at once recognized
the body as his son. The name of the
murdered boy was Louis John Henry
Schwand. His residence was Buffalo, New
York.
Edgar N. Moore, the boy who shot and
killed Mabel Hall, a ballet girl at the Theatsr
Comique, in st. Louis, about a year ago, and
who was convicted of murder and sentenced
to be hung on June 1, has had his sentence
comr1uted by Gov. Phelps, of Missouri, to
imprisonment for life.
Samuel Orr, a terrible young desperate,
was hanged in Mt. Vernon, No., on May 8,
for the murder of George w. Davis, a
wealthy farmer of Christian County, No.,
oil December II, 1873.
John W. Jones, colored, married, aged
sixteen, committed suicide lately at Terre
Haute, Ind. He jumped into Otter Creek,
north of the city. Cause, marital difficult
ties. He was a non compos.
VIM. Lesser and Henry Ditzie, the boys
arrested at Buffalo, New York, on the charge
of numbering Louis Schwand, at Euclid,
Ohio, have been discharged.
The extra session of Congress has been
postponed till the 18th of October.
The steamship, Etna, arrived from Liver
pool. reports that April 80, in latitude As
degr. q min, longitude SO dogs. 20 min., they
signaled the steamer Sidonian, of Glasgow,
from New York for Bristol, disabled, and re-
curing q surgeon. She sent the ships sur
geon on board, who reported that on the 29th
the boilers exploded, killing the captain,
three engineers, two fremen and one trim
mer, and injuring the cook. The rest of the
crew were well. When the surgeon of the
China went on board the men were all dead
but one fireman. When asked the cause of
the explosion, he answered: 81 will tell you
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minutes, and it was impossible to learn the
cause.
Luke Doucet arrived at Halifax recently,
says he shipped at the Pubrico on the Ameri-
can fishing schooner Dasher, and proceeded
to the Bay of Island, Newfoundland, where
the vessel was wreckedin a gale several days
ago, and all lost except himself and another.
In the case of C. T. Crittenden, Door
keeper of the Virginia House of Delegates.
charged with raising the pay certificates of
members, the jury returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Foret0fs Items
The Japanese instruction appears to be
not yet ended, as was formerly reported.
If it had been crushed there would be no use
indeed for recalling to Yeddo the uncle of
the Emperor of Japan, who has been study
ing in the Prussian Military Academy. A
cable dispatch says, in fact, that this Prince
has been suddenly summoned home from
Berlin to take command of the Japanese
army against the insurgents.
The Herald cable specials from st. Peters
burg say that Russia has 100000 men on the
Danube and 125, 900 men in the Caucasus,
while the opposing forces of the Turks are
100000 men along the Danube, and $4,000,
or less, in Asia-Minor. Both sides exhibit
weakness in skilled Generals, and the posi-
ton in Roumania is unfortunate. Austria
and Russia are contemplating an agreement
whereby Bosnia will be ceded to Austria.
The English Government has issued q
proclamation of neutrality. Nevertheless
the British army and navy are being
strengthened.
5 Servia has not yet formally declared her.
self, but the significant news comes that the
3 Permanent Committee of the Skuptschina
E has protested against any forced occupation
1 of Servian territory by the Turks.
A telegram from Tihis states that the
: Russian administration has been established
in the district of Kichangeral, near Kars
The Russians nave occupied Dgwin Digvirs
in Turkish George, the inhabitants receiving
them as friends, and ~surrendering theil
y arms to them.
3 A dispatch from Ragusa says the first en-
engagement since the expiration of tn
armistice occurred on April 80. A Here
e govinian insurgent force attacked the Turk
ish vanguard near Neysigns, killing fifteen
S On April 80, in a fight before Kars, tn
Russians are reported as having defeate'
the Turks.
n A letter to a Paris paper states tina
e Austrian artillery service is being supple,
with superior field guns and an unusua
g quantity of ammunition.
a A message from Vienna gives the follow
T. IL - e Uo--. &C I'll
center of the Russian army, 10000 strong
II under Melikeff, attacked Mukhtar, five mile
> from Kars, on April 20. The Turks tough
desperately. The Russians, supported b
y their powerful artillery, succeeded in di
|, Il lodging them from their positions. Mukhta
called out all his reserves, and attempted
u on the 30th, to recover his lost ground, wit
g 10000 men, but was defeated and drive
:, back under the guns of Kars. The Russia
\ losses were considerable, and those of tt
Turks enormous"
"a A dispatch from a Russian source a.
IL nounces that the Russian troops have take
e. the fortress of Bsyazid, Armenia.
- Servia has concluded a loan of twel,
- million francs with the French Union Cor
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and the formation of volunteer corps to a
!. company the Russians is spoken about.
k. The Roumanians have taken military pc
st session of Kalafat. The occupying for
numbers nine thousand men, with twent
lie four Krupp guns. They will fortify and d
er fend their position against any attempt Il
a Turks may make to occupy it. The Ro
id manian government is celebrating upt
of steps to be taken in consequence of Il
in Turks firing upon IN unforti6ed town. II
ue Russian batteries at Barboshi fred upon
m. gunboat and forced it to retire.
I'm Several Russian merchantmen nave
Dg ready been captured by the Turkish fleet.
h. The frontier of Persia has been entire
at. closed on account of the plague at Res
at and Jabriz.
ng Four Russian infantry regiments, wi
thirty-two cannon and two thousand C,
of sacks, nave arrived in camp at Barboshi.
he Billoir, the Partisan who murdered !
!ol. mistress and cut in pieces her body, has be
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