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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19
The Northern Indiana Cyclone.
[Elkhart Evening Review.

Those who happened to be out of
doors could see two heavy storms, one at
the southwest and the other at the north
west. For half an hour these piles of
black clouds moved majestically east
ward in seeming parallel lines. At
about half past five there came change.
Scudding clouds could be seen coming
toward common center from each direc-
tion, and there seemed to be breaking
up of the storm-clouds. For perhaps
five minutes this appearance lasted, and
those who had ever seen windstorms ap-
preaching knew at glance that whirl-
wind was coming. Those who lived in
the unfortunate district were hardly
warned before the terrible element was
at work with full force Women rushed
screaming after their children, men
rushed toward house or barn, cattle
dashed back and forth in the fields, and
all living nature seemed intuitively to
feel that strange calamity was coming.
Windows and doors were closed as far as
possible, but in many instances
the occupants were unable to shut their
houses before the wind came. One lady
describes it as two light streaks with
black column in the center. This black
column, about forty rods wide, was the
immense battering ram of the elements,
and where it struck it left only ruin to
tell the tale; it struck with force like
that of mighty column of stone driven
by the power of ten thousand locomotives.
Its approach was sudden, its effect ter
rible.
Words fail when one attemptsa descrip-
tion of the territory which was visited
by this destructive demon of devasta-
ton. All the descriptions of Mt. Car
mePs disaster, all the pictures of disas-
ters of the kind ever drawn with pencil
or brush, all the conceptions of the
most imaginative would give but faint
idea. One must see to realize it. Those
who read these words will believe that
the matter is overstated unless they have
seen it, but sight of the ground will
make these words seem weak indeed.
Imagine a house blown down and
wrecked by the fall, then the parts
taken up by the wind and whirled with
terrific force through the air, falling
again many rods from the foundation of
the building; imagine only cellar filled
with stoves and heavy ware as the sole
mark where house once stood, imagine
stove whirled three hundred feet from
the house, conceive barn crashing upon
itself, and burrying under its wreck
horses and cattle, think of a man
whirled at least twenty feet from house,
add to this your most vivid conception
of the force of a mighty torrent and the
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19
The Interior of Africa.
National Repository


In the rainy season the whole country
is green and verdant, and large expanses
are covered with matama, pumpkins,
and tobacco" The usual dwellings of
the inhabitants are the tenabes, which
consist of large, square fat-roofed huts
built around an open court, inside which
the cattle are penned, the apartments of
the tembe itself being shared by men,
women, children, goats, and fowls. The
Wagogo, as the people are called, have
been described to Cameron as brave,
warlike, and thievish race; but he found
them " the veriest towards and poltroons
it is possible to conceive, although dis
posed to be rude and extortionate. Times
had evidently changed since Burton was
here, eighteen years before, for while he
was able to buy sixty-four rations for a
doti, we could never get more than
twenty, and rarely more than ten. Eggs
were unattainable luxuries, and milk
and honey were exorbitantly dear
Reckoning the doti at its Zanzibar value
only, eggs, butter, and milk were more
expensive than in England, and it was
consequently necessary to exercise the
most rigid economy in our mode Of
living"
The Wagogo are especially distinguish
able from other tribes by their custom
of piercing their ears and enlarging the
lobes to an enormous size, so that they
often hang down to their shoulder. Ii
the holes they put pieces of wood, gourc
snuff.boxes, and all sortsof miscellaneous
articles which they wish to have readily
at hand. The ear, indeed, serves thu
purpose for which a pocket is used b!
people who wear clothes; but thei
special vanity is the one common
throughout all Africa,-the elaborate al
rangement of their woolly hair. Som
twist it into innumerable small strings
piecing them out with fibers of bark
others make their hair stand out wildl
in all directions; others shave thei
heads in all sorts of fantastic patterns
still others cut their locks on level wit
the eyesbrows in front, but let ther
hang in strings down the back, eac
string being tipped off with bright bras
balls or gayly colored beads, or woun
round with fine brass or copper wire.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19
SuffOcatiOn in a Coal Mine.

On the morning of July II, the managers
of the coal mine at Wheatland, Pa, ordered
anthracite coal burned in the engine furnace,
instead of the soft coal heretofore used. AT
about eleven o'clock the. engine passed into
the slope. After being in a short time the
men in charge of the engine became sud.
denly affected by the gas from the hard
coal, causing them to fall to the ground in a
senseless condition. The engineer managed
to make his way back to the mouth of the
bank and gave the alarm, at which large
number of men rushed into the bank tc
rescue their comrades. One after another
they passed in, but were almost i'm
mediately overcome by the gas, and
they, too, fell insensible. After sew
eral had thus fllen, a gang was or
ganized to rescue those who went in last
and squads of four or five passed in unit
they came to fallen comrade, when they
would take him in their arms and carry hin
out to the open air. In this way thirty-si1
men were brought out, six of whom were
either dead before reaching the mouth O
the bank, or died Immediately after.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19
A Prehistoric Skull.

Washington Special to Pittsburg Com. Gazette.l
In the valuable prehistoric collection
brought back by w. II. Jackson. of the
Hayden survey, from recent trip to the
ancient ruins of New Mexico. is an in
teresting human relic in the shane of a
skull. The skull was found cropping
out of the side of a deep arrova that
runs through the Chaco Canyon, where
it was exposed by the gradual washing of
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19
The Story of a Young Gentleman that
Speculated.
baltimore American

There is a young gentleman in steam
boat Office in this city who, having In his
clerical career noted how merchants with
large capital and enterprise from time to
time made various sums in speculating
thought he too would suddenly grow
rich. He studied from day to day the
way it was done, and the import mani
tests, with values, etc., all aided him In
his search for points and finally he got,
as he related to the reporter, " the whole
business" What should he do? What
article of demand should he import? A
consignment of Hartz mountain canary
birds furnished the sought-for inspira-
ton. These birds must be fed. Careful
inquiry developed the fact that there
was only moderate supply of bird feed
in the city, and the cable flashed the
order for barrels of bird seed to be
shipped by the next steamer. :" 1t
came" relates the young gentleman in
question, "and / had a corner on the
market. There was absolutely and posi-
lively not enough of bird food in the
city, independent of what / held, to meet
the consumptive demand for week. |
was certain of it, and went in to bull
the trade. Riches was within my grasp,
fondly hoped. But / couldn' bull the
market; as l put my price up the market
went down. Result? Why L sold out
at fifty per cent. below purchasing price
and had to take notes at that. had to
pay entry duties and freight, and am a
| financial wreck, I can't go to the Acad-
emy, and am victim to my own en-
terprise,"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19
The War in Carter County, Ky.
cincinnati Times, July III

Mr.. James Mccormack returned from
the seat of war in Carter County, KY,
and gives a graphic description of the
country and the hardships of the boys,
some of whom are badly tagged out.
The Light Guards" are about thirty
five miles from every place, or any place
else; for Mr. NJ. says that along twenty
miles of their route not more than six or
eight houses were seen, and that at least
one-half of those were deserted, the peo-
pie living so much in fear of the outlaws
in that section that but few care to re-
main in the infested neighborhood. A
number of the farms along the route are
overgrown with weeds, and the farmers
say that they are afraid to go away from
the house for fear that they will be shot
by those in ambush. The Underwood
family were found intrenchedi in a strong
log-cabin, which was fitted up to stand
siege, having portfolios in the sides, etc.
They had been shut up for seventeen
days, by their enemies, and when the
soldiers, as the country people call them,
came in view they were met with well
come, instead of a ashowerof bullets. The
father and one son were wounded, the
son mortally and the father seriously.
The party who surrendered consists of
George n. Underwood, the father, George
L., John and Ulysses, sons, and Jim Will
liams, negro. At the time of our in
formant's departure not shot had been
fired by the Covington boys, and the few
! citizens that they had met in the noun
tain region were very glad to see them,
and to extend to the "soldiers" what
little assistance they've able.
The route leading out to the scene Of
the late unpleasantness, is the old State
road; full of powders and gullies, il
looks as though wagon would wreck tt
90 mile along its stony and overgrowr
dilapidated way. Here and there pre-
tense for farm is found, and the weed
that choke the crops, principally corr
and tobacco, are left to flourish, owing
it is said, to the fear the farmers have o
being killed while cultivating thei
fields. The dense forests and thicket
along the mountain roadway afford
fine shelter for bushwhackers, and it i
from parties thus concealed that DANCE
is anticipated. The Underwood family
, tne OtdInpeTS anu IlolDrooks, are al
number one good shots, and if the
should conclude to pick off few of tn
boys they would doubtless make sur
work. The Stamper and Holbrook fan
! lilies are to be taken in charge and wal
!, rants have been sworn out to legalize tn
capture. The balanced of the Underwoo
! family are also to be arrested. The nun
ber of warrants issued for prisoners al
twenty-five; for witnesses, twenty-eigh
' 1t may be week or even longer befOl
> the company now divided into poss'
> succeed in making the arrests.
e The boys are living on fat pork an
D corn bread, the great staples of that Sc
!, ton. A few plugs of tobacco and box
n of cigars would be thankfully receive
s for, as near as we can learn, they a
v thirty-five miles from even COUNT
t store.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19
Statesmen at Poker.

The late Judge Petit is said to have
been a most earnest admirer of poker
and billiards. Congressman Ewing once
related that at one time when Petit,
ex-Chief Justice Lecompte and himself
were going through Missouri to attend
court, they stopped at st. Joseph and
played the usual game. About mid
night dispute arose between Petit and
Lecompte as to who had won " the poi" +"
Petit insisted that his hand was the
best and that he was entitled to the
money. So did Lecompte. In the midst
of the dispute and of his wrath, Petit
arose, seized every bill on the table, tore
them in pieces, and threw them out of
the window, Lecompte was very much
chagrined, but not disposed to give it up
1t was rainy night, and there was only
mud around the hotel, but Lecompte
went down stairs and into the mud, feel
ing for torn bills. The search was fruit
less; he returned sad man, but Petit
and Ewing's laughter had no bounds
1t turned out soon afterward that eacf
man had bet all his money, and wher
they came to pay the hotel bill in thu
morning they had to ask the forbearanc,
of the landlord.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19
Volcanic ERUPTION in Ecuador.

The following official particulars have
been received: A volcanic eruption which
is supposed to have originated in Potapaxi,
opening into the rivers which have their
origin there, has spread desolation over the
fertile valleys in Chilo and Tumtac. On the
morning of the Goth frightful noise was
heard in Latacuma, which was followed im-
mediately by a tremendous flood, which
took the course of the rivers Cutuchi, San
Felipe and Yanayaco, and in passing washed
the city to the chapel known as Ell Salto.
The volume of mud and water was so great
as to completely cover the Hacienda Valley,
including distillery in front of Latucunga.
The flood in its course carried with it many
cattle, and what is more sad, many bodies.
The bridge of Latacunga, the handsome
bridge of Bolivar, in Pansalco, those of wood
of Alapachan and Patae, and that OF
masonry of Agayan: were all destroyed. All
of the haciendas situated on both sides OF
the river suffered enormously, and the deso-
lation is terrible and complete.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19

A VALUABLE prize medal is offered,
through the Society of Arts, London,
for any discovery, invention or newly
devised method for obviating or mate
rally diminishing any risk to life, limb
or health, incidental to any of the indus
trial occupations, and not previously
capable of being so obviated or dimin-
ished by any, known and practically
available means. The first award is to
be made next May. A full description
OF the invention or process must be
given, and illustrated, if necessary, BY
models, drawings, specimens, etc. II
the invention or process is in actual
work, the fact is to be stated, in order
that examination may at once be made
In case sufficient number of objects are
sent in for competition, there will be a
public exhibition of the most valuable.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19

CINCINNATI Commercial: General
Sickles's daughter Laura has only lately
heard of the blot on her mothers name,
and the poor girl has taken it so much to
heart that she has entered French con-
vent. Laura was mere child at the
time of the tragedy. She was carefully
educated, and, when her father was ap-
pointed Minister at Madrid, Laura went
with him and did the hOnOrs of her
fathers house. She is very lovely
woman, almost the image of her mother.
General Sickles married Spanish lady
at Madrid. Afterward his daughter
went to Paris, where she for the first
time accidentally learned of her mother
disgrace.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19
THE English Court of Queens Bench

THE English Court of Queens Bench
has just rendered very important de
cision. Under the law declaring that
every person found drunk on licensed
premises" shall be held liable, a publ
can found drunk in his own house after
business hours was convicted by the
Magistrate and fined. Upon appeal the
upper court solemnly decided that the
law in question did not apply to the
case, and set the conviction aside. In
deciding the case Mr.. Justice Lush said
if the Magistrates views were sustained
it would tend to prevent publicans who
got drunk away from home from return.
ing to their wives and children for fear
of arrest. a
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19

THE British Admiralty have been
given orders to further strengthen the
Mediterranean squadron by the addition
of the Shannon, which will be ready in
August, and the Temeraire, which will
be ready almost Immediately, and which
is the most formidable sea-going iron
clad in commission, carrying four twenty
five ton guns. They also seem to intend
to dispatch either the Thunderer OF
Dreadnaught. Should the hydraulic
gear for loading guns prove satisfactory,
it is expected that the Hercules, lately
serving as the flagship on the Mediter-
ranean, will be prepared for sea as soon
as possible.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19

THERE seems no end of the tornadoes
which have been so numerous and destruc-
tive during the present summer. The latest
addition to the number of towns desolated
by storms is Pensaukie, in Cconto County,
near Green Bay, Wisconsin. Eight or ten
lives, twenty or more buildings, and much
other property, saying nothing of the
many people more or less injured bodily,
are the losses which hurricane on July
9th occasioned. Traces of the same storm
were felt in Canada, Eastern New York, and
Massachusetts.
THE st. Louis Republicans special from
Boonville, Missouri, says: News has been
received here of case of poisoning at Tip
ton, Monitau County, in which six persons
were given poison in milk while eating
breakfast. The unfortunates are c. C. Nc
Clay, wife and baby; Mrs. R. L. McCulloch
and baby, of Helena, Montana Territory, and
Mrs. Brown. About eleven o'clock those
who drank of the milk took very sick, and
are now in q very critical condition, with
out any hope of relief, as the physicians have
done them no good. A negro woman is sus-
pected, and is in Jail to await further de-
velopments.
On Sunday afternoon, July s, the new
reservoir at Athol, Mass, on hill two
hundred and fifty feet above the main vii
lage, into which the volume of water had
Just been emptied, gave way beneath the
pressure, and the torrent rushed down the
hill to Pleasant Street, quickly traversed the
l. 4lo half 10 4
Joined Beaver Brook, swelling that stream.
The flood, thus caused, carried away several
mill dams and caused more or less damage
to other mill property on the banks of the
stream. The roads were badly washed. The
reservoir was builtby contract and accepted
by the town on Saturday.
A SAN ANTONIO, Texas, dispatch states
that at p. m. Sunday, July s, the train of
Mr.. Scheibogen, en- route from chihuahua
to San Antonio, laden with specie, was at
tackled by thirty-fve white and Mexican
highwaymen, on Seco Creek, ffty-two miles
from there. The train contained twelve
wagons, and there were twenty men with it.
After desperate fight the robbers were
driven off, losing several killed and
wounded. The majordomo of the train
Frank Grimsiger, and a Mexican were
killed, and several others of the train
wounded. No such outrage has occurred
since the war.
A SPECIAL from Brownsville, Texas, of
the 18th says that General Canales and Gen.
Devin have had a conference, and had no
difficulty in coming to an agreement in re-
lation to suppressing raids. They were of
the opinion that they could render the
passage of troops from one side to the other
unnecessary by discharging their respective
duties Gen. Canales thinks the publica-
ticn of an order of such Importance as that
of the Secretary of the War to Gen. Ord,
without notice to Mexico, was disrespectful
to the Diaz Government. But he valves
that, and will cooperate with our authorities
in any manner necessary to insure peace, and
to secure the preservation of order on both
sides of the Bravo
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19

cent. of the grain shipped from the
West to the seaboard during the last
year was transported on rail lines, and
that over ninety per cent. of the entire
internal commerce is carried on railroads.
Although the total amount of the con-
tribution of the government up to the
close of the year 1876 in aid of railroad
construction amounted to $144, 900, 900,
embracing the land grants and subsidies
to the Pacific railroads, yet this sum is
only three per cent. of the entire cost of
the railroad system of the country.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19

The open revolt in the streets of Con-
stantinople is due to the knowledge on
the part of the Turks that they have
been betrayed. The Turks are especially
angry against the English, who, they
say, deluded them into the war, and then
deserted them. The prediction is made
that the war will be over before a
months time, temporarily at least, until
Germany gets ready to claim her share
by agreement between the powers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19

THERE is a church in the quarter Of
Berlin called the Burg, where the hearts
of deceased members of the Prussian
royal family are kept in silver urns.
They are behind railing, and an in
scription is upon each urn, denoting the
name of the former possessor, his birth.
death, etc. Bodies of royal individuals,
according to Prussian custom, arealways
opened, the heart being placed in one
church, the entrails in another, and the
rest of the corpse in third.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19

THE trial of Salvatore Danish, in
Naples, for the murder of the young
girl Giuseppina Gazzara, has resulted in
his conviction and sentence to death.
The trial lasted more than a month
Proof was given that, after poisoning
his victim, Danish cut her body up,
packed it closely in a box, put it under
his bed and slept for eight days with it
there. At last he sent the box by rail
way to Rome, where it was discovered
at the station. As soon as the court had
sentenced him to death a burst of ap-
plause rang throughout the hall. The
jury were out only half an hour.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19

DIR. HOOKER, President of the Royal
Society of London, and three other
scientists, are about to make tour of
research through Colorado, Utah and
California, at their own expense. They
will report results to the Government at
Washington. 1t is understood that one
of the main features of this exploration
will be the botanical department, in
which DR.. Hooker will be aided by DR..
Asa Gray. The New York Commercial
thinks that these famous botanists ought
to be able to make the fora of the Far
West as familiar to our people as the
mineral resources of the same regions
have been made by the reports of
Rossiter Raymond and his co-workers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19

THE London Daily Ne,cs of recent
date says that rumors prevail in quarters
which are usually well informed that
the Earl of Beaconsfeld is about to
resign the Premiership. Although this
report is probably premature, yet we
believe his Lordship is anxious to retire
from Office as soon as the state of public
business will permit him, his health hav-
ing been for some time past in an unsatis-
factory condition.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19


Green's advance, or the rumor of it, turned
Joseph back, and as l crossed the Salmon to
the enemy's side, he fled to the mouth of the
Salmon and recrossed. l had provided for
this by ordering the cavalry force, with two
Gattling guns, back to the Cottonwood.
Capt. Perry and a portion of the train from
the Lapwai has formed a junction with the
Cottonwood force, or is near doing SO.
As Joseph appeared on the road near that
place, the cavalry forced him back
southwark. / am recrossing the
Salmon on the Indian trail, and hope he can
not get back to the Snake country without
disaster. His turning the right flank of the
troops with me has done no other harm than
to create alarm in the rear, except the loss
reported of Lieutenant Rains, of the First,
and ten men sent out by Captain Whipple
as his advance. The troops are hearty, and
by making a long march 1 am confident of
success. l shall push my infantry and
artillery tomorrow to near Cottonwood,
| where am concentrating.
| re:,7 MAI. GEN. HOWARD.
lslgnedl MCDowELL.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-19
EDITORIAL OLIO.

IMMIGRATION, like trade and COM
merce, hGs fallen off since last year. The
omc,~i returns for the quarter ending on
sne Both ultimo show total of 25,903
against 80, ,4S1 during the same period of
1876. The German element is ahead
again this year, and it is notable fact
that among all the nationalities the wo-
men have steadily decreased in numbers.
Those who would wive will take notice
accordingly.