The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-29
General

Enos Jones, q farmer, unmarried, aged
twenty-five, was run over by q passenge
train on the Fl W., NJ. & C. Railroad, near
Montpelier, Ind, while walking on the
track. He died in half an hour after the
accident.
Capt. Howgate has received a~letter, via
Scotland, from Capt. Tyson, in command of
the Florence, the advance vessel of the
American Arctic expedition, under date of
September 29, in which he reports his safe
arrival at Niuntilick Harbor, Cumberland
Gulf. He proposed moving to the head of
the gulf in a few days, to go into winter
quarters, and carry out his instructions in
reference to the collection of material.
The Third National Bank of Chicago has
failed, with liabilities oyertwo and aquar-
ter million of dollars. The are
reported at two and a half millions. Be.
sides this there is the personal response.
bility of ninety stockholders, representing
$4,000, SO that there is no possible loss,
except to stockholders, and little, if any, is
anticipated even to them, beyond loss ofin-
terest on their money in. the necessarily
tedious process of liquidation.
Harrison P. Thomson, of Thomson Station,
Clark County, KY, counted among the
noted cattle breeders of Clark County, has
gone into bankruptcy. His liabilities are as
follows: Secured, $4,000; unsecured,
s65,4o0; accommodation paper, $1s6,6ss.
Total liabilities, $27S,537. B. B. Groom, the
largest cattle dealer in Kentucky, who failed
several weeks ago, was Thomson's surety in
most cases.
Michael Lyddan, master mason of the new
Custom House, st. Louis, James GaIlatly,
an assistant, and George NJ. Plunkett, as
sistantengineer, who was formerly a Deputy.
United States Marshal, have been indicted;
Lyddan ana Gallatly for conspiracy to
defraud the government and also for per-
jury and Plunkett for stealing government
property.
Robert Myers, a bright nine-year-old son
of Martin Myers, attempted to run across
the railroad track, near the rolling mill, at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and fell and was run over
by a train of cars. His head was literally
mashed to a jelly.
While returning home from Sidney, a
man named Burton, who lived in Lockport,
four miles above Piqua, Ohio, had his buggy
upset. The lines got entangled about his
neck, and the horse dragged him until he
was strangled to death.
The jury in the case of Donnelly, who
was tried at Pottsville, Pa, for completely
in the murder of Thos. Sanger and William
Urin, at Raven Run, in September, 1876,
have returned a verdict of murder in the
first degree. No demonstrations we're made
by the prisoner when the verdict was an
neunced. He became very pale, and said
he hoped the ".squeslers," meaning the
Moiies who turned States evidence, were
satisfied.
A frightful accident took place the other
morning on the Pittsburg, Fl. Wayne and
Chicago Railroad. Thomas Moley, q news
boy aged thirteen, was running along tops
OF cars on q moving freight train, when he
slipped and fell beneath the cars, fifteen of
which passed over him, severing his head
entirely from his body.
At Bellevue, Mich, a few evenings since,
young son of Anson Monroe fell into a
boiler Of hot water, and was scalded to
death before help could rescue him.
man at Grand Rapids, Iowa, giving his
name as Carter was recently shot by a
policeman while resisting arrest, and died
next day from his wounds. 1t has since
TRANSFERRED that his name was Drockie
McLain n OF the most notorious burglars
IN the country. DE is well known to all
western detectives. lie mas relatives In ST
LOUIS, ana MS VIE lsln the Mlcnigan Penl'