The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-12
General

and could not have been much longer
delayed.
The yellow fever up to the-1st continued
to grow worse in the Southern cities
that are infected. Telegraphic reports give
a narrowing account of the death and desc
lation that go hand in hand in Memphis,
Vicksburg and New Orleans. Such scenes
as were be ieved to be too horrible to be
real in Defoe's "History of the Plague in
London" are being daily re-enacted incur
own country.
James Bennett was shot and instantly
killed recently at st. Paul, Ind, by Dudley
Arnold, in front of a saloon kept by the
latter on Main-street. Arnold has a son
named Frank, whom he accused Bennett of
frequently enticing away from home. A
few nights ago, as Frank Arnold, Bennett,
and several others were returning home
from the Columbus fair on top of the eleven
O'Clock freight, the former fell off the cars
a short distance from st. Pau. This fact
was reported to his father on the arrival
of the train, which enraged him beyond
measure, as he thought the boy was killed.
He Immediately commenced upbraiding
Bennett, charging him with alternating his
sons affections. Bennett vehemently denied
this, whereupon Arm Id drew his revolver
and shot him he; Keeling backward, ex-
claimed al am killed" and dropped to the
pavement and expired in a moment.
Isaac Robinson, colored, murdered his
wife at Mt. Vernon, N. Y, a few mornings
ago, and then killed himself. Jealousy was
the cause.
President Hayes and family arrived at
Fremont, Ohio, Saturday evening, in a
special car, on the L. 8. &M. s. R. R. He
was met at the depot by the Light Guard
Band and about one thousand citizens.
After the usual hand-shaking he was es-
corted to his residence by the band. He
left Monday evening at seven o'clock, on
his Western trip.
At Bonneville, New York, lately, a large
crowd had assembled on the Fair Grounds
to witness a match between rival baseball
mines of rival towns. In the absence of the
regular catcher Of one club, James Barry, of
Utica, was substituted. The first man
was called to bat, and the umpire duly called
two balls and two strikes. The next ball
must have been either three balls orthree
strikes. The pitcher delivered it with
great force, and the mar at the bat struck a
foul tip, the ball passing beneath and just
grazing the club, striking Barry in the pit
of the stomach and telling him to the
ground. Barry picked up the ball, threw it
to the pitcher, and fell to the ground. The
umpire and striker spoke to him, but he
could not articulate. A physician was
among the spectators, but before the doctor
could get to him Barry was dead. Deceased
was twenty-five years old, and pitched for
the Utica Club last year. The spectators
were greatly excited when the announce
ment was made of Barry's death
The Heuse of Bishops of the Protestant
Episcopal Church have deposed DIR. Nc
Coskry, formerly Bishop of Michigan. The
criminal charges against the deposed Bishop
have not been met, and the House Of Bishops
made no attempt to whitewash the character
of one who failed to show any defense.
President Hayes arrived in Chicago OF
Sep ember 8, and had a public reception.
Parades and speeches were in order. He
left next morning for st. Paul, MINI.
1t is estimated that Proc,or's majority
for G~overnor-of Vermont is about twenty
three thousand.
Orville Grant, brother of Gen. q. s.
Grant, ex-President of the United States,
has been adjudged insane and committed
ko<kIo s-.o,o o.-I,1, - n o-,Ao-, NJ T
His mind runs on immense specui atoms,
and starting new business on a gigantic
scale. He was sent to the asylum at the re.
quest OF his friends and DR.. Morton.
VIM. Taylor, a colored man, was dragged
through tn streets of Sandusky by an in
furiated mob, afew days since, with a rope
around his neck, and finally hanged to q
lamp-post. His ofEense was the outrage and
murder of a serving girl in the same family
with himself. He murdered the girl during
the absence of the family, and taking hel
body in a buggy from his employers 8 able
atnight, concealedit in the woods. The CIR
being missed, a search revealed the above
facts.
The Minnesota Republicans recently me-
in Convention and nominated a State ticket
Among the resolutions passed was ont
heartily indorsing the Presidents admins
trative policy.
The Kansas Democrats in State Conven
ton passed resolutions declaring " the in
duction of Rutherford B. Hayes into thu
Office of President, notwithstanding tn,
cleo ion of Samuel ]. Tilden thereto, a higl
crime against a free government, which ha
not been condoned and will not be forgot
ten. The same spirit of patriotism whicl
forbore contest upon the first ofense viii
resist and punish.any attempt at a second.
President Hayes made a speech on tn
state of the country, on the Fair Grounds
during his visit at st. Paul, MINI. Incl
dental speeches were also made by Attorney
General Devens and others.
For sometime past a German farmer Q
Parma, in Cuyahogo County, named Umsir
ger, has been almost insanely jealous ofhi
wife, as all his ueighbors think, withou
any cause. A few evenings since this jea
ousy came to a terrible climax. He mad
threats against the life of his wife and chilC
and struck thefjrmer several blows with
gun. She finally escaped to a ~neighbor
barn with the chill, and secreted herself j
the barn. The next the ~neighbors saw ws
Umsinger's barn OIL fire, aud rushing thi hs
found the house also in flames, and his dea
body lying between. 1t seems he had s,
his barn, house, and straw-stacks on, fir
and then shot himself through the heart.