The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-03
General

ON the nlgnt OF OecemDer Il.
Willis Rutan, residing near Shelby, Ohio,
suicided, Saturday, by shooting.
Five Mexican horse-thieves were lynched
at Bakersfield, California, Friday.
Henry Pinchbeck, architect and builder,
of Manchester, England, has failed. Liza
bilities, $4,000.
The trial of Abe Rothschild, for the muir
der of Diamond Bessie, at Jefferson, Texas,
has been postponed till April.
President Hayes on Saturday took part
in the formal opening of the new American
Museum of Natural History, in New York.
In consequence of the proposed reduction
C; wages after the holidays, one thousand
iron-workers at Settled, England, have
struck.
Reed Mallory, a brakeman on the Lake
shore road, lost his life at Osceola, recently,
by falling from a car, and the train passing
over him.
The three Greenebaums, David, Elias and
Henry, bankers, Chicago and New York,
are all in bankruptcy. Elias, of Chicago,
filed his petition Saturday. Liabilities $780,
600; assets $4,000.
The crisped remains Of Philip Herzberger,
the engineer of the New York candy factory,
which burned on Thursday evening, were
found on Saturday. No additional bodies
have been recovered, although about twenty
are still missing.
The famous mare Flora Temple, known
for many years as the Queen of the Turf,
died at the farm of A. WEIGH, at Chestnut
Hill, near Philadelphia, a few days since,
aged ~thirty-two years. Tha last time Flora
Temple appeared in public was when Gen.
eral Grant reviewed the t~rotters at Dubois
track, Harlem Lane, New York. For the
last six years Flora has been gradually vast
ing away, and was kindly treated to a box
stall and every comfort.
Hundreds of the families Of those who 90
down to the sea in ships will have abundant
reason for sad memories of the closing
months of 1877. The majority of the ves-
seis lost were European, but the fate of the
Huron gives our country a place among the
mariners. Or latest dispatches record the
wreck of the Dutch steamer Friesland, with
great loss of life.
A copy of the following document has
been furnished by the Departmental State,
on application of the Director Of the Phila
delphia Mint:
IMPAIRMENT OF STATE, May 1, 1906.
"Robert Patterson, Esq, Director of Mint:
"SIR-In consequence Of the representa-
ton from a Director of the Bank of the
United States that considerable purchases
have been made of dollars coined at the
mint for the purpose of exporting them,
and as it is probable further purchases and
expectations will be made, the President d.
reefs that all silver to be coined at the mint
shall be of small denominations, SO that the
value of the largest piece shall not exceed
half a dollar. lam, &C.,
GAMES MADISON"
In Granger County, Tennessee, a few days
since, two desperadoes, James and William
Leger, attacked Pierce and Gabriel Lee,
father and son, without provocation. Several
shots were fired by the Legers, one of which
wounded GabrielLee, whereupon the elder
Lee fred at William Leger, killing him in
stantly. James then made his escape. The
next day he was shot by an officer while re-
sisting arrest.
A few nights ago a negro entered the store
of j. Denton, at East Hickman, Fayette
County, Kentucky, and called for a pound
of sugar. Mr.. Denton stopped over a basrel
to serve his supposed customer, when the
negro struck him on the head with an ak,
inflicting a fatal wound. Excitement ran
high, and the negro was caught and hung
by . mob of citizens of that place.
A brutal murder was committed in India.
napolis, a few nights since, and one devoid
of palliating circumstances. A more cold
blooded, business-like affair is seldom
Witnessed. William Greenley (colored) for
some weeks has been counting Mrs. Ida
Kersey, a grass-widow, although married
himself. Some days ago she began showing
preference for a SIMMER negro, and this so
incensed Greenley that upon meeting her in
the open street, he drew his revolver. She
turned as he fred, and the bullet entered
her spine, causing death within fifteen
minutes. Two hours afterward Greenley
was arrested while quietly walking along
the street, and was taken to Jail.
Tole, Holton & Co., of Cincinnati, whole
sale dry goods merchants, have sought the
relief of the United States insolvent courts.
Liabilities, $685., 1885, 90; assets, 1922, AIS, with
1920 0 worth of discounted paper.
An accident occurred recently, in Cincin-
matt, at Miller's stone-yard, near the O.. and
M. Elevator, resulting in the death of Rich
ard Delaber, night Waterman of the elevator.
Hehad gone down to the place to make ar
rangements for a brief absence from his
duties, and while on the elevator on which
cars are drawn to the stone-yard, lost his
balance, and falling on the track was run
over by one of the cars. His right leg and
arm were cut off, and the whole body fear.
fHlly mHtilated. Soon after he was placed
in an ambulance and taken to the City
Hospital, but he died before reaching there.
The deceased was a single man.
The wife of Jared Martin, residing. in
Jackson, Ohio, committed suicide by cut.
ting her throat. She leaves three small
children.
Press Hawkins was killed by Geo. Rutler,
in a fight at Ayers Mills, Brown County,
Ohio, recently. Rutler fed, and as last
accounts had not been capsuI ed.
The Passaic County Savings Bank at
Paterson, n. j., has closed. Depositors
were notified to draw their money on
January 5. 1t is a stock company, of $780,
900 capital; $15, 900 paid up, The deposits
are $4,000, but have run down to $10O, 900
within a year. E1-Nayor William G. Wat
son, While President, borrowed $4,000 on
worthless securities, and failed soon after.
Edwin Z. Mason, leading Director, borrowed
$4,000, mostly unsecured, and failed last
spring. $1,000 in New Jersey Midland
Railway bonds and notes are among the
assets. The capital is all gone, and $4,000
more. The Directors promise to secur
depositors against loss.
Between one and two o'clock in the morn
ing Charles Ryberg, a wiper in the shop Of
the Indianapolis and st. Louis Railroad
East st. Louis, attempted to murder hi:
wife while she was lying in bed asleep. He
struck her four heavy blows on the head
with a potato-masher, rendering her in
sensible. Thinking his wife dead he shot
himse just back of the right temple with 6
small Derringer, but this not producing the
desired result, he cut two deep gashes
across the left wrist, s~evering the tendons
and arteries, from which blood flowed