The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-05-02

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importations of United States silver coin
into that country.
General
Mr.. Oliver Harlan, of Mt. Gilead, Ohio,
who was horribly mangled by being drawn
into a portable saw-mill, has since died af-
ter terrible suffering.
During the progress of a game Of base ball
at Cleveland, Saturday afternoon, between
two picked mines, Albert Walker, fourteen
years old, was hit on the head with a bat,
fracturing his skull and probably inficting
a fatal wound.
Two young women, Maggie and Emma
Hibbett, orphans, poisoned themselves at
Brooksburg, nine miles east of Madison,
Ind. Cause of suicide and particulars are
unobtainable.
A freight train on the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern Railroad jumped the
track near Hemetite Station early in the
morning recently. Nine cars were thrown
down an embankment. Seven tramps were
stealing a ride on the train, four of whom
were carried down in the wreck. One, sup
posed to be named L. 81. Evans, of Glade
water, Texas, was instantly killed. Another,
who refused to give his name, died two
hours after, and the other two were badly
bruised.
On Thursday night, while q party of men
were engaged in cutting back the levee
near the lower end Of Lake Bolivar, in
Bolivar County, Mississippi, to let off a
heavy body of water, caused by unprece-
denied rains, the whole party were caught
in a sluice, and, with the exception Of
Capt. Briscoe, all were swallowed up in the
vortex. Briscoe was rescued after being
more than an hour in the water and quick.
sand. The names of the lost are Capt.
Fortley, q planter, two brothers named
Moran and an unknown laborer.
Hon. William. Orion, President Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, died
in New York City on the 21st of April, the
immediate cause being apoplexy, with
which he was stricken at eleven o'clock a
night. He leayes a wife and eight children,
and an estate estimated at 81, 200, 900.
A terrible tornado crossed the State of
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the State above the Missouri Valley juno
tion, and passing northeasterly- across to
Storm Lake, Pomeroy and Fonda, in Monona
County. Trees were torn up by the roots
along the rivers. The house of j. r. Thurs.
ton at Sioux City was wrecked completely.
The wing of the house of Mrs. Reilly, was
struck and torn 10 pieces, and P. Reilly,
standing in the wing, was picked up int
carried over the main building and over
some trees near by, and set down u%ninjured.
We learn that near Onawa a man was
driving a double team. The horses, wagon,
harness and driver were taken up bodily,
carried several yards and set down unin-
iured. On theIllinois Central Railroad,
the damage is more serious, accompanied
by loss of life. a whirlwind or tornado
passed over Storm Lake from the south
west. T~hree-quarters of a mile east of the
town, the residence of Alfred King was
struck, lifted from its foundation, and
dashed into a thousand pieces. Mr.. Kings
mother was instantly killed. She was
found some distance from where the house
stood. Other members of the household
escaped unhurt. Lighter timbers of the
house were pounded into kindling wood.
Trees in orchards were torn up and carried
away. The house of Mr.. DeGraff, half a
mile from Kings, was unroofed. Some
hogs and cattle were killed. Farm wagons
and a buggy were broken up. His loss is
about one thousand dollars. The buggy
was carried a quarter of = mile through the
air. The water in the lake rose to a height
of many feet. One witness SAYS q million
barrels were lifted up. Reports of a SINH
lar character come from all parts of that
country.
A severe storm of wind, on the 23d of
April, did great damage at st. Louis, Cairo,
Memphis and other points in the West,
South and Southwest. Assoc bridge was
destroyed at Memphis. Between Bethalia
and Alton Junction, on the Indianapolis
and st. Louis Railroad, about 1900 feet of
the road was washed away. Much damage
was done to the crops.
o. C. Zeller, cashier of the National Ex.
change Bank of TiGn, Ohio, after banking
hours, lately, absconded, taking with him
$4,000 of the funds of the bank. The sur
plus of the bank exceeds the amount taken.
The loss is confined exclusively to stock
holders. The business of the bank will not
be interrupted. The Directors offered a
reward of five thousand dollars for the re-
turn of Zeller to the Sheriff of Seneca
County, Ohio, and an additional reward OF
five thousand for the return of the money,
or an equitable proportion for all the money
returned.
George I. Hathaway, on the charge of EN-.
bezzling 100000 from the Border City
Mills, at Fall River, was arrested a few days
since, and taken to jail. The feeling of in.
dignation against Hathaway has been
greatly intensified, particularly among the
smaller stockholders, principally mechanic.
and laboring men, who had invested in the
stock of Border City Mills their small saw
ings, the results OF years Of diligenttoil. Mum
erous threats of lynching have been made
and of taking the law into their own hands
and, undoubtedly, something of the kind
would have happened had Hathaway beer
allowed to remain at his residence another
day.
Reports from the Lower Rio Grands in
dictate that about twenty persons wert
killed by the recent Indian raiders, and one
hundred and fifty head of horses. The re
ported number killed Is no doubt exagger
.ated. Nine persons are known to hay.
been killed by raiders on the northwes
border between Fort Concho and Stockton
The April storms which did SO much dam
age throughout the West and Southwes
visited the State of Georgia. 1 tpasssd owe.
the section of country four miles from
Rome, Ca, clearing everything as it went
Asfar as heard from, eight persons were in
jured. Several horses and mules were killed
Trees three feet in diameter were twistet
off and swept way. Nine dwellings wer,
blown down. The cyclone was three hun
dred yards wide, passing from the south
west to northeast.
VIM. Hefner and Jonas Krell, working il
a drift colliery, near Minersville, Pa, wer,
buried by am immense fall of coal anc
slate. After a search of several hours, Hef
ner was found dead. The position of Krell
was not discovered until evening, wher
renewed efforts were made to recover the
body.
Among the numerous failures announced
iu that of JU;I1;o- De-