The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-10
General

General George W. McCook died in New
York on the 2Sth December. Deceased was
q SON of the late Judge Daniel McCook, of
Carrolton, O., who e. the outbreak of the
war entered the army with his nine sons, of
whom only three survive. He was born in
1922, and graduated at the Ohio University
at Athens, where he early gave evidence of
those talents for which the McCook family
have been long distinguished.
Lexington, Kentucky, was startled a few
days ago by the suicide of William H.
Richardson; one of the greatest short-horn
men of the Blue Grass Region. Mr.. Richard
son was some years since so crippled inan-
eially, by indorsing for the. late William
T. Hughes, that he has never been able to
retrieve his fortunes. Finding that matters
were only getting worse every day, and
that his Indebtedness was getting beyond
his assets, he determined upon an assign
ment. He went to Lexington to have the
papers drawn up, but his spirits were SO
much depressed that he became thoroughly
incapacitated. At five o'clock in the after
noon he ended his troubles by blowing out
his brains with a pistol.
Wilhelm Hose and John Letter were
killed by the fall of Goals in the mines,
the former at Mahoney and the latter at
Brookside colliery, Pattsville, Pa, mines.
A terrible explosion occurred lately in
the Stanton Mine, located about one mile east
of Wilkesbarre, Pa. 1t appears that John
T. Griffith, Inside Superintendent, entered
the colliery, accompanied by Richard
Roderick, the mine boss, Lewis D. Jones,
mine boss of the Empire Colliery, and a
party of miners. They went to a distant
part of the colliery to prosecute certain
labors, and upon entering one of the cham.
bers the open lights carried on the fore.
heads Of the leading men of the party came
in contact with a quantity of gas, and in.
stantly a terrific explosion followed, with
force so great as to be felt out of doors. II
overturned many rods of the small railroad
leading along the gangway to the shaft
and used for taking out coal from the cham
bers. Several persons were injured seri
ously by the explosion, and three or foul
fatally.
At the penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio
on New Years day, a grand dinner was
given the prisoners, and extra services wert
held in the chapel in the afternoon, wher
four c~onvicts were given pardons from thu
Governor. The scenes during the services
were very pathetic. One of the prisoner
pardoned was Thomas Mulhall, one of tn,
Skinner murderers in Cleveland in 1866.
The Kentucky Legislature was organized
on the 3lst of December. Mr.. Vim. d
Prather, of Harrison, was elected Chic
Clerk, on the fourth ballot, over three com
petitors. John L. Sneed, of Frankfort, wa
reelected Assistant Clerk, on the first ballot
over R. J.. O'Mahoney, of the Lexington
Press. D. D. sablett, of Magofin, who ha
been Sergeant-at-arms for four or fv
sessions, was reelected on the first ballot
over A. G. Browner, Of Madison. Bartol
W. jenkins; a former Representative o
Louisville, in the lower house, was chosel
Doorkeeper of the Senate, on the seven
teenth ballot: over eight competitors. TIL,
newly elected officers being then qualified
the Senate, after some discussion, adopte,
the rules of the last session. Several gentle
men were appointed for Speaker, and
lively contest ensued, nine ballots bein
taken before a Speaker was elected, whe
the choice devolved on Ed. W. Turner, Q
Madison.
The message OF the Governor Of K%entucK
is not a sensational document, but is we.
filed with the businesslike discussion &
the affairs of State interest. The Governo
says the State ais crowned with innumerabl
blessings" and he specifies "plenteor