The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-13
General


vent the further contraction of legal tenders.
General
Two accidents occurred on the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad recently, resulting
in loss o. life, and the serious wounding of
eight or ten persons. The first occurred
Just after crossing Nolin Creek, when three
cars left the track, and tumbled down an
embankment about forty feet in height. Six
persons were severely, and a number
slightly injured, but fortunately no lives
were lost. The second accident was the re-
suit of a collision, near Upton Station, be-
tween two passenger trains, owing to a mis-
understanding of telegraph dispatches, and
occurred on a curve in q deep cut Noneof
the passengers were injured, but D. Fry,
Adams Express messenger, and John Simp-
son, baggage master, were killed.
Henry Ward Beecher has agreed with
Thomas Mcguire, manager of the Baldwin
Theater, San Francisco, to deliver ten lee
lures in that city next fall for $4,000, and
81 1000 extra expenses.
The lower half of the village of Sparland,
thirty miles above Peoria, Ill, was destroyed
by fire a few nights SINCE. Nearly all the
business hou'eL were burned.
Vincent Stiles, eight years old; Ernest
Page, nine, and Albert Page, ten, while play
ing on a raft in The cemetery pond, at Water
ford, Saratoga County, N. Y, fell into the
water and were drowned.
Aparty of eight young men went down
Boston harbor in a sail-boat Sunday after
noon, and when off Thompson's Island the
boat capsized and John and Stephen Lover
ing brothers, and Stephen Crabb were
drowned.
A special from Richmond, No., to the st.
Louis Times, says a terrific cyclone passed
over that place about four o'clock, p. M,
May /, l~eveling to the ground over half of
the buildings in the town. Over one hun
dred houses were totally destroyed, and the
oss of property will reach a quarter of a
million dollars. Whole blocks were COM
pletely swept away and the debris scattered
for miles. The storm came from the south
west and passed to the northwest, and was
preceded by a heavy fall of trees, uprooted
and carried through the air like feathers,
as were also the fragments OF houses, and in
fact everything that the storm struck. At
latest accounts fifteen persons are reported
as having been killed by the storm.
The jury in the trial of the men charged
with numbering the negroes at Coal Creek,
Indiana, brought in a verdict Of not guilty.
When the prisoners were marched up to the
Court House, the news spread rapidly that
the jury had found a verdict, and the room
was soon filled. The Judge, after receiving
the verdict, announced that he expected no
demonstrations of any nature from the
spectators, and if any one disobeyed they
would be punished. The Clerk then read
the verdict, whereupon a hearty applause
was given, and under the order of the Court
the Sheriff locked the door, and every one
was ordered to stand up and be sworn to
answer such questions as the Court would
ask, and of the four hundred present only
four acknowledged to have made any noise,
and they were fined one dollar each. The
prisoners received the verdict calmly, and
were met at the door by their families and
friends, who manifested their joy by en-
braces and shaking of hands.
Great excitement prevails in Madison,
Ind, caused by the discovery of the dead
body of Mrs. Rust, wife of Prof. L. Rust, OF
the Madison Commercial College, hanging
by a rope to the inside door of her dwelling
OF Third-street near the upper seminary.
Prof. Rust says he thinks she committed
suicide. Family troubles are the reputed
cause.
Dispatches from the principal mining
points in the Pennsylvania coal re,
gion indicate a general resumption of min
ing operations with a full force of orkmen
An old man by the nam of J. Miller
eighty-one years of age, and his daughter
Julia Miller, aged forty, were run over by
the local freight on the I. P. & C. R. R., 6
quarter of mile north of Miami, in Miami
County, Ind, and instantly killed.
The monument to Andrew Johnson wa
unveiled at Knoxville, Tenn, on the 9TH
The commander of knights Templar from
Knoxville, headed the procession. Follow
ing were two lodges of Odd-fellows, tn,
speakers, the family of ex-President John
son, and citizens in carriages. The monu
ment was draped in national c%olors, and un
yelled just before the speaking. The arts
who designed it made a few remarks, ant
was followed by Hon. John C. Burch, whit
introduced Hon. George w. Jones, orato
Of the day, who pronounced a meritet
eulogy on the life of his illustrious com
peer. The monument and graves wer,
handsomely adorned with flowers and ever
green's. The crowd was orderly, and al
passed off quietly.
The Subcommittee to examine frauds il
Florida arrived at Jacksonville on the 9th
and held a preliminary examination. See
rotary of State Bloxham, the first witness
produced four precinct returns and tw
returns of the canvass of Baker County, tn
first showing amajority for Hayes by throw
ing out two precincts. The second witnes
Cox, formerly Clerk of Baker County
testifes that he made the canvass in favo
Of Tilden, and that was the only one tbs
conld be made from the original returns {
the precincts, as they were always in hi
possession.
In the recent Oregon election the Reput
licans elected the Governor, Secretary
State and Treasurer. The Democratic Cor
gresham was elected by a small majorit.
ana the Legislature is conceded Democrat
on joint ballot.
A most siekening sight occurred on tt
st. Louis race-course on the 9Th. Buford
McWhirter, a splendid racer, stumbled du
ing the race, but was driven to the STAN
thrse'quarters Of mile, when 1t was foun