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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
shocking Murder Of a Rox.

The entire community of Greenville,
Illinois, are greatly shocked over the
sudden and singular killing of Clarence
Clark, a young man fifteen years of age, son
of one of the oldest and most respected
families, by William Mcneil, aged seven
teen, son of Abe Mcneil, a wealthy citizen
of that place. The facts are as follows: On
Wednesday evening Clark, together with the
children, was riding in a buggy along the
road near the depot, when Mcneil came
up the middle of the road, caught hold of
the bride of the horse and said, "Your
money or your life" After fruitless at
tempts to drive on, Clark struck McNeill
with his whip. Mcneil then stepped to the
side of the buggy, slapped Clark several
times in the face, jerked him around, and
wound up by knocking his hat in the road.
Clark jumped out to get it, saying, "You
can jerk me around this way, but you don't
make a fair fight" at these words, Mcneil
rushed upon and struck him some blows,
knocked him down and kicked him. Clark
was unable to rise, and died in a few min.
utes after being taken home.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
A Horrible Suicide.

The most deliberate case of suicide ever
known occurred at Leetonia, Ohio, Friday.
As the Pacific Express was leaving the sta
ton, a respectfully dressed man was seen
to rush from behind some cars standing on
the siding and threw himself under the
moving train. The two rear coaches passed
over him, completely severing his body,
which remained on the outside of the track.
Papers were found upon his person giving
his name as ]. st. John, with instructions
written in several places to send his remains
to Kingsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio, and
a note addressed to Hattie, his daughter,
not to mourn for her dear papa, who was
dead and gone. He appeared to be about
thirty.five years of age, and gave no reason
for his rash act.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
Postal Statistics.


Washington correspondents Oh the Gfaphis.I
Adhesive postage stamps were first
adopted in the United States in 1847.
Since then the Post-ofice Department
has issued to the public 9,719,3OS, 527
postage stampsof various denominations,
the value of which was $3.50, 1921, 1863, 90.
During the last five years 1852, 955
postage stamps, valued at $4,64i, 1923 As,
we're issued to executive departments of
the Government. The aggregate num-
Der of stamped envelopes issued is, in
round figures, 1889, DOC, 700; of these,
1,269, 462, 425 were plain and $40, 239, 800
were Especial request envelopes. Off
cial stamped envelopes for executive de-
partmentshave been issued to the amount
of n, 910,S7 the Post-ofice Department
itself having taken &C, $4,000 and the
War Department 11,727. 075. None of
the other departments have V e called
for envelopes of this description. Dur
ing five years and two months Cfrom
May l, 1873, to July l, 1879 since their
adoption postal cards have been issued
to the amount of 35l, 249, SOC.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
Ea.e AttainabIe by the RheumntIc.

Yes, although they may despair of relief,
it is ~attainable by rheumatic sufferers, for
there is a remedy which carries off, by
means of increased activity of the kidneys
important channels for blood publication
the acrid element to which Psychologists
the most eminent attribute the painful
symptoms-a theory completely borne out
by urinary analysis. The name of this
grand depurent is Hostetter's Bitters, a
preparation likewise celebrated as a remedy
for constipation, which causes contamina-
ton of the blood with the bile-and a
certain means Of relief in dyspepsia, fever
and ague, and nervous ailments. tits, per-
haps, the finest tonic extan', and is highly
recommended as a medicinal stimulant by
distinguished physicians and analysts, who
pronounce it to be e%minently pure and
very beneficial. The press also Endorses it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
Cb,ue.c I.aundryman Murdered.

The foreman of the Chinese laundry in
Quincy, ILL.,, known as John Ching, was
brutality murdered at his laundry, on Main
street, early Monday night. HIS part
ner gave the alarm about 1:30, but
the police, when they arrived, found
the body stiff and cold. Circum-
stances lead to the belief that his
partner murdered him in aquarrel. He was
fearfully butchered about the neck and
face, the entire right cheek being cut away
with a butchers c~leaver, and a deep stab
was in the neck. His watch was on his
body, and six hundred dollars found in the
bed. Jimmy" the partner, was taken to
the station. He was covered with blood.
He says that two "nigs killed Johnny"
No talkee.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
4 clerk murdered I'm q store.

Dispatches from Sedalia, Mo, say Thos.
G. Cockrell, nephew of United States Sena-
Tor Cockrell, of that State, was found muir
dered Friday morning in the store of NJ. F.
Slots, at Ridge Prairie, Saline County.
His skull was crushed in three places, and
his throat cut. The superstition is that he
was murdered by tramps during Thursday
night, as the victims pockets and the money
drawer OF the store had been riied. Cock
rell was clerk IN the store and slept there.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
Road Arent. HUNG by ma,ked Men

The coach-driver from the North re-
ported that on his trip north from Laramie,
on Friday night, he was stopped at the
Platte River Fork, about a mile distant from
Laramie, by five masked men, who took
from the coach two prisoners, Mansfield and
Mclaughlin, and hung them on a large
cottonwood tree on the river bank. These
men were chaged with road agency, and had
been in custody in Cheyenne, and were en-
route for Deadwood under guard of Jim
May and Jesse Brown, whom the lynchers
compelled to give up their arms and sur
render their prisoners. At daylight Satur-
day morning NJ. L. Green, Deputy Coroner,
rode to the scene, IN found the bodies
still there, one hanging, the other on the
ground.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
K.n.n. Murderer Arre.ted.

A dispatch from Chetopa, Kansas, says
Theodore Munsterman, a farmer, was ar
rested there last Friday, charged with MUIR
dering a farmer named Hunt, living some
twenty miles from Chetopa, and MORALLY
%wounding his wife, last Wednesday night.
Hunt was shot through the right eye, and
Mrs. Hunt through the left. The latter re-
vived sufficiently, after the condition of af-
fairs was discovered, to state that Munster
man committed the deed. An Did feud is
said to have existed between the men, which
is supposed to have been the cause of the
murder
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
Attemnted Suicide.

Frederick Helbig, a welI-known con-
tractor and builder in Cleveland, Ohio, at
tempted suicide Friday night by shooting
himself. The ball went between the ear
and eye, penetrating both eyes. From a
letter written to his wife he gives financial
embarrassment as the cause of the tragedy.
Mr.. Helbig has done considerable building
this season, and has probably lost heavily.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
For His Mife,s Sake.
Newark CALL

A Newark bachelor dropped in the
other evening to see a married friend,
whose wife was absent from home on a
prolonged visit. He found him smoking
desperately at a cigar nearly a foot long.
Why" asked he, breathlessly, where
on earth did you get such a preposter-
Gus cigar as that, Charley?" "Had it
built by contract" was the response.
"You see," continued the smoker, ex-
planatorily, al promised my wife before
she went away, bless her, that wouldn't
smoke more than six cigars a day.
Promises to a wife are sacred, you know,
and l mean to keep mine if l have to
get cigars as long as = lamprppsts"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
Rank Failure at BeIIaire.

The clearinghouse of Cowen, Sheets &
Co., of Bellaire, o., owing to the steady de-
cline in deposits, and from other causes
dating back to the panic of 1873, and the
mpracticability of realizing on the assets,
which are largely in real estate, was COM
PEELED to suspend and make an assignment
Saturday, in favor of their creditors. The
liabilities will not exceed $4,000, while the
assets will fully insure the depositors
against the loss of even a dollar.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
h the Ameer Says.

A calcutta correspondent says informa.
ton has been received from Slmla to the
effect that the Ameer in his recent reply
said he had been anxious for British friend
ship, but that English policy changed with
each Viceroy. The Ameer declares he is
open to make a new treaty, that he is not
bound by any Russian alliance, and did moi
invite the Russian Embassy to Cabul.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
Hunter Ahot.

Warren Cone, a young man of eighteen
years, well known at Van Vert, Ohio, while
out hunting Saturday afternoon, near that
place, was shot and instantly killed by the
accidental discharge of a gun. lie was in
the act of climbing over a log, drawing the
gun after him, the hammer of which caught,
causing the discharge. The ball took effect
In his lungs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

Airport comes to Nashville, Tenn, from
reliable sources, of an exodus of negroes
living in the neighborhood of Celina, on
the Upper Cumberland. 1t is stated they
have received notice to quit the State
within a certain time, from some persons
whose names they refuse to give for fear of
harm. Many of them have crossed the
river on their way to some distant place.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
heavy Failure of a 81. LouI. Firm.

The extensive dry goods house of Dodd,
Brown & Co., st. Louis, suspended on the
23d of October. For a dozen years it had
been the largest and strongest houses in the
city. Liabilities are estimated at from ST.
100000 to 81, SOC, 200, the greatest portion of
which are in New York. The cause of the
failure is said to be inability to collect of
their country merchants. 1t is expected
thattheir creditors will make some arrange
ment to carry them over the difficulty.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
FntnI RoIIer ExpIosIon.

The boiler in Bachelor Bros saw-min at
F~oremansyille, Michigan, exploded Friday
morning, tearing the mill to pieces, and
instantly killing Jesse Foreman, engineer,
his body being literally torn to pieces.
Four others were seriously, if not fatally,
wounded. Caused by low water.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
Fat.I shootIng Army.

James II. Bundy, a wealthy colored
farmer, living four miles south of Terre
Haute, Ind, was fatally shot Friday night
about nine o'clock by a negro named
Thomas Underwood. The latter was on his
way home from the city pretty drunk. He
called for Henry Trlbble, who lives with
Bundy, and Bundy himself came out. They
were at outs previously, and so a quarrel
took place. -Bundy fred twice with a shot,
gun, hurting Underwood but slightly. Then
Underwood fired twice with a revolver
Both Shots took effect, and Bundy died in a
few minutes. Underwood was afterward
arrested.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
Fntal Arrnz IN Crnthinna.

The Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent at
Cynthiana, KY, gives an account of a terri.
BILE shooting ARRAY in that city, on Saturday,
in which Jason Metcalf was killed by H.
c. Magee. The frscas arose from a politi-
cal and personal discussion between Magee
and 7. IL. Summons, with which Metcali
interfered.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
Accident to wade Hampton.

While Governor Hampton, of South
Carolina, was hunting, recently, his mule
became frightened, and, the bride break
ing, the Governor leaped from the saddle.
By the fall the Governors right leg was
broken in two places, the bones protruding,
and his ankle was badly hurt.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
Lake Disasters.

From Chicago we learn that the schooner
John P. March, worth ten thousand dollars,
and with a crew of four, is reported a total
wreck, with all on board lost, at Good Har-
Dor, Little Traverse Bay, northern shore of
Michigan. John Debbige was captain. Sew
eral minor casualties are reported, and old
sailors state that the storm has been the
most terrible seen on the lakes for sixteen
wears.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
suicide by Hanging.

Abraham Eldridge, a well-known aud re-
spectacle farmer, living on his fathers farm
a few miles south of Terre Haute, Ind, was
Saturday discovered to have committed sui
eide by hanging himself in his barn. He
was about ~thirty-ive years old, and leaves a
wife and three children. He was believed
Tn he insane.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

Couseilhers A. F. De LOUISA Pinto, Minister
of War, the Count De Castro and other
members of the Judiciary and Military De-
partments of the Kingdom. The Palace
was gayly trimmed with flags, and the day
was a festival throughout the city.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
Gran I'm Lisbon.

In Lisbon, Portugal, General Grant dined
with King Louis on the LIST instant. All
the members of the Ministry we're present,
including the Marquis of Avila e BAHAMA,
Minister Of State and Foreign Affairs, Con
seilhers J. De Mello e Gauyes, Finance
Minister, Conseilhers J. De sande Msgal.
>hsss Mssis aslsma, Minister of Justice,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
vandaII.,n or tI,e RuIearIan..

A body of Bulgarians burned fourteen
villages. in the District of Memotica. The
Porte has sent a note to Prince Lebanoff,
pointing out the fact that the Russians are
powerless to repress the Bulgarian move
ment. In another note to Prince Lebanof
the Porte discusses the non-evacuation of
Turkish territory by the Russians.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
singular

A few days ago, while a widow lady,
named Mrs. Miranda Ragle, living abouttwo
miles south of Newberry, Ind, was climbing
over a fence she slipped and fell with her
breast on a rail, and died in about fifteen
minutes,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
a Disappointed Tammany Man Hangs
WUar.aorT

Washington Thomas, formerly a wealthy
shoe dealer and an active partisan of Tam
many Hall, hanged himself soon after ascer-
tanning the fate Of his party. He had been
promised an appointment if the Tammany
tick ct should be elected.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
Atus of the Meeh,
mua Acc,aentn,ly sho,,

The son of William Ksnning, aged seven,
of Fort Wayne, Ind, was shot in the head,
Saturday, by a young play-fellow, while
they were examining a loaded revolver.
His condition was critical.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

There is something terrible in the thought
of having our friends stricken down at our
side, without a parting word Of endear-
ment or consolation-one moment at our
side in the flush of vigorous life, cheering
our hearts with their loving sympathy; the
next at our feet, pale with death, deaf to
our cries and needless of our tears. Every
excessively fat person is in instant danger
of such a death. Seven-tenths of the vic
Tins of obesity die of heart disease or apo
plexy. Allan's Anti-Fat, the only remedy
for obesity, reduces the weight by regulat-
ing the digestion and assimilation of the
food. 1t is perfectly harmless, and its use
will insure, in every instance, a reduction
of weight from two to five pounds a week.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

For upwards OF thirty years Mrs. VIM
SLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP has been used for
children with never-failing success. 1t cor
reefs acidity of the stomach, relieves wind
collie, regulates the bowels, cures dysentery
and diarrliea, whether arising from teething
or other causes. An old and well.tried
remedy, 25 cts. a bottle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
ratnI RoIIer Exnlo.Ion.

Aspecial from st. Joseph, Mo-, to the st.
Louis Globe Democrat says a boiler in the
sawmill of Joseph Ents, at Savannah, An
drew County, blew up, killing J. Simmons
and W. s. Farrow, and injuring two, Others.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

THE most contemplate fraud that has
been practiced upon farmers and others in
the last few years is the selling of Immense
packs of worthless horse and cattle powders.
There is only one kind now known in this
country that are undulterated and those are
S~heridan's.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

NEGLECTED cough, cold, or sore throat,
which might be checked by asimple remedy,
| Ike Broln'S Bronchial Trockes," if allowed
to progress may terminate seriously. 25 cts.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

FAMILIARITY with the writings of the great poets
is a necessity t, any one who wishes to appear well
in company. For ioc we will send a book of l6G
selections from the beautiful melodies OF Moore, the
grand poems of Byron, aud the unequaled songs Of
Burns, and so popular songs. Desmond 4 Co., 91o
Race St, Phila.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

No fansily in this broad land should
undertake to keep house without j hnSon's
Anodyne Linimeat. Many have tried to, but
failed, 1t is worth more to a family than a
whole medicine chest.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

BEST organs as a whole and best work
manship in detail, is the conclusion reached
at the Paris Exposition as to the Mason &
Hamlin Cabinet Organs. Organs from
thirty best makers in the world were tested
and compared by four juries-yiz the Glass
Jury, Group Jury, Jury Of Presidents and
Supreme Jury, who awarded to Mason &
Hamlin two highest awards.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

To be of permanent benefit a medicine
must reach the source of the
disease. The reason why SCovILL's LIVER
SYRUP is so successful in overcoming
s%crofulous, syphilitic and eruptive COM
plants is that it entirely roofs out those
Impurities which give rise to them. The
cause of the evil being thus removed and
the normal purity of the circulation re-
stored, the skin resumes its original clear
ness and sores and pimples disappear. Sold
by all Druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

To cleanse and whiten the teeth, to sweet
en- the breath, use Browns ~Camphorated
Saponace0us Dentifrice. 20 cents a bottle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

Hon. C. K. PARSONS, mayor Of Rochester, was
rgy Cure, Depot AZ University Pf.. n, Y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

uE had so far recovered from Typhoid Fever q
I1 to be about, and on every fine day for months
crept snail-like to my Office for advice, medicine,
strength. Out of patience, / prescribed your lFel-
IowsD Hypophosphites with a success scarcely to De
credited. Since then 1 doubt il any M. d. has pre-
scribed and praised it more than 1.
Such was the statement made by a f~rst-rate ply
sician in Moncton, N. B., to Mr.. Fellows, and is an
other proof of tho unequalcd influence OF Fellows
Hypophosphites over disease.
1t is pleasant to the palate, may be taken continu-
ously for years or discontinued at any time without
injury, and will do more good for o given outlay of
money than any other article ever invented.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

CHEW Jsokson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14
AND GOOD!

Homes for all, near R. R. towns and stations ST.
per acre., Country desirable in every way. prooa W
DUCTIONS IN TRANSPORTATION SEhe
LARGE. All who wish a farm OF their own ena
desire to better tLeir condition, should send their full
address for maps, views and full information. b;t.
SMITH a 70, IJ2 Lasalle Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-14

ITCH. INGROWING NAILS, NSTTLE RASH. uOr4uiIO AND
FLEA BITES, SPIDER srTSes,
And all cutaneous diseases and eruptions generally.
PRICE Is N A BOZ. By MAIL IS cENTs
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27


PUBLIC attention is being prominent
ly directed to a new and dangerous fea-
ture of latter day politics, in which one
distasteful man in a State may cause
the entire Legislature to be composed
Of men opposed politically to the major
ity. We refer to the plan of Parties
carrying particular candidates for the
United States Senate. Mr. Mitchell,
Of Oregon, would have been returned
to his seat had a Republican Legisla-
ture been elected. The people, know.
ing this and Directing to Mr.. Mitchell,
elected Democrats, though the Repub-
licans are really in the majority. In
other Republican States the success of
the party is endangered by the same
cause. Don Cameron's candidacy in
Pennsylvania is a dead weight under
which the Party will struggle harder
than in former years. The same fea-
ture will influence the elections in many
other States which are controlled by
either Party The time is come when
the Party managers must throw off this
incubus or suffer defeat every time.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27
A A PRINCIPLE.


DIR. Modelling ingeniously strives fol
a respite by feigning madness. The
govafnment, of course, doesn't want to
behead a non compos nlentis no more
than an invalid. So Modelling was
cured nicely Of hts se~lf-inhicted wounds
and made ready for the carnival. But
his sanity must now - inquired into
and he has been sent to a lunatio asy-
lum for examination.
There is something Very odd in this
law of capital punishment. A criminal
while in the ordinary possession Of his
faculties, commits a crime, the penalty
OF which is death. Afterwards he
either feigns madness or really becomes
insane And if it prove genuine, his
sentence is transmitted to imprison-
ment for life. He is therefore kept
lifelong an imbecile-a n~onentity to
himself and aburden to the govern.
ment- The Spartans would have speed
ily disposed of such a being on general
principles. It is only refined c
In the barbarity Of capital punishment
that works the Change Of sentence.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

Choose the kind of business you I'M
derstand. Capital is positively required
in business, even If you have real estate
outside and credit ever 80 good. One
kind of business is as much as a man
can manage successfully. Investments
on the outside do not generally pay, es-
pecially if you require the money in
your business. Buy cautiously andjust
what you want, and do not be persuad-
ed to purchase what you do not need;
IL you do, you will soon want what you
can't buy. Insure your stock; insure
your store; Insure your dwelling, il
you have one. If the rate is high it is
only because the risk is great, and Of
course you should not take the risk
yourself. A business that will not pay
for insuring will not justify running.
Sell to good, responsible parties only.
Sell on a specified time, and when your
money is due, demands it; do not let the
account stand without note or interest
for an indefinite period. Sell at a rea-
sonable profit and misrepresent to
effect a sale. Live within your income,
keep yoif< business to yourself, have
patience, and you will succeed. Com
petition is the life of trade, but in try.
ing to run your competitor out of bust
ness, be careful you do not run your
self out. : & L0fI .Ifft w
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-27

THE Denver Tribune is in some doubt
about the strength of the Knights Of
Labor. While eight hundred thousand
seems an extravagant figure, it must be
closely approached, as there is not 9
manufacturing place in the Eastern ant
middle Western States without an or
ganization of this character. In Penn
sylvania especially it is strong. As the
members are not known outside Of
themselves, never acknowledging their
membership to outsiders, the difficulty
of properly estimating their strength is
apparent.