The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-03-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
General


Hon. Ben. Wade died at his home in
Jefferson, Ohio, on March Q, at 6 80 o'clock
in the morning. Since Friday afternoon it
had been noticed that the ex-senator was
failing hourly, and by evening of that day
1t was evident his last hours were at hand.
The beating Of heart ard pulse slackened
gradually, and near midnight he was so far
gone as to be quite unconscious. However,
about this time he indicated that he wished
70 speak to Mrs. Wade. She placed her
ear close to the ex.Senator's mouth, who,
after a little, whispered, al can not
talk at all" and closed his eyes
for a few minutes. These were his last
words. The change then became more per-
ceptible, and Gr. Tuttle and family
gathered about the bed to watch
for the coming end. The dying mar took
his wife by the band, while his son Henry
p. Wade, stood at the head of the bed, Mrs.
james Wade, of Cleveland, wife of the ex-
Senator's nephew, and q few other friends,
stood about the couch. From twelve
o'c ock on the failing was gradual, and
about Eve o'clock q. m. the old statesman
became apparently unconscious. The
breathing continued to grow slower and
slower and at the hour mentioned death oc-
CURED, without q struggle and seemingly
wit nout pain.
At Portland, Maine, in the late March cleo
tion, Butler, Republican, WA elected Mayor,
having 2r5l6 votes to 1904 for Weeks, D EN-
ocrat, and i40 for Turner, G~reenback. The
Republicans have q majority in both
Houses. At Lewiston, Me-, there was NO
choice for Mayor. The vote stood: Hahn,
Republican, 1,225; Lyford, Democrat, l..
17s; Spinney, Greenback, 1913. The Demo-
Gratis elect i've of seven Aldermen.
A reliable physician q st. Louis, who has
returned from Monroe County, ILL.,, gives all
the particulars thus far known of a shock
ing tragedy which occurred near Joy Land
ing, on the Mississippi River, fifteen miles
southwest of Waterloo, this was the death
of Moritz Kaiser, his wife and their six
children, the burning Of the house in which
they lived, and the almost entire con-
sumption of the bodies by the flames.
The Coroner visited the scene, viewed the
remains, and decided that the deaths were
accidental. The theory Of the calamity is,
however, that Kaiser killed his wife, then
his children, then fred the building, a
frame structure, and then killed himself.
Seven Of the crew of the German bark
Otto George, burned at sea, report that be-
ing unable to ~extinguish the flames, they
were obliged to abandon the vessel ON the
9Th of last month. While getting into the
boat Boatswain Frederick Richard fell over
DO I'd and was lost, and the pointer parting,
the boat drifted away, leaving Captain
Gempke, mate, and four men on the burn
ing ship. The steamship Chi ian sighted
the bark the next day, and, falling in
attempts to rescue two men seen on board,
owing TO a severe storm prevailing, bore
away, leaving them to their fate.
The New Hampshire Greenback State
Convention rave nominated for Governor
Samuel Flint.
At Fort Wayne, Indians, four of Matthew
Lynch's children, while playing, got hold of
a railroad torpedo, which exploded, fright
fully i~njuring all Of them. Thomas Lyn h.
aged fourteen, and Matthew Lynch, aged
twelve, were SO badly hurt about the head
and internally that they died the same
night. Eddy Lynch, aged two years, lost
both eyes; and was fatally hurt. William
Lynch, aged eight years, was seriously hurt,
but will probably survive.
Judge Asa Briggs, of Norfolk, Va, died
suddenly March 6, aged sixty.eight. He had
been a member of Congress several terms,
United States Senator, and United States
District Judge for the District of North
Carolina, under President Pierce's admins
ton.
The steamer City of Chester was burned
q. the wharf in Memphis, and the passen.
gers made a narrow escape for their lives.
Only TIVE persons are known to be lost,
John Herman, mail agent, and the colored
barber. A. N. Simpson, second clerk. and
one of the pilots saved themselves by
leaping from the hurricane roof into the
river, and were picked up. The boat had 6
cargo Of some three hundred tens of general
merchandise, and q large number of mule.
and hogs, all of which were lost. The criel
Of the animals were terrible, and i'm
pressed the crowd which had gath
cred on the bluff with a belief tina
the sufferers were human beings
The boat was owned by the Memphis ant
st. Louis Packet Company, and valued a
$4,000.
At New Orleans, lately, the propeller
Hope was run down and sunk by the steam
boat Texas. Paul st. Pierre, his wife and
two children were drowned, being in tn,
cabin of the propeller.