The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-05
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General
The distribution of the Paris Exhibition
is fixed for October 1. The pro-
will be more imposing than the
one in 1867. The exhibition will finish with
an immense Jfe, and a grand time is ex.
The celebrated trotting horse Edwin For
rest, which made 2:14X Friday, in the
great exhibition trot at Hartford, Conn.,, was
bought Saturday by JOSEPH Harker, of New
York City-probably for VIM. b. Wander
bits stables-for 1000.
James Lockard, an old resident of Del
phos, Ohio, while attempting to cross the
canal on the railroad bridge, fell into the
water, and before assistance arrived was
drowned. Deceased leaves a wife and four
children, two married.
John Hughes, who began a walk of five
hundred miles at. midnight, Sunday night,
at Newark, New Jersey, completed bis walk
at 10 20 Saturday night. There was much
enthusiasm when his walk was completed.
His time exceeds that of 0'Leary in Boston.
Saturday morning William Haynes
Cheney, q wealthy farmer of Saybrook,
twenty-five miles east of Bloomington, ILL.,,
shot himself with a revolver, killing him.
self instantly. Three years ago he tried to
kill biutself by hanging. The cause was
mental disease.
The patients who die of yellow fever in
Vicksburg present a chastity appearance.
The face and body turn black, with spots of
blue upon them. The physicians are in
clined to think the disease something worse
Than yellow fever. 1t does not yield to
ordinary treatment.
The sanitary reports. made in accordance
with Law to the Surgeon General of the
Marine Hospital Service, at Washington,
show frightful mortality from yellow fever
during one week. At Memphis the greatest
proportionate mortality occurred, fifty
three deaths out of one hundred and forty
four cases .during six days up to the oath.
So many of the remaining population of
Grenada, Miss, were stricken with the
fever that definite information of the num-
Der of cases and deaths could not be
obtained. At New Orleans, during the
week ended Friday noon, there were III
cases of yellow fever, and 295 deaths, max.
ing in all 1,773 cases and 534 deaths. Dur
ing the twenty.four hours to moor Friday
there were 1913 new cases and forty deaths.
The abstract of reports from Cincinnati,
as given in Surgeon General Wood
worth's statement, is as follows: "To yes
terday evening no more cases of yellow
fever had developed in Cincinnati since the
two mentioned in last report. The engi-
mitted to the hospital :.on the 22d inst. with
yellow fever, and also one other case, prob
ably yellow fever, from Memphis. Reports
from other points indicate somewhat i'm
proved health.n
The following was forwarded from Mem.
phis to Washington:
MEMPHIS, August 26.
To HIS Ercelency, President Haycs:
In behalf of the yellow fever stricken
South, we respectfully request you to exer-
else your discretionary power in the ap-
pointment of q special commission of the
ablest physicians and chemists in the coun
try, for the purpose of scientifically investi.
eating the cause, nature, treatment, and flu.
ture prevention Of the fearful epidemic now
raging. Congress will undoubtedly make q
suitable appropriation to reward the com.
mission for services SO valuable to the coun'
try.
ISigned1 CASEY YOUNG, N. c.,
J.. R. FLIPPIN, Mayor,
DR.. R. T. BROWN,
Sec'y Board of Health,
A.D. LANGsTAFF,
Acting President of Howard Association,
c. G. FISHER,
Chairman Citizens Relief Committee,
JNo. s. TocF,
Secretary Chamber of Commerce and Cottor
Exchange.
Cincinnati has organized an efficient Com
mittee for the relief of sufferers by tn,
yellow fever in the South, and contribution
from citizens and societies have beer
liberal.
William Davis, of Brown Valley, Indiana
committed suicide by shooting himsel
with a pistol.
A serious accident to an excursion trail
on the Grand Rapids & Indiana Rail
road occurred near Lockwood, Michigan
about noon, August %, by whicl
t~hirty-6ys persons were injured, severa
seriously, and three fatally. Two of tn
coaches jumped the track and went dow
the embankment. The train was filed wit
excursionists from Manistee and Ludingtor
bound for Grand Rapids. The wounde
were taken to Grand Rapids for medical a
tendance. Cause of the accident is SUI
posed to he a broken rail.
Moses 8. Kramer, of Cincinnati, in a
of mental alteration, committed suicide b
shooting himself in the head with pistol.
The Kansas Republicans, in State Coz
vention at Topeka, passed resolutions o
finances as follows: The public cred
should be sacredly maintained, an
all the obligations of the governmel
honestly discharged, and we favor I'll
early securing of a currency, Co
vertible with coin, and, therefor
advocate the gradual resumption of spec
payment by a continuous and steady sire
in that direction. That the bill for the r
Mobilization of the silver dollar, passed
the last Congress, should be so amended
to place the silver dollar upon a perfe
equality with the gold dollar, in respect bot
to coinage and circulation. That as Il
greenbsck currency, originated by the bra
and maintained by the blood of the Repu
lican party, has proved to be the cheapel
safest and most convenient medium of g
change for the people ever adopted, we d
clare ourselves in favor of a repeal of Il
national banking law, and a substitute
therefor of the currency issued by cover
ment, and demand that it be issued in 81
fcient volume to fully accommodate t
rants of business, and that it be made pa
able for all debts, whether public or p
vate, unless otherwise specified by contra
The Tennessee Nationals, in Convent,
at Nashville, nominated Judge E. 81. Ea'
of Davidson County, for Governor. Re-
lutions were passed demanding the alb
ishment of national banks, the issuing
government of legal tender paper mon
receivable for all dues, public and priva
including imports, as well as the princil
and interest on the bonds; in other wor
an absolute dollar. equal to g
and silver; that the government iss
no more bonds; that the government ret
all national bank notes, and alone ISIS
money; that public lands should be held
trust for homes of American citizens; Il
a nostaI depository be established, C