The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-21
General

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been drowned while irving to ford a stream
near tn t place a few nights ago. His horse
ard buggy were found next morning, but he
had not been heard OF.
The de ponstration at Pittsburg, on Satur.
day, in favor Of a protective tariff, was a
m nster affair. Fully twenty thousand men
were in the procession. During the SITTER
noon three meetings were organized
Speeches were made and resolutions
adopted.
A farmer living in Macoupin County, Ill,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head. The cause of the act was
the feet of his having lost five hundred
d Lars by the failure of a local hank. He
leaves a large family Of young children.
The Signal Service Station at the wreck
OF the Metropolis reports thst a trunk
marked Bartlett, containing clothing, and
attn trunk, supposed to contain money.
were found by a patrolmau, who had to
prsak the truuk open, being unable to
move it and unsafe 10 leave it on the beach.
The engine of train No. 2, on the Little
Miami Raj road, that left Cincinnati, at half
past eight on the evening" of the 9th, ran ON
to a cross-tie near tedaryille, Ohio, pl,ced
across the track, it issuppo ed, by tramps
who wee put fof a train the night before.
The engine vas turned over the bank. and
the engi eer, Charles Roberts, and the fire.
man, Frank Gardiner, received severe
tca DIS. The pestatcar vas 50 thrown from
the track.
Theodore Roosevelt, one of New York
City's most prominent and philanthropic
citizens, died on February 10, after a brief
illness. 0iiei
Inc ceremonies connected with the in.
estmeh OF His Grace Most Reverend
Archbishop Gibbons with the Pallium tool
place at the Cathedral at Baltimore ON
Sunday, the 10th. Al houeh ia CONS onenoa
OF the death of the Pope the ceremony was
Invested OF. some of the elaborate features
characteristic of such occasions, it was,
nevertneiess, a deeply imposing service,
anu was partieipa ed in by high prelates from
neariyali parts of the United States.
a lew mornings since, one of the arches
OF the bridge over the Schuylkill River at
south Street, Philadelphia, fell in, CARVING
with 1t In rapid succession nine otbe, arches
and com pletely wrecking three hundred feet
sAe pfiage. The portion which gave way
rested upon piles in the marsh on the west.
ern bank of the river, and this piline has
oeen gradually sinking in the mud. A large
number OF workmen were engaged in
snoring the defective arch at the time of tbe
accident, but they were warned in time and
all escaped uninjured. The bridge was built
OF lrsn and granite, and cost O. iginallv
100000. the loss by this accident is abont
100000.
The Governor of New York received a
.eiegram from Greenwood, Steuben County,
informing him that at a sale of land for
K on Friday, two hundred armed men
appeared Tor the purpose of intimidatinp
buyers, which they succeeded in doing
Inc dispatch asked for assistance. Tbe
Governor responded that the Sheriff is tbe
legal conseryator of the peace in Steuber
County; that he had the power to call ont
eitlzens to aid in suppressing the riotous
disturbances, and he must exbaust hi,
powers before the aid of the State could be-
invoked.
MRS. Benn Pitman, of Cincinnati. a lady
well known in literary and newspaper cir
Giles, died in Cincinnati, recently, and he,
remains were embalmed and removed tn
washington, Pa, for the purpose of crema.
tlon' such a desire having been expressed in
her viii.
The telegraph the death on
FEBRUARY II, of Gideon Wells, one of the
surviving members of Preside 1t Lincoln,
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oaoinet' at his home, in Hartford, Conn
None now remain but Simon Cameron and
montgomery Blair. Mr.. Wells was mad,
Secretary of the Navy by Nh. Lincoln. anG
continued in that office to the close of An
drew Johnson's Administration.
a dispatch from Ironton, Ohio. to III,
CINCINNATI Gazette says: The Etna Iro,
works, with q capital of 81, OOo, 900, sus
Penaedp payment recently, and will at ono
prepared statement for their creditors III,
company has a very large quantity of iro,
on hand, but failure to make sales cansed q,
inability to meet certain obligations. Thei
are SO largely in excess of thei
liabilities that they expect to be able to con
tlnue business right along.
At Wickhaw, N. B., Sunday night. tn
house belonging to Daniel Reatdon wa
burned. Mr.. Reardon, wife, and fou
children persisted in the flames. The ne;cl
bOrs knew nothing of the catastrophe #
morning, when the charred remains wer
foundin the debris.
Deputy United States Marshal has visit.
Scotland County, No., and served on til
county Judges seven altern tie writs
mandamus, commanding them to appear h
fore the United States Circuit Court in 6
Louis on the third Monday in March mex
n show cause why they should not be cor
manded to levy a tax to pay iudgmen
against the county on its r ilroad bono
The judgments in these seven cases smou,
70 $4,000. Similar proceedings are pendir
against other counties which have defsults
IN interest on their railroad bonds, and Il
course which the Court will pursue on Il
refusal OF the County Judges to levy
awaited with great interest.
Mrs. Jane Evans, wife of Thomas Evan
OF Tayi rCreek Township near K nton. {
sulcided by hanging herself with a rope 8
tached to a rafter in an clubhouse a fe
nights ago. After fastening the rope arou
her neck, it is supposed she leaped from
barrel, as there was one near by. She h,
been separated from her husband for sor
time, and parted from her children wi
sided with the father. This is supposed
have deranged her mind and caused {
rash act.
F. W. Bigony, a prominent citizen
Fairfield County, Ohio, hanged himself
his carriage-shed, at Basil. He was forme,
Representative from this count
An explosion lately at Springfield, Ma,
demolished Leet & Smiths percussion G
factory, and killed Otis B. Smith, Jun.
partner.
The mansion of Daniel Webster at Mar
field, Mass was burned the other mornil
The loss is $50 900. the most valuable
the mementos Of Mr.. Webster were saved
John w. Beavers was hanged at Maids
Ind, on February 10, for the murder of
". Sewell, in November 1877. The exc
ton took place in the Jail yard. On
scaffold, Sheriff Nugent asked Beav
whether he had anything to say, and Beay
e;mnlv ahook his haad pav Nv Tins