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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
A Terrible Triple Tragedy.

Waynesville, Ohio, where Captain Hoel lost
his life in a domestic tragedy some months ago,
reports a terrible triple tragedy, the victims
being a Mrs. HATTIE, her sister, and q girl, all
Of whom, to all appearances, nave been foully
murdered. Tho house in which these people
lived has been closed for q week past, and the
neighoors were under the impression that the
family had zone away from home. A disagree
able stencil, however, in the vicinity of the
house was observed by passers-by, and as it
continued gradually to grow nauseating, an
Investigation was instituted, which lead to the
terrible discovery of the murder. The scene in
the house was heart sickening in the extreme.
The murderer or murderers had endeavored in
some crude sort Of way to cover up the evil
dences of crime. The bodies were covered with
bedding, and lime had been used freely on the
floor. The furniture was scattered around as
if there had been a fearful struggle, and every
thing in the house was in dire confusion.
No theory has been advanced for the COM
mission Of the crime, and with a weeks time
for escape, it is Questionable whether the
authorities will be able to obtain either q theory
or a clew of any sort.
LATER.--The Coroner's inquest on the bodies
of the three deceased has pointed directly to
Willie Anderson, a son Of Mrs. HATTIE, as the
perpetrator of this terrible crime. The testi-
mony has developed the fact that on the night
of the 27th of August cries of distress were
heard in the HATTIE house about mid
night, and later, two persons were seen
leaving it and carrying a large white
bundle. 1t also stated that the boy Willie,
aged eighteen years, from that time Thursday
until the following Saturday night or Sunday,
went regularly to the house as if nothing had
happened. Then he took the train for Cincin-
natl, promising his employer--the publisher Of
a Waynesville newspaper--that he would re-
turn on Monday sure. A husband Of Mrs,
HATTIE, who is Willie Anderson's father, living
in Cincinnati, was visited by him, and tn,
father who is now locked up on suspicion, say:
that there was nothing in his actions that would
lead one to suspect anything was wrong
On Tuesday, the I'd, however, the same day
upon which the city dailies contained account.
of the terrible crime, the boys dead body wa
found at Plainville, Ohio, a small suburban vii
lage to Cincinnati. He had committed suicide
The tavern-keeper of the village says the boy
called Ut his place, without baggage, and upOr
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
Boots and Shoes from a Negroes Hide.

The Penny Press says that DR..
Schneider has taken the skin of anegro,
which he has dissected, to the tannery
situated ON Franklin street, Just out of
Columbus, where it is now being made
into leather. A reporter who examined
the piece of skin found it extremely
tough, and liable to do good service if
put into CATERS. 1t seems strange use
to make Of humanity's remains, though.
The tanner stroked and twitched it and
dilated upon its good qualities. The
process of tanning is to rub it with a
mixture of alum, salt and eggs, which
draws out all the oil from the skin, and
saves months of time. Perhaps a new
industry is opening up in the city, and
perhaps some of those who are per
fectly worthless in life may be made to
do duty after they have quit. Imagine
the sensation, however, of a dainty lady
ca~ressingly putting on a glove made
from the skin of a darkey she wouldn't
have touched without a shudder when
in life, or of the thoughts that must
come to a maid when she takes off hel
CATERS at night with the knowledge that
even so small a part of a man is alone
with her. Ughi-Rochester Democrat
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11

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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11

being told he would have to pay ia advance,
walked away, saying, as he aid so, that he
would be back shortly. The boy was an in
Ssterate reader of poisonous yellow back dirns
novels, and it is thought BY those who knew
him best that It was through the effect they
had produced Oh him thai he was led to COM
init the crime. His former employer and all his
associates speak of him in the highest terms;
and that he is guilty 81 the Commission of such
a horrible crime almost surpasses their crsdulity.
Anderson, the father Of the boy, is a carpenter
by trade, lives in Cincinnati, and has been
married twice since divorced from Mrs. Hattie,
divorce from him upon the grounds of neglect
while he was in the army,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
SchOOlbOy Blunders.

The Lyon County Nev.) Times,
writing of the ludicrous mistakes at a
recent school examination there, says:
Although the replies indicated reason
ably-high degree of proficiency among
the scholars, some ludicrous mistakes
were made:
A boy was told to correct the follow
ing sentence: milo began to lift the
OK when he was a calf" The reply was:
milo, when he was an OK, began to lift
the calf"
A little boy was asked: what are
the principal minerals in Nevada?"
He replied, without the least hesitation:
"Gold, silver and trout"
To the question, "How would you go
from New York to San Francisco by
water?" a boy in the same department
replied promptly, and with the utmost
assurance: "By boatl"
Another scholar in the same class be-
ing asked, "Why do we celebrate the
Fourth of July?" answered unhesitat-
ingly: Because three Presidents died
on that day"
A boy in the high school, having
teen required to give the plural of two.
answered "Threei" and resumed his
scat with a self-satisfied air.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
Potato Bugs.

Prof. Cyrus Thomas, State Ento-
mologist, writes Secretary Fisher, of
the State Board of Agriculture, the fol-
lowing information concerning the po-
tato bugs, which are now very numer-
ous The suggestion made as to how
they can be exterminated should be
acted upon by all whose potato plants
are troubled with them:
"Old-fashioned potato bugs are
around in considerable numbers, but I
beat them this time. The plan adopted
was to whip them off with brush
switches; it has succeeded in all cases
tried yet, and in no instance has it re-
quired more than n repetition. A
few Colorado potato beetles put in their
appearance in some potato patches, but
a vigorous warfare o exterminated
them before they had time to deposit
eggs."-Springtied (Hl.) State Regis
ter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
The Markets.

Observation-Disclosures family, 81 40@
4 Is; fancy, s5@5 Is; patent, s. S5@6 90; spring, 70
Sour, Is 15@3 is. GTain-wheat, s3@s5c.9 Corr, s7H
@44c. Rye, 54@55c. Oats, 23@2sc. Barley, No. .,
Csc. Hay, good to prime mixed, sl3@l4 per ton.
Mess pork, IS 25@s so. Lard, prime steam, 5000.
Cotton, 1oT@14Sc.
NEW Y0RK.-Flour-Superfne State and West
ern, s. 50@4 90; common to good extra Western and
State, 81 2O94 so; good to choice Western and State,
81 SO@6 Isl common to choice white wheat Western
extra, 81 15G5 Is; common to good Ohio extra
family, 81 25@5 rs; common to choice st. Louis extra
family, 81 5O@6 rs; Minnesota patent process, good to
prime and choice TO double extra, S. 75@760. GRAIN
Wheat-No. 3 spring, s7@s71zc.; No. 2 Northwest
ern spring, 81 o2@1 03; ungraded spring, 95@9S1ac.
ungraded winter red Western, 81 00@1 10; No. 8
winter red Western, 81 osha@1 OsA; No. 2 winter
@1 M; No. 2 amber, ST. 1o@1 los44i No. amber
ST 11ZGr III; mixed winter red Westerd, 81 0sE;
81 0SI; ~ungraded white, 81 09@1 IN; No.
white, 81 oS; No. 2 white, 81 10. Rye, No.: West
65c. Corn; ungradcd Western, 451z@46Hc;; No.
white, 57X@57%c. Oats, 29@31Lc. Lard, prime
steam, 5.90@5.95c. Cotton, 121a@l2Sc.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS extra FAM
fly, medium, $5@525; and choice to fancy, IS so; Ohio
extra family, new wheat, IS Is; winter wheat
Minnesota patent process, Sc 90; spring wheat Min.
nesota patent process, Sc 37%. Rye Hour, s. S7H
heat, rejected Western red, s0c. @S1 o5i No
2 Western red, on track, 81 %. Corn, steamer
| Western, on track, 45Hc.; Western mixed, on track
47@47Lc. yellow Western, on track, 47@4Sc. Oats
musty and stained western, S9G5Oc-; white west
ern, 51@34Lc. Lard, Western fierce, 6@6hc.
Observation-Disclosures, So; extra family
81; A No. 1, S.; fancy, S. 25@6; patent, Sc 5097 so
Grain-Wheat, new red and amber, inferior to choice
CSC. Corn, white and yellow, 45c. mixed, 3s%c
Oats, white, 251sc.; mixed, 2414c. Rye, new, 531ac
Hay, common to choice, S11@iS per ton. Mess pork
old, $40. Lard, choice leaf, in tierce, TIC; choice il
kegs, SIC. Cotton, 11Nc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. No. Q red win
ter, new, s2@93c. Corn, new Western mixed
32Iac. Oats, No. 2 white Western, 22L@24Hc
Bulk Meats-Green shoulders, S.25c.; clear rib side,
4.75c. Lard, prime steam, current make, 5.75c
Sweet picked hams, 7@Sc. per lib. Hogs, good II
choice, $3G3 so.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
De.truction or Property.

A terrible storm prevailing on the Mississippi
river q few days since has destroyed much
property. Houses were unroofcd and torn to
kindling wood, and great barges Of coal were
rocked and wrecked by the terrific gale. Coal
alone in barges to the value of 1927, 900 wnslOst
by sinking barges. Considerable damage was
done to property along Teche river. The
amount of damage to property it is as yet i'm
possible to give. Within a radius of fifty miles
in the vicinity of Morgan City but few build
ings escaped entirely.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
WIN Ha. Not Been Billions,

Probably no one. Doubtless We have all suf-
fered to some extent the disagreeable sensa-
tons which a disordered or languid liver can
infict. Sallowness Of the skin, constipation,
nausea, vertigo, soreness in the vicinity of the
organ affected, a sensation as of congestion in
the head, positive headache, q loss of appetite,
extreme thirst, a high color of the urine, are
among the symptoms which announce a per-
version or v~itiation of the bile. The remedy
of remedies for the above is Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, administered by medical men (:
pronounced pure and wholesome by them,
and popular as a comprehensive family medi-
cine, and as a specific preventive and remedy
for chills and fever and bilious remittents
throughout America, and to a wide extent in
foreign countries. Disorders in the tomach
and bowels, as well as liver, are speedily
remediable with this popular and time honored
medicina.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
How Germany Has Spent the French
War Indemnity.

wax AiuoniIitys
All ac6euAt has been lately published
6f the way In which the Indemnity paid
by France to Germany oh the c6nc1u-
sion OF the war of i87O-Tl has been
speHt,, Alt5gethet, including. the war
contributions imposed dpda Paris snd
the departments Occupied BY the Ger
man troops, Germany has fsceiYed from
France the sum of 54,0OO,O 900 francs,
or about s~210,160,O00. OF this sum
col, 748,54 were in the first instance
set aside for imperial purposes, and The
remainder was divided among the sew
eral states forming the empire, the old
Moth GgrnHah Confederation receiving
E7g,ii4235 Bavaria, Ella, Ass, 81S; wur-
temberg, e4,248,304; Baden, s3,050,593;
and Hesse, s1,436,509. OF the G91,-
74S,543 set aside for imperial purposes,
92S,O33,849 have been appropriated to
form a pension fund; fl0,800,000 to
strengthen, enlarge and add to the
number of the fortified places of the
empire; s8,580,000 for the purchase and
construction of railways in Alsace and
Lorraine, and e. ,142 to improve the
fortresses in the two annexed provinces;
s6,000,000 have been placed in the i'm
perial war treasury 100000 have been
awarded in grants for eminent services;
e242.740 have been spent in providing
a range on which to carry on artillery
experiments; 100000 have been allot-
ted to German subjects expelled from
France, while smaller sums have been
appropriated to recompense railway
companies for the damage done to their
rolling-stock; to improve the military,
t~elegraphic and postal services; to COM
pensate German ~ship-owners for losses
sustained during the war; to extend
the military Typographical department
to enlarge the artillery workshops at
Strasburg; to provide commemorative
medals, and to construct a building for
the Reichsta9.-PaH Mall Gazette.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11

In Butler county, Ohio, the Treasurer defal-
Gated (stole) $4,000, for campaign purposes,
and there was a general uprising against him
by taxpayers. His name was erased from the
ticket upon which he was nominated. All
right. In Clermont county, Ohio, the Treas
urer's cash amounts to SIT 900 more than was
charged to him on the Auditors books. There
is another uprising of tax-paying farmers, but
the Auditor is the gentle recipient of wrath in
tho latter case.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
New York R.nub,,c.n..

The New York Republicans held State con-
vention last Wednesday and nominated A. B,
Cornell for Governor. The ticket placed in
nomination is as follows:
For Governor, A. B. Cornell.
For Lieutsnant Governor, George G.. Hoskins,
For Secretary Of State, Joseph B. Carr.
For Controller, james W. Wadsworth.
For Treasurer, Nathan D. Wendell.
For Attorney General, Hamilton Ward.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
Jay Gould's Recklesane.s.

The following telegram to the President Of
the Towards, at Memphis, explains itself:
"NEw YORK, September 5.
40 W. J. Smith, Acting Presidens HotSdrd Ascot
alton, Memphis:
al send you by telegraph $1,000 to aid the
Howard Association. I am certain generous
people throughout the country will contribute
literally to tie aid of your stricken city. At
any rate keep on at your noble work till | tell
you to stop, and / will foot the bill. What arc
your daily expenses? Answer. J. GOULD"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
Honor TO Minister maynara.

The Russian authorities at Odessa had pre-
pared a grand reception for Hon. Horace May
nard, the United States Minister, and the
officers and crew of the United States steamer
Wyoming, and ordered all public establishment,
should not accept any payment for expenses
from Americans. Mr.. Maynard, however, was
obliged to leave Odessa before the principal (ets
took place, in consequence of a meeting of the
diplomatic body in Constantinoplc.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
Is II Really HOtf

A citizen doing business on Griswold
street has given this weather question q
great deal of thought, and yesterday he
began a series of experiments to ascer.
tain whether imagination hasn't as much
to do with a hot day as the thermome-
ter. At 9 o'clock in the morning he en-
tered his Office, built a brisk fire in the
stove, closed the door, and sat down to
his newspaper, having his chair close to
the stove. In a few minutes one of his
customers opened the door, and before
he could express his surprise the official
called out:
"Come inl What a change in the
weather since last night ! hated to
build a fire, but it was positively like
November in here. Come over by the
stove"
"Has-has the weather changed"
hesitatingly inquired the caller.
"Changedl Why there's a difference
of 81 degrees since 10 o'clock last
night! Hear what the weather report
says: Northerly winds, great change in
temperature, with indications of q Sc
we're frost at night I wish I had
brought down my spring overcoat."
well, I felt the change, but 1 didn't
realize the full power of it" said the
other, as he edged over to the stove and
rubbed his hands.
"You should watch these things and
dress accordingly. Wouldn't dare come
out in that thin coat. First you know
you'll have a chill"
IL know I'm rather careless, but ]
must look out for myself in future.
This fire feels rather good"
eyes, it does; you'd better get thor.
oughly warmed up before you go out in
the raw air"
The caller remained there for at least
ten minutes, all the time standing be
side the hot stove, and yet when the
thermometer marked 100 degrees he
made no complaint, and went out say.
ing that he would go home and get on 6
thicker coat.-Detroit Free Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
Three Men Lynched.

A dispatch from Ukiah, CAL, says that Elijah
Frost, Bigc Gibson and Tom McCracken were
taken from a constable at Willis, and hung by
q mob. These men were under arrest for the
larceny of a saddle and some harness. 1t is
rumored that many things have been missing
lately, and these parties were suspected. Eli
jah Frost was a SON of Elijah Frost, who was
killed some years ago in a shooting scrape with
the Coats boys. He had been out of tho state
prison about eight months.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11

A dispatch from Wichita, KS, sayss Rich.
ard Stevenson, a United States Deputy Mar
shall, was shot to death in Kingman County,
by = horse thief who escaped to the
Indian Territory. He had arrested the thisi
at Wellington, and WAS returning with his
prisoner and the property to Kingman. Both
men, together with a drummer, were in a car
riage. In descending a sudden deelivity the
him through the breast. He then disarmsd tn
commercial traveller, mounted the best horse
and fed. Stevenson is we'll known in the
State. The family were formerly from Mon
mouth, Ill. Two of his brothers met sudden
deaths in this State.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
TN. Ionx.Distanee championship.

There are sixty entries for the o'Leary belt
and long-distance championship of America.
A rumor of the loss of the Ashley belt excited
commotionIamong sporting men. Weston in a
speech at his reception, said he would at once
20 into training for the next ego as you
pleas" for that belt, and no one should know
where he would be. Whom Rowell was asked
about the belt reported stolen, he answered
that be did not believe the story, that he and
Weston had been together all day, and there
had been no trouble about the belt. 1t iI
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
STOCK MARKETS.

CINCINNATI.-Beef Cattle-Common, Ik@2c.;
fair to medium, 2h@Sc.; good to choice butcher
grades, 3Z@SZc. fair to good shippers, 3.90@4.50c. /;
fair to good dairy cows, 3@4.4 Acc. fair to good heavy
oxen, 2H@3Ac.; fair to good Texas and Cherokees,
2L93c. common to fair stockers, 2G3c., and
good choice do, 3h@4c. Hogs-Common, s. 6093 80;
fair to good light, s. a5@3 60, with the supply short
of the demand; fair to good packing grades, 50 500
8 10, and selected butchers qualities, S. 55G3 60 fair
to good stockers, 81 9O@32 20. Sheep-Common to fair,
2@Sc, and good to choice, 3A@4Ac., and fair to
Common to fair, 2H@3Ac, and good to choice, 81
gao. per lib. gross.
NEW YORK.-Beef Cattle-Native sides, TZ@
1OLc. Texas sides, 614@sc. Sheep and Lambs-Mar-
ket steady at SH@4Zc. per ID. for sheep, and $40
SIC; lambs, but sales were made mainly of fair "a
good sheep at &C., and fair to good lambs at 4A@5Hc.
Der lb. Hog+Prices nominally quoted at SIS 60@4.
EAST LIBERTY, PA.-Bee Cattle-Extra cattle
scarce at IS per 100 lbs. Sales made Of fair to good
cattle at 81 5000 Is; common, s. 6O@5 25 per 100 lbs
hoss7 Ssi,sdd msHe 81 hoa rot ss so az % S SgS9 , VelPPfId i =,
q SCOT % per 100 lbs; extra export sheep, 81 50.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
Cats In the Ark.

"Were there cats in the ark?" is a
question that is troubling the religious
editor of an exchange. Certainly there
were; and the first thing they said after
leaving the ancient craft was: "If
there's Ararat round here we want to
gopher it."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11

CHILDREN DO NOT DIE of the Group to whom
Dr.. WV. HALLS BALsAN FOR THE LUNGS is adj
ministered. Parents will do well to remember
this fact and keep n medicine, which saved SO
many lives, in the house ready for any emer-
gency. The Balsam overcomes a tendency to
consumption, strengthens weak and heals sore
lungs, remedies painful and asthmatic breath
ing, banishcs hoarseness and cures all bronchial
and tracheal inflammation. If you have a
cough, use it "early and often." All Drug
piera eall "a
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
A Novel Case I'm Court.

A man named John Wagner, ofIndisnapolis,
brings suit against a Catholic priest at Column
bus, Ind, charging him with "baptising his
child without his knowledge or consent while
his wife was visiting in that village, and de-
mands that the records DO brought into Court
and then and there make "~erasure, caneslia.
ton and destruction !" of the same. This is the
second case of this kind on record.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
rhe B..e Rail- a,r,s

Ths female base ball club went to SPRING
field, Ohio, the first of the month, and all the
sinners and rough element wentout to see them
play. The result was, they killed a Niger
named Ben Hayes-the sinners and bummers
did--not the girls.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
stolen sri..iouary Funda

Charles Demond, late Treasurer of the Mas
sachusetts Home Missionary Society, has been
arrested, charged with embezzlsment. Various
irregularities in Demond's official conduct we're
discovered last spring, and an examination Of
the books now show that the amount of defalca-
ton is between $2O, 900 and $4,000.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
Pel.onou. Bakinr Ponaer.

A family of four, at Columbus, Ind, mar
rowly escaped with their lives last week by
eating poisonous bread. An analysis of tho
baking powder used proved that the alum ingre-
dent in it contained poisonous matter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
Democratic majority...16


SAN Francisco, September 4.--About 500
votes have been canvassed in the city. Ifthey
can be considered as indicative Of the way mat
tiers stand in the few precincts reported, the Re-
Publican prospects for carrying the city are
excellent, although Kalloch is running ahead
of his ticket, but appears to get his outside
vote mostly from the Democrats and Honorable
Bilks.
Scattering rounns from all ~ceturties except .
few not in telegraphic connection give Per
kins 1875, Glenn 1858, White 1887. These
returns are mostly from small country pre-
cincts, and include very few votes ia the large
interior owns. 1t is generally admitted that
Perkins will be elected by a handsome plurality.
The W~Orkingmcn have probably elected Morri-
son Chief Justice, he being Endorsed by the
Democrats. They are also likely to elect Nc
Kinstry, Mckee, Thornton and Ross, who are
also Endorsed by the Democrats, and have
probably also received many Republican votes.
Stoneman, who is on all the tickets except the
Republican, for Commissioner, is elected. The
Republicans probably elect Cone and Phelps,
from the Northern and City District. With
the above exceptions, tho Republicans have
undoubtedly elected the whole State ticket and
probably four Congressman, though the Third
District Is doubtful.
The latest returns from the city are: White,
7,445; Glenn, 1881; Perkins, 7,46s Kalloch,
1926; Griswold, 369 Flint, 1859.
Later.-Three-fourths of the vote in the city
and state is counted. Perkins is leading Glenn
about II 500, and White about the same. Tho
completion of the count will increase Perkins's
plurality to 22,ooo or $4,000 probably. In tho
city he will gain on Glenn and in the country
IN White. All the state ticket will 20 with
the head except Chief Justice, which cannot
| yet be determined.
1t is now probable that the Republicans will
elect all the Congressman, though very close in
the city district.
The Legislature is still in doubt.
Kallock is elected beyond a doubt.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-11
Mr.. spraguen Flirht

For tho last two weeks the husband Of Kate
Chase Sprague has been unusually severe in
his surveillance over her presence at Canochet,
and from almost indefatigable labor, fell asleep
last Saturday afternoon. Then Kate Chase
sPrague and her three daughters SUCCESSFULLY
ran away.