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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-26

"ULD Acknowledgements war eagle
was present at the late Soldiers Reunion
at Columbus, o, and attracted much at
tenton. The Ohio State Journal, Of Au-
gust nth, thus refers TO tho old veteran;
Over the cannon in Fine Art Hall IS
perched Old Ale, the famous Wisconsin
war eagle He ls noble appearing bird
and caught a glimpse OF nearly every per
son on the grounds yesterday. The bird
is in charge of Sergeant ellis, of Msdi-
sou, Wisconsin,, who lett for this city
Monday and arrived at 8 80 yesterday
morning. MIR. Webb Graf, expressman,
volunteered to take the bird TO the camp.
During the recent reunion OF tt" Wis
cOnsiu Eighth at Milwaukee, q letl1c WAS
read from Boo Burdette, OF the Buring
ton HaWkey6, who could not be present
with his old comrades. In the letter he
has an interview with Old Abe, and
among other things which the proud bird
is made TO say, is the following:
"Why, where are sll the young fellows
who were in the army with YOU? What
has become of the boys? What does It
meang Oh, my dear Robert, the Colonel
of 40 is al old man Of SO now; the Cap
tain OF 30 CANE comb the gray hair over
that bald spot that used TO be covered
with coal black thatCh, and his married
children came home to celebrate his tlttl-
eth birthday last week and your comrade
of Dwell, yes, that is him, full bearded,
with an earnest face, and he buys shoes
for six little feet nov. You? On, yes,
you have changed - much as he has
And so, year by year, the reunions viii be
more lightly attended, the old hes4s Will
be craYer and the old eyes DINNER, and
as the ranks thin out there will be no re-
cruits TO eli them up The OLE guard viii
die out at last without Teiniorc"ments,
surrendering to the only enemy who ever
made II tremb.e relentless old Time hin.
self Bnt as the old eyes gro.y DINNER,
thank God, the old hesrts will grow
warmer, and the old dreams brighter, snd
the lsst days OF the old guard, how beau
uul they Will be- Be proud, my boy,
| that you are one OF them; walk across tue
/ street TO shake hands with soiuler
and call him comrAde, and when you lsy
I Old Abe away, tor his days are nearly
mum bered, bury HIM like u soldier, and
| bring soldiers honors to his grave, and
( tell Your children, when you teaca them
/ 10 love their country as the men OF The
| grand old second brigade loved 1t, tell them
over my last-eyrie that here was ord
who was named after the grandest and
I best man that God ever sent TO save ma
ton. that here was bird who msfchet
/ three long years, through storm snG sun,
through light aud dark, through fire and
! blood, between two loyal flags; bird
who hated traitor snd loved the ragged
est blue jacket that ever covered loyal
/ nesrt: bird that did his part in striking
/ the letters from 600 600 OF human be
/ ings, because he loved freedom with the
| God given instinct OF bird, and wanted
/ TO elevate mankind IS nearly 10 his own
/ level as possible. Aud when you see any
| of the old boys, Robert tell them 'Howdy'
| for me, snd tel them for both OF US
| Good boys, God bless you all
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
& What a Doctor Claims.

A PENNSYLVANIA doctor, says an ex,
change, claims to have discovered q GER
tain and sure cure for consumption in.
the form of a crude petroleum, admins
tered in small Quantities BE claims
that out of twenty-five cases of we'll
marked ubereulosis so treated, twenty
are, to all means of diagnosis cured;l
t lie rest have been materially benefited,
& I'D none have been under treatment
Ltore than four months. The nausea
. tending the use of ordinary crude pc
t 'oleum led him to adopt the semi-solid
oil that forms ION, the tubing. Of wells.
31His made into from three to five grain,
ILLS by Incorporating an inert vegetable
powder, was administered from three to
ave, times a day in one-pll doses. The
d. st effect, he says, is the disappearance
OF the cough; night sweats are relieved,
appetite improves, and weights rapidly
gained. These favorable symptoms
continue until the patient is entirely re-
covered. If half the claims put for
ward by this disciple of Esculapius be
WILL founded, he has, indeed, made a
valuable scientific discovery.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12

The committee appointed by! the Kentucky
Legislature to Investigate the condition, of the
Frankfort Penitentiary, return a sicksning
report. Tits said that as high as 200 ~convicts
have been afflicted with the scurvy at one time.
DIR. Rodman says in his report, that he treated
for scuryy during the year 1879, 2s1 menIon
bed and 4S4 off bed, making a total of IT'S out
of about 1000 men treated for this disease
during the summer and early fall of 1879
During the prevalence of this disease eleven
men died of it, and two of scorbutic fever. It
is an undeniable fact that scurvy has but one
cause, viz: want Of proper food, and the fact
that scurvy prevailed in the prison to such a
fearful extent is, to the minds of the COMMITTEES,
conclusive proof that the ~convicts were not
furnished with proper food It was the keep
aer's duty to furnish proper food, and in that
duty he failed, and for that failure there is, in
the opinion Of the committee, no excuse what
ever. Such treatment of .convicts confined
within walls, felons of the deepest dye. though
they be, is unpardonable. The committee end
their report by asking the Governor to remove
J. W. South,the keeper of the prison. ;altit
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
. q
Reduction of Rates.

The new tariff of the Anglo-AmericanI
Gable Company has gone into effect.
Tho rates are. greatly reduced, being
twelve and one-half cents a word only
for all messages except Great Britain
and Ireland, to which points they will
remain as before, at seventy-6ye cents
The reason ia that the new French cable
has begun business, and has thus opened
competition with the ola Company in
all businessIfo for the Continent. I, The
French line. has not, however, as yet,
q connection with Great Britain, and
there being no competition the rates are
not lowered. The Direct Gable Com
pany have not made any announcement
but it is respected that it wilb4besacom-
pelledto falLinto line.a Lately the Di-
rect Gable Company, and the Anglo
American have had a very amicable I'M
~derstanding. Three years ago they were
waging bitter war q with the other,
but at NO time did rates sink bower than.
twenty-five cents aword. alt is said that
business a not be transacted at a
profit in so low a price for rates as this
set by the Anglo-American. Words can
not befsent with srapidityd through the
ocean cables, + and a. cable agent said
that when pushed to its utmost capacity
q cable could not make money at twelve
and a half cents a word. The reduction
opens a new cable war. tsERTsG ,6stiFeE
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
Origin of the Union Jack.

Before the crowns of England and
Scotland were united under James l.,
the flag carried by English ships was
white, with the red cross OF, st. George
emblazoned on it; and that hoisted on
board the ship of Scotland was blue,
with the cross of st. AndrewaonJi it ;nthe
red lines OF the .frstbeing perpendicular
and J ~orizontal, those of the, latter dag
onal. Some differences having arisen
between the ships Of the two countries,
HissMsjesty, to preventt this in the flu
ture andstoF teach his people that they
formed. one ~nation, ordained that a new
flag should be adopted This flag
having the cross Of St. Georgeint RACED
with that of st. Andrew; on the blue
grounded the flag of Scotland, all ships
were to carry it at the main masthead,
but the English ships were to, display
the st. Georges red cross at their sterns,
and the Scottish that If ST. Andrew.
On the 18th of April, 1906, the Union
Jack was first hoisted at sea, but it was
not till the Parliamentary union, of the
two countries in, 1897 that it was
adopted as the military flag Of Great
Britain. Both services, therefore, nov
use it as the National banner. fsq Ifus.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12


The Hartford Courant, referringto the
Sinhual statement of the Etna Life In
lurance Company, says: cit shows the.
tontinued prosperity of that exception
SLY veil managed and strong institu-
tion.. N life company in the country,
xstot the solid character Of its assets and
Investments. can make a more c~onvinc-
irg statement. 1t is to be particularly
observed in this fresh announcement of
the condition of the company that
uring the past year the assets have
J,een increased $513, 391.17, while the
surplus above all liabilities has added
tae sum of $2SO,sSs.69. The receipts
i,r interest alone have been 81 $50 :
/; 10 46, and this amount has pail a
1 cath losses and the running expenses
& ad left a balance over of $64. 129 "
few words in this general way c1Vt5
4 1e case for the Etna as well as columns
Recommendations. It isa model COM
,,auy in its financial standing"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
Men Of Pluck.

Among the ha1f-dozen passengers who
occupied the stage-coach that left the
Mexican town of Guanajuato, bound
south, on the morning of the 10th in
slant, were two young Americans,
Frank Senter and Geo Green. The air
was a nipping and an eager air, but the
men from the States sat on the top of
the coach, having beside them two
Winchester rifles and any quentityzof
ammunition This precautionary mea-i
sure proved a wise one, for Just At day
break a hharum-searum trampleE of
horses was along the roadside. Two
Musket-balls whizzed one after the other,
cver their heads, andssthe demand to
surrenderaseame i'm hoarse, emphatic
tones. The driver as thoughtparAlyzed,
stopped the mules instantly Some
twenty banditti were seen inBthe dim:
light@mach more clearly than were Sir
Jacks. men In buckram-and every
highway had his gun unslung. But no
sooner had Senter and Green lifted
theifrifes than two Of the robbers fell,
1T which unexpected resistance the
whole troop retreated with precipitation,
The pinckyeiads pulled off their costs
and gotreadyfor a second attack, which
came moment, the Mexicans charg-
ing with a yell like that of the Com
anches and ust about as blood-curdling.
A wilder sight has rarely been seen.
No less than six of these charges were
made, the quiet intervals being of few
seconds duration only. : Green was shot
in the shoulder. but kept his post, and a
flesh wound made Ssnter that much the
more positive in his resistance. Both
ben. over on the top of the coach, their
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
rhe Humll,,yo the hour. a

saysya Washington special; The galleries
were well filed on the occasion of Parnell's
address in the House, but the attendance of
members was very meagre. A few ladies were
introduced by members on the floor of the
House, not enough, however, to fill up the seats.
Members who had not the courage to vote
down co1's proposition to use the hall for this
purpose showed their .disapprobation by stay
ing away. Speaker Randall occupied the
Chair, and MI. ParneIl spoke from the Read
ing Clerks desk. How unbecsming the scene
was to the dignity of Congress was keenly felt
by many of those present. H.. rHrl7 j lis.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
An Outrage I'm Weat VIRGINIA.

The Red Mon, to the number Of thirteen or
fourteen, went to the house of Mr.. James
.oooder, on Tucker Creek, in Writ County,
W. Va, a few nights since, broke open his
house and made a rush on him before he could
get out of bed, and beat him with clubs, and
then dragged him out of the house and took
him across his meadow to tree, whore they
secured him and gave him another terrible
beating. The cause of this outrage seems to
have been an alleged offense upon tho part of
Mr.. cooder, for which he had an examination
and was cleared, there being q not a shadow !"
of testimony against him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12

News from London says that it is learned
from snsauthoritative source that the message
viii inform Parliament that q Treasury grant
is needed for the relief Of ireland, besides the
$250,00o from the Irish Church surplus. The
message will also promise the introduction
during the session of q measure abolishiug
primogeniture and entail at the option of ex-
isting owners, under a guarantee that If the
land is sold part payment is to be given with
deferred interests. The message also ex-
presses the hope that Parliament win conclude
the consideration Of the criminal code bin, and
other measures, notably the bill amending he
the bankruptcy laws, and the redistribution Of
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
"a Scene il ireland. TW0

graph, who has recently trayeledthrough
the picturesque Killarney region and
the County Kerry, gives q striking pic
ture of the wretchedness and misery Of
the people. Among the places visited
was the village of Cahersiveen, situated
st the foot of a low range Of hills rum
ping parallel with Valencia Bay, and
said to be the property of Trinity Col
lrge, Dublin We have not space for
the entire description of the place, the
Wretehed condition of the thoroughfaTes
and buildings, and the squalor and mis-
cry he found in one of the so-called
streets lined with novels of the poorer
classes. He was taken by the Canon
Brosnan, who has exerted himself
nightly for the relief of the miserable
flock to the house where relief was being
administered, aud here is the lcorref-
pondent's description. of the scene:
"Shall l ' e forget the scenefA The
doors would not be opened before j
o'clock it was then IL. and rain was
falling with merciless persistence Yet
. crowd of pitiable women, and perhaps
more to be compassionated menu chad
gathered round the building, that no
chance of dole of Indian meal might
be lost. There they stood, their poor
garments saturated and g1istening with
vet; the. bare feet of the women sink
ing deeper and deeper into aceumulat-
ing mud and water, while upon every
face of man and woman, hunger had
set its unmistakable mark. Some of.
these sorrowful souls had walked miles
that morning in order to be first at the
gate of mercy, and more and more, as II
soon had reason to know, were tramping
nuor han aA1 .noSn ~ nn fhnf
though late, il would not be too late to
enter. There was not an atom of sham
about this Hypoerisy never pays the
value of whatit receives, and the poor
Wretches of Cahersiveen were paying for
q few pounds of meal q price in patience
and suffering out of all proportions 7
their worth on any estimate save that Of
starvation. Even the gathering mum!
bers in front of the hall did not indicate
the full measure of distress. Many o.
poor hungry creature hung back, and,
for shames sake, refused to Join the
throng Of applicants. One such, q re-
spectacle artisan, had previously been,
pointed out to me by Canon Brosnan,
who knew, that he had neither the
price nor, the value of "a meal in his
house, and still would not beg. Curl
ously enough, we met, the mans mother
o after, and the poor old creatures
taking her priest aside, hoped that some
thing might be given her without her
sons knowledgeI because he would be
$50 ashamed.R have no doubt what
over batthath bad Canon Brosnan chosen
to do so, he might have told me ofmany
Others who hide their destitntfon from
the world, choosing to suffer the pangs of
hunger rather than those of shame.
But hunger is, In most cases a masterful
thing, and during that. wretched day it
drove the representatives of full Eve
hundred families to q confession of
absolute want. L could not remain to,
see the end, nor had I any heart for
the sight; yet hope and believe that
not one applicant went away unre-
lieved.3
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
Shocking Crime.

There is a loud call for hemp in the West,
At Lucan, Ont, a few nights ago, at midnight,
masked men entered the house of a family
named Donnelly, and murdered the father,
mother, one sonand a girl, a niece A boy
named Conner, the only other inmate, made
his escapeby secreting himself under his bed.
After completing this terrible tragedy, the vii
lians set fire to the house, which, with the
dead bodies, was soon consumed. Another.
son was. then visited, residing about three
mildes away, who was called to the door an
shot down. The country is Wild with excite
ment. ta@
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12

From the Ute Country.

ALos Pinos Agency, Col, dispatch via Lake
City says General Adams and party arrived.
yesterday. Captain Jack and Soweryick left
Immediately for Grand River, at which point
it is reported Douglass and the White River
Utes are encamped. Jack made NO promises,
and refused to set a time for his return. "I
will do my best to effect a surrender of the
prisoners" were his parting words with General
Adams, Douglass has not been to the agency
since he made, his demand for rations on the
Eth ult., and was refused. All is quiet. The
Indians are extremely anxious over the pend
ing negotiations at W Washington. '@@
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
49, II
Heavy Fond

49, EEEHaaHAE W.
Mr.. Kenneth Albro,la wsalthy old Texan
engaged extensively in cattle raising on two or
three ranches in that State, arrived in New
York on a business trip requiring the use lofa a.
large amount of ready money. He went into
Wall street, carrying with him a small satchsI
containing $125, 900 in registered bonds. While.
ascending the sub-Treasury steps at about
noon to ask for information as to the method of
transferring registered bonds to purchasers
An unknown. man told him that no l$
dropped something. While Aibro stopped to
see what it was, another man pitched him
Onward, twisted the satchel from his hand,
and escaped with the bonds Aibro has Of,
fered q reward of s., 900 for return Of the
bonds, and the parties having them in possess
ion, answer through the personal column of
the Herald that they will deliver them up for
5000. tS.9ia sssd sal - NJ 81 80 u9To
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
raroxe Kennedy. Crime

The jury in the case Of Grove c. Kennedy,
at Mt. Vernon, Ky, charged with the murder
of his uncle, 3. D. Kennedy, at Lancaster,
Ky.,T't~o years Ago. returned a verdict of
guilty, and fixed his punishment at twenty-one
years in the Penitentiaryss The verdict is
generally approved. An appeal may be taken,
but il would only be to gain time to see what,
might turn up in his favor. This it the third
trial, and the case has cost the State at least
s. $4,000 sfa s st@ d 4 -a[ias.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12

The stove moulders of Reading, Penn,
harann;A -a.h-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
-Whipped to Death.

There are exciting times at Spring Lick,
KY Abo weeks since a few men in
Ohio County banded themselves together for
the purpose.of correcting persons, who were in
the habit Of violating the, marriage VOW. = Last.
week they went tolthe house Of one stewart.
took him from his house, and whipped him so
badly thathe died from the effects next even
ing about . o'clock. onsthe same night they
went to the house of another man whose name
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12

and "rebel's on his own brow fifteen wears after
the rebellion had closed. Mr.. Conger followed Mr..
Good with a vengeance, thanking God that he had
q better record than to vote away aud forget all the
horrors Of the past. The vote on the passage Of the
bill was yeas, i66; nays, 46. .@.... Seven to three Is the
vote Of the House Committee against granting the
application of Ezra Miller for an extension Of his
car-coupling patent.-.-The House Committee re-
building at Denver, Colorado, and 500, 600 for a
public build ng ut Minneapolis; $50, 900 of the
pend d IN the current year. SOS wrUsEr rrsre1T
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
4 Ronnnxa in Indinnn

A fellow! named Wilcox, while climbing a
hill near Seymour, Indiana, caught hold of a
bush with which to assist himself. The bush
yielded to his weight, displacing a stone, which,
turning over, exposed a nugget Of gold. The.
surrounding country is alive with excitement
over the find. ~. -,-..s he so
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12

,vEeKT1sE," say a Boston physician, .has
no equal as a blood purifier. Hearing of its
many wonderful cures, after all other remedies
have failed, I visited the laboratory and con
WINGED myself Of its genuine merit. Its pre-
pared from banks, roots and herbs, each of
which is highly effective, and they are com
pounded in such . manner as to produce aston
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
.F,sh. In ihe Lava Bed.

Major Morrow reports to General Hatch by
courier via military telegraph Office at Ale
man, on the Tornado del Murelo, that Tuesday
morning he compelled Victoria to fight in the
lava beds on the east side of the San Andre
mountain. The indians fought desperately
all day, but toward evening were. compelled to
abandon their position and fly. Major Nor
row is in hot pursuit andagain expects to make
Victoria stand. h loss of the troops was
one man killed and four wounded.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
Ose suffefing 70 be as folloys
m. oyecn,. 600 10 P.r,,am.n,

Iaaa. a.Aa Aa..A ..812,8
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
Combinations.

The Senate confirmed the following Census
Supervisors: For Kentucky-S. NJ. Gains,
First District J. W. Winlock, Second s. s.
Fry, Third; George stoll, Fourth William
Hoffman, Fifth. Indiana = G. R. Stormont,
First District; F. c. johnson, Second; J. M
Ridenour, Third J. N. Davis, Fourth B. P.
Walker. Fifth,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
Couvict Re.pitea.

Governor Williams, of Indiana, has granted
Arthur Bissot, convicted in the Lawrence
County (ircuit Court, and sentenced in May
last for lite, another respite tor six months, pro-
vided that if he be restored to health he shall
Immediately return to the State Prison South
Bissot is a consumptive, and will scarcely live
the period to which he has been r~espited.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12

The Community Of South Charleston, Ohio,
. was shocked by the reimbursement Of s'sad and
fatal accident by the old way of t" didn't know
it was loaded 20 : John Campbell, aged seven
teen, shot his sister Halda, aged nineteen,
through the heart. His statement oorrobor-
ated by his elder sistsrswho was, present when
the accidentocsurred, was as follows;a 81 was
standing close to the stoye. MY sister Hulda
was standing about three feet from me, when I
extended the revolver toward her in a joke,
excIaiming Your money or your lifer She
responded Neither one = when, I cannot tell
how, the reEolvsrwas diseharged-I did not
know il was loadedsI She pressed her hands to
Rher chest cried . OH and fell dead psaIs
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
Rather Cool.

A dispatch from Mount Washington says
there was, February1 the greatest change in
weather ever known on that mountain in the
same length of time, the thermometer at noon
being l9o above and at Q o'clock in the evening
27o below zero. Velocity of the wind ninety
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
Le aIoyns'.

ID The body Of Miss Dolly Hartman, aged eigh-
teen, who died Mt her home in Allegheny City
Pa, on the Sd inst, according to her expressed
desire, was cremated in LIE Moyne's furnace at
Washilgton, Pa. 81 3 9s'
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12

Tpeeeeiahlify a@fiioted numbers %, 1892 persons. OF
this number 51,S4O have been attacked by
fever up to the 18th of December last, Of whom
5,o2s died. This fever means famine. Gov
eminent aid is not sufficient.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-12
rhi. Horr,sIe Rru,a,,tx.

German named Julius Rookie, of Dayton,
returned home in aEdrunken craze, canght up
his four-months-old infant, dashed it to the
floor and then began kicking it:about the room
life was extinct. He is under arrest,