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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
A Kentucky Heroine of Early Days.

A well-authenticated incident of Mel
son county, KY, illustrates the charac-
ter of the early emigrants from old
Virginia In 1887 the cabin of one John
Merrill was attacked in the night by
seven marauding savages. The barking
of faithful dog gave notice to the occu-
pants that somebody was coming. Mer-
rill opened the door to see what was the
matter, when he fell severely wounded,
being shot through the shoulder and
lower limbs. He called upon his wife to
shut the door, but it was speedily demol-
ished by the tomahawks of four Indians.
Mrs. Merrill, being woman of great
courage and of herculean strength,
seized an ak and dispatched all of them
as they entered. Two mounted upon
the cabin roof and were entering by way
of the chimney. Quick as thought Mrs.
M. ripped open her only feather-bed and
emptied its contents upon the fire. The
blaze and smoke of the burning feath-
1ers 80 suffocated the invaders that they
fell to the hearth, where she dispatched
them with the az. Only one escaped,
and he was severely wounded by blow
from the heroine's deadly weapon.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

A late dispatch from Vienna says: During
the sacking Of Podwalyska, on the Russian
frontier, several peasants were killed by fall
ing rafters. Four grain warehouses and nearly
all the buildings around the railway station
were burned. At all the stations along the
Southwestern Railroad houses were plundered
and burned. The Austrian frontier towns are
crowded with fugitiyes. At Odessa the plum
dering continues. The rich Jews have fed,
and the poor ones are in pitiable condition.
At Kieff synagogue was broken open and the
congregation grossly maltreated. The Jewish
quarter of the town looks as if it had been
sacked by Tartars. = =. - - = ssI
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

He went from the old home hsarthstons,

He went from the old home hearthstone,
Only six years ago,
A laughing, frolicking fellow,
It would do you good to know.
Since then we have not see him,
And we say, with nameless pain,
The boy that we knew and loved 80
We shall never see again.
One bearing the name we gave him
Comes home to US to-day,
But this is not the dear fellow
We kissed and sent away.
Tall as tho man he calls father,
With a mans look in his face,
Is he who takes by the hearthstone
The lost boys olden place.
We miss the laugh that made music
Wherever the lost boy went,
This man has a smile most winsome,
His eyes have grave intent;
We know he is thinking and planning
His way in the world Of men,
And we cannot help but love him,
Bat we long for our boy again.
We are proud OF this manly fellow
Who comes to take his place,
With hints of the vanished boyhood
In his earnest, thoughtful face;
And yet comes b1CK tue longing
For the boy we henceforth must miss,
Whom we sent away from the hearthstone
Forever with kiss.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
think you have the ugliest head on it I

think you have the ugliest head on it I
ever saw. Why don't you change it2
Tn certain I never would let such head
appear on paper of mine" "An
right" said Jones, and off came the
head. CHOW, Mr.. Foreman" he con-
tinued, clock up the forms and send
them down to the press room" The.
forms were duly locked and went down,
and the paper came out and was dis
tributed as usual The next morning,
the politician, and the solemn man,
the friend, the school girl, the woman,
the small boy, and all the'e rest OF
them were standing around the Flap
doodle office with blank sheets of paper
in their hands; not line, not word,
not sign of anything on it but column
rules, with nothing between. "How is
this ?" said each to the other, stand
where's that fool editor, to impose on us
in this way ?" While they were thus
talking. the devil =inSEith =s4ehAer=
from the editor, which the old man read
to the crowd. 1t ran as follows:
stDear friends, you all think you
know how to run a newspaper, and when
you come to me with your suggestions
hate to tell differently, SO / have fol-
lowed your advice and you see what you
have as the result. IF youwill be kind
enough to mind your own business half
as well as I do mine, and try to think
know a little something, while you
don't know it all, I will give you a good
newspaper, and whenever don't give
you your moneys worth, then come and
tell me SO, but don't come telling me
how should do my work, when Z have
devoted years to it, and you have never
given it an hours study.
ST am yours truly,
sHEzEKIAH JONES,
editor Fgapdoodle.
Then these good people looked at
their blank paper and their blank faces,
and not one saida word except the pro-
fame man, who remarked, ssDamme, fhe
editor is right; let's go and mind our
own business" /" and Jones crept out from
behind the counter, and that evening
issued tip-top paper, chuck fun OF nj!
sorts of personal and local items, and
news, and everything and there was
peace in that town for the space OF Q
long time. t4is,f,.s fesise54e &
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
Poor whea. i'm Illinois.

A correspondent writing from Noble, Rich
land County, Illinois, says: "The extreme hot
weather Of last week and the rayages of the
insects have made sad havoc in the growing
wheat throughout this section, and the most
sanguine now do not count on more than half
. crop, If that much. At any rate, there can
not possibly be anything approximating last
years yield, and the sooner this fact is admit
ted the better, perhaps, it will be for all
concerned. reports to the contrary notwith-
standing"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
Why the Bey of Tunis signed the Treaty.
Judge Howe ON Bimetnli.m.

"a Paris dispatch says the Monetary Confer
ence has been intensely interested in very
able speech by Judge Howe, United States
Commissioner, who outlined the American po-
sition on the question of bimetalism. "The
States,'' he said fare not here on behalf Of
mine owners to bull the market for silver.
Agriculture is our chief interest. Our annual
cotton crop is worth seven times, the wheat
crop twelve times, and the corn crop eighteen
times the average annual product of our silver
mines America is seeking for herself and the
world broad and stable money basis, upon
which thirty thousand millions Of the worlds
indebtedness can rest" Judge Howe predicted
this conference would have free union on
equal terms or nothing. The Government of
the United States offers to stand side by side
with its sisters represented there in upholding
the monetary functions Of both gold and
all
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
HasoLoYed IIi. sister.

Henry Hall, proprietor of the Eureka Hotel,
ut Nokomis, Ill, created a sensation last week
by publicly cowhiding his sister, young lady
aged eighteen years. She was in the company
Of Geo. Pinkertoni for an evening walk, and be-
cause Hall opposed their courtship, he unmer-
cifully applied the rawhide to the back Of the
mortified young lady. He was subsequently
arrested for his brutality.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
The Per.ecuted IeHs.

Fresh riots, directed against the Jews, have
occurred at sweta, the Government of Kieff,
and at Odessa, where the Jews houses were
wrecked. Itis reported the populace of Tar
tova threw Jew into the flames of his burning
house. A telegram from Woloszca, on the
Russian frontier reports the Jews there have been
attacked by the populace and all their houses
destroyed. Three hundred and thirty families
were rendered homeless, and fed into Galicia.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

The publication in q number Of Eastern pa
pers respecting the prohibitory measures Of the
Kansas State Constitution, is irritating the
people Of that State to a considerable degree.
They declare that it is having the effect to turn
away emigration, . little matter which they do
not exactly Ike It seems to affect. the Ger
man emigrant more than any other, and the
thrifty German, it seems, is in popular de-
mand in all new countries.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
Another Litale star Route Hem;

Route No. IS, ,O1s from Monument to River
Bend, Col, held by the Dorsey combination,
shows some very, suggestive facts. The dis
tance is thirty-nine and a half miles, service
twice week, time thirty-three hours. There
were twenty bidders, the highest $2,07O, and
the lowest, Joshua h. Watts, of Santa Fe,
S94s. The contract was awarded to Watts.
The latter sub-let the route to N. P. Williams, of
Denver, for $1,000. It was soon announced
that Watts had failed, and the route was re-let
to A. a. Brown by Brady for. 81, 200. In
thirty-two days after the route had come into
the possession Of Brown, orders were issued
I by Brady which raised the pay from 81 200 to
$11, 200. Trips were increased to seven pei
week, and the time reduced from thirty-three
to seventeen hours. Brown has received on
this route $23, 900, and for the same time under
the original contract Watts would have re-
ceived about 81, 200. There is sworn testimony
to the effect that Watts, Miner, Peck, and
Dorsey were partners.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
WHOLE NUMBER 734.

ton of Senators until Tuesday, the s1st inst.
An Albany special says that the Albany En-
press, which is the only organ of the Stalwarts.
at the capital, comedies the defeat of Conkling
and appeals for peace. 1t also speaks in. the
kindliest manner Of Robertson, and acknowl-
edges him as the present leader of the party,
and guarantees its firm support Of him in the
future.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
m. Proh,b,,ory Law. or Kan.aa,

John Walruff,- q brewer, of Lawrence,
Kansas, proposes to test whether under the
Federal Constitution q State has the right to
prohibit him from the manufacture Of an ar
hcle which the State law permitted him to en-
gage in. His brewery he values at $4,000,
which property he says he can not afford to
lose. and the Brewers Association, at Chicago,
have voted him $75, 900 to test the law.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
Loves TEST.

The Cashier enters the private Office
of the President, nervous and agitated.
"Sir," he says, 'sI have something on
my mind which I feel myself compelled
to disclose to you, though for months I
have striven to conceal it." The Presi-
dent turns pale. "The fact is, that L
love your daughter" The President
breathes more freely. "Ah, you love
my daughter. Do you ever make any
your cashP Find yourself abstracted,
eh?" "Never, sir p with pride. "Then,
sir, I must decline to encourage your
suit. You are not really in love-"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
1.v eo.,a C...ure. !. R.,Iro.a.

It is published ON authority that Jay Gould
has purchased the Indianapolis, Peru and Chi
cago Railroad, and has thus secured connec-
tion with the system Of roads centering at In
dianapolis,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
x,v.1sw4-aAyAa,,.,s.

Charles Given, COOK at the Atlantic Hotel,
Atchison, Kansas, shot and killed his wife upon
the street, in that city, and then shot himself,
dying almost instantly. Given was drunken
sot, and because of his intolerable abuse, his
wife left him last March and secured employ
ment in Walkers restaurant.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
n..txvctive Ftre at NashvIIIe.

A fire at Nashville, Tennessee, on the 18th
inst, destroyed thirtyfour buildings, including
Noels block, the finest building in the city, en-
failing an aggregate loss of $450, 1000; insur-
ancs $500. A heavy gale and deficient water
supply combined to place the element beyond
the control Of the fireman. So
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

It is stated that SOC, ,qp0 copies Of the revised
edition Of the New Testament was sold in New
York the first day they were placed upon sale.
The old sort can be bought pretty cheap now,
and might be,se to the heathens to begin on.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
Thorourhbrea horses Burned.

At Franklin, Tennessee, Douglass stable
burned, including fifteen horses, two Of which
were thoroughbred trotting stations, Rhada-
manthus and Enfield Loss. s15.0O0 -.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

From table recently compiled by Mr.. Bur-
chard, Director of the Mint, it appears that
our delegate to the International Monetary
Conference will be able to show the European
powers that the United States can maintain q
gold basis, so far as the amount of its gold is
concerned. The total amount Of the gold coin
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

SCOOP morning Willie, said the pas
tor, saluting the boy affectionately. 81
suppose the folks are ell well at home ??
"Pretty WELL" returned Will the
cooks drunk, sister Sails got the measles
and ma iawed the old man sick last
night"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
Tne Tribe. ofTuni. Arou,.d.

Tribes throughout Tunis are sending letters
to the Bey, demandinga categorical statement
concerning the conditions Of the Franco -Tunis-
ian Convention, accusing him Of treason, and
threatening to raise the banner Of the Sultan.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
snrnrue Rruiser.

Ex-senator sprague is very irritable man.
Last week he gave his intimate friend, DIR. ].
B. Green, check for something over thou
sand dollars, which, failing to be honored at
the bank, the doctor spoke to Mr.. Sprague about
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

it. Sprague hauled off and hit the doctor in
the nose, and followed the blow up with
another, and another. Green is the madest
kind about it, and is now going to tell several
things that he knows.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
4 Dorsey Item.

Route No. 3s, 11s, from Rawlins to White
River, Colorado, was let to John w. Dorsey for
s1,7OO. It afterward passed into the bands OF
ex-senator Dorsey. The service was once
week; distance, $50 miles; time, 1os hours
The service was finally increased to seven trips
per week, and the pay to SSo,9s1.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

Three men were killed and five injured by
the works caying in at the Golden Terra Mine,
Deadwood, d. T.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

The army worm has made its appearance at
Watertown, N. Y, destroying all kinds of veg
citation. The raysges Of the worms extend
over the whole of Northern New York.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

Private intelligence from Rome says plot to
assassinate the King of Italy has been discov-
cred. The suspected person is an italian, re-
Gently arrived in Rome.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
Hews OF Rebsrt.en,. CONFIRMATION IN

By permission Of Mayor Grace, of New York,
the members Of the Republican Central Clubs
fred 100 guns in the City Hall Park in honor
of the confirmation Of Judge Robertson.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

W. e. Chandler was not confirmed In the
United States Senate for Solicitor General. The
vote stood yeas 10 Republicans, nays 23 Dem
ocrats and Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

In the New York Senate the Assembly Bill
compelling the makers Of Ioleomargarine to
brand 1t as an imitation Of butter passed by
Ia To - q. = : - 2 q = = !
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

The English newspapers criticise with much
acrimony the French treaty with. Tunis, de-
nouncing it as an almost unprecedented in
stance Of treachery.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

News from st. Petersburg says another con-
spirators' den containing large store of arms
and dynamite, was found near Warsaw. The
occupants had previously deserted the house.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

Friends Of ex-senator Conkling state that
Mr.. Conkling viii resume the practice of law in
New York, and recommend the election of
General Grant as his successor.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

Hessy Hoffman, who was sentenced to death
for completely in the murder of the Gar, and
reprieved on account Of her delicate condition,
has been delivered Of stiil-born child.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

The testimony in the Whitaker case has at
last closed, and the counsel win proceed to
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

Marriage OF .wela-Known . JournaIist.
Mr.. Howard Carroll, of the New York Times,
was married the past week to Miss Caroline,
daughter of Hon. John b. Starin, of. Fulton
vile, N Y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

The stipulations in the Franco-Tunis Treaty
excites great indignation in Rome.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
The whittakerC.se

Nine thousand and two hundred emigrants
arrived at New York within three days the past
week.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

THn butter cheese, nt,v egg sgs sna safimated %d
to be worth $40, 600. 900,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Earthqnake In the East.
An earthquake occurred in New Hampshire
ON the 18th.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

NOTHING is wholly bad. Even dark
lantern has its bright side.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

and bullion of the United States at this time is
estimated at $500, 900. The gold circula-
ton of the various countries is estimated as
follows: Germany, 1885, 200, 900; England,
$596, 100000; France, 1927, ,OoO, 900; Spain
S130, 10000; Portugal, S4s, 5000, 600; Russia,
no returns; United States, $500, 900, 600; Mex
leo, $1O,OOO,OO0. Mr.. Burchard makes the
following comparison Of the gold circulation of
the United States in the period from June 80,
1878, to May 2, 1881, showing large gains:
june 80, Maya
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

THE Navajo Indians are making trouble Will
the whites in New Mexico.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
serxant GirI.. Read,

y
Her parents were poor, and she went out as
domestic. She strolled into the park one day
and incidentally was observed by DIR. Leon,
wealthy physician. He admired her appear
ance, made inquiry about her, found her of
good character, and subsequently employed her
as his housekeeper. She proved to be such an
excellent young lady that by process of law
mot by marrying her) he had her name changed
to Lottie Josephine Leon, and made her his
heiress, bequeathing her his fortune of $780,
600. Every servant girl should try to initiate
Lottie Maloney. You can't tell at Just what
moment you are under the inspection of some
one who is contemplating bequeathing you
something like million dollars.
Why the Bey of Tunis Signed the Treaty.
Intelligence from Constantinope says the Bey
Of Tunis telegraphed the Porte Thursday as
follows: ssFrench General has come to my
palace with body of cavalry, and submitted a
treaty, recognizing French protectorate, to me
for signature stating he would not leave the
place without answer. SeeingI was under the
pressure,of superior force, the French army
being near my residence, was obliged fol
honor's sake, and for the prevention of blood
shed, to sign, without examining or discussing
but declaring I was constrained by force.
Several Powers have replied to the Porte's re
cent circular to the effect that the Sultan
suzerainty over Tunis was not clearly defined
in the existing treaties. ThesPorte has re
solved to protest against the French abuse O
force.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

Business cards Of fve lines or less Ss per annum.
local notices 10 ceats psr ne each insertion.
Simple announcements OF marriages aud deattA
sd church and bene voient society ices Inverted
res. Any additions to o5.t-7ry notices vii. be
cba-ge1 Eve cents per line. -
Fayors must be ban led in as early as Tuesday
morning to insure insertion the stme week.
.Commuucati ans upon subjects of general or local
interest o soiicitad<
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
Indian Troubles.

AdJourned Sine. Die.
The United States Senate, May 20, adjourned
sine die.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26

Held by United
States Treas
, 1881-01-15

Thsre is no clearly stated definition Of
the word "bliszArd, a. it is not found IN
the dictionaries 1t is q purely western
invention. Blizzards came out sincs The
dictionaries we're built But then bli.-
zard is an un,peakably mean thing Obi
!, 40 mean. No ore ever thinks Of . bis
zard without aeologizing mentally fof
touching upon so base . subject Whist
The cayots is to tho hunter, the freightee.
the cowboy, and TO the ;niner, the blizzard
;s 10 the average citizen. The hliznrd
ranks about as high in meteoroloGJ -
does the skunk IN zoolcgy. And than 3
BLIZZARD is the only thing known 70 his-
tory or science that will blow thirteen
ways at once. Ii describes course pre-
c,ely like q Scotch plaid. You turn from
a direct line-to the lee way--of tbs
fierce wind in order to catch good squars
breath. and the blizzard Is there "a. It
catches you on the point OF eIhAiat'on'
Just 4, your lungs are an immense veeum.
Your mouth is open. of courss. and the
blizzard suddenly fills you so full u Wind
that nothing but heavy conscience pre-
vents vou from soaring aloft nt oace NJ
n balloon. You fsel miserable asd tigAer
than = base drum. You want to sseax.
but YOU haven't tins. Your only relief
j, TO strain the blizzard through your nm
gers
, 1881-01-15
A Pen Picture.

They are aut for an afternoon Ii!e'
are III, heads of the leaiing q 'vernmen's-
The mornings work is over aud they
have all had lunch. Uncle sam enjoys
his cigar and bismarck his PIPE: Ihe
-; hers are not burning the reflective
weed. Bu. they are rejecting, all the same'
and the tenor of .h.,r thoughts runs thus
"whut uarty rig Uncle Sam $ got, :" be
sire. No wonder, he can aif'rd IT,
Tba, csrrare must have cos. like Boy
e.,t'. p,.urres, but the old fellow hash
cared a straw f"r that. And just TO i"A
at his brs ,s:pin: BY George, but ns a
sumner ard genuine, TOO, every carat al
it. And his wa.ch-'n AmFrican parent
I-v.r. with chain big enough /" move
steamboat and seal like sanccr-piaiil-
Iv rhere's no lot of wars, strikes, legs
laiir, n,vs or Mills, Troubles "n his
hand, a, ,n ours. His big farm Is under
fine cultivation, the boys are all busy
:nd 80 muney i, plenty with HIM and his
crsd:t g., high that rou CAM t"nch Il
with a skyr,cle,," Tia,'a What The mag
mates Of Enrop- are saying u themselves
as they pay their respects I" The man nan
fr,m America, who has n" crnwn "n ms
h. AL bu. the equivalent Of many crowns
Ia his socket