The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-21
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

Twe-THIRDs of the deaths occurring at
Cleveland, Ohio, last week, were from cholera
infantum.
THE latest from Washington is to the effect
that the President is allowed to choose his own
bill of fare.
The death sentence of Hessy Helfman, who
was connected with the murder of he Gear,
has been commuted.
The Universal Life Insurance Company of
New York, has been declared insolvcnt, with a
total deficiency of S864, 1000.
JESSE JAMES is supposed to be the leader of
the gang who robbed the train at Winslow, on
the Rock Island Railroad last week.
SEVENTEEN cases of lockjaw have resulted in
the city of Baltimore from the explosion: of
toy pistols, in the hands Of boys, on the
Fourth of July.
IN THE Joint Convention at Albany. the bal
lotiIig to fill the Senatorial vacancies occa-
stoned by the designations of Senator's Conk-
ling and Platt on the 18th, resulted ina vote
for the long term (succesor to Platt) as fol-
lows: Herman At, Miller 76, Fish 9, Chapman
2, Daniels 1, Starin 2, Bliss 1, Adams l,
Wheeler 4, Talcott 1, Tenny 1; necessary to a
choice 49, Warner Miller was declared elected
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Thomas G. Platt.
UNDER attachment orders of Court, Depu-
ties Finn and Shelly levied against the Louis
lana Lottery Company, on behalf of jackson,
plaintiff, upon prizes in the hands of fortu-
nate holders in New York City, with the de-
mand that the same be produced and deposited
with the Sheriff, subject to any liens in law
against the company, the holders possessing
no title under the laws of New York. In other
words, the company could give no title to a
holder of prize money. About 800, 900 will
be attached in this way.
DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE IN MINNESOTA.
INTELLIGENCE is received of terrible tornado
which devastated the beautiful city of New
Ulm, Minn., July Is, bearing death and
destruction in its path. The i'll fated city is
situated on the right bank of the Minnesota,
and on the Winona and st. Peter Railroad. 1t
is the county seat of Brown County, and con-
tanned $500 inhabitants. 1t contained q large
number of fine buildings, among them two
mills, five public schools, two academies, three
churches, costing from s5, 600 to S25,000, and
the finest public hall in the Northwest. The
storm made its appearance at o'clock, and it
could be distinctly seen approaching in two
separate columns, one moving upward, while
the other appeared to descend from the clouds,
whirling with terrible rapidity, and apparently
spending its whole force in the vicinity of New
| Ulm. Six hundred buildings are more or less
damaged, some of them being totally wrecked,
| among them the finest business blocks in
the city. The fine new Methodist Church,
costing $4,000, was leveled with the ground.
Up to the present time thirteen dead bodies
have been found, most of them buried in the
wrecked buildings, as follows: Mr.. Eckert and
his twelve year old son son of Mr.. Reitz
Laura Wright, aged eleven, found on the prai-
rie decapitated, and her head has not yet been
| found son of Mr.. Werner, aged fourteen, all
| in New Ulm- It is thought there are several
other bodies yet in the ruins, as many persons
are missing.
In the town of Severance were killed: Mar
tin Franks Joseph Williams, wife and thret
children, one child, which is badly wounded
being the only survivor of the family, and q
child of Mr.. Loomis.
In West Newton an old gentleman was found
dead, his arms firmly clasped around a tree
| The wounded are : John Palmquist ; ]. Suesch
wife and child, probably fatally H. Fiddler
probably fatally; ]. Kurtz, arm and leg crushed
Geo. Fogle and wife, probably fatally Car
Kraunbel; Mr.. Reitz Jacob Miller, leg frac
tured; Mr.. Werner and wife, badly injured
serious ]. Schwenger, seriously cut-al il
New Ulm J. Pfeiffer, of Milford, and three
whose names are not yet ascertained.
There is scarcely building, public or pr:
vate that did not sustain some injury, Will,
many residences and business houses are tota
wrecks, the timbers being broken into kind
ling andscattered over the prairie. Not less
| than one hundred horses were killed, many
being lifted bodily and carried long distances
The storm extended through Nicolet County
through the towns of West New ton and Sever
ance, but, owing to the absence of telegraph
facilities, the extent of the loss of life anS
property can not be ascertained, with the ex
ception of the names above given, though
everything in the range of the storm is levelec
with the ground. The growing crops wer,
shorn off as though with scythe In the tract
of the storm. There is no doubt that searcl
will develop further loss of life. as some o
those now missing will probably be in tn
ruins.