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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-14

To demonstrate the feasibility Of keep
ing . balloon inflated long enough for .
transatlantic voyage, Professor King.
the asronaut, d Preparing for . trip
through the air from The Mississippi
river to the Atlantic coast. The Min
sssosa Agricultural and Mechanical 80.
eisty has offered TO furnish the gas and
$500 toward The other expenses Of the
voyage. provided the start 10 made from
its fair grounds in Minneapolis on Sep
tsmbsr 7th. The balloon will have .
capacity Of 100000 cubic feet. and will
b made Of several layers Of cloth and
lined with rubber.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-14

.suniipo.: whites Dr.. w..B. osspsutsr
10 The London nmss. 10 . dissass over
which general sanitary nsasurss have
little or no control. wAithsssosvsr
oout.sion u conveyed. any "unpro-
.sotsd person 10 liable TO b attacked
BY IL. The experience Of De Ioslandio
epidemic d most significant In this 70.
spsot. An Ioslandio sailor went 10 Den.
marx. there took the smallpox and died.
His clothes were sent back to his family
In Iceland. and that importation OF the
poison. Notwithstanding the ~spansness
Of The population, vas fatal 10 $1,000
persons In the course Of six months
many. Il Il expressly stated. then taking
the disease Who had prsvioasly had IL.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
The Penny Saved.

An English paper says "a penny
saved is a penny gained" has long been
one of England's. standing proverbs.
The problem of late years has been how
to save the penny. The Postoffce Saw
ings Bank would not take less than
shilling, and other banks that would
take the smaller coins were distrusted
since the failure of SO many banks dur.
ing the English hard times. So the
penny was very apt to drift into the
dram-shop. Mr.. Fawcett saw although
physically blind man-the need that
existed of giving the above proverb
practical value, so he is now testing q
plan for saving the penny. By apphca-
tion to the postofice an oblong card can
be obtained containing twelve spaces the
size of penny stamp. The stanps are
bought, one by one, and stuck on this
card till there is shilling's worth on
the card, then the stamped card is taken
at the postoffice, and the holder credited
with the shilling. Six rural counties
were selected as the place of trial, and
1000 accounts were opened at once.
The plan was recently extended to all
England, and now 10000 persons Lave
taken cards.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
D,....rou. Fire at c,nc,nu.t.

Cincinnati last week was visited by the most
disastrous confagration known in the history
of that city. The fire originated in P. j.
Marqua's baby carriage and toy factory, corner
of Smith and Graham streets, and under stiff
breeze, spread rapidly to adjoining buildings.
The entire factory was a dense volume of fame
before it was scarcely known to be on fire. and
those employed in the fourth and third stories,
were compelled to jump to the pavement below
to escaped certain death. The number of
persons employed in this factory was eighty
six, and of these, forty-fve were safe and
unhurt; fourteen were wounded, one was
killed in jumping and twenty-four are
missing. The property burned is given
as follows: P. J. Marques Baby Car
riage Mandatory the Meader Furniture
Co.'s Factory; the factories of the Cabinet
Makers Union; H. Closterman's Furniture
Factory VIM. Resor & Co.'s Foundry. On
clearinghouse; Richard Finnegan's tene-
ment and stable Grame) Owen McGovern's
double tenement Crame) Mrs. Michael Gil
hece's three frame tenements. On Augusta
street-Ben. Eller's brick tenement; John
Devanney's grocery, brick James McDon-
ough's frame tenement; Tenement "No. 16 !"
II. Kuhling, three-story brick; A. Tieman,
three-story brick grocery. On Front street
George Hasselbrocks saloon Mrs. B. s. Ton
mis- brick grocery, No. 291; No. $780, brick
dwelling, Mrs. Tonnis No. 293, brick owned
by Little Miami Railroad Company, occupied
by Herman Bonshert; Frame shanty. On
Smith street-Henry Grammich's house, No.
80; Henry Bruins saloon, owned by Mrs. Ton
mis-; Lumber belonging to Meader Co., the
Cabinet Makers Union, Nudge and others
Sol P. Kineon's Office, partially insured. The
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

case, was the result of carelessness. The con-
ductor, who was too busy collecting tickets on
the crowded outgoing train to remember that
he was ordered to side-track at Culbertson Sta
ton to let the empty returning picnic train
from Canton Grove pass, was uninjured, and the
engineer on the same train. who also understood
the instructions, but forgot to heed them, was
only slightly injured. The collision occurred
at short curve, and completely demolished
both locomotives, and two of the coaches were
burned. Five persons were killed outright,
and fifteen wounded. Among the killed was
John Pye, the fireman on the outgoing
train, who was buried under the engine.
The six others killed were Bob Gray,
John Mcdonald, VIM. Wiechhus, Michael
Dixon, Willie Collopy and John. Carter.
The wounded are George Collopy, both legs
broken John Welsh. head bruised, right leg
broken and side badly crushed John Carney,
nose and face mashed almost into jelly !;
Ulysses Brown, youth, leg broken; Tom
Sheridan, body badly bruised; John McDon-
maid, left leg broken, collar bone dislocated
and a wooden splinter driven into his left side !;
John Rusk, leg broken; John Cochran, left
arm broken, and scalded; Maggie Casey, face
fearfully bruised and arm scalded; James
Grow injured internally; John Bethel severe
commissions about leg and knee; Ed. Hays re-
ceived a blow over his forehead Dan. O'Con-
ner, the brakeman, received serious injuries
about the head. All were residents Of eSrf
Covington or Cincinnati
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
TrinnIe Tragcdx.

Sheriff Mickler, of fernando County, Fla.,.
who lives sonie miles from the Courthouse,
having occasion to go there on the 29th ult.,
left his three children, aged eight, eleven and
fourteen, alone with a negro named King, to
whom he had been very kind. The iend shot
and mortally wounded the Oldest, and then
drove the others to the woods and shot the
elder dead and cut the throat of the younger
and left it also for dead. He then returned,
robbed the house of what he could carry and
waylaid Mr.. Mickler, designing to kill him on
his return. A neighbor accompanied Mickler
and the murderer was thwarted. The two
wounded children, when found, were able to
give an account of the terrible affair, though
one and perhaps both are now dead. The as
sassin was captured, and confessed his crime.
He was hung in the presence and with the ap-
probation of two hundred citizens, white and
colored He died sullen and unrepentant.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

A certain physician brought suit
against man who had been his patient,
for the recovery of the amount of fees
charged in his bill. The patient plead
ed, in defense, that the doctor had visit
ed him many times after he was entirely
well; or, at least, after he-the patient
had declared that he did not need him.
He was willing to pay for those visits
which had been made while he was really
sick; but not for visits which had been
persistently made after he was Just the
same as well. Hehad been blessed with
the attendance of good and faithful
nurse, who could have carried him safe
ly through his convalescence; and to
whom, he really believed, he owed his
recovery.
Upon this the doctor chuckled slee-
fully. Said he:
"Your Honor, I will prove by this
mans own nurse, of whose faithfulness
he boasts, that she considered him
not entirely out of danger at the time
of which he speaks-the time OF the
visits for which he refuses to pay"
The nurse was summoned forthwith,
and she made her appearance and was
sworn. She was a good-looking, kind
faced, intelligent woman-a widow oi
middle age, and of good standing in So
ciety.
"Mrs. Blinker, you attended upon the
defendant in this case, during his recent
illness ?"
She answered that she did.
Then the plaintiffs attorney took hel
in hand.
"Mrs. Blinker, do you remember the
condition of the patient from the 18th to
the 25th day of April, last past?"
eyes, sir-I remember very we'll.
."And did you not think that, during
that time, he required the attendance O
physician ?"'
:" I did not, SIR"
CHOW! Did you not say, NOR
than once, during that very time, tina
you considered your master to be il
dangerP''
eyes, sir-I said that"
"And yet, now you tell us that he re
quired no physician? I don't quite un
derstand you"
"WelI, sir, said Mrs. Blinker, with
firm, steadfast look, 81 think can ex
plain it. I said the man was in danger
because considered any man to be i
danger while that doctor was giving hir
medicine p
Mrs. Blinker was allowed to ste
down and, in the end, the doctor wa
induced to cut his bill down one-hah.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
The LapIander.

. The Laplander's sledge has no rum
ners, but, like himself, it is covered with
reindeer skin, and is in shape some
thing like canoe. Harnessed to this
sledge, the reindeer starts off with al
most the rapidity of the steam engine,
going fifteen or twenty miles an hour.
The reindeer is not only the Lap
lander's horse. but his COW, and, during
the time that it gives milk, he is freez-
ing large quantities of il, to be used
when no more is obtained. Then he
breaks off a piece, warns it out, and
has again good article of milk.
The deer is also his food, large herds
of them being kept in some parts of the
country. From its skin the Laplandel
makes the roof and floor of his house, hiI
bed, his shoes, and stockings, hi
clothes. and cords and strings for hi
bow. Without this animal, the Lap
lander would be in depiorable conG
ton.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
The new Municipal Laboratory c

The new Municipal Laboratory of
Paris for testing food and all articles hav-
ing bearing on health, is already ac-
complishing good results. Alarge num-
ber of samples of wine have been found
to be adulterated Watered milk has
been so often found that panic among
the milk-men has resulted. French
chocolate has been found to be adulter-
ated with great variety of substances.
The laboratory is in charge of an able
chemist with competent assistants. The
articles examined are those sent in by
the inhabitants of the city, and whenever
authorizations are discovered, the matter
is Immediately placed in the hands OF
the police for investigation and prosecu-
ton. A department of the laboratory is
specially fitted up for the examination OF
pork for trichine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
Work for Reputable Citizens.

There are enough reputable citizens in
every community, however, and more
a little trouble about election time, could
put an end to "boss" practices and
purify all elections. For instance, the
primaries are usually taken possession of
by the lowest grade of corrupt politi-
clans. the henchmen of the "bosses, +"
and clean handed citizens and voters and
taxpayers generally give them q wide
berth because of their foulness. There
is no necessity thus to surrender primary
or nominating coventions to the birds of
prey. Combinations of citizens deter
mined upon clean business eau take pos
session of these bodies, as they are in
duty bound to do, and compel them to be
representative of the voters.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
Ro,,,sa AI,v. for a Horrible Grim :,

The dead and mutilated body of Mrs. Nit
chell, a beautiful young bride of three months,
WAS found by her husband on the roadside
near her home in the vicinity of the village of
Newman, forty miles south of Atlanta, Ga.
She had been brutally rayished. Her throat
was cut from ear to ear, and her body was COW
cred with bruises, many of them being bitten,
the Imprint showing the absence of tooth.
The disturbed condition of the ground for
fifty yards showed that she had engaged in a
desperate struggle. Bloodhounds were taken
to the spot and put on the trail of the mur-
derer. They traced the scent to Hogansville,
where the party came upon a young man
named Waldrop, who, after arrest, confessed
the crime. On the night of July 4, one hum
dred undisguised men, well armed, entered
the town determined, as they said, to have the
prisoner or destroy the jail. The jailer yielded
the keys, when Waldrop was secured and re
turned to the spot where the shocking crime
was committed, which place was reached m
two days, when Waldrop was tied to stake
and roasted alive. Waldrop was only twenty
three years old, but had five wives living.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
Another Lunnfic

Daniel Mcnamara, who said he was from
King William County, Virginia, called at police
headquarters at Washington on the 5th inst,
and inquired for the residence of Secretary
Blaine. Something in the mans manner ex
cited suspicion, and the police inquired what
he wanted with Blaine. McNamara said he
was specially commissioned by God Almighty
to kill Blaine, and he had come to do it, and at
the same time he produced a six-shooting re-
volver and flourished it. The police ambu-
lance was Immediately summoned, and the
lunatic was hurried over to the Insane Asylum.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
/, The Fourth OF Iulx.

s The usual festivities of our great and glori-
GUS Fourth were almost entirely omitted this
year, taking the country as whole. In many
places the letter of the programme was carried
out, but at no place was that joyful spirit that
usually prevails on this occasion In the
small towns particularly, the fact was notable
that instead of festivities, meetings of SYM
pathy and coincidence were held, and addresses
more appropriate for funeral occasions than
the celebration of great day were the charac-
teristic features. Among the younger class the
usual number of accidents occurred.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
VIII Fight II Necessary.

1t is affirmed that France has sent note to
the Porte declaring she will hold Turkey re-
sponsible for the agitation among the Moham-
medans in Tunis and Oran. battalion of
the Lyons garrison is preparing to go to Sfax
to participate in the occupation of that place.
An official telegram from Paris contradicts the
Posts assertion about the mobilization of
French troops, and about Barthelemy st. Hill
aires circular to the powers on the subject.
and adds: "The troops now in Africa will suf-
fee to quell the insurrection at Sfax, and to
repel any raid that may be attempted on the
Tunisian frontier or south of Oran.''
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
An Interview with He..y Helfmanu

The st. Petersburg Golos has had an inter-
view with Hessy Helfmann, sentenced to death
for completely in the assassination of the Gear,
and detained in the Petropaulofsky fortress
pending her confinement. She stated that she
had been well treated and no pressure had been
exercised upon her to identify any person in
connection with the crime adding that she has
consulted with her counsel on the subject of
petitioning the Emperor for communication Of
her sentence
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
a BIoodtbtrsty Dueli,t.

LuIlier, the Parisian, who is the insnlted
party in quarrel with Cassagnac, announces
that he will fight the duel with swords. The
duel is to continue until the last drop of blood
is drawn and tho body of the vanquished COM
Blatant is to be at the absolute disposal of the
victor. Luliier is an accomplished swords
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

But one man has been reported to have e1-
pressed satisfaction over the horrible assault
on President Garfield, and his name is either
Morris or Morrison, police on Walnut Hills
District. Cincinnati. His expression was /:
'Gt's good for him, - him, and it ought to
have been done year ago.. For the good OF
our Republic, it is to be hoped that this breed
Of pups Is very scarce.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
rno Ch,1aren crem.t.a.

Nellie and Tobias Crippen, aged six and eight
years, were left alone at home by their parents,
at West Troy, New York, while they went to
visit neighbor. Directly smoke was seen is
suing from the house, and returning home, the
parents found both children on the floor dead,
enveloped in flames. The casualty resulted
from the handling of frecrackers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
The Pre.,dent,. Lite Iu,ur,..

Agent of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany, was in Washington, and among other
policies issued was one on the life of the Presi-
dent for $25, ,O00 The President thought for q
while of taking $4,000 policy, but finally
closed negotiations for s25, 900 policy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
Arlx.n... A..a..ina.lo..

An Alma, Ark, special says City Marshal W.
d. Pstten and Deputy Sheriff John Mound
were assassinated on the streets of Fayetteville
between ten and eleven o'clock at night by un-
known parties. Great excitement prevails. The
whole community is thrown into commotiop
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
. RQlcheE

John Cunningham, at Chicago, dragged his
wife from her bed, while enraged with anger,
and taking large knife, kept stabbing her
until life was extinct. He says he did it be-
cause he believed her to be unfaithful.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
Ar..t Of rwsnty.thres weeks.

An extraordinary case Of self-imposed star
yation was reported to the New York Board
Of Health last week in the case of John Burns,
an insane printer, who died in the Blooming
dale Asylum. He took it into his head to
starye himself TO death, and carried out his
purpose by psrsistently refusing to eat 1000
for twenty-three weeks, as the certificate OF
death shows.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
ATerrihlc Calamity.

Says dispatch from Warrensburg CMo.) {:
"At the celebration at Harrisonville to-day
about i've hundred people were poisoned by
drinking lemopade made of wine. Six persons
have died, and one hundred more are danger
ously Ill and expected to die. The affair has
cast deep gloom over the whole surrounding
country,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
Nature Better Than Art.

One of our best and most-learned hor-
ticulturists, who is valued among his
friends as an authority on good living,
recently heard many fine dishes pre-
scribed, and, when appealed to for his
suggestion, said "Well, gentlemen,
about the best dish I ever tasted was
young beet greens !"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
anl,eau,. Ab.urd :Theory.

The dastardly assassin, Guiteau. does not
seem to comprehend the enormity Of his afro
cious crime. He states that the deed was a
political necessity-that the party was split
and that there was nothing left but to put
Garfield out of the way. He thinks that in
thirty days the public viii understand and
sympathize with his theory.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
rhi. 4. Deliciou. and sub.iauti.I.

The members of the New York Chambers Of
Commerce have subscribed S25O,0O0 which is to
be invested in United States bonds, and de-
posted with the United States Trust Company
and the income therefrom to be paid to Mrs.
Garfield during her life and at her death to be
equally divided among her children, in apprecia-
tion of the noble character of the President.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
A General Thank.gIving.

Governor Hoyt, of Pennsylvania, has been
petitioned by prominent officials to confer with
the Governors of other States and Territories
with a view to issuing concurrent proclama-
ton for a general thanksgiving over the recov-
cry Of the President
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
A Parallel Case.

Burlington, Iowa, furnishes aparallel case
to that of the President in the person OF John
L. Pierson, Secretary Of the Burlington Lum-
ber Company, who was Sergeant in Company
g, 25th Iowa Infantry, and wounded by q gun
shot penetrating the liver, at the battle of Wal
nut Hills, Mississippi By careful nursing and
skillful treatment he recovered, and is now in
active business.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
Flre Cents on the pollar.

1t has been found that the creditors of Mrs.
Howes Woman's Savings Bank, Of Boston, will
receive about five cents on the dollar. Indeed
this woman Howe is modern fnancier.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

are locking lunatics up there every day now.
A dispatch of July 8, says: "Another soft
fellow, who could not give his name, was
arrested tonight with knife in his pocket
dangerous, ugly and keen-edged He was
landed in the Insane Asylum
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
RE rourth tn yn.h,nrton

Was the saddest in the history of the country.
The usual salute at sunrise was omitted, and
there was no festivities of any sort. Beyond
the crowd of anxious inquirers in the streets,
the day in quiet, resembled the Sabbath.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
nea,I,, froin aunatrolIa.

OF eight cases of prostration from heat, at
Cincinnati, July 2, six were fatal-three of the
unfortunates falling insensible while at work,
and dying in few minutes =.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
Wan, tn. Chilly ean,,hea.

Measures are being taken in London by per-
sons who lost relatives by the Victoria disaster,
protesting against the Coroner's jury as not
going far enough in the direction of punish
ment of those who were responsible for the
casualty, and asking the Government to take
the uszttz.r nm,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
An Abundant Ru.sian Harve.t.

The harvest prospects in Southern Russia are
50 brilliant that if realized the abundance will
be unprecedented. This is due to the abnor-
NAL quantity Of rain the past two months,
though its continuance in some parts now ex-
sites fear that they may have too much.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14

i On the farm of Edward Sheehan, in Talbot
County, Nd, the boiler of steam thresher
exploded at o'clock in the afternoon, while
all the men were at work, killing James H.
White, Solomon Menick, Alexander Banten
)colored) and James Cox (colored.) -Four
others were injured and horse was killed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
yen p.,l. ON ,he Anempttd d A,.a..lnat,on.

A prominent person at Seymour, Indiana,
whose sole object seems to be that of collecting
autographs, wrote JEFF Davis on the subject of
the attempted assassination of President Gar
field, and chopped he would reply by letter, Civ
ing his views" Mr.. Davis did reply in his own
handwriting, and among other things, said:
Il will not, like the telegram you cite in regard
to the attempted assassination of the Presi
dent, say, I am thankful the assassin was not
Southern man. but will say regret that he
is an American. The crime, black enough in
itself, has deeper dye from the mercenary
motive which seems to have prompted it. I
sincerely trust the President may recover, and
that .the startling event will arouse the people
to the consideration of remedy for the de-
moralization which a wild hunt after Office is
creating.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-14
The ,Iouet,ry Coureyeuce.

Significant declarations were made at sit
ting of the Monetary Conference by Thurman,
American Delegate, who stated, that though
speaking in his own name, he believed, he was
rejecting the feeling of his government and
nation. He expressed the conviction that the
offers of England and Germany would not
warrant the United States in allowing the free
coinage of silver the United States, he said,
did not insist on immediate and unqualified BIZ
metalism, but were ready to accept approaches
thereto, believing it would eventually prevail,
but they could not incur the risk of an alternat-
ing standard through the conflicting or inhar-
monious action of other States.