The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-22
LATER NEWS.


has completely lost the use Of her eyes.
THE Poughkeepsie defaulting bank teller
has been sent to a lunatic asylum.
J. Howard WE1LEs, Jay Gould's blackmailer,
has been admitted to 81, 800 bail.
ALTOGETHER New York has contributed
S143,477 10 the Michigan sufferers.
PETER ZERBEs, Of Chicago, bitten by Spitz
dog seven weeks ago, died the past week Of
hydrophobia.
THERE are reports of the discovery of another
mine plot to assassinate the inmates OF the inn
perial palace of the Gear of Russia.
The dam near Algiers, on the Oran Railway,
bursted, and besides flooding the entire line OF
railway, several vessels were foundered and
ffty-four lives lost
THE correct list of victims of the Vienna
Ring Theatre fire, issued by the police, gives
the total number at 794, Of whom Ia have
been legally identified.
GREAT excitement exists at Caldwell, Kas.,
over the murderous transactions Of outlaws,
and movement is on foot to kill them on or
drive them from the country.
AT RUssEILv1LLE, Mo-, o construction train
ran off the track and killed three well-known
citizens of Jefferson City, named Christopher
Wagner, Green G. Benny, and Oscar Monnig.
THERE are rumors that when the Atlanta
Exposition is over there will be startling de-
| velopments regarding Encouragement Of the
enterprise. Already accusations have been
made.
CLARK MILLS, the sculptor, has taken plas-
ter cast of the head of the assassin Guiteau, for
| a photographer, who is going to issue copies of
the work for those who may wish to ornament
their mantel-pieces with it.
To TAKE o plaster cast Of Guiteau it was
necessary to remove his whiskers and mus
tache, to which Guiteau consented with some
reluctance. 1t is stated that since shaving, his
appearance has been improved.
ANOTHER installment of correspondence,
giving instructions Of Secretary Of State Blaine
to the Minister of Peru, regarding claims Of
United States citizens against the Government
of Peru, is furnished for publication.
| Ar INDEPENDENCE Mining Camp, twenty
miles from Leadville, two desperadoes and
blacklegs were pursued by mob and riddled
with bullets. Others Of the same class in shs
camp Immediately fled to escape hanging.
MATT TAYLOR, convicted Of stealing q coat
has been sentenced at Lexington to the Ken
lucky Penitentiary for life, this being his third
conviction of grand larceny. It would have
been much better for Taylor to have "killst
his man"
HERBERT GLADSTONE, JR., after q tour il
Ireland, thinks the reports Of the situation
there much exaggerated. he says arrests hsv'
produced remarkable impression; that NOR
coercion is not needed that the "no rent
movement is not deep-rooted, and is only KEEP
up by intimidation.
HOBBS, one of the jurors in the Guitea,
trial, was notified on the 18th inst. Of tn
illness of his wife, she having received a strok
of paralysis. The consent Of counsel on botl
sides was obtained and Mr.. Hobbs went to hi
wife's bedside. In consequence the trial vii
necessarily be suspended few days.
GU1TEAU's divorced wife, Mrs. Dunmire, Wis
tied him at the jail, and Guiteau is said to hay
been very much affected. Hekissed Mrs. Dun
rnire and the little Dummies effectionetely wish
ing them all well. The relatives of the ASSASSIN
thinks Mrs. Dun1nire is beginning to think Gui
teau insane.
In few days the Postmaster General wi
lay before the Attorney General evidence upo
which suits will be begun against about fift
prominent Star Route contractors. The amour
of money involved in frauds Of which the Gov
ernment has evidence is about S5, ,000, 600. I
many cases the evidence is overwhelming. tn
cases will not all be tried at Washington, but
such United States District Courts as the Attol
ney-General may designate. Among the COZ
tractors against whom suits will be institute
are Gilman Salisbury, very rich firm, whic
is said to have collected over the original col
tract price the sum of $77S, 558, and the Dorse
combination, headed by Ex-senator Dorsey {
Arkansas, which has pocketed an excess {
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