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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
A Roman Custom.

The ancient Romans were passionately
fond of roses. To enjoy their scent at
meals an abundance of roses were shaken
on the table, so that the dishes were
completely surrounded. By an artificial
contrivance, roses, during the meals, de-
scended on the guests from above. He'll
ogabalus, in his folly, caused roses to be
showered upon his guests in such guam
titles that a number of them were suf-
focated in flowers. During meal times
they reclined on cushions stuffed with
rose leaves. Cleopatra, at an enormous
expense, procured roses for feast which
she gave to Antony, and had them laid
two cubits thick on the floor of the
banquet-room, and then caused nets to
be spread over the flowers, in order to
render the footing elastic. Heliogabalus
caused not only the banquet-rooms, but
also the colonades that led to them, to
be covered with roses, interspersed with
lilies, violets, hyacinths and narcissus
and walked about Oh Che fowery plat.
form.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
nnIarn.on Hanred.

DR.. Lamson; the American who was CON-
victed in England Of poisoning his brother-in-
law with aconite with the evident object of
coming into possession of his property, was
hanged near London on the 2sth Of April.
Lawson met his fate with agonizing terror.
On his way to the gallous he was supported by
Wardens on either side, and was with difficulty
able to descend the steps to the yard. He was
met by Marwood, the famous executioner, at
the foot Of the steps. The prisoner was bare
headed, and the operation of pinioning him
seemed interminable. He submitted without o
word, and hardly seemed to appreciate what
was going on. From the steps there was a dis
tance of about sixty yards to traverse to the
gallows. Lsrnson was supported with difficulty
from this point to the scaffold. He swayed
backward and forward, and stared wildly
around him when placed under the moose. The
chaplain, who appeared much affected, then
began reading the burial service. Lamson in
the meanwhile was supported by two gaolers
just before thecap was adjusted he cast his eyes
down with look Of extreme despair. The drop
was nine feet. Death was instantaneous. The
chaplain remained by the gallows repeating the
Lords prayer. The body remained hanging
one hour.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
stanley i'm Afrlcn.

Henry NJ. Stanley is showing himself as
capable Of enduring protracted drudgery as he
was of making an unprecedentedly long and
difficult journey. The hope of solving an in
tricate geographical problem and the certainty
that success would make him famous gave him
astimulus which is lacking in his present under
taking. He was at last accounts occupied, as he
had been for months previously, in directing
the laying out Of . road around the falls of the
Congo, 30 that transportation from the lower
to the upper stream may be made easy. This
is most important work, but it has nothing
sensational about it, and q quiet sojourn
among barbarians and in an unhealthy country
requires much more nerve than rapid
march. He is emphatically the right man
in the right place. In . letter to Edward
King, Paris correspondent Of the Boston
Journal, dated January 16, 1882, Mr..
Stanley writes that he was in tolerable health,
though the weather was hot, and water 75o OF
Fab. passed for cool. His food was far from
beng 80 tempting as to incite gluttony, and he
longed for one solid meal. He was very sick OF
fever last May, and was nearly all June recov-
ering from it. The disease kept him in bed
nineteen days, and for seven days he was unable
to eat anything at all. He was attacked by bed
sores, and most Of the muscles Of his bach
seemed paralyzed. Since July he had been well
and hard at work. Over 200 Zanzibar men
| fifty of whom crossed the continent with him
were working on the road, and were generally
honest and industrious. There was one thiel
among them, who, when discovered, was fogget
by the men he had robbed, and was chained ur
| for . month. None Of the men are slaves
They get their wages and rations, and worl
nine hours day, Sundays excepted.
At the time the letter was written there wer,
236 men in the camp, including some natives
and Europeans, besides the Zanzibar people
There were only five slight cases of sickness il
the camp. The surrounding natives wer'
friendly, and the chief trouble has been will
drunken white employees. The worst Of tn
work is now over. Mr.. King adds:
| "Mr. Stanley maintains certain reticenc
about the exact nature Of his work in Africa
for reasons which most readers will readily un
derstand. He is the agent Of companies whicl
have invested large amounts Of capital in open
ing up sections Of Africa, and who naturall
desire to secure for themselves all the advan
tages which may accrue from the explorer
labors. In few months we shall probabl
hear rather interesting and possibly somewha
startling news from the little camp on tn
Upper Congo"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

DoN PIATr is not satisfied with this
life we all live. He says: "Happyl A
more miserable, soulless, non-intellectual
people never existed. We live In ball
rooms and board on the streets. All the
sweets of domestic life. all that Sweet
content the sage in meditation found
all the real graces of love and beauty, Of
a quiet life, are denied u.s." Life In
somewhat feverish, going on under the
pressure of steam and with the speed Of
electricity-but it is not the dismal thing
Piatt paints it to be. The difference be-
tween now and then is this: Then they
stood by and looked at the flowers, and
simpered over them; now we pluck the
roses of content as we run, and enjoy
them as keenly as those who, in times
past, leisurely fingered over them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
MOB LAW In INDIANA,

Oscar N. Garrett. Acquitted of COmplicify
fn the Walton n urder and Rearreated on
the Charge of Arson, Taken from Jail
by . Mob and Hanged.
Oscar NJ. Garrett, who was recently acquitted
in Jennings County, Ind, Of completely in the
murder Of John Walton, at st. Paul, has been
hanged by mob. As stated in these columns
at the time, the acquittal of Garrett met with
general dissatisfaction, although it was known
that q negro named Frazer shot and killed
Walton while sitting at his window reading.
No sooner had Garrett, who was suspected
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
DIR. RIi.s Laid ont.

The New York Tribune publishes the follow
ing certificate showing that DR.. Bliss was never
called in by President Garfield, as he testified
he had been, in cross-examination in the Gui-
teau trial:
MENTOR, ONO, October "a, 1sS1.-This certi-
fes that on or about August 8, 1881, the late
President J. A. Garfield made the following
statement to me in presence Of Mrs. Garfield,
viz: That DIR. ]. b. Baxter had been his ply
sician many years and he still considered
him as his physician. He also stated that
he had no knowledge Of ever having
placed himself under the professional care of
DR.. D. W. Bliss, and did not believe DR.. Bliss
had ever spoken one word to him on the SUBJ
ject. Mrs. Garfield stated ct the same time
that she had never been consulted by Dr. Bliss
ON the subject, and had no knowledge of the
President having chosen Bliss as his attending
surgeon:
ISignedl 8. A. BoYNToN, NJ. D.
Endorsed a. follows by Mrs. Garfield:
MENTOR, O.. Oct. "a, 1851 have read the
statement of DR.. Boynton, made this day, and
will say that it is entirely correct.
LUcRETIA r. GARFIELD.
In his testimony on the assassin's trial, No
vember 10, DR.. Bliss swore that the Secretary
of War sent for him when Garfield was shot !;
that the President asked him to take charge of
the case, and that Mrs. Garfield was present
when therequest was made.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

Lynch must be threwn out, was, in his judg-
ment, not only absurd but unconstitutional.
Mr.. Carlisle, Of Kentucky, replied to Mr.. Robe
House had an inherent right to override State
laws and decisions of State Courts, to be the
very definition of arbitrary power. Under no
other principle, however, could the contestant
be admitted to q seat on this floor. Mr. CaIkins,.
of Indiana, demanded the previous question,
but no vote was taken, and the House ad-
iourned. 4 4 ~ = -r'5e
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
Harbor Day NJ Cincinnati.

Harbor Day was celebrated with grand pa
rade and the planting Of trees in Eden Park, at
Cincinnati, by the Forestry Convention. Several
groves were set out. witnessed by $4,000 to
5000 people, who were in great part strangers
in the city and many Of them members of the
National Forestry Convention. Theceremonies,
speeches, etc., attending the "plant" were
intensity interesting.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

A steamboat carrying picnic party exploded
her boilers near Kingsville, s. c., wrecking the
boat and causing the death of seven persons
Minnie, Matte and Mamie Henry, Lizzie
Henny, Anvil Stiles and J. G. Eason, of the
picnickers, and Tom Richardson colored } of
the crew.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
Another Terrible Fire.

Fires and cyiones seem to have therunn now to
most excessive and painful degree. Eau Claire,
Wis, a dispatch says, has been almost entirely
devastated by fire. -Four blocks on the west
side of the river, including the business portion
of the town, have been burned, entailing loss
of between $3.50, 600 and s275, 900. sixty-four
buildings were burned. The fire originated in
drug store.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
AKentueIxx CxeIane.

A destructive cyclone passed through Lewis
and Mason counties, Kentucky, April 26.
Houses were unroofed, some torn down, and
fences, trees, and poultry blown away. Large
domestic animals we're killed and injured, and
numbers Of birds, squirrels, and other animals
were found dead in the track Of the storm.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

On the 9th, William and Bradford Courts
were hanged by mob at Brookville, Bracken
County, KY, for killing James Smith, at log
rolling. AtLake City, California, George Belts
and James Brown were hanged by mob for
killing Sheriff Campbell, while attempting to
arrest them. An Indian murderer was lynched
on Stormy Creek. California
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

"SoME other folks would deceive you
about these goods, but have been in
the business twenty years, and never
told ie," said the guileless dry-goods
clerk. s'And why do you begin now +"
said the gentle fair one in front of the
counter as she gathered her draperies
together and glided away.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

A Constitution has been adopted by the Utah
Constitutional Convention, to be submitted to
the people, May a. No provision is made re-
specting polygamy. It was discussed at length
in committee, but left for Congress to take the
initiative. The instrument is liberal to mining
interests, provides for public schools, and secu-
larizes public instruction.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

The Supreme Court of Indiana has decided
that the law which provides for the payment Of
. hundred dollars to soldiers who enlisted in
counties where bonds had been issued for the
payment of bounties, Is unconstitutional. This
decision wipes out all claims for county boun-
tiea in fha 2fata
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

A dispatch from Lordsburg, New Mexico,
April %, says: Aoourier arrived this evening
from Guthrie's ranch, on the Gila. He brings
news that large body of Indians are on the
Gila, destroying everything left on their raid
through that section Of Friday and Saturday
last. The party report having buried thirty
bodies, making total Of over fifty buried on
the Gila and Clifton during the past week.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

Business cards of Eve lines or less s. per annum.
Locsl notice. 10 cents Per ne each insertion.
Simple announcements of marrisst and deaths.
sad church and beneFolens society Ices inverted
tres. Any additions to obituary nonces. VII. Be
charged five cents per line
Favors must be handed in as early "a Tuesday
morning to insure insertion the same week.
Communications upon subjects of general or local
iuterest solicited 60
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

Edward Hoyey, of New York, an ex-convict
and idler, after eating his supper, stepped up
to his sister-in-law, Mrs. Fannie Vermilye, aged
nineteen, and pointing pistol at her, said
Don't you want this?" He Immediately fired,
and the young woman soon died. Hovey was
arrested.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

in attendance, and the "best men" were the
Prince Of Wales and the Duke Of Connaught.
A few weeks ago the English Government
voted $50, 600 year to Leopold, at the request
Of the Queen; in anticipation Of this "mo-
mentous OCCASION" and the young man will
now support his wife to that extent.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

Three negroes, named Joe Burton, Pleasant
Adams, and Richard Bates, were hanged at
Greenyille, South Carolina, for arson. All
made short speeches from the gallows, express
ing willingness to die, and felt confident that
they would al go to heaven.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
Royal Marriage.

Leopold, the youngest son Of the Queen Of
England, was married April 27 to Princess Helen,
of Waldeck, in st. Georges Chapel, Windsor.
The ceremony was conducted with great pomp,
the Archbishop Of Canterbury acting as chief
officiating clergyman. Eight bridesmaids were
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

The entire family of Adam Ballinger, at
Clyde, Kansas, were afflicted with triohinosis
from eating meat in which there was trichine.
One Of the family died within few hours, and
other members cannot recover.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
Hncoupter w,th M. R.a.h,,..

: 4 esht occurred at stein,a Peak, N. NJ, be-
tween Indians and Captain Tupper, of the 9Th
Cavalry, and his Indian scouts. Four of the
latter are reported killed, and two private SOL
diers. It is estimated that six of the hostiles
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
me Pond Riil I'm ohio.

The liquor dealers of Cincinnati have organ
lied an association eecr the protection of the
liquor trade in general and to test the consti-
nationality Of the Pond bill taxing saloons In
particular.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

to the san Carlos Agency to kill of whites
and get more Indians to join them. They also
declared that they would kill all the inhabitants
of tha vailev
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
Senator HlIl's ConaItlon.

A boiler explonon at Elmira, New York,
killed two men and injured several others.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
:" "AstoundlinE In.olenoe. ;,

During the examination of Ex-Secretary
Blaine by Mr.. Belmont before the Committee on
Foreign Relations, on the 9th, an exciting epi-
sode took place when the witness told Mr..
Belmont, who Was examining him, that his
construction Of one of his instructions to Min
ister Hurlbut was untruthful, and Mr.. Belmont
told Mr.. Blaine Preserving his reply to this
assault on his veracity for private communities
tion), that he believed him to be bully and o
coward. Blaine struck the table with his fist
and cried, The insolence of the young man ID
astounding"
:. suiIivan senfencesi % fbe sgoss--H -Heuses4 )
John L. Sullivan, the champion pugilist, has
been sentenced in the Boston Municipal Court
to three months In the work-house, for assault
and battery. Chas A. Robin, the victim, tes-
titled that he went into Rankin's Elliot street
place with friend, had glass Of beer, and
started to go out, meeting Sullivan and Mr..
Murphy on the way. He accosted the latter,
whom he knew, with the remark, 81 guess
you're too late to get in on the right eye,
kicked him brutally. Sullivan appealed the
case. and gave bond in the sum of $500
A FooIish woman.
A rather sensational story comes from st.
Louis. Mrs. Jennie Dixon, v1fe Of Barnett
Dixon, a commercial trayler for the Lorillards,
Of New York, ran away from her home with
John G. Curtis, young man less than seven.
teen years old, SON Of =. B. Curtis, formerly q
large clothing merchant there. Mrs. Dixon ID
an attractive lady Of twenty-eight years,
daughter Of Mr.. Ladd, . retired manufacturer
of he 4-h; 49, ~ h,a Arw<
brothers well-known in business circles, and q
sister and mother all Of whom move in the
best circles Of society, and who are terribly
shocked and scandalized at her conduct. She
left behind her three small children, aged re.
spectively, six, four and two years, simply di-
recting her servant to send word to her mother
to come over to the house and take care Of
them. Mr. Dixon was absent from the city on
business trip in New Mexico.
speedy Justice.
A body Of masked men, about forty in num-
Der, visited the. jail at Minneapolis, Mimi, q
few nights since, and demanded the surrender
OF Frank McManus, a tramp who had ravished
and brutally mutilated little four-year-old
girl named Nina Spear. The Sheriff, who was
made prisoner by the mob, refused to divulge
the whereabouts of McManus. The mob ther
made thorough search Of the jail, breaking
open every cell on the first floor, without find.
ing the prisoner. They then ascended to the
first floor above and repeated the ceremony OF
breaking down the cell doors until McManui
was found. The latter was then taken to the
house Of his victim, where he was fully iden
titled. Without further ceremony the moi
took McManus to large tree in front Of the
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

Aplan Ct action has been adopted by an anti
Chinese Convention, held in San Francisco,
including the organization Of aleague, to oremove
the Chinese from the Pacific coast by force.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

DeHsAHOE AAHh OoHuftHOu.
Tho family physician Of Senator Hill states
that he will probably not survive more than si1
months 49, Zss
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

Q TrAtn Robbers Captured.
Three more of the robbers who went through
the Texas Pacific train at Ranger have been
captured.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

The steamer City of Sanford, from Sanford
to Jacksonville. Florida, burned, and nine per-
sons perished in the flames.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
The Monticello Oy yclone.
Je,vi.l. Rersecusioa.

Later news from Monticello, Mississippi, re-
ports that fifteen persons were killed by the
late cyclone, and thirty injured.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

Crop reports from throughout the West ar
decidedly encouraging.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

Mrs. Somers, living near North Germantown,
TuscaraHas County, Ohio, was shot twice and
fatally wounded by tramp whom she refused
to give work.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An night 50 Far.

r Aajourned.
The Kentucky Legislature has adjourned.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

como Down,

Ihs reEnafls Of Darwin, the great naturalist,
have been inferred in Westminster Abbey by
those Of Sir Isaac Newton.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

A Fienai.h rramp.

At Martinez, California, mob attacked a
Chinese house and threw the inmates out the
windows, fatally injuring two Of them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

Thirty-Four Out OF Four Hundred.
Thirty-four saloon-keepers Of Cincinnati out
Of four hundred who violated the Smith Sum
day closing law have been arrested.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04

Many houses and shops occupied by Jews in
KAmenetz, Russia, have been burned, the loss
being estimated at 6oo, 900 rubles.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-05-04


killed two men and injured several others.
Senator HiIl's Condition.
Tho family physician Of Senator Hill states
that he will probably not survive more than siz
q Tr~in Robbers Cnptured.
Three more of the robbers who went through
the Texas Pacific train at Ranger have been
captured.
MS Restinr Place s =
me remains Of Darwin, the great naturalist
have been inferred in Westminster Abbey BY
those Of Sir Isaac Newton.
Gene Down.
The steamer City of Sanford, from Sanford
to Jacksonville, Florida, burned, and nine per-
sons perished in the flames.
The l1ontacelIo CycIone.
Later news from Monticello, Mississippi, re-
ports that fifteen persons were killed by the
late cyclone, and thirty injured.
Jesviah Persecution.
Many houses and shops occupied by Jews in
ASuooAAy
being estimated at 900, 600 rubles.
Thirty-Four Ont OF Four Hundred.
Thirty-four saloon-keepers Of Cincinnati out
Of four hundred who violated the Smith Sum
day closing law have been arrested.
Chinese Mobbed.
At Martinez, California, q mob attacked q
Chinese house and threw the inmates out the
windows, fatally injuring two Of them.
A Eieneish Tramp.
Mrs. Somers, living near North Germantown,
TuscaraHas County, Ohio, was shot twice and
fatally wounded by . tramp whom she refused
to give work.
They Must Go.
A plan Ct action has been adopted by an anti
Chinese Convention, held in San Francisco,
including the organization Of aleague, to oremove
the Chinese from the Pacific coast by force.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-11-25
An Extraordinary Offer.

There are number of persons out of employ m ent in every county, yet energetic men willing to work do not need to be. Those willing to work adn make from Sl00 to $500 month clear, working for us in pleasant and permanent business. The amount our agents make varies some making as high as S5O0 q month while O. h. CTS as low as $1O0, all depending on the energy Of should be sold to every use owner and pays over 100 per cent profit. Each sale is from S3.5O to Sl0. One agent in Pennsylvania sold B in two days, and cleared S64. An agent in New York made 945 in one day Any man with ener- gy enough to work full day, and will do this during the year, can make from $2, ,O0O to S6,O0O year. We only want one man in each county, and to him we will give the exclusive sale as long as he continues to work faithfully for us There made. Parties having from $2O0 to $l 900 to in vest can obtain general agency for ten counties or State. Any one can make an investnen Of from S25 to S1 900 without the least risk of loss, as our circulars will show that those investing S25 after 30 days trial return the goods un- sold to Us and get their money back, II they do not clear at least S10O. They show that general agent who will take ten counties and invest S2l6 ea3 after trial of go days return all goods unsod to us, and have money returned to them II they fail to clear at least $750 in that time. We are not paying salaries, but want men willing to work and obtain as their pay the profits of their energy Men not willing to work on our terms will not work on any. Those meaning business will receive our large descriptive circular aE ex- traordinary offer by enclosing three-cent stamp with their address. The first to comply with our terms will secure the county or counties they may wish to work.
 Address Rcnncr Manufacturing CompanyE11S Smithheld street, Pitsburg, Pa.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-11-25

A ST. LOUIS paper says that the southern transcontinental route, on which New Orleans has built great hopes, does not seem to have had much influence yet on the movement of California freight. Grain from Southern California, right on the road to New Orleans, still goes for export to San Francisco, where vessels have no difficulty in getting cargoes for Europe this autumn. Ship owners, again, do not acknowledge that their occupation is gone. The tonnage at San Francisco when November opened was very little under that on hand year ago, and as much ton mage ss arrived in the same period of the past year will undoubtedly put in an appearance during the next SIX months. California farmers are therefore, in very good spirits.