The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-09-14
IMPORTANT EVENTS
Collnted ana Compiled from oil
Quarters.
DOMESTIC.

CO11nted and Compiled from oil
Quarters.
Ar Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pa, the
Sheriff caused sensation by entering the
church during services and arresting the
pastor, Rev. Alex. s. Keyser, for breach of
promise.
A HEAVY snow storm fell in the far
West on the 3Oth of August.
SALT water is taking possession of the
Cherry Grove fPa. oil wells
Ar KANSAS City, NO., James Mills was
shot and killed by Frank Evans while in
the act of marrying Evans sister. Evans
objected to the match on the ground that
Mills did not stand high enough in the
social scale.
The splenetic form of Texas cattle fever
has broken, out in .Penobscot County,
Maine.
THERE is excitement at Ell Paso Texas,
over the reported discovery of gold quartz
worth $10O, 900 per ton, in the Organ Noun
tains fifty miles away. Specimens have
been sent to the Bank of, California, and
$500, 600 has been offered for the mine:
FRANc1s D. MoULToN has filed a bill in
the United States Circuit Court against s.
G. Chaffee, Trustee, and Asa Sprague, for
possession and title of Canonchet. The
writ is returnable October 20.
A SPECIAL from Las Vegas says: "Charles
Harris, railroad Pinkerton detective, was
assassinated at San Antonio. a small sta
tion few miles south of Socorro. Two
men alighted from an emigrant train, ap-
preached Harris, who was standing on the
platform and shot him dead. Both men
escaped
TEN thousand pounds of gunpowder ex-
ploded at Guayamas, killing one man and
destroying 500, 600 worth of property.
ONE of the most valuable blocks in
st. Roche, suburb of Quebec, has burned,
entailing loss of over 100000.
WILLIAM MCKAY, George Mcbride, and
John Flannigan, three American bank
robbers, escaped from the prison at Mon
treal.
A CIGAR box was picked up in North
River, New York, few days ago, in which
there was wrapped an embryo infant, and
among the wrappings was paper contain
ing the name of George L. Davidson,
together with his address. A call at the
address revealed the fact that Davidson s
newly-made bride was dangerously ill.
Davidson was arrested, and confessed that
an abortion had taken place to save his
wife from disgrace, and that he had agreed
to pay DR.. Theodore Kinne, prominent
physician, $1,000 for the job. DIR. Kinne
and Davidson are both under arrest, and
Mrs Davidson, who is the daughter of an
ex-Judge of the Supreme Bench, is ex-
pected to die.
is said to be as follows: Infantry, 44,6oO;
cavalry, $4,000; guns, 143; rocket tubes, 1S;
Bedouins, 30,500.
In railroad collision at Delaware Sta
ton, Pa, Celee Month, the oldest watch
man on the road, was jammed head fore
most into the irebox of an engine and
burned up.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER, who fol-
lowed Col. Ingersolps touching plea,
closed the argument in the Star Route
mail contract swindling cases on the 7th
inst. His speech was powerful and effec-
tive. After the jury had been excused for
the day, Judge Wylie announced that at
tempts had been made to bribe members of
that body. He said that after the trial
perhaps there would be an Investigation.
AL the counsel for the defense gave notice
that they should demand an investigation.
Foreman Dickson, of the jury, rose and
said that when the cases were disposed of
he should lay all the information in his
possession touching the subject before the
Court.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, reported fifty-eight
new cases of yellow fever on the Sth inst,
and four deaths.
BRAVE BEAR, the Sioux Indian sentenced
to be hanged at Yankton, has been granted
q second reprieve of sixty days.
ONE hundred and nineteen business
failures were reported for the week ending
September 8.
A FREIGHT train on the Marietta and
Cincinnati Railroad was wrecked near Lit
tie Hooking. Six cars were destroyed and
two carloads of cattle killed.
THE prizes in the military drill held at
Toledo, Ohio, last week in connection with
the Tri-State Fair, were awarded as fol-
lows: Tredway Rifles, of ST. Louis, first
prize, 81, 900 and gold medal; Toledo Ca
diets, second, s., 600; Wooster Guards, third,
$500.
WILLIAM s. JET, the man who led the
soldiers to the hiding place of Wilkes
Booth, after the assassination of Presi-
dent Lincoln, and who, for his connection
with the capture of Booth and Harold, has
been immortalized in history, was a few
days since sent to the Maryland State Lu-
natic Asylum, a raving maniac.
SEVENTEEN buildings, involving the
business portion of Decatur, Ind, were
destroyed by fire on the evening of Sep
tember 10. A special states: at is con
sidered gain to the city, as the square
which is most prominent, will now be
built up with appropriate buildings"
IT seems that the Davidson-Kinne NAL
practice case in New York, after all, ha.
resulted in the exhoneration of both the
accused by the Coroner's jury.
DURING the bombardment of Lebanon
Pa, by thunder storm, meteoric stone
weighing pound and a half, was thrown
into the ground in the middle of the prin
cipal street.
PENSACOLA, Fla, suffered by very sever,
wind-storm on the 9th. A number of yes
sells were capsized and driven ashore. Thre,
men were drowned.
A MOB of about fifty masked men mad
an unsuccessful attempt to lynch Johl
Hunter, the murderer of William Lents
at Washington, Indiana, on the night o
the 9th. The mob surrounded the Jail
seized the Sheriff, and searched his persol
for the cell keys, but could not find them
An attempt was then made to break opel
the Jail, but the outlaws were repulsed b.
the guard.
BY decision of the Rhode Island Su
preme Court, Ex-Governor Sprague is lef
n practical possession of Canouchet indei
initely.
AT Brownsville, Texas, since the yello'
ever epidemic, there has been 1889 case
and eighty-eight deaths At Pensacols
Fla, the past week there were thirty min
,ases and eight deaths.
Four barns, grist mill and planin
uill on the Sprague estate in Rhod
island, have been burned by an incendiarl
An attempt to fire the dwelling at Cransto
was made.
1t HAS developed that the Philadelphi
Alms-House managers stole the coppe