The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-10-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Domestic. Foreign ana ro,,s,ea,
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AT HONE.
JAcH Cole, the seaman who lost his
mind through exposure in Siberia while
with the Jeanette expedition, was visited
by Engineer Melville and Lieutenant
Danenhower at the asylum few days ago,
but failed to recognize either of them.
The report states that he seemed conscious
that some one was present whom he knew,
but that was as near as he was able to
come at it.
The jury of inquest in the case of Charles
Matthews, editor of the Hot Springs Ark
Hornet, who was killed last week, returned
the verdict that deceased came to his death
by three or more blows by hickory club
in the hands of S. W. Fordyce, and by
three pistol or revolver shots from the
8. w. Fordyce, D. G. Rugg, and Frank
Flynn, and that the killing of Charles
Matthews was unjustifable.p
A WAsHINeToN dispatch says the Board
of Direction of the Garfield Monument
Fair orders application for space, either for
loaned or donated exhibits, must be made
on or before the LIST of November, and all
exhibits must be placed in the hands of
the Board on or before November IL. Two
dollars will be charged for entry of all
exhibits made for advantage or profit
of exhibitors. There will be no
charge for space for exhibits of this class,
but all cases, counters, etc. must be put
up at the expense of the exhibitor. All
packages should be addressed Garfield
Monument Committee, Washington, d.
Co." and bills of lading mailed to F. T.
Wilson, Secretary of the Board. Transpor-
tation and insurance upon all art exhibits
leaned for the occasion, and transportation
upon all articles donated, to be at the cost
of the Board of Directors. TRANSPORTATION
upon all other exhibits made for profit of
exhibitors to be at their own cost and risk.
JAooB KUNTz, of Fond dl Lac, while,
standing on the rear platform of train on
the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, !.
was attacked by train robbers, who infiict-
ed fatal injuries on his person, took 81, 600
in currency from his pocket and threw
him off the platform. He was afterward
found by the roadside in a dying condi-
ton, but lived long enough to. tell his
story.
THE yellow fever is not abating at Pensa-
cola, Florida. September 26 there were
sixty new cases and two deaths. The au-
thorities are calling upon the country for
supplies,
The Franklin Sugar Refinery, of Har-
rison, havemeyer & Co., at Philadelphia,
has been destroyed by fire, entailing loss
estimated at s., 600, 900.
SAYS dispatch from Wytheyille, vir-
ginia, of September 26: ''The annual
Baptist Association was in session to-day
at Hampton Cross Roads, but the religious
exercises were broken up by q tragedy
which caused thrill of horror to run
through the vast assembly, for almost all
the people in that section were in attend
ance, including number of women and
children. Unfortunately a number of
country bloods went to the meeting for
other purposes than to worship, and carried
along with them not only whisky, but
pistols During the long prayer two of
this party, Jerry Cox and Levi Bryson,
began to quarrel, and, both being well
heeled, drew pistols and began firing at
each other. One of the bullets went
whizzing SO near the head of the praying
minister as to cause him at once to sus-
pend, and PROSTATE bimself on the plat
form for safety. Another went in the
midst of the amateur choir and through
an old woman's bonnet. The scene of con-
fusion and terror became almost inde-
scribable. The whole crowd of worship
ers became panic-stricken. Men, as well as
women and children, all rushing
for place of safety, trampled upon
many whe were too feeble to withstand
the tide. No one attempted to interfere
with the combatants, and finally Bryson
fell, shot entirely through the neck, NOR
tally wounding him. As he fell, and in
his dying desperation, he raised his pistol,
which held only two more cartridges in it,
and shot Cox in the back as the latter was
attempting to leave the field victor in the
impromptu duel. Cox fell and died very
soon. 1t was one of the most desperate af-
fairs of the kind ever known in this sec.
ton"
NoRTHEAsTERN MISSOURI and Southwest
ern Illinois were disturbed by an earth.
quake on the 9th of September. The
shock was also felt at Vincennes, Indiana
ELEVEN Sophomores have already beer
expelled from Lafayette College, at Easton
Pennsylvania, for hazing Freshmen. Si1
were expelled last week.
THINGS are not going on swimmingly ir
Utah under the new order OF things. Gov
ernor Murray, in obedience to the law o.
Congress providing for appointments to fill
vacancies occasioned by the failure to hole
an election in August, has appointed {
number of officials throughout Utah. II
defiance of law and the Edmunds bill
Oh fhn
pointees of the Governor have been re
fused the records and places to which they
have been appointed. This organized null
LITIGATION is in obedience to the orders o
the Mormon leaders. Those who think i
criminal to hold over were whipped in b.
the council and threats, and the polyga
mists are holding on, Congress to the con
trary. Writs of nlandamus have been ap
piled for to enforce the title of the officiaI
appointed. The action of Governor Muir
ray in firmly executing the law in the fact
of the Mormon leaders is approved by al
law-abiding people.
LEANDER MERRILL, aged sixty years, liv
ing at Chauncy, Illinois, last week sho
and killed his wife, who was but twenty
six years old. She was his fourth wife
and being beautiful, he became jealous o
her and doubted her fidelity. She hat
better been young mans slave"
The breaking of mill-dam at Heaths
vile, Virginia, washed away the house o
. Mr.. Bush, drowning his wife and fv
children.
PENSACOLA, Florida, on the 9th, reporte,
fifty new cases of yellow fever and 81:
deaths.
SEvENrY-sIx lottery dealers have beel
Indicted by New York Grand Jury.
The Secretary of the Interior has de
sided to reopen for settlement larg
tsact of agricultural land, embracing abou
ten million acres, in Northern Dakota
Withdrawn from settlement by Secretar
6churz. The tSact once formed part of tn
Great Sioux Reservation, but was pul
chased by the Government from that tribe
Portions have been occupied by the Turtl
Mountain Indians, rowing band of ChiI
pewas. These Indians presented clair
urging their right to occupancy, and Sci
rstarv ScburZ Withdrew the lands froI