The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-04-20
An Arkansas Atrocity.


News from Peryville, Perry County, Ark,
announces the assassination, eight miles from
town, of J. M. Butler, school teacher, who
arrived there from Indiana three years ago.
It was reported in the neighborhood that But
Ter intended marrying Mrs. Brazil, widow.
Friday evening, while on the porch Of her
house, he saw a man toss q note over the fence.
Butler called to the man, who at once dis
charged both barrels of Q shotgun at his
victim, who died in few moments. The note,
afterwards picked up, read as follows:
"We warn you, in plain words, to leave.
Billy Brazil worked hard for what he had, and
we can't stand to see it squandered by you. If
that is not enough We will make it all right
with you. J, N. GooDsHo7."
The officers have clue to the murderer, and
believe the guilty party viii be soon arrested.
Death OF Ida Greeley Smith.
Mrs. Idea Greeley Smith, wife of Colonel
Nicholas Smith, and eldest daughter of Horace
Greeley, died at her home, in Chappaqua, on
the 11th inst. She had been i'll only q few
days and the family physician, DR.. Sloan, ut
first pronounced the attack to be quincy. Sub
sequently DR.. White, of New York, decided the
case to be diphtheria. 30 deceptive was the
disease that fve minutes before the end came
! she had taken nourishment, and at last the
falling asleep was quiet and painless. Mrs.
Smith was thirty years Of age, and left three
small children - Horace, aged five years;
| Gabrielle, two years, and an infant daughter
only one month old. She was for four years
q student at the convent Of the Sacred Heart.
ut Manhattanyille. which she left when quite
young, that she might devote herself to caring
for her invalid mother. She was . beautiful
woman, full of intelligence, and Of sweetness
and vivacity of disposition, making her very
attractive to her wide circle of friends.
| Terrible Explosion.
A boiler in the mill feed store of A. b. silbey
& Co. on King street, Baltimore, resulted IN
the death and serious injury Of many persons.
| portion Of the boiler was propelled north
ward, entirely demolishing two two-story brick
dwelling houses ON King street, and throwing
down the side wall Of . rear building adjoining
At the time of explosion John Addison, the
engineer, Harrison Waters, colored fireman
Andrew Cooper, . nachinist, who had beer
making the repairs, and Frank Kraning, boy
were in the engine-room. All were killed
except Cooper, and he is not expected tt
live. In the house No. ITS King street
George Rentz, aged nineteen, was killed
Ida Rosenburg had . leg broken; Eller
Rawlings, a colored servant, was severel.
hurt by the wall falling upon her. In No. IT.
King street Grace Gray, aged twenty, wa
killed; In the yard adjoining the falling build
ing Abraham Hepbron, colored, unloading
lumber wagon, was struck by q flying missile
and his skull fractured. James Roden, age'
fifteen, had his skull fractured; Edward Gala
han had leg broken. Mrs. Margaret Kaui
No. 454 Pratt street, adjoining the factory. wa
killed at the washtub in her Kitchen by fyin
bricks; g. W. Gates, at work in a granite yard
square distant, was struck in the face by
brick and severely hurt; Edward Kelly, a
employe In the building, had leg broken, an
several others were less seriously hurt.