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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
An AlIedged Modern Lucretia Borgla.

SAN ANToNIA, TEX, December 23.-Mrs.
Christian, who some time ago was charged
by several newspapers in this State with
having poisoned Coolbaugh,. a
prominent attache Of the press
ing said at the time that Coolbaugh was
her seventh victim, has been arrested here
on the charge of causing the death, few
days ago, of Louis Brrnner. She
ing before he died the pair had
quarreled, which resulted in her leaving
the house. 1t was given out that Brunner's
death was from painters collie. An analysis
of his stomach is now progressing by di.
rection of the county judge. Notwith-
standing the woman's alleged record, this
is the first time she has been arrested.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Attempted JaII Deliyery.

PTrTsBURG, PENN, December ia
dispatch from Greensburg, thirty miles
east of this city, says that five prisoners
made desperate attempt to escape this
morning. They had previously been de-
tected in an attempt to escape, and
had been chained to the floor to prevent
further trouble. They were quiet the
first part of the night, but about two
O'Clock this morning they made a bold
dash for liberty, breaking their chains
from the floor and bursting open the doors
They assaulted the guards, but did no
harm. Each time breaking loose, they
were only kept secure till morning
at the point of revolver by the
guards. The parties are John Noble, who
attempted to kill an old man named Cauley
recently at. Scottdale; Robert Herpoltz,
Thomas Taylor and Samuel Brewer, indict-
ed for robbery, and negro named Frank
Jones, indicted for burglary.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Sarah Barnhardt on Her Muscle.

PARIS, December 19.-"Sarah Barnum,n
satirical biography of Sarah Barnhardt,
by her former friend, Marie Colombier, has
caused a duel between friends of the women
and a scandalous quarrei between the act
ress and the author. Sarah, incense1 at be-
ing described as q ''sEe Barnum," asked the
police to seize the book. The police replied
that she must seek redress in civil tri-
bunal. Sarah, with her son, proceeded
on Tuesday to Colombier's resi-
dence and struck her in the face with
a riding whip. Colombier fled, pursued
by Sarah, who smashed everything in her
way. Meanwhile the friends of the women
INDUCED in free fight in another part of
the house. i
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Fifteen Students Burned in Their schoo l.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, December 23.-The
Jewish school and synagogue at Galatea,
suburb Of Constantinople, burned, and
fifteen students perished in the flames.
The fire broke out in the basement of the
German Israelite Schoolhouse, and the
flames spread with such rapidity, as to pre-
vent majority of the children from escap-
ing through the doors. Many were thrown
or leaped from the upper windows into
blankets in the street below, and many
were thus injured. Nineteen charred
bodies have been recovered, and thirty al
together are missing. The directress of
the school was seized with fright and
threw herself from window, and was
killed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Notes.

The remains of DeLong and others of
the Jeanette Arctic expedition arrived at,
Irkutsk on the 21st. The remains were
borne in procession through the streets es-
corted by detachment of troops. A null
titude of people joined the cortege, many
wreaths were placed upon the collins, and
printed copies of poems, describing the
expSoits and unhappy end of the party,
were distributed among the crowd.
The Spanish steamer, Manila, took fire
few days ago in the Bay of Biscay.
Eighty-two of the crew and passengers
took TO boats. The first boat reached an
English vessel, the second returned to the
burning vesse, but the third has not been
heard from
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
A Court Clerk Indicted.

PrTrsBURG,. PENN, December 19.-The
Grand Jury to-day returned true bill
against Arch. b. Rowland, jun., Clerk of
Courts, on one of the indictments
against him for embezzlement. The
indictment is found from tn g
information covering Mr.. Rowland's first
term of Office, and charges defalcatiou
to the amount of S41, 1858. There is a
Jury, covering Mr.. Rowland's entire
time in Office, and alleging a
defalcation of over $4,000. Mr.. Rowland
who still contends that the prosecution is
for political purposes, says he is glad the
he will be acquitted by the petit jury, and
viii demand q speedy trial.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Suit for Inauranca Honey.

UEIoNTowN, Pa, December 21.-The
widow .ofsthe late Captain Mutt, who was
killed at this place year ago by N. l..
Dukes, to-day entered suit against the Ac-
cident Insurance Company, of North
America, to recover 5000, the
amount of-policy of Insurance to Cap
tain Mutt on the 9th of April, 1882, for a
term of one year.. The policy stipulated
that within ninety days after sufficient
proof that the insured sustained, bodily in
juries, which caused death, the amount
named would be paid to his wife. This con-
tract has not been fulfilled; hence the suit.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Commemorative of Iudoe Black,

WASHINGTON, December 21.-A meeting
of the bar was held in the Supreme Court
room to-day to take appropriate action in
respect Of the fdeath of Judge Jere Black.
Senator Edmunds was called to the
chair, and McKe1pey chosed secre-
tary. Eulogistic addresses were delivered
by Messrs. Merrick, Emery, Ashton, and
W. II. Smith, Senators Bayard, Vance, and
Garland, and Representative Hopkins.
Resolutions expressive OF the high charac-
terand attainments of the deceased, and
death. were adopted.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
TornI Limb From LImb.

PITTsBURG, Pa, December 18.--James
Weaver, laborer, aged sixty, employed
at Hussey Howe & Co.'s steel works, met
with a horrible death this morning.
He was passing through the machinery
department., when his arm was
caught in the betting and he was drawn
into the machinery. Before he could be
extricated he was torn limb from limb,
portions Of the body being scattered dis.
tance of one hundred feet, US
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Sudden Death of General Cram.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, December 2O.-
Brevet Major-General Thomas jefferson
Cram, Colonel of the Engineer Corps,
United States Army, retired, died sud-
denly in a Chestnut-street horse-car
this afternoon. On his way down
town General Cram got on the
car at Nineteenth and Chestnut streets.
The car was partly filled with passengers,
and he sat next to lady. Crossing Broad
street the old gentleman was noticed to
put his hand over the region of his heart,
as if suffering, and moment later fell
over sideways in his seat in a faint. Ex-
animation showed that heart disease was
the cause of death
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Nail Factories Close Down.

PrTTsBURG, PENN, December 1s.-The
Western Nail Association met this morn
ing, and after q session lasting till two
O'Clock this afternoon, it was decided to
close down for period Of - six
weeks from December Goth till February
11th. The meeting was one of the
largest ever held, every mill in the West
being represented by person or by letter.
The stopage is for the purpose ofrestricting
production. Stocks arc light and ill-assort.
ed. Trade is reported fair. The card rate
remains unchanged.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Killed by Gas from the Stove.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, December 23.-Lucy
Allyn, single lady thirty-four years of
age, was found dead in bed at Mclean,
this county, at noon to-day. The cause of
her death is supposed to have been from
gas from a hard coal stove. She kept a
millinery store and lived in it alone.
She was granddaughter of James
Allyn, one of the earliest pioneers of this
county, and one who laid out Bloomington.
When found the stove was gassing badly,
and the gas was unbearably strong in the
room. The dampers in the stove-pipe were
closed, and the front damper and cold air
damper were open.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Report on Petroleum IN Russia.

sWAsHMGToa, December 2o.-Fulton
Paul, q. IS. Consul at Odessa, Russia,
forwarded the State Department report
Of petroleum development in Russia, in
which he says: 'sThe residum Of the oil is
much greater than that found in the States,
and besides being converted into benz
zine, gasoline and various other useful
products, it is used as fuel, with steam
Jet, on locomotives, and also on steamers
on the Caspian Sea, the Eolga and other riv
ers, and experiments in progress are to
utilize it in new torpedo boats now in course
Of construction in che Russian Navy.
Crude oil is also used to sprinkle the streets
of Baku, and Is much more effectual than
water in. n.laying the terrible dust that ex
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Opening oL the::Nsw Nlaaara Bridge.

SUSPENSION BRIDGE, N. Y, December
2o.-The formal opening of the cahtilever
bridge to-day was a perfect success. The
testing Of its strength was by running on
twenty locomotives and twenty-four oars
loaded with gravel, which extended from
end to end, Of the bridge on both tracks,
but there was no apparent detection. Lev
els were taken at intervals by commits
sion selected from three hundred engi-
neers. Ten thousand people witnessed the
opening, A baunuet followed t
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
suspected of Poisoning Her Husband.

GOSHEN, VT, December 23.-William
Catlin, farmer, died under circum-
stances indicative of poisoning. De-
cember 1 Catlin was taken ill and
arsenic in solution was administered
by his wife by mistake, she claims,
Emetics were given, and Catlin recovered.
On the 7th he was again taken i'll, and died
yesterday, after being treated for typhoid
fever. An autopsy has been ordered.
Since his death runors of an undue inti-
macy between Mrs. Catlin and Aver, farm
hand, have been circulated.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Riotinq In the CITY of Mexico.

MEXICO, December 21.-A refusal to ac-
cept nickel money in the city market this
morning caused quarrels, resulting in fir.
ing and cries of 'Down with the nickel"
A panic spread, and all business houses
were closed. The mob passed through the
streets, breaking lamps and windows. The
troops fired blank cartridges at the mob
and the cavalry charged the crowd, and
order was finally restored without blood
shed. Troops are now patrolling the streets.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
A Tragedy From Rejected Love.

ST. LOUIS, December 20.-Henry Probst
shot and seriously wounded Mary Hammer,
at Wilderman Station coal mines,
on the Cairo Short Line Rail-
road, three miles from Belle
vile, ILL.,, this afternoon, because she
wouldn't marry him. He then fed to Belle
vile, where he was arrested. While in the
grasp and struggling with the deputy sher-
i'll, he attempted to shoot that officer over
his shoulder, but the ball entered his own
neck, killing him almost instantly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
causeless Murder IN Illinois.

CARsn, IH,, December 20.-About six
O'Clock this evening, while at supper In q
restaurant, Enoch Ballenine, of this city,
was shot in the head by Will @. Sanders,
a young farmer, who resides near Cassville,
in this county. There was no quarrel, and
but few words passed. Sanders was
in liquor, and its supposed that
two or three years since prompted him to
fire the shot. Sanders attempted to es-
cape, but was held by Mr. Bollerman, the
proprietor of the restaurant, ana an officer
soon arrived and took him to Jail. The
physicians say that Ballentine can not re-
cQYer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

DR.. RICHARDSON, of the University of
Pennsylvania, says that before vaccin-
alton was discovered, during an cpl
demic of smallpox, one of every five
persons died, and another of the five was
injured or crippled for life. Only one
in ten thousand is ever injured by vac
o;notion
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
River and Harbor Committee.

The Committee on River and Harbor are
for the most part composed of new men.
and is as follows: Willis, of Kentucky,
Chairman; Blanchard, of Louisiana :;
Breckenridge, of Arkansas; Houseman, of
Michigan; Rankin, of Wisconsin; Bnrleigh,
of New York; Murphy, of Iowa; Demo-
Gratis; and Bayne, of Pennsylvania; Hen
derson, of Illinois; Horr, of Michigan, and
Stone, of Massachusetts, Republicans
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Because his sister wonld NOT n

Because his sister would not quit
her place and attend school with him
this winter, Thomas Irving, of Holland
Patent, N. Y; drowned himself in
well. He left his hat on pole where
a neighbor would pass, and in the hat
a slip of paper, on which was written:
1T is all over now; it is all over now;
the best friend l have on earth is
Gracie.' He was twenty-one years
old.-N Y Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Dying From the Scratch of a scalpsI.

ERIE, PENN, December 23.-While visit.
ing here DIR. A. Easton, of New York, as.
sisted at an autopsy of Spencer Meyer,
who died of malignant growth, and
scratched his finger slightly with the seal
pei. The next day the hand and arm were
involved, and the Inflammation extended to
the glands of the neck. Tonight be is re.
ported diving
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Three Robbers cantured.

PHILADELPHIA, December 21.-The three
masked robbers who entered the residence
of Joseph Heckler, near Msinland, Mont
gomery County, while the family were at
supper, and producing pistols threatened
to rob the house, are arrested and fully
identified. One member of the family es.
Gaping from the house, raised an alarm.
and the robbers fed bootless.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
A Double louisiana Traoedy.

CLINTON, La, December 10. Jim George,
colorsd, residing Eve miles from here, re-
turned home last night and found his
daughter, aged seventeen, dead and another
woman mortahy wounded, the latter hav-
ing since died. The crime was committed
by man who called at the house, found
the women in bed, and shot them both. Ed
Eli, colored, has been arrested, and the sus.
picion against him is strong. 49, ~ -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Eruif of the HalInws

GEoRGETowN, S. c., December 21.-Jerry
Cox, colored, was hanged for the murder
of Herbert Rembert in June last. Cox pro.
tested his innocence to the last, showed no
fear, and made a short speech on the scaf.
fold. -
GIDDINGs, TEX, December 21.-At 2:25
this afternoon Jim Taylor (coloredj was
hung for the murder of Sarah Chappell
(colored). The execution was neat and
quiet. Taylor made an incoherent speech
of ten minutes, confessing his crime and
expressing sorrow. A crowd of 1900, most
ly negroes, were present.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
: LOSING Her Life to Save ner chiId.,

BALTIMORE, Nd, December 21.-Mrs. Ga
briel Kiah, jr., residing near Cambridge,
Md, discovered that her infanRs cloth.
ing was I on flre.) Rushing to the
rescue Of the babe she succeeded
in putting ont the flames before the
child had been seriously injured. In do
ing SO, however, her own clothes took fire.
She darted out of the house and ran across
an adjoining field. "A colored man ran to
her assistance and succeeded in putting
out the flames. She was burned in a
dreadful manner and no hopes are enter
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Woman's Murder speedjIy Atoned

BELLEvILLE, ILL.,, December 21.-Henry
Babst, young German, fatally shot his
sweetheart, Mary Hammer, at Winderman
Station, yesterday afternoon and fed in
the direction of this city. Oyertaken by a
Sheriff's posse he made stand and threat
ened the officers, holding cooked revol-
yer. The Sheriff's son closed with Babst
and made him throw up his revolver, and
in doing SO the weapon was discharged,
the shot striking Babst, killing him in
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Burned to DeathIin a Wrecked Train.

BURLINGTON, La, December 2O.-Passen-
ger train No. on the G. B. & Q. ran into
the rear end of passenger train No. at
Gladstone, Ill, this evening, telescoping a
Pullman car, which ignited and was COM
pletely destroyed. Richard Somers,
superintendent of the din
ing car service of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railway, of
Chicago, was instantly killed, and his body
burned almost beyond recognition. Six
other passengers were more or less in
jured, but none probably fatally. The two
coaches were consumed. The loss is about
$4,000 The engineer of No. 1 did not see
the rear lights on No. 8.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Died with Fortune In His Pockets.

ATLANTA, GA, December 20.-This morn
ing Mrs. Steel, alarmed at the prolonged
absences of her father, D.. r. .-Wadley,
the Georgia Central, went to his room, and
effecting fsrcible entrance, found him
dead. On his person was found In money
and railroad stocks over $4,000. The in
quest developed heart disease as the cause
of death = p :. l..t.-. =
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

In Russia, for locomotives and sat-
tionary engines, the use of native min
erals as compared with foreign is stead
ily increasing. Some railways not far
from colleries have returned to the COM
bustion of wood.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

AN English writer has just discovered
that Shakespeare disliked dogs, looking
upon them all more or less as ours.
snappish and cowardly. Sir Henry
Holland once lost q bet of q guinea
owing to his failure to find a. dog
spoken kindly of by Shakespeare.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

THERE is much speculation as to
why the German Crown Prince visited
Spain and is visiting Italy. The real
cause of these visits-and let no rea-
der give away this great diplomatic
secrets, that HIS Royal Highness
will go to any spot on earth where he
can get American pork for dinner.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
News By TELEGRAPH.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Mare Trosble Nith the Creeks.

WAsHINeToN, December 19.-The follow
ing dispatch from Agent Tufts, Muscogee
d;s ialaR Territory vas TsssivsS ss At eon,s the Ii
inaugurated Ispaichiche Chief Perryman
the present Chief, refuses to
give away.n Perryman sIwas In
augurated chief on ths5th OF the present
month, after the different factions OF. Creeks
agreed to abide by the results Of the popu
trouble impending was averted, but ths
dispatch of Tufts is regarded at the IndiaI
Bureau as indicative Of further faetiona
strife.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

DIR BARKER, of Melbourne, who has
been striving for twenty-seyen years to
make hanging as mercifnl as possible,
advocates placing the knot of the moose
on the spine, or nape of the neck, in
stead of under the ear, as the most
effectual means of fracturing the ver-
tebra.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

The nearest collateral defendants OF
Washington are said to be two cousins,
who keep up the family place in East
ern Virginia. Miss Margaret Washing
ton is great grand-neice of the pater
patrie and is vigorous old lady of sew
enty. These two have more of the
Washington blood in their veins than
any other persons living.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

WHAT waste of water power! It is
estimated that ninety thousand millions
of cubic feet of water pour over Niaga-
ra ever hour. Estimating the fall at
1859 feet, this means about 500,000,00
horsepower going to waste.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
ALonq Fiuht Auainst Death.

WHARTON, ONT, December 21.-Word is
received from Tobermory, Lake Huron, of
the wrecking on Manitoulin Island of the
schooner D. S. Hungerford, of Buffalo. Her
crew of six built tent on the island and
lived in it nineteen days, finally reaching
Tobermory in an old fishing boat.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Cave-in of a coiliery,

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, December 2o.-A
cave-in of the Pine Bridge Colliery throws
four hundred men out of employment.
Fire-damp prevents tracing the cave at
present.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
What Constitutes a Chinese Merchant.

What Constitutes Chinese Merchant.
BAN FRANCISCO, December ~20.-Judge
Hoffman, of the U. s. District Court, prac
tically decided to-day the Chinese trades
habeas corpus case. If Chinaman, Ia
borer, in his own country, came to this
country with the purpose, according to
testimony adduced, of going into the mer-
chandizing business, he is, under q. s.
laws, merchant.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

TIE drouth in New England has been
q remarkable one. Out of the annual
average rainfall of about forty-four
inches, the deficiency for this year will
probably be one foot.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

The houses of New York are SO high
that they shut the sunshine out of the
streets, and make the neighborhoods
unhealthflll. Some of the doctors are
recommending that the height of build
inps be limited by law.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

BARBARA FRIETcHIE's clock is said to
be in existence yet, with its hands fixed
at 10 o'clock, the hour at which the
pendulum was shot away by soldiers
bullet Its final destination will be the
Smithsonian Institute.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

A VESSEL constructed of paper was
recently launched at st. Petersburg.
She is driven by steam. Her dimen-
sions are: Length, twenty-five feet;
greatest width, five feet, with only few
inches draught of water.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

A MErEoRoLoG1sT says the railroads
and telegraph lines form network of
electric conductors which tend to equal
ize the climate of our country, that of
the North becoming warmer, and of the
South colder.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
A FRn.cu pbysician writes of diet /,

A FRENCH physician writes of diet in
America: .sCorn is favorite Article OF
food, and though eaten invarious ways,
is most often boiled on the cob. Three
or four of these cylinders are not too
much for a +. lover of this cereal, who
will gnaw off the grains with his teeth,
and presently leave nothing but Ia car
casss.'"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

some Newark (N. J. } homing pigeons
few distance of nearly seventy miles
at the rate of mile in 1.13. Their ap-
pearance on their return did not indi-
cate the least fatigue. sss,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

Sonora, old as that State is, has
not more than 125, 900 inhabitants, and
$1,000 of these are pure Indians. There
are about 5000 natives of the United
States in the State, mostly spectators.
Fabulous sums are said to have been
taken out of her mines, and now and
then vase filled with gold nuggets left
by the Spaniards. Chicago Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27
Tells on His Chums.

MeUNT CARMEL, Pa, December a.
Charles Weaver, a prisoner in Sunbury
fail, has confessed his connection with a
gang Of burglars which has committed num-
erous depredations in this county, and
given the names and addresses of all the
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

"A San Francisco man advertised
for 1920 red-headed girls-must be
good-looking;" and not one response
was received. A few days later he adj
vertised for 1920 golden-haired beau
ties" and before the paper was out two
hours the street in front of his office
was crowded with just the style Of
beauty he desired.-SaH Lake Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-27

The United States takes the second
place among the copper producing coun-
tries of the world. Chill leads with
AZ, ,909 tons for 1882, and the United
States follows with $4,000 tons for the
same period.