The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-06-07

VOL. XVI--NO. 9!
road, we're buried under the falling walls
of a burning building in Lynchburg, Va,
on the 30th. When tho debris was re-
NOV ed all were dead.
A Preacher Tarred and Feathered.
A mob of citizens at Franklin, Neb.,
tarred and feathered a preacher named
Byerd few days ago, for brutally whipping
his daughter, who had informed her mother
of his criminal relations with other women.
He narrowly escaped lynching.
Buried by a Cave-In.
A gang of railroad laborers were. buried
by a cave-in on the. Philadelphia, Norris
town & Phnnixville Railroad, at Consho-
hocken, Pa, on the 29tb, and three of them
were fatally injured.
Six Persons Drowned.
In Boston harbor, on the 30th, the yacht
skylark capsized during the prevalence of
heavy wind. David Butler, Matthew
Kinney, James Wood, James Cleary,
Richard O'Brien and an unknown man
were drowned.
Steamboat Sunk.
The steamer Jack Gambert, plying be-
tween McKeesport and Elizabeth, Pa,
struck snag in the Ohio River on the 30th
and Immediately sunk. She had on board
a number of passengers at the time, but all
escaped.
a Tsa0 lad
and Two MortaIly Wounded.
Two drunken miners raised a disturb
ance in Satido, Col, on the 30th, and City
Marshal Baxter Stingley attempted to ar
rest them. One of the miners, named
Evans, resisted with a knife, whereupon
the officer shot and instantly killed him.
The other miner, named Thomas Ninemyer,
then shot Marshal Stingley, Deputy Mar
shall James H. Bathurst, and man named
Thos. d. Cannon, after which he started
for the mountains with several citizens in
pursuit. Before they captured him he shot
and killed w. H. Brown, one of his pur-
suers. Brown, Evans and Cannon were
killed outright. Deputy Marshal Bathurst
and Marshal Stingley are mortally wound
ed.
A Convict's Suspicious Death.
John Anderson,a a one-year convict from
Chicago, confined in the State prison at
Joliet, ILL.,, aroused the prison guard by a
series of terror-stricken yells few nights
ago, and when his cell was reached the
man was found clutching the iron bars of
the door in the last agonies of death, his
throat being cut frightfully, while his
right hand was also bleeding from knife
wound. His ccll-mate, Michael Mooney, is
suspected of the mans murder, but con-
tends that Anderson committed suicide.
Fatal Boiler Explosion In Louistana.
Near Bayou Chiest, st. Landry Parish,
La, ON the S1st, the boiler of Blackburn &
Snyder's sawmill exploded, instantly kill
ing two men, and fatally injuring eight
others. The mill was completely wrecked,
and the boiler was blown two hundred
yards away.
Drouth EnJurins Virginia Crops.
Most discouraging accounts concerning
the crops in different sections of Virginia
are being received at Petersburg. In con-
sequence of the protracted drouth cotton is
coming up badly, tobacco plants are small,
in some instances drying up in the patches.
If full crop of tobacco is made, it will be
very late. In the peanut section many
of the farmers will be compelled to replant
in consequence of the seed planted becom-
ing rotten.
The Expected Great Iron Strike Averted.
A meeting of the Amalgamated Labor
Association Committee and iron manufac-
turers was held in Pittsburg on the 81 st,
and resulted in the manufacturers signing
last years scale of $3.50 per ton for pud-
ding. This action averts the threatened
strike and insures the running of all the
mills in the West for another year without
interruption. The manufacturers who have
heretofore persisted in their refusal to pay
more than 81 per ton, give as a reason for
their action that other mills proposed to ac-
cede to the terms of the Amalgamation AS
sociation, and they had to do the same or
lose their business.
A wealthy PhiIadeIp phiau Found Dead.
VIM. Lenders, wealthy resident of
Philadelphia, disappeared. from Hot
Springs, Ark, few days ago, without
leaving any clew by which he could be
traced. On the 3lst his dead body was
found in Gulph Creek, near Hot Springs,
with his head almost entirely eaten off by
buzzards. Valuable diamonds and a small
sum of money was found on his person,
which leads to the belief that he fell into
the creek while wandering about Temporal
rily deranged.
DeviIIsh Deed OF Striking Miners.
A diabolical attempt to destroy human
life was made in Des Moines, Iowa, on the
31st. Striking miners, enraged at Scott
Davis, colored, also miner, who would
not quit work with the others, threw 9
large quantity of powder into his dwelling
with lighted fuse attached. The powder
exploded with fearful force, and portions Of
| the house were blown to pieces. There were
several persons in the building, number
of whom were struck by the flying pieces
but none were killed OF fatally injured.
An nUnk nown Burglar Killed.
An unknown burglar was killed by thu
| Sheriff at Fremont, Ncb., a few days ago
while resisting arrest. His partner was ar
rested, but refuses TO disclose his identity
| E. N. Morse, prominent citizen of FIRE
mont, was fatally wounded by stray shot
Fruit Orthc sinlIOws.
John Bailey and Henry Wimbish, ne
groes, were publicly executed at Macon
Ca, on the 1st, in the presence of 6,000 per
sons. Both confessed their crimes.
Robert Henderson was hanged at Oxford
N. c., on the same day, for the murder o
his wife last November. He also made
confession.
Drowned.
John Fitzgerald, John Walton and Johl
Nausland, log drivers employed by tn
Muskegon Boom Company, were drowne'
. in the Muskegon River, at Hersey, Mich,
few days ago.
A millionaire Sued.
Jas. NJ. Brazell, of San Francisco, has en-
tered suit against j. c. Flood, the Nevad
| millionaire, for one-eighth interest in tn