The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-01-04

COMMISSION mas been IN existence eleven
years, during which period one hundred
and forty claims were considered, repre-
senting 500, 900, 900. Awards were made in
twenty-eight cases, representing 81, 200, 900.
Eight cases remained on hand for decision.
These claims aggregate 81 04S, 800. The
Spanish Minister received the congratula-
tions of President Arthur, his fellow
diplomates and the officials of the State
Department on the settlement of these
long pending questions.
In DECIDING a suit against the Western
Union Telegraph Company, in New York,
on the 9th, the Judge concluded: "The
motion for an injunction against paying
any dividend upon the $12. 526, $50 of cap
ital stock, being so much of the shares
thereof as was distributed in the stock div
idend in question, is granted and in other
respects the motion is denied" There is
said to be involved a stock influencing
| scheme for speculative purposes.
THE will of Edward Clark, of Otsego
| County, N. Y, bequeaths to Ills heirs ST.
| $50, 900, considerable property in New York
City and elsewhere, including "Fernleigh
Mansion and 35 acres of land in the vii
lage of Fernleigh, on the Susqehanna. He
also bequeaths $50, 600 to the General Fund
of Williams College, and requests that hi
son John H. will have sufficient interest in
the Singer Manufacturing Company to be
elected director, to watch over and pro-
tect the family interest in that concern.
ON RETURNING home from work at SYRIA
cuse, New York, on the evening of the 9th,
a laborer found the drowned bodies of his
ri fo I'D -, fLa o;e fo
which they had fallen several hours pre-
vious.
A SwEDE named Charles Peterson was ar
rested at Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on the
9th, for having entered the house of John
Umber. near Cornwall, and deliberately
emptying kettle of boiling water over
two children, and afterwards knocking
Umber down with a club.
NEWS was received on the 9th of O trag-
edy which occurred few days ago nesr
Mooreburg, Hawkins County, Tennessee.
A notorious negro thief named Cray had
stolen some hogs in the neighborhood. He
was pursued by number of white men,
who found the hogs in Gray's possession.
Gray took refuge in his own house. The
white men demanded admission for the
purpose of arresting Gray. They attempt
ed to break the door down, when Gray fired
upon them. The fire was returned, and a
general battle ensued. Gray was mortally
wounded and has since died. His step-son
had his thigh broken by ball. Jim Will
liams, white man on the outside, was
shot in the head and mortally wounded. A
white man named Orrick was also wounded.
JOHN GRADEwoHL, salcon-keeper of
Milwaukee, was arrested on the 9th for
challenging Fred. Malzahn, business
man, to fight duel. Gradewohl claims his
daughter was outraged by Malzahn, which
is Indignantly denied by the latter.
A sLooP capsized in stream near the
mouth of Bayou Texar, Fla, on the Goth,
and Alexander Dauty, Bill Howard, Noah
Saunders, Peter Saunders, Bob Dancan
and ]. Jones-were drowned.
PETER DEs GARoN, a carpenter of Rock
ford, Washington Territory, on the 9th
shot his wife and himself through the head.
Cause, jealousy.
HARRY BROWN, sporting man of means
of San Francisco, offers to put up $50
that ]. L. Sullivan can not knock out or
stop Jem Mace in four rounds.
COLONEL WOLFE, State Auditor of Indi-
ana, was arrested at Indianapolis on the
2sth, arraigned, tried and discharged by
the Mayor. Colonel Wolfe stated that he
avoided the officer because he thought him
a robber, and the policeman says the Col
onel was yelling on the street and cursed
him.
In a fight near Lloyds, Florida, on the
2Sth, between William Lang and Richard
Fitzpatrick, the latter killed Lang, after
being himself fatally stabbed.
AT Columbus, Texas, on the 9th, a son
of Captain Stafford was shot, but not
killed. Friends of Stafford hanged the
shooter.
WIN. WALTON, coal miner at Belleville,
Illinois, on the 2Sth, shot Jane Melbourne
because she refused to marry him, and
then shot himself. Both died almost in
stantly.
CLARENCE VEIeHT stepped into the cigar
store of Mrs. Lizzie Swim, at Fort Worth,
Texas. on the 2sth, and purchased cigar,
and, after lighting it, applied the still
burning match to some fireworks in the
store. An explosion followed, and the
store and an adjoining building were con-
sumed, and Mrs. Swim burned to death.
Weight fed.
THE boiler in the -four mill at Perry,
Shiawassee County, Michigan, exploded on
the 2Sth, demolishing the mill and killing
the engineer.
ELIJAH II. BEeLEY and son, farmers. liv-
ing near Paintsville, Johnson County,
Kentucky, were confdenced out of $500
recently in New York. They thought they
;r;y x fos1
but the bag contained only stones and salt.
A WHEELING, West Virginia, dispatch OF
the 2sth gives the following account of q
| frightful calamity that occurred in Ran.
dolph County, that State: 'Mr. Adam
| Currence, an estimable citizen, resided
with his family, consisting of himself and
wife and six children, twenty miles south
of Beverley, in the Valley Head District,
on the western slope of Cheat Mountain
Mr.. Channel, near neighbor of Currence
had been very low with some complicated
disease, which required the attend
ance of some one day and night
Currence had been very attentive
to him, going over at night and sit
ting up with him, and loss of sleep COM
| PEELED him to remain at home Christina.
| anu Ldke a resi-. Ills vile IOOk LIE
two smallest children, and went to sit VI
with Channel Late in the night person!
at Channels discovered that Currence'.
house was on fire, and those who could DE-
so left Immediately for the scene of con
fagration, including Mrs. Currence. By
the time the parties reached the house tn,
building had fallen in, and was consuming
Gu rrence and four of his children. 1t wa
impossible to render assistance. Mrs. Cur
renee, frantic with grief, rushed into th,
flames to save her husband and children
but was rescued after receiving fatal burns
1t is not known how the fire originated
but it is supposed that after Currence re
tired, being nearly worn out from loss o
sleep, he fell into a hearty slumber, anc
that while in that condition log fell from
the fire and rolled onto the floor. H,