The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-15

the German Government should be invited
to examine into this matter by q commits
sion of experts sent to this country before
q final decision il taken on the proposed
measure"
A BOILER in the extensive tile factory ut
Taylorsville. Ill.,. exploded on the 9th.
The workmen, together with Peter New
the proprietor, had just commenced work
when the accident occurred. Five men
were instantly killed John Jones, the
engineer, was completely disemboweled,
both his legs broken, and he was other
| wise mutilated. Samuel Laham was torn
into fragments, his body being recognized
by the rubber boots which remained on
his feet. Peter New. the proprietor had
both legs broken and his head scalded and
fractured John McCollom was horribly
| mutilated. VIM. Dishel had the top OF
his head blown off. A son of Chris. New
and Tandy Vandiver were fatally injured.
The explosion shook the buildings Of the
city as though it were an earthquake
shock. Machinery was thrown several
hundred yards, and the works are total
wreck.
AN attempt was made on the 9Th to lynch
the negro Smith,. confined in the Paola,
Kansas, Jail, charged with the rape Of a lit
| tie ten-year-old white girl, but the mob
met with such determined resistance that
| they abandoned the effort. Two of the
mob were wounded and one killed. On
| the 9th another effort was made to get at
| the prisoner, and this time with success.
The Sheriff was overpowered by superior
numbers and the doors broken in. The
prisoner Smith, seeing that there was no
hope for his life, committed suicide by cut
ting his throat with pocket knife. When
the mob reached him he was dead. They
took the corpse, however, and after drag
ging it two hundred yards from the jail,
strung it up to q tree.
| ABROAD.
! IT. is stated that one hundred and fifty
bodies have been stolen from the grave
yards near Montreal during this winter and
| sold.
The Cars manifesto on his coronation
says: I'VE determined in our heart not to
perform this sacred rite, until the feelings
excited by the crime to which the benefac-
tor of the people fell a victim had time to
calm"
TIE steamer Kenmare Castle, from Lon
LOST on the I'd inst. The passengers were
saved, but many of the crew were drowned.
She foundered in the Bay of Biscay in q
few minutes. ihey were only able to launch
one boat containing all the passengers,
! numbering eight and eight of the crew.
4 The crew numbered forty persons. The
survivors when rescued by French steam.
er only wore night dresses, and were all
very weak. A later dispatch says, the
captain, first mate, and thirty of the crew
(Asiatics) were drowned.
H. c.. DURHAM, accountant of the Bank
OF Commerce. Durham. Ontario, has alb
seconded. Accounts short SIC, 900 to 1000
PRINCE NAPOLEON admits that the death oil
Gambetta Influenced the writing of his
manifesto and its issue.
IT is reported that nearly $4,000, ,00G
Canadian Pacific stock out of $40, ,o0o, ,o0c
offered, is taken up in America, England
and Amsterdam.
The Vienna Court of Appeals has con
firmed thesentence of the manager of the
Ring Theater and others convicted of Grim
inal neglect in not providing adequate
means of exit from the theater, thereby
causing 4 great destruction of life.
Gently advised that Nihilistic ideas pos
sessed officers of the army of the Caucasus
A strict inquiry having proved the cor
rectness of the information, the incrimi.
mated persons were arrested. Positive
signs of disaffection are reported amons
the Ural Cossacks.
TREvELYAN, the Chief Secretary for Ire
land, in speech on the 9th denied the
statements made that the diminution o.
agrarian crime in Ireland was more appar
ent than real. He referred to the rapidity
with which m urderous crimes had dimin
ished when it became apparent that muir
derers would be execut ed. He denied thai
the Government suppressed freedom O
speech or the liberty of the press. TIL,
Government was ready to work with tn,
Irish members of Parliament in advocat
ing legitimate schemes of reform.