The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-01

of No. l shaft, and the water rose tnlrty
feet. Twelve men had time to fly and
were hoisted to the surface, but OF the
twenty-seven in another part of the new
workings, the only hope was that they
might ascend distant winze leading to
the upper level. Pumps were set to
work, throwing forty-thousand gallons
per hour. 1t was impracticable to send
down a diver. On the 18th the water was
only breast high in the drift where the
men were supposed to be, and an unsuo-
cessful attempt was made to wade to
them. On the evening OF the 14th the
searchers came up the shaft cheering.
Five men were recovered, but twenty-five
vet remained in the mine and had per-
ished, having dropped, one by one, from
timbers to which they had chung to keep
their chins above water. Their bodies
were inferred on the 10th, the day being
observed as q holiday.
ADvIcEs have just been received that the
steamer New England was wrecked Decem-
Der 81 on the Clarence River, New South
Wales. OF fifty-three persons on board,
sixteen were drowned.
INFORMATION was received at Brisbane.
Queensland, on the oath, that large three
mast schooner was lost at the mouth of Fly
River, New Guinea. The crew, seventeen
in number, were killed by savages Their
heads were cut off and distributed among
the native villages. Capt. Pennafeather, of
the schooner Pearl, made a search, but
found only lot of wreckage with nothing
to identify the vessel. His party was sew
eral times attacked by the natives. One
old woman confessed concerning the muir
der of the crew. Capt Pennafeather burnt
the native villages and destroyed their
| canoes.
A PARIS dispatch of the oath says: "The
expected crisis in the French ministry has
been temporarily averted. There will be
no marked disruption in the cabinet, and
a modification of the ministry is now al.
most certain. A compromise of differences
which arose in the cabinet on the discussion
of the expulsion bill has been agreed upon.
| The terms of the compromise are not
known, but General Billot, minister of war,
still declines to accept the clause in the bill
| placing Orleans princes on the retired list
| The modification is thought to be on NJ
Billiards. amendment decreeing the i'm
mediate cashiering of the prince. In some
quarters the breaking up of the cabinet l:
regarded as certain before long,"
CONTRARY to their expressed wish, the
Crown Prince and Princess of Germany re
ceived presents at their silver wedding tc
the value of $50. 900. Donations amount
ing to $4,000 were received for public
| charities.
In the investigation of the Cimbria dis
aster, at London on the Goth, the crev
of the steamer Argow state that tn
night before the collision between
the Cimbria and Sultan they passed
while on a voyage from London to Bre
men, a large mail steamer. They frs
perceived through the fog her masthea'
and green lights on the port bow. She wa
coming at an angle toward them. The.
Immediately starboarded the helm, and s.
passed clear. They all declare she was tn
Cimbria and was not sounding her whistle
This occurred three hours before the col
lision. Another Captain of Wilson Lin
steamer declares he has seen the chief en-
gineer of the Sultan, who says he was no
on duty at the time of the collision. H
was on deck in the after part of the vesse
for an hour and half afte1ward. II
heard no cries. Ever person on board tn
Sultan believed the Cimbria had steame
: away.
, AT Elosa, Ontario, on the 26th, the chol
ping stone of Wissler's grist mill burs
, shattering the building. killing Austi
7 Crowley, and seriously injuring Richar
Buckley.
s IT is stated that the Cabinets of Vienn
b Berlin, Rome, and st. Petersburg ha'
agreed to accept the principles of the Bri
e ish Foreign Secretary on the Egyptis
It question as detailed i'll his circular note
: the Sd instant to English representativ
l. abroad.
o In consequence of revelations made
d the trial of the anarchists at Lyons, Ge
l. Monravieff, the Public Prosecutor, has tel
porarily quilted st. Petersburg. On
r return the government will prosecu
1t Kobozeff, who was connected with the co
n struction of the mine in Little CARD
street. Other prominent Nihilists will
- prosecuted at the same time.