The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-04-12


rivals.
ADvIcEs from Helena, Ark, on the 9th
stated that tho Mississippi was rising at
the rate OF half an inch an hour, and there
was danger that the crops viii be sub
merged second time.
A MEETING OF the Blackmors heirs, who
the ground upon which the White House
and Governments buildings in Washington
stand, held meeting In P1ttsburg recent
~ and enected an organisation.
THk bridegroom, aged seventy SIX, !ames
Robinson by name,w persuaded Toledo
lady to marry him by giving her bogus
check for $lOO,O and atterward ran away
with $75 and 9 gold-headed cane belonging
to the officiating clergyman, has been ar
rested in Hamilton, Canada.
Four members Of the family Of John T.
Adams, in Talledago, Ala, were poisoned
q few days ago by eating food in which
lubricating oil had been used by mistake for
cotton-seed oil.
GoTTLEB RUDOLPH, . German shoe
maker OF New York, thought ne was be-
witched few nights ago, and cut his
throat with q razor.
JEFFERSON DAVIS has written letter to
ciety, in which he states that circumstances
beyond his control will prevent his attend
ing the meeting OF the Society, TO be held IN
Nashville, Tenn, on the 21st prox.
The powder depot at Passo Corese, Italy'
for the use OF engineers conducting opera
tions there, exploded on the 9th. Forty
persons were killed and many injured, some
fatally.
IT Is estimated that the Labor bill re-
Gently passed by the Wisconsin Legislature,
imposing fine and imprisonment In case OF
employlnent OF children under fourteen
years OF age, viii throw nearly three thou
sand children out OF employment In Mil
waukee alone.
YoUNe's furniture factory at Green
spring, Oh1o, was destroyed by nrs on the
oth' causing loss OF $sOo. other losses
reported were tne Ioooan BLOCK, In Oeis-
ware, onlo, $z,ooO; staDies OF Jesse hoi-
bert, Goshen, N. Y, with Iorty-lour COWS
and TWO horses; residence OF w. Dun-
can, Sheibyvlle, lnd., $l,Vo.
AFARKERsBURG, w. va, oispa1cn OF the
9th says: "One OF the most bloody MUIR
ders ever committed In TINS state was per-
petrated last nignt, at west Union, county
seat OF Doddr1dge County. barna Doye,
grocery and dry goods mercnan5 OF tnat
place, ana MS Two oaugnters were mur
dered Tor the purpose OF ropplng tne mouse,
1t being known that he mad money In IL.
The father and youngest girl were KILLED
outrlgnt, Win narcnet, ana 'ne eioes1
oaugnter peat Win POKER ana iere ior
oeao, pu1 tnis morning suincien'iy reViVeo
70 Ueii VINO ~ ni' heT anu , ner ia'ne,' 1ne says
'na' ono Aehna' jim Harper anu narpers
sun were One nurueiers, anu 'nefe 10 seiy'
s'rons c,rculisOan.iai eV,oenoe aeainsC
mem lney nave Deen Ioueeu Ii 'ai' anu
| 'neIe ere, - sSions 'aiA VI iynonine.
= - .a 8 iain - isuo ~, " eon
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80 " '.'o "r c,|,:sn.O" ,s, eO'on ouo"
9noes 1a on 'oieoo' Vi III" "no"' in
p0oi'
ihS lehnsyi'ahia colporaViohs WHICH
laneu W iliaAe re'urh 70 'ne A'Oorhey uen-
era! curing 'he pas' 'liree years toriei'
Cnen onai Oeis av 0ne edI pil "C,on u onnS "
uaye D--Ios' Os So o W 10
sm -.
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| vno ,"oy " Sooi 81 D-sDop
ouin, ~ O'' on 'ne VOh' q 'o'on'y hoi DO
power ooiief e4piooeo' uo!he srea' damage
90, " eii 'ne Hos eN". - '1 -. g. - No
-eue 'u -. p,;t4 aS 10.
neei' anu AH ,r-NI- 10
oio"n w "oo'' "a " ~
was "reEAeu, anu "rs oou i"ooiiy IN
Jured. MI. otauD anu Mr' duncan "ere
| seriously huf''
ihE CLOSING game In 'ne eohVesO ior 'ne
puilaro cIanhpiononip ol She ~oiiu' "os
Piayeu ao onioaso oh sne oSn, anN was won ss
Dy Sonaeief' VIM ueie'eu 'isnauA' .ne
rrencn cnamploh' oy score OIL ooo 10 ooS.
HOWARD UNDERWOOD, coloreo Preacn-
OF, was nanged al Cnarleston, MO-, on tne
9th. his crime was tne cold-Dlooded MUIR
der OF a little colored girl.
| ALEX. PEAK, wealthy farmer living
near Vandana, ana well known throughout
southern ILLINOIS as raiser Oh nne STOCK,
while out attending TO some SWINE g few
days ago, was attacked py sow and In
Jured In such manner that his physicians
say he cannot recover. he was In stoop'
ing posture when the infuriated brute came
upon him from behind unnoticed.
A FIRE in Shelbyville, Tenn, on the 9th
destroyed buildings and goods valued al
500 900. In Indianapolis, the livery stable
of Geo. F. Newcom burned, causing a los.
of 81 900.
FIVE indictments have been found by tn,
Grand Jury at M6orehead, Mimi, agains
ex-Sheriff Bodkin-three for allowing pris
oners to escape, and two for embezzlement
Bodkin is one of the Oldest settlers. ant
last fall was a candidate for the State Sen
ate.
THE New York Society to Protect Chill
dren from Cruelty has sent a circular lette
to factories and underground works in tb a
State notifying them that if WAS the nur
pose of the Society to enforce the laws regu
lating the employment of children. and ask
ing the cooperation of the proprietors,
THE smallpox scourge has become epi
demic at Topeka, Kansas, and there is wide
spread suffering. Business is entirely sus
pended People are panic-stricken, munic
ipal funds exhausted and the authoritie
, powerless to arrest the scourge. Over fift,