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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
The AIlerea aDusIaHoax.

1t is reported that the duel alleged to
have been fought between John Annoy
Knox and D. B. Shehan, at Far Rockaway
Beach, on the 9Th, and which resulted in
the wounding of Knox, is a hoax. Many
are of the opinion that the whole thing is a
practical joke, originated by. Knox in his
own interest. Neither of the men have
shown themselves since the first reported
breach between them, and nothing definite
is known in regard to their movements.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
E.taIitie. orth. Fourth.

The record of dead and wounded, conse-
quent upon the celebration of the Fourth
in Chicago, is thirty-eight casualties all
told, including three deaths, five fatally
wounded, twenty-three more or less
manned for life, and five slightly injured.
The chief instruments of destruction
proved to be the toy pistol in the hands OF
children, and the small cannon. At Joliet,
ILL.,, the residence Of James Mulhern was
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

.. NEwiYoRK Cry is suffeiing from tho
caterpillar pest. Entomologists attribute
the enormous swarms Of caterpilfars this
yearlito the effect that last year there
was great falling off in hemiptera, an
insect that has habit Of depositing It's
eggs in the body Of caterpillara. ~
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

IT is said that Henry Irving, the Eng
lish tragedian, would have been knight
ed, but the Queen stood in the way, be-
cause she did not know Mrs Irving was
a lady. 1t seems that Mrs. Irving is a
plain woman, by whom the actor has had
several children, and with whom he does
not live, but gives his attention to an
ther actress prominent in his theater.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

A RICHMOND religious editor advises
pastors not to take up collection at the
end of the service when his hearers are
tired and hungry. He once asked a
man for a, contribution before dinner,
and was emphatically refused; after
dinner in answer to the same request he
as emphatically replied Certainly; I
will give you thousand dollars with
very great pleasure.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

A PETITION was circulated in Austin,
ILL.,, few days ago, to permit young
man to marry in Mexico. 1t seems that
when young man marries in that
country, the law compels him to exhibit
petition from good citizens of his
old home as to his good character, that
he has not been formerly married, etc.,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

An agile tourist spent half day
climbing up the face of precipice in
California, in order to paint his name
high on the rock in huge letters. Then
he was informed by the owner of the
property that he might repeat the feat
to scrape off the disfguring letters or
stand lawsuit for damages. He could
hire nobody to do the job, and SO he
made the ascent, but with far less vim
than at first,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

TIE decision of the Supreme Court in
Ohio, which is in effect that the Legisla-
ture has the constitutional power to con-
troll the liquor traffic, lis supplemented
by decision of the Supreme Court of
Texas that the Legislature of that State
has not the right to prohibit the giving
away of Intoxicating liquors.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

TIE litigation between the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company and the Central
Railroad Company, of New Jersey has
been made profoundly interesting to
persons having occasion to go toHLong
Branch by the exposure OF, the unsafe
condition of the piling and bridges over
which the cars are run at high speed
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
Heavy storm in the East.

Dover, N. H., was visited by terrific
rainstorm on the evening of the 4th. The
Cocheco Print Works were flooded, causing
damages amounting to $4,000. Lightning
struck several houses in the vicinity, and
three men were killed. The storm was the
most destructive ever known in that sec
tion, and immense damage has been in
ficted upon the crops.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
ThroNn From q RaIIoon.

During Fourth of July celebration at
Montrose, Pa, Prof. H. h. Ludlum at
tempted to make balloon ascension.
When at the height of forty feet thetrapeze
rops caught a tree, hurling him violently
to thegrosnd. He struck upon a rock and
sustained fracture of the skull and inter
nal injuries which are thought to be fatal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

1t is stated in Nevada City, CAL,
that, in addition to the Chinaman
drowned at Freeman's by the water
from the English reservoir, four more
are positively known to have been lost
at Emory's crossing, and it is believed
that from thirty to forty Mongolians
mining along the river went down in
the f1ood.-Denrer Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

Mr.. ERNEST HART, the editor of the
British Medical Journal, who has just
returned from tour of inspection IN
Donegal, Ireland, reports melancholy
condition of affairs. He found In Done
gal IA, 900 persons subsisting upon the
aims of the priests, derived from the
American funds. They are living on
pennyworth of Iudian meal day.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

Two artists have entered into con-
tract to complete within two years what
win be one of the strangest panoranaas
ever yet exhibited to the public. 1t is
to present incidents in the lives OF all OF
the celebrated men the age, and will
cost not less than SOC, 900 francs. i1'.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
The Workor the GaIIor.,

A negro, John Cone, for the rape of a
white woman, Mrs. Scott, in January, 1882,
was hung at Houston, Texas, on the 9th, in
the presence of 100 people, among whom
were the husband and father of the outraged
lady. Cone made short speech on the
scaffold, protesting his innocence and ex-
pressing the hope of salvation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

A lady has been appointed assist
ant business manager" of the St. Paul
Opera-house, and the people of that city
wonder over the novelty of the thing,
but think it possible that she may be a
success in that position. As the assist
ant business manager of theater has
little to do but sell tickets from the box
Office it is possible that the lady, who
is said to be highly gifted, will fill the
place acceptably.-fndiaaapolis Jour
nj
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

TIE foot passengers contribute by.
their pennies by far the larger share OF
the income of the New York and Brook
1yn bridge. The first twenty-seven days
gave the following results :: From foot
passengers, S13, ,43s. Sc; from vehicles.
9.499.O2. -N
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

TIE Trubner Company, London, an
nounces that they will offer for sale the
original document of the Constitution of
the Confederate States, and also the
original manuscripts containing the
opinions Of the Attorney Generals of the
Confederate States on the question of
tie right of the Confederate States to
secede. f-s..-.r.s. =
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

Alexander Perry fifty years old, attempt
ed to enter the house of Amos Bidwell ,at OF
sego Lake, Mich, on the 9th, while the
young wife of the latter was alone. He
had visited the house earlier in the day, but
had left after making improper overtures
to her. When he was observed approaching
the second time he was warned by Mrs.
Bidwell, and failing to regard the warning
she shot and killed him with Winchester
rifle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
DOMESTIC.

A starroute Juror Sues = Paper for Libel.
Harrigan, one of the jurors in the Star
route case, has brought suit against the st.
Louis Republican for $2O,0 600 damages. The
charge is that the Republican published his
name instead of Vernon's as the drunken
juror, and when asked to correct the error
the Republican refused.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

MISS NELLIE HUNT, daughter OF the
American Minister to Russia, was
claimed to be the most beautiful OF the
coterie of American ladies at the corona
ton. A Paris paper describes her as
fascinating pretty"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
Two Men Cooked to Death.

While two men were engaged in cleaning
boiler in the works of the North Chicago
Rolling Mill Company, at South Chicago
on the 9Th, valve broke, letting steam in
on them, and they were cooked to death.
Their names were John Hevo and John
Hoiiengreen.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

BALTIMORE ice-cream makers impart
che crushed strawberry color by mixing
In each gallon of cream three drops OF
liquid made from the juice tf beets.
The coloring matter is said to be harm
1asa - 81
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
Suicides and Murders.

CAPT. M. T. COLE, of Vicksburg, was
found dead near his residence on the Sd,
his body riddled with buckshot. He had
been shot from ambush by some unknown
enemy.
AT Omaha, Neb., on the 9Th, Ed. Sears
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
Hixh Licen.e in St. Louis

At st. Louis on the 9th, the House Of
Delegates passed an ordinance which was
previously adopted by the Council, estab-
fishing high license for dramshops in con-
formity with the State law passed by the
Legislature last winter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
A Trusted Clerks DefaIcation.

Timothy Smith, trusted clerk in the
broker Office of John Pickering & Mosley,
Boston, is a defaulter to the amount tof
$4,000. The money was lost in bucket
shop speculations. Smith made full con-
fession when he was arrested.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

TIE Cremation Society, of Philadel-
phia, is gradually growing, and now
has a membership of over forty. The
officers say that the prejudice against
cremation is daily growing less bitter,
and express the hope that with time and
patience they ,may at length succeed in
establishing a srematory in Philadel-
phia.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
Deafh .sallI OF n: xr,chbi.iop Purcen.

Archbishop Purcell died on the evening
of the 4th at his home inst. Martins, Ohio,
of paralysis and general debility. Bishop
Elder having been appointed Coadiutor
with the right of succession, becomes Arch
bishop without any formal action at Rome.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
ANeero srurderer L.nched.

Nelson Howard, colored, who killed a
white man named John Kane without
provocation, at Mound City, ILL.,, on the 4th,
was taken out of jail a few nights ago by a
mob, and after being shot three times was
hanged to tree. The lynchers are un.
known.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
pusiness cards Of ave lines or less. g per annun
TOPICS OF TIE DAY.N,

PrTrsFTEID, Mass, is in q high slate
of excitement over the fact that four of
the foreign Ministers at Washington
have announced their intention of spend,
ing the summer there.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
Notes.

THE President, on the I'd, appointed Coz
onel Holabird Quartermaster-Genera to
succeed General ingalls,.
ATEEEGRAM was received by the Attor-
ney General on the 9Th, from Edward Guth-
ridge, U. s. Attorney at Mineola, Texas, to
the effect that Chas. Haughan, late Judge
of Marion County, had been murdered,
supposed by persons indicted in the o. s.
Court. The Attorney General telegraphed
instructions to carefully investigate the
matter and report the facts to the Depart
ment of Justice.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
An AGED Embezzler

Henry Wickes, venerable lawyer of
Albany, N. Y, has embezzled about $50, 900
of trust funds and money collected as at
torney of Mrs. Catharine W. Rensselaer,.
He has fed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

The Hartford Conn Time, says
that it has been found that worm-eaten
and partly-decayed logs make the best
sounding-boards for pianos, and within
few years piano firms have sent agents
through Connecticut to find fallen and
partly -decayed chestnut logs. and such
timber has been sold at good prices
after the owners had considered it en-
tirely useless.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
treasurer polk'. Deputy Arrested.

James c. Fleming, late Chief Deputy of
ex-State Treasurer Polk, was arrested at
Hot Springs, Ark, few days ago, on a
requisition from the Governor of Tennessee,
charging him with making false entries
while serving under Polk amounting to $4O,-
nn0
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
Antt.mouopoIt.ts Platrorm.

At recent meeting of the Anti-M -Monop.
olists at Chicago platform was adopted
which advocates postal telegraph system,
the abolishment of the National banking
system, the establishment of graduated
income tax and of postal savings banks
1t denounces gambling in grain and the
protection Of patentees.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
cyyAD>.perase state Prison Revolt.

sgon, made desperate attack on the Off
GERS on the 4th, in an attempt to escape.
Three were killed, two wounded, and eight
are at large. No officers were wounded.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

The Brooklyn city directory for the
current year contains 152, $50 names, or
nearly 10000 more than the directory
last year Brooklyn IN. " Eagle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
Duel Between q Texas Editor and New
York sculptor.

John Annoy Knox, editor of the Texas
Siftings, and David B. Sheehan, a sculptor,
of New York, fought duel at Far Rocka-
way Beach on the 9TH. Two shots were
fired by each, and resulted in Knox receiv-
ing slight wound in the arm. In discus.
sion at a banquet the day previous upon
the relative merits of Texas and New York,
Sheehan gave Knox the lie. Knox imme.
diately challenged Sheehan, and the duel
was the result.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

"A farmer in Vermont is named
Haydn Mozart Handel, but he can't
even play the jewsharp.- Boston Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

Charles Smith, of Providence, r. l.,
slapped strangers face for staring at
his wife in a street car, and he was be-
ginning to feel himself a hero when the
car stopped, and little girl helped the
impudent fellow off. He was stone
bind,-N, Y. Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

set on fire by fre-crackers, and his two
children, aged six and eight years, burned
to death. The balcony Of the Korster
House, at Kansas, ILL.,, gave way during
the fireworks display, seriously injuring
and manning seven persons, but it is
thought none fatally.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

The Country Free From yellow Fever.
The Surgeon General of the Marine Hos
pital Service reports the United States free
from yellow fever, with the exception, of
two cases on board a foreign vessel in
quarantine at Ship Island.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
Two Live. sacrificed by /. Boy. Foolish

Two brothers named Kuhn were riding
on a street car at Erie, Pa, on the 4th, both
slightly intoxicated. The youngest, Al
bert, fired a revolver out of the window,
and little girl named Steiner, nine years
of age, playing on the sidewalk, was struck
in the heart by the ball and died in
stantly. The awful occurrence SO preyed
upon the mind of Frank, the other brother,
that he committed suicide by hanging him
self few hours after. Another brother,
George, took a horse and buggy to drive
into the country to tell his father of the
double tragedy. The night was dark, and
he drove off an embankment, wrecking the
carriage, and himself receiving injuries
which may prove fatal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
FOREIGN.

Another Slaughter OF Innoeents I'm Eng
land.
During temperance fete at the Botani-
cal Gardens in Sheffield, England, on the
Cd, number of school children climbed
upon a dray, frightening the horse and
causing it to run away. A panic ensued
among the children, two of whom were in
stantly killed and over twenty seriously
injured.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
Notes.

AT THE inquest into the Sunderland dis
aster, by which 1s2 children lost their lives,
several children testified that they saw a
man bolt the door as they descended the
stairs, but they varied in their descriptions
of the man.
The London Times reviews all the docu-
ments Lord Randolph Churchill sent to
Gladstone in support of his assertion that
the Khedive melted the massacres at Alex
andria, and concludes that there is not suf-
ficient reason for raising a question as to
the Khedive's conduct.
JUDGE O'BRIEN, in addressing the grand
jury at Limerick, few days ago, declared
the diminution in the number of outrages
since last assizes amounted to a social revo-
luton.
A MAN named Cunningham, supposed to
be an invincible, has been arrested at En-
mis-, near Dublin, charged with shooting
Farmer Gritty.
THE remains of Senator Cipriani have
been cremated at Rome. This is the first
case of cremation in Rome.
AT meeting of all the Catholic bishops
of Ireland on the 9Th, resolutions were
adopted condemning the action of the Gov
ernment in assisting paupers to emigrats
to the United States or elsewhe
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
yellow Fever at Pen.aeoIa.

Two ships have arrived at Pensacola,
Fla, from Vera Cruz with yellow fever.
The vessels were isolated at quarantine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
John Reach WIN Build the Crui.err.

Bids for contracts for the construction of
the new naval cruisers were opened at the
Navy Department, on the I'd. John Roach
was the lowest bidder for all four vessels.
He bids for the Chicago, $ss9, 200; the Bos-
ton, $81s, 900; the Atlanta, $617 900, and the
Dolphin lthe dispatch boat), $315, 900. The
contracts win be awarded to him. There
wFe only four bidders for each vessel.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
One Hundred and Fifty Lives Lost by the
CapafzInE of a Steamer.

A terrible calamity occurred at Renfrew,
near Glasgow, Scotland, on the Sd. The
steamer Daphne, newly built, was launched
with about two hundred persons on board.
As soon as she struck the water she rolled
from side to side, when the people became
frightened and ran to one side, capsizing
the vessel. The number drowned is esti-
mated at one hundred and fifty.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
Preacher. Death From Hard Drinking.

Rev. Carl Schmolz, of the Reformed
Church, of Callicoon, N. Y, was recently
charged with too much drinking, and later
with improper advances to half-witted
girl in his congregation. He disappeared,
but on the End returned, and started to
drive to Townsville, Pa. On the morning
of the 9TH he was found dead by the road
side. His death is thought to be the result
of hard drinking.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
England Reject. Female suffrage.

The House of Commons, by a vote Of 13o
to ia, rejected the motion by Hugh Mason,
advanced Liberal, the member for Ashton
under-Lyne, in favor of female suffrage.
The privilege contemplated by Mason's
motion was to be limited to women who, by
virtue of property qualification, already
possess the municipal franchise.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

Fatal Accident On an IncHned Tramway.
At Huddersfeld, England, on the Sd,
while steam tram was descending an in
cline the brake attached to it failed to
work and the car was capsized. Two of
its occupants were killed and thirty
wounded. Some of the latter are in pre-
carious condition and it is feared will die.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
A Kings Narrow Escape.

The King of Saxony had narrow escape
from death few days ago, while visiting
factory in the town of Milan. The ma
chinery of the elevator in which he was
seated broke and killed the Governor of the
district and manager of the factory, who
were attending him. The King escaped
with q few bruises.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12

Careless Engineer Causes the Loss OF
Four Lives.
The saw mill of ]. F. Kelly, situated a
few miles from Huntsville, Texas, was
blown up on the morning of the 9th with
fearful destruction Of life.s The fireman
and three convict laborers were instantly
killed. Four other convicts were seriously
wounded. The cause Of the accident is
charged to the carelessness of the engi-
neer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
ne Exporfatfon OF Bonded whisky to
: Ernde The Tax Naf I.eraI


The Attorney General has given an
opinion to the Secretary of the Treasury
that the expectation of bonded whisky to
Bermuda, with view to its reimportation,
for the purpose Of evading or delaying the
payment Of the tax, is not an expectation
within the meaning of the law. The At
torney General holds, however, that the
tax due upon spirits at the time of exporta-
tion is collectible upon its return to this
country. The delay of the Attorney Gen.
eral in delivering this opinion is severely
criticised. The expense incurred in ship
ping whisky to New York and Newport
News for export, and the cost of hiring YES
sells, was only undertaken after assurances
were received from Treasury officials that
the law offered no hindrance to the plan.
While the opinion of the Attorney General
is not binding upon any Department or
Bureau, it is thought that Secretary Folger
will adopt it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
TerribIe Traredy Near BerIin.

At Richsdorf, near Berlin, on the 9Th, a
woman cut the throats of her two children,
fired the house, and then committed sui
eide. Poverty was the cause.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
IMPORTANT EVENTS
ssll.tsd and Complied From all Quarter.
AT WASHINGTON.

EAe Fable Debt Statement.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-31
If He was only Bigger

Governor Moody relates an in
cident that occurred on the exten-
sion of the o. & C. r. r., which IS
characteristic of the young Ore
gonian. 1t was about this:
The locating engineer came to a
house, while running a line along
Rogue river, which he could not
pass around without considerable
expense. He therefore proceeded
to pass the line through it. While
engaged in this business, a young
bov came ont of the house, and
the following conversation took
place:
Boy-"Nyhat are you doing
here?"
Engineer-"Looalinga a railroad,
sir. We are going to run it right
through your house; yes, and barn
too"
Boy-"No, you amt, nuther.'
Engineer-"Yes, we are locat,
ing the line now"
Boy-"Well, sir, think you
are real mean. Dads gone
MANS in the house sick-but if
was little bigger, I'd lick h
out of yer."-StdteSmdR.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-07-31
Double in Value !
A VERY SHORT TIME.
Terminus Additi9l to AlbiHa

This addition commences only
five blocks from the o. Il. & n.
Co.'S extensive improvements, and
Immediately adjoins the Mammoth
FIGURING Mills to be erected by
Sibson, Church & Co. Immense
works are now going on right in
front Of it, and there will be 1T
least four hundred thousand dol
lars spent on them this summer
and fail. The whole place is al
most level as table, high and
slightly, and as before stated, close
up to the property on which Mr..
Willard is inaugurating immense
works of all kinds. The lots are
all full size, jOx1O0 feet each, and
range in price from $500 to $3.50,
according to location.
Terms of sale: One-third cash,
and balance in easy monthly or
quarterly payments, without in
terest. Discount made Tor all cash.
Plats may be seen and any
further particulars obtained on
application to
+. G.. HOLDEN,
Auctioneer and Real Estate Ag't,