The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-01-25

session on. the 18th, fifty-three votes were
cast for Mr.. Ferry for United States Sena-
tor. Sixty-sixwere necessary to choice.
In November last Almatia Heal, Of Lin
colnville, R. l., died under suspicious cir
cumstances, and the body was exhumed
and the stomach analyzed. The Professor
found sufficient strychnine to cause death.
has been insane, and has continually talked
about holding poisoned cup to her daugh-
ter's lips 1t is generally believed the girl
was murdered.
SLossoN, Sexton, Dion and Shaefer have
all refused to enter the Chicago and New
York billiard tournaments. =
ELIHU PALMER, nephew of Ex-Governor
Palmer, of Illinois, shot and seriously
wounded his wife at st. Louis on the 18th,
and then put bullet through his own
brain. The wife's desertion and faithless-
ness led to the tragedy. ri
SENATOR HoAR was reelected to the
United States Senate on the 18th by the
Massachusetts, Legislature. A private dis
patch from Washington indicates that a
forgery committed resulted in the election
of Senator Hoar. There was published an
alleged dispatch from Congressman Crapo,
and it was circulated among his supporters
in the Legislature. to the effect that those
who voted for him and friends of his
should vote for Hoar. An intimation to
this effect in the Washington evening pa
pers caused much comment, and it is
known that Crapo never sent out or au-
thorized such a dispatch.
A LARGE number of prominent residents
of Washington were fined two dollars each
in the Police Court on the 18th, for neg
lecting to have the snow removed from
their sidewalks, in accordance with the
law. Among them were General Hazen,
Chief Signal Officer of the United States
Army, and General Green B. Raum, Com
missioner of Internal Revenue. Attorney
General Brewster failed to appear when
his name was called, and as he had neg
lected to furnish collateral, the Prosecuting
Attorney said he should have to ask that
a warrant issue for him.
DR.. AND MRS DURHAM and Mrs. Shanks,
of Thompson. Ga, were poisoned on the
18th. by coiored girl ten years of age.
The girl was bound to DIR. Durham, and, in
revenge for a punishment, put poison in
the coffee. All are in a critical condition
NEAR Cape Horn Mills, San Francisco on
the 18th, a brakeman was killed and pas
senger seriously injured by ditched emf.
grant train.
In response to a letter from the Attorney
General asking for suggestions in the mat
ter, Secretary Teller, in letter dated the
18th, expresses the opinion that the inclos-
ure of large tracts of public land, by barbed
wire fences or otherwise, by herders or
may be enjoined or abated as a
nuisance if it becomes detrimental to the
public interest to the extent of preventing
settlement, interrupting the avenues of
commerce or interfering with mail trans
portation, the use of the highways, etc.
The Secretary recommends that proper
steps be taken in cases that come to the at
tention of the Department of Justice to
stop this unlawful monopoly. He thinks
the United States NAV resort to all methods
of procedure to protect its own interests
that would be available to private parties
in like circumstances.
AN ENGINE on the Mansfield Tap Rail
road, branch of the New Orleans Pacific,
exploded at the depot at Mansfield, Louisi-
ana, on the 18th. Engineer Shackleford,
Tom Mays, fireman, and Jerry Hardy,
brakeman, the two last named colored,
were nstantly killed. Mrs. Inglis and Mr..
Hanson, telegraph operator at Martha vile
were mortally wounded. Taylor, the
freight agent and several others were
seriously hurt. The body of Tom Mays
was blown fifty yards, passing through a
plank fence. Scarcely vestige of the
wreck was left on the track. The engine
had just blown the whistle to start when
the explosion occurred.
AT Baltimore the other day Morris Davis
was arrested, charged with all attempt to
poison his wife, that he might marry her
sister.
The principal losses by fire on the 10th
were: Quincy, Ill. S45 200; Abilene, Kans.,
1000; Kansas City, Mo-, $4,000; Moor
head, Mimi, $40, 900; Portland. Ore, $17O,-
600; Lawrence, Kan, Sc. 900; Newberry, s.
c., $25, 900; Mt. Sterling, KY, 3,400.
OFFICERS of the leading temperance Or
ganizations of the State of Iowa, in view of
the decision by the Supreme Court holding
the prohibitory constitutional amendment
not in force, have called a State Conven-
ton of friends of temperance, to be held at
Des Moines, February Z, to consult upon
a line of policy to be pursued for the fu-
ture.
A DECLARATION was filed in the Common
Pleas Court of Philadelphia on the 18th
for Alexander MeEwen, the noted English
fnancier, in the latter's suit against the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com.
pany The plaintiff claims that by means
of his eXertions, deferred income bonds to
the amount of $34 800, 900 had been nego
tiated, and defendants have received
$40, 29O 900. For his work he claims
$343, 600.
AT PATERSON, New Jersey, two females
of the Salvation Army have instituted
suits of $40, 900 damages for slander against
Rev. Charles Pelletrean, Rector of the
Episcopal Church, who has severely criti
cised the proceedings of the Army.
HARVEY TAYLOR, of Richfeld Springs
New York, killed his wife and mother-in
law and then hanged himself, few night:
ago. The bodies were discovered the fol
lowing afternoon by Taylor's son-in-law
The women had their heads crushed in
They were regularly laid out on the floor
hands crossed, faces washed and feet tied
Taylor was found hanging in the cellar. i
is supposed he was crazy.
A GIFT of $3.50, 900 is reported from citi-
zens of Cambridge, Mass, to Harvard Col
lege, for new dormitories, the rent of each
of which is not to exceed $50 year.
BY a nitro glycerine explosion at thu
acid works, five miles from San Pablo
CAL, on the 18th, two Portuguese wer'
killed. Damage to property slight
THE Cincinnati express train going cas-
on thG New York Central on the 10Th
dashed into the rear freight train on tn
main track at East Syracuse. Harr,
Stamps and Harvey Emmons, brakemen
were both injured. not fatally, No pas
sengers hurt. The damage to rolling stool
and freight is considerable. The acciden
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