davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Sensational Suicide.

BALTIMORE, Nd, April 25.-Samuel Kauf-
ferschmied, resident of Cleveland, o.,
arrived here last night. This morning he
left the house, stating he intended going
to the office of the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company, and purchas-
ing ticket for Germany. Instead of
that, he walked down to the Fayette
Street Bridge, and caused great consterna-
tion among the pedestrians by leaping into
the. stream below. The water being shallow
he was suffocated in the mud. He was be-
lieved to be out of his mind, as he informed
several persons that he was being followed
by a man who wanted to rob him. This
prompted the act. Over 800 was found on
his person, which was expended in his
funeral, which took place this afternoon.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
The Demand Of the Country.


Inc present Democratic lower mouse
OF Congress was elected on the dlstinct
and empnatic promise OF the Demo,
cratic party that II the people entrusted
1t with power all unnecessary taxes
should be abolished. The kelfer-hobe-
son republican congress nau Demon
strated by Its lavish ana wasteiul ap-
preparations that the people were
greatly oTer-taxed merely that the un-
necessary revenues wrung from them
might be recklessly squandered or ap-
Piled to corrupt uses. In order that an
emu mignt De p'it 70 All Inls, tne peopie
changeu the poiiticai coniP.eAion VI Ihe
popular branch OF Congress and gave
the control OF 1t to the Democrats.
Thus far the appropriations have been
carefully guarded and it IS quite evi-
dent that the public moneys will not be
wasted by the present Congress. But q
hundred millions OF dollars lie IDLE In
the Treasury and the tax-gatherers are
daily collecting revenues which at the
end of the next fiscal year will swell the
surplus to double the present sum. The
moneys they gather, whether through
the custom-house or the internal rev.
enue, are taken from the aggregate
wealth of the country. The Federal
taxes, in whatever guise they are levied,
are paid by the general mass OF the
people. The industry and wealth-pro-
ducing energies OF the people therefore
sustain burden as crdel as it is un-
necessary. 1t matters not that appro-
priations are cut down when the taxes
are kept up. Economical legislation
and administration are desirable, but
they are utterly Intellectual Tor the relief
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Cutting Down Diplomatic Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The House Com
mittes on Appropriations to-day reported a
bill making appropriation for the consular
and diplomatic service. The amount ap-
propriated is $977, TO, which is 1856, 275 less
than the estimates, and S3lS 9S5 less than
the appropriation for the present year. The
measure reduces the contingent
expenses of the legations $780, 500;
of consulates, S26 0>0. Tie allowance for
clerk hire at consulutes is reduced $3O, 900.
The annual salaries of the Ministers to Aus
tria and Italy are reduced from $12, 900 to
SIC, 200. The Office of Agent and Consul
General at Cairo is made a consulate at an
annual salary of $1,000. The office of Min
lister to Roumania, Servia and Greece is
abolished, and Consuls provided for
Greece and Roumania. n similar change is
made in the Office of Minister to Bolivia.
The Consul Generalship at Madrid and the
Cousulship at Honolulu are abolished, as
are number of unimportant consulates at
other places. The salary of the Minister to
Colombia is increased from $500 to
$4,000, and the Consul General at Hong
Kong from 81 COO to 5000.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Iudqe Denman Threatened.

LONDON, April 25.-Judge Denman, of
the Court of Queens Bench, who presided
at the O'Donnell trial, has received letter
in which the writer says his damaging
statement to the jury as to the total lack of
intention to shoot on Carey's part and his
determined efforts TO secure O'Donnell's
conviction will cost him his life; that he
had better prepare to meet death at any
moment. On receipt of the letter the Judge
that detectives be detailed to guard him,
which was done. The detectives mingled
with the crowd in the Court room where
the Judge presided, closely scrutinizing all
corners,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Work Of the Catholic Council.

ST. LOUIS, April 26.-It is stated on au-
thority of Catholic priest here that the
work of the coming council at Baltimore
was marked out at the late meeting of the
at Rome, and that it will refer
largely to secret societies. mixed marriages
and divorces, all of which will be utterly
as among the greatest enemies
of the church, especially secret societis and
mixed marriages. He also states that the
tenure of parish priests will be fixed to
during good behavior, instead of
being at the will of Bishops, as now.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Buried Under a Falling BuiIdinu.,

PITTsBURG, Pa, April 27.-To.night about
10 O'Clock the interior wall of two story
building on Smithfield street, occupied by
Mrs. Joseph Wagner as a cigar store and
dwelling, fell in, completely burying under
the bricks and dirt two children, Albert
and Edward, aged respectively sixteen
and six years. When extricated Edward
was found to be fatally injured. His skull
was fractured, and he was also internally
hurt. Albert was badly bruised and cut
about the head, but will recover. The
building was the oldest in the city, and has
long been in tumble down condition.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Stolen Bonds Recovered.

NEW York, April 26.-Through informa-
tion from Mrs. Ellen Peck, who obtained
celebrity in connection with the Babbitt-
Beckwith case, and subsequent sharp prac-
tice transactions, the police arrested Julius
Columbian, an ex-convict, and recovered
$4,000 worth of bonds, which is portion of
SIG, 900 stolen from the residence of Owen
and Hugh McSorley, Station Island, in
1882. Mrs. Peck, in negotiating loan
with Columbian, discovered by the mum.
bers of the bonds in his possession that
thew had been stolen
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
lgnominious Deaths.

MONROE, GA, April 25.-Henry Curry
was hanged here to-day for the murder of
Powell Reid in October, 1882. Both were
colored.
Wright, colored, was executed at Center
Point, Howard County, for aiding in the
murder of Thomas Wyatt.
GAINEsvILLE, TEXAS, April 25.-Last
August c. D. Sharp was convicted here of
outraging two sisters, Amanda and Emma
Clark. He was tried for both crimes
separately. For the first he was sentenced
to fifty years imprisonment, for the second
to hang. The latter sentence was carried
out to-day, an immense crowd witnessing
the last act in the terrible tragedy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Fighting Fire In MidIake.

CHICAGO, April 27.-At noon to-day the
schooner Ottawa, of Grand Haven, Mich,
lumber laden, bound from Grand Haven to
Michigan City, Ind, was discovered to be
on fire. The vessel was at once headed for
this port, and soon had the good fortune to
fall in with tug, which took her in tow.
1t appeared at one time as if the vessel
would be burned in midlake, but the crew
fought the fire as well as they could, and ar
rived here this evening, when the fire was
extinguished by the local fire department..
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
In Austria, where capital offenses

In Austria, where capital offenses
are punished by hanging, the execu-
fixed salary and certain perquisites, and
a staff of helpers under him. He is at
tired in a snowy uniform, with a cooked
hat and jack boots, and rides up to the
scaffold on a prancing steed under mill
tary escort. Conspicuous are the new
white gloves worn in performing his
functions, and thrown of afterward
never to be used again. This function
ary is not chosen from the scum of the
population, nor is he treated with con-
tumely.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
John A. Logan.

Some one has gone to the trouble to
unearth John A. Logan as red
mouthed pro-slavery politician before
the war. Since that epoch he has been
such a rampant Republican that it
would be difficult to pc suade any ex-
cept those with long memories to be-
lieve that this prominent Stalwart was
once a truculent advocate of slavery.
Pains have also been gone to by some
remembrancero of forgotten political facts
to show that the distingu shed Illinois
statesman once regarded the enforce
ment of the Fugitive Slave law as one
of the highest constitutional duties of
the citizen. This sounds strangely,
coming from the misty past, to be said
of one whose present extreme partisan
| ism ought to have been preceded by
unquestionable Republican orthodoxy.
The relentless deliver into the politics
of the past also exhumes the astonish-
| ing fact that the Illinois leaders at one
time sternly demanded the exclusion OF
colored people from that State by legis-
lative enactment. This development
| is in such striking contrast to the
horror he experiences at the bare
thought of outrages upon the coloreG
|
that such an opposite sentiment to thai
which he now entertains could have ex
listed in the same bosom.
A Republican paper commenting
upon these unpleasant "reminiscences
attempts to extcnuate his offens'
against early Republicanism before j
had grown to be the winning side. 1
says that they furnish no reason fo
Republicans to oppose him for tn
Presidency in 1884. The party, it i
true, is not in the habit of being par
t:cular about the antecedents OF it
leaders. Most of them were drawn t
it by the attraction of the spoils. som
having grown to be millionaires wit
no other visible means OF support tina
offices with moderate salaries. If tb
Republican voter is going to be nice il
his discrimination he will have som
difficulty in selecting a candidate ea
empt from such OBJ ections.-Harri;
burg (Pa.) Patriot.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Iriured Travellers Suits for Damaues

PITTsBURG, Pa, April 26.-Two suits
have been brought in the United States
Circuit Court of this city by Martha Pier
and B. F.'Liveling against the New York,
Lake Erie and Western Railroad for dam
ages in sums of $4,000 and 1000, re-
spectively. Martha Pier was injured by q
train going through a bridge near Sala.
manca, n. Y. Liverling had his spinal
cord displaced in a collision while en- Ioute
from New York City to Meadville, Pa.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
A Mothers Horribls Deed.

EAsToN, Pa, April 26.-This morning
Mrs. Amelia Barnet locked the doors of her
house and threw her two children, one aged
two years, and the other five months, on a
bed, and cut their throats with razor. She
then gave the alarm, and as the neighbors
rushed in, drew the razor across her own
throat, and threw herself beside her child
dren. All three are mortally wounded.
The Barnet family came here from Pitts
burg several months ago.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Alliance Auainst CHICAGO Dressed Beef.

New YORK, April 26.-The Eastern
Butchers Protective Society met tonight,
and reported that assurance had been OBJ
tanned from a number of retail butchers
that they would not deal in Chicago
dressed beef. 1t is proposed to canvass the
city, and furnish the different Trades
Unions with the names of those who refuse
to aid in the movement, and have boy
cotted all tradesmen who persist in pur-
chasing shipped dressed cattle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Stricken Down in the Pulpit.

ERIE, Pa, April 27.-The Rev. G. A,
Carstenson, rector of st. Pauls, the leading
Episcopal Church in this city, was. struck,
down by fainting fit while preaching to-
day, and now lies in critical condition.
The cause is brain trouble from ovefwork.
DR.. J. T. Franklin, of the same pulpit, less
than two years ago had similar attack
from overwork, and died Immediately.
Great interest is felt. Mr.. Carstenson was
formerly of Meadville, Pa, and is very
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01

Portland has a girl cast in the
Evangeiine mold. She was engaged to-
be married three years ago, but the fel-.
low took to drink and ran away with an
actress. The girl discouraged all other
attentions and practically retired from
society, and recently when the man was
dying of consumption at Philadelphia
went on, brought him home, and mar
ried him two days before his death.
Among his effects was found ''a tear
blotted record showing that the girl
had sent him at various times during
his theatrical career six hundred dollars.
Chicago Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Skull Crushed With a Baseball Bat.

CoNNELLsvILLE, PA, April 27.-Charles
Dull, miner, was found near this roadside
near Bradford this evening unconscious,
with his skull crushed. By h1s side was
a baseball bat covered with blood. He was
last seen with party of about ten miners
last night. All had been drinking. 1t is
supposed that in drunken quarrel he
received the fatal wounds
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
John Strauss, of Chicago, left hom,

John Strauss. of Chicago, left home
for couple of weeks, and on his re-
turn found Louis Geiser acting very af-
fectionately toward his mother and
thrashed him. When he came into
court to answer to the assault, he found
that his mother had improved the OPP
portunity afforded by his absence and
married Mr.. Geiser, who was by vir-
tue of such act his stepfather.- Chicago
Herald
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Confederate Home Benefits.

LOUISVILLE, April 26.-The two benefits
given at Macaulay's Theater to-day by the
Roland Reed Company, for the benefit of
the Home for Confederate Soldiers at Rich
mond, Va, will not realize over 81 200.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Terrible Railroad Accident in snain.

MADRID, April 27.-By the breaking of
railroad bridge, near Cuidad Reat, train
of passenger cars was precipitated into the
river. Twenty persons are reported killed,
and twenty received severe injuries. One
of the supports of the bridge was after
wards found cut, showing that the disaster.
was the result of malicious work.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
New Brunswick Freshets.

ST. JOHNS, N. B., April 25.-The freshet
in Southwest Mirimachi, caused break
in the Southwest boom, and tine loss of
about half million feet of lumber. Many
mills and bridges throughout New Bruns4
wick were swept away or seriously dan,4
appd
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Prominent ScuIDtor Found Dead

NEW YORK, April 26.-Geo. L. Ewing,
aged fifty five, n well-known sculptor, with
a studio in Philadelphia, was found dead
in the Brevoort House to-day. A gas Jet
was partly on. He was engaged on busts
of Henry Irving and Miss Terry.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Drouuht KiIIinq Cattle.

ST. LOUIS, April 26-There are advices
from Western Texas to the effect that cat
tie are suffering, and large numbers are
dying, for want of water and grass, the
drought having been very severe in that
section. Myriads of caterpillars have also
appeared, and are destroying all kinds of
vegetation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
A Pennsylvania Forest Fire.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April ga special
to the Times from New Bloomfield says a
disastrous forest fire ragged on Limestone
Ridge all day, and tonight the flames pre-
sent lurid appearance as they leap from
brush to tree-topS.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, April 2J.-Four acres
of the surface above the workings OF lba
Black Diamond Colliery, at LuzerneDoT.
ough, have settled several feet. 1t is feared
that the mine is much damaged.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Emiaratinq to Canada.

QUEBEC, April 26.-Six steamships, from
British ports for Quebec, have aboard four
thousand emigrants-d double the number
that ever called before in one week.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
General Sharman Declines,

ST. LOUIS, April 27.-General Sherman
tonight sent Governor Crittenden a formal
declination of his appointment to Brig.
adiership in the militia of the Eastern Di'
vision of Missouri
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Ruuu, the Murderer, Found Gully

HUNTERS POINT, April 25.-Chas. w
Rugg, the Long Island assassin, was found
guilty of the murder of Mrs. Maybec and
her daughter at Oyster Bay. A motion fol
a new trial was denied. He will be sen
fenced on Monday.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
oneuinu of Mexicau Central Postponed

Ell PAso, Tex, April a6.-The formal
opening of the Mexican Central Railroad
has been postponed from the fifth to the
tenth of May, when it will be received by
the Mexican Government,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01

"A New London (Conn. whaler has
killed the largest whale ever caught.
1t yielded 169 barrels of oil and 2, 300
pounds of whalebone. 1t was killed in
Cumberland Inlet.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
The Gatou 9emufrat.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Business cards OF & We lines or less So per annum.
Local notices, 10 cents per line each insertion.
Simple announcements OF marria-es and deaths.
and church and benevolent society inserted
free. Any additions to obituary notices will bo
charged five cents per line.
Favors must be handed in as early as Tuesday
morning to insure insertion the same week Conn
munications upon subjects Of general or local
interest solicited.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01

George Dener, aged six years, was
before a Philadelphia Police Court re-
Gently on charge of drunk and disord-
erly, having all the appearances OF an
old drunkard. PHILADELPHIA Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01

--Shep Tucker, noted Pennsylvania
thief, who during his life stole over four
hundred horses and who knew the works
of Shakespeare, Milton, Homer and
Byron by heart, died recently.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
Colorado Judse Commits Suicide.

DENVER, April 26.-Judge Miner, County
Judge of Garfield County, this State, sui
cided by drowning. Cause-family trou-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01

The latest caper in society is to
stamp or seal letter where wax is used
by the use of the thumb. 1t is said that
the lines on tie ball of the thumb are
indicative of character and make a
pretty craven surface On the wax, be-
sides conveying to the loved one per-
sonal impression that carries with it
something of the identity of the sender.
" Y ItlS,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01

A crumb of bread choked to death
three-year-old child of Joseph Glatt-
stein in New York.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01

An English authority says that
"Mr." is absolutely necessary on a
visiting card.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-30
YOUNG MEN

Who may be suffering from nervous debility
will do well to avail themselves of this, the
greatest boon ever laid at the altar Of suffering
humanity
DIR. SPINNEY WILL GUARANTEE TO FORFEIT
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for every case of weak
ness or disease of any kind or character, which
he undertakes and fails to cure. He1would
therefore say to the unfortunate sufferer who
may read this notice, that you treading on
dangerous ground, when you longer delay in
seeking the proper remedy for your complaint.
You may be in the first stage-remember that
YOU are approaching the last. If you are border
ing on the last, and are suffering some all OF
its i'll effects remember that il you obstinately
presist in procrastination, the time must come
when the most skillful physician can render you
no assistance : when the door of hope will be
closed against you; when no angel Of mercy can
bring you relief. In no case has the doctor failed
OF success Then let not despair work itself
upon your Imagination, but avail yourself OF the
beneficial results OF his treatment before your
case is beyond the reach OF medical shill or be-
fore grim death hurries you to apremature grave.
Piles Cured without Using Knife or LiGatur
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-30
Democratic Couatv Conventfo,.

convention of the Democratic voters OF
Hennepin county is hereby called to meet at
Market hall in the city of Minneapolis, on Sat
urday, the 4th day of October, 1884 at IL o'clock
M, to nominate candidates as follows, viz:
County Auditor, Register Of Deeds, Sheriff.
County Attorney, Court Commissioner, County
Surveyor Coroner, Clerk of District Court, one
County Commissioner from each the Second and
Third Commissioner districts, six Representa-
tives from the Twenty ninth Senatorial district,
four Representatives from the Thirtieth Senator
ia district.
Also to select the delegates to represent said
county in the Fourth Judicial District Demo
cratic convention.
The respective towns and wards are entitled to
delegates as follows, viz:
First ward, 16; Second ward, s. Third ward,
IL; Fourth ward, 10; Fifth ward, 10; Sixth
ward 10; Seventh ward, 4; Eighth ward, ?.
Bloomington, Champlin, Eden Prairie, Green
wood, Independence, Minneapolis, Osseo, st.
Anthony apd Wayzata, one delegate each.
Brooklyn, Crystal Lake, Dayton, Excelsior,
Hasson, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Minnitrista,
Plymouth, and Richfeld, two delegates each.
Corcoran and Medina, three delegates each.
Dated, Minneapolis, Sept. Is, 1884.
BY order Of Committee.
o. C.. MERRTMAE, Chairman.
JAMES w. LAWRENCE, Secretary.
The committee recommend that all caucusei
be held Friday evening, October g.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-30
drafts. and was barred br the stntute Of limi.

drafts, and was barred by the statute of limi-
tations. 1t is due to Kellogg to state that he
appeared before the committee at his own
instance, July 1, and made full explana-
ton under oath of his transactions with
Walsh and Price. Kellogg's statement hav-
ing been made on the 1st of July, and the
session having adjourned on the 9TH, the
committee was unable to further investigate
the matter.
The remainder Of the report is taken up
with the question Of civil suits, the removal
Of local officers in the district of Columbia,
and the retirement of Attorney General
MacVeagh. In conclusion the report says:
"Your committee is of the opinion there
were many causes which operated to prevent
the successful prosecution of the star route
offenders. Whatever these causes may have
been, it is nevertheless true that those who
will take pains to read carefully the testi-
mony taken by your committee on this sub
ject, comprising nearly thousand pages of
printed matter, will reach differ
ent q conclusions. There was a great
diversity in the testimony, and many
contradictions will be found wholly irrecon-
cilable upon any other theory than that OF
wilful perjury. 1t is sufficient, however, for
the purpose of this investigation to state that
while the evidence against the star route
contractors and public officials was strong
and conclusive as to their guilt, and that the
government was defrauded out of large sums
Of money, and that large sums were also ex-
pended to secure the indictments and con-
victions, yet no person was convicted OF
punished, and no civil suits have as yet
been instituted to recover the vast sums lille
gally and fraudulently obtained from the
public treasury"