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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
OVER THE FALLS,
"A Mysterious Tragedy on Luna Island
Fatal Quarrel Between BrotheFz-in.Law-
One Murdered and the Other Believed
% have Gone over Niagara Falis.

BUFFALO, N. Y, April 10.-Thomas We'd
der, of ]. & T. Vedder, a wholesale grocery
urm at the Bridge, and one of the most
prominent and wealthiest merchants of
the place, is missing. The body of rs
brother-in-law, Van R. Pierson, Cashier of
the new Central Railroad for twenty-six
years-ever since the road was built to the
Bridge-was found early this morning on
Luna Island with bullet-hole in his head.
Late yesterday afternoon vedder persuaded
Pierson to go for a buggy ride. They
reached the entrance to Goat Is
land about six O'Clock, and drove
across the bridge, disappearing
An the woods. That was the last seen of
them. Not returning late last night, rela.
tives became alarmed, and Vedder's
son, j. Howard, went in search of the
brother-in-law. At Niagara Falls they
were Joined by two policemen with dark
lanterns. They easily traced the missing
70 the empty buggy was found hitched to a
tree near the descent to Luna Island.
Fresh blood-stains and foot-tracks
IN the snow were discovered,
and followed down the steep steps, along
the bridge, and up the path to an elevated
point on Luna Island, where a shocking
sight presented itself. Persons body was
lying on a bed of snow and ice, with
coagulated blood flowing from bullet holes
below the right ear and below the left eye,
the right side of the neck and on the left
side of the chin. The eyes were wide open
and CLASSY, and there was an expression of
pain on the pallid face. Further search
disclosed Vedder's overcoat. undercoat,
vest, necktie and hat piled up neatly near
the spot where the body lay. The valuables
of the dead man were undisturbed, but
Vedder's watch was missing. Fruitless
sesrch was made for Vedder. There were
footprints in the snow, as if a person
had walked of the brink into the cat
aract. If it was Vedder, his body went
over the American falls, and there is no
telling when or where it will appear. There
are two theories advanced - one that
P1erson attacked his brother-in-law and
was shot, and Vedder, in remorseful frenzy,
committed suicide; the other that Vedder
enticed Pierson to the spot and deliberately
murdered him, afterward leaping into the
rapids. Still, there are doubling ones who
think he may have piled up the clothes for a
ruse, and fled to escape the consequences
of his crime. Those who knew Pierson
describe him as having been a harmless
mono-maniac. He was married to We'd
der's sister, and his first wife was also
Vedder's sister. Vedder was bachelor,
and lived with his sister and mother, who
are prostrated. He was fifty-two and
Pierson forty-eight. Piefson had been
drinking heavily of late. He lost his posi-
tion several weeks ago, but friends got
him reappOinted.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
Mr.. Warmers Pension Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Representative
Warner reported from the Committee on
Pensions, Bounty and Back Pay bill pro-
viding that every person specified in the
pension laws, who served for period of
three months or more, who has an honora-
BILE discharge and is not receiving greater
pension than that provided by the
bill, and who is now disabled by reason
of a wound, injury or disease, which there
is reason to believe originated in the SER
vice, shall be entitled to receive a pension
during the continuance of that disability
at q rate proportionate to the degree there
of. The bill further provides that depend
ent parents shall only show by competent
evidence they are without other present
means of support than their own manual
labor, or contributions Of others not legally
bound for their support.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
A HO0sief Genius.

Richmond, Ind, has an untutored
mind which is capable of astonishing
results in a mathematical way. A boy
who will not be six years old until next
May outranks in mental arithmetic
pupils thrice his years and well up in
the higher branches. 1t is Master
George Rowland Price, whose father,
M. l.. Price, a carpenter, works for
Oliver Yates, and, like his wife and his
other children, has never manifested
any rare mental requirements, although
the family are people of average attain
ments. One morning last fall the boy
came down stairs and asked, "How
much are twice and 1?'' His father
replied that there was no such thing,
whereupon the lad rejoined: "Yes
there is; twice and make s." From
that on to the holidays he was constantly
stumbling on to something of the kind,
which perplexed his parents, as they
had taken no pains to instruct him, and
they could not understand where he
got his ideas from. With the coming
of the holidays, however, his mind be-
came engrossed with more CHILDISH
things, and he for time abandoned
his mathematical problems, but subse-
quently resuming them, he has latterly
developed into a mental marvel,
Perhaps if you ask him how much forty
times eighty are, he will reply. 1.-TWO
thousand and twenty sixties over" but
he generally gives the correct answer
in one total, and does it apparently
with as little thought and as promptly
as he would tell you his name. And
while he does not deal in fractions, he
computes odd numbers just as readily
as he does even ones, whether the
example be in addition, subtraction, or
multiplication. A fellow-workma9 OF
his father said: "Rowly, I have Al
cents and your father gives me Z, then
give you g; how many have | leftT'
''Thirty-nine," he replied as quick as &
flash, and the man said: al am A
years old; how many weeks is that?''
He just as promptly responded, "2, 2SS. u
Instead of having massive head and q
dwarfed body, as is general in such
individuals, he is very evenly proper
toned for a boy, weighing about Al
pounds, and his extra breadth of fore
head would hardly be noticeable were
one not apprised of his characteristic.
In habits he is older than his years, re-
naming with his parents instead oi
taking to children's sports, and often
saying to neighbor children when they
come to play with him: 'You had
better 60 home; mother has ep ough
kids of her own to bother her." Ir
fact, he is precocious in every way, but
only phenomenal in Mathematics
| Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
Antlers for Ornaments

"Where do you get such big deer
antlers as those?' said young man to
black-eyed, curly-banged girl in a
taxidermist's store in Williams Street.
He referred to pile on the walk. The
girl dropped a crow blackbird, which
she was flaying, and said:
''Those deer horns grew on elks in
Montana. They are not very large if
compared with Others"
The young man was directed to an
adjoining room. A red-mouthed polar
bear, with paws wide apart, greeted him
leopard, with arched back and
knotted muscles, seemed to snarl at him
on the other. Overhead, hanging from
a tangled mass of whitened horns, and
on every side of the room,
there was a throng of monkeys, squir-
rels, birds and animals of a hundred
varieties, all in attitudes which looked
as if the old baboon in the corner, with
his fingers to his lips, had checked them
in the midst of wild carCusal on the
entry of stranger.
'.Horns are just now very fashion
able. Such things vary from year to
year. Last December we sold a hundred
pairs of antlers,'' said the girl.
''How much did you get a pairP'
''From three dollars for a pair oi
small Virginia deer-antlers to thirty
dollars for a five-foot spread of elk's
and forty dollars for a pair of magnifi
cent moose shovel horns"
'.Did that include the stuffed head?'
"No. Mounted head and all. moose
OF elk horns bring sixty dollars and
seventy-five dollars. Those animals are
dying out very rapidly"
"What is the very latest thing in the
line of wall ornaments?"
ga wild boar's head. We have just
received a barrel full of the skins
When properly mounted they look de
lightfully vicious, and sell for thirty
dollars"
''Keeps the proprietor pretty busy te
supply the trade, doesn't it?" said the
young man, hearing work upstairs.
Eyes. He employs eighteen hand!
besides me-
..And what can you do?''
81 can fiay more than 400 birds a day
for use as hat ornaments"
care the wages high?''
LAS high as the skill of the operator
The men who can show the muscles o
an animal and place it in striking ant
natural positions get from fifty dollar
to sixty dollars a month. IN. Y. Sun
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
1wo Men Killed hx a eaye-ln.

PTrTsBURG, Pa, April 1.-This morning
while eight men employed at Blair's brick
yard were digging sand. from the hillside
at the head of Forty fourth street, the bank
caved in, burying Samuel Reelin, aged
twenty one, and VIM. Shearod, nineteen,
under several tons of earth. Notwithstand-
ing the large amount of loose earth threat
ened to come down, the others went to work
with will to rescue their companions, but
when they were reached, fully an hour
after the accident happened, both were
dead. The bodies were badly crushed, and
it is thought death resulted instantly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
Buffalo Gamblers,

BUFFALO, April 1.-THE sporting frater-
nifty of this city are agitated, awaiting the
action of the grand jury now in session. 1t
is generally understood that their cases
dictment. 1t is reported the leading
gamblers, fearing indictment, have been
attempting to corrupt a number of the
grand jury. These facts reaching Judge
Daniels, he advised the jury of the penalties
prescribed for such acts, and also the penal
ties for member of the grand jury allow
ing: himself to listen to such advances with
out reporting the facts to the Court. The
Judge plainly gave the members of the
jury to understand that the law, if violated
The jury retired and shortly afterwards
returned with document giving the names
of those who had attempted to tamper with
them. "A number of arrests will doubtless
follow tomorrow.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

A GENEVA dentist has invented a
new and ingenious process of tooth
drawing. A square of india rubber,
pierced with central hole, is pushed
over the tooth till the upper part of the
root is reached. The india rubber grad
ually contracts, pulls on the root, and
the offending tooth is finally enucleated,
without causing the patient any pain
whatever. Four or five days are re-
quired to complete the operation. Very
little bleeding and a slight swelling of
the gums are the only Inconvenience
experienced.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
Run Down by a Train and Killed.

CHICAGO, ILL, April 13.-James Maher
and his little child Maggie were instantly
killed tonight by being run down by a
suburban train ON the Illinois Central, at
the Ninety first street crossing. They were
crossing the tracks at the time of the acci-
dent, Mrs. Maher being in advance OF
them. She turned to await their approach
on the passing of the train, and failing to
see them retraced her steps and fell over
their rnanpled remains.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
The Suspected Train -Wrecker.

DAYTON, OHIO, April 13.-Michaels, ar
rested here on Friday on suspicion of being
the wrecker of the Panhandle Express last
Thursday night, was identified this after
noon by Conductor Pierson, who had charge
of the wrecked train, as q tramp he had
put off only few days before. Measure
ment of his feet also corresponds with the
tracks in the mud about the tool-house.
To-day Michaels admits that he is tramp
and that he was in the vicinity of the wreck
on Thursday, but claims his innocence.
There is strong feeling against him, but
so far the evidence is merely circumstan-
tial
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
Pushed From the Porch.

SCRANTON, Pa, April 11.-Last Sunday
evening Mrs. Charlotte Sweet, seventy-six
years old, living with her son-in-law, Theo.
F. Hunt, a wealthy merchant, whose resi-
dence is on Washington avenue, the aristo-
cratic quarter of Scranton, fell from porch
and died in about thirty minutes. 1t is as
serted that her grandson, Jas. B. Hunt,
pushed her from the porch. Coroner Dean
began an inquiry in the case this afternoon,
and the evidence seems to sustain the
charge. In her will Mrs. Sweet devised
young Hunt 81 900. The parties are highly
connected, and the case has caused much
commotion
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
The cuha Treubie.

KEY WEST, April 1O.-Mail advices from
Havana state that Aguero landed without
resistance. Numerous factions Joined him
on his march to the interior. His forces
encountered troops several times, but
obliged them to retreat. Great excitement
prevails, especially in Havana, owing to
the concentration of large forces of troops.
1t is supposed the Government used the
Aguero incident for the display of force
to intimidate the Cubans during the next
election. The Government telegraphed
Spain for more troops. Cenorship over
dispatches has been re-estabiished.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
THr washington Monument was be

THE Washington Monument was be-
gun in 1s4s by an association incorpo-
rated by Congress, and $780, 900 raised
by private subscriptions were expended,
when work was suspended. After
standing in that unfinished condition
Congress, in 1876, appropriated $780,
600 for completing the work. 1t is
seventy feet square at the base, and is
to be 555 feet high when completed,
which will make it by forty-four feet
the tallest structure in the world.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
The Fatal Number I3.

CINCINNATI, April 13.-Switch Engine
No. 13 of the c. H. & D. Company, killed
two men yesterday at different times.
Both are believed to be entirely accidental.
At 1915 O'Clock yesterday morning, James
Lambert, formerly repair foreman, was
caught by the engine and both legs cut off
above the knees He was taken home by
Patrol No. 4, and died at o'clock yester-
day afternoon. An hour after his death
John Quinn, a laborer, while crossing the
yard on his way home to supper, was run
over by the same engine, and both arms
cut off and head mangled. He died almost
instantly
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

The Swiss cantons of Glarus and
Zurich have just voted for the re-estab-
lishment of the death penalty. These
are the first two of the Protestant can
tons to take this step, in which all Of
the Catholic cantons have preceded
them. The abolition of the death pen
atty in Switzerland was tried under as
hopeful conditions as exist anywhere
and it proved failure. 1t WAS found
that murders grew more frequent, and
nearly all of the cantons have now voted
- return to the older law.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

IT is thought the manufacture of
barbed wire for fencing will this year
reach 10000 tons. Since the barbed
wire first made its appearance over five
hundred patents have been issued in
this country for the various improve
ments and alterations which have been
made in its construction. There is
more than $4,000, 900 invested in real
estate and machinery for its production,
and it requires a working capital of
$15, 900 per annum to carry on its
manufacture.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

WASHINGTON, April ia statement
prepared at the Post-office Department
shows that while the revenue for the quar-
ter ended March 81 was less than that for
the corresponding quarter of the preceding
year, the issue of two-cent stamps exceed,
ed by twenty seven per cent. the combined
issue of two and three-cent stamps for that
quarter. The issue of postal cards has fall
len off about thirteen million pieces since
the Inauguration of the two-cent rate.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
JaiI Delivery,

WHEELING, w. Va, April 11.-News is
received of successful Jail delivery at
Glenville, w. Va. The rickety Jail was
broken through by prisoners, assisted by
friends outside. Five escaped, including
the brutal murderers Nate Thompson,
over whose head hangs a dozen charges !;
Jim Clayton, a murderer, and Milliard
The others are petty offenders. A large
party is in pursuit.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

A RECENT calculation shows that q
man weighing 140 pounds, and running
a mile in six minutes, performs work
about equal to that of half-horse en-
gine; while walker sustaining five
miles an hour for a long day does work
equal to that of quarter-horse engine,
and consumes only one-twentieth of the
weight of food or fuel.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

The Baltimore american says:
"Rev. William II. Pauling, of Law
renceville, Chester County, Pa. who
was struck by the fast express train up
on Saturday evening a short distance
above Limerick station, ed yester-
day." We hardly know where a mans
Limerick station is, but we presume
from this that it must be vital region.
N Y. Graphic.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
AconstabIe's Warm Retention.

YOUNGSTOWN, O., April 13.-Constable
Nelson, with writ of restitution, endeav-
ored to eject Mrs. Vagg from house she
was occupying for non-payment of rent.
The woman had a kettle of boiling water
ready, and gave the Constable a Russian
bath when lie attempted to enter the house
scalding him very badly. She still holds
the house, the officers having no fancy for
acaldinp wafer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
Train Wreck ID,

DAYTON, o., April 1.-the terrible rail
way arcfd.nt near Xenia, O., on the Day
ton and Richmond branch of the Pan-han-
Thomas was instantly killed, and a number
of others We're seriously injured, is said to
have been caused by train -wTeckers, but
whether for the purpose of robbing the
dead and wounded or Tor revenge against
the road, is not known.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

The use of green and red seems
universal in Atlanta. Negro shanties
as well as the more princely dwellings
are cCiored in this way. There is a
regular craze for fancy paints. All
sorts of novel and even grotesque effects
are sought. One citizen iss put his
fine house in a blood-red gsIr with jet
black trimmings, and the effect is not
by any means disrgreeable to the eye.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

Mr.. GATLNG, of Gatling gun fame, is
described as ''a MISUNDERSTANDING old
gentleman, with snowy hair and whisk-
ers. He is slightly deaf, wears gold
trimmed spectacles and talks about his
wholesale slaughtering machine as un-
colcernedly as though it were merely an
improved hay-rake."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
Successful Sehem of Robbers

PRAGUE. April ia party of robbers.
wearing policenen's uniforms, visited a
mill near Taplitz to-day, and under pre-.
tended warrant, accusing the proprietor Of
being socialist and of forgery of State
papers. compelled him to deliver TO them
moneys and securities amounting to more
than 10000 f1orins. After locking the in
mates OF the mill in room the robbers de-
cappa6
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
The sreek Indian Troublos Ended

EUFAULA, IND. TER, April 1.-THE Creek
troubles are virtually settled. Checate and
Speckee have concluded to abide by the de-
cision OF the Secretary of the Interior. and
advise their supporters to do so. They are
both Creek delegates TO Washington under
Perrysmen administration and have final
ly accepted the situation
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
a Remarkable Case,

HUNTINGTON; Pa. April 1O.-Daniel
Hawn, aged eighty-four, died yesterday.
He has been insane for sixty years, and in
all that time has been kept in solitary con-
finement in room in hanse where five
brothers, all unmarried. lived. No inter-
course was permitted him with others du-
ring mis- long captivity. Two of his brothers
survive him. and are owners of 800 acres of
land in Juniata Township.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
ABour s1s 600 600 of cold have be

ABOUT $1,000, 600 of gold have been
shipped abroad since the gold export
movement began, and it is more than
likely that more will follow. But as an
offset to this the mines have produced
about $4,000, 900 in the same period,
which leaves Our actual loss only about
$4,000, 900.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

The first expectation of cotton from
America was in 1854, and consisted of
eight bags, or bales. The shipment was
SO large that the English officials had
doubts about it having been raised in
the United States. In the year ended
August 81, 1888, ninety-nine years after
the first export, the total cotton crop of
the United States amounted to nearly
100000 bales, of which nearly 5,000,-
600 were exported.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

AN exchange points out that among
the causes of the frequent miscarriage
of justice in the prosecution of criminals
is the fact that the keenest and brightest
of the legal profession are engaged for
the defence, while the prosecution is
generally conducted by lawyer who
owes his place to the decision of .
nannI1a
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

I. SAUNDERS IRVING, who died in
Washington, D. c., flew days ago, was
nephew of Washington Irving. Two
unmarried nieces of the distinguished
author survive, living at Sunnyside, and
they are his only known relatives. DIR.
John C. Peters, the friend and physi-
clan of Mr.. Irving, lives on Madison
avenue, New York, and delights in rem
iniscences of days spent at Sunnyside.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

In Valparaiso, Chill, women act as
street-car conductors. You may be
sure there is no smoking on the rear
platform, and that lady passengers are
not saucy when the car is not stopped
to suit them,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
The Emneror's Condition.

BERLIN, April 1.-THE increasing feeble
ness of the Emperor has assumed more
alarming aspect. Although it is not ac-
knowledged that he is in immediate danger,
the physician of the royal household has
been in constant attendance upon him for
two nights OaSt.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

Mr.. MARTIN j. RUSSELL, editor of tho
Chicago Morning Herald, weighs two
hundred and forty pounds in his stocking
feet. A good, big editor-in-chief is con-
venient to have around, that aggrieved
callers may be referred to him for con-
ISOLATION and advice.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
Ba tie Between I..ishmen and Italians.

ST. THOMAS, ONT, April IA fight occur
red this morning between gang of sixty
1tal ans and an equal numt er of Irish labor.
ers on ie Canada Sou hern Railway, caused
by the Irish o3jecting TO the employment of
Italians. The police, with the assistance
of citizens, succeeded in stopping the
severely led
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

The last installment of the pur-
chase money of Arlington was paid a
few days ago by the Government to
General G. w. Custis Lee, General
Lees second son. Arlington is said to
have been the last piece of entailed
property in this country. Washington
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
D. ath of Charles Reade.

Lon BIZ. April 11.-Charles Reade the
novelist, died this afternoon. He had been
passing the wiuter at Cannes, WHITTIER he
had goas on the advice of his physicians.
He returned to London a short time since
in very i'll health.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
1T IS said that the chestnut is fast

1t IS said that the chestnut is fast
becoming a thing of the past, and a
medical authority claims that its disap-
pearance is fixed process of
evolution. 1t says: "The chestnut tree
is going, just as all trees of a spongy,
inferior fiber must 90 before such stout,
close-ibered trees as the oak. In pre-
historic times the earth was covered
with rank, quick growth that yielded
as the ages went on to the compacter
and stouter trees. 1t is in the. opera
ton of the same law that the chestnut
is doomed. - Chicago Herald.