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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
Government Aid for Flood Sufferers.

WASHINGTON, February 10.-A meeting
of Congressman from Ohio, Kentucky and
West Virginia was held to-day, to take
steps to secure an immediate appropriation
for relief of the sufferers by the flood in
the Ohio Valley. Senator Sherman pre-
sided Among the Representatives pres
enu were Messrs. Follet, Jordan, Taylor,
Warner and Mccormick, of Ohio; Golf
of West Virginia, and Culbertson
of Kentucky. kilograms asking Govern.
ment aid were read from the Governor of
West Virginia, the Mayor of Wheeling, citi-
zens of Martins Ferry, New Martinsville,
and Marietta. 1t was decided to ask Con-
gress to strike out the words $1,000 in the
resolution, which passed the House on Fri
day last, and insert $250,000. For the pur-
pose OF securing immediate aid a meeting
of the Appropriation Committee of the
House will be called tomorrow.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
General sherman's Retirement.

WASHINGTON, February S.-General
Sherman's retirement occurred to-day, and
was announced in appropriate General
orders. The retirement was anticipated at
General Sherman's request. All the
changes occasioned by it have been made
except that his staff officers will return to
their respective regiments. With the re-
tirement of General Sherman the position
of General of the army will cease, unless
Congress confers that rank upon General
Sheridan. He now commands the army as
Lieutenant General.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
A Robber Arrested.

NEW YORK, February s.-"Eddie"
Goodie, aged thirty-six, man with score
of aliases, is arrested, charged with partici-
patton in the robbery Of Luther NJ. Church,
Superintendent of Harlan factory, on
the step of the elevated railway station at
lllth street and Second avenue, December
81, last. Goodie is the third of the gang
arrested, one of whom has already
been sentenced to fifteen years. impris-
onment. 1t appears that Goodie was the
leader of the gang and planned the rob-
berry. Among the daring robberies in which
Goodie has been engaged were the stealing
OF case of silk valued at $4,000 from a
Custom-house truck in 1870; simular
theft in 1874, when he was followed by the
police and shot one of them; the robbery
Of Jacob Rubbert's bank messenger of $10,-
600 in 1868, and the robbery of the Planet
Mills, meSSenpel in Rrnnklvn
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
A COMMITTEE appointed by the Amer

A COMMITTEE appointed by the Amer
ican Ornithological Union to investigate
the migration of birds in the United
States and British North America, So
licits the cooperation of every ornitho-
logist, field collector, sportsman and
lover of nature. 1t has divided the cOun-
try into districts, and appointed in each
district a superintendent, who, apart
FROM other duties, is to endeavor to in.
crease the number of observers in his
district A complete list of the birds in
each district is to be prepared, showing
whether they are permanent residents,
winter or transient, or accidental Wis
itors, or summer residents, their arrivals
and departures.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
A Boy Falls Forty Feet.

NAPOLEON, O., February 10.-Willie
Rafferty,, aged eleven years, while playing
in the loft of the Courthouse here on Sat-
urday afternoon, fell through skyllght,
forty feet, striking on his feet, crushing
the left leg almost to jelly, and mutilat-
ing the other terribly. His fall was broken
by striking on the top stair of a long circu-
lar stairway. which prevented his falling
over the railing, forty feet more. He was
picked up and taken home unconscious,
but still alive, although his death is looked
for every moment. He is a son of John
Rafferty,, farmer living about four miles
west of here.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
The Eastern War.

LONDON, February S.-The Times states
that there is good ground for believing that
France and England are negotiating for
joint action against El Mahdi. 1t is un-
derstood NJ. Ferry, the French PRIMER, ap-
proves such plan, but that Germany will
object to it.
LONDON, February S.-The excitement
over Egyptian affairs is increasing, and
great activity prevails at Woolwich and
Portsmouth, where munitions of war ant.
marines are being got ready for shipment
to Egypt.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
The Muskingum River Flood.

EVANSVILLE, February S. P. M.-No
man living has seen the Muskingum River
here as high as it is this morning. Wide
spread excitement prevails throughout the
city. All last night families were moving
out of their houses in the First, Second,
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Wards.
All our bridges are i'll danger. A military
company was called out this morn
ing to guard them and keep off the crowds.
The water is up to the lower stringers of
B. & o. iron bridge, and but for the abb
sence of drift must have gone out ere this.
An encroachment has been made around
the eastern abutment of the canal and
river all in one, as the bank is entirely un-
der water. River still rising one and half
inch per hour. Rising at Coshocton and
Dresden two inches per hour.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

CINCINNATI, O., February s.-The Ohio
was rising last night from Parkersburg to
Cairo. At Cincinnati the rise was only
half an inch an hour, and at two O'Clock
last night had reached 81 feet. At Ports
mouth it was rising four inches an hour.
The Scioto is very high. The little Miami
has fallen ten feet. Opinions differ as to
how much higher the Ohio is going, but the
people are not nearly so apprehensive as
they were thirty-six hours ago.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

IT is explained that the year 1900 viii
not be leap year, although it is di-
visible by 4 without remainder. In
order to make calendar and solar time
agree as nearly as they can be got fol
many centuries TO come, the Gregorian
calendar drops three leap years, out Of
every four centuries, and these omissions
are upon such leap years as will not di-
vide by 400 without remainder-al-
though they can be divided evenly by
4. The year 1900 was leap year, but
100 and 1900 were not, and 1900 viii
not be-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
The Stage Of the Ohio River.

CINCINNATI, o., February 9.-The Ohio
River at this point at o'clock this morn
ing reached a height of 63 feet 3 inches,
and rising at the rate of about one-half
inch an hour. At Pittsburg the rivers are
reported as falling rapidly; also at Wheel
ing. The Ohio is still rising at GAINESVILLE.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
The Strikinu Weayers.

LONDON February s.-Fifteen thousand
striking weavers, at Blackburn last night,
marched through the streets toward the
house of certain manufacturer, whose ef-
figy they also carried. The police ordered
the crowd to disperse, and finally charged
them injuring several of the marchers.
The ensuing disorder and excitement was
so great the police telegraphedto to Manches-
tan. fnr. assistance.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
Sea In the Sahara.

PARIS, February 10.-At banquet to
leading members of the scientific press,
De Lesseps stated that the scheme for Gre
ating a sea in the Desert of Sahara would
shortly be realized. Roudair, the French
of cutting through the dunes, which sepa-
rate the Mediterranean from the desert, in
order to transform the arid sands into fer
tile country, is about to start for Tunis
with the necessary firman from the Sultan
to begin operations.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
What's the Matter with Siam.

WASHINGTON, February S.-General
Halderman, United States Minister to Siam,
reports that the State Department of His
Majesty, the King of Siam, has given or
ders for the purchase of American arms
and the employment of American officers
in drilling the land forces.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
Newport Barracks BuuIer Drowned

NEWPORT, KY, February S.-The first
case of drowning since the flood occurred
at o'clock this morning. William Buck
ert, the well-known bugler at the Barracks,
while attempting to reach the second story
of the Barracks from a skiff, forced the
the latter away while trying to jump, and
fell into the water. His body was
found floating about ten minutes later. The
water at this point is about four feet deep.
Buckert was well known and celebrated as
a bugler. He sounded his last bugle from
the porch at the Barracks last night, while
the place was surrounded by pleasure par
ties in boats.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
A Revolution in Crete.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, February 10.-A revo.
luton has broken out in Crete in conse-
quence of Turkish attack on the privileges
of the Greek Satriarch. Leading Cretans
declare they can not obtain redress, and
have therefore taken to arms. The Porte
sent orders to the authorities at Smyrna
and Salonica to dispatch to Crete all the
available soldiers to the number of at least
O00
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
Another skid" Lynched,

OMAHA, NEB., February s.-Mr. Phinney,
conductor on the East bound freight, re-
ported that man was found hanging to
Whistling Post, one and a half miles east
of Bassett, in Brown County, this morning.
The man is supposed to be kid" Wade, a
notorious horse thief. Kid was taken from
the Vlgllantes last night BY Sheriff, who
O'Neil, but he was again taken from the
Sheriff and lynched.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
Some time aoo Charles F. Dawley,

SOME time ago Charles T. DaWIey,
nineteen years old, was visiting Miss
Minnie Lyon, seventeen years old, Of
Brooklyn, when an uncle of the girl ap-
peared in the parlor and insisted that he
should then and there marry the girl.
Both objected, as they had no tender
regard for each other, but the uncle put
his hand in his pocket as if he were
about to draw pistol. Dawley became
frightened and consented to marry the
girl. The parties never lived together,
and the girls mother began proceed
ings for annulment of the marriage,
which was granted.--Brookly'a (M. "
EU0le
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

THE San Francisco Bulletin claims
that every fruit pest which has appeared
in California has been imported with
fruit trees from the Eastern States.
California's fruit crop for last year 10
estimated at $15.000,0O0. In few
years, if ravages of pests can be kept
down, it will be worth more than the
wheat crop.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

The Boston Transcript says the latest
craze among the swell young men Of
New York is to have their lady-loyes'
rofiles engraved on their thumb-nails,
and it is said that noted cameo cutter 10
on the high road to fortune in conse,
uuence
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
SPEAKING of Alaska, the San Fran.

SPEAKING of Alaska, the San Fran.
cisco Chronicle says: Its climate is on
the coast less rigorous than that ofsNew.
toundland, or Sweden, or Norway, OF
the Baltic coast of Russia. There are
good reasons for the belief that wheat
can be made profitable crop in parts
of the Yukon Valley. And the cedars
of Alaska are better and infinitely more
inexhaustible than the famed cedars Of
Lebanon"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

Mr. HENRY IRVING has engaged an
architect to draw complete plsas Of the
Boston Theater, from whichhe proposes
to build new theater in London. He
considers the Boston Theater the best
he has ever seen. ~
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

MORE giant footprints are being dis
covered in Arizona. The Peach Springs
Champion has story of the discovery
of a few in Grand Canon twenty-six
inches long and twelve wide, and which
indicates stride of eighteen feet. The
gentleman who made these tracks could
not be found.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

SAID PAsHA, the Grand vizier OF
Turkey, now receives an annual salary
of S45, 900, which is $4,000 more than
the Prime Minister of England receives.
Yet Turkey is the poorest and most
hopelessly bankrupt State in Europe.
and the Sultan, it is said, has to borrow
from day to day to defray the expenses
of his palace.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
Two Oregon Judges have resiene,

and their reason for sc doing is the same
given by Judge Macarthur few months
ago, namely the smallness of the pay.
Oregon pays the Judges of the Supreme
Court but $1,000 year. and the conse-
quence of this niggardliness is that ju-
dicial positions have generally to lie
filled with young, inexperienced attor-
neys. One of the appointees to fill the
recent vacancies has been a member of
the bar but three months Chicago
Journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

THE most westerly daily published on
the American continent is ths Daily
Astorian. 1t halls from the little town
Of Astoria, in Oregon, lying in Longitude
1913, AZ w.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

The Verviers Industrial Society offers,
two, prizes of 81, 200 and $40 forsthe
best and second best diocoyery, inven-
ton, or application contributing 70 tho
progress or prosperity of the woolen
trade within the last five years.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

AN expedition under the command Of
Mr.. II. H. Johnston, who has but re-
Gently returned from the Congo, win
set out in March to explore the snow
capped peak, Mount Kilimanjaro; in
eastern Equatorial Africa.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

AT recent meeting of the House
Committee on Coinage, sub-com-
mittee reported bill providing that for
two years trade dollars shall be received
at their face value for all dues to the
government, and not again be paid out,
that they may be exchanged for other
silver coin at the sub-treasury and
mints, or recoined into any authorized
niece
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

A SENATE bill introduced by Hr.
Coke. allots lands in severalty to reser-
vation Indians 1t is presumed they
will become Industrious, selfsreliant
agriculturists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

The New York street car. conductors
and drivers have been working seven
teen and eighteen hours q day. The.
Assembly passed bill the other day
making it unlawful to enact more than
.welve hours'labor without extra pay.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

.ENGLIsHMEN say in favor of bicycle
and tricycle. riding, that wheelmen have
not only caused public and private
roads, lanes and bridges to be improved,
but have restored patronage to country
inns that have been well nigh deserted
since the rail-car took the place Of the
old-fashioned stage-coach. 1t is aise
claimed to promote sobriety. health and
thrift 49, sefst
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

.--Milk-drinking is quite the swell
thing in Paris now. Everybody drinks
milk who wishes TO be thought fashion,
able. Milk-drinking might become q
fashion here, too, if we could only get
the milk. Paris has set one example
we can not initiate
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
The Death of a Professor.

PRINCETON, N. j., February s.-The Swiss
naturalist, Arnold Guyottblar, professor of
geography and senior professor at Prince
ton College, died to-day. He was seventy
six years of age, and has been connected
with the college for thirty years.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
A coIored Preacher Sentenced.

ST. LOUIS, February 1O.-Rev. Silas
Smith, colored preacher of Moberly, No.,
was sentenced to the penitentiary for five
years for instigating the burning of the
Colored Baptist Church in that city, last
September.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
OYSTER Bed War Renewed.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, February 8.-Depreda-
tions in the oyster beds in the Chesapeake
Bay have been renewed. A steamer and
sIoop armed with rifles and revolvers have
been ordered to proceed against the thieves.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

"A m;ddle-aged lover near Helena,
NJ. T., presented his best girl on her
birthday with a gallon of buttermilk
and roll of butter, accompanied by an
assurance that he loved but her.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

AssEMBLYMAN DoNAHUE, of Albany, n.
Y, Fenian leader in 1866, has been ar
rested in Montreal, where he had gone 10
attend the Carnival.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
TOPICS OF THE Dkr.
THE Western Indians have belief
that floods follow red sunsets.

AMONG the journals recently started
in Germany is q comic paper called
Mired Pickles
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
The total income of the Saliva

Army for 1883 is reported at 81 500, 600.
The army is now publishing sixteen
sswar cries. in various countries.
cu0O Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

MASSACHUSETTS thinks she can get
along with a meeting Of her Legislature
every two years.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

After all the elaborate studies made
in Germany to enable medical men to
differentiate the normal from the So
called criminal brain, Prof. Bardleben
is forced to decide that even ''the shape
of the normal brain has by no means as
yet been determined"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
The Gatou 4emnfrat.
RATES OF ADyERTIsING.

Business cards of Ave lines or less IS per annum
Local notices, 10 cents per line each inssrtieR.
Simple announcements OF maria .es and desths
and church and benevolent ssciety notices tnsertef
tree. Any additir ms TO obituary notices win Be
charged i've cents per line.
Favors must be handed In as early a. Tuesday
morning to insure insertion the same week (asas
muuicaiions upon subjects Of general OF Local
taterest Ase solicited.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

jay Gould predicts railroad earn
ings this year will be unprecedently
large
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

"A New York restaurant furnishes q
sandwich and a piece of German poet
ry for five cents.-M. Y. NeWS.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14
The Rivers.

THREE thousand shipbuilders have struck
at Belfast, Ireland.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-04-25
JOSEPH WESTON.
Boot &c Shoe Maker,

Over Wash. Howell's Beef Market,
Main ST., GREENVILLE, s. G..
If you want to save money call on
Il JOS. WESTON and have your
Boots and Shoes made to Order, and
guaranteed perfect fits.
Repairing both neatly, cheaply and
promptly done, for Cash.
Dec Ally
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-04-25

ing section A of freight train No.
8 left Big Shanty for Atlanta. The
engine was under the control Of
MIR. S. A. Mcdonald, an engineer
Of ability and worth, who had for
his fireman Mr.. Ed McCulloch,
while the train was under the com
mand Of Conductor Theodore Cor
rie. When the train passed away
from Big Shanty the rain was
pouring down but the trains crew
was happy for a few more hours
only were required to put them
home and give them rest. SO the
crew thought and when Conductor
Corrie waved his lantern Enginecr|
Mcdonald placed his hand upon
the throttle of his engine and in
an instant started on his last run,
little dreaming then Of the terri
bic death that was in store for him
and his fireman, with whom he
was chatting pleasantly.
Two miles south Of Big Shanty
there is a deep fill about 200 yards
long. At some points the fill is
fully 30 feet, and at the middle
there is a large stone culvcrt, made
for the passage Of a small rivulet.
The track at that place runs almost!
north and south. The ground on
the east is high and a heavy vol
ume Of water flowing from it would
travel with great force. The heavy
rain Tuesday morning produced
more water than the culvert could
carry away, and the result was
that about 50 feet Of the fill was
washed out. There was no watch
man nearer than Big Shanty, and
the washout was not detected un-
til the train was in it. AS the en-
CINE rolled on to the fill or embank
mcnt the engineer gave his engine
full sway, and like lightnin it dash
eel onward. The night was dark
and the headlight was Of little ser
vice, owing to the heavy rain, and
the yawning abyss into which the
engine plunged was not seen by
the engineer. The opening was
fully so feet wide, and when the
engine reached the edge it gave
plunge which carried it nearly O.
yer. The tender and freight cars
followed, but their weight drew the
engine from it's slight hold upon
the opposite bank and in an in
stant engine, tender and cars went
down. The fall was terrible, and
the rattling Of the breaking irons
and timbers were heard above the
noise Of the storm, telling the ter
rible story Of death and destruc-
ton. When the engine went down
the engineer and his fireman were
at their posts and were buried be-
meath the mass ofiron and timbcrs.
The engine was pulling l6 freight
cars and q cab. Is of the cars fol-
lowed the engine in it's terrible de-
scent, while the 10th hung over the
edge Of the chasm preventing the
y Il y
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-04-25

child. The; woman's dead body
was blown $50 yards, and one Of
her arms was twisted off. The
child was blown against a tree
and mashed to jelly. The use of
cyclone pits has greatly lessened
the dangers to life. 80 persons
took refuge in Doctor Knox's, and
an equal number in that of Mr..
Dials, until 2 o'clock in the morn
ing. They listened to the roaring
of the wind and thunder, and at
intervals fell upon their knees in
prayer A short lull following, at
about 2 o'clock they opened the
pit end found a starlight sky above
them, and not a trace of the dan
ger there which had played such
havoc below. The loss to live
stock in Carroll county is not less
than 100000, while the clean
sweep Of residences, fences, etc.,
involves loss which 100000 can
not replace.
The storm skipped about 100
miles without doing much damage,
when it struck the Echols' settle
ment in Milton county. Hailstones
as big as saucers fell with such
force as to cut off large limbs Of
trees. Some of the stones were
five inches square. At William
Green's II persons crowded into a
small cellar and did not come out
until next day.
In Hall county two women and
I children were sitting by the fire
place. The frame of the building
was lifted up and carried away,
leaving the family sitting in a.
mazement. A scantling Is, feet
long was driven into the ground to
one-third it's length. At the Maine
place the roof of Il house was lifted
off and set upon the top of 4 pine
tree, where it balanced and still
stands.
In the vicinity Of Townvillc, S.
| g., several persons were killed.
THE DEADLY PLUNGE OF A TRAIN OF
| FIFTEEN CARS.
The Western and Atlantic rail
road was the victim of two horri
ble and death dealing accidents as
the result Of the storm Of the
night.
The two accidents were produc-
tive Of three instant and horrible
deaths and an enormous loss to
property. They happened within
Is minutes Of the same time and
were only 4 miles apart, but Meth
er knew Of the others disaster un-
til Atlanta was teeming with SEN
sational and exaggerated rumors
concerning it. The first accident
occurred just two miles south Of
Big Shanty on a big fill which is
27 miles from Atlanta. BY it two
men were dashed into eternity and
thousands Of dollars worth Of prop
erty was destroyed. The other &C
|cidcnt haDDened nearly two miles