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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
TERRIBLE SUICIDE.
Hurled from Bridge Upon Moving Lo-
connective.

NEW YORK, June ia man about forty
years old, whose general appearance was
that of q laborer, stood on the bridge over
the railroad track at Fourth avenue and
Ninety-seventh street at P. M. to-day,
and looking expectantly toward the South.
Before he had waited long the sound
of an approaching north bound Hudson
river train was heard. The train was pass
ing Ninety fifth street when the man on
the bridge threw one leg on the guard rail
and prepared himself for a jump. VIM. II.
Leonard, the telegraph operator in tke
switch station at Ninety sixth street,
noticed the suspicious movement and tried
to signal the engineer of the approaching
train, but he was too late. Leonard saw
the man on the bridge jump over the rail,
clinging to it a moment and drop when the
locomotive was within few feet of
the bridge. A dozen other persons who
had also noticed the mans movements,
raised a great shout, when noise was of no
avail, to prevent loss of life. The man had
dropped from the bridge just in time to be
struck by the smoke-stack of the locomo-
tive. His body was hurled under the
bridge, and dropped to one side of the
train, badly mangled. The smoke-stack
was broken by the collision. 1t took half
an hour to collect the scattered
fragments of the mans body. The re.
mains were placed in box for re-
of the clothing had failed to disclose any
clew to his identity. Afterwards small
leather purse was found near the track.
1t contained only two pawn tickets, on
which the name "Doyle" was written. One
had been issued for a coat and the other
ticket was for a waistcoat. The clothing
on the mans body consisted of blue fan
mel suit, blue woolen shirt and CATERS.
The police thought the cause of the suicide
was poverty.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
A TUNNEL CoLLAPsEs.
Construction Force Burfed-Six Lives
Known to Have Been Lost

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, June 11.-News of
a terrible catastrophe at New River Tun-
mel, on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad,
one hundred miles from this city, has just
been received. About half past six O'Clock
this evening a north bound construction
train, having about fifty hands, left their
work and started for New River. As
the train was passing through the
tunnel the walls gave way and fell
with a terrible crash. In an instant
the air was filled with shrieks and groans
of the dying men. Just how many are itn-
prisoned in the tunnel can not be learned,
as there was no list kept of the men, AL
ready the bodies of three who were crush
ed to death have been removed from the
debris. Three more are known to have
been killed. The train was in charge of Road
master Simmons, who is missing, and is
also believed to have perished. Out of the
fifty men on the train about twenty or
thirty remained unhurt. The remainder
were more or less injured. A large num-
Der are fatally injured. 1t is impossible to
secure later details as the wires are down.
A force is at work removing the debris and
clearing the tunnel.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Judge Foraker Nominated by Ac-
clamation.
General Eennedy for Lieutenant Governor.
-Ba'anGe Of the State Ticket Nomi-
nated-Platfofm, Etc.

SPRINGFIELD, O., June 1.-THE conven-
tion was called to order shortly after 10
O'Clock by Judge Joseph W.O'Neall, Chair
man Of the State Central Committee.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. +, G..
Rose, of Springfield. Judge O'Neall in call=
ing the convention to order, delivered a
speech, saying, among other things, that
for the first time in "a years, the Republic
cans In Ohio have met in convention with
the Democrats in power both In the ,btate
and National Governments. "Still," said
he, ''the Republican party has not surren-
Iered. 1t will win in 1884," He congratu-
lated the party on the hopeful outlook OF
the political situation, and claimed the
election of the ticket by $4,000 majority
The speech elected some enthusiasm, es-
pecially when Foraker's name was mem
toned. The names of Kennedy, Beatty,
Rose and the rest called forth cheers.
The Judge then announced for tefnpore-
ry chairman Col. j. d. Taylor, Of 4uerh-
sey, and W. s. Cappeller, of Hamilton,
Fields, of Franklin, and Randall, of War
ren, Secretaries.
On taking his seat Col. J. D. Taylor,
Temporary Chairman, addressed the con-
vention at some length.
The following officers were appointed
Permanent Chairman, Hon. Amos Town
send, of Cleveland; Permanent Secretary,
Emil Rehse, of Hamilton; Assistant Secre-
taries, u. s. Broombach, of Lucas; w. w.
Freeman, of Franklin; Walter s. Thomas
of Delaware, and S. N. Field, of Franklin
After the usual committees were appointed
the convention took a recess until O'Clock
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
A Tornado in Iowa.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, June ia dispatch
from Massena, Cass County, says that a
tornado struck the village of Bridgewater,
eight miles from Massena, on Monday, the
wrecks indicating that two storms met
there, as there are two distinct traces of tor
nadoes in the town. The first house struck,
a two-story frame, was blown down, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lilly were severely injured.
The latter has since died. Mr.. Hartman's
house was the next one struck, and not a
timber was left standing. Mr.. Condor,
who was in the house, received fatal inju-
ries. The members of the family were all
more or less hurt. DIR. Reagan's drug store
was moved from its foundations, and the
stock ruined. The building next to tho
drug store was the only one in the village
that escaped injury. s. F. Patterson's
broom factory was blown away, some of
the heavy machinery being carried
several hundred feet. The DWELL
ing houses and all the outbuildings Is of
James Sweaton are gone. barely trace of
them being left. James Ford's house was
unroofed and one end of Richard Bell's
dwelling is a complete wreck. E. Strong's
stable was blown away, but his horse was
found uninjured tied to the manger half a
mile away. The fine residence of James
Hendry was blown down and a bed con-
tanning two children was lifted into yard,
not q cover on the bed being disturbed. A
score of other buildings were more or less
damaged. The loss will reach $6O,OOO.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
A Fearful Accident.

PARIS, June 11.-At Thiers, town in the
Department of Puy-de dome, murder
trial has been in progress for some days.
Yesterday, the last day of the trial, the
Courthouse was crowded with men and
women anxious to witness the closing
scenes. When the people were leaving,
Immediately after the adjournment
of the Court, and were jammed
upon the stone stairway leading to
the street, the lofty staircase fell. The
scene that followed was appalling. I'm
mense masses of masonry from above
crushed down on the struggling people be-
low, grinding through their flesh and bones
and manning and mutilating them in a
horrible manner. The fall of the staircase
and the shrieks of the people lying helpless
in the ruins caused a panic in the Court
room, and there was a rush for the now
wrecked exit. Those who were in front
were unable to Withstand the pressure from
behind, and were hurried down upon the
men and women crushed in the fall of
the staircase, and whom the peo-
pie in the street were already striving to
rescue. When at length the panic had ex-
hausted itself, and the immense stone steps
of the fallen stairs had been removed,
twenty persons were taken from the ruins
dead. A later dispatch says that the dead
number twenty -four, and fully 1853 persons
were injured. Many of the injured are
women, and their wounds are of a serious
character. OF the wounded fourteen are
very seriously injured, and some of them
will die.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
OPPOSED TO SALVATION.
The Salvationi sts Attacked by Mob, and a
General Riot Ensues.

AKRON, O., June 10.-Fully two thousand
men and boys last night attacked the Sal
walton Army in this city, and regular
riot ensued, in which at least a dozen men
were considerably hurt. One of the Saliva
tion Army women, with her tambourine,
inflicted bad wounds on two mems faces,
peeling the skin off their noses. The army's
drums and flags were taken
from them by the rioters and de-
stroyed. Perfect showers of mud, stones
and sticks were rained upon the heads of
the worshipers. The Salvationists were
finally routed. The women sought shelter
In dark stairways, and men escaped through
side streets to escape great bodily harm.
The mob was kept up an hour and
twenty minutes, and was witnessed by
hundreds of citizens who lined the
sidewalks. The police were powerless, and
no arrests were made. The Salvationists
paraded last evening, jubilating over the
dinance which had been submitted by the
mayor, suppressing the army. The shouts
and demoniacal yells of the mob were
heard fully a mile away.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18

by acclamation then prevaile;l unauis
General Kennedy then appeared ,advanc-
ing, it is said, with the determined purpose
to decline the honor. While he was wait
ing for quiet Judge Foraker stepped to his
side, touched his arm, and as he turned
grasped his hand. Nothing can describe
the wild excitement that followed upon
this graphic scene. Vixen it subsidized Gem
era1 Kennedy turned and addressing the
Convention accepted the nomination. He
said it was the first time he was drafted IN
his life. When he went to the war be had
enrolled, and entering the service OF his
own free will, he had stayed until the bat
Gle was over. Now he was going into the
service again because the convention had
asked hfta TO, and said he: by the Eser.
nal, I'll stay until the battle Is ended.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
Found One.

He stood in the door of passenger
coach about to leave the Central depot
the other day and called out in a loud
voice:
lis there railroad hog on this carr"
Many turned to look at him, but no
one replied.
Because if there isn't will take the
other coach" continued the man, with
a bar of iron in his tones.
s.Oh, we'll, nobody wants to drive you
out" replied man in the center OF the
car. IF that's all you are looking for
here goes to accommodate yOu!
And he turned the next seat over, put
his baggage on it, and got himself in
shape 10 occupy two seats without an
inch of room to spare. Detroit Free
Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
LOCUsTs FOR FOOD.
fenfsylvania Doctors Recipe for Pre-
pairing Them for the TabIe-A Deli
cious Morsel.

WINCHESTER, Pa, June 10.-Dr. VIM. D.
Hartman astonished number of his friends
this morning by the announcements that he
had been living on iocusts for some days.
He dug up number yesterday AFTERNOON,
had them fried in butter, and this morning
called on some friends and invited
them to partake of the lunch. The doctor
remarked that 1t was necessary to eat a
half-dozen to get their flavor, and after
that they would be eaten with a relish. He
called them baby locpsts, and they wefe
fresh, from the earth. they are very
abundant in the surrounding groves, COW
ering the trees and fences SO thick that
they can be gathered up by the bushel.
When the doctor was asked how he
prepared she locusts he said after
gathering them from the earth he took
them home, washed them through six
courses of pure cold water until they were
perfectly clean, then they were put into
boiling water and boiled some twenty min
utes, after which the legs were removed
and the bodies placed into pan. seasoned
with pepper and salt, and cooked in butter
until they became q nice brown color or
quite crisp. They are very meaty, he COM
tinued, and have a delicious taste. He gave
them to a number of friends to taste, and
they all pronounced them excellent.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
LORD SALISBURY
VIII Pour Oil on the Troubled
Waters, and
Concludes to Put Himself at the Head CT
the English Ministry

LONDON, June 14.-The Marquis of Sails
Ministry, and is in active negotiation with
Sir Stafford Northcote, the Duke of Rich
mond, Lord Rowton, Mr.. Rowland Winn,
member Of Parliament for Lincolnshire,
afid Mr.: Edward Stanhope, member Of
Parliament for Mid Lincolnshire. Lord
Salisbury will come to London tomorrow,
when a consultation of the leading members
of the Conservative party will be
held. The court circular confirms the state
ment that the Marquis of Salisbury is to
form a Ministry. Arthur Balfour, MEM
ber of Parliament for Hertford borough,
and nephew and confidential representa-
tive of Lord Salisbury, Joined the latter at
Hatfield. Lord Salisbury met with ova-
Btoppages were made on isjourneytto Hal
lax. His secretary arrived in London
yesterday and visited Sir Stafford North;
cote. The conservatives were active all
day Sunday, Sir Stafford Northcote being
in communication with Lord Salisbury Thy
telegraph. The Times says Lord Salisbury
has not accepted office Internationally.
Nothing will be definitely settled until the
Queens arrival. The Conservatives will
require some kind of guarantees
leave the new Government unmolested
until the general election. The STANDARD
Is not certain that the Marquis of Salisbury
will succeed in forming Cabinet, with 80
many Conservatives averse to accepting
office under the existing circumstances. In
an editorial the Standard says: ''Con-
servative craftsmanship can not strike out
line for itself. 1t must, as matter of
good faith and prudence, follow honestly
albeit with new spirit vigor and precision,
the lines laid down Imply and aim
lessly by the Liberal Foreign Office. The
n ,fEo NIL Z nlxy cfa n FOR,
either side, may infame the smoking fax.
The same is true of Egypt. We may be
compelled to fight the Mahdi and to pre-
serve Egypt from international control.
The domestic difficulties are still more
acute. In front of all stands the question
of coercion in Ireland. Can the coercion
bill be passed in the teeth of Radical
Parnellite confederacy?"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
Gold and silver STATISTICS.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Among the ta-
bles in the special report of the Director of
the mint, on the production of gold and
silver, soon to be published, is statement
by years showing the deposits of domestic
gold bullion at the mints and
assay offices from July 1, 1873, to
January 1, 1885, which amounts
to $415, ,OO0, 900, and also the production, as
estimated by the Director of the Mint,
during the same period, amounting to
$42S, 900 900, the total estimate for the eleven
and a half years being only $13, 900, 900 in
excess of the deposits of domestic gold.
During the last fiscal years the deposits
Of foreign gold coin and bullion
have exceeded the net imports by
over $13, ,000, 900, showing that considerable
foreign coin is brought by immigrants
upon their persons, and that some foreign
gold bullion, probably brought by rail, is
not reported at the Custom-house. An
other table shows the gold coinage at the
q: s. mints for the last twelve fiscal years,
which amounts, after deducting U. s. gold
coins remelted, to $545, ,106, ,114.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
Bank-Note Question Decided.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Secretary of
the Treasury formally announced to-day
the adoption of the distinctive features of
the paper to be used for U. s. notes, bank
notes and certificates, recently recommend
ed by the committee appointed to consider
that subject. The Secretary also calls at
tention to the law on the subject which pro-
vides that any person who has unlawful
possession of any such distinctive paper
shall be subject to fine of not more than
So 900, or imprisonment at hard labor for
not more than fifteen years, or both.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
The Man for the Place.

Cautious Parent-''Ye advertised
for coachman."
Applicant-s'I believe could fill the
duties Of the position. don't know
much about horses, but can learn.
..Youl have been family coachman. I
supposeP"
mo"
.You certainly know how to driver"
"No."
..Then why did you answer my adrer-
tisementP"
.My heart is ashes; l can never love
again"
"You'n do Philadelphia CaH.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
MINE EXPLOSION.
Five Hundred Cases Of Giant Pow
der Go Off at Once.
Ten Men Killcd, the Mine and Everything
Near It Completely Wrecked.

ZAcATEcAs, MExICo, June 12.-Twelve
miles from Zacatecas is situated the cele-
brated Janto Tibures de Laveta Grande
Mine, that has produced ever since the
Spanish Conquest, yielding untold millions
of silver during that time, Within the past
few years it has been newly developed and
fitted throughout with the most costly
modern machinery. The work of recov.
ering and reopening all portions of
the great mine has been in prog
ress and was approaching completion.
Large quantities of timber and other ma
terial, including blasting powder, had been
kept on hand. Yesterday morning an ex.
plosion occurred, plainly heard at Zacate-
cas-. Five hundred cases of giant powder
had gone off by some means unknown. Ten
persons were killed outright and as many
more wounded. The mine and everything
near it was a complete wreck. The surface
improvements were totally destroyed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
A New Thing in United States Coin.

PHILADELPHIA, June 12.-For some time
past Colonel Snowden, the Superintendent
Of the mint, has been at work at plan to
circumvent the counterfeiting of silver
coin. To-day there was struck at the
mint two dozen silver dollars, whose
edges, instead of being milled, bear
raised letters, and also thirteen stars.
The process Of striking these coins, while
apparently simple, is so difficult that
but few counterfeiters will ever be able to
get the necessary machinery to initiate the
new dollar. At the same time the coin is
the two circular clamps and the stars and
motto squeezed around the edge. All the
coin machines in the mint can be furnished
with similar clamps, and even the pennies
can be turned out with raised letters on the
edges.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
Telegram Copyright.

LONDON, June 10.-The Indian Govern
ment, in order to protect legitimately con-
Quoted newspapers in their enterprise, and
to afford the public, as far as possible, a
guarantee of the authenticity of press dis
patches, propose to introduce into the In
dian Legislative Council bill copyright
ing newspaper kilograms in favor of those
publishers who procure and own the dis
patches. The bill will aim to protect prop
erty in genuine press dispatches by secur-
ing their exclusive use within reasonable
time to the papers whose property the tele-
grams are, and by Furnishing "cribbing''
m, fakinty -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
No More Prison Contract Labor.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, June 1.-THE upper
house of the Illinois Legislature passed an
important bill this morning, the intent of
which is the discontinuance of the system
of contract labor in the State Penitentiary.
The act provides that in future the entire
government and control of the Illinois
Penitentiary shall be vested in the Peni-
tentiary Commissioners, the Governor
being an ex-officio member of the board !;
the work of the convicts is to be confined
to such labor as may be required by the
State.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
American Shipp ng Scheme.

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Board of
Trade, yesterday, voted in favor of the
proposition contained in the memorial of
the Maritime Association of this port, that
thirty cents per ton be granted by the Gov
ernment for every one thousand miles
sailed by sail or steam vessels, built OF
owned in the United States, and engaged
in foreign commerce, for ten years, after
which the payment be reduced ten per
cent. annually. The Board recommends
the early consideration and adoption of the
methods by Congress.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
Shielded From Grief.

ERIE, Pa, June 13.-Mrs. Mary Kresh-
ner suicided to-day under peculiar circum-
stances. few weeks ago her husbands
dead and mangled body was brought
home and the hearse containing the corpse
ran over and killed her only child while
en- route to the cemetery. She was about
returning to her father in Germany when
news came that he was drowned. Then
Mrs. Kreshner resorted to laudanum for
relief from further fatalities.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
The Cholera In Spain.

MADRID, June 11.--Cholera in Spain is
spreading, and the increase in the number
of cases now daily reported is causing
great alarm among the people. In Valencia
there have been forty five cases (new)
reported since the last previous returns of
yesterday. CASTLE announces eighteen
deaths. In the Province of Murcia there
are sixty cases resembling cholera. This
number includes twenty eight cases in the
city of Murcia. -r,sss
WASHINGTON, D. c. June 11.-Secretary
Manning has ordered the revenue marine
cutters to observe unusual vigilance and
patrol the Atlantic coast from New Eng
land to the Virginia capes to prevent the
arrival of vessels infected with cholera,
yellow fever or other contagion.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
Business Failures.

NEW YORK, June 12.-The business fail
ures occurring throughout the country
during the last seven days, as reported to
R. G. Dunn & Co., number, for the United
States 1856, and for Canada twenty two, or
a total of 207, as against 223 last week and
206 the week previous to the last. There
are thirty six failures reported on the Pa
cific coast, which is above the average. All
other sections of the country show a de-
cided decrease,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
A Judges Encounter with a Burglar.

DETROIT, June 11.-At 2 O'Clock this
morning, the house of Judge Henry B.
Brown, of the U. S. Circuit Court was
burglarized. The Judge and wife were
awakened, to find masked burglar, with
revolver and dark lantern, beside the bed,
who by threats kept them quiet while he
secured money and jewelry, in all amount
ing to 500 or $500. While the burglar was
going through dressing-Iase the Judge
secured his revolver and fired, the shot be-
ing returned, but neither shot took effect.
The robber ran down stairs, pursued by the
Judge, both firing, but the burglar escaped
through window, and, as far as known,
unipjured.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
Starved Himself to Death.

JOLIET, ILL, June IA Chicago con-
vict named Lewis Cooley died from self
starvation at the Pennitentiary yesterday.
Cooley had been in prison since December
last on three years. sentence for larceny
He recently showed signs of insanity and
was being treated by the physician, but
persistently refused to partake of food
and slowly starved to death. He was
forty five years of age and has wife liv-
ing in Chicago.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
She Wanted Something Besides Taffy'

"Jenny, you are my Sunday'' sud-
denly exclaimed Farmer Furrow to his
wife. The old granger had just read
that ..woman is the Sunday of man."
so he thought he would surprise his
faithful helpmeet with chunk of con-
solidated taffy.
"See here, john" she retorted, 81
don't mind your calling me any day of
the week, but what l do want is a bon
net that's fit to wear to church on Sun
day."
As John now keeps his quotations to
himself, taffy is quoted low in the mar
ket.-N Y. J0uf7ldl.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-18
The Hero-Dead of Gettvsburu-

COLUMBUS, O., June 10.-Adiutant-Ge Gen
eral Finley to-day issued an address to all
Ohio soldiers who participated in the battle
of Getty ysburg, calling for meeting at the
State House on July 4, to arrange for the
purchase of grounds and the erection of
monument to designate the spot where
Ohio soldiers fell in said battle. The call is
issued in pursuance of the Mcbride law of
last winter,