The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
The East.

| A man named Miller was killed by his own
son at Brunswick, Me-, the other day. Miller
was engaged in the pleasant occupation of
beating his wife, when the son interfered and
shot him.
Mr.. Beecher's hundred Thousand dollar sala-
ry is good thing undoubtedly, but the Ply
mouth people do not appear to be willing to
fork over the amount. 1t has transpired that
not more than three Thousand dollars Of the
amount has been subscribed, and that the con-
gregation will be obliged to look to outsiders
for the balance.
The bad-smelling Tilton-Beecher volcano
threatens to burst forth again. Theodore Til
yers that they will move for new trial of the
case on the LIST of September.
There is lockout in all the mills Of Fall
River, Mass, and Is, 600 operatives are idle.
The infants of New York City are dying at
the rate of 100 day, chiefly from cholera in
fantum.
The New York Times prints statement to
the effect that Donaldson, the missing balloon
ist, is not dead, but is alive and well in Michi-
gan. Little credence is placed in the story.
There is considerable excitement in the oil
regions of Pennsylvania over the discovery of
resh oil wells of large capacity.
The miners in the anthracite regions Of Penn
sylyania are said to be preparing for another
contest with the operators.
Foster Brothers, carpet-weavers of Brook
lyn, N. Y, have failed. Liabilities, S265, 900.
The West.
In the Southern section of Illinois, known as
Egypt" during the month of July the extra
ordinary amount Of nine and half inches of
rain fell. The wheat crop will prove almost
total failure, and corn, tobacco and hay have
been seriously damaged.
OLeary, the Chicago pedestrian, has failed
in second effort to walk $50 miles in SO hours.
Despite his failure however, he did some fine
walking. He walked his SO miles in hours
and minutes, and 100 miles in 20 hours and
Il minutes
At Denver, COL, the other day, there was a
wrestling match between two athletes named
Williams and McAIann. The latter was thrown
by Williams, whereupon desperate named
Cleveland who had bet heavily on McMann,
was so incensed at his losses that he drew his
revolver and shot him deal. The murderer
escaped.
The police of Chicago found the body of
Frederick Burger in the lake, which at first
they were sure was the lost aeronaut Donald
son, and now they mourn the loss of the
800 reward.
A bottle purporting to contain card writ
ten by Newton s. Grimwood, Donaldson's asso-
ciate in the recent disastrous balloon ascen-
sion from Chicago was picked up ON the beach
near that city, few days ago. Grimwood's
friends doubt its commences.
George L. Dunlap has been appointed and
confirmed City Marshal of Chicago.
A convention of colored newspaper men was
held in Cincinnati last week. Nearly all the
newspapers in the United States under the con-
troll of colored men were represented.
Woodruff, late Treasurer of the Western
Development Company, San Francisco cor
poration, is the champion defaulter of the
year. His irregularities are something over
million dollars.
Prof. King made perilous balloon ascen-
sion from Bloomington, Iowa, few days ago.
He passed through a heavy thunderstorm, and
narrowly escaped being struck by lightning.
The rain freighted the balloon heavily, and
caused it to fall rapidly, lodging in tree near
olena, ILL.,, tearing and damaging it seriously,
though not injuring the inmates.
A locomotive was thrown from the track of
the Wabash railroad near Catlin Station, ILL.,,
on Thursday last causing the death of the en-
gineer and the serious wounding of the fire.
man. The cause of the disaster was mis-
placed switch, done by some villains with the
intention, it is believed, of robbing the express
train, which followed closely after the wrecked
locomotive.