The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-05-06


do, is an Israelite.
SERGEANT "BosToN" CoRBETT, who
shot J. Wilkes Booth, is making hats in
a Cleveland hat store.
THERE is not mile Of railway, turn
pike OF telegraph within the boundaries
of Monroe county, in this State.
JESSE DUvAIn's cotton mills, at Zanes-
Vile, were damaged by fire last week
to the extent of $25,OOO insured for
SIS, 900 in Eastern companies.
The sentence of John johnson, the
Cleveland murderer of brother Swede,
who was to have been executed, has been
committed to imprisonment for life.
THERE is a lawyer in Akron, who,
when he wishes to quote from the Mo
sale law, says: "Now, your honor, 1
will read from the Egyptian reports.
THE Ohio State Convention of Univer-
salists will be held in Columbus, on
Tuesday, the third day of June, and con-
tinue in session until the Sunday night
following.
The body of John J. Hockenschmidt,
of Toledo, the German cooper who dis
appeared two weeks ago, has been found
in the river. 1t is supposed he walked
off the dock while intoxicated.
The Cleveland PlaindealeT has pre-
sented the chair and table used by Charles
Browne (Artemus Ward), when connect
ed with that paper, to the Cleveland
Historical Society.
SAMUEL AMBUReH, clothing dealer,
who has been in business at Columbus
twenty years, made an assignment the
other day. His assets amount to about
So, 600, and his liabilities to about
81, 1000.
AT Millersburg, the suit of James
French against the Cleveland, Mount
Vernon and Delaware Railroad Com
pany, for the loss of an arm by the
cars when an employe of the road, has
resulted in decree of $4,000.
The Cincinnati Infrmary Superintend
ent has struck a sure-cure for body
snatching, which should be generally
adopted, especially in Chicago and
around Ann Arbor, Mich. He proposes
to plant can of nitro-glycerine in each
grave.
THE title to forty acres. in the heart of
the city of Columbus has been claimed
by parties in Kansas City, Mo-. but the
present occupants do not pay much re-
gard to the claim. Other parties in
Cameron, Ohio, bring forward claim to
the ground on which the State House is
built.
BISHOP BEDELL will start soon on a
foreign trip for the benefit of his health.
He will remain abroad till October, stay
ing most of the time in Switzerland. He
places his salary at the disposal of the
standing committee of the diocese, for
the purpose of obtaining services during
his absence.
In the libel suit of J. F. Young against
the Cleveland Plaindedler, a verdict was
rendered in the United States Court
awarding plaintiff $2,250 damages.
Young sued for $4,000 in consequence
of articles published in the PlaindcaLer
in April, 1874, charging him with having
robbed his own store for the purpose OF
defrauding his partner and creditors.
The Plaindealer's information was re,
ceived from detectives and others con-
nected with the police department.
THE sixth annual convention of the
United States Railroad Mutual Life In,
sr1rance Association was held at Cincin-
natl on Thursday. Reports show twen-
ty-six death assessments during the year,
amounting to $4SO.O7, and debt Of
1888. The election resulted in the
choice of Franklin Fairman, of the Hi
nois Central road, as President. The
convention will meet in Philadelphis
next year on the third Wednesday in
June.
| The "Geghan" law adopted by the
last Legislature, securing to all religious
denominations equal opportunities of re-
ligious services in public institutions.
was practically tested in Cleveland OIL
Sunday before last. The Board of Di
rectors of the Workhouse in that city
previous to the passage of the bill had
considered the subject, and decided thai
Protestants and Catholics should have
the same privileges in the institution
but that the latter should not be per
mitted to erect an altar or have confes
sion in the building. The Geghan bill
having become law, the Directors were
obliged to recede from this position ant
to allow the celebration of mass. Ac
cordingly, on Sunday morning last, ;
movable altar was placed in the chapel
and all the ceremonies of the Catholi,
worship were observed. All the inmates
attended the services, though none O
them were compelled to do so. 1t i
said that five-eighths Of them were pro
fessed Catholics. In the afternoon tn,
altar was removed and Protestant ser
vice held under the auspices of tn,
Young Mems Christian Association
Two Sunday-schools were also estab
lished, and the boys were taken int,
either according to their preference
They are not, however, allowed to be
long to both, or to change their choice
: now or hereafter, during their residenc
at the Workhouse. Twenty boys joiner
/ the Roman Catholic school, and sixty
, three the Protestant.