The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-08
GExERAL 1xrELLIGRscE.
WASHINGTON has 1870, 900 inhabitants

WASHINGTON has 10000 inhabitants.
THE mean depth of the North Pacific
Ocean, as ascertained by the British
scientific surveying expedition on the
steamer Challenger, is about 16, 200 feet.
EXHAUST steam should never be dis
charged into a brick chimney. 1t is
liable to d~isintegrate the mortar, and
thus to render the entire structure I'M
stable.
THE supply of silver coin is likely to
increase steadily. The counterfeiters
are at work. An interesting point is
that counterfeit coin, almost as pure as
the genuine, can be made at a profit.
The French oyster plantations have
proved wonderfully successful. Those
at Morbihon, which in 1872 yielded only
1928, 900 oysters, last year gave q, 1885,
600, and have produced this season 81
214, 600.
THE battle of the pavements in Lon
don has been won by wood, the city en-
gineer having shown in its favor that a
horse before falling may be expected to
travel on granite 1872 miles, on asphalt
191 and on wood 440 miles.
Two members of the staff of General
Jackson, who were present at the battle
of New Orleans. now reside at CARROLL
ton, KY. They are Major Thomas But
Ter, eighty. seven years old, and General
VIM. o. Butler, eighty-fve years old.
The richest man in Prussia is neither
banker nor noble, but plain Krupp, the
maker of cannon He pays more income
tax than any man in Prussia. He pays
nearly 10000 marks, which represents
a yearly scale of profits exceeding
$1,250,0o0.
AN experienced physician says that
any man who continues to make use OF
chloral-a sleep1giving drug-is sure to
be killed by it in the long rum. Its action
can never be relied upon, certain con-
ditions of the physical nature making it
a deadly poison.
The n in which iron is gal
vanized or preserved from rust is very
curious, yet very simple. 1t is plunged
with great rapidity into melted zinc, by
which an alloy is formed on the surface,
which prevents oxidation, which is the
technical term for rust.
ABDUL AzIz, Sultan of Turkey, has
been dethroned, and his nephew, Murai
Efendi, proclaimed Sultan. 1t is re-
ported that the revolution was effected
without the disturbance of public tran
quillity. The new government is con
sidered favorable to peace.
AN exchange says that street peddlers
are deluding unsuspecting housewife:
with a preparation for cleaning silver
which is nothing but salt of mercury,
which, when rubbed upon the spoons
imparts a brief gloss, but comes off in
the food and salivates the family.
WHILE a burlesque opera troupe vert
playing at Cheyenne, one of Genera
Crooks wild Indian scouts crowded past
the d~oorkeeper and took a seat. Blu
when the curtain arose and the prims
donna began to sing, the savage gave
terrible warwhoop and bounded into the
street.
The Turkish authorities are executing
Musselmans, on account of the Salonici
outrage, at a cheerful rate. They regarC
the sacrifice of a few Mohammedans
more or less, as an easy solution of {
troublesome diplomatic question. Tn
fortunately the Powers are not in a moot
to be pacifed. 1t is not blood that the,
want.
STATISTICS of the Newark beer trad,
show that there are ten beer and foul
ale breweries in that city, in which
capital of $3,775,00O is invested. Las
year the product was S7O,254 barrels
equal to 1 .4S2,O16 kegs, on which a tai
of s342 ,4S4 was paid. On account o
the decrease in the price of malt an,
hops, a prosperous trade is expected tai
year.
The Supreme Court of Tennessee ha
set aside a conviction of murder oh
tanned in a singular manner The mark
of a peculiarly formed naked foot wer
found neal the corpse of the murdere'
man. AT the trial a pan of mud wa
brought into court and the prisoner wa
ordered to put his foot into it. Yer
naturally he declined to do SO and Grim
mate himself, and the jury, acceptinI
his refusal as a proof of his guilt, cor
Yicted him.