The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The South,

10 the state obligations, which sold at from
sixty to seventy cents on the dollar
when he went into Office, in 1874,
and now commands from ninety-two
te ninetythree. The Governor attributes
ibis to the confidence the people have
in a government of their own choice. The
Penitentiary is now a source of con-
siderable revenue to the State. Immigra-
tion is tending to Alabama, and the State is
congratulated on the fact The public
schools are prosperous, and increasing in
usefulness. The Governor congratulates
the people Of Alabama and the country
upon the election of Tilden and Hendricks,
which, he says, has been achieved without
blood, or violence, or force, and has covered
the patriotic people of the United States
with never-fading and imperishable honor.
General BreUfttes.
The Rev. P. Benson, of Richmond, Ind,
was crushed to death while attempting, re-
Gently to get on a moving train, near
Brighton Station, Cincinnati. His brother
in-law, Mr.. Z. o. Chase, in his efforts to save
him, was struck, it is supposed by the plat
form Of a car, and was thrown violently into
a cattle guard. The bones of his hip were
crushed, and he sustained severe internal
injuries that will probably prove fatal.
The annual report of the Commissioner of
Agriculture shows that there were disturbed
during the past year 100000 p~ackagesof
vegetable and field seeds andtextiles, includ
ing nearly 100000 of vegetable, $4,000 Of
flower, 5000 of wheat, 81, 900 of tobacco,
and s6S Of cotton. Seeds were collected from
all parts of the world because of their
peculiar excellence.
The British steamer City of Manchester,
from Liverpool for Calcutta, has sunk off
Akyab. All hands except the captain and
steward are supposed to be lost.
Dispatches from st. Thomas, dated Septem.
Der 16, state that a hurricane passed over
hat island on the 18Th of hat month. The
bark Idula Berney, and the brig Veteran,
were totally wrecked. The crew of the latter
were saved, but that of the former, six in
number, were drowned, including the
Captain and his wife.
The canvass of votes for Ohio shows on
the first named Electors q Republican ma
jority of 1916. There are minor variations
all through the list. In Henry County, ].
B. Luckey has but 1,524 votes, while all the
other Electors nave 1,527. In Hamilton he
has from one to four more than the others,
his vote being IS. sos. Some of these may
be merely errors in addition.
The pardon of Vim. A. Avery lately ar
rived at st. Louis and was forwarded to
Jefferson City at once.
Tl.. $4,000. lr.--a -f
six months In jail for completely in the
whisky frauds has expired, and he has been
released. He was also sentenced to pay a
fine of five thousand dollars, but beins
a poor man he remained in Jail one add.
tional month to meet the requirements oil
the law in such cases.
1t is rumored that orders had been re
ceived from Washington to place the entire
Brooklyn Navy Yard on a war footing. Com
medore Nicholson declined to say anything
in regard to the matter, but It'll certain thai
very unusual movements are in progress a
the yards, and that the frigate Minnesots
was furnished with ammunition, and fully
equipped for sea.
A misplaced switch on the Boston anG
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into cars standing on the track, killing tn,
engineer, Charles Walker, and the fireman
and lady wrecking the engine and ffteer
cars.
North Carolina is reported Democratic b,
large majority.
Illinois cast a vote of $4,000, and CAV,
Hayes a majority of 1880.
A great calamity occurred in Sacramento
on h enight of November Is. During al
entertainment at the Sacramento Opera
House, the floors gave way. Over one thou
sand persons were carried down among tn
crashing tinbers. Seven were Instant
killed, and over one hundred seriously in
jured.
During a church entertainment, a fe,
nights since, at Hills Hall, P~erryville, Mad
SON County, N. Y, the north bent of tn
floor gave way, precipitating large numbe
of women and children twelve feet to tn
floor below. Two or three were fatally il
jured, and a number painfully bruised.
samuel cMullen andD. HaIlerin, citizen
of Columbus, Ohio, were killed on the raj
road, near the Panhandle round-house, i
the eastern part of that city, by being ru
over bya freight train.
Nine prisoners escaped from the Colun
bus TO- Jail, on the 18th. Four were r,
captured. The leader of the gang was she
twice.
Terrence Mullin alias Darran, and Jac
Hughes, alias Smith, have been arrested i
Chicago, charged with the recent attempt I
steal the remains of President Lincoln. 1t
said the proof against the prisoners is pos
tive.
The official majority for Hayes, in Mich
gan, is $4,000.
Tilden's majority in Maryland is 1870
His majority in Virginia is 1924.
The Vermont Legislature, has passed a bi
for filling vacancies in the Electoral Co
lege Of that State.
Just after midnight, lately, as the train @
the Panhandle Road left Columbus, Obi
the dead body of a man was found lying @
the track just outside the depot. The engin
and train passed over his body, mutilatir
it terribly. A paper was found on the bod
on which was scrawled, "Thurston Ever
Knox County, Edwards Pond. Conclude
w Ia mysCAA. Ou Tile OlQ6r Sue was
memorandum of work DONE. Deceased W,
about twenty-one years OF age, and had on
new suit of clothes. 1t is thought III
the man threw himself under the passir
train.
Political.
The New York World has a dispatch fro
Montpelier, Vermont, suggesting a ne
complication in the election for Presiden
The dispatch is as follows Henry ]
Sollace, one of the Republican PRESIDENT
Electors-elect, is Postmaster of Bridgepol
and, therefore, ineligible to the place
which he has been elected. This raises Il
question whether his Democratic o
.ponent can not contest the election, ar
cast a vote for Tilden, thus deciding the N
tional contest.
HenryN. sollace, of Bridgeport, Vernon
Republican Presidential Elector, again
whom the question of eligibility has bee
raicad m AL 1.o1rJ of L.. l1Il:.- Al. n.