The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-09-27
~ land or water. This city is unusually

by land or water. This city is unusually
healthy.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
says that a shocking affair occurre atd
Arcola, below Champaign, Ill, the other
afternoon. A twelve year old son of Mrs.
Speed attempted kindling a fire with kero-
sene, when the can exploded, burning the
house with the boy in ii. Mrs. Speed was
almost distracted with the sight of the
crisped body of her son Her husband is
in the signal service of the government, in
California.
A sad accident, resulting from the too
careless manner of leaving firearms within
the reach of children, occurred at Green
vile, Ind. During the absence of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Buck, their oldest son aged
twelve years, got hold of a revolver in the
house, and accidentally discharged it into
the head of his younger brother, aged two
years, killing him instantly.
The railway engine-house at Defiance,
Ohio, was totally destroyed by fire a few
nights since. John Dwyer, teamster, and
Peer Cantrall, Waterman, were burned to
death.
President Hayes and party visited the
schools and asyiums of Louisville, on the
18th of September, and talked to the pupils.
President Hayes and party left Louisville
on the morning of September 10, for Nash
vile. The train stopped at Elizabethtown-
Bowling Green, and Franklin, Kentucky,
and at Gallatin, Tennessee, where the party
were received by large crowds and salvos
of cannon, and brief speeches were made
by Hayes, Hampton, and others of the
suite. At Nashville, the reception was
scarcely less hearty than at Louisville. The
President was formally received at the east
portico of the Capitol, and responded to an
address from Governor Porter. Governor
Wade Hampton, and Secretaries Evarts and
Key also delivered addresses. At the con-
clusion of the ceremonies at the Capitol
a procession was formed, and headed by
the carriage containing the Presidential
party, proceeded to the Custom House,
where the ceremony of laying the corner
stone of that edifice was performed under
the auspices of the State Grand Lodge of Ode
Fellows, the President spreading the mortar
and adjusting the stone.
The Republicans of Massachusetts, met in
Convention on September 10, and nominated
A. Il. Rice for Governor. Resolutions were
passed indorsing the civil service and
Southern policy of the Administration.
The Democrats of New Jersey, in State
Convention September 10, nominated Gen
eral George B. Mcclellan for Governor, and
passed resolutions reafirming the principles
declared in the National platform adopted
at st. Louis; d~enouncing the frauds and
crimes by which our candidates for Presi
dent and Vice President are prevented from
occupying the positions to which they wert
chosen by a decided majority of popular ant
Electoral votes;" congratulating the sup
porters of free government that even a Re
publican Administration has found it neces
sary to "adopt the Democratic policy o
local self-government )" and expressing sym
pathy with workingmen in the prevalen
distress.
The Merchants, Farmers and Mechanic
Bank of Chicago has failed.
The steamer Grand Republic, the larges
and finest steamboat on the Western waters
took fire about midnight, on September 20
at st. Louis, and burned nearly to tn
waters edge. The flames communicate
from her to the steamer Carondelet lynn
alongside, and all of her upper works wer
destroyed. Her hull is of iron, and, there
fore, will be saved, but her machinery wa
badly damaged. Both boats were lying a
the foot of Lesperance Street, about tw,
miles and a half from the center Of the city
By a cyclone which passed over tn
Southwest on September IS, great damag
was done to crops in Louisiana and Texas
The Houston Age contains the followin
estimated damage around Galveston: GOV
eminent works in Colivar Channel incluc
ing a portion of the fleet, $4,000; Galveston
Houston & Henderson Railroad, loss @
track and bay bridge, $4,000; Gulf, Cole
RADIO & Sante Fe Railroad, loss of track an
bridge, $4,000; cotton presses, $1S,500; III
completed buildings in the city, $4,000
bath houses on the beech, $500; twent
small schooners capsized, $500; privat
buildings and property, $4,000. Tot'
$4,000.
On the morning of September 20 a trai
{ of fifteen cars, containing six or seven hun
dred Sunday School excursionists, le
. Delta on the Peach Bottom Narrow Gaug
t Railroad, and on approaching Lutz's Bridg'
eighteen miles from York, Pennsylvania
the engine was thrown from the track, an
two boys, named Jones and Barton, standin
on one of the platforms, were Instant
: killed. One man was seriously, and five
six were slightly injured.
, The State Republican Convention {
Maryland met at Baltimore September z
, and nominated DIR. E. G. Porter for Conn
troller of State. Resolutions were passe
indorsing the civil service, Southern an
. financial policy of the Administration
Other resolutions were adopted, relating
State matters.
y The Louisville Courier-J Journals Richmon
(Ky.) special says that, a year since, Jaspe
/ Maupin shot John Burnam, at Kingston
Madison County, wounding him. Maupi
was indicted. The trial was set for Septer
Der 20, butthe case was not reached. In IL
evening the parties met in the street
Richmond, each accompanied by friend
when firing began. Jasper Maupin, job
Q Burnam, Chris. Ballard and William !
Corneilson were killed. The survivors wei
arrested.
The Ohio Editorial Association cor
menced its annual session in Toledo on Sc
TENDER 20, with a fair attendance, thong
not as full as On some previous occasion
Vice President Irvine presided. On a
sembling the association was welcomed @
behalf of the city by Gen. j. C. Lee. In Il
j, afternoon an excursion was made to Il
1 lake by the steamer Chief Justice Wait
and in evening a banquet was given the a