The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-10-20
LATER NEWS.

FIRE at Humboldt, Tenn, destroyed
twenty-nine store-houses. Loss, S175,000.
JOHN DILLON, M. p, has also been arrested
and lodged in Kilmainham Jail, charged with
reasonable practices.
A CABLE dispatch says water spout which
passed over the district Of Milah, Algeria,
killed sixty-five persons.
IT HAS been determined to abandon McPher-
son Barracks, at Atlanta, Georgia, and the
troops there have received orders to prepare
for removal to New York Harbor.
FoRaER1Es to the amount of 800 900, COM
mitted by John Stevens, Jr., have been discov-
cred. The sufferers are prominent business
men in Dayton, Toledo and Columbus.
THE Mayor of Philadelphia has issued an
order to owners or managers of factories ho
tUls, tenement houses, seminaries, hospitals and
asylums to provide permanent fire escapes.
NJ. L. EALEAI, a prominent planter on the
Yazoo River, Mississippi, was murdered by one
McCarty, near the head of Honey Island.
McCarty fired upon Ealem, who retreated and
jumped into the river. McCarty pursued him
to the bank, and firing again, Ealem sank and
was seen no more.
THE residence of John Miller, of Randolph
County, Ark, was visited by an armed and
masked mob the other night, who called for
Mr. Miller, who was absent at the time, upon
learning which the mob entered the house, and
taking two boys, aged fifteen and eighteen,
into the yard, whipped them in terrible man-
ner. The younger boy attempted to escape,
and was fired on, no less than twenty shots
taking effect. Some of the scoundrels have
been identified, but no arrests made.
HOSTILE meeting took place on the after
noon of the Is inst, about ten miles from
Richmond, Va, between Captain Fl. 81. Rid
dleberger and Hon. J. D. Wise. Four rounds
were fired without either being hurt. Mutual
explanations and an amicable adjustment fol-
| lowed. Previous to the above meeting, Cap,
| tain Riddleberger and Richard F. Beine, editor
| of The State, met for the purpose Of fighting a
| duel, but when all parties appeared upon the
ground selected, it was found that no caps had
/ been provided for the pistol, SO Riddleberger
rode away to meet Wise. Wise and the editor
| of The State have been arrested and placed un-
der bonds to keep the peace.
ENGLAND has been the victim of great
storm, said to be the most disastrous for many
years. Says a dispatch: Considerable damage
was done to the shipping in the Mersey. The
| London parks are strewed with fallen timber.
Many boats are aground in the river Thames,
and steamboat traffic is suspended. Very few
places in England escaped damage by the
Storm Four hundred trees were blown down
in Southwark. The shipping casualties are nu.
merous but no great disaster is reported. Tht
hail inflicted severe damage to property in al
parts of the country. Several persons wer'
killed and many injured. Houses were un
rooted and unfinished buildings collapsed. 1
is reported that forty-five fishermen were los
at Carnmouth and Eyemouth, Scotland. Up
ward of fifty Berwiekshire smacks were at SCI
during the storm, and it is feared most hav
been lost. 1t is reported twenty fishermen
ware drowned at Dunbar, and three pilot
drowned in the Tyne. During the gal
the British steamer Cyprian, from Liverpoc
for Genos, vas wrecked on the Welsh coast
Twenty-Five lives lost. The hurricane cause
great damage to property in Ireland. Severa
houses were wrecked, and many unroofs.