The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-08-24

factory IN New YORK has been destroyed
by fire, entailing loss of $3.50, 1000.
THE Centennial anniversary of the mas
sacre at Blue Licks, KY, was appropriate
ly celebrated August 10, ten Thousand per
sons being present to witness the ceremony
of laying the cornerstone of a monument
commemorative of the event. and to listen
to eloquent addresses by d. Lyman B.
Todd, Prof. J. D. Picket, Mrs. Mary K.
Jones, Governor Blackburn, and Hon. John
Mason Brown. The exercises closed with
an original poem by Henry L. Stanton.
- PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE President approved the act to enable
National Banking Associations to extend
their corporate limits.
JOHN STANTON, George A. Hoyt, and
other trustees of the Lowland Chief Con-
solidated Silver Mining Company, have
obtained from Judge Freedman, in the
Superior Court Chambers, an order to
show why the corporation, should not be.
dissolved, and a receiver for it appointed.
This is one of ex-senator Dorsey's mines.
The Sprague mansion at Canonchet has
been sold at auction by order of the trus-
tee to Frank d. Moulton, of New York, for
$62, $50.
DICK LITTLE, well known member of
the old James gang, was arrested at Kan
sas City on the 10Th, by United States
Marshal, charged with completely in the
robbery of the United States Paymaster in
1881.
THREE thousand ex-Confederates took
part in a reunion at Sedalia, Mo-, on the
18th.
SECRETARY LINCOLN has ordered engineers
to begin work at once to survey for the
Hennepin canal.
THE members of the Anti-Monopoly
party of New York have decided to hold
State Convention at Saratoga, Septem.
ber Is.
THE State Department has received in
formation from Minister Lowell, of the re-
lease of Meany, arrested in Ireland under
the Repression Act.
The First Comptroller of the Treasury
has decided that the President is empow-
cred to expend the 100000 appropriated
by Congress to suppress the spread of con-
tagious diseases
The Massachusetts Greenback State Con-
| vention, in session at Boston on the 18th
Governor on the second ballot After the
nomination of Butler the following were
nominated: For Lieutenant Governor,
Geo. Dutton, of Springfield; Secretary of
| State, John Howes, of Worcester; Treas
urer, Geo. Foster, of Lynn; Attorney Gen.
eral. E. A. Snow, of Athol; Auditor, Au
| gustus f. Merchant, of I.everett. Power
was given to the State Central Committee
ito fill any vacancies that may occur on the
State ticket. Resolutions were passed that
| the Greenbackers in Maine should support
| Gov. Plaisted
| THE Western Distillers Association, al
Chicago, appointed an Executive Commit
tee and adopted resolutions favoring the
enactment of laws for the observance oi
the Sabbath; well-digested license law,
with high figure for each license granted,
and opposing any conflict with any politi-
| cal party. H. B. Miller was elected Presi-
dent. ~
The Utah Commission is in Salt Lake
The Roman Church has put up $40, 600 tc
| fight the new law, giving Governor Murray
power to appoint officials.
FOREIGN.
THE death of Mrs. Van, in Paris, prom
inent Cincinnati lady, turns out to be
suicide.
A GREAT burglary was committed at the
palace of Count Andrassy at Vienna. AL
the Counts orders and many objects of ar
and antiquity were stolen.
The Apatches have killed more than 1Ot
persons in their raids into Sonora, Mex Ict
IT SEEMS that Cetewayo is not wanted BY
the present chiefs of Zululand. A dispatcl
from Durham says the intention of tn,
English Government to restore Cetewayt
causes CONSERVATION.
PRIVATE kilograms received in Londol
on the 18th say that the troubles in Core
have eliminated in general insurrection
and the King and Queen have been assass
mated. The japanese Legation was at
Foreign party.
SIX hundred men of the British arm,
reserve have been ordered to Ireland to re
place the troops sent from there to Egypt
Word has been received from Trinidad
Sonora, that the Apaches are depredatin
fearfully and committing frightful atroci
ties in. the Sahaupupa District. The,
killed six men, passing Lamesa Palons
killed two in Lucuchilla. two in Arincan
onda and four three hours afterward
! They attacked Elcarrigl and killed clever
J women and child.
BRITISH Parliament adjourned August
to October "a.
GENERAL LONG, American Consul 6
J Alexandria, was attacked ON the lot
J inst, in the streets by about forty native.
, He defended himself with a club until re.
cued by British soldiers.
DISTURBANCES have broken out in th
Montenegrin Districts of Kolaschin an
Piva The leader of the movement is
Montenegrin named Ivanovie, formerly
Captain on the Russian staff.
LEIGH SMITH and his party of Arctic e.
plorers have been rescued.
A DISPATCH from the village of Lindebr
den, West Prussia, which was reported d.
stroyed by fire, states that only the schoo
house and one farm house were saved. TIL
crops, which had just been harvested
were destroyed.