The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-11-30
EATON. OHIO. THURSDA

and surface metal there is no difference.
They Will be broken up and analysed by
experts in the department, who give it as
their opinion beforehand that the coins
are alloyed with glass to produce ringing
sound, and then heavily electro plated
with silver.
A SPECIAL census bulletin Just issued
shows that in the United States there are
4,923, 451 persons of ten years of age and
upward who are unable to read, and 6, ,239,-
95S who are unable to write. OF the num-
ber of persons returned as unable to write
3,019, 0S0 are white, and native whites un-
able to write are 2,255, ,46o. Colored per
sons of ten years of age and upward unable
to write are 3,22O,s ,s7s, or 17o per cent of the
population. Illiteracy is confined princi-
pally to the Southern States.
THE Department of Agriculture reports
that by reason of clerical error in the de-
partment the estimate of the yield OF wheat
in the abstract of the Commissioners re-
port was 100 600, 900 bushels too small. The
estimated yield is 10000, 900 .bnshels, mot
410, 600 600.
FATAL afffay occurred near Rock Hill,
North Carolina, on the Oath, between
Lewis Pettigrew and Sandy Unkman, two
men in love with the same woman, she be-
ing the indirect cause of the trouble.
Unkman was of a jealous nature and i'm
agined the lady had shown a preference
for his rival, although mutual friends aver
that he was mistaken. They met on
the morning of the day mentioned,
and proceeded without further parley
to settle the choice of the lady by
the death of one of them. Pettigrew was
armed with an axe and Unkman with a
stick. The superiority of the formers s
weapon soon decided the resdlt, as with
one blow from the ak Unkman fell corpse
his left side split open from shoulder to
abdomen. Pettigrew Immediately sur
rendered.
ABROAD.
QUEEN VICTORIA conferred $40 decora.
| tions on the Tel-el-Kebir heroes, at Wind
sor on the 21st preceded by the following
remarks: 81 have called you here to-day
to express my best thanks for the gallantry
and devotion you displayed in the short
but decisive campaign in Egypt, and to
say how proud am of my soldiers
and sailors. who have added fresh laurels
to those already obtained in previous cam.
| paigns, and of their devotion to theil
Queen and country"
KING HUMBERT, of Italy, opened the
Parliament on the 22d with a speech from
| the throne.
THE steame5 Winton, with grain from
the Black Sc foundered off the Island Of
Ushant, on ne coast of France, recently,
and thirty persons were drowned.
BY the accidental explosion of gunpow'
der in the barracks at Madrid, on the 22d
nearly the whole building was blown tc
pieces. Fifteen soldiers were injured.
THERE was great excitement in Hong
Kong, October %, caused by reports of the
| impending seizure and destruction ol
Kowloore City, near Hong Kong, by 6
powerful secret Chinese society. In re
sponse to an appeal for British assistance,
considerable force of infantry and artil
lery were sent TO the threatened district
The anticipated outbreak was prevented
but dangerous precedent was established
ON the part of the Chinese authorities.
! The Prince of Wales has written lettel
expressing the hope that the sentence O
VIM. Brookshaw to ten years penal servi
tude for sending threatening letter to hi
Royal Highness will be reduced.
THIEVES broke into the cathedral of st
Denis, in Paris, on the oath, and stole
quantity of gold and silver objects, in
Guiding prescious relics and crowns o.
historical value.
IT HAS been officially reported to th'
British Government that widespread dis
tress is feared in Ireland this winter. Tn,
districts most seriously affected through
want of employment on the farms and fail
ure of the potato crop are Sligo, Ballina
Swinford, and the greater portion of Gal
way. There is much destitution in Yves
Clare and Connaught. Owing to the con
tinuously heavy demands upon the Irish
men in America to support the Ian,
League, there has been considerable de
crease in the remittances to the struggling
natives in Ireland. This has reduced man,
to the condition of being unable to pu1
chase new seed