The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-10-26

ranged to hold a reception on the 10th in
the chapel in honor of Mr.. Ross, who re-
Gently won the contested prize in Chicago.
The faculty tried to stop it, but the pro-
ceedings were conducted in spite of them,
and they suspended Mr.. Mitchell, master
of ceremonies, indefinitely. On the Goth
two hundred students absented themselves,
giving notice that they would not recite
until Mitchell is taken back. Only few
students remained in the classes.
DENHERDER's Bank, at iceland, Ottawa
County, Mich, was burglarized on the
night of the 18th, and from 81, 900 to So, 900
in currency secured. The safe was drilled
and the lock broken. There is no clue to
the thieves.
A PENSACOLA dispatch of October 10th
says: "a daughter of DIR. Whiting, Secre-
tary of the Board of Health, died yesterday
OF yellow fever. Several cases of fever
reported in adjacent towns Forty two
new cases to day; two deaths Among the
new cases are the Collector of the Port,
Mayor of the city, and his wife and son."
A pts=ATeft7 fsom Easslnan, 6 Gss=gia, -ocs
tober 20. says: At / o'clock to-day
Ridgly Powell, Simon oguinn, Joe King,
Bob Donnelson, and Ella Moore. negroes,
were hanged in the Jail yard for COM
| plicity in the riot which occurred at this
place August 6, at a camp-meeting, in
which young white man named James
Harvard was set upon by an infuriated
mob, and after being shot by one of the
men, was beaten almost to jelly by the
others. The women raised the first howl
which excited the mob to the desperate
work. No attempt was made to rescue
them, and not more than fifty negroes,
from whom violence was expected, were
in town. A detachment of military from
Macon were present for protection"
THE jury in the case of Charles II. Hous-
ton, charged by the Government with
making false returns while Collector of
the Port of Perth Amboy, returned YER
dict of guilty with Recommendation for
mercy. 49,
HENRY CLAY MAYNARD, for the past eight
years Manager of the Western Union Tel
egraph Office in Chicago, died in Geneva,
Wisconsin, on the Goth.
| In THE Universalist Convention at Phila-
delphia recently, a resolution was passed
condemning the death penalty, and rec
ommending more humane punishment.
Rev. ROBERT PAINE, Senior Bishop of NJ.
E. Church South, died at Aberdeen, Miss,
on the Goth.
SHERIFF BR1Ges, of Waupaca County,
Wis, and one of Pinkerton's men, have
arrested two men for the murder of C. H
Mead, the banker of Waupaca. The Off
cials admit the arrest but decline to give
details, as grave fears are entertained that
the prisoners will be lynched ON their ar
rival at Waupaca.
Two freight trains on the Hudson River
Railroad collided at Rhine Cliff on the
Goth. An engine and twelve cars were
thrown into the river, and other cars dam
aged. No lives were lost. The engineer
and fireman climbed out after the engine
was submerged in the river. Loss esti.
mated at 1000.
/ IT IS said that Ellis E. Phillips, of the
Philadelphia Alms-house, stole $65, ,0OG
within the last nine years,
IA RAILWAY train at Mendra. Illinois, on
the 10th, ran over the little three-year-ol
daughter of Mr.. Kelley, and little son Of
Clayton Knight, killing both instantly.
ACCORDING to New York statistician
the visible supply of corn in the United
States and the Canadas is 4, ,4S1 1888 bushels
against 28, ,6S2, ,059 bushels at the same pc
riod last year. The amount of corn il
store at the five Atlantic ports is 670 00t
bushels, as against 10, 22s, $50 bushels at th'
same date last year. Hence the ebull'
movement