The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-09

The recent loss of life by fire in New
York and many other places, owing to
the lack of fire escapes, ought to convey
a warning which will be needed by own
ers and city Councils that have control
of public buildings. Every public build
ing in Eaton should be amply provided
with means of escape in the event of a
fire, and yet every one of them are noto-
riously dangerous in this respect, especi-
ally our Opera House. How many would
lose their lives in that pen in the event
of a fire, or wen an alarm, a not be
safely estimated, and it is the sworn du-
ty of our city authorities to look into it
before it is too late and make it secure
from danger at any expense.
Assistant Postmaster General Hatton
has issued the following order: "Post-
masters will not allow non-subscribers
to take from the boxes, nor will they
hand to them newspapers addressed to
subscribers refolded and returned by
them into the general delivery without
verbal or written permit from such sub
scriber. A violation of this regulation
will be considered as sufficient ground
for the removal of the offending post
master" This order is intended to stop
non-subscribers in country post offices
from reading the newspapers of subscri-
bers who pay for them. 1t is a very
common thing in country post offices for
dead-heads to enjoy the reading of a
paper before it goes into the hands of
the subscriber.
Get your roofing and spouting at C.
S. Prices. [janl9-S
Jimmy Marley died. at his residence
northwest of Eaton, on Monday night
last, after a very brief sickness. The de-
ceased had one fault-he was welded to
the use of strong drink, and seldom came
to town without getting badly under its
influence. Such was the case on Friday
last, when he was arrested and put into
the Corporation pig pen," sometimes
called "Calaboose," where he remained
all night, and no doubt contracted the
cause of his sickness and death, which
followed Immediately on his being taken
home on Saturday. He was a very jovial
and good hearted man and well off in
the worlds goods. He leaves no family
but his widow to mourn his unfortunate
death.
If colored ~theologians OF the Rev. John
Jasper stripe do not look to their ~laurels,
the Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage will beat
them all as the champion Biblical astron-
omer. In order to account for Joshua's
miracle of the sun and moon standing
still to allow him to finish his battle, the
Brooklyn savant suggested in one OF his
sermons in reply to Ingersoll, that the
day might hare been prolonged by a mi
racle worked to cause a unusual re-
fraction of the suns rays" or "the world
might have stopped on its axis without
causing any confusion" Then he asked
triumphantly, ibid not Mr.. IngersoI
know that our earth has two motions
the n around the sun and the other or
its own axis?" But the Brooklyn divine
is no less profound in ichthyology. O
Jonah and the whale he said that the
unlucky prophet could easily have lived
inside the fish three days, "if he only
kept constantly in motion, so as to pre-
vent the gastric juices from taking holc
of him and destroying him!"
Sewer pipe at G, s. Prices, opposit,
Court House, Barron ST. jl9-4
The "AMERIcAN REGISTER" published
at Washington city, at So per year, is al
orthodox Democratic paper, and afford
us great pleasure in perusing its interest
ing contents. We Recommend the Reg
lister to our readers who desire a high
toned, patriotic Democratic journal.
late issue contains an article on tn
"Buckshot War; in Pennsylvania il
1888, when Thad Stevens, Charley Pen
rose, Tom. Burrowes and other rascal
attempted to treat the election of tina
zeal as if it had not been held, and coun
out Gov. Porter, the Democratic Cover
nor elect, and continue Gov. Rhine
; whom the people had defeated, but thos
! arch c~onspirators against the liberties Q
! the people and the purity of the ballot
i box were foiled by the courage and dc
termination of Francis R. Skunk, VIZ
Hopkins, General Rogers, Thomas E
McElwee, Charles Brown and other col
e rageous men. The failure OF the schem
o in Pennsylvania consigned the conspirs
# tors to retirement and infamy. The SUI
y cess of the plot in 1876, on account
the cowardice of Democratic leader
e placed the conspirators in official pos
tons, from which nothing short of a p
litical or civil revolution will displac
fham