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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

The true newspaper reporter is not
moved by fear or favor, and his notice,
or more properly his notices, are be-
slowed impartially upon rich and poor,
upon the humble citizen as well as the
prominent statesman. The above just
observation is called out through read
ing in the society column of the Mil
waukee Sentinel the pleasing intelligence
that "Grasshopper Jane" Seminole
Indian, is visiting friends in that city
Indianapolis Journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

Since the arrest of Holmes n Bracken,
suspected of connection with The dyna-
mite conspiracy, the six British war
ships in port are more carefully guarded
from any secret operation that may be di-
rected on them. At night extra precau-
lions are taken Boats with strong forces
of men are being placed around and about
the ships. Vice Admiral Commerell made
an inspection of the suspicious articles
found on the prisoners, and stated that
they were exactly suited for intentions
such as the men are accused of.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Great Land Fraud. i'm Texas.

The Texas State Lands Frauds Board
on the 18th, submitted to the Attorney
General a list of alleged illegal purchases
of school lands, aggregating over 5000
acres, and advised suits to recover. The
illegality is said to consist principally in
purchases exceeding the quantity permit
ted by statute. The purchases were made
by employees of the State, and ~purchasedin
the names of minors.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

arms bore evidence that she had had a fu.
rious struggle with her assailant. Persist
emit search by the detectives eliminated or
the Goth by the arrest OF Carpenter, her
former employer, who Is charged with tha
crime. 1t is alleged she had been seduced
by Carpenter, who then resorted>to murder
to rid himself of her.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
English Liberals. i'm Convention.

The Liberal Conference at Leeds, Eng
land, on the 18th adopted a resolution fav-
oring the redistribution of seats in Parlia-
ment, to secure the true expression of the
will of the Nation. A resolution was
adopted declaring any attempt to secure
representation for minorit1es by special
laws is in violation of the principles Of a
popular representative Government. A
resolution by Sir Wilfred Lawson, con-
demning the Commons for refusing Brad
laugh his seat, and favoring the abolition
of parliamentary oaths, was adopted
unanimously with cheers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Suspected ofBeing Dynamiter..

Two suspicious strangers, giving the
names Of James Holmes and William
Bracket. were arrested at Halifax on the
18th. In Holmes pockets were two loaded
revolvers, several cartridges, two dozen
dynamite cartridges and a copy of an
Irish paper. In Brackets were a loaded
revolver and dynamite cartridges. In
their room atthe hotel were two .~valises,
one containing forty pounds of dynamite,
the other sixty. Their object is not known,
but it is supposed they are either dyna-
Iaite fends or burglars.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
indignant st. Loui. citizens.

: A committee from a mass meeting of st.
Louis citizens called on Governor Critten-
den on the 18th and presented a paper ar
~raigning the Police Board of st. Louis, and
demanding that he request the resignation
Of Messrs. Lutz, Caruth and Cleveland, the
three members by whose vote Colonel
Campbell was deposed as Chief of Police.
Severe charges of m~alfeasance in office
were preferred against those members.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Heavy Sentence for Mall Robbery.

In Barbour County, W. Va, on tho 18th,
Jacob I. Hoffman, formerly a wealthy and
highly-respected citizen, was sentenced to
the Penitentiary for nine years for robbing
the mails. What little remaining property
he possessed has been sold to satisfy a
judgment obtained against him by his
niece for posting a slanderous notice re-
garding her upon the doors of the church
and school.house.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

"A Bohemian citizen of Cleveland
has begun a libel suit against a local
paper, asking for ten thousand dollars
damages alleged to have been done to
his good name by an article recently
printed in the paper. The article in
question stated that the citizens hat
blew off one day in the street, which
would have been harmless enough had
it not gone on to say that the incident
happened in a rain-storm which washed
the littIe sense out of the mans head,
and that a poor Bohemian devoid of
sense ought to be put in Jail TO hide
his confusion. A few additional words
sometimes make a vast difference in
the meaning of a statement. Cleveland
Leader.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Sensational Divorce Suit.

Mr.. Roger NJ. Sherman, formerly United
States District Attorney at New York
City, made application on the Doth to the
Superior Court at Fairfield, Conn.,, for a
divorce from his wife, Florence Bagley
Sherman, on he ground of habitual in
temperance. Mrs. Sherman is the daugh-
ter of the late Ex-Governor Bagley, of
Michigan, and the heiress to a fortune of
So, O00,0 200. Many sensational features are
attached to the case, and the good name of
some of the first families of the country is
involved.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Fsu.

While Mr.. W. H. Vanderbilt was driving
his fast mare, Early Rose, around the
track at Fleetwood Park on the 18th, he
collided with one of Robert Bonner's racing
teams, which was going in an opposite
direction. Mr.. Vanderbilt was thrown
violently to the ground, sustaining a pain
full, though not serious injury to his
left shoulder.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

made a Major General for conspic.
uous bravery at the battle of Chickamauga.
Since the war he served as Provisional Gov
ernor of Georgia, Collector of Internal
Revenue at New Orleans, member of the
Ohio constitutional Convention, and State
Senator At the time of his death he was
Chief of the Toledo police force,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Il
verdict ON .he Tlro,1 Disaster.

The Baltimore Grand Jury who have had
under investigation the causes leading to
the disaster at Tivoli, wherein sixty-ive
excursionists were drowned, on the 18th
presented a charge of manslaughter against
Lowery Albert, proprietor of the Tivoli
grounds, and Frank Debilins, the lessee.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Crrsade Arafn.t Land Cryi,er..

Commissioner Mcfarland, of the General
Land Office, is continuing the vigorous
crusade inaugurated against what are
known as land cruisers in the West. Upon
the report of special agents thirteen entries
to public lands in Washington Territory
Were held for cancellation ON the 10th.
The Commissioner a all the parties in
these cases appear to have combined in the
commission of the fraud, the combination
even extending to the Notary who wit
messed the papers. All the entries, after
confirmation, were transferred to one in di
vidual.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
works OF Art i'm Churches.

In the Pennsylvania Synod of the Pres
byterian Church, at P~ittsburg, on the 18th,
Rev. A. McElroy Wylie, a former Protest.
ant Episcopal minister, offered resolutions
~denouncing works of art in churches accom-
panying the ordinance of preaching work.
He characterized them as an infringement
upon the Second Commandment, and re-
garded such innovation as a dangerous
compromise with the worlds carnal meth
DDS, which, if persisted in, will in the long
run be subtractive of ministerial force and
effectiveness,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
A dark-complexioned white man

"A dark-complexioned white man
and a light-complexioned negro girl
were married the other day down at
Flushing, L. l., and there is great in
dignation in that community in con-
sequence. The minister who married
the couple comes in for a share of the
blame, though he says they were SO
near of a color that he never suspected
great against the newly-married pair
that to avoid personal violence they
have fled to Cincinnati, where they eX-
pect to find a more congenial senti-
ment.-Troy On. ~ Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Bu,ine.. FaiIures of the Week.

R. G.. Dun & Co.'s New York Mercantile
Agency, reports the business failures in
the United States and Canada for the week
ending the 10th, as two hundred and forty
three, an increase of fifty-six over the pre-
vious week, mainly in the New England
States, the South and West. Failures are
reported on the increase in Canada.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

The police of New Haven, Conn.,,
are rejoicing over the death of one AL
bert Sworc>s. He and his twin brother
were both hard characters, and they
looked so nearly alike that when one of
them became involved in ascrape it was
difficult for the police to determine
which one to arrest.-N. Y. San. :
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
a Railway suit Compromi.ed.

The suit of the United States Govern
ment against the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, pending for some time in the
Courts of California, for a large amount of
internal revenue taxes, has been compro-
missed. The terms of the compromise are
that the railway company shall pay the
Government $4,000, the cost of the pend
ing suit. and relinquish the claim against
the Government for $2S,S16 on account of
interest alleged to have been unlawfully
paid January L,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
FOREIGN.
Terrific Loss of Life by nm Earthquake

Terrific Loss of Life by nm Earthquake.
All he villages along the southern coast
of Smyrna, in Asia Minor, were completely
destroyed by the recent earthquake. 1t is
believed that fully one thousand persons
persisted. Most of the houses collapsed
at the first shock, burying their inmates.
The people who escaped are wandering
about over the fields, suffering from cold,
and in a starving condition. h Porte has
issued an appeal stating that twenty thou
sand persons are homeless, and pleading
for assistance.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Railroad Time convention.

The Southern Railway Time Convention
has appointed a committee to make ar
rangements with the different telegraph
companies for the transmission of the new
standard time to the different railroad
companies. The new schedule goes into
effect November IS.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
GallOws Fruit.

Margaret Harrison, colored, the muir
derer of Lilelia Lewis, was hanged at Cal
hoon, Ga, On the 18th. On the gallows she
addressed the crowd, maintaining her inno-
cence and a%ttributing her unfortunate posi-
ton to the influence of her own people.
Edward Hovey, for the murder of his sis
ter-in-law was hanged in the Toombs at New
VorH
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
TerribIe Accident to students.

A platform crowded with spectators
watching the scrub races of Harvard on the
Charles River near Boston on the Goth
broke down, and several persons were Sc
riously injured, having legs and arms
broken. Most of the injured are Harvard
men. A student named Mead, of South
Boston, of the Glass of 'S7, had his skull
fractured and both legs broken, and will
probably die. The injuries of nine others
are principally fractures of limbs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Postage Ruling.

The Postmaster General has recently
made the following ruling in connec-
ton with the present reduction of
letter postage: "The reduction of the
LIST inst. in the domestic rate Of post
age from three to two cents reduced also
from the same date from six to four
cents per half ounce double POSTAGE
or letters for delivery in the United States,
commonly called ship LETTERS which are
conveyedt to this country by vessels not reg
uiartJ employed in carrying mails"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
An Unfortun.,N sfsxican Tovn.

A dispatch from Guaymas, Mexico, on
the 18th, says the population of Alfalfa has
been decimated by yellow fever. The
deaths averaged twenty a day for two
weeks. On the Sd inst. Altata was struck
by a hurricane, which killed several per-
sons and destroyed the greater part of the
town. The inhabitants sought refuge in
the mountains during the storm. Several
miles of railroad track was torn up and a
bridge blown down. The depot and the
machine sheds are the only buildings left
standing,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Aeo1p pen-A coin vault.-Boston Star

I cAN sAFELY recommend Ely's Cream
Balm for the euro of Catarrh, Cold in the
Head, etc. Before I nave used the first
bottle I purchased 1 find myself cured. At
times I could scarcely smell anything and
had a headache most of the time. HENRY
LILLY, Agent for the American Express
Co.. Grand Haven. Mich.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

In a letter from Hon. Mrs. PERY; Castle
Grey, Limerick, Ireland, Browns BKoN'
ing brought your { Bronchial Troches' with
me when I came TO reside here, I found
that after I had given them away to those
I considered required them, the poor PEG.
pie will walk for miles to get a few" For
have no equal. Sold only In boxes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

"A Paris philanthropist has openeda
restaurant for poor people, furnishing
soup. meat, vegetables, bread, wine and
dessert, all of perfectly wholesome quail
ity, for seven cents. The establishment
kills its W OK every day, and serves
daily about four thousand meals.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Celebrating the Disarmament OF Wash.
fnUfonss Arnrv

The centennial of the d%isbanding by
Washington of his victorious army, was
celebrated with great enthusiasm at New
burg, N. Y, on the 18th. The day was per-
feet and there was a great throng present.
Scores of excursions crowded the town,
which it was estimated contained fifty
thousand strangers. The addresses were
by Senator Bayard and VIM. E. Evarts.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
The HiIl.sharon Adultery Suit.

The charges of adultery against ex-Sen-
ator Sharon, of California, preferred by
Miss Aggie Hill, who claimed to be his
wife, came up for hearing at San Francisco
on the Goth. Miss Hill failing to produce
the marriage certificate and other evidence
bearing on the case which she claimed ex-
listed, the Judge dismissed the complaint.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
ALLEGED Information Of Charley Ross,

A YOUNG man named Donnelly, who is
under sentence of one year in the Illinois
Penitentiary, made a statement a few
days ago to the effect that he knew of the
whereabouts of the lost boy Charley Ross.
Investigation, however, failed to bring out
any reliable facts connected with the case.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

Intense excitement prevails at Lisbon,
OAK, over the discovery of gold. One
hundred and thirty samples ave been as
sayed, which yielded from twsnty dollars
to two hundred and fifty dollars per ton.
The discovery is reported to lave been
made two months ago by a Chicago capi-
talist, who kept the matter secret until all
the land in the vicinity could be purchased.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Corporate Ownership of Registered
Honda.

The following circular was issued from
the Treasury Department on the Goth: The
present regulation of the Department re-
quires that If a registered bon be issued
to a corporation Or company, the official
character of the person issuing an assign
ment thereof, and the authority of such
person to dispose of the bond in question,
should be duly verified by a vote or resolu.
tion of the board Of directors, corporation,
or company, certified under its seal. In
all such cases a copy Of the resolution fur
nished this Department must be certified
by some officer of the corporation, COM
pany, or institution other than the one en-
powered tc assign the bonds.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Another Place where Women Ma Vote.
Death of General steedmau.

General James B. Steedman died at his
home in Toledo, o., on the afternoon of the
18th, of pneumonia, aged sixty-ive years.
Deceased was e prominent army officer
during the war of the rebellion, and was
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

"A man at Paterson, N. j., has been
running a yacht with a boiler made of
a beer barrel, and it blew up the other
day and knocked boiler and boat into
kindling wood-Newark Register.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

: COCHRAN, GA.-Dr. A. J. Lamb says: 81
never met with a remedy that gave more
satisfaction in cases of debility and pros
than Browns Iron Bitters."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Canadian Bazaar.

Mr.. John Osborne, Musical Bazaar, To-
ronto, Canada, writes that his wife was
cured of rheumatism by the great pain
b%anisher, st. Jacobs Oil; that he has found
1t an invaluable remedy for many ailments.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

of all other medicines by DIR. r. V. Pierce's
"Golden Medical Discovery" is approach
ing. Unrivaled in bilious disorders, I'M
pure blood, and consumption, which is
scrofulous disease of the lungs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

YOUNG men or middle aged ones, suffer.
ing from nervous debility and kindred
weaknesses, should send three stamps for
Part VII of Worlds Dispensary Dime
Series of books. Address WORLDS DIsPEN
sARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, NY,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Prohibition Vote ny CountieA.
The following figures, showing the total
vote of the State in the recent election and
the humber cast, for Prohibition; are the
completed official returns as submitted to
the Secretary of State from-each county:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
A Daughter's Misery.
Father is Getting Well.

my daughters say:
tiers"
disease declared incurable'
'And we are SO glad that he used your Bitters. "
"A LADY OF UTICA, N. Y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

HAVE taken Swift's Specific (S.S.S.) for
rheumatism, and found perfect relief. It
is the best tonic and Blood Remedy knowa
to science. d.. P. Hill.
Attorney at Law. Atlanta. Ga
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Flood In Arkanaas.

A Batesville, Ark, dispatch of the 21st
says: "White River at this point has
been rising four inches an hour for the last
forty-eight hours, ~inundating at least $4,000
acres of corn and cotton in the White
River Valley in this county. The damage
to small farms on the river is almost ire.
parable, and will leave a large number in
a suffering condition. Some will not be
able to survive the winter without assist
ance. The water is higher now than for
the last ten years, except ON the 9th o;
May, 1882"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
Prominent Illinois Citizen Charged with
Murder.

Fora Burns, who had been employed as a
domestic in the family of Orrin A. Carpen-
ter, a prominent and wealthy resident of
Lincoln, ILL.,, was found dead near the out
skirts of that city about two weeks ago, her
body bearing all the evidences of a deliber-
ate murder. Her throat had been cut from
ear to ear, her skull crushed in, and her
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
A foreetful set of people: .Y

"A forgetful set of people: YES"
says Mrs. Parvenu, 1--WE had a real nice
time at Richtield and Sharon. When
we left 1 gave my card to lots of people
on the piazza, but most of EN- forgot to
give me theirs IN. Y. Mail.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

? NEVER judge by appearances. A shabby
old Goa may contain an editor.-PhLG-
delphid Call.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

"A cheese weighing 2,245 pounds
was made recently at a cheese factory
in Whitesboro, N. Y, and was shipped
to New Haven, Conn.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

THE man who was kicked out of a seaside
resort was caught by the under toe.-Mdr-
athon Independent.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

DR.. Pierce's " Pellets'-the original "Lit'
tie Liver Pills" (sugar-coated)-cure SICK
and bilious headache, sour stomach, and
bilious attacks. By druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

A TRUE assistant to nature in restoring
the system to perfect health, thus enabling
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

UTICA, June 9, 1888
FRANK ". HOFFMAN. clerk of the American District
Telegraph Co., says, Having had occasion to use a
medicine for kidney trouble with a lame back, I was
by one of our Utica druggists to use
Hunts Remedy, as he had sold q good deal of 1t to
many Of our leading families here with great success
for kidney. liver and urinary troubles. 1 purchased
some, and have only used three bottles. 1t has cured
me, and I can truly Hunts Remedy to any
one in need Of the best medicine for these complaints"
In compliance with your request I send you a state
ment of my case. will write you with a double pur-
pose, frstto thank youfor the great amount of good
your medicine, Hunts Remedy, has done me, and
secondly, with the hope that my recovery viii induce
some sufferer to do as l did, use the great specific
and be cured" For nearly a whole year 1 was an in
valid. unable to go out OF the ho1sc, and a great part
of the time confnedto my bed, aliving. powerless sub
feet of the most dreadful of all diseases, Kidney COM
plant" From the long suffering l became weak from
the loss of strength, with a lack of vitality, and very
much reduced in flesh. Allthis time I was taking
various medicines, and under the care of our family
doctor. and not receiving a particle of help Ihad al
most despaired of getting well when my attention was
called to II int's Remedy by n boardcr in my family. /
commences takng it unknown to the doctor with
but little hopes q relief. This non-belief was soon dis
PEELED, however, as l daily began to improve. / con-
tinued the use of HUNTS Remedy, (and to make a long
story short, used eight bottles, dispensed with the doc
tor. and to the surprise of all who knew me, and my
own great satisfaction, became rs well as ever. All
pains and aches vanished, appetite returned, gained
strength and flesh, and to- day consider myself as well
as ever, and only too glad to place my testimony with
that OF many others.
That your medicine, Hunts Remedy, brought me
from a sick bed 1 we'll know, and many people who
know of my condition pronounce my cure almost MI
health. thanks to your valuable medicine, Hunts
Remedy. Mrs. L. W. CLARK.
100 Main Street.
Hartford, Conn.,, May p, 1883.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

OwENToN, Ky.-Rev. ]. W. Waldrop
says: "Brown's Iron Bitters greatly re-
ieved me of general debility and indiges-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25
ITEM.

Our West when a bear gets into a hog
pen there is trouble bruin for the pigs
Chicago Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

$4,000 wotLD hot purchase from me what
Swftt's Specific IS. s. 81 has eRectedih my
case: It has cnred ME OF Malsrial Rhetinia:
tism: ARCHIE THOMAS, Springfield, Tenn:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

IT is a cold day when the ice is not left.
Chicago Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

THE merchant who sells for cash belongs
To the Observation-Disclosures Traveller.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-25

REDD1yG's Russia Salve, best family salve In
the world, and excellent for stable use. 25cts.