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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
LATEST NEWS.

IT is thought at Washington that the ul-
innate effect of the reduction in letter
postage, which goes into effect October l.,
will be to increase, rather than diminish,
the revenues of the Department. Sealed
letters will be sent in many cases where
postal cards are now used.
On the Ohio River road which is build
ing near Sistersville, Tyler County, w.
", on the 9TH, two colored men touched off
q blast and ran, followed by hundred
other colored laborers. The Italian labor
ers, of whom there were two hundred, did
not understand the warning, and the shower
of broken pieces of rock which fell among
them killed two and badly hurt three
others. The Italians blamed the negroes,
and charged upon them in a body with
picks and stilettos. The negroes drew
razors, but soon retreated, with several
wounded, to the nearest town.
POLICEMAN GODFREY, of st. Louis, on the
5th shot and killed thief named Snyder,
whom he was pursuing. Seventeen rail
road car thieves were arrested.
w. E. STEVENS, the U. S. Consul at
Smyrna, in a communication to the Ma
tional Board of Health, says: "Facts have
come to light tending to show that the dis
ease which is decimating the population of
Damietta is not Asiatic cholera, but NAL
| ignant local distemper, caused by the filthy
| condition of the town and the unclean
| condition of the lower classes, whose prin-
| cipal article of food is fish, caught from
water polluted and poisoned by being used
| as a, a,receptacle for offal, the carcasses of
| diseased animals, etc." Several reasons
which will challenge attention are given for
| this view.
1t is estimated the Government will save
about $150,0O0 per annum by the consolida
ton of Internal Revenue districts.
THE New York Suns cable dispatch OF
the 5th, from London, says that in spite OF
the combined efforts of her family and
medical advisers, the Queen obstinately de
clines to go abroad for her health, and in
sists on spending the autumn at Balmoral
She is determined to be near John Browns
grave, and will make daily visits to it, con
triving new testimonials of the esteem il
which she holds the memory of that depart
ed servant. Her family are exasperated a
her expenditure of feeling on this subject
which begins to border closely on the ridic
ulous.
A JEW in Ekaterinoslay Russia, insultet
peasant woman few days ago, and
mob in revenge attacked all the Jewisl
residents of the place. The soldiery killet
ten of the rioters and wounded thirteen.
AMERICANS have taken five of the eigh
gold medeals offered by the Internationa
Fishery Exhibition in London, for excel
lence in fish culture apparatus.
THE st. Lonis beer saloon-keepers defie
the authorities again onthe 9th. Nearly
thousand warrants have been issued 10
the arrest of violators of the law.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
Notes.

A GENERAL Court-martial has been ap-
pointed by the President to meet at Van
couver Barracks, Washington Territory,
August 90, for the trial of Second Lieuten-
ant Samuel C. Robertson, charged with
duplicating pay vouchers for the month of
June last.
WASHINGTON letter-carriers claim that if
they are classified with clerks they should
have also the benefit of the thirty days an
nual leave accorded to the clerks, and one
of them has applied for leave with the view
of testing his status.
ALL neat cattle arriving In the United
States from any part of the world, except
North and South America, will hereafter
be subjected to a quarantine of ninety
days, counting from the date of shipment.
As the Dominion of Canada maintains a
quarantine for all imported, no quarantine
for cattle imported from Canada is pro-
vided.
THE Acting Secretary of the Navy has
approved the sentences of the Court-martial
in the cases of Passed Assistant Engineers
Entwistle and Leitch, charged with aban.
doning their posts of duty in time of peril
on the occasion of the loss of the Ashuelot.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
Fe,rf., Powder ExpIo.ion.

A Victoria, B. c., dispatch of the I'd says:
"The dry, hot weather continues here,
where there has been no rain for two months.
Forest fires are raging everywhere, and the
air is filled with smoke. Yesterday after
noon the heat from the forest fires ignited
the powder in Onderdonk's mill near Yale,
which blew up. Every pane of glass in
the town of Yale was broken. No one was
killed, but several were badly hurt. Three
hundred and sixty cases of giant powder
and ten cases of black powder exploded.
The loss is heavy"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09

San Francisco harbors over three
hundred ''hay-bunkers. This species
passes the light on one of the wharves
peacefully reclining on the soft side of
a bale of hay. They are in truth a
queer lot. They live under a sort of
social organization which, though elias
tic in most respects, has at least one in
yiolable rule. Smoking among the
bales of hay is rigidly forbidden, and
any member caught violating it is at
once expelled. If he attempts to sneak
back into fellowship he is thrown into
the dock. and only pulled out in time
to save his life. He is then ordered to
depart forthwith, under penalty of
another ducking. San Francisco Chron-
icle
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09

AT Trocadie, N. B., few days ago, farm.
ers Frank Bowie and Randall Mcdonald
quarreled about lot of land, when the
son of Bowie, aged fifteen, came on the
scene and killed Mcdonald with shotgun.
WIN. SMITH, aged forty, the keeper of
small grocery store at Philadelphia, had
difficulty with his wife a few days ago,
when he shot her dead with a pistol, and
then killed himself.
CAV. NoRDEN, finely educated Swede,
committed suicide at Englewood, near Chi
chago, few days since. 1t is claimed that
he was an illegimate son of King Oscar, of
Sweden.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
,,,....d wool, Fron the East.

The Secretary of the Treasury has re-
ceived letter from prominent firm in
New York calling attention to the fact that
large quantities of wool of a low grade are
exported from Egypt, Syria, and countries
in their vicinity, to this country, which is
the principal market for them, besides con-
siderable quantities of bed woods Extracted
from old mattresses) from Constantinople,
etc. The woods are frequently transhipped
at Marseilles and in England for this coun-
try. In view of the epidemic now raging
in the Eastern Mediterranean, these woods
might convey infection as well as rags.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
storm iu Neu York State.

\ The enorthwestern part of Monroe County,
NY. including the towns of Greece, ,Renfeld
and Irondequoit, was swept few nights
since with terrible storm of wind, hail
and rain. Grain, and especially fruit,
were badly damaged. Many farmers re-
ported losses of from $500 to 81 200. Many
grape-vines were entirely ruined. The
hail killed birds and fowls, and brought
blood from horses and stock. The belt
traversed was two miles wide by ten or
twelve in length.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
Business Failures.

The business failures throughout the coun-
try for the seven days ending the Sd, as
reported to New York, number 1S2, as
against 100 the week previous. The New
England States had SO; Middle States, 33;
Western States, 40; Southern States, 80;
Pacific States, IL; Canada, %, and New
York CITY, 10.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
Aytrrini. Congre..man Re.igns.

The resignation of Hon. John Paul as a
member of Congress from Virginia has
been received by the Governor and ac-
cepted, to take effect September 8, 1888.
Judge Paul resigns to take the seat of U. S.
District Judge for the Western District of
Virginia, to which he was appointed by the
President, last spring.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09

At Harrisburg, No., few days ago,
Green Wilhite, twenty-five years old, was
shot and Instantly killed by Deputy Mar
shal Childers. White was wanted for
assault, and when being arrested placed
his hands in his pants pockets. Childers,
thinking he was going to draw his revolver,
drew his and fired.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
Miss Jessie, the ten-year old daugh-

Miss Jessie, the ten-year old daugh-
ter of Secretary of War Lincoln, gave a
little shrek when she found her line be-
ing dragged through her fingers as
she was out fishing at Atlantic
City with her father and others
the other day. Friends hurried to her
assistance, and after a while shark
about four feet long was brought up to
the side of the boat and dispatched. 1t
proved to weigh thirty-odd pounds
Chicdqo Journal,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
The Cholera In Egypt.

The weather at Cairo for the past few
days has been intensely hot, and the aver
age temperature under canvas was 1862.
The disease has become less virulent. OF
ten men attacked among the British troops
an average of six survive. Orders have
been issued to thoroughly disinfect the car
goes of rags arriving at British ports from
Egypt. Three deaths from cholera occur
red at Alexandria ON the Sd. The whole
gendarmerie Gordon from Etaryeh to Ro-
setta is infected.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
Tbree Children Drowned.

At Chicago on the I'd, while man named
Besey was on his way to the train with his
three children, James, Josephine and
Christine, aged respectively ten, twelve
and sixteen years, the horses became
frightened and plunged into the river at
Polk street bridge, the draw being open.
The hackman and Besey escaped, but the
children were cooped up in the vehicle and
drowned. The horses were also drowned.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
The sIiune.ota Denocracy.

The Minnesota Democratic State Conven-
ton as s,embled at st. Paul on the I'd. w.
NJ. McNair was nominated for Governor
over Bierman, the only other candidate, on
the first ballot. Prohibition resolutions
were passed. The platform declares for
tariff for revenue only. 1t approves OF the
River and Harbor bills, and calls for re-
vision of the patent law.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
First Hon. OF the Season.

The first bale of hops of the season ar
rived at New York on the Sd, being four days
earlier than the first bale last year, and
was sold to prominent brewery firm for
fifty cents per poud. 1t was grown in Onei-
da County, N. Y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09

A crowd assembled at the Jail in Mayors
vile, Miss, on the night of the I'd, and de-
manded the keys from the sheriff, who re-
fused. They then broke in the door and
took out D. W. Pressell, under arrest for
rape on girl, nine years old, and hanged
him in the Courthouse yard.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
Confederate Millions 10 BE nesfroxed.

Confederate Millions 10 BE Destroyed.
There has recently been transferred from
the War Department to the abandoned
Property" division of the Treasury Depart
ment large quantity of Confederate scrip,
bonds, ETC., representing several million
dollars, which, it is said, is now to be
macerated and converted into pulp, on the
order of Secretary Folger.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
GalloKa Fruit.

Charles Henry Lee (colored) was hanged
at Richmond, Va, on the Sd, for the muir
der of Daniel Weller, another colored man,
in Henrico County, Va. A collection was
taken up to enable the parents of Lee to
remove the body to their home.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
Nex works. New Comptroller.

Mayor Edison, of New York, has appoint
ed Seth H. Grant, his private Secretary, as
Comptroller, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Comptroller Campbell.
For many years Mr.. Grant was Superln-
tendent of the Produce Exchange in that
oil
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
A salt Against n Delinquent Treasurer

The City of Wyandotts, Kas., has
brought suit in the District Court in the
sum of $4,000, against Christopher Bern
hard, ex-City Treasurer. Complainant
AYERS that during defendants term in 1881
bonds were issued in the sum of $2S,OOo to
liquidate old bonds of a like amount.
These were given the Treasurer, who has
since failed to account for the Cancelled
bonds in return. Further, complainant al
leges that defendant received 5000 on ac-
count of scrip issued for street improve
ments, and which is also unaccounted for
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
IMPORTANT EVENTS
COLLATED AND COMPILED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.
AT WASHINGTON.
Foot and Mouth Diseases Among Ameri-
san Cattle Untrue.

Foot and Mouth pfseases AlnOng Amert-
ean Cattle Untrue.
The Treasury Department having been
advised that the British Parliament was
considering measures looking to the inter
diction of cattle from foreign countries
where foot and mouth diseases prevail, and
that an attempt would probably be made to
have the order apply to the United States
a thorough investigation of the cattle in
this country has been made. Not the
slightest evidence of either of the above
diseases has been discovered. Steps will
be taken to bring this fact to the attention
of the British Government, to the end that
orders on the subject may not be made ap-
plicabls to the Importation of cattle from
this country.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
An American Lady Reported to be Lost In
the Earthquake.

The latest advices from Cassamicciola
say a number of English and Americans
have arrived there in search of friends and
relatives, supposed to be victims of the ca.
lamity. One American lady reports her
aunt missing, and it is feared she is buried
in the ruins. One family was rescued after
being thirty-six hours entombed. OF a
Swiss family named Pascal, numbering
eight, only one daughter survives. She
states that she heard her father groaning
several hours before she herself was
reached. One thousand are dead at
at Lacco, 1000 at Forio, $500 Cassamic-
ciola. The damage TO property was about
2OOO 600 lire
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
FOREIGN.

A Great Nihilist Conspiracy discovered.
The London Times, in its issue of the
31st. says, "We are able to state that official.
news is received from continental capital
that a most dangerous Nihilist conspiracy
has been discovered in Russia. A great
number of people are implicated, and
many arrests are made.o
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09

Mrs. u. Chandler, of Detroit, sent 81 900
toward establishing scholarship in the
Women's Medical College of Chicago, to en-
able missionaries to take medical course
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
CHARLEY Ford Arrested.

Charley Ford, the slayer of Jesse James,
the famous outlaw, was arrested at Kansas
City on the ID, on an old Indictment for the
Blue Cut tt ain robbery. 1t is not known
yet what caused the arrest. Ford is said to
have been dumbfounded at his arrest, and
was evidently badly frightened.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
C.I.h,,at,ne Carey,. Death.

Thirty-two guns were fired in the public
square at Syracuse, N. Y, on the I'd, eel
ebrating the killing of the informer Carey.
Two gunners were badly injured by pre-
mature explosion.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
.r.,., T.n.,,ent Hou,e Fire.

By fire in tenement house in Brook
lyn on the morning of the I'd, four people
were injured, two fatally. But for the
prompt action Of the police and fremen,
who rescued many, the loss of life would
have been greater. The loss to property is
small.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09

threats of shooting were freely indulged.
A few hours later Marshal Jones and
Green again met, each being armed with
shot-guns and revolvers, land four shots were
fired, one entering Marshal Green's groin,
producing death. Jones received two
wounds in the arm, one in the head, and a
bullet in the left breast. He died in a
few minutes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
DOMESTIC.
Penn.yIvania Apportaonmen

Renn1yIvan1a APpOftaOnment.
New congressional and legislative ap-
portionment bills were introduced in the
Pennsylvania House on the 31st. The
former gives the Republicans seventeen
districts and the Democrats eleven. Tn
latter bill gives the Republicans thirty Sem
ators and the Democrats twenty.
The President and Party i'm Kentucky.
President Arthur and Cabinet passed
through the State of Kentucky on the 31st,
en- route to Louisville, which place they
reached at 6 p. M A hearty welcome was
extended the party all along the route. The
President held brief levee at Lexington.
Great crowds greeted them at Mt. Sterling,
and at Frankfort fully three thousand as
sembled at the depot. At Louisville the
party were received with an artillery sa-
lutte. The depot was brilliantly decorated,
and the throngs of people were innumer-
able,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09

Fatal Railroad Accident i'm Vermont.
Two freight trains on the Troy and Bos-
ton Railroad collided OIL the 1st, between
Petersburg junction and Pownal, VT. Six
men, employees, were instantly killed. The
collision was caused by the neglect of E.
W. johnson, the telegraph operator at
Petersburg Junction, to obey the order
of the dispatcher to stop one train at his
station. One train had forty-five cars and
the other twenty-five. The engines were
driven into each other and fifty cars de-
rallied; some cars fell into the Hoosac
River. The cars Immediately took
fire, and the bodies of the dead men We're
badly burned before they could be extrl-
Gated from the wreck.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
EI.n, ths DueII.t, welcomed Home.

Elam, the DueifBt, WeIcOmeu Home
Elan, the editor of the Richmond Wig
and one of the principals in the recent duel,
returned to his hore in that city few days
ago, entirely recovered from his wound.
large reception was rendered him at which
he was warmly congratulated on his resto
ration to health and prompt return to duSy.
In the course of speech Mr.. Elam said he
did not see why man should not lay down
his life for political conviction as well as
for religious belief.
A Receiver Asked Fer the t., c. d 1t. L.
An application was made in the United
States Circuit Court at Chicago on the 31st
for leave to file petition for receiver for
the Toledo, Cincinnati s. st. Louis Rail-
way. The application was made by Gran
vile d. Brannan, one of the heavy bond
holders, who alleges the road is so in
volved financially that it must stop busi-
ness, unless a receiver is appointed. The
statement in the bill shows So, 600, 900
bonded debt, $1,000 unpaid vouchers, and
g 900 900 Indebtedness, for which the
equipment is pledged, besides floating
debt of 1864, 900. Brannan alleges that the
creditors will realize nothing unless re-
ceiver is appointed at once.
Anew Telegraph Company.
The certificate of Incorporation of the
Exchange Telegraph Company was filed al
New York on the 1st. The line is to rur
from New York to San Francisco. The
capital stock is $2,0O0,0OO.
Pennsylvania Democratic state Conven
ton.
The State Convention of the Democrat.
Pennsylvania was held at Harrisburg OF
the 1st. They adopted platform favorint
a tariff which will encourage productive
industries, and calls for the abolition of tn
present system of internal revenue. The,
decare in favor of such civil service re
form as will secure the election of goot
men to Office. Governor Pattison's worl
was highly endorsed.
A street Fight Fatal to Both Participant
Mace Jones and Richard Linsey attempt
ed to drive a man named Wilson out of tn
village of Brooklyn, Ill, near East st. Louis
on the 1st. Marshal Green, in protectin
Wilson, had quarrel with Jones, in whic
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-09-10

years. In the early part of the day
Mr.. Powers received telegram from
Kentucky, and knowing 1t contained
sad news, said nothing about it till
the dinner had been served, as he
knew it would mar their enjoyment.
When opening the letter it was found
to contain the news of their loved
sisters death which took place on
Thursday, the 23d, and the funeral
was on Saturday. Their meeting had
been joyous but the closing of it was
very, very sad.-Indee.
st. j OhnSbuI.y.
The town hall has been let as a
skating rink.
1t is stated that a French news
paper is to be started in this place.
The Burlington & Lamoille, st. ]
& L. c. railroads run a cheap excur.
sion to Old Oschard, Sept. IS.
Conductor johnson got his head
sadly dumped" on the highway
bridge south of this village.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-09-10
THE JAVA CATASTROPHE.

The average mind has been slow
to grasp the proportions of the terri
BILE calamity which has devastated
the island of Java. AS whole COM
mnnities have been swallowed up by
the earthquake, overwhelmed by the
burning lava and falling rock, or
swept helplessly iuto the sea, the
actual loss of life will never be more
than approximately known; but the
earlier estimates appear to be under
rather than over statements, and the
latest reports indicate that not far
from one hundred thousand persons
have persisted. This enormous loss
of life and the startling changes
which have been wrought in the con-
fguration of the island combine to
m AXE this the most serious disturbance
of the earth's surface by volcanic
agency of which modern history af-
fords a record. A tract of land fifty
miles square, on which were villages
containing fifteen thousand natives,
totally disappeared; the entire
Kandang range of mountains, skirt
ing the shore in semicircle for
about sixty-fve miles, sank into the
sea and were covered by the waters
of Welcome Bay, the Sunda Straits
and the Indian Ocean, the peak of a
crater showing here and there above
the water and continuing to emit
smoke and rocks the town of tancr-
ang, only twenty-five miles distant
from Batavia, was swept into the
sea; river courses were changed,
and an island twenty miles east OF
Batavia was entirely inundated. A
new chain of volcanic mountains has
been thrown up into the sea between
Java and Sumatra. The changes
produced in the coast line of Java
! and in the Sunda Straits are so seri-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-09-10

Prof Langston, United States Minister
to Hayti, who is here, in speaking of the
present revolution in that country says
that when he left, August Is, the insur-
gents had possession of the three princi-
pal cities in the southern part Of the ISL
and, but they were practically hemmed
in by the government. As to the pros
poets of success Prof. Langston only
makes the suggestion that revolutions in
that country hitherto have invariably
been successful. The president of the
Republic, Gen. Solomon, he says, is the
first negro on the face of the earth to hold
so exalted a position.