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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
The zura Burns Murder Case.

The testimony in the case of o. A. Car.
penter, who is charged with the murder Of
Zura Burns at Lincoln, ILL.,, was completed
on the 9th and the arguments were begun.
The defense proved an alibi for Carpenter
on the night preceding his arrest, thus con-
tradicting the story told by one of the
detectives. -.---.-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

The New York Mail and Express,
which reports that cultured Boston peo-
pie describe fish-balls as ''piscat oria
globes" is also authority for the state
ment that peanuts, which are said to be
good for dyspepsia, are now served with
coffee and. fruit at fashionable dinners. 81
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
A Call for the Republican Committee.

Call for the Republican Committee.
Col. John A. Martin, Secretary of the
National Republican Committee, has issued
a call for meeting of the Republican Ma
tional Committee to be held at the Airing
ton House, Washington, D. c., on Wednes-
day, December II, 1888, at s12 O'Clock, for
the purpose of deciding upon the date and
place for holding the next National Repub-
6can Convention. The committee will
also elect Chairman, vice Governor Mar
shall Jewell deceased
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
Against the Elevated Road.

John h. Glover, a New York lawyer,
brought suit few days ago to restrain the
operation of the Elevated Railroad Com
pany in front of his premises. Judge In
graham, in the Superior Court, gives judg-
ment for plaintiff with costs, but directs
the injunction not to issue for six months,
to give the Railroad Company reasonable
time to acquire plaintiffs property. gig.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
The Great Mormon Temple,

The main walls of the Mormon Temple
at Sal. Lake were completed on the 9th.
They are ten feet thick, of solid granite,
and eighty-five feet high. The foundation
of the Temple was laid twenty-eight years
ago, and the cost of the building up to the
present is 100000. 1t is estimated that
it will take six years to complete.it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

AMERICAN machinists, who have
picked up their trade in shops, are rep
resented as bright, quick, and able to do
good work with the tools, but are behind
foreign workmeninedu and ability
to lay out work, make sketches, and, if
necessary, draw designs to scale.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
His Conscience Hurt Him.

man named Donahue appeared at the
county Jail at st. Joseph, Mo-, on the sth
and asked to be admitted, stating that four
years ago he murdered his brother-in-law,
and his conscience troubled him to such an
extent that he wanted the law to take its
course. The jailor refused to take him in,
and he has not been seen since.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

The 1fitUaukee 1tleg, ,dph has reached
the opinion that ''to own fast horse is
to be great man to an extent which
genius and success seldom reach in other
directions. -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
A Coal strike Ended.

The coal miners strike at Lasalle, ILL.,,
which began July 1, terminated ON the 9Th
by four hundred men returning to work.
The strikers had demanded that the mine
owners discharge their non-union men, but
this was not acceded to.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
MINNESOTA.

ST. PAUL, November S-2A M.--The official
returns from six counties, and partial returns
and estimates from about one hundred and
fifty counties, and estimates based upon the
election of two years ago from the remaining
ten counties, give Hubbard 14G0G majority
and the rest of the Republican ticket about
1900. These figures will not vary much from
the official count.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
AOteA.

SENATOR Miller, of California, has
written to, the Secretary of State complain
ing that by the fraudulent practices Of
Chinese officials hundreds of Chinese
laborers are being landed in America as
teachers, students, merchants, or those de-
string to travel in the United States.
THE Chief Signal Service officer, in his
annual report, says the service has been
seriously crippled by the diminished ap-
preparations, and urges Congress to be
more liberal in the future. He recon-
mends a separate Office on the Pacific
Coast, and has decided on an extension of
the service in that important region.
ARGUMENT commenced in the Supreme
Court at Washington on the 9th in the suit
brought by the heirs of the late Sarah Ann
Dorsey, of Louisiana, for the purpose of
setting aside the will by which Mrs Dor
sey left her property to Jefferson Davis.
1t is maintained the testatrix was the sub
ject of undue influence.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
civil service Rule. Amended.

A Washington dispatch of the 9Th says
the President has so amended Civil Service
Rule No. 8 that it now distinctively pro-
hibits the appointing power, alike in every
department and in every postoffice and
customs office, from making any discrimi-
nation in selections for appointments by
reason of any political or religious opinion
or affiliation. a-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

THE wheat crop for 1888 is 100, ,000,00
bushels less than a year ago, but the
crop of 1882 was the greatest in the his
tory of the country, and 50,000,000s
bushels were left over, SO that the sur
plus for expectation will be about 16o,7
0OO. 200 bushels. and Europe will want
it all at q good price.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

Mr.. WARNocK arrived at New York
with coffin which he purchased in Eu-.
rope. fearing he might die at sea. The
coffin was seized as personal property
not in use, and subject to duty. The
Worlds advice to persons who travel
with coffins is to wear them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
Tsx,. WIZ. Morderer1v,chsa

At Luling, Tex, on the night of the 7th,
one hundred armed men surrounded the
house in which John L. Martin, who con-
fessed to having murdered his wife through
jealousy, was confined, overpowered the
constables in charge and hung Martin to a
tree. Another large body of men visited
the constables two hours later for the
purpose of lynching Martin, but departed
when told he had already been hanged.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
A Negro Preacher A..a..inated.

Anegro preacher named James Hawkins,
while eating supper on the 7th in a house
in the extreme western part of st. Louis,
was shot in the back by some unknown
person from the outside and killed. 1t is
said that the assassin was dressed in
woman's clothes, but the facts in the case
are not vet known.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
DOMESTIC.

Texas Fence Cutters Again at Work.
Fence cutting has been again renewed in
Texas. A Coleman dispatch of the 9Th
says the fences of three pastures have been
cut within the last ten days. Notices have
been posted in several pla ces, which leads
to the belief that the war on wire fences
will become general. Adjutant-General
King visited Coleman a few days ago in
the endeavor to effect friendly compro-
mise between the fence cutters and the
ranch owners, but failed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

The prevalence of typhoid fever in a
district of London was traced TO the
milk supply. The Health Inspector
urges that ali suspicious milk, if not
thrown away. should at least be boiled
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

ACCORDING TO an experienced traveller,
the American newspaper reporter COM
pares very favorably with the English
member of the craft. The latter is rep
resented as often having dirty hands,
cuffs and collar, and looking as if he
shaved about once in two weeks. 5s,j
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
Pru.sian Forrer Arrested.

Nathan Szkolny was arrested on the
steamer Marathon at the Boston wharf on
the 7th, charged with extensive forgeries
in Bromberg, Prussia. Szklony was for
many years in the banking business.
Becoming financially embarrassed, it is
alleged he forged acceptances to the
amount of nearly $4,000.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

A FRENCH paper advises that letters
be addressed and stamped on the side
where the envelope is sealed, to defeat
opening by inquisitive people who have
learned how to use a tea-kettle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

Colonel j. Condit Smith, Vice President
and General Manager of the Chicago and
Atlantic Railroad Company, died at New
York on the 9th. He was Quartermaster
of General Sherman's corps during the
war; at its close he entered extensively into
railroad enterprises and attained great
prominence.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

General Wright, Chief of the Govern
ment Engineers, in his annual re port,
urgently recommends Congress to make
ample appropriations for putting the sea
and lake front in condition for. defense.
He advises that at least $5OO,O be
expended at San Francisco. Among
the other appropriations he recon-
mended the following: Rivers and
harbors on the Pacific Coast,
81 ,97S, 900; ON the Gulf Coast, 1854 900; in
the lake region, S6,474 800; Western rivers
and harbors, 9,083, ,4S5. -1 f,.-..-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

ject to hne and imprisonment. Some Of the
leading citizens of Memphis are interested
in pool-rooms, and the decision creates
sensation. An appeal will be taken to the
Supreme Court,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
Tse New STANDARD time.

Governor Crittenden, of Missouri, has is
sued proclamation recommending the cor.
porations and citizens of the State to adopt
the new system of standard time recently
adopted by the Railroad Convention.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

CHEAP postage works admirably in
Philadelphia. The sales last month of
stamps in that city are the largest which
have ever taken place since the office
was established Ta3
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

The New York Herald says the best
recipe in the world for making buck
wheat cakes is the one which tells the
poor man how to get the buckwheat.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
FOREIGN.
Explosion In an English coIlicry.


An explosion of fire damp occurred in
the Moorefield Colliery at Lancashire on
the 7th, in which were working one hun
dred and ten miners. Sixty three miners
were killed outright, or have since died from
their injuries, while none escaped the ef-
fects of the explosion of fire damp without
being more or less severely hurt.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

The tugboat James NJ. Thompson ex-
ploded her boilers opposite Wards Island,
in the East River, on the 9th. The boat
was blown into fragments. The captain
and his wife and the engineer were killed,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

The London Lao Journal says al
though English barristers, in two in.
stances, were allowed to conduct cases in
United States Courts, these were purely
civil cases. 1t adds that, with the best will
toward General Pryor, the American coun-
sci for O'Donnell, it is extremely doubtful
with the Judge of the Central Criminal
Court whether he could legally allow him
to represent the prisoner in the forthcoming
trial.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
MemrHi. Gamblers.

In the Memphis Criminal Court on the
Tth, Judge Greer decided that the laws un-
der which pool-rooms are conducted are
unconstitutional, and that the proprietors
Of such are simply common gamblers, sub.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
The Halifax Dynamiters.
the case of Holmes and Rrac

In the case Of Holmes and Bracken, re-
Gently arrested at Halifax on suspicion of
being engaged in a dynamite plot, the
Judge decided that the accused could only
be held for nuisance, and fixed their bail
at 200 each, in default of which they went
to iail.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
importing Chlne.e .rrader.. :,

The steamer City of Peking, from Hong
Kong, China, on the 9th inst. landed one
hundred and sixty-seven Cinnamon at San
Francisco, all provided with the famous
Chinese Government "traders'" certifi-
Gates. Several of the coolies acknowl-
edged having paid money to the Canton
Inspectors for their certificates
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

The great exodus of Italians is said
to be occasioned by the publication of
no less than eighty-three humorous pa
pers in their native land
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
IMPORTANT EVENTS
Collated and Compiled from all
Quarters.
AT WASHINGTON.
AYeraiet ror KiIhourn.

The jury in the case of Hallet Kilbourn
against John G. Thompson, ex-Sergeant-at-
Arms of the House of Representatives, for
$3.50, 900 damages for false imprisonment
by order of that body, rendered verdict
on the 7th, awarding the plaintiff 60,000.
In former trial Kilbourn sued for $50 600,
and verdict was rendered for $100, 900,
which the higher Court set aside as being
excessive. The case will again be ap-
pealed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

a CHICAGO Judge decides that to cal
a person liar is not cause of action
for SANDER, unless damages to the per-
son SO called is clearly shown.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
YeIIov Feyer at New Or1ean.

A six-year-eld Italian girl died of yellow
fever in the Charity Hospital at New Or
leans few days ago. The child was of a
family of immigrants who had recently
arrived in that city from Vera Cruz.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

At Laurinburg, n. c., during religious
services by colored people the floor of the
hall gave way, followed by the walls
tumbling down. After all had been ex-
tracted from the ruins two were found to
be killed, and eight seriously wounded.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15

and one other employe was fatally hurt.
Flying fragments killed the helmsman of
passing schooner. .... ..-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
The Work of n Gale.

ished building at Buffalo, N. Y, on the 9th.
OF the twelve workmen buried under the
debris five were taken out dead and seven
seriously injured.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
MASSACHUSETTS.

BOSTON, November THE returns in the
state are complete, with the exception of one
town. Robinsons total vote is 16O, ,16l: Butler,
150,074; Almy, 1853; Robinson over Butler,
l0,0s7. The Executive Council will stand: Re-
publicans five, Democrats three; gain of
two Democrats over last year.
Additional returns give the Republicans 139
members of the Legislature to 92 Democrats
and one independent, with nine districts to
hear from. The total vote for Lieutenant
Governor gives Ames 1900 to AOOO plur-
ality.
GENERAL BUTLER ON THE REsULT. ---
PITTsBURG, PENN, October THE Com
n,ercfdt Gazette this evening. telegraphed to
General B. f. Butler for his views on the re-
gramme for the future. The following char
acteristic reply Hoyna was reseiysd; o.o,ou 100.
IAN answer to your question is easy as to
th e cause of the result in Massachusetts. Last
year had lSi,0G votes. The largest vote ever
polled Was in the Garfield election of Is o.
GARFIELD, 5000; Hancock, 1l2,OJ0; total, 277,-
0o0 This year the vote is $4,000, Of which 1
have 1000. This enormous increase has been
have been cast than will be in the next Presi-
dental year. The 5000 or 5000 plurality of my
opponent was more than lost in the City of
Boston. Massachusetts is, therefore, surely
Democratic if I make another State canvass
with further gain .s! -
when man has increased the Democratic
vote from 112,000 to 152,000 in three years is
there any need of an answer toyour question,
with the result. / had rather have my vote
than to be elected by 135, ,000 In that case it
would be said, Massachusetts is Republican
State; she has large reserve vote, which in
Presidential election viii come out Now
we have had them all out and measured them,
and in the next Presidential election, with a
judicious platform and a popular nomination,
at least we should keep all the Republican
men and money at home to take care of But
ler, instead of sending both to Ohio and
Indiana to corrupt those States.
1BENJ F. BUTLER"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-15
THE ELECTIONS,
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, November 7.-The returns con,
based on the latest returns indicate ees the eiec
tion of the entire Democratic State ticket
With tn the exception of Maynard, by about
nent of Maynard, has q majority of about
R,00O which shows that he received about
A,O0o Democratic votes. The Legislature is
good working majority in both branches.
The present returns give the Senate as fol-
lows: Republicans, eighteen; Democrats, four
and sixty Democrats, but later returns may
change the size of, but net the fact OF the ma
jorities. The present Senate will stay over
until 1885, when United States Senator will
be elected. Leading Democrats declare that
the result is all due to Democratic laundering
liked an throaeRK the "hs State was not ns
only by. the liquor dealers and their
friends, but BY many old time Democrats. In
ticket is elected by about 10000 majority, ex.
cept Mr.. Reilly, the candidate for register
who had an Independent Democratic oppo-
nent James o. Brien. Mr.. Reilly's majority Is
about 10000. The Board of Aldermen will re-
main Democratic, with majority of 10, of
whom Tammany controls {. Tammany has
but will control the patronage of the city reg
NEW YORK November 1.-THE Sun says
Maynard, for Secretary of State, appears to
have run 80 600 votes behind his ticket in this
city, Brooklyn, Rochester and Buffalo, and
6So Carr Repmbllcan, an elected by from 1000 to ls
Jagged behind the ticket in the western part
Of the State, but probably, pulls through.
Russell, Republican, for Attorney General,
leads Carr and the rest in Northern New
York, but not enough to put him ahead Of
Dennis OBrien, the Democratic nominee.
Chairman Daniel Manning, of the Demo-
cratic State Committee, telegraphed: i"The
chief feature of the election has been the
cutting of Maynard, the Democratic candi-
date for Secretary of State, in New York and
Brooklyn by the liquor interest, and in the
large cities in the Western part of the State
through other causes. According to our latest
reports the State ticket is elected by about
10000 majority, except the Secretary of State.
who is defeated by about 15.000. The Legisla-
ture is Republican. The, State Senate will
stand nineteen Republicans to thirteen Demo-
Gratis; the Assembly seyentyItwo Republicans
Mayor of Brooklyn exceeds that cast for tho
State ticket nearly 4,000. Lows majority is
1,68S. 81 ~ . it.5- ria.' - .. ie
The Tribune estimates Carr's plurality at
over 16,000 and says the other Republican
candidates on the State ticket apparently lack
only from 1900 to 5000 of an election. 1t says
the Senate stands nineteen Republicans to
thirteen Democrats, and the House seventy
four Republicans to fifty four Democrats.
ALBANY, N. Y, November THE ArUlts es-
Inmates the election of the Democratic State
ticket, except Maynard, by. 10000 majority.
Carr's majority is about 10000. The .Republi-
cans have nineteen Senators and seventy As
semblymen.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16
Stage Struck Girls.

rAVut s0o OuAC04O NEWS.
"Stage struck girls in Chicago" echoed
Mckee Rankin yesterday afternoon, in
response to an inquiry as to whether
or not he had seen any since he arrived
here. "Well, l should say there were:
lots of 'em. : I've been bothered with
them in every city in the country, but
there seems to be an extra supply in
this place. - -
They come in ail;;shapes and sizes. and
various ages. Some of them want to
star as Jutiets and Camil)os the first
week, and as a general thing they know
no more about acting than pig does
abont flying. Just few days ago one
came TO me and said she knew she had
talent for the stage. She said she had
acted In church charades, and people
told her she ought to 20 on the stage.
From her appearance I thought she
might be able TO tell me OF what she had
seen at the time of the Mexican war.
but l didn't ask her. She looked IA
If she might be regular veteran. She
was TALL and spare, wore epectacles, and
had glass eye. ia -
Said what can you do?"
"Oh, anything" she replied, "Just
give me triaf."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16
sEAsoNABLE PURSUITS.

f.
The student a the oollaes
Gives up pursuit Of KNOWLEDGE
Ard q The hGach hssssht hs girls 70 mash
ma1h, mash; l
Or, scornmg idle pleasure,
Devotes his summer leisure
To earning honest dollars slingipg hash
hash, hash.
Now the apothscary =
Doth deem Il necessary
To closely sca1 the men who soda drink
drink, drink; .
90 that he may not stir up "
Their wrath BY giving syrup
Entirely inconsistsnt With : wink, wink,
wink.
The small boy eoes to swimming,
With very .htlle trimming q
Or ornament to deck biz bathing suit, suit,
suit; 81, II.
In tact, quite unhampered,
Al Adam when he tempered, F.
In Eden With the interdtcsed fruit, fruit
Qss~esftuit y e 81. @9omeEville Journal. !
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16
End OF the Spanish Emnte.

The latest official dispatches from Mad.
rid say that kilograms from the Spanish
provinces continue to be of . reassuring M.
ture and tend to show that the insurrectlon
IL almost ended. According to uno fIfcial
advices from Hendaye, France, several Nc
publican newspapers at Madrid have been
suppressed and some civilians arrested.
It is stat ed that Senior CASTELAR, and his par
ty continue to condemn the uprisings.
The Madrid Dia says Gen. Martinez Cam.
poe, minister OF war, informed the cabinet
that four rebel sergeants had been shot vt
Santa Domingo, The king will review
the Madrid garrison, :i'ering 1900
men. His proposed visit todermany has
been indefinitely postponed. It Is rumored
thst the ministry will change when the
revolts has been entirely repreoed Gen.
Lacuesta has arrived At Leo dc Urgel with
loyal troops.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-16
Tho Rocky raountains Pierced.

Tho Rocky Mountains Pierced.
The Mu.lan turnel through the main range
of the Rockies was pierced on the 18th Inst.
Engineer J. T. Dodge, of the Rocky Noun
tain division, made the passage th:ough The
mountain. Toe record shows that fosty-
five miles of main line remain to DO com
pleted. The Rocky Mountain division Was
completed recently. sxospt the Hullan tun-
mel, which, however, has besa SUPPRESSED By
an overhead line for transferring Ne. The
work for final completion has been % ID
jtsted preparatory to the celebfalto0 Of
the laying Of the last rail, that It viii al Be
put down In exactly fourteen days mors.
The exact distance yet to PaD
Was forty-6ve miles and Q fraction. Ont
18th inst, the last rail will be laid On the
Yellowstone National Park liRe, ct POINT
fifty and . quarter miles from Avtue1eon
and five miles and throe.quartess from the
park on the northern boundary. The line
will not be built further ct this time, owing
to possession having been secured Of the
ground where the Gardner poAomos has
been located by some reckless speculeto!s
and dram sellers, hoping TO reap IN unholy
harvest. The railroad company therefore
stops short of them. A large hotel has been
bnilt at the former point, which ct this
date or by the 18th inst. viii be ready for
guests. -.r