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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
BLUE AND GRAY.
Reunion of Ex-Union and Ex-Confederate
Veterans.

OwENsBoRo, KY, October 22.-To-day
was the first day of the reunion of ex-Fed-
eral and ex-Confederate soldiers at the
Fair Grounds near here. The cold weather
in the early part of the week ihas led to
gloomy anticipations as to fthe success Of
the meeting, but it was slightly warmer
this evening, and the turnout 'of old SOL
tions. About three hundred and fifty ex-
soldiers were on the grounds to-day. The
day was mainly devoted to assigning men
to quarters and perfecting an organi-
cation. A drill was had within display
ring, and the efforts of the old veterans to
appear military in their bearing, as in
former days, was appreciated by
the crowd. The prevalent feeling among
the soldiers argues favorably for good
time. The bulk of them will camp on the
ground, abundant shelter having been pro.
vided, and a commissary department es.
tablished. Nine old Mexican soldiers are
among the rest. General S. B. Buckner,
who is here, is enrolled, both as Mexican and
ex-Confederate veteran. To-day there will
be parade on the streets of the city, and
out to the fair grounds, in which the ex.
soldiers, Monarch Rifles, Knights of
Pythias, and other orders will participate.
Almost every Southern and Middle State,
States, are represented among the old vet
Grams. Captain W. T. Ellis will deliver
the welcome address tomorrow, and a
large attendance is expected. Apanorama
of the battle of Getty ysburg is exhibited on
the grounds, and was visited to-day by all
the school children of the city in body,
no admission being charged them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Five Persons Fatally Injured.

CHICAGO, October 21.-A terrible accident
occurred this afternoon while workmen
were engaged in raising the two-story
frame house at 1925 Wabash avenue. The
supports gave way, and the house was
precipitated on one side, shattering the
walls and fatally injuring five persons.
They are Mr.. Duane Kimball and his wife,
who resided in the house, and three labor
ers, whose names could not be discovered.
The crowd assisted the firemen to remove a
portion of the roof, and the dead
body of a workman named F. G. Gilman
was discovers, The screams of a woman
directed the attention of some people to
another part of the ruins, and Mrs. Kate
Hope, badly bruised about the limbs and
head, was extricated from a mass of debris.
Considerable more digging among the ruins
brought to light the apparently dead body
of workman named John Green. He re-
covered conciousness a little later, how
ever, and will probably recover. Mrs.
Hopes three children being discovered to
have been away from home at the time of
the accident, the only person known to be
still in the ruins was the contractor, Duane
H. Kimball. He was finally taken out
alive, but severely injured.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
EATON. OHIO. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 90, 1885
EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
Four Men Killed and a Dozen Fatally II
jured.

jured.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, October 21.-A ter
rifle explosion of gas took place in the No.
2 slope of the Delaware and Hudson Coal
Company, at Plymouth, this morning.
The accident was caused by miner, who
entered an abandoned portion of the slope,
which was marked dangerous, with
naked lamp upon his head, thereby firing
the gas, and causing terrific explosion.
The miner who fired the gas was Peter
Zelintzkey. There were two explosions.
The first was that of gas, which was soon
followed by another, sweeping everything
before it, sending flame of fire up the slope
and above the farmhouse, and sending the
shingles and timbers from the breaker ny
ing 450 feet above the earth. Zelinizkey
slope with only his boots on and no hair on
his head. He was otherwise uninJured.
The scene that ensued was terrible. The
victims of the disaster lay in every direc-
tion. Titus was instantly killed, and when
found lay two hundred feet away from his
kit of tools, which he was examining at
the time of the explosion. When the gas
ignited all the men in the slope were vic.
lently thrown to the ground, OF against
cars or ribs of the gangway. The lights
on their heads were extinguished by the
shock of the second explosion, and
all were in confusion, making through the
flames, and managing, with great difficulty,
to reach place of safety. The following
Is list of the dead thus far: Thos. Col
Inns, miner; Anthony Spinneth, John Le-
vitzkey and Dennis Titus, laborers. The
wounded are as follows: They are horribly
burned and breathed flames to such an ex-
tent that their injuries are considered fatal !:
Frank Spinneth, Thos. McDermott, Alex.
Love, John Calby, John Kirst, David
Grimes, John Woods, Jos. Thomas, David
RrVan. Frank IamareauX. ThOm- .
as Howard and Edward Jones.
The last three named are in a
critical condition and can not survive. The
shaft at which the explosion took place is
one of the largeet operated by the Della
ware and Hudson Company. The average
daily hoist of coal is from three hundred
and fifty TO four hundred carloads. Over
four hundred men and boys are employed
in preparing this coal for market. 1t is
feared this evening that nearly all the in
jured will die. Thomas Collins, who was
reported to have died, is not dead, though
it is expected he will die before morning
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Terrible Boiler Explosion.

ROCKVILLE, s. c., October 21.-Seven
persons have already died from the explo-
sion of the boiler in the steam saw-mill of
j. A. Quackenbush yesterday. The ex-
plosion was occasioned by firing with
heavy fat light wood butts, causing steam
to generate faster than the valve would re-
lieve it. The killed are Charles McElvany,
Josiah Griffith, John Enoch, j. l.. McAla-
haney. Joseph Balger, Wesley Williams,
and Richard Griffith. The boiler was blown
into atoms: pieces weighing several hun
dred pounds were thrown three hundred
yards. The dome has not been found, and
pieces of machinery were thrown in every
direction. The men were thrown from
fifty to seventy five yards. and were strip
ped of every vestige of clothing, even
their shoes being blown from their feet
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
FEARFUL SUSPENSE.
A Miner Buried Alive Under the Debris of a
Mine-Living and Can Not Be Reached.

A Miner Buried Alive Under the Debris of a
Iine-Living and Can Not Be Reached.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, October 21.-It was dis
covered early this morning that the CAVERN
at Sharp Mountain mine, which buried An
drew Murphy yesterday, did not kill him,
but that he was still living, though lying on
his face with a great weight of timber
and debris covering him. He was
called to through the coal which
separated him from the party working
for his rescue, and answered that he
was all right. His continual moaning is
heart-rending, however, to the men. They
have tried now three means of reaching
him, but all were failures through fear of
sending another fall of rock on him, or on
the rescuers. He can not now be reached
before two O'Clock to- morrow morning. To-
day, when doubtful and hazardous effort
was made, the Catholic priest eatered the
mine, and through the coal-piller gave the
buried man the benefits of the church as well
as it was possible to do. Tom ght the man is
still living. His wife and the priest are
there, with an immense crowd awaiting
with breathless interest for some assuring
news from the pit. LATER-An arm and
a leg of Andrew Murphy were reached ten
minutes ago, and be was still alive when
another fall of rock occurred and killed
him and nearly caught the rescuers. The
mine is working so much now that the
place is abandoned for the night.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
HOSTILITIES BEGUN.
Engagement Between Bulgarian
and Servian Pickets.
The Eastern Situation More Complicated
and Threatening to Involve the
Powers.

LONDON, October 25.-The report that the
Servians have entered Bulgaria is con-
frmed.
BUCHAREST, October 25.-A slight skirm-
ish has taken place between Bulgarian and
Servian pickets.
LONDON, October 26.-Advices from Sofia
say that the Servian troops who advanced
on Bulgarian territory yesterday halted at
the Custom-house, just within the frontier
lines. They refused to forward the Bull
garisn mails. A Bulgarian officer was ar
rested by the Servians, but was soon re-
leased.
LONDON, October 26.-Russians in Bull
garian service advise that Sofia be forth
fed. Prince Alexander declines to fortify
the town.
PHILIPPoPoI.Is, October 25.-The ANAL
gamation of Bulgaria and Eastern Roume-
liza is completed. Delegates from the Min
istry at Sofia have arrived here to intro
duce Bulgarian regime.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, October 25.-The con-
ference on the Balkan question did not
meet to-day. 1t will probably meet on
Wednesday.
SOFIA, October 25.-Five thousand in
fantry from the Adrianople frontier have
arrived here. They are looking WE'LL
SALoNIcA, October 25.-Large bodies OF
troops continue to arrive here.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
civil seryice Reform Qrder.

NEW YORK, October 22.-All of the
foremen in the Brooklyn Navy Yard to-
day received. copy of a circular letter
from Secretary Whitney. He reminds
them that by former orders he has given
them the power of recommending all
names for employment as subordinates:
that he expects them to exercise that
power without partisan bias, and without
allowing political influence or dictation to
cut any figure in the matter; that skill and
efficiency are alone to be considered.
These statements are reiterated sew
eral times in the course of
the letter in the most positive terms. He
congratulates them and the Department on
the Improvement already noticed, but says
that, according to the reports received
from their superior officers the evil is not
yet entirely eradicated. He assures them
that he knows the pressure which is likely
to be brought to bear on them during
heated political campaign; assures them
that he stands ready to protect them
from all harm aimed at them because of
refusal to bow to political behests, and
warns them that if they make inferior ap-
pointments for political ends they will be
summarily dismissed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Attempt to Blow Up a Street Car.

/. ST. LOUIS, October 23.-W hle bob-tail
car on the Washington Avenue road was
coming east between and 10 O'Clock to-
night, it ran over something between Six
teonth and Seventeenth streets which ex-
ploded with great noise, tore out all the
front part of the floor of the car, and shat
tered some of the windows. Three ladies
and one gentleman were passengers, all of
the former were terribiy frightened, but
none Of them were injured. A crowd soon
gathered, and great indignation was ex-
what the explosive was, but from the loud
sound and force it exerted it is supposed to
have been giant powder. No arrests were
made.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Murder Mystery Soived.

PARKERsBURG, VA, October PA short
time since the body of man was found
hanging to tree in Mason County, with
his hands tied behind him, and his feet
tied together. The man was subsequently
identified as a mulatto. of Meigs County,
O., named Hazlewood. Shortly before his
death he was known to have visited the
vicinity in which he was found, for the
purpose Of buying land, and had several
hundred dollars about him. Two white
men named Wolf, brothers, and a colored
man named Anderson We're suspected. De-
tective Burnett worked up the case, and
has just succeeded in bringing about the
arrest of Anderson, who has confessed to
the murder. He is now in Jail.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Mobbinu Cinnamon.

OMAHA, NEB., October 22.-News was
received at the army headquarters in this
city, to-day, that fresh outbreak had
occurred at Rock Springs, Wyoming, the
scene of the recent anti Chinese riots and
massacre. The house which was attacked
was about three miles from Rock Springs
proper, and was occupied by about thirty
Cinnamon. Pistol shots were fired, and
clubs and stones were brought into action,
the whole scene being intensified by the
howls of desperate mob. The coolies
fled to the hills, where they remained over
night half clad, arriving at the military
camp this morning nearly frozen. The
Celestials were section men employed on
the Union PACIFIC.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Tale of a Husband. Wife and Hawk.

AIKEN, S. c., October 21.-An immense
fowl hawk flew into the yard of Mr.. Robert
Brodie yesterday, and while struggling
with fowl on the ground was seized by
the wings by Mr.. Brodie, when the hawk
let go the prey. and tasted his talens into
his legs so that he could not move. The
hawk had Mr.. Brodie by the legs and Mr..
Brodie had the hawk by the wings, but
neither could do any more. Assistance
came in answer to his cries in the person
of his wife, who chopped off the hawks
head with a hatchet, and released her
husband from an embrace that was any
thing but tender and loving. The hawk
was of immense size
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
A UNIQUE SUICIDE.
A Denver Musician's Horrible Self
Inflicted Punishment.
Ueing a Barbed-Wire Fence as Means
of "Shuffiing OFF,"

DENVER, COL, October 23.-This morn
ing the dead body of Jacob Kaufman, a
well known, respectfully connected
musician of this city, was found on the
prairie near the Orphans Home. The
body was entirely nude; the back, arms,
sides and limbs horribly scarified and
covered with blood. An investigation
resulted in showing that, after undress-
ing, Kaufman forced his way back
and forth through barbed-wire
fence eight times, as shown by the marks
of blood. Pieces of skin were on the wire
in different places and band on the
sand beneath. The skin on nearly every
part of the body hung in shreds. The Cor
suddenly insane, and held no inquest.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Maxwell Identified.

ST.. LOUIS, October 28.-Chief;of Police
Harrigan received letters to-day from the
Chief of Consta bulary in Hyde, England,
positively Identifying the prisoner known
as W. II. Lennox Maxwell, who is in jail
here awaiting trial for the murder of C..
Arthur Preller az the Southern Hotel last
April, as Hugh Nathan Brooks, solicitor
who practiced in Hyde some years ago.
Tha haidentification was made on photographs
found in the prisoners trunk, which were
sent to Hyde, and which proved to be pic
lures of Brooks, bis mother and sister.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
The Hamilton County Returns,

CINCINNATI, o., October 22-In the official
count of Hamilton County, the entire
Democratic ticket with one exception is
counted in, but as fraud is alleged in sever
al Cincinnati precincts, the County Clerk
has been enjoined from issuing certificates
to the State Senators. The Republican
candidates pettioned the Circuit Court for
writs of mandamus, and the whole matter
will come up for hearing on Monday, Oc-
tober 26.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
True Loves Course.

MARSHALL, ILL.,, October pa quiet
wedding occurred few evenings ago in
Detroit with which is connected tender
romance. The contracting parties were
DR.. Robert G. 'Bayley, of Efingham. H.,
and Miss Mary Reddick, a resident of this
city for many years pase. Both have seen
over half "a century of life. They were
plighted lovers in their early youth, but
were separated for some cause. A few
months ago they again met and found
their hearts still true to each other, their
troth again plighted not again to be broken,
and the two faithful hearts are at last
united after many years waiting. Mrs.
PlYleY is back in this city now.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
The Annexation of Mexico.

ST. LOUIS, October GA letter to the
Globe Democrat from Ell Paso, Mexico,
says there is a good deal of private talk
among the intelligent and property own
ing Mexicans in Chihuahua in favor of the
annexation to the United States of the
northern tier of the Mexican States. No
open movement has yet been made, nor
has the press touched the subject, but the
letter asserts there is a strong undercur-
rent running among the class above named
in favor of linking their destiny to that Of
the great Northern Republic.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Hydrophobia on the Street.

BRIDGEPORT, CT, October 25.-Mrs. Ann
Fennell, of Trumbull, came to this city
yesterday. Last night, while on the street,
she was seized with severe hyGrophopia
fit, which las Ted several hours. It took the
combined efforts of five policemen to re-
move her to the station-house. Chas.
O'Neil, one of the officers, was badly bitten
in the arm by the unfortunate woman.
Mrs. Fennell was bitten by dog last spring.
During her rawlings she was continually
crying our: 'Dog!" "Dog!" Later, she was
taken home by friends.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
ImteciIe Husband Guarded Her Corpse.

q BROOKLYN, Octobsr 23.-Mrs. Mary Ev-
erett, a woman about fifty years of age,
residing at 25S Hudson Avenue, was found
dead this afternoon with her imbecile hus-
band, Robert. When the Coroner entered
the room the husband was in dazed state,
and nothing intelligible could be learned
from him. The people are from New South
Wales, and are said to be we'll connected
The body of Mrs. Everett was removed to
the morgue, and her husband was sent to
the hospital. The cause of death is sup
posed to have been heart disease.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Fatal Mine Explosion.

RICHMOND, VA, October 22.-Consider-
able excitement was created here this fore
noon by report that terrible explosion
had occurred in Raccoon, at Glover Hill
Coal Mines, Chesterfield, about twenty
five miles from Richmond, by which one
hundred men had been entombed. An in
vestigation, however, developed the fact
that only two men had been caught by the
explosion, and were propably dead. Their
names ara Hobson Cheatham and A. l..
Leigers. How the explosion occurred can
not be positively stated. This evening the
body of Cheatham was recovered.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
A coIored Mans Heroic Death.

CENTERvILLE, MISS, October 22.-Three
miles from this place yesterday Robert
johnson, colored, noticed little girl play
ing on the railroad track. At the same
moment he heard the rumbling of an ap-
preaching train, and turning around saw
the engine turning a curve only a few
yards away. johnson made a rush for the
child and just as he gathered her up in his
arms the engine struck them, mangling
both fearfully. Death was instantaneous.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29

Colonel r. A. jenkins has sent
from North Carolina to Washington a
well-authenticated Stuart poi trait of
George Washington, suppos I'd to be
painted from life. 1t had been hidden
away for several years in a garret,
where it was placed to conceal it at the
outbreak of the war.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Roasted by a Mob,

WASHINGTON, ARK, October 2l.-Late
reliable news just received from Pike
County is that Churchill, the murderer of
Dennis Brooks, was killed by mob. Since
a mob. burned the Polk boys in Murfrees-
boro Jail few weeks ago. prisoners have
been kept in an old wooden building, in
which Churchill, after captured, was con-
fined. Last night mob collected, satur-
ated the lower part of the building with
coal oil, and fired it. Churchill appeared
at a grated window and piteously begged
5he mob to shoot him. but the flames soon
reduced the building and the victim to
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
A Weeks Failures.

NEW YORK, October 23.-The business
failures occurring throughout the country
during the last seven days, as reported to
States los, and for Canada "a, or total of
1T, SIS compared with 1G6 last week, and 207
the week previous. Failures are still nu-
merous in the Pacific States and Canada,
but 10 the other sections of the country
they are below the average.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Opposition to Vaccination.

MONTREAL, October 25.-The authorities
are meeting with considerable opposition
in the work of isolating small pox patients.
To-day a carter named Trepanier called
number of his neighbors to his assistance,
and together with the mob drove off
posse Of sanitary police which had come to
remove the carter's children to the hos
pital. Trepanier will be summoned before
the new court which has been established
for the trial of such cases. At another
house to which the officers went for q SINH
lar purpose, a man drew a knife and kept
them at bay until ne was reasoned out of
his folly,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
coIored Preacher Beats His Son to Death.

MADISON, FLA, October 25.-Rev. Alfred
Coffee, a colored preacher, is in Jail for the
murder of his ten-year-old son. The boys
skull was fractured and his head beaten to
jelly. The father first used plow-line,
then a thick peach tree switch, then a
brush broom, winding up with plank four
feet long, which was broken into fragments.
The boy fell dead under the blows. His
screams were heard mile. The father
said he did it to make the child honest.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29

The honey season of California,
says correspondents OF the Bee-Keepers
Magazine, is somewhat peculiar, it is
either a feast or fast The crop
gathered last season was the largest
ever gathered in the State, while this
year It will amount to almost nothing
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
He Ate wild Parsnins and Died.

BRAINERD, MIMI, October 21.-C. Zim
norman, settler living alone, was found
by neighbor lying dead on the floor of
his cabin yesterday. The Coroner found
that Zimmerman's death was caused by
cred in the woods and cooked. He had
been dead several days before he was dis
covered
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Riel Must hann.

LONDON, October 22.-The Privy Council
to day rendered its decision in the appeal
case of Louis Riel, dismissing the petition
of the condemned man requesting a COM
mutation of the death sentence passed by
the Canadian authorities.
OTTAWA, ONT, October 22.-The report
that the execution of Riel has been post
poned until November 10 is denied by
officials of the State department.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Texas Beef fer Old EnaIand.

FORT WORTH, TEX, October 23.-Isaac
Dahman, of this city, closed a contract
yesterday with an English syndicate to
deliver on the wharf at Galveston, fort
nightly, for the next five years, 5000
frozen carcasses of beef cattle. The price
stipulated is six cents per pound for the
beef and nine cents for the hides.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Counterfeiters Convicted

PITTSBURGH, Pa, October 22.-The coun-
terfeiters captured in Clarion and Forest
Counties last week are on trial in the U. S.
District Court. Five of the eleven have
already been convicted, and one, George
Secrist, acquitted. The evidence produced
so far goes to show that one of the Shrew-
dest gangs of coniackers ever operating in
this State has been broken up.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
"A Hungarian statistician has been

"A HUHgdr1dH stdt1sU1C1dH Hds UeeH
studying the effect Of comfort on long
evity His tables show that the richest
people have an average life of tifty-two
years, the middling forty-six and the
poor only forty-one and half. A WELL
to-do man is as liable to infectious dis
ease as pauper, while diphtheria,
Group, whooping-cough and scarlet
fever are more prevalent among the
rich. Consumption and pneumonia
claim the poor, who are comparatively
free from brain fever. There is ap-
parently some advantage in being rich.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-10-29
Oil in Minnesota.

BRowN's VALLEY, MIMI, October 23.-
This neighborhood is considerably excited
over the discovery of oil eight miles north
of here. While digging for water at
depth of eighty five feet oil in small guam
titles was found. Reports say that fabu
lous prices are now being offered for the
lands.