The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-09-23
Edwards, Democrat. The Republicans
elect 14S members of the Legislature, and

Frank K. Hiscock for Congress.
There were more than seventy removals
in the Department of the Public Works of
New York City on the 18th. The men dis
missed are nearly all Tammany Democrats.
The Democratic conferees of the Eleventh
Pennsylvania district, comprising a por-
ton Of Luzerne, Lackawanna, Montour,
Columbia, Pike, Monroe and Carbon coun-
ties, met on. the 18th and nominated ex-
United States Senator Charles R. Buck
alew, of Bloomsbury, for Congress.
The body of Mrs. Mary Godfrey, wife of
Rufus Godfrey, a wealthy farmer of Girard,
Pa, was fonnd at the bottom of the Nickel
Plate railroad bridge near her residence on
the morning of the 17th The unfortunate
woman, while temporarily deranged, had
thrown herself over the precipice. dis
tance of 150 feet, and was dashed to death.
WEST AND SOUTH.
Nearly the entire business portion of
Brooklyn, Ia, was destroyed by fire on the
18th. The principal losers are Holmes &
Son, elevator; the post office. the Chronicle
newspaper Office and the First National
Bank. Loss about $75, 900.
Lewis Luther and Charles Mutchler were
drowned in Lake Erie, near Toledo. o., on
the 18th. They had been to Presqus Isle in
a row-boat and while returning were cap
sized.
The residence of Thomas Lowery, one of
the wealthiest citizens of Minneapolis,
Mimi, was entered by burglars on the
night of the 14th and valuables consisting
of diamonds, gold, silver, jewelry and sill
verware to the amount of $4,000 were
carried off.
The twelve-year-old son of Joseph Morse
was bathing in a pond near his home in
Pulaski Comfy, Ark, on the 18th, when he
was seized with cramps. His brother
Henry, standing on the bank, heard his
cries and jumped in to save him, but failed
and both were drowned. Mrs. Morse, who
had witnessed the tragedy, fell in a swoon,
and when restored to consciousness it was
found she had lost her mind and became q
raving maniac.
While walking on railroad bridge near
Waupun, Wis, on the 18th a widow named
Dacey and two little girls were run over
by the cars and instantly killed. One of
the children was the daughter of Mr.. Hol-
brook, editor of one of the Waupun papers.
and the other the daughter of Mr.. Jones, a
dry goods merchant of that place.
A company has been formed in Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, with capital stock of $175,-
0OO to erect q new hundred-ton blast fur
mace in Chattanooga at once.
The Howard County Bank at Glasgow,
Mo-, closed its doors on the 18th. Assets
$50, 900, which is said to be ample to pay
depositors and stockholders in full
The American Forestry Congress ad-
journed at Denver, Col, on the 10th. OFF,
GERS for the ensuing year were elected as
follows: President, G. W. Miner, of Illi-
nois; Vice Presidents, H. G. Jolly, of
Quebec; Martin Allen, of Kansas; 81. g..
Parsons, of Colorado; R. 81. Warder, Of
Ohio; Treasurer, L. W eltz, of Ohio. Reso-
lutions were adopted asking Congress to
establish an Agricultural and Forestal Ex-
perimental Station in the District of Co
lumbia.
Milton Barnes, ex-Secretary of State of
Ohio, was stricken with paralysis at
Youngstown, O., on the 10th, and at last
accounts was in critical condition.
The largest pension ever paid in the
United States was paid at the United
States Pension office at Louisville, KY, by
Pension Agent Buell. few days ago to
] Marius D. Richardson, an aged sold ier,
| living at Milton, KY. The cause for grant
| ing the pension is total blindness brought
| on by injury to the eyes received in 1858.
The pension dated back to that year and
amounted to s11, 800
| Aloaded freight train on the Michigan Air
Line was wrecked near South Lyon, Mich,
on the 10th, rail having been lifted out OF
the track. The engin and fifteen cars were
completely wrecked. Firemen Neuman
and Brakeman Campbell were killed. The
engineer escaped unhurt.
The Chippewa Lumber and Boom Com
pany's sawmill at Chippewa Falls, Wis.
the largest in the country, was struck by
lightning on the 10Th and completely de
stroyed. Loss $1,000; partially insured
| Afreight train on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad collided with horse on a bridge
near Independence, O., on the 18th. The
shock broke the bridge in two, the locomo
tive falling into the creek below, killing
the engineer and injuring t he fireman.
David Doolittle, who was arrested fo
drunkenness at Logansport, Ind, a few
days ago, proves to be the same person
who with the notorious woman, Rice, killet
Maggie Hurley twelve years ago. He wa
indicted for murder and escaped, and wa
never heard from until arrested. Will
drunk he Dragged of his crime, which wa
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in that part of Indiana.
large rock weighing hun dreds of tons
overhanging on the mountain side tn
dwelling of Leslie Cummins in jackson
County, W. Va, became deta ched on tn
night of the 18th and rolled down tn
mountain, crushing the barn and killin
four or five horses and mules. It then passe
over the stable and struck the twostor
frame dwelling, crushing its largest timber
into kindling wood, and killing Frank, on
of Cummins' sons, and Edward jerks,
hired man. Mr.. Cummins and his wife
with two small children, were thrown fror
the bed and hurled thirty feet to one sid
and badly injured, the children probabl
fatally.
The trial of the three Knights of Labo
Frank Young, Oscar Harron, and Ere
Hundhausen, on the charge of conspirin
. during the late southwestern railwa
strikes to injure the Missouri Pacific Rail
road Company's property aud business
was concluded at st. Louis on the 16tl
The jury after remaining out for two houl
returned a verdict of acquittal
John Wyatt and Demps Loftin, neigl
bors in Marshall County, KY, betwee
whom feud has long existed, met at
funeral on the 18th, ben Loftin spoke ,
Wyatt, and the latter Knocked him dow
; with rock. Loftin then drew a knife an
killed Wyatt, stabbing him seven times.
James S. White, ex-Controller of Mi
, waukee, was on the 10Th sentenced to tW
, wears and six months in the Wiscons
? penitentiary. White was convicted of er
Z bezzling seven s., 600 Milwaukee city bond
: which he hypothecated to the First N
, | tional bank of Chicago.
= The Portland (Me.) Savings Bank begs
suit in the Federal Court at Indianapoli
!, Ind, on the 18th against the city of Evan
8 vile for 100000. The suit grows out
Q the repudiated bonds of 1869.
Rev. Jesse Cook, colored, was hanged ,
+ Butler, Ga, on the 18th for the murder
s his wife last April. The crowd at the ex
d cution was estimated at eight thousan
8 Cook made full confessio