The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-09-09

Miss Emma Melloy, the celebrated tenn
perance revivalist, who has been spending
the summer with her parents at South
Bend, Ind, attempted suicide by drowning
on the Sd, but was discovered and rescued.
The cause for the attempt is supposed to be
grief over the loss of her son, who was
drowned at Laporte several weeks ago.
Henry F. Requier, for many years on the
New Orleans Picayune editorial staff, died
in that city on the Sd, aged fifty years. He
was a abrilliant writer and an accomplished
scholar.
A dispatch of the Sd from. Parrotsville,
Tenn, reports a state of great excitement
over frightful epidemic which has broken
out there. The disease resembles fux, and
in every case proves fatal. Twenty seven
deaths occurred within three days.
News has been received from Port
Arthur, on the north shore Of Lake Su-
perior, of rich strike in the Beaver silver
mine, near that place. The vein itself is
four feet wide and there seems to be
streak of ''pay dirt'' about nine inches
wide which runs from 1000 to 1000 ounces
of silver to the ton.
The California Democratic State conven-
tion on the Sd nominated Washington
for Lieutenant Governor.
A wreck on the Columbus & Newark di-
vision of the Panhandle railroad occurred
twenty-five miles west of Newark, O., on
the Sd, caused by fr eight dashing into q
construction>train. Both engines and half
a dozen cars were demolished, entailing
heavy loss. ALI the train men saved them
selves by jumping.
The authorities of the Town of Lake, q
suburb of Chicago, in which the great ex-
plosion occurred a few days ago, have
passed.an ordinance re quiring all explo-
sives to be removed from the place within
thirty days. There are several dynamite
factories near where the exploded factory
stood.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
The baggage of Sir Charles Dixie and
Lord Kingston, who recently passed
through Winnipeg on the way to the Pa
cific coast, was seized by the Northwestern
mounted police on entering the Territories
for containing liquor. Sir Charles is trav-
cling under the name of Tetlow.
Apowerful syndicate of English capital
lists, with headquarters in London, has
obtained possession of an old concession
for a railroad between Tuxpan and the
City of Mexico, and will build a railroad
which, it is calculated, will involve the ex-
penditure of at least $25,OOO,OOO. This is
the most important investment Of English
capital ever made in Mexico.
The cruiser Roulette seized the American
schooner Highland Light on the 1st for
fishing within the three-mile limits off the
east point of Prince Edward Island. This
is the first actual seizure made for fishing.
Advfces from the province of Sechuen,
China, report that the natives of the
eastern part of that province and those OF
Northern Cochin China have risen against
the Christians and are numbering them and
destroying their property. Fifty Christians
have been killed in Cochin China, their
houses burned and property destroyed. In
Sechuen there has been general ma ssacre
of Christians, and whole villages occupied
by them have been destroyed.
The final and deciding heat in the inter
national sculling sweepstakes, over the
Thames championship contest, was won on
the 1st by William Beach, the Australian,
defeating John Teemer, of Pittsburgh.
Dispatches received at Berlin on the I'd
from Sofia, state that battle took place
at Radomir, Eastern Roumania, between
regiments loyal to Prince Alexander anG
regiments siding with the revolutionists
and that the latter were defeated with
| heavy loss.
Andrew Carnegie, of Pittsburgh, Pa,
has written to the Lord Provost of Edin
burgh, Scotland, offering to donate e25, ,00t
| to establish free library, on condition
that the Edinburgh Council will adopt the
Free Libraries act, whereby municipa
rate of taxation not to exceed one penny
on the pound will be levied to defray tn,
current expenses of public libraries.
| An attempt was made on the Sd to wrecl
the train which was conveying Princ
Alexander to Sofia. When near Philippe
polls the engineer discovered an obstruc
tion on the track and brought the train t.
a astandstill. On investigation it was found
that five sleepers had been placed acros
| the rails.
Late advices from Bulgaria report tn
kingdom tranquil. Two revolutionary reg
iments at Sofia had surrendered uncondi
tionally to Prince Alexander, and appeale,
to him for clemency.