The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-09-16
the EAST,

TOli, dcCuSeO Dy DrOOklyn plumDer OF
conspiracy to defraud Kings County, N.
Y, by inducing him to increase the amount
Of his bills, were brought up in the Brook
lyn police court on the 7th for examin-
alton. The supervisors were held in 5000
bail each
At Buffalo, N. Y, on the 7th John T. Oh
iver, carpenter aged sixty three years,
shot and fatally wounded his wife The
couple had not lived together for some
time. Upon being arrested Oliver stated
that he intended to kill his wife and then
himself, but could not raise the hammer of
the pistol for the second shot, and gave as
reason for the act that she refused to live
with him..
Frank Golden, fireman on the Atlas
line steamer Alva, died in hospital at
New York City on the 7th with every symp-
tom of yellow fever.
Mr.. Brentano, the well-known book deal
er, and an intimate friend of the Morosini
family, says that Mrs. Schilling is with
relatives of the family in a small and re-
mote town and will ultimately return
home. He says that Mr.. Morosini sent
Schilling check for SIS, 900 as settlement
of all claims, and he quit the employ of
the Sixth avenue road and left town sud-
denly.
Returns from the Vermont election show
| sweeping Republican victories in all coun-
ties except Franklin, where there was a
split and Democrats were elected. The
Legislature will have an increased Repub-
Gcan majority and Senator Edmunds' re-
election is assured.
A lot of rags saturated with kerosene and
blazing furiously was found on the night of
| the 7th under the attic of a tenement house
| in Salem, Mass, which contains ten fami-
lies numbering sixty-two persons The
| flames were extinguished with small loss. ,
Pneumonia is reported to be prevailing
to an alarming extent among the cows in
Middle village and Maspeth, L. l., whence
large portion Of the supply of milk used
| in Brooklyn, N. Y, is obtained. In one
stable thirty-six cows have died within two
| months.
The Massachusetts, Prohibitionists, in
| State convention on the Sth nominated
the following ticket: For Governor, T. j.
| Lothrop; Lieutenant Governor, DIR. John
Blackmer; Secretary of Commonwealth,
George Kemplin; Treasurer and Receiver,
John L. Kilburn; Attorney General, N.
| Fairchild; Auditor, William W. Sherman.
It was resolved to have no compromises
with other parties.
| Dexter Brown, "boy preach er" of the
Methodist Church, noted for his eloquence
| as revivalist. committed suicide at his
home in Oneonta, N. Y, on the sth by cut
ting his throat. III health is given as the
| cause.
Ed Carlin, who recently escaped from the
Ohio penitentiary where he was serving
out ten years sentence for arson was
captured at Philadelphia on they Sth as he
was about to start for Sacramento.
The residence of j. L. Mathews, check
master at the Imperial coal mines, Mon
tour, Pa, was destroyed by fire on the
night of the 7th and his wife and two-year
old child were fatally burned. The fire
originated by Mrs. Mathews attempting te
start fire with kerosene.
Connecticut Republicans, in State con
vention on the 9th nominated the follow
| lowing ticket: For Governor, Hon. P. G
Lounsbury; Lieutenant Governor, jaime:
L. Howard; Secretary of State, L. M. Hub
bard; Treasurer, Alexander Warner
Comptroller, Thomas Clark. The platform
adopted favors a tariff upon imported
products of low-priced foreign labor, fairl,
and justly distributed, so as to protect tn
interests of American wage workers with
out adding to their burdens.
William Sterns & Co., lace importers o
New York City, have made an assignment
| with SIC. 1923 preferences. The iabilitie
are said to be 800, 900.
The steamer Empire State, accompany
ing the yachts in the international race
went ashore OFF Sandy Hook on the 9th
There were nearly 800 people aboard, bu
no panic ensued, as the steamer struc
gently. Some tugs came to her assistanc
and tried in vain to pull her off the sand.
Three prisoners escaped from the count
Jail at New Castle, Pa, on the 9th, two {
whom-William Grant and Lester York
were under the charge of burglary.
Rev. ]. W. McNaughter, of Alleghen
City, Pa, died on the steamer City
; Rome just previous to her arrival at Ne
York from Liverpool on the 9th.
At its session in Providence, r. l., on tn
9th the American Pharmaceutical Associt
ton elected the following officers: Pres
dent, Charles A. Tufts, of Dover, N. H
Vice Presidents, Henry J. Munger, (
Brooklyn, NJ. W. Alexander, of st. Loui
and N. A. Kuhn, of Omaha Treasurer,
, A. D. Sheppard. of Boston; Secretar
John W. Maiseh, of Philadelphia; Report
: in the Progress of Pharmacy, G. Lew
Diehl, of Louisville. Several standin
committees were appointed.
At Watertown, N. Y, on the 10th Edw
' POTTS. Jr, aged twenty-four, was instant
killed aud his sister badly stunned by ligh
asnR which struck their fsshss's hsvss,