The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-12
WEST AND SOUTH.

At Mclean, O., on the 4th twelve-year-
old son of Ambrose Arnold quarreled with
his little sister, aged eleven, during the
absence of their parents, and the boy be-
coming excited, took down gun and shot
the little girl, killing her instantly.
Colonel j. D. Taylor was unanimously
renominated for Congress by the Repub-
licans of the Seventeenth Ohio Congress
sional district on the 4th.
In consequence Of decision by the Gin
cinnati Bricklayer's Union to do no work
where non-union hod carriers are en-
ployed, contractors all over the city stopped
all work on the Sd. This throws out the
entire bricklaying force of the city and in
directly stops work for all other branches
of the building trade.
Over 500, 900 feet of pine lumber in the
yards of John Irwin & Bro, at Cowens-
vile, Pa, we're destroyed by fire on the Sd.
The fire is supposed to have been the work
of tramp.
Cook & Co.'s saw mill at Sun Lake, near
Scottville, Mich, with $50, 600 feet of lum-
ber and seven cars owned by the Flint &
Pere Marquette railway, were destroyed
by fire on the Sd. Total loss. $780, 600; insur-
ance, $50, 600.
Rev. G. G. Haddock, pastor of the Meth
odist Church at Sioux City, Ia, was shot
and instantly killed while crossing a street
in that place on the night of the I'd. There
is no clue to the perpetrator of the crime,
but it is believed the murder grew out of
the war inaugurated against the saloons
there, in which Mr.. Haddock was an active
leader.
Eight hundred men employed in the
Hately packing house at the Union Stock
Yards Chicago, quit work on the 4th on
refusal to return to the ten-hour working
day. Mr.. Hately endeavored to inaugu-
rate the method of working by the hour
irrespective of the number of hours worked
each day. The men refused and struck.
A disastrous prairie fire which has been
raging several days near Forest City, D.
T., died out on the 5th. 1t extended for
twenty miles along the Missouri river
bottom and hundreds of farmers lost every
thing leaving them destitute for the
winter.
The Indianapolis Qnd) steel rail mill,
which has been idle for several years, will
soon resume operations. 1t has been en-
larged to double it's former capacity, and
will employ between 80 and 400 men.
By an accident on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad near Cumberland, Md, on the 4th
UHreo UFdupS, WHO were SUedlluS rlueS,
were either killed or mortally injured.
The passengers were badly shaken up.
The camp meeting at Lakeside, Ottawa
County, O., began on the 5th and will close
August II. Large crowds are in attendance.
Cary Her, of Detroit, Mich, aged eight
cen, was bitten six years ago by a pet
spaniel. The circumstance had been
entirely forgotten by himself and friends
until few days ago, when he was taken
with convulsions, frothing at the mouth,
swapping and barking, together with ex-
cruciating pain, evidently suffering from
hydrophobia.
The greater portion of the business part
of La Grande, Ore, was destroyed by fire
on the 5th. Loss estimated at 500, 900;
two-thirds insured.
Based on the figures in the new city di-
rectory, just issued, the population of
Cleveland, o., is 23S 953-a gain of nearly
10000 during the past twelve months.
Governor Larabee, of Iowa, has issued a
proclamation Offering reward of $500 for
the arrest of the murderer of Rev. MIR.
Paddock, the defender Of prohibition, at
Sioux City on the Sd.
The case of sx-Policenen John p. Evans,
Indicted for destroying one hundred bal.
lets ss the eieetiop Ia wsre Ei.s. prssiss.