The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-09-23
THE EAST.

The New Hampshire Republican State
convention on the 14th nomin ated Charles
b. Sawyer, of Dover, for Governor. The
platform advocates ten-hour laws; exemp-
tion of wages from trustee process; the
abolition of child labor in manufacturing
corporations, and submission to the people
of a constitutional prohibition amendment.
An explosion in the mixing building of
the xyloidine works at Adams, Mass, on
the 14th wrecked the building and killed
Charles F. Kimball and Ambrose B. jerks,
night workmen. The building contained
1000 pounds of stock.
All the iron molders in Paterson, N. j.,
except those employed by McNab & Har-
Inns. have struck for uniform wage OF
$3.50 day and $t.50 per day for helpers.
The men are all Knights of Labor.
The Women's National Temperance
Union, of New York, has secured 200, 600
signatures of women to petition asking
Congress to raise the age of legal consent
to eighteen years.
Jacob Schaefer has issued a challenges,
accompanied by a forfeit, to George Slos-
son for match at billiards, Balk-line,
cushion carom, or any game that Slosson
will agree to, for the sum of s., 900.
While party of half-intoxicated brick
hands were engaged in a quarrel on the
railroad track near Newburgh, N. Y, on
the 14th, they were run down by an ex-
press train. Two were killed and another
seriously injured.
The jury in the case of the Coney Island
Jockey Club, whose officers were on trial
in Brooklyn, N. Y, for violating the State
law against betting on race grounds, dis
agreed on the 18th and were discharged.
1t is said they stood eleven for conviction
and one for acquittal
The ice houses and outbuildings of the
Lake View Brewery at Buffalo, N. Y, were
burned on the 18th. About 2, 500 barrels of
beer were ruined. Loss covered by in
surance.
Itwas thought on the 10Th that at least
two-thirds of the injured by the railroad
collision at Silver Greek, N. Y, could not
recover. The blame for the accident car
only be placed after o full Investigation
by the coroner's jury.
The st. James Hotel at Rochester, Pa.
and five storerooms adjoining were de
stroyed by fire on the night of the 10th
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000. Tht
| origin of the fire is unknown. The guest
| escaped from the burning hotel withou
| injury.
The State convention of Pennsylvania
| Greenbackers met on the 10Th and PLACED
| the following ticket in nomination: Fo
| Governor, j. F. Houston, Lancaster; Lieu
| tenant Governor, Hon. John Parker, Ma
| hanoy City; Auditor General, D. s. Early
| Harrisburg; Secretary of Internal Affairs
| Seth Hoagland, Mercer Co unity; Congress
| man-at-Large, D. N. Thorn pson, Venango
| Chairman of the State Committee, T. 8
| Rynders, Center County.
At Chester, Pa, on the 18th carriag
| containing William Lewis, Joseph Muller
and man named Carpenter was struck b.
train on the Philadelphia, Wilmington 4
| Baltimore railroad at Kilrain street cross
| ing. Lewis was killed and the other tw
| SO badly injured that their lives are dc
SPARED of.
The memorial arch erected by Hartford
Conn, in honor of the soldiers and sailor
of the war was dedicated with appropriat
ceremonies on the 18th.
George h. Prescott, aged forty five, col
fidential clerk for Wise & Melander, agent
for the Chicago & Northwestern railroa
at Boston, Mass, disappeared few day
| ago after borrowing several thousand do
lars from various business acquaintance
| The business failures occurring through
out the country during the seven day
ended September II number for the Unite
States 152 and for Canada 49, or total ,
1856. as compared with total of IT'S tt
previous week.
Official returns from every city, tow
and plantation In Maine give Bodwell, r
! oxblissn, fer Gevsruer n, 900 majority evs