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

The business failures occurring through
cut tho country during the seven days
ended September 10 number for the United
States 149, and for Canada 30, or a total Of
17S, as compared with a total of 100 the
previous week.
At Lowell, Mass, John Shay, in drunk
en- quarrel with another man on the 10th
threw a brick at him, but hit his own son,
four years old, on the head, crushing the
skull. He was arrested.
At Reading, Pa, on the 10th John Bach
man, aged sixteen, playfully pointed re-
volver at his brother Francis, aged eighteen,
swapping it several times, when a cartridge
was exploded, the ball striking Francis
just below the eye and inflicting mortal
wound.
Official returns from the Vermont cleo
tion give Ormsbee, Republican, for Gov
ernor, 37,6S1; Shurtleff, Democrat, 1901 !;
Seely, Prohibitionist, 1,S32; Greenback and
scattering, 295. The Representatives elected
are divided politically as follows: Edmunds
Republicans, 155; anti-Edmunds Republi-
cans, 6; straight Republicans Q; straight
Democrats, 80; Edmunds Democrats 4.
An adjourned meeting of the board of
managers of the American Bible Society
was held on the 10th at the Bible House,
New York. Grants of books to the value
of $3.50 were made for distribution. The
receipts for August were $46, 13605 and
volumes issued during the same month
were Sc, 430.
The mounted sword contest at Oak Island,
Boston, on the 10th between Duncan C..
Ross and Sergeant Charles Walsh, was
won by Ross. Ross has been backed to
fight Walsh again for s., 900 and the cham
pionship.
Colonel William c. Beecher son of Henry
Ward Beecher, is candidate for District
Attorney of Kings County, N. Y, on the
Prohibition ticket.
The litigation pending for the last six
years between Jacob Reese, of Pittsburgh,
the inventor of the basic steel process, and
the Bessemer Steel Company, limited,
which has prevented the use of the basic
steel process in the United States owing to
an injunction obtained by the Bessemer
Steel Company, was decided at Pittsburgh
on the 10th by the master, who reports that
the injunction be dissolved and the bill
dismissed at the cost of the Bessemer Steel
Company.
Louis Rothenberg, druggist, OF Long
Branch, N. J., disappeared few days ago,
sheriff occupies his establishment.
The one hundred and third anniversary
of the incorporation of Reading, Pa, into
a borough in 1873 was celebrated with a
banquet on the 10th, given under the aus
pices of the Kopperthal Club, social or
ganization which has also been in exist
ence 103 years and is probably the Oldest
social club in the country. Many distin-
,.et.al
were delivered by ex-senator Simon Cam
eron, Congressman Ermentrout and Others.
The Cambria Iron Company, at Johns
town, Pa, has petitioned Governor Patti
son for the appointment Of 1SS policemen,
whose names have been submitted. The
company does not anticipate any trouble,
but its property is SO widely scattered that
such precaution is deemed necessary.
The National Association of Stationary
Engineers closed its sessions at Boston,
Mass, on the 10th. Cincinnati was chosen
as the next place of meeting, and the fol
lowing were elected officers: President
Frank A. Foster, New Haven; Vice Presi-
dent, r. o. Smith, New York; Secretary,
g. G. Minor, Cincinnati; Treasurer, G. M.
Barger, Nashville, Tenn; Conductor, M.
M. Walbridge, Chicago; Doorkeeper, Harry
Knowlton, Detroit, Mich.
Newton Stevens, the eighteen-year-ol6 Ii
son of Postmaster Stevens, of Utica, N. Y.
| while out hunting near that city on the
/ 10th, was shot and instantly killed by thu
accidental discharge of his rifle.
The respective hackers of William Beach
the champion, and Wallace Ross, tn,
American oarsman, have deposited s1,0O
a side to be rowed for in a match for th'
championship of the world.