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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-05
LATER NEWS

Mrs. CLEVELAND Joined the First Presby-
terian Church at Washington on the 1st.
THIRTY militiamen were prostrated by
heat in the sham battle at Lafayette, Ind.
| One died the next day and several are in
precarious condition.
MARY BERDEN, aged sixteen, suicided at
Ellicottsville, n. Y, by taking poison.
LYMAN BERRY. residing east of Kent, O.,
was instantly killed by cars on the 1st
HENRY LAGUE, Holyoke, Mass, tried un-
successfully to kill his family with fly
| poison.
Conewango, N. Y, died from black erysip-
| elias, and their son is also in critical con-
dition.
1 .. y. SAUNDERS was murdered near Jop-
| lin, Mo-, by Ed Brown. The latter had
been accused of stealing harness, and
| while Saunders was searching Browns
wagon for the property he was shot through
the heart.
THE market train on the Lebanon Val
ley railroad was wrecked near Derry, Pa,
on the 1st by a washout. The train of the
passenger cars and the locomotive were
thrown down a sixty-foot embankment
Engineer Stanton was killed and the fire.
man had both legs broken.
| ST. LOUIS business men represent that
city as having recovered from the ill effects
of the great railroad strike and other de-
pressing influences.
| SOLOMON MEYER, an insurance agent
was shot by burglars at his home in St.
| Louis His injuries are not necessarily
fatal.
| A WASHINGTON dispatch denies the story
about excessive drunkenness in Congress.
"a great majority of Senators and mem
bers," it says, "do not drink at all, and
very few of them. comparatively, drink to
excess. There are half dozen or SO Con
gressmen who indulge more freely than
they ought to in Intoxicating liquors, and
are occasionally seen under the influence OF
| drink
GENERAL GoRDoN's candidacy for Gov.
ernor of Georgia will not be opposed by the
Independents or Republicans
Miss JANE MACARTHUR, cattle ranche1
on Upper Sun river, Montana, plunged into
the river and saved Judge Armstrong;
! wife, young son and daughter from drown
ing. Returning to save the Judges sister,
the heroine was drowned.
| SERIOUS trouble among the Hooking Val.
ley (O) miners is apprehended There was
a scheme to blow up with dynamite the
mines at Arbiston, where machinery is EN-.
ployed. Anarchists have been in the val.
ley teaching their doctrines.
DIR. DINKE WALTER, well-known Indian.
apolis druggist, was cowhided by VIM.
Roger, at the German Lutheran Church
door, on the 1st, Slander by Valter lie
abargsd.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-05
HE WAS BOSS.
How an Aged Negro Re-established HIS
Tottering Authority.


An old negro, known as Foxy Jim, SO
well understood. the art of working to
advantage that some time ago he
bought comfortable house, furnished
it suitably and settled down to enjoy
himself. His wife had died while he
was still a hard worker, and he had no
children save a daughter, whom he had
seen carefully educated.
marked, ''you think great deal of me,
don't youp''
"Dat does, child; dat I does.''
''You are getting old, father"
''Yas, natur is lay n her ham on me
heavy"
Don't you think you ought to make
your willp If you were to die, some
body might beat me out of this prop
erty;"
yer is. I'll 60 right er way now an git
a lawyer ter draw up de papers.
The will, leaving the property to the
girl, having been duly drawn up, was
given to her. After this her affection
for the old man did not appear to be SO
strong. and she began to keep COM
pany" with young men with whom he
had forbidden her to associate, but when
he rem onsttated with her she limited, in
no gentle manner, that she was able to
take care of herself. In other ways,
too, she aggravated her father, insist
ing that he should occupy the most ILL
furnished room in the house, and al
ways, upon his entering the gate, yell
ing at him to wipe his feet.
One evening the girl, returning from
| visit, found the old man sitting in the
best room.
"W'y, what are you doing in herep"
''Wall, honey, l got sorter tired O.
stayin' in yander. Likes suthin' dat's
bright, doan kere eff is ole.''
'Look out there!" she stormed.
"Whut's de matterp"
''You have spit on the floor"
''Oh, is dat de matterP"
''My goodness, is not that enoughp"
"Wall, didn' know"
''But it is, and want you to under
stand it,
''Wall, I'll try ter do it, honey; try to
do it. My ole mouf aim ez straung ez it
ulster ter be an kahn spit like 1 could
years ago. Doan' git mad wild de ole
man. By de way I gained er law suit
ter day-got er valu BILE lot dat thought
had dun lost"
''You don't tell me so!'
'Yas I does-does honey, shor's yer
F, born'd. An lemme tell yer: Dat lots
wuth fl hunnud dollers an its gwine
ter be yourn, too.''
''Oh, thank you, father,' she ex-
claimed, putting her arms around his
neck. "You knew that did not mean
any thing when I pretended to be scold-
ing you, didn't you, father?''
"Cose did. didn' pay no 'tention
ter whut yer said-know'd yer wuz in
fun"
81 am glad you understand me-"
''By de way, honey, wish yer'd git
me dat will I wanter hab dat. lot
added in..''
| She kissed him and with Joyous
fiounce ran and brought the will. He
took the paper, tore it into shreds, spit
on the floor, and said: ''Yas, old mouf
amt ez straung as it uster be. Mon
strous cu'is, ain itP'' again splitting on
the floor. ''Oh, yas, honey, Use tired O.
stayin' in dat dark room an blebes
dat I'll stay in heah arter dis. Er haw,
haw, sorter doan know whut ter say.
Oh, Use de boss, boss O. dis heah house.
sho'. Yer ken git out jes ez soon ez yer
pleases-ken marry one O. dem trifiin'
niggers eff yer wanster. Erh haw, haw,'
| -ArEnnsnaD Trn,.eIer
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-05
WIT AND WISDOM.

The way to do good is to be good.
There must be light, then it will shine.
There is nothing so sweet as duty.
in the wake of duties done.--Atbdny
Journal.
You say you know Sallie Jones?'
eyes" ''Is she homelier than her sister
Mary?" "Yes; there's more of her;
she's bigger
"A doleful crank has prophesied
that the earth will collapse like an egg
shell in the near future. For all par
ticulars see the Call of that date.-Phit-
adelphiG Call.
Whenever you are in doubt about
which of two things to do, let
your decision be for that which is right.
DO not waver, do not parley, but go
squarely up to the mark and do the
right thing.-M 2. Examiner.
An energetic editor. who recently
had charge of two local papers at Poic-
tiers, France, has just died. He in
suited himself in one of his journals,
and subsequently shot himself in duel.
N Y Life.
Angelina = Augustus, / suppose
you think l am only giddy young
schoolgirl, but 1 would have you to
know that l am fully as old as look.
Augustus me! was in hopes
you were much younger! = ~ Y
Ledger.
Cicero remarks that in order to live
long it is necessary to live slowly. Very
true, Mr.. Cicero. 1t has often been OBJ
served that the people who live rapidly
generally 60 through the world short.
Merchant Traveller.
Turkey vs.. Greece
From culinary evidence,
Whenever fire becomes intense,
Fowls will their fat release,
But custom yields to exigent;
You can't depend upon precedent;
For Turkey runs from Greece.
-Teras Settings.
"A New York journal, devoted to the
tailoring interests, says lawyers are
the worst dressers in the world" This
assertion is difficult to believe, consid-
ering that we frequently read of law
yers winning $500, 900 "suits. Norris
toaom Herald.
If there is any thing that makes
mans conversation erratic and jumbles
up his ideas SO that he doesn't know q
hole in the fence from chunk of bees
wax, it is to have a raw-boned grass
hopper climb up the inside of his pants
while he is out walking with his best
girl.-Burlingto Free Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-05

q1lrsd at times to hold her. She was bitten
several days ago by dog, which has since
been killed.
All the prisoners in the county jail At
Fort Scott, Kan, five in number, escaped
on the night of the 2Sth ult. by digging q
hole through the wall with a butcher-knife,
and at last accounts had not been recap
tured.
While gathering berries with several
other ladies near Oakland, ILL.,, on the 29th
ult. Mrs. j. Hanson was bitten by rattle
snake. She was placed in a wagon and
started for her home, but before arriving
there she died. Her left limb, which was
bitten, swelled to enormous proportions
before death ensued.
Ferdinand Steinmetz and wife and child
were drowned near Nebraska City, Neb.,
on the 30th ult., while crossing Nemaha
river They were riding after team Of
mules which became frightened at a wet
spot on the bridge and jumped into tbs
river thirty feet below.
The examination of the Missouri Pacific
train wreckers at Wyandotte, Kan, was
concluded on the 30th uIt., and all were
bound over without bail to the District
Court now in session. The prisoners were
taken to the Wyandotte Jail.
The Touring mills of Buck & Hoff, in
Manchester, Va, burned on the 30th ult
and the Old Dominion cotton mills were
partially destroyed. Loss, $95,0oO; insur-
ance, $S5,000.
After stubbornly holding out for higher
wages for nearly twenty weeks, the fivs
hundred miners at Dubois, Pa, have ac-
knowledged defeat and decided to return
to work at the operators terms. Four hum
dred miners at the Hampton & Duquesne
coal works. near Pittsburgh, struck on the
30th ult. against a reduction in wages of
eleven cents per ton.
Henry K. Mccoy, Judge Of the United
States Court for the Northern district Of
Georgia, died at Atlanta on the Both ult.
The commission appointed by Governor
Foraker, of Ohio to select site for and
superintend the erection of Soldiers and
Sailors Home, has selected Sandusky as
the site for the proposed home.
By the giving way of a bridge over the
Wabash river at Bluffton, Ind, on the 30th
ult. the engine, tender and three cars of
a west-bound freight train on the Toledo,
st. Louis & Kansas City railroad fell into
the river distance of thirty feet. Brake
man A. L. Porter, who was on the engine,
was instantly killed. Engineer Sipple,
Conductor Fauckbone and Fireman Will
Jams were terribly bruised and scalded by
escaping steam.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-05
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

An Amsterdam dispatch says it is be-
lieved that twenty persons were killed and
eighty wounded in the recent riots caused
by the police preventing the ''eel killing
games.' The wounded include no less
than forty-two policemen and soldiers.
At Montreal, Can, on the 9th the pal
lium was conferred upon Archbishop
Fabre by Cardinal Taschereau amid great
pomp and ceremony. There was an at
tendance of about 1900.
A dispatch from Madras, India, states
that the theater at Tinnevelly, town in
that presidency, was burned on the night
of the 28th ult., with enormous loss of life.
One hundred Hindoos were killed and
many wounded.
Advices received at st. Johns N. F., on
the 2Sth ult from White Bay, report that
a large number of Arctic bears, driven
south by starvation, have crossed over
from Penny Land aud are devastating the
country. The bears number one thousand,
and have appeared at Cape Mugford. The
Indians in that locality are eating their
dead companions. Those who die among
the white settlers are buried secretly to
keep the Esquimaux from getting their
bodies
The balloon ''Torpilleur," which is fitted
with patent steering and propelling ap-
paratus, and having on board L'Hoste the
aeronaut and Mangot the astronomer, made
a successful aerial trip from Cherbourg,
France, to London, England, on the Both
ult
Count Bylandt Rheydt, the Imperial
Minister of War, has issued an order for
bidding the presence of both native and
foreign newspaper correspondents at tho
Austrian autumn military maneuvers in
Galicia.
The parents of Eliza Armstrong, the
young girl who figured so conspicuously
in the Pail Hall Gazette exposures, have ar
ranged to bring suit for $4,000 damages
against Mr.. Stead, the then editor of the
Gazette, its publishers, and General Booth,
of the Salvation Army. The claim will be
for libel on the girls parents and fot e.
saulting the child.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-05
THE AUTOGRAPH RAGE.
How tho President Bends, Philosophical
ly, to the Unceasing Demand in This

How tho President Bends, Philosophical
ly, to the Unceasing Demand in This
Line.
The small boy with the autograph
album is a prominent and busy figure
about the capitol now. The rage for
autographs, it seems, will never cease.
Great people from the President down
through the various grades of public
life are constantly pestered for their
autographs. Every day the visitor to
the White House may see pile of let
ters upon the desk of one of the pri-
vate secretaries with the abreviation
''auto" written upon each envel-
ope. 1t means that they contain
requests for autographs. The num-
Der of these letters received at the
White House in year may be counted
by thousands. Those that come now,
contain not only request for the Pres
ident's autograph, but some of them
ask for that of his bride. These latter
requests are seldom complied with, for
while the President has thought 1t prop
er to yield to the demand for accurate
portraits of Mrs Cleveland, and has
consented to their sale under certain
restrictions, it has not been thought
advisable to encourage the public in q
miscellaneous demand for autographs.
The President continues, however, to
give few minutes occasionally to graf
flying the requests of the many appli-
cants for this class of favors. The Pres
ident is good deal of a philosopher,
and after entering the White House
decided that he could do more to
grant personal pleasure to a large
number of people in brief space
of time by receiving those who
called to pay their respects, and writ
ing his autograph for those desir-
ing them, than in any other manner;
and while he does not particularly en-
joy this sort of thing he submits grace
fully. So the hand-shaker and auto
graph fiends are generally successful
in their raids upon the President Not
that anybody can march up to him at
any time and successfully demand his
autograph, but that the reasonable re-
quests received by mail are generally
responded to. Usually these letters
are laid away until pretty good lot
of them accumulates, and until the
President has time to attend to them.
Charley Lefer, the Presidents usher,
is the autograph hunters friend. The
letters are turned over to him, and
when he can catch the President with
a moment Of time to spare he lays
bundle of cards before him, and he
writes ''Grover Cleveland, Grover
Cleveland until his arm gets tired or
his other and more important duties
take his attention. Then Charley takes
the precious autographs and distributes
them by mail to the applicants. Often
there are personal applications by the
owners of autograph albums, and they
are generally directed to leave them
with Charley, who presents them at
the same time he does the cards for the
Presidents sine manual Cincinnati
Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-05

The English census returns show
that while in 1861 only 1881 women
were employed in the civil service of
that country, the number hes risen In
1854 70 7,s7es
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FRESHMEN IN AMERICA REJOICE.

ROCHESTER,, April S Special. -The Monroe
County members the Irish National League and all
others Interested in the Irish question here received the
Of the Gladstone bill and speech this evening with
enthusiasm They say that this il the first chance Ire
land has had in 700 years. and express great hopes Of
the passage Of the bill Should this be tho result OF the
debate a meeting Of the League VIII be called and some
appropriate thod OF celebrating the will be
arranged.
ToRoNTo, Ont. pril S.-rhe Committee OF the Loyal
Patriotic Union has ordered remittance OF 900 to
the fund the Central Union OF Belfast Ireland. The
Toronto branch Of the Irish National League to-day sent
cablegram. to Mr.. Gladstone and MI Parne express
ing the warmest wishes for the OF the Home
Rule motion.
DETROIT, April S.-The following cablegram was sent
from here to-day, and Is It's own explanation:
DETROIT April 5. 1885,
CHARLES 6. PARNELL, House Commons, London.
The friends Of ireland. or yourself OF President
Patrick Egan and ex-President Alexander Sullivan
are continuing 10 make upon and to njure the
usual way In evidence thereof send yOu draft to-day
for for Parliamentary fund. We hereby threaten
until ireland Is governed by her own Parliament.
CHARLES REILLY,
Treasurer Irish National League OF America
LINCOLN. Neb April s.-Presdont Egan. OF tho Irish
National League received the following cable mes
gage: -
Gladstones scheme Tor Irish Legislature, amended
Parnelrs lines. Is worthy acceptance OF Ireland.
DILLON
DAViTr.
DIR. KENNY.
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INTEREST SHOWN IN THIS CITY

DEMAND FOR "Ex1RAs '-GLADSTONE AND LIN
coin.
There was much demand uptown last night
for Extras containing the outlines OF Mr. Gadstones
speech 1t the general topic OF conversation at the
hotels Men every where rejoced the prospect that
Ireland likely to got measure OF relief and justice
from England No seemed question that the
Premier would be sustained When that question was
raised the common pOnse that II Mr.. Glad
stone should by any possibility be defeated now, the
measure he proposes will eventually be adopted II is
IN the STARS sid one gentleman, who voiced tue com
mon sentiment.
Colonel Michael Boland. OF Kentucky. who is Iromi
pent In the IRISH National League OF America. said
IA great day for Gladstone. lie takes rank with Lin
coin In his proclamation Of Emancipation Think Glad
stone will be sustained 1t will be only question of
time after all The world is moving Ireland can be
scd no longer beieve the mix ture OF MORAL suaslon
ana dynamite has brought about this revolution The
scramble but 10 win when you PACK IA razor la
YOUR pocket The English people have learned that there
was a razor In Irish pocket. the world over
Speaking OF the scenes IN Parliament, Hiram
Hitchcock. OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel, said
IL must have been great sight. | witnessed the
Dsraeli came H. registered at the American Lee
CATION applicant for seat In the gallery OF the
House Of Commons. There are only slXty-hve seats
and ATTY the Speakers gallery. We drew for the
tickets AMI got There were half million people
I'm London that night who wanted seats nut could not
and Dsraeli II was once OF the memorable scenes of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-09
DEMANDS OF COAL MINERS.

PITTsBURG, April 8 lSpecidD.-The com.
mittee of miners representing the Monongahela Valley
at the convention Parkersburg. W. Va. which closed
last night returned home to-day, aud upon their arrival
formal demand for "a cents q bushol after May was
made upon the Coal Exchange, through its secretary
one Of delegates said: " II the operators do not
accede TO demands, why, or course, there Will be
strike" About 60OO men affected. Half Of them
have families
HUNTINGDON, Penn, April (Speeiah.-The hope is be-
coming prevalent Ia the bitumnous coal region that
Governor Pattison will offer arbitrator between
tho operators and strikers here The paper laid before
the Governor tho miners Of their sid OF
the They were willing that tue operators should
have an opportunity TO disprove 1t II they could.
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AFFAIRS OF VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS

The Chelsea Jute Mills strikers have not
given up the light yet for shorter hours. They still keep
the mills closely pcketed and SAY that few hands
have gone take their places. The Central Labor
Union committee having tho matter In hand has pre-
pared circular explaining the OF the strike and
asking the recipients to cease paronizng the mills
These will he to all the customers Of the company.
John Ripple contractor has agreed 10 pay his men
81 50 day FOR nne hours work and eight hours on sat
urday, beginning May |.
The cake baker. and confectiouers have organized
union with 500 mem hers They now have TO WORK SIX
teen hOnrs a day ana make from ~ 10 $40 week
The feather sewers IN the employ OF lsdOr Connied,
who went on strike against reduction OF pay Thurs
day. still The Central Labor Union Orgauiz "a
ton Committee will take their case In hand.
The Cooperative Pipe Factory OF Brooklyn, consist
count OF tho failure Of their employers through tho
action OF tho tar. been successful that an
lsrgement Is contemplated Thirty men are now at
work.
the strike Of the German house-paners for uniform
rate of So 80 DAY for nine hours work and
eight hours on Saturdays continues without much
change the meeting % the strike Committee yester-
day several bosses reported having granted the
demands OF the union.
that in the shop Of Csvanagh SANFORD sixteen girls
had been made to Join the strike which occurred ~ that
reported having adopted the new price list OF
the union.
makers 1t repcre, tlN re employees OF all tbe
factories represented x factories. have decided
to insist on the eighth f' from Way L.
meeting OF the Ne%s,tta,rf' Brotherhood, No. l,
will be hold tonig ht at S.a!s Hotel. Tcnthaye. aud
One hundred and-sixty secOmIst.
The Butler Hard bber Works, the chief industry OF
Butler n. j., are Idle account or strike. on
Wednesday night state Factory Inspector L. Fell and
a committee OF the Passaic County Trades Assembly
were received by SUPERINTENDENT Kcil who referred
them to President Butler. OF Newly rk. The committee
addressed the strikers in the evening and went TO New
York yesterday to see Mr.. Butler An amicable ar
raDgement is hoped for.
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STRIKE OF OVERS IN PATER on.

There was an extensive str. Ike in ey.Ia' silk
dyeing establishments and IN William strange co.'s
silk mill Paterson yesterday The employees OF jacob
Wcdmann, the largest dyer. few days ago obtained
from him. as generally supposed. new sche iuie maxi
ing concessions dyers in the other works en-.
couragel by this. struck yesterday Edward Riley.
George Morot and See & hcehan said TO have granted
the mems demands, AMI their dyers soon resumed work
Charles Vermorel. the Paterson Dyeng and Finishing
Company ana Mr. Strange refused TO yield and their
hands renamed ont rb 're no disorder Knights
Of Labor are debating the strike. AL concerned arc
unusually lelcent II is understood that the schedule
provides FOR wages SIS for dyers, with no de-
durtI0n for time lost waiting for materials Sl2
week for nlshers aud - for helpers only one appren-
tice u 100 hands u be employed work To- stop
SATURDAYS at O'Clock In cool weather and IN
summer The strike has been skfUy managod. and
finds the employers tu OF orders and al prepared to re-
slsr the deninds The wOrkmen TO a great extent
Swiss French and Germans and many OF them speak no
English. In OF the shops Knight OF Labor simply
entered and snapped his fingers and the mon at THIS
signal Immediately left their work.
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ESCAPING A FLOOD AT CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI. April S.-There was mucn 70
lief this morning in the prospect OF An aver'ea novu
The heavy snow OF yesterday morning has praoucAny
disappeared producing psroeptiole elect on s.
At Cattettsburg and Point Peasans ' ,ns GARDENERS
In Mil Crock Valley where acres anu s''''
tables are destroyed. -. h..>
o,v hut tho danger 10 thought to DO ovcr. ana 'se
water will begia to fall tomorrow The canal vsas'
Registers thlrLy-two feeI
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ENGINEERS HAVE NO GRIEVANCE.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 8 (SpecidD.-Much
mystery has been attached to the movements OF Chief
Arthur OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. As
matter Of fact Mr. Arthur is In Cleveland. and has not
been IN St Louis since Tuesday He was seen to-day
and said: IL attended meeting or conference of en-
gineers In St Louis East St. Louis yesterday, as
stated No pressure has been brought to bear upon
order strike In support OF the knighs Of Labor on
the Missouri Pacific. and II such strike should take
place 1t will he without my consent | do not believe
such action will DO taken for our men have no grew
uneA