The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-10-14
the EAST.

vote was ight, The returns indicate no
material change. Abont half the towns in
the State have voted no license.
Captain e. n. Halleck. formerly aid de-
camp to General Grant, has purchased the
loo house IN Richmond. Va. occupied nv
General Grant when he issued his general
orders and proclamation of peace, declar-
ino the terms of surrender of Lees armv.
CAPTAIN Halleck will remove the house
intact to New York and present the same
to the Grant Memorial Association, and it
will no doubt be placed at Riverside Park,
near the tomb of General Grant
The September fire loss in the United
States was &C. 500 600. For the year up to
October It was $S3. 100000.
In the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on
the 4th Justice Gordon decided that the
store order system, under the act of June
90, 1881, was unconstitutional and void, in
asmuch as by it s.persons are prevented
from making their own contracts" The
decision is of great importance in labor
circles.
Henry Hotchkiss, musician of Hart
ford, Conn, shot himself and his wife on
the 4th. He will recover but his wife is
dead.
After a continued session of eighteen
hours the conferees appointed to nominate
| Republican candidate for Congress in
the Twenty-frst Pennsylvania district,
on the 5th nominated Welty Mccullough,
of Westmoreland County.
The New York Court OF Appeals has
handed down decision confirming the
sentence OF the lower court In the case OF
ex-Alderman Jaehne. VINO was convicted
on charge of bribery in the Broadway
railroad franchise.
The club house of the Staten Island Ath
letic Club, near West Brighton, N. Y, wa
knocked from It's foundation on the otn oJ
two tugs lashed together belonging to tn
fennsyivanla haliroao company. In
ciuD mouse noateo OH ou1 was capcureo o!
one OF tne Jugs anu peacn eo Aoss es''
mated at sSo'ooO.
mere was grea' mass nee'ins
worklngmen In cooper onlon' Ne" ork
on tne ON 10 ENDORSE inc noniha'ioh
henry George Tor Mayor. MI G"'rge az
cepted the nomination ana maoe ion
address
Ihe exports from the port OF new aor
for the week ended the 5th, exclusive o.
specie, were valued at go o'o'9oo.
The New Jersey Republican conven"lo
met on tne otn anu nominated D. r ho"ey
OF warren county, Ior uoVerhor.
Tho railroad commission mas rendered II
decision in regard to the recent N'cke
Plate disaster. Ii declares tnat the caus
OF the COLLISION ana tne consequent loss
life, was negligence and violation
rules and orders on the part OF William
Harrison, conductor ana Lewis brewe
engineer.
hn
at Philadelphia closed on the 7th with
parade, IN which there were ABOUT o,oOo
line, and an oration ny fror. howard La
OF Harrisburg, "a
By vote OF 5O to 70 the Ph1ladelph
Common Council on the 9TH postponed Il
resolution appointing committee TO II
peach Mayor Smith. 1t is believed that t.
:. charges against the Mayor will be droppe
e Mrs. Mary Seymour, Mrs caroline u
sey Rogers and Mrs. Dr. Harriet V. Chapl
on behalf Of the Political Equality Gu
have presented Hon. Anson s. W ood, la
Deputy Secretary OF the State OF M
York, with resolutions OF thanks adopt
by the club for his legal opinion holdl
that inspectors or election must recei
votes from women
Delegates from thirty-five large WI
manuidctorles IN I'LL Par1s VI Che coun'
have been in consultation at Westte
Mass, and have formed protective un1t
under the name of the National wi
, Manufacturers Association, with E.
Lay as president.
Marcus Rosenfeld, the author of a nu
ber OF well-known variety songs, amo
others, climbing UP the Golden STAIRS
J pleaded guilty at New York on the 7th
forging check for 1925 on the German
Bank. Rosenfeld was remanded until
antecedents were inquired into.
Adrian b. Muller, president of the Roc
velt Hospital and for many y ears le
ing real estate auctioneer in New "
City, died on the 7th, aged eighty-th
years. He was the father of Judge Will
L, Muller, of the Court of Claims of Il
city.
y In his inaugural address on the 7th G.
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