The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-10-28
WEST AND SOUTH.

WEST AND SOUTH.
THE yacht Fanchon, of the Ohio Yacht
Club, won the $1,000 prize and the cham
pionship of the lakes at Toledo, O., on the
18th.
American Board Of Missions was presented
in the Congregational convention at Chi
cago on the 10Th. 1t was shown there had
been a steady advance in tho work; that
the schools were increasing and that the
number Of conversions was greater than
ever.
The Chicago Board of Trade directors
have expelled N. M. Neeld, the fugitive
manager for ]. C. Ferguson & Co., for dis
honorable and dishonest conduct.
Daniel W. Stout, of Columbus, Ind, was
on the Goth granted pension amounting z
to $40, 1866, and s72 month. This is one
OF the largest pensions ever granted.
Judge Goebel, of the Hamilton County
CO., Probate Court, has accepted the offer
of Judge Hoadly to pay to the trustees of
the estate of Archbishop Purcell S62, 500 in
full satisfaction of his liability as bonds
man for j. B. Mannix, defaulting assignee.
The trustees will now declare a dividend
Of X per cent. and begin its payment in q
few days.
The largest oil well in Ohio was de-
veloped on the William Douglass farm
near Lima on the Goth. 1t is now flowing
one thousand barrels Of oil day, besides
an immense amount of gas. It can be
heard roaring for nearly mile.
Hirsch Bros. & Co., and Hirsch & Low
enstein, of Nashville, Tenn, the former
one of the largest dry goods houses in the
South, were closed on the Goth by attach
ments aggregating $115,OOo. 1t is said the
total liabilities will reach $500, 900.
At Leavenworth, Kan, on the Goth John
Holmes with his three sons, aged ten,
twelve and fourteen, attempted to cross
the Blue Rapids when the boat was cap
sized. The father jumped into the water
and saved the life of the youngest. He
then returned to rescue the other two, but
became exhausted and all three were
drowned.
At Chicago on the 2lst Judge Prender-
gast issued an order for the arrest of over
forty election jud ges and clerks. Their
ofense consists in not returning the reg
istry books to the election commissioner
within the time prescribed by law.
A mob Of masked men entered the Pick
ems County (Ala.) Jail on the 21st, over
powered the jailer, took out three negroes
charged with arson and hung them to the
limb of neighboring tree.
F. j. F. Bradley, the defaulting ex-man.
ager Of the Pullman Palace Car Company,
was taken before Judge Collins at Chicago
on the 2lst, when he pleaded guilty to the
charge of embezzlement and was sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary at Joliet
dnpsfnl nlrc1,rY <1n OF
| while firing a salute in honor of the Presi
dent, a cannon was prematurely discharged
and James Wheeler, who was ramming the
| charge, was fatally hurt.
The Binkley House at Sherman, Tex,
one Of the finest hotels in the State, was
destroyed by fire on the 21st, entailing q
loss Of 5000; insurance $4,000.
At Chicago on the 21st the inquest on the
body of Terrence Begley, who was killed q
few days ago by Pinkerton men, developed
the fact that the crowd made no threaten
| ing demonstrations prior to being fired
upon by the guards.
Twenty dynamite bombs, eighteen musk
cts, some raw dynamite and quantity of
other Anarchistic implements were found
| by the police on the 2lst beneath the altar
| of German Catholic Church in Chicago.
A Pole named Gus Wolff gave information
to the police leading to the discovery.
Wolff made statement revealing a plot
| to blow up a number Of buildings, in
| cluding the jail.
| The Ohio Grand Lodge of Free and Ac
| cepted Masons adjourned at Cleveland
on the 2lst. Dayton was selected as the
next place of meeting. The following were
elected officers: s. Stacker Williams,
grand master; W. j. Akers, deputy grand
master; Leander Burdick, grand senior
warden; Levi e. Goodale, grand junior
warden; Charles Brown, grand treasurer
John Caldwell, grand secretary; Emmit
| V. Rhoads, grand senior deacon; D. c.
Winegarner, grand junior deacon; Jacot
Randall, grand tyler.
| Mackay's car furniture factory at Pater.
son, N. J., burned on the 2lst. Loss on
| stock $4,000, which was uninsured, the
policy having expired q day or two pre-
vious.
Three unknown men entered the Office ot
the American Express Company at Yer
montville, Mich, on the night of the 22d
and seizing Agent W. M. Bale, bound ant
gagged him and tied him to the safe
They then rified the open safe, securing
about $780,
A boiler in a steam mill operated by
William Haney and Moss Hoffman, Al
Kenton, KY, exploded on the 22d, instantly
killing Haney and fatally scalding Hof
man.
At Coldwater, Mich, diphtheria prevail.
to sach an extent that the public schools
have been closed. In all there have beer
thirty eight cases and five deaths.
| All OF the persons implicated in the as
sassination Of Rev. Mr.. Haddock, at Siou,
City, Ia, have been located and will b,
brought to justice.
| Two Bohemian farmers wives, living
nine miles from Cedar Rapids, Ia, wer'
murdered on the night Of tbs 21st By He