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


Captain W. E. Plummer, Of the steamer
Mary d. Hume, which arrived at San Fran
cisco on the 10th, reports that while sixteen
miles north west of Point Reyes on the 9th
nine distinct shocks of earthquake were
felt. The vibrations were from north of
east to south of west. They were not felt
in San Francisco.
Returns to the State statistician indicate
that the yield of corn in Indiana this year
will be about Is, ,OOO, 600 bushels, which will
be 10000, 900 more bushels than was pro-
duced in 1885.
At Toledo, O., on the 10th John and Ja-
cob Gahris, slate roofers, were fatally in
jured by falling from a scaffold.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Megaw Bros, corn merchants and agents
for the Royal Insurance Company at Dub
lin, Ireland, have failed. Their liabilities
will aggregate $500,000.
Advices from Corea state that deaths
from Asiatic cholera from July Is to 25
numbered 3, 40. Since then from 267 to
497 persons have died daily. Collins could
not be obtained and the bodies were
wrapped in sacking. In many places dogs
and vultures had scratched away the light
covering of earth and devoured the bodies.
At the recent conference of Catholic
Bishops at Maynooth, Ireland, resolutions
were adopted, declaring that the Irish peo-
pie appreciated Mr.. Gladstone's efforts in
behalf of Ireland; that they still adhere
to their demand for Home Rule and indig-
nantly deny the Tory assertions that if the
Irish people were allowed to govern them
selves in domestic affairs the Catholic ma
jority would abuse the power conferred on
the Irish Pa arliament and harass the Pro-
testants of the country; that trouble and
disorder in both Ireland and Great Britain
will not cease until Ireland's right to ad-
minister her own laws is recognized.
Official reports of the great hurricane
which swept over Jamaica on August 10
have been received. The fruit on the north
and south sides of the island was destroyed
and many people were drowned or killed
by falling houses. Several coasting vessels
were lost and number of churches ruined,
while many residences and other buildings
were razed to the ground.
By an explosion in a colliery near Bris-
tol, England, on the 10th, seven persons
were killed and ten injured.
M. Milsand the French biographer and
member of the French Academy Of Sci
ences, is dead.
A dispatch from the Catholic Bishop at
Tonquin states that the natives of the
province of Manhoa have massacred 700
Christians and destroyed forty villages by
fire. The surviving Inhabitants of the
villages have fled into other provinces, and
the Bishop estimates that 5000 persons, all
Christians, are slowly dying from hunger.
| LATER NEWS
DIwDRor, the celebrated $2o, ,00e hly,
owned by the Dwyer brothers, of turf fame.
died in their stables at Shespshsad Bay,
J. Cause of death unknown.
PReY. GuRNEY, Of Harvard College is
dead.
TT. hog cholera has swept OF some Of
the best herds in Champaign County, Ill.
THE Labrador fisheries are q failure,
and there is much suffering in censs-
quence.
THE new st. Joseph Passionist Monastery,
near Baltimore, Md, was dedicated on the
12th.
AT Summerville, Mo-, game Of base ball
resulted in the shooting of three Of the par
ticipants.
minister living near Indianapolis, was
thrown from a wagon and killed.
SENSATIONAL charges of theft of $10o, ,0Oo
are made against city officials Of Detroit
in purchase Of park and bridge site prop
srty.
A BASE BALL pitcher at Hillsdale Mich.
sent ball with such force as to snap the
bone of his arm.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Com
public on the 18th.
The sheriff seized 5000 bottles of beer a
a fair near Lawrence, Kas., and poured
the fluid on the ground.
A BAND of Mexican rebels and bandits
chased by Government cavalry, dispersed
and crossed the Rio Graude into Texas
and escaped.
NEW York CITY was visited by a wind
storm on the evening of the 18th, whicl
did considerable damage. Destruction i
reported from the interior.
, Son of William Howard, farmer, Park
ersburg, W. Va, was fatally kicked by
I restive horse.
n In dispute at q ''corn cutting" nea
Summerville, Mo-, Jere Orchard, Rile,
r Martin, Fem McCaskell and Lewis Raide
4 where shot, the three former fatally an,
i the latter dangerously.
AN attempt was made to blow up Jh
l signal tower of the Lake Shore road a
Town of Lake, near Chicago, which woul,
+ have resulted in the wrecking of a heavil,
g laden passenger train. Dynamite was used
< but the attempt was unsuccessful.
4 The Cologne Gazette says that twent
:. Russian officers are going to Bulgaria t
occupy the highest military posts
8 THE Austrian newspapers, while deplo,
), ing the possible necessity of war, agre
s. that it must be cheerfully resorted to if !
g will prevent greater cslsmities In th
. future,