Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-01-26
NEWS SFrhEMEEEsEN.


6fty conductors and others were dis
charged from the Lehigh. and Susque-
hanna and the Morris and Essex rail-
roads, in consequence of the strike of
the coal miners, -.
"A Boston dispatch say Fechter has
given the net proceeds of his benefit,
amounting to $824Sy 70 charities, sdivid-
ing $1,000 among the most deserving
institutions, and requesting the balance
to be given 10 the dramatic fund, if any
such exists in the city.
The New York Pastors Association
have adopted a resolution earnestly en-
treating andlrespectfully requesting. all
preachers and publishers to so represent
to the people thePC hristian duty of tenn
perance, in1the fourth week in June and
in the fourth week of December, to
check the social usages which lead to
the dissertation of the Fourth of July
and New Years Day, and petition Con-
gress in behalf of the District of Column
bia and the Territories under its juris-
diction, andsthe general State. Legisla-
lures on behalf of their several States,
to enact a. suitable law to prohibit the
sale of Intoxicating liquors ON Sundays,
election daysS Fourth of July, and all
other holidays. 4 ,st
The West. 4
Col. c.. B. Atchison, in the United
States s~ervicesleft Chicago for Cheyenne
on the 18TH,
IT. W. Ferry has been elected to the
o. s. Senate, from Michigan, as successor
to Howardao d4in1nl mar ~ i
Pork packing at Peoria, H., threat
ems to close early, the farmers, taking
advantage of the advance, selling all
their hogs.
Shipments @ofn36ld from, Central
CITY, Cal, fromthfee bankihg-houses to
New York city, for 1870, amounted to
81, 210,625. The estimated product of
Gilpin county for theSsames period Isl
$l,soo,ooo. g
"A French brig with cargo of pro-
visions, was captuFe6sdH Bordeaux, BY
the German frigate August -
1t is believsdinlLondan that Gen.
Bourbaki has sgaihed jGictorB aud
raised the siege Of. Beaufort.
The following is a Special dispatch
to the London Times: "VERsATLLEs,
Jan. 17.@Bisniarck has been Ill, but has
partially feedvereds'a" saG@fiF7 aas
Dispatches from Versailles state
that PrineeaORBederieks chafles ans
nounces ChanzKsraymX broken up, dis
organized, and f~etfeating in three difecls
tions. Twenty-fvee th6asand prisoners
nave ~Sfs1s4aq i;ns 90 tss -i7u
Gen. Won w erdef was seriously at
tackled oEDfthes 16th,T by -four French
corpsin a position south ofBelfort. The
battle lastedlbine kOurskandfhe enemy
was VIGOROUSLY repealed at all points.
The German loss was 200.
The Worlds spsufafYssysEzTk~Ehe
wounded in Paris are being slain The
shells reach the Hospital and General
Trochu has Uniformed Gen.nvon Moltke
that Germans have. been placed therey1
Ducrot waSseriously i'll on the 42thg'iio
"A Bordeaux dispatch SAYS The
Prussians have occdpied Alerien. Gen.
Chanzey continues to- retreat in good
order. In the north the advance guard
of Gen. Faidherbe's army greeentered
Albert. The Army Of the East, under
Bourbaki, is rapidly approaching Bell
fort, and the news Of the raising of the
siege of Montmatre is expected. ="
A London correspondent writes on
the 18th snfI have most anduestionab1e
authority fors statiAgb6hst BisiSaFck is
very seriously, if not fatally, I'll. Dis
credit all statements to the contrary, as
energetic efforts are made to concea the
fact. 1 am able~to, state positively the
exact words AalBs60doRuszelrF he
lish Envoy, who sailed last Saturday,
which were: 1 have jHstteft Bismarck,
and / deeply regret TO state my conVic-
ten thath6fAas the markzo o death upon
his countenance. 'hhni ssapgnai isiiSHaf
Count BismarcKsih mote Just IS
sued to the North German representa-
tives abr6ad,i defends thefGerman mode
of warfare,i and appeals for witnesses etod
English Ind american reporters with
the Gerfnans krr6iessh b. He sfcftes lthirtys
one violSti6ns oftlthel Geneva Gonven- \
ton. Hsii al says the Frenchbuse aeks
plosive missiles burn ships,u m~altreat
prisoners, and eneotfrage a violation of
their pafoIe1by French officers. Count
Bismarck Says tho French rulers do not
wish peace, bdt2 to gag the press, pref
vent a conventional athe National As4
sembly, and force the people; ato7 con-
tinue the AwaasnA insS 7s5fi s-s
The. Cpnrferencs met to-day. The
meeting %asstrictIy formal. Earl Gran
vile was; called, upon to preside. An
adjournmeptwm take place on the 24th
inst. Aseommnnication relative to the
French EepTesentatiye was read, but mo
though the p~foceedingssl are keptstrictfy7 4
SSCrS1J Hdy DC S91AASHtldlly SldloQ
that Russia formally declares in advance +
that the action of the Conference mist
be without prejudice by the abrogation
of the neutrality of the Black Sea,
which has already been accomplished
by the act of the Russian Government.
In regard to peace propositions being
made at the Conference, Count BefnstoR
is under strict orders from the Prussian
Government teyepposeI apy intFed9et9ns
of the subject, and to withdraw from
the Convention unless t~hazoyertures pro-
ceed directly from France, ,u IL
"A Versailles dispatch of the 18th
says: Several seventyrtwo9 Rounderst
have BEEN brought to .thef-Seine, but
cannot cross on account of tbs, hoating
ice. Theys were intended for Mount \
Avon, and carry 226 pound shells. A
whole siege train FROM Mesieres,; with
seventyhves heavy guns,s arrived. The,
mounted batteries at Mt. Moreneh areI
ready to receive them, and, probably 4
open fire to-day directly on ST. Denis, /
which it. is intended destroyingras al
warning to Paris-probably by next
Sunday~xThe sePplehFe Of the kings of
France VIII be demolished, -Four hun
dred and fifty shells were thrown into
Paris yesterdays Prince, Hohenhohe,
Dictator Of the ArmN declares his de-
termination todestroyo all the principal
ueiehse Iism yd .s-rsa = sIilIdi
"A Par1s dispatch Of the 18th, says; |
"GamhettQ last .Aispatch to, the aul
thoritles hRrs Which Wgs suppressed by
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -TROchuF to- talked,