Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-07-20

Vice President Colfax has written a
letter denying that he has rrconsiurred
his determination to retire from public
life.
The British Government has formally
announced th. ratification of the Treaty
of Washington.
Twenty-eight men are on trial at Ok
ford. Miss the first case under the recent
KukluX law, for killing a negro in March
last.
Reports of the cotton crop throughout
the Southern States show a decrease of
acreage, and a yield, in most of the
States, considerably below that of last
year.
GENERAL ROBERT E. LEES gray war
horse, Traveller, died in Lexington, Vir-
ginia, on Monday, of lockjaw, caused by
running a nail into his foot on Wednes-
day.
A SAN FRANCISCO mineralogist is said
to have discovered Il method by which a
substance harder than steel can he made
by amalgamating iron and copper.
Six steamers left the port of New York,
Saturday last, crowded with passengers,
Stars and stripes.
About three hundred soldiers will be
discharged from the Department of the
Platte under the recent order reducing
the army to thirty thousand.
a petition in bankruptcy was filed in
the United States Court at indianapolis,
on Monday, by the city of Lawrenceburg
against the Cincinnati, indianapolis and
lafayette Railway Com mpany, based upon
the non-DAyment of bonds To the amount
nft t-l md inf hn, For. dc
issued by the city in February, 1861, pay
able twenty years from date.
The election in Alexander County, ILL.,,
on Monday, to decide upon the restora-
ton of the donation OF 100000 to the
Cairo and Vincennes Railroad, resulted
in Il majority Of l, ,296 Ior the donation in
Caro-, only Iour votes being cast against
it. The country precincts have not been
heard from, but their vot,s can not
change the result
On Monday, at Fairland, Ind, Mrs. A.
Bangrour shot herself, no doubt FATALLY,
the ball entering just b. low the leTt
breast. She is still alive, but no hopes OF
her recovery. No raust assigned. but
for some time she has apparently beeh
insane. She was an estimable woman,
and the community are deeply panied AT
the sad occurrence.
The President has actually pardoned
the bigamist Bowan. and in the very face
OF the Recommendation of th.. Attorney
General to the contrary. The pardon
causes considerable surprise, as the petit
tions in Bowen's behalf was not signed
by the Di>trict Attorney nor the jury
and had attached to it the names OF the
scalawag legislature of South Carolina
and few local politicians of Washington
A motion was made in the Marion
County Circuit Court Monday in the
case of the indianapolis and Cincinnati
Railway for a change of venue to the
United States Circuit Court. The reason
given for the change under oath of the
petitioner, Erie Richardson, is that he
will not be able to get justice in State
Court.
Articles of association of the Anderson.
Lebanon and st. LOUIS Railroad were
filed on Monday. Articles OF consoliia-
ton of the Michigan Air Line Railway
Company, and the Chicago and Canada
Railway Company w're filed the same
day. Articles of association of the In
diana Pioneer Mining Company, with a
capital OF $4,000, and to continue forty
years were also filed. The objects are to
dig and mine for coal, rock, clay, oil, ami
salt, with their principal place OF business
at CarnyvIlle, Sullivan County.
In Staunton, Clay County. Indiana.
last Saturday, Il hen belonging to Mrs.
Fisher laid an egg in a neighpor's barn.
She demanded it, and the other woman
refused to yield it. A fight then ensued,
in which the sons OF the parties joined.
Mrs. Fishers son " whipped his maie OPP
ponent, and then held the latter's mother
while Ms. Fisher broke her back with a
club. She cannot survive.
Among the innumerable articles sent
to Captain Hall to cheer his journey in
the Polar regions was Il tiII-can carefully
sealed and labelled mot to be Opene,
until the Polaris has reached the Arctic
Sras.'' But on its passage to the Navy
Yard it met with an accident AMI the
secret leaked out. 1t was can of patent
axle grease, with which Captain HILL ol
his survivors were atfectionaIely request
ed by letter to lubricate the axle of this
venerable planet.
The house of Brunswick, so famous in
German history, will soon become eX-
tinct, and the territory of the duchy D.
absorbed by Prussia. The reignins
duke, whose life is drawing to a close
has no relations, expect his prderessor
the half-craZv Duke Charles, the famous
collector OF u1du0p1fS, WHO IOlGy years
ago, was baniShed from Brunswick, and
declared incapable OF IeIgnfng.
Mason County is expected to take
$4O0, 600 OF the capital sto, k, to be paid III
installments of $4,000 each, after the
completion OF ga, h ten miles OF the road
beginning at Maysville. Stock will bt
issued TO the Taxpayers, upon their tax
receipts or they Will be taken as money
tor passenger tare or freight upon the
road, as the taxpayer may prefer.-Pa.
rls Kentuckion, June %.
Joseph Wilbur, of Milford Centre
went to Columbus to enjoy the Fourth
He got intoxicated, was taken by tile
depot policeman and shut up in room
TO allow him to sober off. After tim,
he opened the win,iUw of the room anC
jumped out, and, before he could be pre-,
vented, ran down the railroad track anC
was run over by ii locomotive, which Gu
off one Ieg and one arm. After horrl blt
suffering he died Wednesday mo. ming
The remains were taken home.
Mr.. Ebeneezrr Bustard rich grocery
merchant in Louisville, is selling out al
his property in that city preliminary t.
| removing to Ireland, where, by the deati
of an elder brother, he has fallen heir t,
all estate OF thirty-tive thousand acres il
Donesan County, valued at three million
| five hundred thousand dollars. Mr.. Bus
| tard arrived in Louisville from Irelant
| aI of