Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-03-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The RaRt.


Thomas, the negro murderer, was
hanged at the Tombs yard in New
| York on Friday. Twenty-eight persons
have been hanged in this yard in thirty
eight years.
"A man named Hoffman, who was
working outside of the Workingmen's
Union, was shot in his bed on Saturday
night, at Mt. Carmel, Pa, and the end
of his house afterward blown out with
powder.
Walter Brown, the famous oarsman,
died at the residence of his mother, in
Newburgh, N. Y, Saturday, from en-
largement of the spleen, complicated
with dropsy. The disease was contracted
during the construction of his boat-house
at Boston a few weeks ago.
DIR. Jos. W. Palmer, whose connec-
ton with the Boston press extended
further back than that of any person
now living, died on the I'd inst. He
had been attached to the Daily ADDER
tiser for over 40 years, chiefly as COM
mercial editor, and was well known as
| the compiler of the neurology of the
graduates of Harvard College. DR.. Pal
mer was born in 1896, and graduated at
Harvard in 1920.
The tOtal number of hogs packed at
Cincinnati this season is 498, 900, against
337 600 last year.
Alexander Thompson died at his
home in Terre Haute, ind, on the 8th,
from the effect of heavy blows inflicted
on his head with a shovel, by man
named Tapscott, a few days previous.
Reports from Southern Kansas state
that there is likely to be repetition of
the reign of terror that existed there
last fall, which eliminated in the
hanging of six or eight reputed horse
thieves. .i 49,
"A ruffian named Pepper was shot
and killed in a drunken brawl, at Tay-
lorville, Ill, on Friday. Morgan, the
killer, was arrested. He is a desperate
man, and has shot several persons with
in the last two years. -r
"A San Francisco dispatch says pain
full scandal has been developed through
the discovery that there were Sc, 500
short in the accounts of the County
Clerk, who had loaned the amount to
Mrs Mansfield Lawberry, of recent New
York noterety. The money not being.
returned, the Clerk raised half and paid
it over to his bondsmen, who have been
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pending final adjustment of the affair.
Private letters from Lake Superior
report the prospects of the early open
ing of navigation hattering. At Portage
River Light Station, Feb. 81, the weather
was very fine. There was Q heavy rain
on the Oath, with lightning, but no
thunder. The lake was then open to
within one mile of the station. Advices
to March / say that the ice was then
about two miles from Portage range
lights. There were that morning plenty
of ducks in sight, and everything looked
Like spring. = -i--i
Martial law has been proclaimed in
the counties of York and Chester, South
Carolina, and lively times are expected
there during the next two weeks,
"A serious row occurred between
some negro soldiers and roustabouts at
Memphis, on Friday, in which one man
was killed and another seriously injured.
Chief Justice Chase arrived at
Washington on the 8th. Though much
better, his appearance surprises his
friends, who have not seen him for a
year past. He looks at least ten years
older.
The message which it is announced
will be sent by the President, next week,
to Congress, will be confined wholly,
there is reason to believe, to a statement
of the disorders existing in the South,
which Congress viii be urged to devise
some means of suppressing.
The President has approved and
signed the act to enforce the right of
citizens of the United States to vote in
the several States of the Union, and for
other purposes. Also the joint resolution
to extend the benefit of the act estab-
fishing the National Asylum for disa-
bIed volunteer soldiers to the disabled
soldiers and sailors of the war of 1872,
and the Mexican war.
FOreIsn.
An article in the Journal O6feeL of
Paris, declares in favor of Republic
as the defnitive form of government for
France, and urges the people not to dis
turb order, for the sole hope of France
is tranquility.
M. Theirs will soon dissolve the
French Assembly, and appeal to the
people to decide the future Government.
Ducrot, Chanzy and Faidherbe are work
ing for an Empire. Bonapartist meet
ings in the provinces are numerous.
King Victor Emanuel denounces as
forgery the letter credited to him by
the Paris correspondent of the London
Times, expressive of surprise and disap-
pointment at the hard terms inflicted
on France, especially as to accession of
territory. The letter was stated to have
been written to the Emperor William.
The Daily Neacs' special correspon-
dent at Versailles telegraphs IBIS
marck has begun his homeward journey.
The Emperor and Crown Prince are to
hold a review of the German forces to
the eastward of Paris, and will return to
Versailles Count Won Bismarck has
passed through Bingerbruck, en- route to
Berlin. He will be met at Mayence by
a committee of citizens who will well
come him home to Germany.
I'm the French Assembly, on the Sth,
Tolain proposed the abrogation of all
laws restricting the right of the people
to hold meetings and form associations.
Theirs, replying to a question put by
Germaine, said the expenses of the war
outside of Paris exceeded !, 100, ,OO0, 900
francs. A committee of the Assembly
made report in favor of annulling the
election of Garibaldi to the Assembly
from Algiers. Victor Hugo proceeded
to make speech warmly defending
Garibaldi,, but he was interrupted by
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