Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-11-30
NEWS SUMMARY
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HENRY j.. STEBBINs was on Wednesday
sworn in as Commissioners the, Depart
ment of Public Parks, of New York city,
vice "Bossss4Tweed; resigned....Isaac ".
England, publisher of the Sun, has been
appointed School Commissionerin the City
Department of Public instruction of New
York, and ,accepts-...The passenger and
freight ~stearnefl City of London, summing
was burned on Wednesday morning in the
Thames river. Three passengers and nine
of the crew were lost.szs-f ~ "a .
The New York-MaiT sayssitis quite likely
that Gen. Schenck will terminate his mission
to England, and accept a position in the
lsw-of1ce of the Northern Pacific Railroad,
which is understood to ,hav6b eenskept open
'toE him for some time.
A PORTION of Olive street, in s%cranton,j
Penn, Observation-Disclosures Friday, morn
ing, in consequencs of the cave9in of the
Pine Brook shaft. = Considerable Excitement
existed, as many houses We're twisted out OF
shape, their foundations having cracked
open......The Colonial Annexation~Society,
composed of British colonists residing in the
United States, recently met atHNew York,
and passed resolutions in fayorof Annexing,
and decided to COZ municate with the colo
nists of Chicago, Buffalo, and st. Louis, and
create a cozepsFetiyer organization.
svas The West. -
Col. J. W. HOWARD, a w~ell-known news
paper man, formefly connected with the
Chicago BUeaing 5oWrral,, the Peoria, Tram.
script, and other papers in the Northwest,
has been arrested at Peoria, III, on the
charge of bigamy. 8 He takos the matter
coolly, anddeclares he can prove. his limo
cehce' V-tntsA .hsoH sfs o. hCgsfg &--
The schooner Twilight struck a rock near
Point au Barques,o on Lake Huron on the
18th inst, and sunk, sixives were lost
The Illinois Legislature has passed, with
scarcely a negative vote, a joint resolution
requesting Congress to removable tax on
lumber.....The carriage of VIM. Bruit, con
tanning his family, whileEzcrossingr the
Ouchita Riyers at Rockport, ArkoSon Tues
day, was turned over, and two of his lchilda
rem were drowned@.-.Dr. Robert "a. Chris
tian, Acting Assistant Surgeons nited States
Army, shot and killed himself at Fort
Hayes, Kansas, on the 18th inst. : Tempe4
rary dependency is assigned as the causeof
A COLLISION occurred on Friday morning
on the Indianapolis and Bloomington and
Western Railroads at Downs station, about
eight miles east of Bloomington, between
the eastward and westward bound passen-
ger trainss Both engines were badly dam
aged. One fireman had his high badly
smashed, but was the only person seriously
The South. Satsasf,
The planning mill Of j. S. Thomas, in the
western suburbs of st. Louis, was burned
about L O'Clock. on Thursday morning. In
spred for $4,000, which will probablysooyer
the loss. -1sa nd, - -
LIEUT.. Gov. Dunn, of louisiana, died on
Wednesday morning, at New Orleans, of
congestion of the brain and lungs. He was
81 years of age.
The steamer Andy johnson, struck a snag
and sunk seven miles above Hannibal, Mo,
on Friday: The passengers and crew were
taken off by a passing steamer. 'NA..
Washington. s., -
Advices received at Washington from Utah
demonstrate that the Mormons are extremely
uneasy as to their future prospects. They
now propose to compromise with the United
States Government, and have instructed Del
egate Hooper to make a statement of their
case'to the United States authorities. 1t is
Proposed to hold a convention -getzm ayState
GonstItutlon an WHICH P1lygamyL shall, be
gress as a State. In consideration of this
concession it will be urged that Congress do
not interfere with existing relations...-.John
Nugent, a brother of the Mrs. Wharton now
a Tia III q
charge-os poisoning Gen. Ketchdm, attempted
totcommit suicide 0nESatWdaylas by cutting
his throat with a'ra1oF. Sdtis thought he was
lahSEinSF nds fssdePtession of mind relative
to the charges made against his Sister. = -
THE Solicitor of the!Treasur decides that
any passenger steamboat carrying petroleum
contrary to law is subject to seizure, but the
oil itself not; also, that when arrieds ae-
cording to law, all petroleum mustbe marked
at what degree ofSFahrenheit it w~iHk-ignite.
.-.Thomas j. Durant,5 of Washington;
formerly of Louisiana, has been appointed
a United States Advocateabefore the. arbitra-
tors to settle the claims of American citizens
against Spain, in place of Caleb Cushing.
resigned ...S.Gen9 Walker, 1.-The. new Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, entered upon his
duties OF. Monday: >af p sotEI$ szs9
Foreign. - e-sl
John. Critic, secretary o" the'FotaIAbsti
hence Society, of Brixhan,England, publicly
accuses the Queen of intoxication. The
charge causes a great -uproar, and the local
i ansh9 aasiB.9 Pax az i9S%% OF" %sd Isgsl proceed 9oTd
Chambord. contradicts, the reports that he in
tends+o sqrrenderhis hereditary right to the
throne of Trance. ,s..Theres ara / great com-
plants of d~isorganlzation in the pubiicsde-
requiring economy in the iadministration sof
pubHcsa affairs are misin ter reted and not sat
isfactorily carried out. Harmony does not
prevail in the Cabinet, and a crisis is looked
for.
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The bark Charles, belonging to Aber-
deem, is reported wrecked andt six Other
crew drowneda@.TheVss y Tszee,
Capt. Smith, from Foo Chow; for New York.
was lost on a reefsof the Paraeels Islands,
in the China Sea. The captain and four oil
the crew were d~rowned.:..It has been de
cided by the Legitimist. leaders of France
to, submit to the Assembly a proposal fol
- the restoratioHo of the monarchy, with the
7SDuke desChambord as King.
The Prince of Wales has typhoidsfeve,
~ mass meeting was held at Bristo
Thursday, at which the speakers were
unrestrained in their denunciations of the
monarchy of Great Britain......The French
Minister of Finance, in his budget to b.
submitted at the coming session of the AS
sembly, will call for a fresh loan of 400,
900 1000 francs-...At a matinee given a
Vienna, by Minnie Hauck, the American
PrinuG donna, for the sufferers by the Chicago
fire, the theatre was crowded, and a larg'
q sum realized, the seats bringing five time4
their usual prices....The trial of Commun
lists who were engaged in the destruction o
the residence of President Theirs, has ter
-,-minated-s They have, all. been convicted