Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-01-11
EATON OHIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1872

ing concern large scale. Among the
prol erty seized were two thousand well-exe-
cuted certificates of Erie Railway shares,
one thousand shares of the city of Lyons, to
gether with q large number of lithographlc
plates.
THE French official journal denies that
the Germans have made any arrests of
French citizens, to be held as hostages......
The Committee on the Bank of France are
disposed to increase the circulation of the
bank to SOC, 900 900 francs, instead of 600,-
OOO, 900 francs, as demanded by the Govern
ment......The committee of the French AS
sembly on the reorganization of the army
proposes to make the term of military SER
vice five years on active duty, four years in
the reserve, and six years in the secondary
reserve.
WHILE a large road wagon, propelled by
steam and carrying heavy boilers, was pass
ing through the streets of Glasgow on Satur-
day, surrounded and followed by throng of
children, one of the boilers exploded. Five
children were killed outright, and seven
were so badly injured that their recovery is
doubtful. The dead and injured were fright
fully mutilated d......Supplementary elections
are to be held in Paris to fill the vacant
seats in the Assembly. Victor Hugo has ac-
cepted the nomination on platform en-
bracing the abolition of capital punish
ment; the raising of the state OF siege In
proclamation of general amnesty; dissolu-
ton of the present Assembly, and the re-
moval of the seat of Government to Parls.
The nomination was rendered to Marshal
McM ahon, but was declined......T The Russian
steamship Kuma, plying on the Caspian sea,
foundered in a terrible gale recently, and all
on board, crew and passengers, were drown
ed. The steamer had million of roubles In
treasure on board, which is a total loss......
The Journal de st. Petersburg, the Russian
off al reCeDtIOn
the Grand Duke Alexis in the United States
creates a profound sense of satisfaction
throughout Russia. The existing relations
between the countries are strengthened by
the noble hosI itality with which the son of
the Emperor has been received, and are now
more than ever pledge of enduring amity,
which cannot but contribute to the general
peace and progress of humanity......The
New York Worlds correspondent, writing
from Havana on Dec. %, says: Valma-
seda, Captain General of Cuba, has just
decreed the practical enslavement of the
whole Chinese population of the island OF
Cuba, numbering some 10000 souls. The
decree orders the 10000 or $4,000 free Chi
nese immediately to enroll themselves under
the tutilage of Government tutors and work
shops, receiving for their labor only four
reals per month, and ordering that all Chi
nese who are now working under contracts
shall be reindentured on the expiring OF
their terms, or be sent to jail"
AT the installation of the conservative
Mayor of Limerick, on Tuesday, tumult-
uous mob alternately hissed at the name of
the Prince of Wales and cheered for " home
rule" King of Italy sent a special
ambassador to the Vatican on New Years
day to tender his Majesty's congratulations
to the Holy Father. The ambassador was
met by Cardinal Antonelli, and informed
that His Holiness was indisposed and un-
able to receive visits...... Dispatches from
Algiers report that the French troops have
won a brilliant success over the rebel Oran.
Two rebel chieftains and $50 horsemen were
killed.
THE floor of the courtroom at Kietyclo-
CHER, in Leitrim, Ireland, gave way recently
while trial was in progress. The room was
crowded at the time and 800 persons were
precipitated distance of thirty or forty feet
Some thirty were badly injured, most o.
them fatally ......A dispatch from CONSTANT
nople announces that four Greek brigs have
been wrecked in the Black Sea, and all on
board persisted. German residents of Lon
don are petitioning Bismarck to demand an
apology and indemnity of the United States
for supplies given by Americans to the
French in the late war......The Commission
of the French Assembly to whom the sub
ject was referred, has made report APPROX
ing the project of a steam ferry across the
Straits Of Dover, between the towns of Dover
and Calais.