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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.

IT is stated that the victors in the recent
speculation in Northwestern stock realize
from five to seven millions of dollars. Al
the losers have settled except Henry N.
Smith, who socks to escape his Losses by de-
livering Northwestern "preferred," instead
of common"
HORACE GREELEY's life was insured for
800, 900 for the benefit of the Tribune Asse-
iation......M Miss Lima Edwin's Theater, in
New York, has been burned. Loss, 800, 900.
TwENrr-N1NE persons are supposed to have
fallen under the ruins of the Boston fire, only
nine of whom have thus far been recovered.
.....Jay Gould and Henry N. Smith nave
satisfactorily arranged their differences in
Northwestern stock. Every contract has
been met, there is not a single failure, and
Wall street is as quiet as usual.-..In the
second trial OF the celebrated Jumel will
case, Just commenced in New York, in
view of the enormous interests involved, a
" struck" jury has been ordered, consisting
of a panel of 48 prominent citizens, includ-
ing merchants, bankers and publishers.
THE wills of Mr.. and Mrs. Greeley leave all
their property to their two daughters.......
Woodruff and Clahin have been released on
bail.
The West.
CUMMINGS Quallne manu1actOry1 at Mill
waukee, exploded recently, killing four per-
sons and badly wounding a ffth...-.Mrs
Priestly, of Des Moines, Iowa, has-recovered
$4,000 from a saloon-keeper for selling liquor
to her usband......Tw Of the boilers of the
new Springfield Gill; rolling mills exploded
the Other day, killing two persons......Over
$4,000 hogs were received at the Chicago
stock yards in one day, last week.
: THE steamer Souvenir went ashore at Lud-
ington, Mich, in the recent severe gale, and
every member of the crew perished........
Measures are being taken in San Francisco
to bring the authors of the diamond hoax
to justice-....The recent visitation of the
cold weather has had the effect of virtually
closing navigation on the Western lakes.
THE celebrated Stanton ruby, claimed to be
worth $500 900, which created such an ex-
element in San Francisco and the far West,
was tested the other day, at st. Louis, and
found to be a soft garnet, worth $780,.
White men will be banished from the terri
that effect, which has been passed by the
Cherokee National Council, receives the sig
nature of their Chief.
Washington.
IT is announced that the Comptroller of
the Currency will hereafter entertain no ap-
plication for the organization of new nation
al banks, all of the currency authorized by
Congress having beel absorbed by those
already authorized.
THE following are the estimates for the
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The MURDER of persons engaged In
the manufacture of fermanted liquors
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1879. was e 3 distributed as follows

The total receipts from tobacco for
the fiscal year ending June 20, 1872,
were $33, 1885, ITO, showing an increase
over the previous year of $l57,263 The
Commissioner say that, so far as he is
able to judge, the law providing for a
uniform rate of tax on all manufactured
tobacco, whether chewing or smoking,
is operating very satisfactorily. There
is now no reason why revenue officers
should examine into the modes of man.
ufacturing tobacco employed by any
one, or for opening OF examining any
package, to ascertain the character of
its contents. If the package is a legal
one, and has upon it a proper ven
st mp, denoting the payment of the
tax, with such additional marks, and
brands, and labels as the law prescribes,
no officer is authorized to examine it
further.
Owing to the disturbing causes which
have affected the trade for some months
past, it is now too early to predict with
entire certainty what will be the actual
result of the present uniform tax on the
amount of revenue to be collected. He
has reason to believe that, with the adj
ditional safeguards provided by the new
law against the sale of manufactured to-
bacco in fraud of the revenue, and with
the taxes imposed upon the sale at re.
tail of raw or leaf tobacco for
ton without its being subjected to any
process of manufacture, collections from
tobacco, under the uniform rate of
twenty cents a pound (which is a reduc-
ton of more than six cents q pound
from tue average rate for the last two
fiscal years., will reach nearly, if not
quite, the sums realized for either of the
same years. In making this estimate
1 am relying upon making collections
of from 100000 to 100000 of
pounds more of manufactured tobacco
in consequence of the restrictions
which the act of June 6, 1872, has placed
upon the sale for consumption of raw or
leaf tobacco.
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THE WEEKLY SUN.

Only 81 a Year. 8 Pages.
The BEST FAMILY PAPER.-The Weekly N. Y. Sun.
SPACES. 81 a year. Eend your Dollar.
IHE BEST AGRICULTURAL PAPEE.-The Weekly N. Y
Sun. s pages. 81 a year. Send your Dollar.
THE BEST POLITICAL PAPER.-The Weekly N. Y. Sun.
Independent and Faithful. Against Public
Plumber. s pages. 81 a year. Send ysur Dollar.
PIE BEST NEwsPAPER.-The Weekly New York Sun.
SPACES. 81 a year. Send your Dollar.
HAS ALL THE NEws.-The Weekly New York Sun. s
pages. 81 a year. Send your Dollar.
THE BEST STORY PAPER.-The Weekly N. Y. Sun. s
pages. 81 a year. Send your Dollar.
TIE BEST FASHION REPORTS in the Weekly n. Y. Sun.
SPACES. 81 a year. Send your Dollar.
THE BEST MARKET Reports in the Weekly N: Y. Sun.
pages, S.a year. Send your Dollar.
THE BEST CATTLE REPORTS in the Weekly N. Y. Sun
8 pages. 81 a year. Send your Dollar.
f2IE BEST PAPER IN EVERY REsPECr.-The weekly N
Y. Sun. 8 pages. 81 q year. Send your Dollar.
Address, THE SUN, New York city.
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Western Patents.

The following Western patents were
issued from the United States Patent
Office for the week ending November 5,
1872, as reported by Gridley & Warner,
Patent Attorneys, No. 135 S,uth Clark
street, Chicago, ILL.,:
ILLINOIS.
Draft equalizer for wagons-Lorens Kendlle
and others, Rochelle.
Windmill-George. G. Morgan, Chicago. and
John IL. Morgan. ashkum
mouth.
Fly catcher-John Olson, Chicago.
Steam pump-James V. Pangburn, Galesburg.
Blind hinge-Dani Bull. Amboy.
Barrel head William w: Croker. Waukegan
Corn planter-William J. Wallingsford, Port
land.
Corn planter-Alden Barnes. Bloomington.
Wrench Pierre L. Gibbs, Chicago.
punching and pressing tobacco-Daniel Harris,
Quincy.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-12
FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS reassembled On Mon day, Dec. 2,
in the old formal way. The Senate showed a good
many absentees. while the House had barely a
those who were present the grestings were very corr
S Sank,i1 MIR; and sap scSarz Ts shoo Seif hands a6 DSS i eSsFSb over
events since last they met. Morton. Sumner and
ate came to order, and the best of feeling prevailed on
Ia the Senate, Mr. Sumner introduced resolution
isassesS &isoP %5sqsasssd ! bill sss tSs
readinS of = t sen m 3 g ~ n Teports of the depar n
ments, the Senate adjourned.
Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. but
t eept it Dodii ~ Bl a nSt tM Gt Cox % IL IN III The f ehairS offered se dG a
resolution pEoyiding for a committee to investigate
Messrs. Poland, Banks. Beck, Niblack and MoCr airy
ads lSti? : Re sssSeal0 b the &e'f Senate sSs s Snfp HoSse y
Horace Greeley. for whom at the late election 5000. 900
S S0t s6e w ioer GasS f1F c pTeslasne o. t appr e dsffpd 9 for made a6e
Eminent ser ices and personal : purity ana worth Of Of
his his death fadI:6 1o d6S pag. e keen s nfamil;I a 6s5e1 S;na ;"-.:
poriei. The amount aPprepriated under the former
S sss '4 $50 .;SGS 8 ..e Bil Eh Were int ihsrd RsHssGn and Din ref sP ? f54 sSs
relief Of suheI ers by the Boston fire, and for the reduc-
enue Departmc mt. after which the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, Dec. S.-SENArE.-The Senate adj
journed Immediately after the reading of the jour-
nal.
HousE.-Bills were introduced to repeal the stamp
tax on bank checks and notes: for the relief of the
State Of Tennessee; authorizing the constrgetion Of
ten steam vessels Of war; and appropriating $~3.COo,oOO
therefor. The latter bill, which was introduced by
MIR. Scofeld, of Pennsylvania. gave rise to a long dis
cussion.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4. -SENATE.-The Senate
adjourned Immediately after the reading of the jour-
nal.
RoUsE.-The following bills were introduced: By
Mr.. Donan-To provide for the speedy construction
of a ship canal of large capacity around the Falls of
Niagara, on the American side. By Mr.. Archer-To
amend the act of 27sh May. 1872, for the abatement
and repayment of taxes on distilled spiI its in bond,
destroyed by casualty. By MIR. Kerr-To authorize
the constructi0n OF a bridge across the OHIO river, 6e-
ton of the bill providing for the construction of ten
sloops of war was resumed, and the discussion was
continued until the expiration of the m.rning hour,
when the bill went over..-..The House. at 2: 20 D. M.
the President,s annual. message. among appropriate
committees. The question of referring the subject of
Postal Telegraphy provoked considerable discussion,
but it was finally agreed to commit the matter to the
tion was referred to a select of nine, after
which the House adjourned.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-12

WINTER is now fairly upon us, and the
various parts of the country. Our advice to
every man who goes to the woods, be he cap
tain, cook, teamster, or any ether man, is to
take along a good stock of Johnson's Anodyne
Lininent and Parsons PurgatiUe Pills. Many
months of labor Gin the Aggregated may be
saved by this precaution.-[Com.
DooLEY's Yeast Powder is the cheaTe
ect, but not lowest priced, Baking POWDER.
Elegant Biscuits, Rolls, ETC., prepared in flew
minuteS.-TCom.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-12

For Observation-Disclosures, depres-
sion of spirits, and general debility in their
various forms ; also, as a preventive against
fever and ague, and other intermittent fevers,
the "Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya,"
made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York,
and sold by all druggists, is the best tonic,
and as a tonic for patients recovering from
fever or other sickness, it has no equal
TCOm.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-12

A telegram says: "Arother Herring's safe
rescued from the Boston ruins. Everything
saved. Nothing lost in Herring s safes in his
fire." Such facts need no comment. Herring
& Co.'s Office is at 46 State St., Chicago.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-12

SUDDEN changes in the weather are
productive of Throat Diseases, Coughs and
Colds. There is no more effectual relief to be
found than in the use of 'Broson's Bronchial
Troches."-TCom.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-12
~ Sold by all Medicine Dealers.

VEGBT1NE is now acknowledged by our best
physicians to be the only sure and safe remedy
for all diseases arising from impure blood. such
as scrofula and scrofulous humors.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-12
Foreign.

THEIRS and his friends have won a needed
victory in the French National Assembly.
By a majority Of "a in a vote of 7o4, they
have carried the resolution to refer to a COM
mittee of 80 the drafting of a law establish
ing ministerial responsibility. In the debate
which preceded this vote President Theirs
spoKe for an horr and a half, acknowledging
the supremacy of the Assembly, and his own
individual preference for a constitutional
monarchy, but asserting that the only saliva
ton of France lay in the maintenance of the
Republic, which must be made conservative.
Zone farthing is the amount of damages
awarded to Hepworth Dixon in his suit for
libel against the Pail Mall Gazette.
The latest advices from Paris represent
the situation as exceedingly grave. All the
ministers have rendered their designations,
but Theirs accepted only that of Lefranc,
Minister of the Interior...... The Emperor of
Germany has executed his threat to recon
struct the upper house of the Diet in such a
manner as to ensure the passage of the county
reform bill, by creating new peers to the
number of twenty-five.
JOSIE MANSFIELD, now living in Paris, lost
$37,e 600 by the failure of Bowles Brothers..
We are advised from Paris that the deter
mination of Timers not to resign has had a
quieting influence on the country, and that
everything is now tranquil.
IHE STORM winch raVaged the coast OF
Northern Europe last month is said to have
been the most severe in the Jasttwo hundred
years."..London was frightened but a short
time ago by a formidable strike among its
policemen. Now comes the news that it has
been plunged into darkness by the striking
of several thousand stokers employed by the
gas companies. The dispatch states that all
the theaters were closed, and candles were
regarded as luxuries, that the inhabitants
were flied with CONSERVATION and dread,
and that the irration against the stokers was
very great.
Political.
A ooLoRED delegation from Pennsylvania
called on President Grant the other day, and
made a formal appeal to him to "raise his
all-powerful arm in behalf of the extension
to the colored people of this country of more
civil and equal rights" from which they de-
clare they are debarred, especially in "ths
nations highways" The President replied
substantially as follows:
"GENTLEMEN: In your desire to obtain all
the rights of citizens, 1 fully sympathize.
That you should have all that other citizens
have / know, and l wish that every voter of
the United States should stand in all respects
alike. It must come. A ticket on a railroad
or other conveyance should entitle you to all
that it does other men. I wish it to be 30.
I think, gentlemen, that your very earnest
properly to the next administration. All
citizens, undoubtedly, in all respects, should
be equal. Gentlemen, 1 thank you for the
compliment you have paid me-"
Edwards Pierrepont, Charles Francis
Adams and George William Curtis are prom
mentioned by the Washington Cos
sips in connection with the portfolio of the
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s,ssO Prizes amounting TO s3OO,OOO.

Tickets, $40. Half Tickets, SIS. Qrs.,S2.50.
ES-Our lotteries are chartered by the State. are al
ways drawn at the time nam,d d, and all drawings are
under the supervision of sworn commissions 8.
a-The official drawing will be published in the
st. Louis papers. and a copy of Dfawisg sent TO pur-
chasers of tickets,
RJ We will draw a similar scheme the last day of
every month during the year 1879
B9- Remit at our risk. by ~POSToFFICE
RDERS REGISTERED LETTER, DRAFT, or EX-
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! The GREAT Bloc

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For Ulcers and EruPtive diseases of the skin.
Postules, PimpI,s, BIotches, BOiIs, letter,
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The remarkable cures effected by vEGETINE have
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In fact. is the best rem-dy yet discov,
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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-12

THERE is to be a Methodist Episcopal
church in Philadelphia in which the
prayer-book proposed by John Wesley
is to be used after the manner of the
Episcopal service.
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CABLE SCREW WIRE Doors AND SHOES
A word of explanation may not be out of
place. The cable wire acts as a screw, is
strong and firm, and at the same time is elias
tic and comfortable. 1t is much preferable to
the old method of pegging, and quite as soft
and elastic as sewed work, but much stronger
and less liable to rip, and much less expensive.
We have tried the cable screw shoe, which has
proved all that is claimed for it. The increase
in this new method of manufacturing boots
and shoes is very rapid, and promises to
supersede the wood peg and waxed thread
The CHICAGO.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-12

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For Female Complaints, in young or old,
married or single, at the dawn Of womanhood, or the
tun of life, these Tonic Bitters display SO decided an
influence that a marked improvement is soon percep-
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For In1ammatory and Chronic Rheu-
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They ARE ~ Gentle PurgntiYe as well as
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For Skin Diseases, Eruptions, letter, Salt
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buno IS, Ring-worns, Scald-Hedd, Sore Eyes, Fry
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II VI Guo Jill SLouCE vi -
R~evenue-TotnI Receipts from all Sources
for tn. Year, SUPPLEMENTARY Tax,
$49,475, 576 Receipts from Tobacco,
$33,736,17O.
The report of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue states that the aggre-
gate receipts from all sources, exclusive
of the duty on the capital, circulation
and'deposits of National Banks were for
the following fiscal years ending June
30:
1870. S1S5, 235, S67
a4,01a,d76
These amounts include sums refunded
and allowed on drawbacks. The decreae
in the aggregate receipts for the last two
years is due to the legislation approved
July ii, 1870, which reduced the rev.
enue to the estimated amount of $685.
600, 900 per annum, put which did not
go into full operation before the close of
the fiscal year 1871. The receipts from
spirits show an increase over the last
year of So, 992 ,046. The total is given
at $40, AIS, SIC.
The number of grain distilIeries regis
tered the last year was 511; fruit dis
tilleries, 1888; making a grand total of
3,649. The returns to this Office for the
last fiscal year show a total production
in taxable gallons from materials other
than fruit, of 6S,275, 745; from fruit,
757,7SS; total yearly production, co.
O83,533.
By the act of June 6, 1872, the act of
July Is, 1866, so far as it relates to fer.
mented liquors, was re-enacted with
some amendments made at the s~olicita-
ton of the principal brewers of the
United States, designed to afford brew
ers better facilities than heretofore for
the conduct of their business under the
Internal Revenue laws. These conces-
sions do not appear to have been of a
character to endanger the public inter
ests, as the following statement will
show: The tax received on ferment-
ed liquors, at 81 per barrel, during the
first quarter of the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1872, was S2,217,191, while the
receipts from the same source during
the first three months of the present
fiscal year amount to So, 6S4, PAL, an in
crease of 1856, 949. The average increase
of about a million dollars annually dur
ing the last three fiscal years, as contrast
ed with the Stationary character of the
receipts during the four years mex pre-
ceding, is certainly gratifying, but the
increase during the first three months
of the present fiscal year, as above
stated, far exceeds that of any CORE
spending period in any other year since
the organization of this Office. The tax
received on fermented liquors at 81 per
barrel was for the years.
2Slg,5i5
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