Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-05-30

pincott for Attorney General, James K.
for Clerks of the Supreme Court,
burgher, of Quincy; j. ". Campbell, of
Nashville. For Presidential Electors, At
Henry Greenebaum, David T. Line
gar; Districts: 1, Chauncey T. Bowen 2,
Lester l.. Bond 3, Mahlon D. Ogden; 4,
Richard L. Divine; 5, James Shaw; 8, Nor
mar H. Ryan; Z, Irus Coy; 8, j. j. Csswell;
8, 8. W. Gale; 10, W. B. Henderson; IL,
Moses M. Bane; IL, NJ. 8. Chamberlain; Is,
Hugh Fullerton Ii, Martin B. Thompson;
Is, j. W. Wilton 16, John P. Van Dorston;
II, j.: L. Yeager; IL, John Dougherty; 10,
W. n. Robinson......A breakman on tho
jackson and Saginaw road, Michigan, named
Peter Gildersleeve, was killed Wednesday
morning while coupling cars, By being
caught between the bumpers.
The South.
A FIRE at Sacramento, Mclean county,
Kentucky, last Friday, nearly. d~estroyedth the
village.
A DISPATCH from Little Rock, Ark, Mon
day, says "The river is &c feet at this
point and still rising. 1t lacks but four feet
of being as high as in 1874. The town OF
Argenta, opposite this place, is overhowed,
as also the depot and the tracks of the Mem
Phis railroad. The damage already done to
plantations near here is estimated at $50 900.
Thousands of acres of cotton are under
water, below as well as above. In Jetfer-
son, Ark, and Desha and Chicot counties a
large part of the farms bordering along the
river are covered with water"
Washington.
The House agreed Thursday, the Senate
concurring, to finally adjourn on Monday,
the Sd of June....Col. Geo. W. Dougal, of
California, took poison and died at Washing
ton Thursday night.
THE President on Tuesday signed the fol-
lowing bills: To authorize the issue of
bonds to the authorities of the Territory of
Montana; to enable the city of Denver to
purchase certain lands in Colorado for a
cemetery; to grant American registers to
the Hawaiian bark Florence; to regulate
the mode of making private contracts with
the Indians; to reduce the military reserva-
ton at Fort Stanton, New Mexico.....A
Washington special says: "The Foreign
Relations Committee are quietly engaged in
investigating the circumstance connected
with the premature publication of the Wash
ington Treaty correspondence. Experience
has proved the futility of attempts to get
information from newspaper correspond
ents /; hence the committee have hit upon
the novel plan of investigating the Senate
itself. They began with members of the
committee, and will soon examine each
member of the Senate and call upon each
one to produce his copy of the correspond
jill 40 d pTOO1 budb Nc ud6 IL III LIE DOb66S-
sion."---.Although the House has pas sed
the Senate resolution to adjourn on the 29th
of May, some members, together with Sena-
tors, say that the time will have to be ex
tended, in order that the Senate may trans
act its necessary business.
Foreign.
THE railroad to Yeddo, Japan, is at last
nearly completed, and will commence run
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anese Intended assassinating the Mikado is
not believed. The country enjoys profound
| peace, reports to the contrary notwfthstand
ing-...The Japanese fair is to be opened
soon at Kioto, the former residence of the
Mikado, and hot-bed of the Anti-Foreign
party. Foreigners, on depositing $500 with
their Consul for good behavior, may visit
here for seventy days. This move is made
to test the foreign element in the country
If the behavior is troublesome to the Gov
eminent, no doubt Iwakura will be ordered
to keep Japan a sealed book somewhat
longer--..A dispatch from Rome, dated May
16, says the Italian Government has sent 8
communication to the Government of Prince
Charles of Roumania, protesting against the
persecution and oppression of the Jews in
that country.
A CABLE dispatch from London, May 16
says: "The agent of the Cunard line has re,
ceived information of the loss of the steamer
Tripoli, from Liverpool for Boston. The
Tripoli went ashore on South Tuskar Rock,
off Carnsore point, on the Irish coast. The
crew and passengers were saved, but the
cargo can be saved."...-.News from Madrid,
Spain, has been received of a fight at Man
aria and the defeat of the Carlists, number
ing 5000, by the forces under Gen. Letorna.
1t is reported from the Spanish frontier,
through Carlist channels, that the Govern
ment troops W been defeated near Bilboa,
with the loss of many prisoners......A dis
patch from Yokohama, Japan, dated the 23d
of April, says By an imperial decree the
Tenno of Japan has abolished the edicts
directed against Christianity, which have
been in force for owe three centuries.".....
Capt. Patty, of the schooner Flirt, from Mar
tinque; reports the massacre of a family of
ten persons named Fougier, in the French
settlement of st. Peters, on that island.
The Fougier family had inherited six mil
lion francs from relatives in France, aud the
massacre was committed by Louis Berthemy
an heir under the will, with the aid of two
hired assassins, accompanying him from
France, in order to obtain possession of the
entire estate. Berthemy and his accom-
plices have been sent to France for trial.
IT was officially announced Monday, by
the Government, that assertions from thu
Carlists bands in the province of Biscay
Spain, have commenced. Many of the in
1 SoAAOSsAOhiobo PAOoOhS b10Iu5O1NCb w bu'
Government troops and give up their arms
More thar 1000 nave already submitted
Insurgent bands in other provinces are dis
| persing.-..The Prussian imperial arm
band, by consent of the Emperor, will sal
shortly for America, to take part in tn,
worlds peace jubilee at Boston.
A LATER dispatch from Biscay, Spain, re
ports that the Carlist organization in tina
province has been completely annihilated
Five thousand insurgents surrendered t
the loyal forces on Sunday last. Order j
now restored throughout the entire prov
ince.
A LONDON special, dated May %, says
"The English papers continue to discuss tn,
Treaty of Washington and the supplement
tary article thereto with undiminished in
terest. Their editorials are generally in
spired by a desire to prevent a failure of tn,
arbitration and save the Treaty. An article
in a contrary sense, in the Pail Mall Gazette
tonight, says that the whole drift of feelins
and opinion in England justifes 1t in say
ing that the worst thing to do with The
Treaty is to save it. Saving the Treaty,
(t says means offence and humilliatior
to America or England, or both nations. Il
means a renewal and not an abatement O.
the i'll feeling which it has intended to allay
How to ave the Treaty means who shall
eat the leek or whether means cannot be in.