Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-05-16

nor Vice President, nor shall any Judge of
any United States court be chosen President
or Vice President within two years of the
termination of his judicial Office.
A COMMITTEE of workingmen from New
York had an interview with Secretary Bout
we'll Wednesday. The Secretary received
them kindly, and agreed with the commit
tee that there had clearly been an evasion
of the eight-hour law, and stated to the
Chairman of the committee that proper ac-
ton would be taken in the premises. The
mi then waited on the President.
The President said he had instructed the
Attorney General to prepare an order for
the immediate enforcement of the eight
hour law on all Government works.
Foreign.
A DISPATCH from Bayonne, May 5, con-
firms the report that the Carlist leader,
Roda, with his command, has fled into
France, closely pursued by the Spanish
forces. The French troops on The Spanish
frontier disarm and return all Carlists who
escape into France. The Carlists in Bis
cay have burned the railway bridge at
Areta, near Bilboa......The London Times
os Friday morning, in discussing the atti-
tude of Canada in regard to the Treaty of
Washington, censures the Home Govern
ment for its treatment of the Dominion, and
hints that it might be beneficial to the
world if England were to absolve Canada
from her allegiance to the mother country.
.....Intelligence has just reached Bombay,
India, that the city of Madras and vicinity
was visited by a terrific.cyclone on Wednes-
day last, which caused a serious loss of
life. A number of vessels at anchor in the
roadstead, which were unable to put to sea,
owing to the sudden approach of the eye
crews persisted. The immense pier, leading
far out into the water, was preached, and
the city and suburbs greatly damaged......
The eruption of Vesuvius has entirely
ceased. The inhabitants of the villages
which were threatened with destruction by
lava, have returned to their homes. A
hurricane of terrible violence has swept
over the devastated country, greatly dam
aging villages and remaining crops.
A DISPATCH from San Sebastian, sIrain,
Sunday afternoon, says: "The division
under Morianes to-day completely defeated
the Carlists concentrated in Navarro, after
a conflict of nine hours. The troops carried
the village of Carasa at the point of the bay
onet." The whole Carlist center is captured.
......A serious riot took place in Kharkof, a
large market town in South Russia, last
month, caused by the interference of the
people The fire engines were brought out
to dispense the crowds by throwing water on
them. This SO exasperated the populace
that they attacked the police and fire sta
tions, and Quilted them. The Governor or
dered out the troops, who were stoned by
the mob, whereupon they fred, and many
citizens were killed and wounded. The
rioters then dispersed, and at last accounts
the city was quiet, but under martial law.
A SPECIAL from Paris to the London
Standard, dated May 6, says that Don Car
los and 100 of his followers have been cap
Monday joined the sailors in the strike,
which causes great Inconvenience. b
strikers gather in large numbers, and make
noisy demonstrations. "A detachment of
Metropolitan Police has been dispatched
from London to assist the authorities in
preserving order.....Two hundred and fifty
Communists who, since their trials, have
been confined in the fortiications on the
Isle of Aux, sailed Monday for New Gale
donna to serve out their sentences.
IT is admitted by La Union newspaper
that the main body of Carlists in Spain was
surprised and lost 700 men, and that Don
Carlos fled to the mountains, but denies
that he was pursued by the Government
troops..--.The are about to expend
seven million pounds sterling upon the for
tiications at Strasbourg.....Advice received
Australia state that heavy floods, which
caused a terrible loss of life, had occurred
in Melbourne. Four hundred persons were
drowned, and the growing crops were great
ly damaged.
OFFICIAL dispatches received at Madrid,
Spain, from the North, state that the insur-
gents have disappeared from ~Guipuzcoa,
and only a small band remains in the pro-
vince of Saragossa. Of the Carlist forces in
Navarro, 429 have surrendered to the Gov
eminent troops, and the remainder have
dispcrsed......A telegram from Bombay
brings intelligence of most disastrous floods
in the southern part of British India. The
of Vellore, in the Presidency of
Madras, has suffered terribly. Many of the
inhabitants were drowned, to the number,
it was stated, of a thousand. Fifteen thou
sand of the inhabitants of the town lost
everything they possessed, the water having
washed away their houses, and left them
perfectly destitute
THE instruction in Navarro, Spain, is
now believed to be over. Thirty-fve hun
bred insurgents in that province lave sur
rendered to the Government forces.
Marshal Serrapo shoots all insurrectionists
he captures, who deserted from the
Spanish army to the cause of Don Carlos.
He spares the lives of all other prisoners.
1.-THE strike which originated among the
sailors at Southampton, England, has ex-
tended to the seamen of London, and
to seriously interfere with the
shipping business..-.The ACCOMPLISHMENT of
her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales
is expected in the latter part of Tune or
early in July.