Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-09-11
The South.

THE steamer Belle Vernon, Capt. James
Remission, en- route from Cincinnati to Mem
phis, with full cargo, struck the wreck of the
Jennie Howell, a few miles below Shawnee
town, ILL.,, on Wednesday, and sunk quickly in
20 feet of water, and Is lying across the river.
and names were not ascertalned-.:.
Tuesday night the steamer Ruby, with 1872
head of cattle for New Orleans, amp her
total loss. One hundred head of cattle were
drowned. The cattle stampeded when the
larboard railing was cut, and the cattle on that
side jumped ashore, leaving all the weight on
the other guard, which swampsd her. No in
surance on the boat None of the crew were
lost, but several injured. "A prize fight came
off near Jonesville recently between Luke Fay
and David Jones, in which the former was ter
ribly used up.
A TELEGRAM from Waco, Texas, to a New
Orleans paper, announces that Fort Sill has
been surprised and captured by Indians, who
murdered the women and children, and about
half of the Fourth United States Cavalry.
The report is not credited at Washington.
Hon. Elisha Mears, Judge of the Thirteenth
Judicial District of Arkansas, was recently
murdered at GAINESVILLE, Ark, by an unknown
assassin.
NINETEEN persons were convicted of murder
at the recent session of the United States Dis
trict Court at Fort Smith, Ark.
THE last spike was driven on the Cairo and
Fulton railroad at Fulton, Ark, on the 30th
ult. The road is now completed from st.
Louis to Fulton, a distance of 461 miles.
This road connects the Northeastern States
with Texas and the Gulf Coast. Arkansas
and the Red river country rejoice over this
event.
Hon. D. M. BARRINGER, formerly Minister to
Spain, and once a prominent Wing leader in
North Carolina, died last week, at Green
Briar, Va. The ravages of the cholera at
Millersburg, Ky, are %frightful, the disease
proving fatal in nearly every instance, and
death ensuing in from three to six hours after
the attack. 1t is stated that the symptoms
and course pursued by the disease are similar
in all respects to the epidemic of 1884. Cholera
has also broken out at Wheeling, w. Va
MEXICAN cattle-thieves have recommended
operations on the Texas border.
Washington.
The total amount of United States currency
outstanding on the LIST inst. was $401 ,5S3, 434.
Beau Hickman, the famous Washington
dead-beat, is dying with paralysis,
The Commission appointed to investigate
the Wewasset disaster have recommended that
the steamboat company and Capt. Wood and
his Mate be prosecuted. The engineer is de-
prived of his license. President Grant, 1t Is
asserted, has expressed his determination not
to revoke his approval of the death warrants
of the Modocs on any consideration The
public debt statement for September is as fol
lows:
Six per cent. ,269,8 SS,65O
Five per cent. bonds. 464, 562, 800
Total coin 81, 734, 400, $50
Lawful money 14,67S,O0O
Matured debt. 12,902, 73O
Legal tender 356,079,93
Certificates of deposit. ....-.-......... 3~2,24O,O0O
Fractional currency. 44,oo9,09l
Coin certlhcateS 44,495,OOu
Total without interest. ATT, ZOE, 259
Total INF erest. 80, 4S5, 6SS
Cash in the Treasury, coin. ........S 87,170,84
Special deposit held for the redemption
of certificates of deposit, as prescribed
by {, 24O, OOC
Total in the Treasury. 1s1, 49,, 5s7
Debt less cash in reasury............ 2,14O, sos, 1866
Decrease during the month 6,752, s2e
Bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad
Companies, interest payable in lawful
money, principal outstanding ........ 64,623, 512 OC
Interest accrued and not yet paid. -6,246, 235 0G
Interest paid by United States. ........ 20,447, 1856 0C
Interest repaid by transportation of
mails, 4,422,11. oC
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