Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-10-16
NEWS SUM MARY.
The East.

To III lOLllA LARODANAObg AAAo 3
and a Boston dispatch says he will make a re-
port to the Massachusetts, Legislature that
will astonish the public. The whole number
of claims submitted to the American and Brit
ish Mixed Commission. which recently COM
pleted its labors at Newport, r. l., was 497,
the aimants making reclamation, in the ag-
gregate, of the sum of S95, O0O, 600.
OF these claims only 1S1 were Flowed, the
gross sum of which awards reaches 81, 929, 236.
Awards were only made against the United
States in cases were property was taken, used
or appropriated by the authorities of the
United States, and in cases of the Illegal I'M
prisonment of British subjects during the late
war. A highly important witness in the
Stokes case, whose testimony. it is said, will
create great excitement, has just been arrested
in New York, at the instance OF the District
Attorney.
The Pennsylvania Constitutional Conven-
ton has adopted a section providing for the
punishment of Legislative bribery. "A quaran-
tine inspection in New York has elected the
fact that there has been yellow fever IL the
lower harbor ever since June 1....The Ma
tional Trust Company, of New York, has re-
sumed. . 1t is announced that the firm of Jay
Cooke d Co. will soon make a proposition to
its creditors for the purpose of enabling it to
resume business The members of the firm
have pooled their private and personal assets,
and will place it at the ommand of their
creditors in liquidation of their indebtedness.
The firm of Jay Cooke & Co. have made a
proposition of assignment in trust to E. H. Rol-
Inns, late United States Revenue Commissioner
of all the property, real and personal, of every
member of the firm, and of all the interest
their wives have therein, the property to be
appraised at its real value, converted as
rapidly as possible, and turned out to the
creditors in installments of 5 per cent. as fast
as realized, the creditors also to have the
privilege of taking the property, at individual
option. for its appraised value. 1t is said that
the proposition has been favorably received,
as likely to occasion less delay in settlement
than a proceeding in bankruptcy. -..C ortlandt
Sprague. ex-City Treasurer of Brooklyn, and
Marion T. Rodman, his deputy, have been in
dicted for embezzlement. The New York
Grand Jury has indicted Kate Stoddard for the
murder of Goodrich Albert GARNER, having
defeated Maurice DAILY for the four-ban bill
lard championship, in New York, the other
day, Is now double-champion of the world
at the three-ball and the four-Sal1 games.
The Buddington party of Polaris survivors
arrived at New York last week, and proceeded
at once to Washington. Capt. Buddington was
arrested by order of the Secretary of the Navy,
Immediately on the landing of the steamer,
and confined at the navy-yard. His arrest is
savagely denounced by the New York press
and people as a hi~gh-handed outrage-.-..The
Evangelical Alliance, now in session in New
York, is a noteworthy occurrence. 1t ID a
gathering of orthodox Protestant denomi-
nations, through representatives from Great
Britain, France, Holland, Germany, Italy,
the United States, India, Africa, and minor
countries not necessary to enumerate. In
short, it is a sort of Ecumenclal Council
of the orthodox Protestant churches. With
reference to the representatives now in ses-
sion, it very fairly represents every country
of consequence in the world. Rev. DIR. Rigg,
of London, says it is the most wonderful Evan
gelical Alliance that has ever been held.
The New York Herald prints q letter from
Dundee, Scotland, stating that an important
statement relative to the death of Capt. Hall,
of the Polaris, has been made by Second Mate
Morton, given to the United States Consul
there, and been forwarded to the American
Government. Morton was Halls attendant in
his last illness, and he has made a statement,
SO says the Herald, duplicating DIR. Bissell in
the death of Hall ..Peake, Opdyke d Co.,
heavy New York dry-goods dealers, have tenn
porarily suspended. Their liabilities are
81, 500, 900. The firm will continue business,
paying their Indebtedness in i~nstallments, all
within eighteen months, with 10 per cent. in
terest. The firm of Patton d Co., who failed
for ST. 400. 600, have made a similar arrange
ment with their creditors There has been a
general reduction in the prices and hours of
labor in the large Eastern manufactures.
Many of them have discharged a portion of the
working force, while others are working on
half time.
CONNECTICUT has finally decided to make
Hartford the sole capital of the State by a
majority of from 1000 to 5000. 80. The
Graphic balloon made another attempt at
New York, the other day, to mount
the much-talked-of ''easteriy air-current"
and sail across the broad Atlantic. The
effort proved quite as abortive as
the first. The air-ship was caught in a storm
in the northeast corner of Connecticut, and
descended near enough to the ground for the
occupants to jump out, leaving the .unruly
craft to pursue its journey alone..-.By the
explosion of a blast furnace in Smiths pipe
foundry, in Pittsburgh, last week, two workmen
were fatally and two seriously burned. IA
step toward the resumption of specie payment
is being made in Philadelphia. Several firms
of that city are now paying their employees in
gold, with an abatement of ten per cent.
EIGHT inches of snow fell in Delaware
county, N. Y, on the 7th inst. Another bank
defalcation is reported-that of John W.
Pierce, Cashier of the Merchants National, of
Lowell, Mass, whose irregularities" will
reach some $50, 900. Speculation and fast
living, of course. 80. Charlestown, B~rookline,
Brighton and West Roxbury have voted in
favor of annexation to Boston. By these
acquisitions that city gains 80, 900 population.
Pittsburgh manufacturers have agreed to
pay their employees half their weekly wages,
and credit them with the remainder until
financial matters look up, instead of discharg-
ing one-half of their hands.
The West.
The State Constitutional Commission of
Michigan has voted to incorporate in the Or
ganio law of the State a clause forbiddiDg rail-
road companies to Issue free passes to any per-
sons except employees of their own or other
lines, and making violation of this law q mis-
demeanor. =. The shipments of lumber from
the Saginaw river of Michigan to date are
491, les, 600 feet, against 345, 600, 900 feet
for the same time last year.....-.T tt
Valley Iron Company, the heaviest nail
manufacturing firm in the Mahoning Valley of
Ohio, has suspended. Other firms, it is feared,
will have to follow. The Indians of Kansas
are again becoming troublesome. Ex-Secretary
of the Interior Jacob D. Cox has heen elected
President of the Toledo, Wabash and Western
railroad. The United States Signal Station
on the summit of Pixies Peak has been COM
pleted. An observer will remain there all winter
and important scientific disclosure are expected.
Allen and Charles Edwards, of
Houghton, Mich, recently settled a quarrel by
a duel, posting themselves in opposite corners
of a billiard-room. Three shots were fired.
Edwards was unframed, but his adversary re-
ceived a bullet in his back and one in his
brain, from the effects of which lie led.
The receipts of livestock at the Chicago
Stock Yards, for the month of September
were as follows Receipts-Cattle, IS, 394;
hogs, 239, 512; sheep. 16, 1914. Shipments
Cattle, A, 301 hogs. 191, 2l1 sheep, 1,975....
California shipped to Great Britain, during
September, 602, 696 centals of wheat, amount
ing to 3 1929, 2S0. h Supreme Court of
Illinois has confirmed the constitutionality of
the new liquor law of the State.
FORTY thousand people visited the Indian
apolis Exposition in one day, recently. The
Chicago police made a raid on the low variety