Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

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of the steamer at San Francisco, we
have advices from China and Japan to the
Sth of October. A son had been born to the
Emperor, but he survived only a few min
utes. A normal school and a Christian church
on a liberal basis as to faith, have been estab-
ished at the capital. The most important in
~telligence from China is that the Government
is taking active measures against the ships en-
gagged in the coolie trade. Hon. J..
A. Bingham had arrived and entered
upon his duties as United States Minister.
A London dispatch announces the death of
Sir Henry Holland, the eminent author and
physician. An accident on the Metropolitan
Underground railroad, in London, on the 9th
ult., resulted in the death of three persons. :.
Many agrarian outrages are reported in Ire
land By the recently-reported subscription
of the German Government for So, 600, 900
new 5 per cent. United States bonds, the total
subscriptions by the Government are increased
to 800, 900, 900.
Political.
IT is rumored that when the Republican
caucus of the House of Representatives meets,
Ben. Butler will introduce a resolution de-
manding that the members who are tainted
with the Credit Mobilier shall be assigned to
back seats in the organization of the commit
tees. .Horatio Seymour and B. Gratz Brown
are candidates for the Legislature in their re-
spective States.
The Republican majority in Pennsylvania is
about Is, 900. 1.-The irrepressible Andy
Johnson delivered a speech in Washing
ton a few days ago, in response to a serenade,
In which he gave his views on C8sarism, the
Constitution, finace, panics, etc. He made no
allusion to the Surratt matter.
The Apollo Hall Democracy and Republicans
of New York city have formed an alli-
ance. ....According to a Cedar Rapids dis
patch, the Iowa Senate stands Republicans,
50 opposition, Is Republican majority, 20.
The House stands Republican, 81; opposition.
40 Republican majority on joint ballot, %.
THE official majority of Allen, for Governor
of Ohio, is ST.. The official vote of Penn
sylvania stands: State Treasurer-Mackey.
Republican, 244, OO9 Hutchinson, Democrat,
218, $40 Mackey's majority, 25, 439. Supreme
Judge-Gordon, Republican, 23S,472 Lud-
low, Democrat, 224, 1874; Gordon's majority,
10, 74S.. John F. Potter, of Roger Pryor
bowie-knife notoriety, is a candidate for the
State Senate on the Liberal Democratic ticket
in Walworth county, Wis.
General.
THE National Board of Trade, at it's session
in Chicago, among other things voted to ask
Congress to repeal the Bankrupt law, decided
against momorializing for a subsidy i'm favor
of American ship-builders and agreed to
press upon Congress the necessity of the inn
mediate establishment of a Department of
Commerce. The clink of silver is again to
be heard in the land. All the mints of the
country are now being run to their full capac-
iy in the coinage of silver, and it is thought
that before many days silver cnanSe Will large
ly take the place of the fractional currency
that has been so long in use.
The Senate on Transportation,
arrived at Richmond, Va, on Oct. %, and
after inspecting the first level of the James
River and Kanawha canal and ship-locks, ex-
amined a number of witnesses, including Col.
Whitcomb, Mr.. Babcock Craighill, Gen.
Haupt, and other eminent engineers, with a
view of ascertaining the practicability of the
proposed completion of the canal, and the
construction of a tunnel for a canal of the
length of nine miles. The opinion of the en-
gineers was to the effect that the tunnel and
canal could be completed in five years at a cost
of $14,0 600, 900. The last report of the sea-
son on the condition of the corn crop has been
mado by the Statistician of the Department
of Agriculture. 1t shows q falling off of 25O,-
600, 600 bushels on the crop of last year., and 4
per cent. less area planted. The only States
which report an average crop are Georgia,
Florida, Arkansas, California and Oregon....
The Canadian Parliament met at Ottowa on
the 23d of October. The address of the Gov
ernor-General commends the report of the
Commissioners appointed to investigate the
Canadian Pacific railroad scandal, and urges
upon Parliament the Importance of providing
immediate means for resumption of work on
that road. The establishment of a Dominion
Board Of Agriculture is also strongly urged.
Riel, the Manitoban rebel, who, it was stated
afew days ago, was en- route to Ottawa to take
his seat in Parliament, did not turn up, and it
is now stated that he is hiding in Manitoba,
fearing arrest and prosecution.
THE National Board of Trade, at it's recent
session in Chicago, adopted a resolution de-
manding that American citizens shall be per-
mitted to buy tonnage wherever built, and be
granted ali American register for the same.
The question of reciprocity with Canada was
disposed of by recommending a treaty with
Great Britain that will facilitate the exchange
of commodities with Canada and secure for
American vessels the use of Canadian canals
connecting common waters. Resolutions
were also adopted favoring the simplifying of
the assessment of dd Udlorem duties, and in
favor of asking Congress to encourage and
facilitate the manufacture of distilled spirits
for expectation. The news from Ottawa,
Canada, indicates that the Macdonald Govern
ment is likely to retain it's power. The great
ship Three Brothers, formerly the steamship
Vanderbilt, the largest sailing vessel in the
world, recently left San Francisco for Liver
pool with a cargo of 1900 bushels of wheat,
valued at $3.50, 900.
SINCE the 30th of June last, 2,417 miles of
new railway postal service has been put in
operation, making a total of IS, $50 miles of
snch service in the United States. The real
effects of the late panic are beginning to be
very seriously felt among the manufacturers
in various localities. In Pittsburgh, many of
the iron and glass factories are closed. Many
of the paper and cotton and WOODEN mills i'll
and about Philadelphia have either closed en-
tirely or are running on reduced time. In
New York city, the effects of the panic are
visible i'll the dullness of some of the orna-
mental trades, and in the determination of
employers to rednce the wages of carpenters
and masons. From the New England manu-
featuring districts come very discouraging
reports. Many of the cotton and wooden
mills are shutting down, and others curtailing
their working forces. Already thousands of
poor operatives are thrown out of employ
ment, with, a prospect of the number being
doubled or trebled before the winter has fairly
set in.
The Government, which has on hand about
a quarter of a million dollars worth of silver,
has commenced paying it out from the Sub
Treasures, in sums, however, not exceeding
five dollars upon any check, the balance to be
paid in paper. In no case, however, will silver
be exchanged for greenbacks or fractional cur
rency.. In the Canadian Parliament, on the
9th ult.. Mr.. Mackenzie, the leader of the Op-
position, introduced a resolution severely CEN
surfing the Government in connection with its
action in the Canadian Pacific scandal. 1t is
virtually a motion of want of confidence, and
both parties claim a majority on the test vote.
Joseph Arch, the great English agricul-
tural labor ~agitator, has deferred his tour
through the United States until next spring
and summer. He has left Canada for En-
gland.
"Betsey and 1 Are Out
Petroleum V. Nasty tells how Mr..
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