Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-28

The Jury on the Commerce of the World, at
the Vienna Exposition, have awarded the
highest medal within their gift to the cartoon
representing hog-slaughtering and pork-pack-
ing and the statistical tables, all prepared I'M
der the auspices of the Cincinnati Pork Pack
ers' Association IA serious landslide re-
Gently occurred near the city of Lima, Peru.
A body of earth, estimated at ten millions of
cubic square yards, fell from the mountain
side into a valley, severely injuring a number
of persons and damming up a river, the water
of which had risen 100 feet above the usual
height. Engineers were of opinion that the
water would soon burst its barriers, when it
would rush toward Lima, sweeping everything
before it and submerging the lower portion of
that city IA disastrous fire has taken place
in Valparaiso, causing a loss of $500, O00.. ..A
Vienna dispatch says: The distribution of
the prizes was a very tame affair. There
duke Charles Louis made a congratulatory adj
dress on the successful termination of the Ex-
position, after which the list of successful
competitors was read.
Political.
THR State Convention of Iowa "Anti-Mo-
nopolists, at Des Moines, nominated a full
State ticket, as follows: Jacob G. Vale for
Governor, Frederick O'Donnel1 for Lieuten-
ant-Governor, B. j. Hall for Supreme Judge,
and ID. M. Prindle for Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction The Republicans of Penn
by IL LAOb III SboCO Nv VII
burg on the 18th inst, and nominated R. w.
Mackey for State Treasurer, and Isaac Gordon
for Judge of the Supreme Court.
IT is reported hat the Administration lead
ers in Cincinnati have combined to press
Judge Stanley Matthews, of Cincinnati, for
the Chief Justiceship. Hon. George F. Hoar,
member of Congress from the Worcester
(Mass.) District, against whom Gen. Butler
directed some of his sharpest shafts in his
recent letter in excuse and defense of the
salary-grab, has written a letter in reply,
caustic and severe, handling the General with
out gloves, and attacking him with his own
weapons. Mr.. Hoar p-ronounces the grab a
gross, uncalled for, extreme abuse of popular
confidence.
Hon. s. s. Cox has been nominated by the
Democrats as the successor of James Brooks
in Congress from the Sixth New York District.
General.
THE Canadian Parliament assembled at OF
tawa on the 14th inst, but was Immediately
prorogued by Lord Dufferin. In doing SO, he
announced that a Royal Commission would be
appointed to investigate the Pacific railway
scandal, and that Parliament would be called
upon at an early day to consider it's report.
The scene in the House of Commons when
that body was called to the Senate Chamber
for propagation was one of the most violent
disorder. The messenger of the Government
was greeted with derisive groans and jeers,
and 100 of the 100 members present refused to
respect the ummon 49,. Hereafter no more
spirituous liquors will be allowed to be intro
order from the War Department at Washing
ton. Correspondence of the C~hurchmdn in
Inmates that persons who are anticipating the
creation of an American Cardinal are to be
disappointed. The Pope will announce, al
the approaching consistory, that it is not his
intention to create any additional Cardinals al
present.
THE returns of the Agricultural Department
at Washington for the LIST of August indicate
a general and somewhat marked improvement
in the condition and promise of the cotton
crop since the LIST of July. The average con.
dition on July l was 85.5; on Aug. 1, 91.9
The chief drawback is widespread a%pprehen-
sion of insect ravages, but the cases in which
they have as yet inflicted serious injury are
few. The crop on the whole is still somewhat
backward, though in many localities the rapid
growth in July has brought it forward to the
average advancement for the season. The
excitement throughout Canada about the
Pacific railway scandal continues. An indig-
nation meeting of members opposing the pro
r~ogation of Parliament was held in Ottawa last
week, and strcng resolutions adopted.
AN official statement shows that the number
of Oranges in Iowa is 1,750. The number il
the United States on the 18th of July was
5000, with a total membership of $50, O00..
In addition to the evidence which Mr.. Crowley
of Illinois, proposes to give in the Tichbornt
case, the original register of the bark Ospre,
has just been found at the Baltimore Custom
House, which corresponds exactly with all the
requirements of the statements of the claim.
ant with regard that vessel. One hundred
Mennonites from Russia have arrived in New
York, being the pioneers of a large colony that
will follow them in a few months.
PETER MAILMAN, of B~ridgewater, Nov,
Scotia. recently enticed his wife into the
woods, murdered her, built a bonfire of brusi
and logs, and burned the body. He then re
turned to the house and was about to hanl
his children, when he was arrested. :. The
postal delivery system has been established il
eighty cities of the United States.