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

dispatch of Oct. % states that
the fever, which for several days had shown
a steady improvement, has broken out with
renewed violence. A warm rain aggravated
the disease and materially increased the
death rate. Among the late deaths are the
City Registrar, City Undertaken, and Secre-
tary of the Board of Health. Columbus,
Miss, has been suffering terribly from the
scourge, and several points in Texas report an
increased mortality.
The ravages of the yellow fever in Memphis
were graphically depicted by a gentleman from
that city, at a meeting held in st. Louis, a few
days ago, to raise means for the relief of the
sufferers. He stated that out of a population
of SO, 1000 but 10, 600 remained, and of these
1000 were sick and that over 1000 widows
and orphans we're dependent mon charity
The latest accounts from the afflicted city rep
resent that the disease is abating, and that
many of the absentees are returning.
A SHOOTING affray recently occurred at Cave
City, KY, between D. L.. Graves, proprietor of
the Mammoth Gave Hotel, and E. Wilcoxson,
resulting in the death of the former. The
cheering news comes from Memphis that the
yellow fever has been routed, and that the
city is beginning to assume it's old-time bust
ness aspect. The bale of cotton which was
donated by Col. Creed Taylor, of Arkansas,
for the benefit of the orphans at Memphis,
and sold in that city for 81, 200, and subse-
quently shipped to st. Louis and sold there
for SOC, was forwarded TO Cincinnati, where it
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East and resold. : Lloyd L. Clary, editor of
the Cumberland (Md.) Times, was recently
shot and killed by John NJ. Risley.
Washington.
IT is reported that the President has signi-
fed his intention to buy SIS, 900. 900 of sterling
bills, and to issue $40, 900, 600 of the so-called
Treasury reserves. In view of the turbulent
state of affairs in Central America, the Navy
Department has decided to reinforce the South
Pacific squadron. The great TELESCOPES for
the Naval Observatory has arrived at Wash
ington. 1t has the largest perfect object
glass In the world, and its construction has
proved a perfect success . The President has
been suffering from a severe cold.
PRESIDENT GRANT denies the report that he
has written a letter favorable to the issue of
tho $44, 600, 900 currency reserve. This money,
he states positively, will be used for no other
purpose than to meet the current expenses of
the Government. IA statement of the opera
tions of the free postal delivery system for
the year ending June 30, 1873, has just been
made, which shows that the letter-carriers,
during the year. handled S75, 315,673 packages,
at a cost of 81, 422, 495, showing a large in
crease over last year. During the year thirty
five new postal deliveries were established.
THE Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Times says: Senator Carpenters
friends declare that he has sufficient docu-
mentary evidence to prove conclusively that
the Long Branch scandal, involving his repu-
tation and the wife of another man, was with
out foundation. The husband of the woman,
1t ID sald, Is willing to testify that there was
nothing wrong done, but that his wife was
merely placed under Senator Carpenters pro-
lection" ..The receipts of conscience money
for the past fiscal year amounted to So, 900,
against $25, 600 for 1872. This leads to the
conclusion that there is a ~stringeney in the
conscience market. THE important an
nouncement is made from Washington that
aorafor- P11orJoOr hoe 1aoi1o1 = Inpip
paying out silver for greenbacks or fractional
currency, dollarfo for dollar. TIL amount ready
to put afioat is between $3.50, 900 and 5000, coo.
The internal revenue receipts so far have
fallen about 50, 600, 900 on account of the
panic, estimated upon averages obtained be-
fore it began 1t is estimated that the total
receipts for the coming year will fall several
millions below the figures of last year.
IT is authoritatively announced that the
Comptroller of the Currency will advise the
issue of an additional $25, 900, 900 of national
bank notes, in lieu of redistribution from the
amount now in circulation, to Southern and
Western banks, and it is altogether likely that
Congress will accept his recommendation.
IT is stated that at no distant day an impor-
tant order will be issued removing all Federal
troops from the Southern States, except those
garrisoned at the regular forts on the sea
coast "A Washington correspondent states
that Government Architect Mullett will take
strong ground against the practice of ordering
public buildings In SO many small cities. AT
the last session such buildings were authorized
in various parts of the country, but fortu-
nately, by an oversight, no appropriation was
made for quite a number of them, and an
effort will be made to have the authority given
repealed. 1t is stated that President Grant
will recommend to Congress the issue of a
new Government bond, bearing 3 65-100 per
backs at the will of the holder. go. Nearly 400
and about 1. 900 laborers have been
discharged from the Washington Navy Yard,
owing to the money running short.
Foreign.
MAYOR MEDILL, of Chicago, was recently
banqueted by he Lord Mayor of London.....
Bengal, in India, is threatened with famine.
go. The insurgent fleet has left Valencia and
to Cartagena. Before leaving they
plundered a large number of Spanish merchant
ships and took four along with them....A Sc
rious revolution has broke out in the State of
Sonora, Mexico.
THE King of Saxony is dead. T news
from France is encouraging to the friends of
the Republic. The Monarchists are less hope
full, and have determined not to hasten the re-
opening of the Assembly The Bonapartist
organ, lie Gaulois, publishes a document
signed by many Deputies who favor a plebisci-
tum protesting against the restoration of the
without consulting the country.
Deputies of the Left Center have adopted,
by q unanimous vote, d resolution IN favor OF
a Conservative Republic. N. Say, on behalf
of the Left Center, refused to listen to the
of the Duke D'Audiffrel Pasquier
for n coalition with the Right Center. NJ
Pereire, whose intentions were previously
has declared in favor of the Repub-
lie. :. The Spanish Carlists claim an important
victory over the Republican troops in the
province of Corona. . Trouble between Spain
and France is threatened. The former Gov
eminent has sent a note to foreign powers
complaining that French vessels in Spanish
have been lending aid and encourage
ment to the insurgents.
A PARIS dispatch says Count de Chambord
has assured foreign powers that his policy,
should he ascend the throne, will not be ag-
and that he will not attempt to rein
state the Pope in his temporal possessions.
The testimony against Marshal Bazaine grows
more damaging as the trial progresses. A
inspector of Metz t~estit1es that Ba-
zaine rejected an opportunity to seize large
depots of provisions from the German army.
immense demonstration in favor of
amnesty for Fenian prisoners is to be held in
Dublin on the 23d of November. 1t is believed
there will be 1000, 900 people and 500 bands in
A PARIS journal has been suppressed for
publishing articles violently hostile to Count
de Chambord. "A dispatch from Central Asia
brings intelligence of frightful scenes in