Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13

were received on Change, where resolutions
were passed commendatory of the James
River and Kanawha canal. The committee
examined Capt. Adams and other engineers in
regard to the Louisville canal, and seemed
satisfied of the necessity of the Improvement
of the Ohio river, and Government control of
the canal. Gov. Beveridge has succeeded in
preventing the st. Louis roughs from having
their prize-fght on Illinois soil, and Allen and
Hogan propose to maui each other on Canada
soil, near Detroit ..The Wayne county, Ind.
county-seat war is over, and order reigns once
more. Mike McCoole, the st. Louis bruiser,
is under arrest on a charge of numbering
Patsy Manly, another pugilist, who was found
dead, with a bullet in his heart, in front of
McCoole's grog-shop. Nearly the entire
business portion of Reno, New, has been
burned. Loss, 800, 600.
SIXTEEN foreign life insurance agencies are
in trouble in Dubuque, Iowa, for conducting
their business contrary to the provisions of the
laws of the State. Suits have been brought
against them, aggregating a penalty of $217,-
600. 7 Chicago stock-yards are full to
OVERLOOKING with live stock, without any imme-
diate prospect of relief by shipments to the
East. In view of this state of affairs, the
Chicago papers advise Western dealers to re-
strict their shipments to that city for the
present. James E.. Tyler, a wealthy Chicago
real estate dealer, has failed for $780, 900.
His estate is worth double that sum, and the
creditors will lose nothing. IA serious rail-
road collision occurred near Cedar Rapids.
| Iowa., On Tue OUGn ulC., WHICH resulted In the
death of o B. Watkins, the Superintendent
of the Iowa Division of the Chicago and North
western railroad, who was crushed between
two cars. The President, General Manager,
General Superintendent and Chief Engineer,
as we'll as other officials of the road, were also
on the train, but escaped injury.
A negro has been sent to the Penitentiary
from Clark county, Ind, for marrying a white
woman. . Iowa has 1, 81S Oranges. The re-
cent rough weather has been very disastrous
to the lake shipping, several vessels having
been wrecked, and a large number more or
less damaged. The loss of life is serious.
Thirteen bodies have been washed ashore near
Bayfield,, on the Canada side of Lake Huron.
The Modocs are to be removed from
Fort Mcpherson to a permanent location with
the Quapaws, on the Neosho river, in the ex-
treme northwestern corner of the Indian Ter
ritory. . The Senate Transportation Commit
tee visited st. Louis last week, and after con-
ferring with the business men of that city,
and listening to the m interest in re-
gard to the capabilities as a means eff trans
portation of the Mississippi river, adjourned
to meet at Washington on Nov. Is, when they
will proceed to New Orleans and the mouth of
the Mississippi.
The Illinois Board of Warehouse Commits
sioners are preparing to bring suits against
saveral railroads for extortionate charges.
The Legislative Council of the Choctaw Nation
has voted against granting equal rights to
in that nation. Gov. Beveridge, of Illinois,
has made a requisition upon the Governor of
Missouri for McCoole, Allen, and others en-
gagged in the prize-fght near Alton. Hon.
kee, in dead IA Milwaukee dispatch says:
"The storms of the past fortnight have been
the most severe since 1869. The loss of prop
erty cannot be less than 81, 900, 600. About
so lives have been sacrificed. Every propeller
arriving here brings news of disasters"
THE defaulting Dubuque Savings Bank
cashier, Babbage, has fled from Iowa, and is
believed to have gone to Europe. Chris Raj
ferty, the Chicago murderer, who has been
twice tried and sentenced to death, has been
granted a third trial by the. Supreme Court of
THE business part of the town of Americas,
Ga, was recently destroyed by fire, involving
a loss of over $500, 900.
The yellow fever is rapidly disappearing
from the South.
CHARGES of disreputable practices are made
against Acting Mayor Cicalla, of Memphis, in
connection with the distribution of the relief
fund, and there is a feeling of intense indig-
nation against him in that city.
AT Fort Gibson, Indian Territory, a few
days ago, a Choctaw Indian, who was under
arrest, shot three officers who were guarding
him, killing two and dangerously w~ounding
the third The desperate then tried to es-
cape, but was shot and killed by an Indian
guard.
WashlnGton.
IT is stated that at no distant day all impor-
tant order will be issued removing all Federal
troops from the Southern States, except those
garrisoned at the regular forts on the sea
coastal 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 to Congress the issue Of a
new Government bond, bearing 8 65-100 per
cent. interest, and exchangeable for green
backs at the will of the holder. Nearly 400
mechanics and about 900 laborers have been
discharged from the Washington Navy Yard,
owing to the money running short.
VIENNA VAN buren, is in Washington, labor
ing to clear his skirts of he corruptions
charged against him.
BR1a.-GEN. PHILIP ST. GEORGE COOKE has
been placed upon the retired list, and the
vacancy thus created has been filed by the
promotion of Lieut.-Col. George Crook, the
champion Indian fighter. 1t is stated that
Gen. Queseda has obtained from President
Grant a partial promise to make q friendly
allusion to Cuba in his annual message.
A WASHINGTON correspondent states that
the President will, in his annual message, rec
ommend Congress to authorize the issue of
the $4, 900, 900 reserve. .Th books of the
General Land Office have just been posted for
the year, and show the disposal of 13, O3O, COG
acres of the public lands, as compared with
II, 1854, 975 last year,-an increase of 1,165, 631
acres. The cash receipts were So, 40S, SIS.
The principal items in this account are $685.
$50 acres certified to railroads, or almost one
half the entire amount 8, 1913, 976 acres to
homesteads ,626, 266 acres in cash sales, and
6 q, 446 acres located with Agricultural College
scrip. 1t is stated that bills will be intro
duced early in the session re-establishing, in
a restricted form, the Thanking privilege.
The public debt increased 50, O39, 57S during
the month of October. The following is the
official statement
Six per cent. ponds 81, 234, O98, $50
Five per cent. 4s9,272 800
Total coin ,723, 37O, $50
Lawful money 14,6IS,OOO
Matured debt. 14,226, 900
Legal tender 36l,O3l,94S
Certificates of deposit. ................ ~s,ST5,0OO
Fractional currency 4I,oI6,I49
Total without interest. ...........S AS, 352,97s
Total ,62T,6lo
Total interest. 39,IO6,595