Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-14

~valise, belonging to two Californians, contain
ing $38, 600 in mining stocks. A portion of
the plumber has been recovered.
The Marine Hospital, in New Orleans, which
originally cost the Government $500, 900, has
been sold at auction for S51 ,000.. The Texas
cattle fever prevails to an alarming extent in
Northwestern Missouri.
THE two murderers of old Mrs. Lampley-
Nicholson and Hallahan-were hung at Balti-
more on the LIST inst. We learn from the tele-
graphic account of the execution that the
prisoners assembled the platform with steady
tread. both smiling" Hallahan spoke as fol-
lows: "Gentlemen and Brothers: 1 acknowl-
edge that my sentence is just. I am perfectly
willing to give up my life for the crime 1 have
committed. There is nothing like Christianity
and brotherly love. die in the faith" Mich
olson next advanced and said: My punish
ment is Just, and I warn you all against love
of money and against evil companions. L
commit my dear wife and precious children to
the hands of a merciful God" The execution
was conducted in the most orderly manner.
IA letter from Fort Black, Texas, says that
the forays of the Indians are increasing to an
alarming extent, and that scarcely a day passes
but the body of some isolated frontiersman is
found.
A DEsPICABLE piece of vandalism was perpe-
trated at Alexandria, Va, a few days ago.
Some wretch entered the old Christ Church,
famous as the place where Washington wor-
shipped, and turned the furniture upside
down, destroyed all the music, saturated the
cushions and prayer-books with oil, and re-
moved the silver-plate from Washington's
pew, besides committing many other depreda-
tions.
HUGE land fraud has just been unearthed
in New Orleans. Under the provisions of an
act struggled through the last Legislature of
longing to the State and lying within the
limits of the city, worth several millions of
dollars, have been sold to private parties for
less than 1000.
Washington.
IT is stated that the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections, which was directed
to report upon the best mode of choosing
President and Vice-Presldent has matured a
report which will recommend that the term of
Office be increased to six years, and that the
President be ineligible for reelection.
ArToRNEY-GENERAL WILLIAMS announces
that no more of the Ku-Klux suits now pend
ing in the United States are to be prosecuted
by the Government, except in a few unusually
heinous cases.
The statement of the public debt for July
shows a reduction of $3.50, 51S. The follow
ing are the figures:
Six per cent. 81 ,2s1, 23s, $50
Five per cent. bonds A5,77l,4OO
Total coin s., 726, 79s, sos
Lawful money debt. 14,678, 900
Matured debt. 20 1881 ITO
Legal tender notes. $50, 079, 967
Certificates of deposit. ........-.... $3.50, 900
Fractional currency. 44,S72,4 66
Coin certificates. 1881, 800
Total without interest. ............S 476, s54, 2s4
Total debt. g, 239, O21, 1854
Total interest. 81, 457, lis
Cash in the Treasury, coin.............$ 8O,144,1 S5
Currency. .~9,316,6s9
Special deposit held for the redemption
of certificates of deposit, as prescribed
by law. 3s,67O,OOO
Total in the Treasury. 12s, Oso, s75
Debt less cash in Treasury. 2,147, AS, i64
Decrease during the month. ..........$ 37O,5t9
Bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad
Companies interest payable in lawful
money, principal outstanding....... g., 1928, $40 90
Interest accrued and not yet paid. 1913, III 90
Interest paid by United States..-...... 2O,447, 1856 90
Interest repaid by transportation of
mails, etc. 4,225, s5s 90
Balance of interest paid by United
States. 16,222, 1872 90
ALL claims presented to the Southern Claims
Commission, sitting at Washington, have now
been numbered and registered, and their num-
her ia found tn he 90 295 and their apprepate