The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-09-23


shocking casualty is reported from Terre
Haute, Ind. The boiler of threshing ma
chine engine exploded, and the straw sur
rounding the machine catching. fire, three men
were consumed in the flames.
The South.
The Supreme Court of West Virginia has
decided that the act removing the capital from
Charleston to Wheeling is constitutional and
valid.
A Cincinnati dispatch says the people of the
Southwest are not altogether satisfied with the
fast mail arrangements. They charge Post
master General Jewell with discriminating
against their section of the country in favor of
Chicago and the West.
A dispatch from Nashville, Tenn, says five
more counterfeitcrs have been arrested at Tus-
caloosa, Ala. A basketful of spurious money
was also captured.
Garret D. Smith, Cashier OF the Louisville
Gas Company, is a defaulter to large amount,
yariously estimated at from $50, 900 to go, 900.
Washington.
In accordance with the request of the press,
it has been decided to hold the sessions of the
commission to investigate the charges made by
Prof. Marsh in public.
General.
The recent storm on the lakes caused serious
loss to shipping in the vicinity of Chicago,
and number of disasters are reported. Seven
vessels were stranded and one sunk off that
CITY. The loss Of life was fortunately very
small, compared to the number of ship
wrecks.
countries having large surplus of wheat for
export.
Mail advices from India bring news of dis
hon. Henry 7. Blow, wealthy and promi-
nent citizen of st. Louis, ex-Member of Con-
gress and ex-Minister to Venezuela, died last
week at Saratoga. aged IS years.
The single scull race for the championship OF
the world between Morris and Coulter, at Pitts
burgh, last week, resulted in a victory for the
former.
Cable rates between the United States and
the United Kingdom have been reduced to one
shilling per word.
The lightning mail train from New York to
Chicago, over the Pennsylvania railroad, has
running, and is making the sched-
ule time.
Two hundred more Russian Mennonites have
arrived, bound for Dakota.
1t is reported that a rich silver-bearing dis
trict-one of the richest in the world in natu-
raj indications-has been discovered in Alaska.
A teller in the Bank of Commerce, of Mon
treal, has absconded with $50, 900 Of the banks
funds.
President Grant has returned to Washington.
Carl Schurz has arrived home from Europe.
The National Association of Lumbermen met
in Chicago last week. j. G. Thorpe, of Wis
consin, presided.
The great stallion race for the championship
of the United States and Canada and purse of
SO, 900, at Mystic Park, Boston, was won by
Thomas Jefferson. Time, 2:26; 2:2516 2:26.
The Society of the Army of the Cumberland
had their annual reunion at Utica, N. Y, last
week. There was large attendance, including
President Grant Gems. Sherman, Hooker and
other notables.
Political.
Victor C. Poilette is the Democratic candi-
date for State Treasurer in Pennsylvania. He
is the leader of the Grange movement in the
State.
Attorney General Pierrepont, on the 10th
inst, telegraphed to Gov. Ames, of Mississippi.
that United States troops had been put in
readiness, and asking him if there was such an
insurrection against the State government as
could not be put down without Federal assist
ance. Receiving no reply, the Attorney-Gen-
eral again telegraphed to the same effect on the
18th. On the 18th Ames replied in very long
telegram giving an explanation that it was a
question of race, and he still thought there was
necessity for troops. The correspondence was
all turned over to President Grant.
A delegation of Mississippi Republicans
visited Washington last week, for the purpose
of invoking Federal aid to suppress disturb
ances in that State, Upon the subject of dis
turbances at the present time, the delegation
was united in the admission that none existed.
What they represented was, that there was al
ways danger of a serious difficulties unless
the State government, which is utterly unable
to give them protection, shall have the assist
ance of the general government. In fact, the
State government could not be carried on with
out the aid of the United States.
Charles Francis Adams has written letter in
which he positively declines to become a can
didate for the Presidency next year.
Foreign.
1t is reported from Vienna that the Pope has
instructed the Catholic Bishops in Bosnia and
Herzegovina to use their influence in calming
the people, and to facilitate the pacifcation oi
those Provinces.
The foot-and-mouth disease is still playing
havoc with the cattle Of Great Britain, all eff
forts to stay its progress having failed.
The south of France has had another disas
trous food as have the Mediterranean region
generally.
Eleven persons recently persisted from gas il
the Downington Wood Colliery, in Shropshire
The latest report from the insurrection il
Herzegovina represents the insurgents as gain
ing strength all the time.
The Bonapartist movement in France is rap
idly spreading, and copies of the Pays ant
Orire and NJ. Duvals recent speech are bein!
circulated in the Paris barracks. The Frencl
government is considerably alarmed.
1t is not improbable that Servia will partici
pate in the Turkish revolt. A portion of til
| Servian Chamber are in favor of an immedi
ate declaration of war against the Porte.
number of distinguished Servian officers hav
gone to Bosnia.
A cable dispatch says 612 men and 1853 wome
have been indicted in Russia for participatin
in the Socialist movement.
If the dispatches from Constantinople are
be believed, the Herzegovinian insurrectio
against Turkey is practically ended. fe
bands of rebels still maintain Businesses, an
make occasional incursions into the surround
ing territory. They are always hotly pursue
by the Turks, however, and suffer severe losse
by each raid.
Latest accounts from the FIJI Islands tell {
the awful epidemic of measles which has rage
with unabated fury for the past four month
1t is estimated that the disease has already ca
ried off one-third of the population and thi
unlass checked IL will in n abort time entire