The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-11
The South.


A large part Of the business center of Sher-
man, Texas, has been destroyed by fire.
Two severe earthquake shocks were felt in
Atlanta, Ga, and the surrounding country on
the ID inst. There WAS rumbliDg sound, with
waving motion, which shook the earth and
houses, causing some alarm.
CeneraI.
A Dispatch from Quebec states that during a
recent gale and snow-storm in the Isle of Or
leans an accident occurred at st. Famille, by
which about twenty persons lost their lives
The people, who were principally residents Of
the island, were returning from market, and
were being landed from a steamer in scow,
which capsized, and all ON board, with one ex-
ception, we're drowned.
Two new planets of the twelfth magnitude
have been discovered-one by Palioa, at Berlin,
and the other by Paul Henry, at Paris.
Three fishermen we're drowned near Harris
vile, Lake Huron, one day last week, by the
swampipg of their boat.
The United States Direct Cable has been
successfully repaired, and is in good work.
ing condition.
Political.
The official canvass of the votes of Nebraska
at the recent election shows 10000 cast The
new Constitution carries bynearly 25 200. The
coupon leaving to the people the power of 10
eating the capital has $500 majority. The
coupon giving the people power of expressing
preference for United States Senator has $4,000
majority. The Republicans elect everything
excepting two District Judges and one District
Attorney.
Foreign.
The Carlist committee in London claims to
have news of a great Carlist victory in the
Province of Navarro, Spain.
A dispatch from Berlin reports that Arch
bishop Ledochowsli will be expelled from Ger
many as soon as his term of imprisonment ex-
pires.
England, the Hong Kong dispatches state,
still persists in her demands, which the Chinese
government characterizes as "unjustifiable and
indecent.
Cairo dispatch says the Egyptian army has
entered Abyssinia, and that the Abyssinians
are retreating, offering no resistance.
News has been received of the British expe-
dition to punish piratical natives on the Congo
river, in Africa, for numbering English sailors.
The entire squadron on the west coast OF
Africa was engaged, and sent boats up the
river. Many villages were destroyed and 8
large number of natives killed. The British
lost one man killed and six wounded.
A force of 1900 Turks has been badly routed
by insurgents in Herzegovina.
A battle was recently fought between Liberian
troops and large body of native savages in
Africa, in which the former were totally routed
with the loss of their artillery.
| Sir John Gardner Wilkinson, the eminent
English archeologist, is dead.
The ship Catherine Grifiths, from Sunder
| land, England, for Rio, has been wrecked OF
the SciIly Islands. Eight of her crew wert
drowned.
The German missions to Italy have beer
raised to embassies.
More heavy commercial failures are reported
from London.
Great Britain is looking with hungry eyes OF
the Egyptian country. The Pail Mall Gazett
of recent date says: "The English occupa
LlOu VI cSypt 10 Olly d 4ucSbiOu VI bLiei as lila
step is necessary for the preservation of ou
Indian Empire"
A dispatch from Berlin says the Realsbert
Arsenal has been almost totally destroyed b,
fire. The loss is estimated at S5.OOO,0OO.
A London telegram says Austria is preparing
at the invitation of the northern powers a prop
osition for guarantees to be demanded ant
the control to be exercised to insure the per
formance of the Sultan's promise Of reform t.
the insurgents in his vassal States.
There is much suffering among the indus
trial classes of Germany, and the government
is being asked to establish loan banks as
means of relieving the distress.
Advices from Russia give doleful accounts o
the unparalleled failure of this years harvest
The failure has been general all over the coun
try, and includes every species of crops.
The French Assembly met on Nov. 4.
So far from being crushed out by Turkey, til
insurrection in Bosnia and Herzegovina show
signs of healthy vigor. The military leader
in those provinces have taken the preliminar
steps toward proclaiming national govern
ment,