The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-08

ing June 80, were $780, 479, 131, and the aggre-
gate internal revenue receipts for the same pc
Rod were S1O9, ,1s6,379.
For the first time in twenty-five years the
Treasury Department has been reorganized.
The number of employees is fixed at 2,291 per-
sons, with an aggregate annual compensation
of 81, S54, 1880, showing reduction by the
bill of 9S4 employees and saving Of S5O7,-
600.45.
PoIipIcai.
vice-President Wilson has published long
letter in reply to the recent adverse critici SIMS
upon him which have appeared in the Republi-
can press in reference to his doings and utter
ances Old his recent tour.
The New York Prohibitionists met in conyel-
ton at Syracuse, last week, and adopted series
of strong prohibition resolutions. The follow
ing ticket was put in the field: Secretary of
State, G. D. IDuzenbury; Comptroller, Anson A.
Hopkins Treasurer, Stephen B. Ayers; State
Engineer and Surveyor, Geo. A. Dudley; Canal
Commissioner, Ira D. Bell; State Prison In
spector, John D. Glib; Atorney-General, Eli
T. Marsh.
49,
yention at Des Moines on Wednesday, June 80,
and nominated the following ticket for State
offices: For Governor, Samuel J. Kirkwood ;
Iieutenant-Governor, ]. G. Newbold; Supreme
Judge, Austin Adams Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction. Alonzo Abernathy.
The California Democrats met in State Con-
veution at San Francisco on June so, and
nominated William Irwin for Governor.
Congressman J. K. Luttrell has been nomi-
mated for reelection by the Democrats of the
Third California District.
Foreign.
serious revolution has broken out in the
State of Sonora, Mexico.
Garcia, the Spaniard who stole portion OF
Murillo's famous picture from the Cathedral of
Seville and who was kidnapped to Cuba and
subsequently sent to Spain, was shot few
weeks after his arrival at Madrid, without trial
by even drum-head court-martial.
At Valparaiso, South America, recently, a ter
rible gale occurred, doing an immense damage
to the shipping and occasioning the loss of fifty
lives.
Fearful inundations have recently occurred
in Bohemia, Moravia, Corinthia and T,yrol, and
Beriat, with some loss of life and great destruc-
ton of property. Many bridges have been
carried away, thousands of cattle drowned,
and the crops in several districts totally ruined.
A special dispatch from San Francisco an
nounces that the revolution against the Mexi-
can authorities at La Paz is in the full tide of
success, and that Mexican troops had been sent
from Mazatlan to quell the movement
A furious rain and thunder storm passed over
the city of Buds, Hungary, few days ago, de-
stroying many houses before their inhabitants
could escape. At least 100 were drowned, and
500 arereported missing.
The bill providing for national debt sinking
fund has passed q third reading in the British
Parliament.
recent fire at Palacios, in the Province of
Seville, Spain, destroyed 140 houses.
Edmund Jones & Co., London, in the East
India trade have failed, with liabilities at
$780, 900.
The French Assembly has voted 1898, 900 for
the relief of the sufferers by foundations.
Ferdinand L, ex-Emperor of Austria, died at
Prague, last week, aged 80.
A royal ordinance has been issued command
ing that members of Carlist juntas, and all
families of which any member is in the Carlist
service, be expelled from Spain, and directing
that the property of Carlists be confiscated and
devoted to indemnifying communities suffering
| from Carlist acquisitions.
| The great international rifle match at Dublin,
on the 29th ult., was attended by an immense
crowd of people, and the enthusiasm was in
tense. At 800 yards the Irish team scored 1856
| against 337 for the Americans, but at the ranges
Of 900 and 1000 yards, the American team cal
ried the total score to majority of 3S points
or 967 to 929. In the evening grand banquet
in their honor was given by the Lord Mayor Of
Dublin at the Mansion House. A large mum.
Der of distinguished guests, including the Lore
| Mayors of London and York, were present
| The Irish rifemen admit the superiority of tht
Americans throughout the match, and acknowl
edge that their victory was fairly won. The
American team used breech-loaders; the Irisf
| team all used Rigby's muZZle-loaders.
The loss by damage and destruction of prop
erty by the recent great inundations in South
ern France is computed at s24, 0Oo,0 900 in the
two cities Of Toulouse and Agen alone. A
least 1000 men, women and children wert
drowned at Toulouse, where hundred thou
sand destitute people are now dependent upor
charity. The loss of life by the great flood Oh
the river Danube, in Pesth, Hungary, was als'
very great. As far as heard from about Isl
dead bodies have been recovered and man.
others have been swept down the river.
Pope Plus has sent $4,000 to the sufferers b.
the late inundations in France.
| The Italian Parliament has nassed the bill