The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-01

were 40,736 lawyers in this unhappy
country, and that OF these 5,913 belonged
to the State of New York.
The recently completed transatlantic
cable, extending from Rye Beach, New
Hampshire, to Ireland, is the fifth one
laid, and Is considered, in some respects,
superior to any that have preceded it.
CAPT. BoYToN, after swimming across
the English Channel, made the inevita-
BILE speech in which lie said THAI his sole
object was humanity. Now that he has
shown what could be accomplished, there
was +" not money enough in all England
to tempt him to dc it agaln. ''
A ST.. CHARI Es Oa.) paper announces
the programme for the celebration in
that place of the approaching Forrth of
July, on Sunday. After naming some
half dozen orators, the reader of the
Declaration, etc., the paper adds: '"There
will also be an interesting horse-race and
performances by the dramatic associa-
tion."
Mrs. LINCOLN is declared by cores
pondent to have always refused to see
the sister by whom she was charged il
the papers with having sent information
to the enemy. She said to this CORES
pondent, 81 would not let her cross my
threshold, nor any one who was an enc
my of my country"
CARL SoHURz was given banquet in
Berlin, recently, which was attended by
eighty gentlemen, including about forty
Americans. DR.. Thompson presided,
and proposed toasts to the German En-
peror and President of the United States.
Mr.. Schurz toasted Germany and Amer
lea, and made speeches in German and
English. He was repeatedly cheered.
A CHICAGO man, David E. Bradley,
has perfected an invention for shielding
one building from fsIe In another. He
hangs from the roof on the exposed side
a curtain of galvanized iron plates, fur
nished with hooks SO as to be easily at
tached to each other, and adjustable in
q few minutes.
The State Department at Washington
has received information that the North
German and Russian governments have
proclaimed an embargo against ships ar
irving at ports of those countries laden
with potatoes. The embargo hitherto
has been only placed upon the potatoes
themselves. By the new order it is also
to comprehend the vessels.
GALVESTON, Texas, is greatly excited,
because of the decision of a United
States District Judge there, sustaining
the Civil Rights bill. and fning the
Opera-House manager $500 for refusing
seats to two negro women and, also,
for arresting the conductors of the Gal
weston Neaos for contempt of court in
criticising the decision. A United States
Judge in Minnesota has also ruled in ia
vor OF the Civil Rights law.
TIE Commission to visit the Sioux
Indians and try to make some arrange
ment about the Black Hills country has
been announced. The following are the
names William B. Allison, Iowa !;
Bishop E. r. Ames, Maryland F. W.
Palmer, Illinois /; Brig. ALI b.
Terry, United States Army the Hon.
Abram Comingo, Missouri the Rev. s.
D. Hinman, Dakota G. P. Beauyois,
Missouri J. R. O'Brien, New York.
Joe W. Dwyer was appointed Secretary.
The salary to each will be $Sa day, with
an allowance for their necessary expenses.
RECENT earthquakes in South America
appear to have been of almost unex-
ampled severity and destructiveness.
The City of Cucuta, better known as
Rosario, has been totally destroyed, and
six other towns, of less size, with an ag-
gregate of $4,000 population, have been
wholly or partially laid in ruins. As
usual, the shaking of the earth has been
accompanied by active volcanic action
fire having been started in Cucuta from
burning ball projected from one of
the volcanoes in that section of the
Andes. Some parts of Asia Minor were
also recently devastated by an earth
quake, and slight shocks have occurred
in Chill.
WHAT seemed an impending contro-
versy as to the sword worn by Warren
at Bunker Hill is happily set at rest.
William T. Davis, a grandson of the
Hon. William Davis, to whom Cornelius
Dunham claimed to have given the
sword, states it as the result of his in
vestigations that his grandfather placed
it in the hands of DIR. John P. Warren,
of Boston. This would apparently es-
tablish the identity of the sword now in
possession of Mr.. J. Collins Warren with
that bought by Cornelius Dunham from
the servant of British officer. The
only Revolutionary swords in Pilgrim
Hall are found to be those Of
Capt. Josiah Cotton and Capt. Simeon
Sampson.
Ar Clearfeld, Pa, last week, thirty
two striking miners were tried on {
charge of conspiracy, found guilty, ani
sentenced to various terms of imprison
ment. Judge Orvis divided the Grim
inals into three classes, and pronounced
sentence as follows: The first class con
sisted of John H. Joyce, President o.
the Miners Union; John Maloney
Secretary; Ralph Parks, George Nc
Gowan, Thomas Burchdale, and Mathia.