The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-06-03

1875, and, when the injury occurs in 1875, the
extension will date from July l. 1876.
The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed
Gen. J. D. Webster, of Chicago, Mr.. Post a
New York architect, and Mr.. Norcross, Massa-
chusetts architect as a commission to examine
the Chicago Custom-House Building, and de-
eide whether the walls must come down.
| In his interview with the Sioux chiefs the
other day the President proposed that they
leave the Black Hills and migrate to the Indian
Territory but Red Cloud said they would never
leave the mountains of the North. Spotted
Tail denied ever having questioned the veracity
of Secretary Cowan and Commissioner Smith.
| visit was paid last week to the President of
the United States by the Papal envoys now in
this country The Holy Father at Rome had
especially desired to tender the compliments of
the season to the head of the American nation,
and that was what it was all about.
CeneraI.
The United States Centennial Commission
met last week in Philadelphia, and organized
by the election of Gen. Joseph r. Hawley, of
Connecticut, to the Presidency, with large
number of Vice-Presidents and members of the
Executive Committee. The programme of
ceremonies for the opening and closing of the
Exhibition and the Fourth of July embraces the
designation of U. S. Grant as President {;
Charles Francis Adams and L. Q. C. Lamar,
orators Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet :;
Ralph Waldo Emerson, reader of the Declare
ton of Independence Gen. W. 7. Sherman,
Grand Marshal Gen. Joseph Z. Johnston, late Of
the Confederate army, Master of Ceremonies.
For genuine, unadulterated cheek commend
us to the noble savage. At the initial inter
view between the Sioux delegation and Presi-
dent Grant at Washington, last week, Red
Cloud opened the ball by informing the Great
Father" that the whole pale-face race were
liars present company not excepted. Spotted
Tail snapped his fingers threateningly in the
Presidents face and notified him plainly that
he need not send them to the Secretary of the
the Great Father. Lone Horn followed by
shaking his fist under the Presidents nose. and
informing him in a defiant tone that he Gone
Horn) "owned all this country" and that it
wouldn't be safe to trile with him and his
braves any longer.
Gen. Sherman has been offered $60 900 by
a publishing house for the right of publishing
his memoirs exclusively.
A scheme is on foot at New York for the re-
organization of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, with view to the completion of the
line from its present terminus at Bismarck, Da-
kota, to Puget Sound.
This is the season of religious anniversaries.
Judging by the number recently in session in
all parts of the country one would think the
Americans a very religious people. Neverthe-
less the criminal record does not seem to dimin-
ish very perceptibly. More missionary work at
home is evidently greatly needed.
FoiirIcaI.
The Pennsylvania Republican State Conven-
ton met at Lancaster last week, and re-nomina-
ted Gov. Hartranft. Henry Rawle, of Erie, was
nominated for State Treasurer. The resolu-
tions favor protection to home industry,
cheap transportation, free banking, and safe
and uniform national currency, adjusted to the
growing wants of the business interests of the
country, equalization of soldiers bounties, and
the speedy adjustment of all claims arising out
of the late war. A resolution was adopted de-
claring against a third term, and another oppos-
ing the doctrine of State rights.
Foreign.
Disraeli is credited with an intention of re-
signing at the close of the session of Parlia-
ment.
Germany has requested Belgium to prohibit
religious professions.
A religious procession passing through the
streets of Brussels recently was attacked by the
populace and compelled to seek refuge in neigh
boring houses. Teno the rioters were arrested
by the police.
Violations of the press and ecclesiastical laws
arerigorously punished in Germany. About 100
persons were recently fined or imprisoned in
the space of fourteen days, the number includ-
ing priests, editors, etc.
A ferry boat having number of Catholic pill
grims on board was recently sunk in the river
Muir, province of Tyrol, Austria and seventy
six of the pilgrims drowned.
The Mark Lane Express predicts poor crop
of cereals in France on account of the drought.
The upper house of the Prussian Diet has
passed the bill for the suppression of converts,
and relative to the administration of church
property.
A man has been arrested in Vienna who was
the bearer of an anonymous letter containing
an offer to assassinate Bismarck for million
fiorins. The writer of the letter has not been
discovered.
Owing to the dissensions among the con-
seryatives in the French Assembly, the Repub-
licans have been permitted to choose majority
of the new Committee of Thirty, which is tc
have full sway after the adjournment of the
Assembly. Fortunately for France, however,
but few extremists have been elected and there
will be no great danger from their administra-
ton.