The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-06-17

and his friend Salvador Cortrcal, wealthy
tobacco merchant of Havana. Cortreal had
suspicious of criminal relations between his
wife and DIR. Curtis, and challenge was the
result. In the duel which followed DR.. Curtis
fell, wounded in the hip, and, supposing him
dead, his friend and host coolly reloaded his
pistol placed it to his own temple, fired, and
fell dead. Curtis is in custody.
Judge Kelley of Pennsylvania, is reported
as having expressed an opinion that the gov
ernment is upon the verge of bankruptcy, and
that the only way out of the present troubles
is the calling of a special session of Congress.
Judge Nelson, of the United States Supreme
Court, sitting as Judge of the United States
District Court at Winona, Minn., has rendered
decision affirming the constitutionality of the
Civil Rights bill.
POLITICAL.
The New Hampshire House of Representa-
tives has adopted resolutions instructing the
Speaker TO request the Supreme Court to name
as early day as possible for the hearing of the
Senatorial question also, to allow both sides to
be represented by counsel with briefs and
arguments.
1t has been decided by the Missouri Consti-
tutional Convention that when the new Con-
stitution is voted on by the people of the State
a provision for woman suffrage shall be sub
mitted as separate proposition.
The Justices of the New Hampshire Superior
Court rendered long opinion to the Senate,
recognizing the Democratic Senators as the
duly elected members from the contested dis
tricts, and declining to go back of the action
of the Governor and Council in declaring them
entitled to their seats, on the ground that the
Judiciary has no right to interfere with the
action of coordinate branch of the govern
ment.
The executive committee of the "Independ-
ent Reform" party of Illinois, in session at
Bloomington, last week, decided to call no
State convention this year, but the members of
the party throughout the State were advised to
make nominations for local offices in the sew
eral counties.
G. Cheney, Republican, Governor of the State,
vice Weston, Democrat.
Bills have been introduced in the British Par
lament for the regulation of strikes. They
provide that breachcsEof contract calculated to
cause public injury by work people employed in
public capacities, as in the supply of gas and
water, shall be dealt with criminally.
FOREIGN.
The port of Macao, China, was visited by a
terrible hurricane, lasting several hours, and
doing considerable damage to shipping in the
harbor. A number of lives are reported lost
The Carlist General saballa, with 1000 men
attacked Blanco and was repulsed with loss
of sixty killed.
In the great international racing event of the
European continent, the Prize of Paris, con-
tested last week, French horse was victori-
ous, while the English thoroushbreds, the
cream of the racers throughout the Kingdom,
failed to get place, being nowhere near at the
finish.
The corporation of London has resolved to
invite the Mayor of New York city 10 the inter-
national banquet soon to be held.
Messrs. Odger and Wicks, of London, who
were appointed by the Federal Union of ASri-
| cultural Laborers to make examination of the
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ing its suitability for settlement by emigrants,
have left England on their mission.
The Assembly of the Province of Quebec has
been dissolved by proclamation from the
Lieutenant Governor. New elections will be
held on the 9Th of July.
Weisinger, who attempted to extort money
by duplicating persons in the plot to assas-
sinate Bismarck, has been committed for trial
at Berlin.
From Panama is reported the loss of the
English ship Prince Alfred, with guano, fol
London. She foundered at sea in the vicinity
of Coquimbo. The crew were saved.
| Dispatches from Spain state that the
Alfonsist government is in weak and totter-
ing condition, and that the Carlist cause is
improving daily and gaining much strength.
| Fourteen stores, besides several dwellings,
were destroyed by fire in Toronto last week
causing loss of s55O,OOO, large part OF
which is uninsured. A fire at Minatitlan
Mexico, destroyed property to the value Of
34OO, 100.
| Gov. Davis, of Minnesota, declines to be
candidate for denomination to that office, bu
intimates a willingness to go to Congress in
stead, as the successor of Bill King.