The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-19
Indiana, the waters were higher than they
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have ever been known before.
The returns of the Wisconsin census show a
population of 1,237,9 being gain Of 1885,
251 over over the census of 1870.
A dispatch from Cheyenne says: "Gen.
Crook and Col. Stanton returned here to-day
from the Black Hills. The miners were pre-
pairing to leave, covering up the richest lodes
to prevent their becoming known till such time
as they can return. The mountains are full
of quartz. Capital and skilled labor will de-
velop mines equal to those i'll California or
Nevada There were about !, 500 miners in the
hills. Prof. Jenny's party were still exploring
the hills, and will probably remain until the
middle of October"
A dispatch from Salt Lake, Utah, says con-
siderable excitement is prevailing in the neigh
borhood of Corrinne, growing out Of the
demonstrations of large body of Indians
camped near there. Nearly 1000 Of them were
recently baptized into the Mormon church.
They have supplied themselves with ammuni-
ion and guns, and have sent all their squaws
away and have made threats of driving the
Gentiles from the west side of Bear river,
which, they claim has been granted to them by
the Mormons for reservation.
The crop of oats, rye, barley and wheat in
Northern Wisconsin is simply immense. Farm
ers are now in the midst of the harvest and the
yield, it is said, will EXCEED that of any pre-
vious year in the history of the State.
Advices from the regions Of the recent floods
in Southern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio indicate
h. 20 o,,J 10,
will not be nearly as great as was at first re-
ported. The serious losses are confined to the
rivers and streams, along which much destruc-
ton was caused by overflow.
A good deal Of trouble is apprehended in the
Black Hills country On account of the incur
sions of miners into the reservation of the
Sioux. The military is powerless to prevent
the entrance of gold-seekers into the coveted
country, and cannot even drive out those who
are already there. The Sioux are becoming
restless, and manifest warlike disposition,
but are held in check by the hope that the COM
ing conference will result in an agreement for
the sale of the territory.
Later advices from Corinne, Utah, state that
the Indians that threatened the town have gone
back to their reservations, and no further
trouble is anticipated.
A Fort. Sully telegram says the Indian Com
mission which have been holding councils with
different tribes of Sioux in that vicinity for the
past two weeks regard their efforts as very sue
sessful. All the northern tribes will be repre-
sented at Red Cloud where grand council is
to be held September l.
Washington.
Notwithstanding the unanimous report of the
committee of local architects to the effect that
work on the Chicago Custom-House ought to
go forward, Secretary Bristow is firm in his de-
termination to leave the building in the hands
of the next Congress.
The COVER nment income for the last fiscal
year is larger than any estimate made, and
more than realizes the expectations Of the
Treasury officials.
Three arrests have been made at Washington
on suspicion of completely of the robbery Of
the Treasury Of money package containing
some SAT, 500, about three months ago. One
of the number is Treasury clerk, another
gambler, and the third a saloon-keeper. Tue
Treasury clerk, Halleck by name, admits hay
ing stolen the money, but claims that the job
was put up by the saloon-keeper, Ottman, who
shared the plupder with him.
Halleck, the Treasury employe who has con-
fessed to stealing the $4,000 package, was
assistant shipping teller in the cash room. He
has been employed in the department about
eight years. and was regarded as one of the
most trustworthy men in the building. A
large amount of the stolen money has been
recovered.
The government will probably recover all the
money stolen from the Treasury by the clerk
Halleck. Three-fourths of the amount has al
ready been secured, and the property of ott-
man, Halleck's partner in the theft, has been
attached to make good the balance.
The Comptroller of the Currency has just
completed his abstract of all the reports Of the
national banks in the United States. There
were 2,O76 banks of this character in operation
at the close of the fiscal year, having an aggre-
gate of individual deposits on hand of 1886,
47s, ,6sO.4s. The surplus fund of the banks
amounts to $133, 169 096. 70; the capital stock
paid in, S5O1, ,56S, 563.5O; national bank notes
outstanding, $S1S, 14s, 4O6; specie on hand,
S18, 959, ,4s2. 80; whole amount of business done,
81, 913, 239, ,2O1.16.
United States war vessels have been ordered
to Panama and Aspinwall, owing to the politi-
cal disturbances in the United States of Co
lombia.
The Postmaster-G General has arranged with
the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Com
pany for monthly mail between San Francisco,
Japan and China, at the sea postage rates as
full compensation for the service, which will
amount to not over $500 per month.
Gen. Babcock, Superintendent of Public
Buildings, asks s773, 900 as his estimated ex-
penses for next year.
The South.
A negro named Zack Gordon, who had been
woman, was taken from the Jail by mob at
Athens, Tenn, on Friday. and shot to death,
his body being riddled with bullets.
A prison guard in Louisiana has been discov-
cred in the horrible sport of turning convicts
oose for the purpose of exercising the blood
hounds
Yellow fever of malignant type has broken
cut at Pascagou.A Miss.
Political.
The late election in the Cherokee Nation, fol
First and Second Chiefs, Senators, and mem
bers of the National and Grand Council, and
for district officers, passed off quietly. William
P. Ross was elected Chief.
The delegation to the Alabama Constitutional
Convention stands 81 Democrats 13 Republi.
cans, and Independents.
The New York Republicans will hold theil
State Convention at Saratoga on the Sth OF
September.
The Independents of San Francisco, Cal,
have nominated Sam Brannon for Congress.
Alexander II. Stephens looms up as apossiblt
candidate for Governor Of Georgia.
General.
| JEFF Davis, President of the late Southern
Confederacy, has accepted an invitation to bt
present and address the Winnebago Count,
Qn.) Agricultural Society, at Rockford, on the
18th of September.
A Maryland Judge has decided that the frs
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