The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-04-22

PRESIDENT GKAsr protests that he has
no designs upon Mexico.s.
The spring style to check the man whs
talks Tell him to " write the rest ON a
piece of paper and you viii read it Sun
day afternoon.
HoN. JOHN c. New, the successor of
Gen. Spinner, is described as slightly
built, and little below the medium
height. He has a benevolent and express
sve face, and, though grown wealthy, has
not let the weeds of pride keep pace with
ms bank account, as many do.
a WASHINGTON telegram states that
the government has secured larbe
quantity of silver bullion, and tha ws5rs-,
OF coming for fractional resumption will
be pushed forward at once. The bullion
now on hand will make two and half
millions of dollars in small coins, and
when these are struck the Treasury viii
commence redeeming fractionals at once.
1t is believed" says the telegram,
TINT the mints can keep up the sup
ply. Redemption will not begin before
June or July.
A WOMAN who superintended an illicit
distillery in active use near Asheville,
Ky, stoutly refused to permit an officer,
the other day, to levy on the property.
WhyF exclaimed the revenue gentle
man, "your hstillery uses up the grain
that would otherwise make bread for
starving women and children = but his
feminine antagonist, rising to the occa-
SION, muttered: " Sir, bread may be the
staff of life, but whisky is life itself" I"
The officer was extinguished. He was
speechless. He had never considered the
question under that peculiar aspect.
HE London Times, which is exceed
ingly stinted in its praise of everything
un English, has uttered a good word for
Brother Jonathan. In its issue of April
3, In an article on the United States gov
eminent, it refers to Gov. Tilden's mes
sage concerning the canal frauds, and
says: eve all know that at heart the
American nation is as sound as our own.
and equally capable of noble impulses.
The malpractices thus exposed are mex
ctlsable. but the corruption is not deep
seated, and by no means characteristic of
the American people,"
JAMES LICK, the eccentric California
millionaire, who decided away nearly all
his large fortune, last summer, for a
variety Of benevolent purposes, has
thought better of it, and now revokes
the deed. He says he wants to provide
for persons who have natural claims on
him, and make some changes in his other
plans, and, as his health is getting bet
ter, he thinks he will take charge of his
benevolent projects himself. The in
ference is that he will essentially carry
out his original purposes, however, and
he confirms all the acts SO far done by
his trustees. But the latter object, and
will not surrender the property.
THE youngest nuptial union that we
have seen recorded in many day has
Just been consummated in the quiet vii
lage of Yonkers, a suburb of New York
city. Master Mathew Mansfield and
Miss Fanny Gale. pupils in one of the
pubic schools, and aged respectively
= fifteen and thirteen years, fell in love
with each other and were united in mar
riage. Besides being remarkable for the
extreme youth of the husband and wife.
the marriage is somewhat peculiar on ac-
count of the manner in which it was
brought about. The family of the girl
being strong Spiritualists and believers
in " affinities, " thought the boy and girl
exactly suited to each other, and has.
tened the marriage without the knowI.
edge of the boys parents. The latte,
were highly indignant at first, but final.
ly relented, and are now reconciled to
the match.
IT is impossible that our government
should permit any longer the raids Of
Mexican robbers across the Rio Grande
INTO Texas. The line of the river is
hewever, indefensible, and the true
boundary should be the mountains soutl
OF 1t. 1t has always been the policy O.
the United States to annex Mexican ter
ritory, but to avoid any unnecessary an
nexation of Mexican citizens. Hence w,
have persistently refused to exercise ,
protectorate over Mexico, while we hay,
annexed, slice after slice, her northern
provinces and proceeded to rid them n
their Mexican Inhabitants. We sbal
doubtless pursue the same course in tb,
future and annex, probably by purchase
the Valley of the Rio Grande. The no
tive population will then be compelle,
to retreat southwark, and we shall bay
new State with defensible souther
boundary.
THE tendency of law to buttress tb
institution of marriage and all rights a.
nruing under it is illustrated by the d,
cision of New York ease, in which
man on the eve of his marriage gave ava
nearly all of his property, amounting I
s15o,oOOt to his daughters by form,
marriage. The wife, to whom he ha
represented the value of his estate befo,
betrothal. and who did not know of IL
secret conveyance for months after IL
marriage, brought suit to invalidate IL
: conveyance on the ground of her inchoa
rights of dover in the property. Juds
Van Worst has just maintained her riel