The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-01-20
NEWS SUMMARY.
WASHINGTON,

On the 18th, II delegation of Cherokees,
Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles called
upon President Grant to pay their respects
and to talk of affairs in the Indian Terri.
tory, which they represented to be in a
peaceful and prosperous condition, with
abundant crops. They took occasion to ex-
press their opposition to the proposed terri
toriai government in their country, when
the President informed them that no bill
passed by Congress for that purpose would
receive his approval without the consent of
the Indians. i
The South.
The distribution of troops in Alabama,
Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, on the
LIST inst, was as follows: Alabama, 5 CON-
panies; Mississippi, 6; at Little Rock, Ark,
2; in Louisiana, 10; total, 80 companies,
comprising 1,240 men.
Jack Low and Mike Knuckley were shot
and killed by Tom Picket, a New Orleans
barkeeper, a few days since.
The West.
A dispatch from Sacramento says that it
is reported that a land grab has been I'M
earthed at Sacramento, California, by which
the State is loser to an enormous amount,
and that the matter will be brought to the
attention OF the Assembly.
A meeting OF delegates from the Denver
(Col.) Churches has unanimously adopted a
petition to the Constitutional Convention
against taxing property used exclusively for
religious worship, education, public Libraries,
and for charitable purposes.
The St. Louis Rfpubican's Kansas CITY
special says the Times of that city has in
formation from Kerwin, Kansas, January II,
to the effect that some fifty Otoe Indians
had been massacred by a band of Sioux.
The Otoes passed BlooBington about ten
days ago on the way to the buffalo hunting
ground. Six of them returned shortly after
and stated that their rarity was surprised at
night by the Sioux, and all excepting them
killed and scalped. Great excitement is
said to prevail in the neighborhood of
Bloomington, and all are ready to leave
should the Indians make a demonstration.
Fire Record
CEDAR RAPIDS, IowA.-A FIRE broke out
in the large Pullman House block, owned
by Gabriel Carpenter, aud occupied as a
hotel and by several merchants. The build
ing, with most of its contents, was destroyed.
Totaliloss, about $4,000; insurance, $40, 900.
The loss on the building was about $4,000.
Noah Keller, tobacco dealer, lost about
$1,000.
General.
Gov. Tilden, after examining the papers
and petition of Edward S. Stokes for pardon,
has denied the application.
Tweed's attorneys and bondsmen have
brought suit against the other members of
the ring, asking that all except Tweed be
made to refund, and asking that a receiver
of all claims against them be appointed.
The city, county, Attorney-General, corpo-
ration counsel, and others are made defend
ants.
A Be,lin Dispatch states that Captain
Briekenstein will not demand German in
quiry into the loss of the steamer Deutsch.
land. The German government has invited
other maritime States to an international
conference to devise a common mode of in
quiry into ship-wrecks and other disasters
to shipping.
James A. Castine, late bookkeeper fol
Ely, Harvey & Richardson, of Memphis, has
BEEN sentenced to the penitentiary for three
years for forging the firm name. 1t is said
the jury will sign q petition to the Governor
for his pardon.
Conrad E,ehler, a prominent German o.
St. Joseph, Missouri, was knocked down by
a freight train, ten cars passing over hi:
head and cutting it of. He was, some year
ago, foreman of the Anseiger office in st
Louis, and more recently part owner of thu
NLksNdt, the organ OF the Germans in St
Joseph.
Ockerebausen Brothers, sugar r~efners, o
New York, have failed. Their liabllitiei
will not exceed $375,OOO. The assets of tn,
firm, which are chiefly real estate, amounted
in 1878 to more than S60O,OuO.
The boiler OF a steam wood-sawing ma
chine exploded at Grand Rapids, Mich,
few days ago, instantly killing William
Franz, severely bruising james Bellogot, an,
scalding another man whose nsme WIS n,
ascertained.
Proceedings Of the secret investigation o
the Pacific disaster by Capt. Waterman an,
James Hillnan, United States Inspectors
are made public. They report the acciden
was the fault of the officers of the Orpheus
on account of steering wrong.
The West Boston Savings Bank has beer
restrained from receiving or paying deposit
or trausacting other business. Owing to
shriukaSe On real estate and personal secu
rites the capital of the bank has been i'm
paired. Dspositors are not liable to seriou
loss.
The body of a laborer named John White
was found in a vat at the Chicago s,ocl
yards. He was hauling offal 10 the watts, an,
it is supposed he fell into the boilinj
fluid. His flesh was almost entirely boilet
from the bones at the time Of the discover,
of the boly.
Hon. J. B. Eustis has been elected Unite,
States Senator by the Louisiana Legislature
The Republican National Committee hav
d termined to hold the next Republics
National Convention at Cincinnati.
The Democrats of New Hampshire, il
Convention, have nominated Daniel Mare
for Governor, aud adopted a platform whic
recognizes the final settlemento of all issue
involved in the late civil war, and the bind
ing force of the Constitutional amend
ments; favors a return to specie payments
areform of all abuses in the State and M
tional Administrations; retrenchment an
economy in public expenditures; equal an,
just taxation; a tariff for revenue only, an,
approves of the present move in behalf Q
temperance, as designed to promote a yer
desirable end by the most proper and e.
fectual means; opposes a third term as dan
gerous to the liberties of the people; favor
the common school system and religion
tolerBtiOn.
All of the crooked d%istillers at Chicag
have pleaded guilty. Six new Indictment
have besn returned at Chicago. Leopol
Wirth a d~istiller, is charged with bribin
officers. Mann, ex-Supervisor; Conkling, e1
Special Agent; W. EisserI, ex-Deputy Col