The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-02-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
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Senator Christiancy was married on the
morning Of February s to Miss Lille Luger-
beel, lately clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment Senator Ferry, his colleague, o fl
as groomsman. Senator Christiancy
is, according to the Congressional Directory,
nearly sixty-four years of age. The bride is
represented to be nineteen.
The Secretary of the Treasury has sent to
he House Of Representatives, in response
to the resolution of January 81, q detailed
statement showing the actual amount of
ash on hand in the treasury and the several
repositories and minis on the Goth Of Janu.
airy, 1876. The total amount is $3.50, 77S,043.
The Secretary a y that as the legaltender
received for redemption of National
bank notes, dc not belong to the United
States, the amount is not in any way EN-
braced in the monthly debt statements of the
department. The amount of five per can't
bonds sold to October 2, 1875, in obedience
to the resumption act, is, interest included,
Si5,7 % $50. The silver purchased by the
Treasury Department has been paid fol
with the proceeds of the Eve per cent. bonds
sold, and the balance Of the proceeds Of
aid bonds, together with the revenue Of
the government, has been applied to the
retirement of legal tenders, as provided by
the specie resumption act.
G. Billings has been confirmed by the
Senate as United States District Judge for
Louisiana.
General Ord was before the House Special
Committee on the Texas border troubles a
few days ago, and detailed at length the
present condition of affairs along the Rio
Grande. He said that the raids are of al
most daily occurrence, and it is impossible
to stop them with the present military force
under his command. The Rio Grande river
is of such a nature that the channel is con
changing, and wherever the river
from the American side, leaving a
strip of land where the channel existed, the
Mexicaus settle upon it and claim to have
exclusive jurisdiction, aud refuse to cross
the Mexican side. The raiders are as
sisted by these squatters, and their presence
a~ggrayates the existing evil. General Ord
said that the raids could be stopped and
peace restored along the border.
Mr.. Morrison, Chairman Committee Of
Ways and Means, has accepted the resigna-
ton Of J. P. HambletoD, clerk Of that Com
aud father Of J. Wilkes Booth Ham
bleton.
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The United States District Court at Fort
Smith, Arkansas, has Just closed. oi1ty-sl1
persons were sentenced to the p~enitenuary
at Little Rock ioz various oiienses' ana SIX
to De hanged OF the zist OF april
names OF the men to be hanged are ".
McGee, VIZ. Leeeh, Aaron "ison' asa
saunders, isnam 0eeiye ana iseanuDDe. !,
Jon henderson Jonn a. "a'sn' anu
James a. Seraro' ex-store-keeper AZ Oarsies
e.s.lssfy' - Es~ 1'lss, na sss..ns
olceeu' cnalsea WIN -
'ne goseihmsn' were at,a'snsu elu
nov gellss. tnes gave Da -
ol s0'VVO eacn
Fire Q
CIIcAeo, LILA fire destroyed the pa
per mills of Bradner, Smith & Co., situated
at Roekton, Ill. Loss, $4,000; i9surance,
$4,000 to $4,000. This firm does business
in Chicago.
NEW YORK CITY.-Late at night, Feb..7,
fire broke out in Frank Rhoney's furni-
ture establishment, 50 and "a Bowery, and
in a short time the vail OF "a fell on the roof
Of IS and s6H, crushing 1t IN and setting
to the building, which, with " q 81,