The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-14

side. in a beautiful lot donated for the
purpose by the Directors of the cemetery.
After the usual religious services, the
crowd, which was very large, dispersed.
A special from Petrolia, Pa, to the Asso-
ciated Press, says: Lately in the afternoon,
about five o'clock, a wagon-load of glycerine,
containing six hundred pounds of the fluid,
exploded, with terrific force, about three
quarters of q mile from here, tearing the
wagon and horses to shreds, and instantly
killing Samuel Smith, Superintendent of
Roberts Torpedo Company, and Mr..
Humphreys of this place. The bodies were
blown to atoms, and with the exception of
the portion of one foot and some pieces
of charred flesh, nave not yet been ound.
The men were unloading the wagon, and it
is supposed one of them slipped and dropped
a can. The magazine, located twenty-five
yards from the scene of the disaster, and
containing upward of one thousand pounds,
escaped injury.
The Democratic Electors of Oregon have
come outin a card concerning the action of
the Electors of that State. Cronin declares
that the Republican Electors refused to act
with him, and consequently created two va
c~ancies, which he filled !" according to law"
The Republican Electors were in session in
the same room at the same time, and after
accepting the resignation of Watts, the ex-
postmaster, reelected him and cast their
vote according to law"
Foreign Items
A dispatch to the Paris lie Temps, from
Giurgevo, says that the Project has been
notified of the arrival, on their way to the
Danube, of 10000 Russian troops, who are
to pass through Roumania. The Slsyonic
Committee publishes the intelligence that
an insurrectionary movement has broken
out in Bulgaria and Armenia,
The French Ministry has resigned. The
crisis is considered serious, as it is though
impossible hat the Chamber of Deputies
will accept any but IN extreme radical, OF
the Senate any but q reactionary Cabinet
Rumors are circulated that President Mac
Mahon may possibly resort to unconstitu
tional interferences.
Mexico is now enjoying three differen
governments,--a legal President, Presiden
Diaz; a Pesident inferno, Lerdo de Tejada
and a military dictator, Iglesias. Diaz ha
appointed his own ministers, and is attempt
: ing to put down I~glesias, at Guanajuato
Iglesias has over eight thousand men, IN
, the old Lerdo troops, stationed in the State
| surrounding Guanajuato, are fraternizinI
with Iglesias's forces.
= The London Daily Nelcs prints the follow
ing in official form: awe understand He
6 Majesty's Government, after discussion wit
the United States Minister, have accepte
i the American Interpretation of the Extrad
L ton Treaty. 1t is hoped that now tn
{ American Interpretation of the treaty
c admitted, the United States will be. willin
. to enter into a new treaty, enlarging tn
: scope of extradition." The NeuUs gives tn
. following as the Interpretation accepted b
u England: That a prisoner surrendered fl
one offense may, after a fair trial, for tn
y o~ffense, be at once rearrested in the count
to which he has been delivered up and p
on his trial for another crime for which I
10 would be liable to extradition under Il
treaty.
&c A Berlin dispatch says that the fact tn
Il the Russian Government does not prohit
private meetings to promote the purcha
of American vessels, to be used as privatee
,.e in case of war is creating much CONNIE
!. among German ship owners, who, beil
u largely engaged in the carrying of Russii
i merchandise, fear the ruin of their trade
England should be ever compelled to reso
~ to reprisals.
A report comes from Mexico that t
y government of Iglesias has been v~ictoriol
President Lerdo and Cabinet was captur
:" by the revolutionists, and General Escabed
Secretary of War, was shot.