The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-01

him to helast. The delegates appointed by
the other wing are uninstructed. J.. c.
Bradley was nominated for Governor by the
Spencers.
The Kentucky Democratic Convention
was largely attended and the proceedings
were orderly, the delegates seeming to be
united and determined OF doing that which
will best advance the interests of the party.
1t is not ascertained with certainty how the
delegation stands as to the Presidential can
didates, but the overwhelming vote cast for
Mr.. Watterson and Col. Breckenridge, pro-
nounced administrative reformers and hard
money men, isregarded as significant. The
Convention opposed the present resumption
act but favored a safe return to specie pay
ments.
Hon. Samuel J. Tilden for President, and
a hard-money standard are what the Califor-
MIA Democracy ask for.
Ex-Minister 0rth had a grand reception at
the Academy of Music, Indianapolis, on the
night of May 26. Speeches were made by
Ex-Governor Baker, General Browne, and
others.
A Greensboro, North Carolina, dispatch
states that Col. Robert NJ. Douglas, SON of
Stephen A. Douglas, has been elected as dele
gate to the Republican National Convention
at Cincinnati.
General Brerftfes.
Supervisor Meyer and Revenue Agent
Colony, assisted by two Deputy Marshals,
seized four Illicit stills on the White Water
River, Cape Girardeau county, No. Next
day an armed mob appeared on the banks
of the river, near Bollinger, and impeded
the progress of the officers. There are from
seventy-fve to one hundred more stills in
operation in that section of the country, and
Col. Meyer has asked Commissioner Pratt
for a force sufficient to enable him to break
them up.
Ayan C. Forster, collector for the Geneva,
New York, nursery, was murdered and
robbed at Keene, N. H, the other night.
Nine cadet midshipmen, of the second and
third classes of the Naval Academy, have
been required to resign and suffer expulsion
from the academy for theft. sSamples 81
gentlemen's furnishing goods were deposited
in the room of a first class man by q Balti-
more drummer, and during his absence were
taken.
Mr.. Joseph Newman, of San Francisco,
passed through Omaha the other day with
some 10000 silk worms, which he is taking
to Philadelphia to exhibit. This is the first
instance in which silk worms have been
carried such a distance, from China to
Philadelphia, some 1000 miles. They are
in fine condition, and have grown double
size, and will be ready to spin on their
arrival,
Chas Blick, a farmer was waylaid by three
foot-pads, nine miles from st. Louis, a few
nights since, and, showing fight, was shot
in the body by n of the robbers, and died
from the effects of the wound.
The New York agent of the Medlicott Man.
u~facturing Company, of Windsor Locks,
Conn.,, says that there is no truth whatever
in the statement which has been circulated
that Mr.. Medlicotthas gone to Europe with
any OF the company's funds He, however,
admits the failure of the company.
1t is stated that a Grand Council of the
American League was recently organized in
Philadelphia, in which twenty-one States
were represented by two delegates from the
Grand Council of each State, and that g
committee was appointed to call a National
Conference to meet at Philadelphia on the
18th of July, to act upon the nomination fcl
President and Yice-President. A formel
Major-General of volunteers was elected
Grand President of the Council, and a del
egation was appointed to attend the Cincin
natl and St Louis Conventions in the inter
est of the League.
Two miners were buried by the caving Of
the earth upon them at Bear Ridge Colliery
Mahony Plains, Pennsylvania, recently
Both are dead.
Twelve Illicit distilleries in Brooklyn an,
the neighborhood have been seized sine
April 1. They could have yielded nearl,
three thousand gallons of whisky daily.
The execution of Thomas A. Piper, for
merly sexton of the Warren Avenue Baptis
Church, of Boston, took place at the Charlie
Street Jail, May 26. Piper was ~convicte,
murder of Mabel Young, aged five years, il
the tower Of the church, on the Esd of May
1876. The crowd outside the Jail halle
with applause the announcement of hi
execution.
George N. D. Bloss, the well-known edito
of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and author of
volume of M~iscellanies, was turnover by
railroad train on the Little Miami Railroad
and killed, almost before his own door, 9
Branch Hill, near Cincinnati.
Foreign Ite1as.
In the House of Commons, lately, Disrael
in reply to a question of Maurice Brook
Liberal and Home Ruler, whether he il
tended to advise the Queen to extend nero
to a person imprisoned for breach of all,
glance to her Majesty, stated that onl
fifteen persons remain in custody With
the category of the question. After a Ion
explanation, showing that two of these al
convicted of murder, that six are in Englis
prisons, and the remainder in West Australi
under military surveillance, Disraeli said
: Considering the circumstances he can nj
now recommend the granting of amnesty.
John 0'Connor Powers, Liberal and Hon
Ruler, under a motion to adjourn, strongl
protested.
An engagement is reported near Ia
Cruces, Cuba, May "a, lasting all day, b
tween the Spanish forces and the insurgent
! the latter being victorious. The Spanis
loss is said to be between one thousand an
, fifteen hundred.
A Belgrade telegram to the London Dai
Meas says that is reported that thirty tho
/. sand Bulgarians raised an instruction Q
May %, from Slivno to Ibtiman, on the oec
sion of the feast of their patron saint, Cyri
. Twelve thousand Turks we're sent again
! them from Missa and Widdin.
. Queen Victoria's birthday was celebrate
May q, it being the custom to have a eel
bration the Saturday following the ann
v versary. There were the usual salute
parade of troops and display of buntin
r Extensive Examinations, in honor of IL
Queens birthday and the Prince of Vale
return from India, took place.
Prince Arthur will shortly marry IL
daughter of the ex-King of Hanover.
Four more rioters, who took part in Il
murder of Consuls, at Salonica, have bee
4 sentenced to death, and thirteen to variol
terms of penal s~ervitude, some for life.