The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-08-31
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Ite,ns fro,. the.capttat.

The following has been issued by the
President:
1t is with extreme pain that the President an
nounces to the people of the United States the death
Of the Speaker of the House Of Representative, the
Hon. Michael c. Kerr, of Indiana A man Of great
intellectual endowments, large culture, great prob
ity and earnestness in his devotion to public in
t~erests, has passed from the position of power and
usefulness to which he had been recently called.
The body over which he had been selected to pre-
side not being in session to render its tribute of
affection and respect to the memory of the de-
ceased, the President invites the people of the
United States to a solemn recognition of the public
and private worth, and the services of a pure and
eminent character.
fSignedl u. S. GRANT.
JoHN L. c~ADwALADKR,
Acting Secretary of State.
WAsHEGToH, August d.
The following order has been sent to
nearly all the Indian agencies by the Indian
Commissioner:
WARRINGTON, August %.
STR-You are advised that all sales of arms or
ammunition to either whites or Indians, by parties
holding licenses as Indian traders, issued by this
Office, must be stopped instantly. You win SO notify
your traders, and win be vigilant in seeing that no
violation Of this order is allowed. II any instance
Of such violation occurs, you viii revoke the license
Of the offending party, and report the case to this
Office for further action.
Judge TarbeIl, of Mississippi, has been
rendered the Office of Deputy First Comp
troler Of the Treasury, vice Colonel William
Hemphill Jones, of Delaware, whose resig-
nation has been called for by the President.
The West.
Adyices from Robinson, Crawford County,
Kansas, say that a man named Osborn, in
jail there under indictment for murder, as
ssulted Sheriff Henderson, inficting wounds
believed to be mortal, his head being mashed
in by blows with a large iron link. That
night q mob of masked men entered the
jail, took Osborn out and hanged him to
the nearest tree.
Dispatches received from the command
ing officer at Standing Rock, say that In
dams from Sitting Bulls camp report a ter
rible battle between Sitting Bull and Terry
and Crooks combined forces. The Indians
were repulsed, and have scattered. Terry
and Crook, however, are reported as having
sustained quite as heavy losses as the In
dams.
The Utes who deserted Lieutenant Spencer
at Cheyenne River, arrived at Rawlins on
the sd of August, turning over their arms
to Sheriff Rennis.
The South.
General Superintendent Frost telegraphs
the following in relation to q railroad ac-
cident near Jackson, Mississippi: "An un.
precedented heavy food has fallen in the
region eight and one-half miles north of
jackson, Mississippi. A twelve-foot culvert
was washed out directly under the train.
The engine, tender, and mail car passed
over, and the baggage car, smoking car, and
ladies' coach went into the hole. The sleep
ing car did not get off the track. The pas
sengers hurt were in the smoking car and
the ladies' coach. The summary of the
casualties is as follows: One tramp, steal.
ing a passage, killed; two passengers NOR
tally wounded, and ten injured, but none
dangerously A special to the New Orleans
Bulletin says that Willie Brooks, colored, OF
Canton, Miss, and Alphonse Vlleneuve, OF
Montreal, Canada, were killed.
A strike occurred along the Combahee
River in South Carolina on the 2Sd Of Au.
gust. Through the efforts of Congressman
smalls and Governor Gleaves, both colored,
the mob Of riotous strikers were induced to
dispense. The ~ringieaders have been ar
rested and lodged in Beaufort jail, and the
trike is regarded as virtually at an end.
Fires.
A late fire in New York destroyed the
0ckerhausen Brothers sugar refinery, No
$50 South Stand, and damaged Libby, Bart
lett & Kimball's oil warehouse to the extern
of $4,000. Ockerhausen Brothers, loss i
$4,000 on the building and stock INSURANCE
unknown.
A fire at ~SaySnnah, Georgia, destroyed
Kelly's block, four six-story buildings
stoddard's upper range of three ~ive-stor.
buildings, Kelly's shed and wharf, the uppet
works Of a schooner, and twenty-five bale
Of cotton. Loss, 100000.
Political.
In the late Kansas Democratic Conven
ton, at Topeka, resolutions were adopted
indorsing the st. Louis platform, and it
candidate, and pledging the nominees o
the Convention to rigid economy in Stat
affairs. A committee was then appointe,
to confer with the State Committee Of tn
independent Reform party, wnen the Con
yent1on temporarily adjourned. On reas
sembing, the committee to confer with tn
committee of the Greenback party reportel
an agreement on the basis of the withdrawa
OF q part OF the Greenback ticket. TIL
Convention then nominated, by acclams
ton, John Martin, OF Topeka, for Governor
Mr.. Beals fer LieutenantGoyernor; N. {
South for Treasurer; Sheldon for Auditor
and Barrett for superintendent OF SCHOOL,
With the exception OF Martin, the abov
are the candidates on the Greenback tickle
The balance Of the ticket is to be compose
Of Democrats.
Mr.. Finkelnburg has reconsidered his a,
ton in declining the nomination of the B
publicans as Governor of Missouri, and hs
finally concluded to accept.
The Republican State Convention OF Tel
nsssee resolved to make no nomination fc
Governor. Ex-Governor b. S. Foote, /.