The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-18
NEWS SUMMARY

NEWS SUMMARY
Washington.
From Monday, May 8, checks on the
Treasury began to be paid in silver, when
desired.
The President has psrdoaed James E.
Marsh. gauger, convicted in the Western
District Of Missouri, of false returns, on the
ground that there was no Intentional fraud.
Miss Ada C. Sweet, Pension Agent at
Chicago, testified before the Committee on
Civil Service in relation to the charge of
paying money for her position as Pension
Agent. She testified that she was an appli-
cant for the position, and in consideration
of receiving the appointment, agreed to pay
David Blakeley, Pension Agent, 81, 100, and
was directed by him to pay the money over
to B. H. Campbell, then, as now, United
States Marshal for that district. When the
President found out she was paying out
money for her appointment, he notified her
that q continuance Of it would be sufficient
cause for removal. This was after she had
paid the $1,000.
Fire Record
A supposed incendiary FIRE destroyed Far
quhar's large brick machine shops, at York,
Pa, and seriously damsgeds warehouse adj
joining, the st. Charles Hotel, and a num-
Der of brick and frame dwellings. One hun
dred and sixty working people were thrown
out of employment. The total loss is $780,
900; insurance, $4,000.
An inceudiary FIRE was started in the ex-
treme western portion Of the Beaver Mills
lumber yard, and soon sixteen acres OF lum.
Der were burning, at Williamsport, Pa. The
fire burned all the lumber piled on about
twenty acres Of ground, comprising eighteen
million feet of lumber. Loss, $780, 900; in.
surance $4,000.
oeEeraL
Simon Maudeibsum, q resident Of Detroit,
who took passage from that city on the
Cleveland and Detroit steamer Northwest,
was missing when the steamer arrived at
Cleveland. He is supposed to have been
lost overheard.
The delegates from South Carolina to the
Democratic National Convention are nm
pledged.
Thirteen white and nine colored delegates
viii represent Georgia in The National Re-
publican Convention. They are said to
stand Morton, 5; Bristow, s; Conkling, 8.
and Blaine s.
George II. Holt, a prominent Cincinnati
merchant, committed suicide at his home
there ON NAV G..
Just before eleven O'Clock. ON the Right of
May 6, an explosion took place in the maya
zine Of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Great
Western Railroad Company, in which were
slowed giant powder and glycerine, used for
blasting in the Bergen tunnel, outside of
Jersey City. The explosion aroused all New
York, and inquiries showed that buildings
within radius of two miles had been more
or less damaged. In the obsence of knowl-
edge OF cause, it is attributed to a striker.
Loss estimated at $4,000. One man was
killed 1eg EES
On the 9Th Of May a destructive storm
swept override Northwest, extending from
Kansas to Lake Michigan. The destruction
of property aloDe the route. especialIy in
Chicago and Leavenworth, WA remarkable.
Chimneys toppled, buildings were unroofed,
church spires blown down, and the passen.
ger train on the Illinois Central Railroad
while near Nation, had five cars, n oil
which was a sleeper, blown from the track.
The train was going at full speed, but wa.
Immediately stopped, the engine remaining
on the track. Nearly all the passengers wers