The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-03-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Ete,,s from the Cspssal.

htessse TrOat the Capital
Thomas higgins, the insane man who testi.
fed before the Congressional COMMITTEES in
vestigating the conduct OF the Insane Asy-
lum, Washington City, that President Grant
appeared at his bedside in the spirit, has
entered a suit az ainst General Grant in the
sum of one hundred thousand dollars for
false imprisonment, in causing him to be
sent to the asylum. The complaint recites
that the plaintiff was laid hold of, and, with
grestforce and violence, pulleda and dragged
asylum, aud held there against his will for
eight months, and then compelled to go to
New York and take passage to Liverpool, to
the great detrimen of his business.
1t was decided at a Cabinet meeting on
March 81, to send a commission of promi.
nentpublic men to Louisiana before taking
final action in the affairs of that State. the
Cabinet has agreed that an extra session of
Congress should be called about Monday,
June 4.
Minister Washburne has sent in his resig-
nation IS United States Minister to France,
and it has been accepted.
The President has appointed Joseph C..
Jewell to be Survey or of Customs of the port
of Evansville, Ind.
A telegram was received from Governor
Chamberlain, on March "a, saying he would
bein Washington on the 9th, In compliance
with the Presidents invitation.
Ex-President Grant left Washington Sat
urday night, March "a for Cincinnati, where
he remained four or five days, going thence
to Chicago, Galena and st. LOUIS Return
ing East he will stop at Harrisburg to enjoy
the trout fishing in that vicinity, and then
proceed to Philadelphia, at which port about
the 10th of May, he will take passage for
Europe with members of his family. Since
his term of office expired, many persons
have called on him to ask his influence in
their behalf with the new administration,
but they did not secure it.
The British Government has intimated a
desire to negotiate a new extradition treaty
with the United States.
The West.
A Chico dispatch says that the persons
eDgagedin the late massacre of the Chinese
have been arrested-two boys by the name
of Slaughter, and three men, Stainbrook,
Conway, and Roberts. Conway was first ar.
rested on the charge of sending threatening
letters to citizens who were working
up the case, and through him the other
names were obtained. Conway and the
Slaughter boys wrote nearly all the letters.
Two other men, Ames and Wright, were
also arrested on the charge of arson;
presumably in connection with the Chinese
trouble, though the dispatch does net SO
state. Six of the arrested parties are re-
ported to belong to the Order of Caucasians.
The South.
Governor Hampton, of South Carolina,
on the 18th, gave guarantee to the Presi-
dent that if troops are Withdrawn no vio-
ence viii occur or be allowed, but that he
will proceed against Chamberlain by legal
means only, and under a statute enacted
by the Republicans, in 1868, to enable them
to put out some Democratic incumbent.
This statute provides for the summary
eviction of any person intruding himself
into public office bya warrant issued by a
Circuit Judge. The party evicted under
such a warrant is authorized by statute to
assert his claim or pretensions in the courts
If he wishes, but he must give way first and
at once on issue and presentation of the
warrant to the officer elect.
Senator Demas, colored, who has been
acting with the Nichols Legislature, took
his seat in Packard's Senate, on the morn
ing ofMarch 81, completing, it is claimed, 8
quorum in both houses. The extra session
has been extended. The Nichols Legisla,
ture also extended its session to the Both Of
March. After obtaining q quorum of the
Senate the Packard Legislature passed
through both houses a general appropria
lion bill and mileage and per diem bill
for themselves. They also adopted &
concurrent resolution quoting Section A
Article A, Of the Constitution of the United
States, and Sections 5,297, 5000 aud 5000
United States Revised Statutes, and settiD,
forth that there existed in New Orleans, tn,
capital of the State, domestic violence an,
illegal conspiracies and combinations t.
obstruet the execution of the laws, a
evidenced by the seizure by armed an,
lIwless bands of the State Arsenals and tn
Supreme Court of the State, and CALM
upon the President, under the Conititutio.
and laws, for aid to suppress the same.
The Brooks, of Boston, owners of severa
million dollars worth of property in Ne,
Orleans, paid their taxes to the Nicholl
collectors on March t3. Many large PROF
erty owners have paid their taxes to tn
Nichols government, including Mr.. Burr
side, the largest property owner in Lor
isiana.
Nine men arrested By the Nichols polio
for enlisting men in the Packard militi
were brought before Judge Whitaker, c
the Superior Criminal Court, on an a,
plication for writ of habeas corpus, whic
was refused, and they were remsnded t
prison without bail.
General Brertttes.
Ex-Governor Emory Washburn, Of Mass
chusetts, died, on the 18th of March,
pneumonia. He was seventy-ive years
age.
In the case of Mary E. Oliver VS.. e:
Senator Simon Cameron, an action for breac
of promise, in which fifty thousand dolia
damages are claimed, the defendant has file
his plea as follows: "And now comes Il
defendant, and, for plea to the declaratic
fled against him in the above entitle ed ca
says hat he never promised as alleged"
On account of the Drumming of the a
proaehes of Long Branch bridge, six mil
east OF Cameron, No., an extra freight ira!
on the Hannibal and st. Joseph Railrt
was wrecked there a few mornings sine
The engineer on the locomotive was kille
and the fireman and a brakeman we
seriously injured.
Abner Haines, member of the Ohio Sta
Senate from Butler and Montgome
Counties, was found dead in his boardin
house, in Columbus, recently, lying at t
foot of a high pair of stairs. Senat
Haines was over seventy years of age, al
quite feeble. He spent the evening wi
some of his friends, and started to his roc
in apparently his usual health. He W
not seen until next morning, when he W
found, as above stated, at the foot of t
stars, with his neck broken.
Joseph L. Lewis, of Hoboken, Nj
JERSEY, died a short time aped eigbty.si