The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-06-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Items from. the Capital

Engraving anu frlntlng, q Controller
Knox, the question as to what estimated
amount of fractional currency has been de-
stroyed, and will, therefore, never be pre-
scented for redemption, and upon their
report the Secretary will decide whether or
not the law limiting the outstanding frac-
tional currency and silver coin to fifty mil
lions, will permit an issue of additional
silver to cover the currency destroyed in
circulation. 1t is desirable to know if the
law prescribing the limit of fractional cur.
rency and silver to fifty millions, is to be re-
garded as covering the actual or nominal
amount of both outstanding.
The aggregate internal revenue receipts
for the fiscal year, to date, have exceeded
the total receipts for the same period dur
ing the last fiscal year. The returns already
foot up in excess of Sill, 0OO, 900, and the i'm
preston at the department, is that the full
receipts for the year will fall little, if any,
below the estimate of Sl20, 000, 200.
The Vest
From Omaha, we learn that a destructive
wind and rain-storm prevailed there on the
night of June s. The Congregational
Church steeple in Omaha was blown down.
At the Barracks it is reported the stables
were blown down. Trees were uprooted
and chimneys and porches demolished. The
storm extended east into Iowa, doing con
siderable damage to the telegraph. The
storm also blew down the Floral Hall and
many other small buildings at the Omaha
Fair Grounds. At Florence a large hotel
was unroofed. In the cemeteries many of
the finest and largest monuments were
thrown down. The damage in Omaha is
very great. At Papillion, Nebraska, nine
miles southwest, many buildings were dam
aged, among others the Episcopal Church
was unroofed.
The South
Gov. Nichols has signed death war;
rants in the following cases: Adrien Eyeque,
colored, for the murder of Richard James,
colored, on the 9Th of February, 1876;
Joaquine Flsrezo, a Chinaman, for the muir
der Of Marie Louise, colored, on January II,
1876, in New Orleans; George Morris, col.
ored, for the murder of Sarah Jones, colored,
on the 3Oth of November, 1875. The con-
demned men are to be executed in the
Orleans Parish prison yard on June Is.
The report Of the Conference Committee
appointed to adjust the differences between
the two Houses relative to the A~ppropria-
ton Bill has been adopted by the South
Carolina House and Senate, thus putting an
end to the financial deadlock. While no
direct appropriation is made in the Appro-
priation Bill for the payment of interest on
the public debt yet, as the levy is made and
specifically appropriated fer that purpose
in the Supply Bill, the results virtually the
same.
The concurrent resolution was passed by
both Houses declaring the seat of Judge R.
B. Carpenter vacant, on the ground that the
electioni in December, 1876, was illegal, the
Office at that time not being vacant, and Or
dering an election to fill the vacancy.
In the House a resolution agreeing to i'm.
peach Associate-Justice J. j. Wright, for
drunkenness, was passed by two-thirds
vote, and a Committee appointed to prepare
articles of impeachment. In the meantime,
Wight was suspended from exercising the
duties of his Office.
The General Assembly of South Carolina
adjourned sine de, on June s, after passing
a concurrent resolution, raising q joint com.
mission to investigate whether any i'm.
proper or illegal use has been made Of the
public funds or the credit of the State, and
to cause legal proceedings to be instituted
against all persons implicated.
Fires
A disastrous fire occurred at Galveston
Texas, early in the morning of May s, in
which twenty-six fine business and public
houses were destroyed. A list of the bust
ness losses and insurance by this fire, care
fully prepared by the commercial agency o.
r. G. Dun &Co, including stocks and build
ings at their present value, lave aggregated
the losses at s1,525,0 600, insurance, $1,299,
600. The losses not included in this list vii
not, it is thought, exceed $4,000.
General Brepitfes
A hurricane passed over Mt. Carmel, Ill.
on June 4, at 1856 p. m, destroying thu
principal houses, alarge number Of dwelling
and killing a number of persons ant
seriously i%njuring a number more. Amonl
the buildings destroyed is A. Parkinson's
C. Edgar's, and n. ]. Habberton's three
story business houses. The above-name,
gentlemen were all seriously hurt by tn
falling of the houses. The N. E. Church
the finest in Southern Illinois, and tn
Courthouse are partially destroyed. Their
are at least nine person known to be killed
and it is feared the number will eIcee
that.
The trial Of the Sweeney suit commence
in New York on June 8. The suit wa
brought by the Attorney General in tn
name of the people and is for the recover
of 100000 The transactions on whic
the suit IS based are the same as those in til
two suits against Tweed. The princip.
figure in court was Peter B. Sweeney hin
self. he looked well, seemed to take thins
coolly, and paid close attention to what W,
going Oh.
A horrible case of suicide of boy sixtee
years old, the only child of c. Filical,
prominent citizen, occurred N his farm
Champaign County, Illinois, recently. tt
jury rendering a verdict showing that |
and his father differed as to the manner
which certain work should be done, wher
upon he seized a loaded shotgun, placed it
his head and fred; tearing away a part
his head. He lived several hours, unco
scious. He had to others threatened his op
life.
James Healy, aged twenty-eight yea
and Joseph Grace, aged fourteen years, we
drowned a few days since in the basin
Albany, New York. The boy fell ovt
board, and Healy in attempting to save hi
wa also drowned.
Two brothers named Demand we
drowned in the Mohawk, at Cohoes, Ne
York, while bathing.
The loss Of life by the cyclone which bul
upon Mt. Carmel, ILL.,, lately, is larger tn
was at first supposed. A correspondent
ports that from twenty to twenty-five perso
are known to have been killed and a lar
number more or less injured.
The New York Times says that a CO
promise has been entered into with Peter
Sweeny, which in effect aequits him of
blame or guilt or responsibility, SO far
such q compromise can be an acquittal.
the terms of the compromise, four hundr
thousand doll ars are tn he refunded To Z