The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-19
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Itenns frosn the tapttal.

other money, the legal tender notes re-
ceived in exchange for silver coin. The
Treasurer will open an account with these
notes at once, and they will be held only
for the purpose of redeeming silver, as re-
luired by the provisions Of the joint reso-
luton. :
The Supreme Court, in the Centennial ap-
preparation case, has decided that the
100000 appropriated by Congress shall be
to the government before any diyi-
dends are paid to the stockholders.
The following is the law relative to ap-
in the Treasury Department:
That On and after January 1, 1876. appointments
in this department shall be so arranged as to be
equally distributed between the several States, the
United Stats Territories, and the District Of Co
Iumbia, according to population.
The above law, says Secretary Sherman,
will be rigidly enforced, and under it there
can at present be no appointment from New
England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Vir.
ginia, Arizona, and the District of Columbia.
The Secretary will also insist that only one
member of a family shall be employed.
Orders have been issued by the Indian
Bureau to provide rations for the one thou.
sand five hundred hostile Indians recently
brought in by Spotted Tail. These Indians
come in on the same terms as the other hos
tiles. Their arms and horses will be taken
from them, butin other respects they will be
treated the same as the Indians who have
remained at the egency.
Fires.
The recent fire in Pomeroy, Ohio, de.
stroyed property to the amount of 100000.
1t broke out in the wareroom of D. Geyer &
Son, in the main business portion of the city,
about IL o'clock at night. Itspread rapidly
in every direction, and was not checked
until twenty-five business houses, Offices and
residences were destroyed. The First
National Bank building is the only one re-
manning on the west side Of Court Street,
and its third story was entirely destroyedby
the flames.
The South.
The louisiana Commission were in session
eight hours on the 9Th, and heard the COM
mittee representing tine banking interests,
q committee on behalf of the Southern Re-
publican Club, a committee appointed by the
Packard House caucus, and other delega-
tons. The result of all these meetings was
not at all favorable to compromise or con.
ciliation at present, but it was thought
patience and pluck would possibly work out
safe conclusions.
The Jail at Conyers, Georgia, was burned
a few nights since, and the only prisoners,
two negroes, persisted.
The United States troops were withrawn
from the State-house at Columbia on the
10th of April. Chamberlain issued an ad-
dress, retiring from the Governorship. In
his address he claims that in Withdrawing
the troops, the United States Government
has abandoned the lawful Government Of
the State.
On the 18th of April the Commission at
New Orleans received thirteen colored men,
with Mr.. Pinchback at their head. Among
them were three colored members of the
Nichols Legislature. They were all opposed
to the Packard government, and in favor of
Nichols, and presented their views of the
case at some length. Besides, the commits
sioners had been busy as individuals, but
they did not make known the progress they
have made. Messrs. ]. q. New, Fenner, and
ex-Justice Wylie were to submit to the com.
mission a brief, sustaining the legality OF
the Nichols Supreme Court.
The Louisiana Commissioners, in their
long cipher dispatch to the President April
II, circumstantially state the result of their
conferences with both Nichols and Packard
the Judges of the respective Supreme Courts
and other parties in interest. They say they
find that the Nichols party are not disposed
to make any concessions, but will maintain
their ground in the belief and hope thai
intimately, as in the Hampton case in
South Carolina, they will have full and un,
obstructed possession OF the Louisiana State
Government. The Packard patty are ready
to enter into an arraug cement for joint
Legislature to determine the pending ques
lions, but this being rejected by the
Nichols party the Packard party ask
the President to determine which is the lie
gal State government. The President de
cllnes to act upon the request as under thu
present circumstance he would not be Jus
tilted in making a decision, owing to tn.
disagreement of the Nichols and Packard
parties, and the unpromising prospects O.
an accommodation.
Lately, Selden L. Jones, of Memphis, an6
George N. Makely, of Little Rock, met a
the Fair Grounds in the latter city to settl,
an affair of honor according to the cod,
duello. Shots were exchanged, but III
seconds gave the affair a ludicrous turn b,
loading blank cartridges. Both parties, AM
also their seconds, were arrested. Jone
was fined $50 and costs. The case of Makel,
was postponed.
The Vest.
By a cave in the Blue Point Graham Mine
at Smartsville, Yubs County, Californis
seven men, B. F. Henderson, Jas. Il. Monk
Michael Sweeney, David Hotham, Michse
McWilliams, Thos. Mcdonald and Samue
Sleeman, were instantly killed. Six other
were more or less injured.
1t is reported that one hundred of Crsz
Horses baud of Indians have taken th
field again. They passed near Spear Fis
on the I4ts, on their way west. One hui
dred were mounted, in war paint. Th
cause OF this renegade movement is SUI
posed to be the deception practiced b
Spotted Tail, in representing that only tn
arms taken by them in the Custer igt
would be demanded of them upon their su
render at Red Cloud, when in reality th
Government demands of them all arms an
ponies.
GesseraI Brecttfes.
A special to the Cleveland Leader frol
New Philadelphis, Ohio, has the folio wins
"a fatal accident occurred lately on th
Tuscarawas branch of the Cleveland an
Pittsburg Railroad, from B.yard to Ne
Philadelphia. As the train south from Bayal
was crossing the bridge near Malvern, tt
bridge gave way, precipitating the epgi1
into the creek, killing fireman Jas. Shar1
and seriously iujuring engineer Geo. Dea
born"
At Warsaw, Indiana, recently, a wido,
named Harriet Grattan, committed suiclt
by hanging herself in a woodshed, viii
laboriDg under religious excitement. 81
was seventy.one years old.
Hiram A~rbuckles, of East Montpelie
Vermont, shot George Shorttwice, and tn,
leaving him for dead. renaired IN tho b1oo