The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-01
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Mems fro,s. the Capatas.

ing his course. He instances several cases &
in which the Chief Executive has exercised J
his powers as commander of the army and
navy to prevent or suppress resistance to
the laws Of the United States or where he
had exercised like authority in obedience to
a call from a State to suppress instruction.
And he concludes by saying he desires to
assure both Congress and the country that
it has been his purpose to administer the
Executive powers of the Government fairly,
and in no instance to disregard or transcend
the limits of the Constitution.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs
agreed to recommend the passage of Mr..
Seelye's bill to ratify the arrangement
made with the Sioux Indians for the relin-
quishment of their title to the Black Hills
country, etc.
The Sub Judiciary Committee of the
House has reported that no fraud or corrup.
ton has been shown against Secretary
Robson, of the Navy Department.
General Belknap, who has been waiting at
the Capital ten months for a trial, since his
Indictment, has addressed q letter to the
District Attorney, informing him that he
should apply directly to the Court for an
immediate trial.
The President has nominated Thomas
Settle, of North Carolina, United States
District Judge for Florida, and Benjamin F.
Flanders United States Assistant Treasurer
at New Orleans.
A Washington special says that a number
of the officers of the late war have deter.
mined to offer President Iglesias their ser.
vices. At a recent conference, one of
their number was deputed to wait upon
Iglesias, and formerly tender him their SER
vices. This gentleman graduated at West
Point, was in the regular army when the
war broke out, and was one of the princi-
pal cavalry officers of the ~Confederacy.
He will leave Immediately for st. Louis,
where he hopes to meet the ex-President
and his Cabinet, and lay the scheme before
them. They say the can easily raise ten or
fifteen thousand men in Louisiana and
Texas, who would be able to sweep the Diaz
forces before them.
% West.
The report was current at Fort Randall,
on the sd of January, that a train of fifteen
wagons and twenty men were captured,
about one hundred miles west of the Mis-
souri, River, while on their way out of the
Hills, and that not a man escaped the
scalping-knife. The Indian, who brought
the news, says Crazy Horses band committed
the outrage, and the train belonged to Violin
d Pspinan, of YanktoD.
The reports, circulated through specials, of
the massacre of Volin's train, between the
Black Hills and Fort Pierre, are ascertained
to be entirely untrue, as Volin's train
arrived at Fort Pierre all safe and sound,
without seeing IN Indian, either going in OF
coming out.
The South.
: Governor Packard, on January %, ad
dressed a note to General Augur, saying tina
he was informed, parish officers, holding the
Commissions of Nichols, took possession o.
the oficesin Ouachita Parish, on January Z
in violation of the status quo. Genera
Augur called Nicholls's attention to the com
plant of Governor Packard, and Nichols
replied that he would have the matter in
yestigated, and the ousted officials rein
stated.
Parties arriving at Memphis from Austin
Miss, report that Sheriff Manning was sho
lately at the latter place by John FretweIl
and died in a few hours afterward. Fret
well was related to Mrs. Manning, and ha
vowed vengeance against Manning sine
the killing of Captain Harvey, of Louis
willie, by Manning, and his separation iron
his vile. Fretwel was recently pardone,
out of the Mississippi Penitentiary, throug
the efforts of Manning.
Robert Gibson, Deputy United State
Marshal, from Carroll County, Tenn, WI
shot and almost instantly killed by Robel
Drury, in the pailor of Harris boardin,
house, in Memphis Tenn. Drury fled. 3
had just served out a term in the penitentiar
for counterfeiting, and his father was and
indictment for the same crime, Gibson b
ing the principal witness against him.
A Columbia, s. c., special says Judp
Mackey has granted a preliminary injun
ton restraining State Treasurer Cardozo an
Comptroller General Dunn, respectivel
from drawing any warrants or paying OF
funds from the State Treasury under Il
Appropriation bill passed by the Macks
House at its late session, upon the groun
that that body which pretended to origina
and pass it was not the legal House of Re
resentatives.
A Columbia, s. c., dispatch says: "Tl
Supreme Court has rendered a decision
the quo aodrranto proceedings against Il
Hayes electors, dismissing the case on Il
ground that the proceedings were illegal
presented on the part of the State, instes
Of the United States. This technical fla
disposes of the electoral case of this State
Fires.
In a recent fire at Rockford, Ill, Upson
Herrick's Furniture Factory was burne
Loss, $4,000 to $4,000. Nelson Epson W
burned to death in the building.
Two children were suffocated and O.
fatally burned, by the burning of P. Ct
hareo's residence, at Hamilton, Ontario.
The Academy of Music, at Indianapol
was burned down on the night of Janua
u. The loss is estimated at $125, 900.
General BreuEttes.
The Republicans of the Kansas Legis
ture, in caucus, declared against the E
munds Compromise measure. The Co
necticut Legislature, 10 to 1, passed re.
buttons indorsing it. The Republic
Legislature Of Louisiana passed resolutio
in opposition to the measure. The Delawa
Legislature indorses it. In the New Jers
Legislature, a resolution indorsing Senat
Conkling for his speech in the United Stat
Senate favoring a Joint Committee, was la
on the table.
In the West Virginia Legislature H.
Davis has been elected United States Senat
for the long term by a vote of sixty
tWenty'seven seatteringS and F. Hereto
for the short term by a vote of seventy
seventeen scattering, on the second ball
1t is announced that Hon. Ben Hill
been elected United States Senator fro
Georgia, to succeed Senator Norwood.
The New York Senate, fifteen to s
adopted a resolution approving the Jo
Committees plan for sscertaining and cou
ing the Electoral vote.
While two men, named W. W. Christi
and William Howell, were repairing one
the Standard Oil Compauy's agitators,
Cleveland, it suddenly exploded with g
and before the two men could be reach
they were burned black, and litera