The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-31
NEWS IN BRIEF.
items from, the Capital

Items from the Capital
The managers of the French Exposition
of 1878 have informed our Government that
if the United States is to take any part in
the exhibition it will be necessary to take
immediate steps for representation il the
section. To delay action until the
meeting of Congress in October would be to
practically render impossible any proper
representation of the United States. The
difficulty has been hat there have been
serious doubts as to the constitutional right
Of the executive to take any measure in the
absence of afermal vote in Congress.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued a
call for ten millions of bonds for the syndi-
cate, being the fourth call. The bonds are
consols of 1866, dated July 1, 1865, and are
seven millions coupons and three millions
registered bonds.
Judge Hickey Morgan, OF New Orleans,
has been appointed Magistrate for the United
States Judicial Tribunal just opened in
Egypt.
Some days ago a letter was received by
the President, purporting to be from ]. B.
Lewis, Chief Justice of Washington Ter
ritory, ~resigning that position, and conclud-
ing with the remark that on retiring to pri-
vate life lie was in full accord with the
reconciliation policy of the President. Not
suspecting the genuineness of the letter, the
President appointed Associate Justice
Green, of the same court, to fill the vacancy
supposed to be occasioned by the alleged
resignation. Afterward information was re-
ceived from Judge Lewis and others, by
telegraph, p~ronouncing the letter a forgery,
and Senator Mitchell represented these
facts to the President, who thereupon re-
vcrsed his action, thus continuing Judge
Lewis in Office.
The President has appointed Edward P.
johnson as United States Attorney for the
Territory of Wyoming, vice Richard A.
Watts, resigned, and Gabriel c. Wharton,
United States Attorney for the District of
Kentucky, vice b. E. Finley, resigned.
A woman named Francis Beach was
burned to death, in the cell of the station
house, the other night. In trying to light a
pipe, she set her cothing on fire.
The President, with the concurrence of the
Cabinet, has decided to recall all the Foreign
Ministers. This policy was stated by
Secretary Evarts to Minister Boxer, who
called to see the reason of his removal. Mr..
Evarts assured him hat 1t was not on
account of the least dissatisfaction or any
want of confidence, but simply because it
mao been decided oy the PRESIDENT ana
Cabinet to remove all Foreign Ministers,
and hat there would be no exception
made.
A"o eo"
A duel between c. G. Newman, editor OF
the Pine Bluff (Ark.) Press, and Mayor
Reynolds, of the same place, which was to
have come off at Tenere, Miss, on May 20,
did not take place, as Mayor Reynolds and
party failed to arrive there, and Mr.. New
man and party returned to Memphis next
morning. 1t is supposed that Governor
Witter had prevented the meeting by hav'
ing the other party arrested.
The Hon. Efingham Lawrence, e1-membel
OF Congress, from Louisiana, was assaulted
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the General Assemble The crnnnd Of tb
renort is that there was 90 mncb frand an,
intimidation in that conntv as IN vitists IN
e~lect;on The svi5enca mon This no;rt NO
vbolIv derived from tbe renort Of The Cor
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sPeclal rom Norloik' fa'' says tne toW
OF Creswell' n T., was totally destroyed b
nre d Jew nlgnts SINCE. All tne unite
STATES mans IN the Postomce were consumes
Ihere was out little insurance held IN tow
DyProperty holders, ana the greatest distrel
prevails
AT uioVersYliie' l., In a recent mr.
twenty buildings were burned, with a loi
OF ssO'Ooo IND an Insurance. OF $4,000. II
complete devastation OF the village WI
feared because Oh the want OF even the o
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after a four hours struggle got the fire und
control.
The Scot. Works a large ;ron estsbl;sl
mont in Read;ng pa ovned and onsrot,
bv ssvfsrt McMa,ns 4 % vo, hrrnsd
few EVENINGS since with tba eycsntion
tbs forndrv no,.ion which was al
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haan an1arsd - go ;nn."..nt -
troo,s IT, &C. or;ri,a,a5 - tha natta,
bor.a.,d $500 81 r~oat -on;a.r n
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