The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-01-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Itema nro,n the CnpftaI.

slstlng OF Messrs. AlDsWorth, Miller,
New York, and Stowell, to consider the
brought to the attention of Congress
by petitions, asking the Government to pur-
chase and assume control of the telegraph
lines of the country, in order to provide
cheap telegraphy. The committee have
directed a letter to be written to the Post
master General, inviting an expression of
the Department On this subject.
The Committees of Seven of the two Houses
on the Electoral Count reached an agree
ment on January IL. The main features of
the plan are that the President of the Senate
is to open the certificates, and all undisputed
votes are to be counted. The disputed votes
are to be referred to q commission consisting
of five members of each branch, and four
designated Justices of the Supreme Court,
who are to choose a fifth Justice. This COM
mission is to make final decision, and is to
have power to take testimony and to INQUIRE
into the whole matter.
Rear Admiral Joseph Smith, the Oldest
officer in the navy, died at Washington on
the 18th of January. He entered the Navy
January 16, 1909, sixty-seven years ago. For
many years he has been on the retired list,
having made his last cruise at sea in 1916.
The West.i
In a row between a lot of soldiers at Sid
ney, Neb., private James Keith, Company
e, 9th Cavalry, was shot and instantly
killed. After the shooting of Keith, about
twenty soldiers secured arms from the bar
racks, went to the front of the place where
Keith was killed and fred several volleys
through the windows and doors of the
bnilding, fortunately injuring no one. The
firing was stopped by the arrival of the
patrol. The body of Keith was taken in
charge by the commanding officer of Sidney
Barracks.
The following has been received at mill
tary headquarters:
ST. PAUL, January, 10.
A6HtaHt General DirisioR Of Missouri:
A dispatch received from Col. Miles, via Bozmau,
states that on the 18th Of December, three COM
panies Of the 5th Infantry, under Lieut.. Frank
Baldwin, struck Sitting Bulls camp, on Redwater,
and defeated him, with the loss of all the property
in the camp, and sixty mules and ponies. The In
dams escaped with little besides what they had
on their persons.
tSignedJ ALFRED 81. TERRY,
Brigadier General.
A freight engine and twelve cars were
thrown from the track on the Cherokee
division of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad, a few nights since, by a misplaced
rail, and the engineer, fireman and brake
maj were severely scalded. The fireman
has since died. Three men named Woods,
Mead and Meadows, were arrested and
taken to Fort Smith, charged with misplace
ing a rail, and the evidence against them is
said to be conclusive. The rail was evil
IDENTIFY misplaced for the purpose of wreck
ing the passenger train. which fortunately
passed safely over, but the freight train,
coming from the opposite direction, was
ditched.
The South.
Lieutenant-G Governor Antoine, State Su.
p~erintendent Brown, A. Dupont, President
of the Republican Campaign Committee, and
twelve colored members of the Louisiana
Senate, joined in a telegram, on behalf of
the colored race, to Senators Morton and
Sherman, eondemning Pinchback's course
in deserving the Republicans.
Governor Nichols, of Louisiana, tele.
graphs Representative Gibson as follows
al am informed that a~pprehensions exist
that a recount of the Electoral vote is to be
made here, under the mandate of my Su.
preme Court, andhave, therefore, dispatched
the President that no such intention has
been entertained, but that a decision touch.
ing that vote must be made by Congress-
Fires.
At Winona, Minnesota, q fire completelv
destroyed Simpsons Block, occupied by L,
J. Blanchard, boots and shoes ]. L. Brink,
dry goods; s. French & Co., clothing. The
second floor was occupied by offices, ETC., the
third floor by Odd Fellows Lodge. The tota.
loss on building and contents, nearly all Of
which were destroyed, will be from S65, OO(
to $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
General Breusttes.
Hon. I. w. Ferry has been reelected t,
the United States Senate, receiving tn,
unanimous Republican vote of the Michigan
Legislature. Senator Window has been re
turned to the United States Senate for 81,
years by the Minnesota Legislature. Il
Maine, on the 10th, the vote for United State
Senator, both for the short and long terms
was taken in the Legislature, and was pre-
clsely the same in both cases. In the Senat
Mr.. Blaine had 26 and Haines 2; in tn
House MIR. Blaine had lib and Haines 81,
strict party vote in both branches. Their
were ten absentees, detained BY the sno,
storm, which blocked the roads and train
The st. Louis Globe Democrat special fror
Kansas City says that three small childre
belonging to a negro woman living in Lii
erty, Clay County, Missouri, were burned t
death recently. Itappears that their mothe
went out to spend the day and locked ther
in the house, which took fire during the a
ternoon and before the flames could be e,
tinguished they persisted. Their remain
were nearly consumed.
Tit Democrats in State Convention /;
New Hampshire, on the 7th, nominate
Daniel Marcy for Governor, and Thorn,
j. Dinsmore for Railroad COMMISSIONS
Alter adopting the usual resolutions Ii
Convention adjourned. The Republican
In the First and Second Congressional Di
tricts have nominated Gilman Marston an
James Briggs.
The Arkansas Legislature has electe
Governor A. q. Garland to the Unite
States Senate for the ensuing six years.
New days ago while balancing the ban
accounts of the Union Trust Company, IL
Cashier discovered two checks bearing IL
same number, one for $3.50, 900, and the 9th,
for $4,000, drawn by the New York Lii
Insurance Company on the Union Tru
Company. Upon examining the check Fl
$4,000, it was pronounced a clever forger
The officers of the Union Trust Compar
were notified of the forgery Immediate
and the cashier stated that it W
presented to him on the Sd of the mont
and he, supposing it to be perfectly reguls
certified it. After the stranger had aceol
plished his object, he presented himself
the office ofMr. Maxwell, a broker of Bro.
Street, and purchased $4,000 in gold, al
after obtaining the treasure and the dife
ence, less the commission of the broker, d
appeared.
IAN Eyewitness" has told the Ne
York Tribune that May fred before Il
word. Then Bennett raised his pistol al
said, scornfully: 81 could kill you now,
1 wished to-" and then fred in the al