The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-18
General

The San Francisco Union has the follow
ing dispatch, dated Messilla, October 6:
An armed mob of four hundred Mexi-
cans, one hundred from the Mexican side of
the river, nave possession of the county of
ElPaso, in Texas, fifty miles below this
place. The mob threatens to massacre all
Americans. They have arrested and i'm
prisioned the county officials. Several
prominent citizens have fed from the
county. A small detachment of the Ninth
United States Cavalry started for the scene
of trouble to-day, to protect the United
States Custom House and government
property. The Mexicans claim that Ell Paso
County belongs to Mexico"
In Ohio, at the State election, there was a
large falling of in the vote, compared with
that of the Presidential contest. Demo-
cratic gains appear throughout the State,
the earliest indicating the election of the
Democratic State ticket by a considerable
majority. The Democrats at Columbus
claimed the election of Bishop by thirty
thousand-the Republicans conceded it by
fifteen thousand. For Legislature, the first
returns received day after election showed a
Democratic majority.
From Iowa, the best estimates place the
State majority for Republican candidate at
twenty-five thousand, with a majority on
joint ballot ap~proximating sixty-fve.
Frank Benton attempted to assassinate
County Judge Kingsbury lately, at Hills
boro, Ill, by shooting him in the face with
a revolver. The Judges eyes and face were
badly burned. The ball grazed his temple,
doing no injury. He claims hat through
fully sent to the Insane Asylum from there
last spring.
The German-American Bank at Quincy,
ILL.,, has closed. The proprietors announce
that they intend to retire from business,
and have made an assignment to John Dick.
They claim to have assets worth double their
liabilities, which they will pay in full.
Their reported liabilities are 800 900.
Considerable commotion was created in
Allegheny City Penn, by the suspension of
the Franklin Savings Bank. 1t was entirely
unexpected, as no one outside the officers
knew or suspected hat their was anything
wrong. The officers say that the depositors
will be paid in full. All they 1.-THE officers
want is a little time to realize on their col.
~laterals. The capital stock is $780, 600.
Due depositors about $19S,000. The Allie
gheny Savings Bank, which suspended last
week, makes a bad showing. Due depositors
about 100000, which will have to be made
up largely by the stockholders, who are a
dividually liable.
The steamer Mary Powell arrived at West
Point on the morning of October 10, bear
ing the remains of General Custer, and
some two thousand people accompanying
them. Special steamers Hopkins and
Henry Smith also arrived from New York
with the Loyal League C~ommandery and
the Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry Asso.
citation on board. Adetachment of cavalry
escorted them to the chapel where a portion
of the Episcopal burial service was read, al
the conclusion of which the remains were
escorted to the cemetery, the band playing
afuneral march. At the grave the remain.
der of the burial service was read and the
infantry fred a salute of three rounds.
From dispatches to private parties al
Louisville, it seems that General Harlan has
positively been appointed to a seat on the
Supreme Bench, vice David Davis. The
appointment is received with favor by
both Democrats and Republicans of that
city.
Reports received at the Democratic head
quarters at Columbus, Ohio, from about
one-third Of the counties of the State, and
at the Republican headquarters from
small number of counties, show net Demo
cratic gains in forty-four counties of 16,576
None of the counties including large cities
except Montgomery, are embraced in THU
list. The Legislature will stand: Senate
"a Democrats, 10 Republicans and l doubt
full. House-65 Democrats, 40 Republicans
2 Workingmen and 2 doubtful.
The same correspondent says: In conse
quence Of the restrictions placed by the
Russians on the movements of c~orrespon
dents, the number of those with the army
before Plevna have been reduced from sixty
to two-a number of English and Russian
correspondents having recently been ordered
to quit. A horrible state of affairs. The
fact is the authorities are endeavoring t.
keep the state Of the army a secret. Eye
witnesses tell me that the saldiers, in tn,
present severe weather, are lying on tn,
bare earth. The hospitals are choked with
the wounded, and the sick pass the Danube
by the thousand cart-loads at a time.
President Hayes and part of his Cabine
attended the Fair at Frederick, Va, on tn,
I1th, John Richie delivered an address o
welcome, to which the President responded
Speeches were made by the Attorney Gel
eral and the Secretary Of War.
A meeting was lately held in New Yorl
City of prominent merchants, bankers
manufacturers, and representative men from