The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-06-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.
items IRON. the Capital

fte1ts from u Capital
The books of the Treasury Department
show that the total amount of one and two.
dollar notes in circulation is s5l, 4o4 ,511.
The amount of such notes in the Treasurer's
Office and reserved for use is S10,1S3,3S7.
The amount in the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing, prepared or nearly ready for de.
livery to the Treasury, Se,704,97 u.
Contending factions of the Republican
party Of Alabama called upon Attorney
General Devens recently regarding the Mar
shalship and District Attorneyship of that
State, and were advised to reconcile their
differences and agree upon their proper ap-
pointments.
A delegation Of colored people from
Louisiana, which has had two very salts
factory interviews with the President, also
called on Secretary Sherman. The Secretary
was asked whether he thought one-third of
the patronage was too much for the eolored
people. The Secretary replied that if men of
integrity and intelligence were chosen, he
thought they were entitled to 9 fair share
of patronage, and further remarked that he
would write to Collector King, at New Or
leans, upon the subject.
The publication of figures showing that
Ohio has not yet received her quota of ap-
pointments in several of the most prominent
branches Of the public service has brought
a large number of fresh applications. Six
letters Of application were received lately,
in each of which the writers had cut out the
newspaper statements of the relations be.
tween Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York,
showing a marked lack in the numbers from
the first named State, and pasted it at the
head of their letters for the information of
the Executive.
The West
General Hammond, Superintendent of
Indian Affairs for Dakota, with the balance
of the Commission appointed to locate the
Spotted Tail and Red Cloud Agencies, have
completed their mission. 1t is understood
that they have selected the ground at the
old MILESTONE Agency for one of the bands,
and that st the mouth Of Bad River for
the other, both being on the Missouri
River.
Captain Lee, of the Tenth Cavalry, has
forwarded to General Sheridan from Fort
Griffin, Texas, an account of his engagement
with q band of Comanche Indians near Lake
Quemado. The skirmish occurred on the
4th of May. -Four Indians were killed, six
squsws and ffty-si1 head of mules and
herses captured, and fifteen lodges, with a
large supply fder, lead, dried meats,
blankets, ETC., were destroyed. First Ser.
geant Charles Butler was killed.
The Secretary of War and the Postmaster
nA,.-oI Ro-a r--sk&an 20 the Adiufonf Gan,
eral of the Military Division of the Missouri
officially recognizing the mail route from
Fort Pierre, Dakota, across the Sioux Reser
walton to the Black Hills.
Narrowing accounts come from Oregon OF
q massacre of settlers on the frontier by
Indians. Soldiers have been sent to the
scene and the hope is entertained that the
reports are greatly exaggerated. Sitting
Bull, finding that scalping and stealing arr
attended with too much risk in the United
States, has concluded, it is said, to become
a British subject.
The South
The Supreme Court Of Arkansas has de
cided that the act under which about SIG,
100000 of bonds were issued in 1869 in aiG
" IdllIOdu6 hdS uuCOustAbub1OAo4 II thS
bonds were illegal. The case was appealed
from the Pulaski Circuit Court. The Su
preme Court afirms the decision Of thu
court below.
Fires
The extensive works of the Jacobus an
Nimick Manufacturing Company, on Dia
mond Street, between Smithfeld and Gran,
Streets, Pittsburg, Pa, were destroyed b,
fire, about three o'clock, on the morning o
June 10. The building was a four-stor.
brick, with q frontage of one hundred an
twenty-five feet on Diamond Street, and ez
tended back about seventy feet. The com
pany were engaged in the manufacture o
light hardware, locks, bronzes, ETC., and thei
works contained a great deal of costly an
delicate machinery, patterns, and manufat
tured articles, all of which were destroyed
The company estimate their loss at one hur
dred and twenty-five thousand dollars, o
which there is an insurance of eight thoI
sand dollars, distributed in small amount
among numerous companies.
The Western Stables, together with thei
entire contents, including eighteen horse
at Fort Scott, Kansas, were destroyed by fir
Loss from $4,000 to $4,000. Suppose
to be the work of an incendiary.
General BreUities
Mr.. b. A. Blood, formerly General Mani
ger of the Boston, Clinton & Fitchbur
Railroad, and President and Vice-Presider
of other roads, and Solomon d. How
formerely of the wellknown dry good
jobbing house of Howe, Pierce & Co
Boston, have failed, the former in $1,000
600 and the latter for 100000.
Thomas Davis and Lace Jackson, colore
were drowned in the Nonconnah, net
Memphis, in attempting to swim the
horses. The former was a noted loo
politician.
Eleven hundred employees, in sevs
c~olleries of the Lehigh & Wilkesbar
Company, Penn, have struck against a I
duction of wages.
The Rev. N. L. Rice, for forty.eight yea
a Presbyterian minister and late Profess
of Theology in the Danville Collee
Kentucky, is dead.
The Star and Herald newspaper of Panan
lately received at New York, confirms t
account of the terrible destruction by
earthquake and tidal wave on the Paci
Coast of South America on May 9. Gee
waves sixty feet high swept over the lar
Six hundred lives were lost, ten towns we
almost entirely annihilated, and t
destruction of property is estimated
$2O,OOO,000.
The execution of George W. Fletcher,
the murder of James Hall, in Noyemb
1875, took place at Moyamensing prise
Philadelphia, at 10 o'clock, June IL.
Contrary to the hope he has cherished
months, William NJ. Tweed will renal
prisoner in the Ludlow Street Jail, N
York, till the judgment procured agai
him in favor of the people of the State
100000 is satisfied. The endeavors VIII
his counsel, John D. Towsend, had made
procure his release have failed utterly.
The suspension of Frederick Prent
President of the Producers Consolida
Land and Petroleum Co., No.s.24 Pine Str
New York, is announced. The amour
liabilities is not definitely known, but