The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-05-16
NEWS
westminster.

Neshingten.
The government has received no official
information whatever concerning the re-
ports Of a prospective Fenian invasion of
Canada.
A number of distinguished Masons met at
Washington, recently, and formed the
"Royal Order of Scotland" This order
has never until now existed outside of
Scotland.
1t is rumored that should the House de-
termine to order an investigation of alleged
Florida frauds, a motion will be made to
refer the subject to the Committee on Elec-
tions, which already has before it much
testimony concerning the contested case
of Finley, Democrat, against Bisbee, Repub-
lican, sitting member from the Second Dis
trict of Florida.
Ex-Governor Packard, of Louisiana, has
been nominated Consul at Liverpool. He
succeeds Lucius Fairchild, of Wisconsin,
who is transferred to. the Consul General
ship at Paris, Alfred T.. A. Torbert, of Della
ware, having been recalled from the last
named city.
General Mcdowell has been instructed to
institute vigilant watchfulness along the
southern border Of Arizona and Southern
California, 10 prevent a violation Of the
neutrality laws of the Lerdo revolutionists,
and 20 arrest any and all parties who are
suspected Of co~ngregating on the border for
that purpose. General Ord has notified the
Wsr Department that he has made sach dis
tribution Of the force under his command
as will, in bis judgment, with the co-opera-
ton of other Federal officials and the State
officials, prevent any serious violation of the
neutrality laws. He has directed the prompt
arrest OF all suspected persons who may at
tempt to cross from the United States into
Mexico. His action has been approved at
headquarters.
Mr.. Manuel de Zamacona, accompanied
by the Secretary of State, May Z, presented
to the President his credentials as Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Of Mexico.
At . recent Cabinet meeting, Secretary
Eyarts announced that official information
had been received Of the acceptance by
Greece Of the invitation of this Government
to participate in an international conference
on the subject of the proper ratio to be
fixed between the values of gold and silver.
Three European nations having now &C.
cepted the invitation, tits competent for our
Government, under the terms recently en-
acted in the silver bin, to make definite ar
rangenents for holding . conference, butno
appointments Of Commissioners ON the part
of the United States will be made until ae-
ceptances which are now expected shall
have been made from some other Govern
mentss
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions has decidedto report and recommend
the adoption of a concurrent resolution,
taking the ground that the treaty provisions
which allow unrestricted Chinese immigra-
ton might wisely be modified, and inviting
the attention of the President to the sub
jeet. A concurrent resolution will be re-
ported as a substitute for Senator Sargent's
joint resolution, which provides that the
President shall o;en negotiations with the
governments of China and Great Britain
with q view Of restricting Chinese immigra-
ton.
The Western Emigration Society (colored)
have adopted q memorial to Congress, ask.
ing an appropriation to transport emigrants
west, and furnish an outfit of farming
utensils, seeds, etc, for the first year or two,
when, 1t is calculated, they viii be able to
support themselves.
A letter received at the Internal Revenue
Bureau states that a SON of Colonel Fitzsim-
mons, Marshal of Georgia, acting as deputy
and pursuing a gang of illicit distillers, had
succeeded in capturing some of them, and
in default ofeyidence Of the work they had
undoubtedly engaged in, he caused them to
be put IN trial for carrying concealed
weapons, and convicted them all. Such a
trial was q great novelty in that section,
and the result was a matter of general
surprise.
The concursent resolutions submitted by
Senator Morgan, Concerning the relations of
this country with Mexico, propose that Con-
gress shall make substantially the following
declarations: First, That in defining and
settling by treaty the relations of the two
countries, it is just and expedient, and in
accordance with the interest ofsthe people
of the United States, in the maintenance oil
the right Of self-government on this cont.
nent, that the present boundaries between
Mexico and the United States shall be
guaranteed as permanent and inviolable
Second, That it is proper that both govern
ments shall engage that the territory Of
each shall be protected against conquest
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