The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-10

rest of Senator Patterson of South Caro-
lima, on a requisition from Governor
Wade Hampton, for conspiracy to bribe.
7. Gambetta issues manifesto to the
voters of Paris. s. The Mayors OF Port
Royal, South Carolina, and Fernandina,
Florida, call for help, on account OF
yellow fever. 9. Sinking of a Turkish
steamer in the Sulina mouth of the Dan
ube; battle of Alacz-Dagh. 10. Suspen-
sion of the Franklin Savings Bank, Pitts
burg; General Clusters remains buried
at West Point; publication of w: NJ.
| Tweed's confession. II. President Mac
Mahon issues a second manifesto; meet
ing of the Directors of the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad at Cincinnati, at
which the New York policy holders
withdraw. II. w. G. Gilman surrenders,
pleads guilty, and is sentenced to five
ernor Hendricks welcomed home from
European tour, at indianapolis, by
speech of George w. Julian; arrest of
Niles G. Parker, Ex-Treasurer of South
] Carolina, for embezzlement, in Jersey
| City; nomination of Hon. Sam Randall
/ for Speaker, at Democratic caucus, 107
votes. IA. French elections for Chamber
of Deputies, 314 Republicans, 201' Min
isterial, rest doubtful; the Republicans
retain 297 of 1868 members who voted
order of day censuring dissolution of the
Chamber; Steamer olga abandons Cleo
patra Obelisk off Cape Finisterre. Is.
Defeat of Mukhtar Pasha's army in Ar
menia and its retreat to Kars, Turkish
loss 10000; Forty-ffth Congress assem-
bled; s. ]. Randall elected Speaker.
16. Presidents message received by Con-
gress. II. Centennial celebration of
Burgoyne's surrender at Schuylerville,
New York-oration by George William
Curtis; recovery of Cleopatra Obelisk,
80 miles north of Ferrol, Spain, by
steamer Murice; Sitting. Bull meets the
Peace Commissioners at Fort Walsh,
Northwest Territory, and refuses to
come to terms. 10. Ten thousand cigar
makers strike in New York; acquittal
of Reading rioters of July p. %. Con-
gress adjeurns for the Baltimore races.
"a. Parole wins race between Eastern
and Western horses, over Ten Brock,
21 miles, time 4:973; Russians capture
Turkish position near Gurejuizi-Dubrik
and Telesche; Turks lose 1000 killed,
and Achmet Ewsi Pasha was captured.
25. Arrival of General Grant and suite
in Paris. 26. Indictment of John S.
Morton, defaulting President of West
Philadelphia Passenger Railroad Com
pany; Victor Emmanuel sends gold
medal to London for Stanley, African
explorer. q. Serenade to Samuel J..
Tilden, ON his return from Europe;
Lewis Myers, Treasurer of Auglaize
County, Ohio, pleaded guilty to embez-
element and sentenced to three years in
Penitentiary. 2S. Surrender of Teles-
che to Russia, after two hours bonn
bardment by 72 guns. 80. Grand ban
quet given to General Grant at Paris,
by Minister Noyes. 80. John Walsh, of
Pennsylvania, appointed by President
Hayes as Minister to England; Gold
smith Maid retired from the turf.
November l. President Hayes de-
livers opening address at Virginia State
Fair; A. Oakley Hall returns from his
European seclusion after absence from
March 16. 8. Penitentiary at Jefferson
City. Missouri, fired by convicts, and
Warden attacked; resignation of De-
Broglie Ministry. 4. New French Cabi-
net announced; earthquake felt in Mon
! treal and Northern New York. Gamer
lean residents at Paris banquet General
Grant; Hon. Daniel w. Voorhees, ap-
pointed United States Senator by Gov
ernor Williams, of Indiana. 7. F. L..
Cardoza, Treasurer of South Caro-
lima, found guilty of fraud. 9. Vir-
tual defeat of proposed army reduc-
ton by test vote in the House.
13. Navy Deficiency Bill passes the
House. IA. Albert L. Chase, Presi-
dent of Security Life Insurance Com
pany, New York, convicted of perjury ;
Senate passes Army Appropriation Bill.
Is. Earthquake shock felt in Iowa and
Nebraska. 16. Bankruptcy of Conrad
Poppenhausen. President Long Island
Railroad, for several millions; acquittal
of General Escobedo for alleged viola
ton of neutrality laws at Brownsville,
Texas. II. Degree of LII. D. conferred
on Charles Darwin, scientist, by Cam
bridge University; resignation of French
Ministry. IS. Capture of Kars by 15,-
600 Russians, and Turks lose 5,001 and
Russians 300. 10. Grand jury at Pitts
burg report 100 indictments against July
rioters. 81. Roumanians capture Ra-
hova after three days fight; marriage of
Hamilton Mex. Twombley to Florence
Adele, third daughter of w. II. Van
derbilt, at New York; marriage of the
Duke of Norfolk to Lady Flora Hast
ings, at London; suspension of Third
National Bank at Chicago; John Mel
klejohn, Nathaniel Druscovitcht and
VIM. Palmer, Detective Police Inspec-
tors, England, conviced, after forty
eight days trial, for conspiracy, and
sentenced to two years imprisonment at
hard labor. %. Majority report in favor
of seating Kellogg of Louisiana; ap-
pointment of new French Ministry.
%. Central National Bank at Chicago
suspends; Resumption Repeal Bill passes
the House. rs. Home Guards called out
in Constantinople. 27. Thurman's reso,
luton to discharge committee in the
Butler case passes the Senate by 80 tc
81; A. L. Chase, President Security Life
Insurance Company of New York sen.
fenced to five years hard labor in Peni
tentiary. 20. Thanksgiving Day; confr
nation of Harlan as United States Su
preme Court Judge. 80. Senator Conk
ling Carries his point in New York nomi
nations; Senators Kellogg and Butler
admitted to seats in Senate.
| December 8. Presidents message re
ceived by Congress; Indian depreciation:
near Deadwood. 4. Richard B. Connolly
confesses judgment in favor of people
for eight millions in New York City
battles of Mariana and Elena; troop.
ordered to Deadwood, Dakota Territory
from Fort Lincoln; two thousand troops
ordered to the Rio Grande. 5. E. w
Stoughton, Minister to Russia, sails il
the steamer Scythia from New York
discharge of Senator Patterson on wri
of habeaS corpus by Supreme Court o.
District of Columbia. 6. MacMahor
yields and gives Mons. Batbie cart,
blanche to form a new Cabinet; Crimi
nal Court of Cook County, Illinois, de
clares tramp law unconstitutional; Ger
man National Bank of Chicago suspends
Rev. Jas. Ii. Eggleston, Episcopal
elected Bishop of West Virginia; 81,
hundred liquor dealers in New Yorl
City imprisoned for violation of Excise
law. z. Congress takes q recess mt;