The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-04
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

GEN. LEW WALLACE, United States Minister
to Turkey, arrived at Constant inople last week.
HAM WHITE, the Texas mail robber pardoned
by President Hayes, has been arrested for new
crimes of the kind, for which he is noted in
Colorado.
THE Order of Merit, made vacant by the
death of Thomas Carlyle, has been conferred
by the Empress of Germany~on Prof. W. d.
Whitney, of Yale College.
SITTING BULL arrived at Bismarck, D. T.,
yesterday on the steamer General Sherman,
and saw, for the first time, a locomotive He
showed marked dread of the iron horse.
A TERRIBLE explosion occurred at Woolners
distillery, Peoria, Illinois, in which one man
was instantly killed and sixteen others scalded
and bruised, nine of whom died from the
effects of their injuries, and several others, it
is stated, can not recover.
THERE was a long race won by the English
steamship Lord Of the Isles over the Gleneirty,
over course Of Il, 900 miles from Yokohama
to New York, by the way of the suez Canal.
The race began on May "a, and ended July 20,
the loser coming into New York Harbor six
hours behind her rival.
MINISTER MORTON arrived in Paris last week,
and presented his credentials on the LIST inst
Mr.. Morton's first task was to persuade the
Minister of Commerce that American pork is
free from trichinosis, and try to get the decree
of prohibition against its importation with
| drawn
To AN inquiry by an interviewer, last Satur-
day, in regard to President Garfield, as to
whether there was any noticeable change in his
condition, one of the attending physicians
said eyes, his skin has lost the yelowish
tint it had and has assumed a pinkish hue. Then
we think also that we observe a gain in flesh
for the last few days. He is improving In every
way, and will get we'll"
THE Comptroller of the Currency reports
that the National Banks held on April 23, 1881,
at the commencement of refunding operations,
s213, 12S, 500 of 5 and per cent. bonds, $685.
100000 Of ~ per cent. bonds, and s1O2, ,OOO,-
600 of 4 per cent. bonds as security for circula-
ton, and $4,OOO,OOO of Pacific Railroad 6s,
making total of over sS54, 600 O0O The total
amount now held is s362, ,6ss, 900. They now
hold S19, 600, 900 more extended 31ss than they
held of 5s and 6s at the time refunding opera
tions commenced, and about $11, ,0OO, 900 less of
per cents. ALI of the 5 per cent. bonds held
by banks have been extended, excepting S4,-
| COZ, ,450, which are owned by 100 different Ma
tional Banks.
|. An OFFICIAL communication, published in
| Turkish papers, states that Mahmoud Pasha
| and Nouri Pasha, brother-in-law of the mur-
| dered Abdul Aziz, addressed petitions to the
| Sultan, confessing their crime, and asking
| clemency on the ground that the conspirators
| acted under the orders of Murad Pasha who
succeeded Abdul Aziz, and that this led to the
| commutation of their sentences of death tc
| exile. The Pashas who were condemned to ex-
| lie for the murder of Abdul Aziz, on arriving
at Jiddah, Arabia, will be escorted to the out.
skirts of Taife. They will there be delivered
| to the Mecca authorities, who will be held re-
sponsible for their safe keeping.
A LITTLE negro boy, whose parents live at
| Georgetown, q settlement of colored people
near Charlottesville, Va, met with an accident
which was believed would prove fatal. Falling
from tree upon the sharp point of stake
the right side Of the boy was penetrated, anG
his liver pierced. A physician was called, ani
on reaching him found the liver protruding anG
considerably torn, 80 much SO that he Clipped
of portion of it about the size of a marble
The exposed organs parts were replaced, and
few stitches placed in the orifce to prevent it
protrusion. The liver was torn in the left edge
where there are not many blood vessels, ant
the hemmorhage was not great, but the sur
geon anticipated Inflammation, and probably
fatal termination. To his surprise the boy i'm
proved rapidly, and is entirely well, and doe
not complain of inconvenience or suffering il
any way. The accident occurred about 81,
weeks ago, and the boy is now running abou
as usual.