The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-08
TSRKs OF sUBERPfnH..
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

P1zsrDEsT ARTHUR Is moving into the White
House.
TEE arrival Of members Of Congress began
ON the 26th OF the month.
SKoRxrARY FoLaER has got rid Of Babcock,
the stenographer, who has been private secre-
larry to ali the Secretaries Of the Treasury since
Boutwelrs time.
A. &. TrNeLE, Supervising Special Agent Of
the Treasury Department, says the experiences
of past years induce him to believe that no
material Improvement can be made in the
present methods of customs business without
legislation.
HAsHEaAN, Of the Signal Service Corps, who
made balloon ascension from Chicago, has
submitted report Of the trip. There is moth
ing OF importance inthe report. Hashegan men
6ons that the highest elevation reached was
$500 feet, and at that height, voices and other
sounds on the earth were plainly distinguisha-
Bile, and seemed not over square distant.
TIE computation recently ordered by Secre-
tary Folger, with the view of ascertaining the
premium which might be paid by the Govern
ment for Four-and-a-half and Four-per-cent.
bonds and still protect the Government from
loss, has been completed, and shows that the
Government can not buy Four-and-a- -halfs and
Fours at the present market rate without loss,
- compared with the call Of Three-and-a-halfs.
TEE Grand Jury has returned an Indictment
against William Jones for assault and battery
with intent to kill Charles J. Guiteau. The
witnesses named on the back Of theindictment
are Ohas. ]. Guiteau, James Leonard, Perry 81.
Corson, Chas. r. Vernon, NJ. p, VIM. z.
Edelin,, ]. B. Slack, NJ. P, and Sandy Fuller.
The case will probably not be tried until that
OF Guiteau's Is disposed Of.
Mn. MAYPEENY, of Columbus, Ohio, and the
other members Of the Ute Commission, have
filed AL their reports with Secretary Kirkwood,
with the exception of amap, which the Commits
sioners are engaged upon. The report relates
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duce the Utes to go into reservation, and re-
cords partial success of the plan. The Utes
are the most uncivilized OF all the Indian
tribes. Any attempts to induce them to till
the soil and follow civilized course of life,
meets with but little assistance ON the part OF
the Indians.
JOIN +. LEWIS who was elected Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia on the Liberal ticket,
denies emphatically the stories which have
been eirculated since the election to the effect
that the Republican Readjusters have threat
ensd to act with the Bourbons in the Virginia
Assembly unless Lewis is elected to the United
States Senate. He says: ST can not imagine
. worse case Of treason to everything like
principle than for any Republican or Liberal
to enter into any arrangement with Bourbon
Democrats that might jeopardize the rights
and interests OF the people Of Virgins"
THERE are seventeen contesting Congress-
1nen, four from Alabama, Virginia two, South
Carolina four, Mississippi two, Florida,
Louisiana, Missouri, Iowa and Maine each one,
First District, Alabama-James Gillette us.
Thos. J. Herndon.
Second District, Alabama-Paul Strobach us.
n. A. Herbert
Fourth District, Alabama-Jas. @ Smith us.
u. II. Shelley.
Eighth District, Alabama-W. ii. Lowe us
Jas. Wheeler.
Fifth District, Virginia-J. 7. stowall us.
George @. Cabell.
Eighth District, Yirginia-s. P. Bailey us. ].
8. Barbour.
First District South Carolina-Samuel Lee
Os. J. 8. Richardson.
Second District, South Carolina-E. W. M.
Mackey os. NJ. P. Q'Connor.
Third District, South Carolina-C. J. Stol-
brand us. D. W. Aiken.
Fifth District, South Carolina Robert Small
Us. George d. Tillman.
Second District Mississippi-G. N. Buch-
anan vs Van b. Manning.
Sixth District, Mississippi-John R. Lynch
Second District, Florida-Horatio Bisbee us.
q. J. Finley.
Sixth District, Louisiana-Alexander Smith
os. e. w. Robertson.
Third District, Missouri sessinghaus vs R.
Sixth District, Iowa.. @. Cook us. M. E.
QUITS.
First District, Maine ]. Anderson os.
Thos. B. Reed.
In the order as ABOVE given the face OF the
returns show that Herndon, Democrat, re-
ceived s,292 majority against Gillette, Repub-
licsn; Herbert, Democrat, 1887 majority
against Strobach, Republican; Shelly, Demo-
crat, 2,651 majority against Smith, Republi-
can Wheeler, Democrat, 43 majority against
Lowe, Greenbacker Cabell, Democrat, $50
majority against Stovall, Readjuster; Bar
bour, Democrat, 3,693 plurality over Bal
ley, Republican, and Williams, Readiuster :
Richardson, Democrat, s,46s majority over
Lee, Republican; Aiken, Democrat, 49, los
majority over Stollbrand, Republican; Till
man, Democrat, S,043 majority over Smalls,
Republican; Manning, Democrat, 1,674 plu-
rality over Buchanan, Republican, and Harris,
Greenbacker Chalmera, Democrat, s,779 ma
jority over Lynch, Republican Finley, Demo-
crat, 1,152 majority over Bisbee, Republican
Robertson, Democrat, $3.50 majority over
Smith, Republican; Frost, Democrat, 1877 ma
jority over Sessinghaus, Republican Cutts,
Republican, LOG over Cook, Greenbacker, and
Reed, Republican, 1T majority over Anderson,
Democrat