The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-08-10
IMPORTANT EVENTS
Collated ond compiled from all
Quarters.
coNuKEssroNAL rKouEEDIses.

Quarters.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGs.
The Senate. continued its consideration of the
Sundry Civil bill The appropriation for improv-
ing the Capitol grounds fixed at s65 900 Tine
Naval Appropriation bill was discussed in the
House. The appropriation for the Bureau of
Steam Engineering was reduced from 81, 200 600 TO
Sl60o,0O0. The amount applied for the compile
monitors was reduced from 81 900 10 $780, 900.
Other amendments were eoncurTed in. The Sem
ate bill for printing 5000 copies Of the official re-
port OF the Atlanta Cotton Exposition was defeat
ed. message was received from the President
announcing his disapproyal of the River and Har-
Dor Appropriation bill, after the reading of which
the House adjourned.
In the Senate message was received from the
House informing the Senate of the action of that
body in passing the River and Harbor bill the
Presidents veto. Pending business was suspended
ately taken upon the question, "Shal the bill pass
the objections Of the President to the contrary not
dry civil bill was proceeded with and
passed.:.Ihs House, by vote OF ~ to 81 passed
veto. The announcement was greeted with ap-
plause, and Mr.. Cox, of New York, suggested that
die. The bill granting pension of s37 q month to
soldiers who lost an arm at the shoulder, passed.
The Senate passed the Virginia Military Land
District bill. The Kelley tax bill was considered
The House passed the Ohio River Bridge bill
the Senate bill for the registration of trademarks
the bill for the establishment of diplomatic rela
tions with Persia, and JOINT resolution providing
Tor the expenditures of the government TIL
In the Senate, Mr.. Hale presented the conference
report upon the Naval appropriation BILL and ex-
plained that agreements had been reached upon
all the items in dispute except that in reference to
temporary closing OF the navy yards and the
transfer Of perishable property and stores there
from. and the one authorizing report to be made
upon additional lands and water front for the Nor
folk Navy Yard. The conference report was ac-
cepted, and new conference appointed upon the two
items remaining in dispute.....In the House Mr.
Robeson presented the conference report upon the
Naval appropriation bill, stating agreement was
being reached all points in dispute except that
relating to the closing Of the navy yard The
same committee were re-appointed. The report
was agreed to and further conference ordered. The
conference report upon the legislative xec-
ntve and judicial appropriation bill was sgreed to
after which the House adjourned.
In the Senate, August 8, the Conference Commit
tee reported agreement on the Naval appropriation
joint resolution also passed. The knit goods bill
was taken up and oassed, mem con, as to the Re-
publicans. A report announcing that the confer
ence on the bin to publish the ricultural report
had agreed was adopted; 800 900 copies are to be
printed In the evening the bill to relieve certain
soldiers of the late from the charge of deser.
ton was agreed on and passed. The annual post
route bill also passed. The conference report on
the Sundry Civil bill was adopted after long de-
ports were concurred in, among them the general
appropriation bill. From report by the Presi.
dent from the Secretary of State it appears that
the only persons referred to as American citizen:
still imprisoned in Ireland are Mahoney, Nc
Sweeney, Slattery and Cannon, all of whom have
been offered their liberty on condition of leaving
instructed to urge their speedy trial Both house:
adjourned TO August
DOMESTIC.
THE recert rains were severely destruc.
tive in the neighborhood of Cincinnati
The Licking River was suddenly swelled
to high flood tide, and carried away almost
everything in its path. Dispatches from
the upper Ohio record wonderful fall oI
rain and high water. Some lives were lost.
Dunno July the Mints coined Sc, 153, $50,
of which 80, 10000 were standard silver
dollars.
RAINS extinguished most of the Nfichi-
gan forest fires.
A DISPATCH of August says the Rus,
sian Representative has been ordered to
rejoin the Conference of Powers.
JOHN ROPER, who embezzled about S., SOC
from his employers, Allen & Co., Chicago
jewellers, has been arrested at Glasgow,
Scotland.
Mrs. BETTE JOHNSON (white), the oldest
person in Hamilton County, Ohio, died il
the poor-house August 1, aged one hundred
and ten years.
A DISPATCH from Galveston, Texas
August /, says: ga report from Matame.
ras is that there are over 400 cases of vel
low fever in the city. The sanitary condi
tion is frightful." A dispatch from
Laredo, Texas, same date, says: Number
III cases of yellow fever, tonight, 100. Six
fatal cases are reported"
THE Creeks, in the Indian Territory
have opened bloody civil war
YELLOW fever has broken out at Crowns
vile, Texas, and an epidemic is feared
One death from yellow fever is reported
from New Orleans.
The American Dental Association held
its annual session in Cincinnati August 2
8 and 4
The loss to- the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railroad by the collision of two
freight trains at South Bend, Ind, is pu
at $3.50, 900. The six or eight bodies O
tramps, who were crushed and burned il
the debris, were partly consumed by the
fire.
THE Anglo-American Packing and Pro
vision Company at Chicago has suspended
killing hogs, and three thousand men ar,
out of employment.
MILWAUKEE was visited by a storm OF
the Sd inst, that resulted in several deaths
and damage to property amounting t.
500,
The Oxford CO., Female College, ono,
enjoying an enviable reputation, has beer
closed, and will probably be converted int
retreat for invalids.
]. J. HELy shot and killed William
Walsh in duel at New Orleans. Boil
were prominent young men.
ARMAND COLEMAN, colored, was hanged
on the 4th at West Point, Mississippi, fo
the murder of Georgia Bright, on May Is
1880.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred on tn,
Cranberry Coal Railway, near Oil City
Pennsylvania. A large train of freigh
cars was coming from the mines, and il
descending the decline leading to the de
pot, the brakeman lost control of th,
train, which dashed along at terrific rat
and jumped the track, killing six men anc
wounding fifteen others. The unfortun
ate men were of the mining class.
CAPT. lHOMAS h1RhMAN, HhO has 6AleD
sive connections among the best familie
in the South and is the owner of the larg
est and finest plantations in Northerl
Mississippi, went to the quarters of
colored women, with whom he has live
for several years, near Grenada, Miss, an
killed her and her four children. Th
mother was full Senegambian, as was tn
oldest child, girl of nine; the other thre
children were bright looking mulattoe
and it was no secret that they were Kirl
mans. The deed was done while th
victims slept, as all were killed by Il singl
blow from an ak, crushing their brain
Kirkman, after the murder, took a
eighth of an ounce of morphine, cool
undressed, and went to bed in the sam
room with the dead. When discovere
he was still alive, though no hopes wei
entertained of his recovery.
Four married persons of picnic part
were accidentally drowned in the lake :
Chicago.
The will case of Lewis, who left 81, 500
oon -, +l,o Un;+aJ Statos hoe hoap catfIa