The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-08-31

members to collect facts and evidence
against those who use their official influ-
ence to q base end, and providing for the
organization of branches in leading cities.
A password and grip have'been adopted.
THIRD Assistant Postmaster General
Hazen, says that the Postoffice Depart
ment, after paying all expenses, will put
about one million dollars into the Treas
ury vaults on account of the fiscal year
just closed.
Ex-GovERNoR SPRAGUE is up to his old
tricks again-the shotgun trick, we mean.
f. D. Moultan, '.'Our Mutual Friend" who
recently purchased Canonchet, was re-
pulsed from the property on the oath by
Ex-Governor Sprague. On Friday Trustee
Chaffee, with his Sawyer, went down to put
Moulton in possession, and found the place
occupied by men hired and armed by
Sprague. After an interview with
Sprague's boy, who said entrance would
be resisted by force, Trustee Chaffee de-
cided to withdraw and give the State OF
! Rhedes Island o. chance. to enforce the laNs.
FOREIGN.
A WAR dispatch of the 22d inst. says:
"The English gunboat Condor went to
Aboukir. She reports H. NJ. s. Achilles is
the only man of war in the bay, the Sui
tan having gone to Damietta. Flags of
truce were flying from all Aboukir forts,
which appeared almost deserted. party
of fifty Bedouins crept up and pillaged
two villages in the vicinity of Meks They
carried off three watchmen."
INFORMATION from S;mla says the draft
of the treaty negotiated between the In
dian Government and the Burmese Mis-
sion has been rejected by King Theebaw,
who objects to the clauses providing for
the abolition of monopolies and the MAIN
tainance of an armed guard at the British
Residency at Mandalay. Negotiations,
however, were finally closed, and the Bur-
mese Mission left for home.
A MAN named Calvin has been arrested
CT Erris, County Mayo, Ireland, on the
charge of being concerned in the murder
of the Joyce family.
AT Gross Bedskerck, in Southern Hum
gary, trials, are proceedings in which over
100 women are charged with poisoning
their husbands. Thirty-five have been
already convicted.
AN Alexandria dispatch says: "Some
ladies in England propose starting for
Egypt to relieve the native poor here and
elsewhere. 1t may prevent useless mis-
| sion if it is stated such people do not exist.
The natives here are of the lowest class,
and are enriched with plunder. Respect
able natives are not allowed to enter the
| city. When the difficulties are settled
| they will return to a quarter of the town
quite uniniured and the necesSity of re-
building the European quarter, with an
increased demand for all sorts of labor,
will considerably raise wages, and proba-
| bly, place the natives in more flourishing
circumstances than for the last ten years"
THE Porte has finally concluded to refuse
to declare Arab rebel in any of the ways
demanded by the English Government.
IT is rumored that Arab Pasha accuses
De Lesseps of having deceived him with
false promises, SO as to be able to sell the
Suez Canal to the English, and he has sci
q price on De Iessep's head.
A RENEWAL of outrages against the Jews
is reported from the interior of Poland
The assailants were encouraged in theil
atracks by the apathy of the officials
DE-. Bliss has filed his claim for S25, 00C
and DIR. Reyburn for $4,000, for services
rendered the late President Garfield dur
ing his last illness. 1t is claimed semi
officially that the claims of Drs. Hamilton
and Agnew will be for $4,000. Thest
four bills aggregate $63, 900. The appro
priation is only $35,0O0.
THE cotton crop in the interior of Egyp
is suffering for want of irrigation.