The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-01-11

marriage of rather a sensational character
took place at the Archiepiscopal residence;
Patrick Moore, of Washington, D. c., and
Miss Lizzie Mcdonald, for eleven years
Sister of Charity, being the contracting
parties. A Catholic priest oficiated.
In THE case of Herr Jeup, of the Louis
vile Anzeiger, VS.. Herr Krip, of the Holks-
blatt, of the same city, for libel and $40, 900
damages, the jury returned verdict for
the defendant on the 5th.
WILSON STEWART, Dominick Dougherty,
Charles Pugh and James Jones, all noto-
rious characters, were arrested in tavern
atNo. 513 South Sixteenth street, Phila-
delphia, on the 5th, and under a beer keg
were found twelve bonds of the city skies,
stolen from the residence of Mr.. McNeill
in October last
AT THE special election held in Wood
County, West Virginia, on the 4th, for the
House of Delegates, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of W. A. Cooper,
]. T. McMechen, Republican, was elected
over ]. r. Leachman, Democrat, by $50
majority. w. r. Neale, the Greenback
candidate, received only small vote.
On THE Sandidge Place, near Bastrop,
Texas, on the 5th, Joe Davis, colored, was
shot and killed by John Meek, another
colored man, from whom he was stealing
cotton.
THE Garfield Board of Audit, through its
President, First Comptroller Lawrence, on
the 9th submitted to the House a report of
its work, and the awards it has made. The
Speaker referred the communication to the
select committee, appointed year ago to
audit the Garfield claims, but it is thought
very likely that nothing will be done in
the matter. Judge Tayl lor Chairman of the
select committee, says that the report of
Board was unnecessary, that Congress gave
the Board full power in the premises, and
their decision was final and binding. Judge
Taylor said further, that no meeting of the
| Committee is contemplated, and the Who'll g
business, so far as Congress and the law are
concerned, is at end.
THE Secretary of the Interior will short
ly ask Congress for an appropriation oi
500, 900 to carry on the work of the Census
Office. A large number of the clerical
force have been discharged, and fur
| ther reductions will fellow that expenses
| may be reduced sufficiently to enable them
| to run the Office few weeks longer. Unless
| Congress renders prompt aid the Office W il
have to close and the entire force disl
| charged.
The King of Spain opened the Cortes on
the Sd. He announced that negotiations
were pending with England regarding the
limits of the Portuguese territories in
Africa.
| A DISPATCH froEn Berlin on the 4th state.
that the inundations are taking the form
| of great public catastrophe, and reports
the distress increasing hourly. The mill
tary and civil authorities are making the
greatest exertions to mitigate the misery
of the disaster. There is no sign yet thai
the crisis of the calamity is reached. The
high temperature and rains continue. AT
Ludwigshafen, opposite Mannheim, where
the great Rhine dam gave way on the Sd
the lives of hundreds OF people are imper
He'd A steamer rescued many hundreds
including the sick. The deepest distress
prevails.
The London Daily Ne,Os published let
ter on the 4th from Madagascar, dated Sep
tember last, giving details of the murde
on the coast of Madagascar of the TIVE
| AmcTlCdlS, EulcISOH anu t1uleLt. Liner
son was shot without the slightestwarnin,
by party of natives, whom the traveller
had passed on, the road. Hulett wa
wounded while fleeing, but turned on hi
pursuers with revolvers, when the natives
numbering from forty to fifty, dispersed
into the bushes, from which they fire,
upon and killed Hulett. The murder
were committed on the 9th of September
and the bodies were recovered on the 18th
A French interpreter and an African al
tendant were also killed in the struggle
News from the flood in Germany. on tn
9Th, reports the Rhine falling and most O
the danger passed.
A NEWSPAPER, having opened subscrir
tion at Milan, Italy, for a monument t
Overdank, has been warned that the joul
nal will be sequestrated if the Subscription
, list continues to be published, and ger
eral action commenced against the sui
| scribers