The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-03
IMPORTANT EVENTS
0Ollated and Compiled from All Quarsa-,

IMPORTANT EVENTS
Collated and Compiled from All Quarta-s
WASHINGTON RREFs.
TIM Civil Service Commission is now
ready to begin business. Upon the recon-
mendation Of the Commission the President
has appointed Mr.. D. B. Randolph Keim
chief examiner, and w. w. White clerk of
the Commission. The former was for years
Q newspaper correspondent at Washington,
and the latter halls from Georgia.
SECRETARY FoLGER has decided against
the increase of the duty on broken rice
from twenty to one hundred per cent. The
single lot of rice now in New York, await
ing shipment to the Cincinnati brewers.
FIRST CoMPTRoLLER LAWRENCE has
directed that suits be brought against all
internal revenue collectors who are in debt
10 the Government and whose accounts re-
main unsettled. 1t is understood that the
last viii embrace four or five collectors in
different localities.
SECRETARY CHANDLER has issued instruc-
tions to Rear-Admiral Baldwin, command
ing the q. s. naval forces on the European
Station, to proceed, with his personal staff,
to Moscow, to attend the forthcoming coro-
nation of the Gar.
Mn. KER finished his argument for the
Government in the Star-route trial on the
eth, having spoken nearly seven days.
He said, in summing up, that General
Brady was first employed as Revenue In
mv,n -A<rv-< u,la <>fC &l,<x,,
ond Assistant Postmaster General, at 3d..
300 per annum, yet in 1880 he owned $240,.
900 worth of Chattanooga Railroad stock,
other stock, five newspapers, and was liy.
ing like Prince in Washington.
A. s. SoLoMoNs, Vice President of the
American Association Of the Red Gross, al
Washington. D. c., on the 9th, sent the
following telegram to Colonel Southmayd
Secretary of the branch of the Red Cross
Association. at New Orleans: "Draw at
sight upon Riggs & Co., bankers, New
York, for relief of cyclone sufferers, $500
on account of the Central Committee OF the
American Association of the Red Gross.
The Washington training school Tor nurses
generously offered US twenty experienced
female nurses, to serve wherever you may
direct, without remuneration" Seven
hundred dollars were previously sent for
sns salis purpose.
AT HOME.
A FIRR broke out In the lamp-room Of the
steamer Italy few hours after her arrival
et the pier OF the National Line, in New
York, on the 24th. There was much alarm,
but the loss will not exceed 5000.
HENRY A. GREEN and wIie were asphyx.
lated with coal gas at Elgin, Illinois, lew
nights ago. The husband is dead, and it is
thought the vile cannot recover.
MRs. CLARK, wife of a wealthy real es.
tate dealer of Battle Greek, Mich, went to
Lansing on the 18th, and found her hus.
band stopping at the Chapman House with
frankie Carr, a woman well known to Chi
cago theatrical circles. Mrs. Clark gained
an interview with her husband, and, with
ner SWo Daoies In ner arms, oesougnt his
retnrn. ne rePnisea- ners an .aitercasion
ensueo, ana MIS-. CiarK snoe FRANKIE Carr
tnrougn sne heaa' innicting q wound trom
"n,cn sne cannot recover.
ioNf boWLiNe' negro, mad Two wives
one az hilsDoro, y. u, ana the other al
:, Durnam. ne iets the latter returning &c
tne one AZ nhisporo 1ew nlgnts ago, pul
was reiusea aonittance. ne DroRe In tne
ooor OF gne mouse, ,attacked the woman WIZ
an az, cnt open her skull, letting out the
Drains, y cut ON ner nand and both feet, ane
lneh aeeeihp.eo 70 CUT ms own tnfoat. hs
was captured ana tne negroes attempted tt
.yncn mn, ,oaL were prevented py tne Sner
tn,s posse. ae was nnaliy jailed.
ON THE 1otn, tne Michigan state Senett
ueieaoeo tne pronloitlon amendment TO the
OonsSitution py vote OF ~ ITO IL.
ahE massachusetts House reconsiderec
ana mas ordered engrossed the bill permit
0ng women attorneys to be justices OF the
reace.
THE Western Nail Mill, at Belleville, Ill.
burned to the ground on the 18th. Losl
estimated at 100000, which is fully GOV
efeo Dy insurance. Two hundred men arr
thrown out OF employment.
a REPORT was received from Albuquer
que, N. ION the 18th, to the effect that Prof
Bandelier, OF the Smithsonian Institute
and 3. +. Bodler, OF Tucson, were takel
prisoners by the Apaches, and have proba
peen muruereo' lroA. Danoeaer ma
oeen seuuy Lns tnuIan antiquariesi III Arlzon'
ana ne" Mexico lor several years.
IN the iewksoury Aimshouse examina
sion on tne zotn' Cnrlstian mueller testihet
70 tanning human SKINS received iron
various uocCors ana stuoenes' ana par 0
uppers ior siippers' nnaoe from woman
sAn, were SHOWN. FRANK ", hhVefnh 'es
Lliieo W crueity prac1iceo py tne nurses
On one occasion tney dressed al, lulotl
ooy IN Iantastic garo, and frightened on
uerman SO tnat ne oled soon after. he re
uenDereu pasienD' VINO nao received ea
4oine un1eion ironi pries'' TAKEN Dy tn
oAoA u 'le neeA anu iorceo aiohg scream
ing ihVo q DaSn-1up' ne oieo bpirty-sl'
uouts ,, aiss i'ness saiu slas 'nese cru
si.ies mao taKen piace SINCE iase oeptenl
oei' anu Gheii uescfioeu 1ne iare given III
inmates, wnlcn was passaoly good an
piehOy Oh IL.
IHE murderer Kring, OF St. Louis, VIII
mas peen uled nve times, 1ound guilty c
murder IN the nrst degree twice. and ono
was wilnin t"elVe hours. Oh Ihe gallow'
uas oeen reieaseu on pan III the sum q
Po,VVV. no mas peen cloSe prisoner lc