The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-04-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Salisbury. Mr.. Salisbury was ve-
ry troublesome during the session
ofyesterday, and, as Senator aliege,
was so intoxicated as to be almost
helpless. He was notified that if
he appeared in the Senate Cham
Der in that condition to-day, a re
solution to expel him would be in
troduced. He did appear in that
condition this afternoon, and the
resolution was introduced. An eff
fort is made tonight, which will
probably prove successful, to have
the resolution withdrawn, and put
the Senator on a probation. brt
Numerous ,expedients are report
ed from Massachusetts to get round
the prohibitory liquor law, which is
now being enforced with rigor in
that State. The latest expedient
is the sale of mince pies with a
large quantity of brandy in them,
or, as Boston paper expresses it,
"about one drunk to each mince
pie" ,
Rev. Isaac Aiken has been ex-
PEELED from the ministry and mem
bership of the Plttsburg Methodist
Episcopal Conference for having
two wives. ;..... ....r..r l...
Ten negroes voted at a local
election in Jacksborough, Camp
bell county, Tennessee, OH the 21st
ult. They were the first votes cast
by colored voters in that State
since 1884. -.. .|'.r ..v
1t is generally believed in Wash
ington that jeff. Davis will be
brought to trial at the May term of
the United States District Court of
Virginia, to be held at Richmond.
The wife of the editor of the No
BILE County Republican eggsercised
herself one day last week by throw
ing eggs at the editor of the Noble
County News. M E. ar..
A man named Samuel Milliken
is under arrest in Chicago, charged
with bigamy. He went there from
Hamilton, Ohio, a few weeks ago,
and, becoming acquainted with
wealthy widow, married her. A
chance meeting of some old ac-
quaintance led to the disclosure
that he has a wife and family at
Hamilton. lie succeeded in get
ting about $4,000 from his new
wife. s..-r t aI Hr '3ag.. s1a.
The Pennsylvania Legislature
has passed an act abolishing the
State tax on personal property,and
substituting therefor levy of $780,
900, apportioned upon the differ
ent counties Of the State, accord.
ing to population. 'D 1 r.. r....,,...f
The ball is rolling. The munich
pal election in Hartford, Conn, was
carried by the Democrats yester-
day by 600 majority, gain Of 1870
upon the vote Of last week. t .'
The GAINESVILLE Courier complains
of the scarcity of dwelling houses
in that city, and says that not less
than fifty families there have been
compelled to give up house-keep-
ing. ,... ..l... a',.
Victor Emanuel has sent the
cross and tit 9 of a "Chevalier of
the Order of st. Maurice and st.
Lawrence" to Mr.. James Geddes
Day, Of New York, in acknowledge
ment of his attentions to Italian Of
ticers and sympathy with Italian
liberty. .r...
A NEGRO man, says the Stark
County Democrat, who has been
living in our city for some time, left
the other day for South Carolina,
prefelring his old State and friends
to the cold winds and cold blooded
puritans of the North. He takes
along his wife, whom he married
here few months ago. We learn
he is worthy and industrious. ~
A new counterfeit of the denom-
ination of $50, United States cur
rency, has been detected. The en-
craving is so nicely executed as to
challenge detection, save with an
expert. The principal feature by
which it may be detected is the
imperfect mannerin which the but
tons on the coat of the vignette
have been executed. On the gen
uine bill they are distinct, while
on the counterfeit they can scarce
ly be seen. There is also a differ
ence in the fillagre work inside the
cipher Of the figures $50; while on
the back fthe bill may be seen a
very material difference in the cir
cles inclosing the small figures so,
1t is a very dangerous counterfeit,
and would very readily pass unde-
tected through the hands Of nine
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