The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-06-06
NEWS OF THE MEEK.

overshadows Mobile, by the sup.
preston of the National RepuJE-
can.
A special Washington dispatch
TO New York states that the Presi-
dent contemplates the restoration
of The Mayor and Common Council
of Mobile. rG
An unknown individual, who
claimed to be a United States Mar
shall under the orders of General
PopE, addressed a meeting in Talla,
poosa, Ala, on the 10th ult., in the
most obscene and in sulting Ian
guage, ,cursing and defying the white
citizens present, and melting the
negroes in the most outrageous
manner. No riot occurred, how
ever, and the individual rode away
from town with the name and tail
Of his horse shorn close.
Since the 30th of April the Union
Pacific Railroad has constructed
forty miles of track. During the
time there have been a number Of
stormy days in which it was impos-
sible to lay track.
A thief in Philadelphia with the
detectives on his track threw five
thousand dollars worth of diamonds
into the river Delaware.
General O'NEIL, the Fenian
leader, has been travelling incognitC
through Canada for the past SIN
weeks, and, on Monday arrived at
Prescott and examined the works
at Fort Wellington, by permission
of the commandant at that place,
He then returned safely to the
American side.
The Common Council of Chicago
have consented to an appropriation
of $1,000 for sanitary purposes.
The export of specie yesterday,
from New York to Europe, was
S55O,6OO.
1t is almost certain that there
will be no July session Of Congress.
The Radicals are resorting to
every illegal method possible for
the purpose ofcarrying the election
in the District Of Columbia.
General MEAGER has taken the
field against the Indians in Mopta-
ma, at the head of one thousand
men.
The steamer Henry Chauncey,
from Aspinwall, arrived in New
York last night with nearly one
million of specie.
BEEoHER is plucking up a little
coura age. He says he honorS Gree
ley for his conduct in signing the
bail bond, and would have done
the same himself if he had been
asked. g..
A SCHOOL teacher in a Texas
town was grossly insulted by a man
who told her ct the same time that
if sue had any friends to avenge
the insult, she could send them
to him. The lady replied that she
was able to protect herself, and
drawing a pistol shot the man, kill.
ing him on the spot.
A widow in Paris aged As mar,
ried a young man aged IS. BY hel
first husband she had a son whose
age at the time Of second marriage
was 81. She recently died and by
her will left her fortune to her sor
and husband. AS her husband
was not of age her son was appoin
ted his guardian. Curious, isn't it
A singular incident occurred ir
the Church Of the Messiah, in st
Louis, last Sunday. DIR. Elliott
the minister, was delivering a dis
course with the view of obtaining
aid for the South, and while dwell
ing upon the principle of "peact
and good WILL" a dove flew in a
the window, perched for a momen
upon the gallery balustrade, ther
circled above the minister, and fin
ally seated Itself upon the pulpit
Two frightful deaths from hydro
phobia took place in New Orleans
last week. The victims were child
ren.
The Mexican Minister has writ
ten letter excusing and justifying
the policy Of putting MAxIMIL1AN
to death.
A party oftwenty-fve Fenians
attempted to land near Dungaranor
and were captured. So says q
cable dispatch.
At the recent anniversary of the
Young Mems Christian Association
of Brooklyn, New York-the lal g.
est association of its kind in the
United States-Rev. WARD BEECH
Err, in speaking of the proper furni
ture and apparatus ofa Young Mems
ChriCtian AccOniation uttarei comf