Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-12-24
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The revenue Of Canada for November
was q. Al5l. aud lexpendiLuros SS77, ,4ls.

: was 81 s2i4il54 aud expenditures SS77 ,44B,
The town of Arcnd, in Chill, Was de-
sLroyed by fire on the Goth OF October. Loss
$4,000. t3gilt gU COS
s The 1st Of January next telegraphratel
in Europowil be modified and Considerably
reduced N hFn rti1L af71lfrl
e-Gustave pritch fell in st. Louis on the
8th, and died in few minutes from internal
injuries. 3idE hla it11rQ 100 Z
"A great food had occurredinthe Isthmus
Of Panama, checking operations forithe time
on the Panama Railroad,
-Ashooting affray occurred on Fifth street,
Louisville, on the 9Th, which resulted in the
killing Of John Ford by james Wheeler
"A wooden block containing about forty
tenements ON Sweet street, Roxbury, Mass.
was destroyed by fire on the 9th. Fifty poor
unEortunates are left homeless.
The Secretary of the Treasury, on Mon
day, issued bonds amounting to Sl,280, 600 to
the Union Poetic II. r., and $640, 1000 TO the
Central Pacific r. II. ag.4 rni tafi
The snow 10 eighteen inches deep in 0m-
aha, and ii was still falling on the 9TH. Tho
storm was the heaviest that had fallen in
many years.
"A messenger of Cotton & Co. was knocked
down in Exchange place New York, On tho
Och, and robbed Of three thousand dollars.
Th9 robbers escaped.
VIM. wapen was killed on Monday, and
Adam Hamilton had leg badly fractured.
while at work at hosting machine in Whita-
ker & Sons pork house, st. Louis.
The republicans of Chicago are making
ARA lCcments for erecting a Union Hrll, after
tho manner Of the Union League Hall IN
Philadelphia.
Municipal elections wcro hell on Mon
day in lawrence, Taunton and Cambridge,
Mass, all OF which resulted in republican
victories.
The charter election in 0gdensburg, n
Y, on the 8th, resulted III the reelection of
VIM. G. Brown (Republican) Mayor, aud a re-
publican majority inthe Oonmon Council.
George Flanders, an engineer on the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, who was Shot
al The time Of therobbery OF The Adams Ex-
press Company, in July last, died OF his
wounds on the 9th.
During the voyage Of the ship Hertford-
shire, from Liverpool to San FranclscO, an
American seam6fi named John Crombe,
wounded tue first officer and killed the sec
ond officer. :.
e--Russells plancing mill, on Fnlt.n street.
Chicago. was totally destroyed by fire on
"Wednesday night. The aggregate loss ID es-
timated at S75,OO0, on which there is not u
dollar Of insurance.
THE following is the amount Of grain in
store in Chicago at tho close OF the day on
Inc IN; Corn, 265, 1884 bushels; wheat, S26, ,528
busheIs; oats 2O5, ,825 bushels; rye 155,SSS
bushels; barley, $50, ,446 bushels. i.ad
Thompson Campbell. prominent lawyer
and politician Of California, died in San Fran
cisco on the 7th. He was formerly Secretary
of State of Illinois, and Congressman from
the Galena district OF the same state. ....s
Tie force employed in ne Treasury was
reduced on Monday by tho dismissal OF 70
copy clerks. IL Is Contemplated tp make q
large reduction in the clerical force OF the
department during the present month
THE Extensive truss bridge across the
Fox River ut Elgin, ILL.,, broke and fell into
the river ON Monday. A drove OF one hun
Slred cattle and heavy body OF snow proved
too much for it.
An appeal has been made to the Presi-
dent Of Panama to expel from tho Isthmtls
smith alias Clinton, tho alleged swindler, 30
that the United States authorities may get
Il Il | OF him.
a heavy storm prevailed throughout
England Sunday night and Monday morning.
MANY marine disasters have been reported:
The shipping in the Aarbors has suffered
much, Houses wele blown down. The
damage is very great. 9e gl.s
Mr.. Disraeli had an interview win, the
OueenoT England on tho 7th. at which he
resigned the seals Of Office. Among the ap-
pointments which have been settled for nc
new cabinet IL that of John Duke Colerldge
as Solicitor General.
Commodore Vanderbilt prints card de-
nying that tho Erie Railroad Company paid
him for the stock in his hands last spring,
the sum Of SO, SOC, 600, and honus of 81 i,000,-
600, in order 10 stop the suits instituted by
Messrs Schell and others.
The track OF the Central Pacific Railroad
il laid To South Fork, on the Humboldt River,
45O miles cast OF Sacramento and within 200
miles OF Salt Lake, aud il progressing az the
rato Of from two and ono-half to three mijca
q day.
"A typhoid fever patient, named Conrad
Frohmann, escaped from the city hospital il
st. Louis. Monday night, and was found dead
on the street next morning. about three
quarters of q mile from the horpital, having
persisted from cold and exposure.
The steamer Hlbernia, bound from New
York Tor Glasgow, foundered III the west
coast Of Ireland, and some thirty persons
were lost The remainder OF those on board
are believed to have beon saved. The steam
or left New York on the l4th ult.
in New Albany, Ind, on the sth, q young
man nauIed i. s. Moore, Jr., was shot a; d
Instantly killed by Mrs. Melissa Morton. Inc
tragedy was brought abont by remarks IRON
,Nf,11ra y,,l,iob ranrated unon fhn character of