Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-02-06
TELEcRAPHIc SUMMARY.
orRmnAL NEWS.

The discount on American invoices
for the ensuing week at Quebec is % pei
cent. -
The negotiations for the lease of So
mana Bay are completed, and will bo laIG
before the Senate.
Gov. Brownlow has issued O procla.
nation declaring null and void all reRistra.
tion In Shelby county.
In the Criminal Court at Washing.
ton, the oath Of February was fixed for The
second trial Of Burratt.
Water was successfully introduced
into the pipes Of the clty water works ai
Minneapolis Tuesday.
The Committee on Banking have
agreed to the bill prohibiting deposits by
government officers In any place where there
is no assistant treasurer.
There is much suffering in st. Louis
Samong the poor. The Mayor has thus far
this season given relief to $1,000 persons,
The Military Committee have in.
structed General Pile to report bill TO the
house providing for the sale Of the arsenal
at st. Louis.
Great distress is reported among the
working classes Of Quebec. The Montreal
Board Of Trade meet to-day to devise means
OF relief for them.
Adjutant General N. b. Baker, Of
Iowa, has been Fe-appointed by Governor
Merrill to the ofioe which he has 30 ably
Allied for the laet eight years.
The California, Oregon and Marys-
Vile railroad companies have consolidated,
and will hereafter be known as the California
and Dragon railroad OomDAny
l. K. O'Oonnor, q school teacher in
RichAeld, MINI, was put of the cars for
failing TO pay the extra ten cents exacted for
not procuring ticket, and frozen to death.
Work on the Union Pacific Railroad
10 being vigorously pushed and construction
trains now run almost to the summit Of the
Black Hills. The road will be finished TO
Saunders by the last Of May.
Edwin Weed and Miles Murray,
gamblers, were arrested as the supposed
robbers OF the Bank OF the Republic, last
Wednesday, OF SIS, 900 In bonds, and portion
OF the stolen property recovered.
A special dispatch from Boston soys:
Tyler, McInnes & Co extensive wool dealers
on Federal street, have suspended. They
claim, however, that their suspension ia only
temporary.
A meeting of the Board of Trade OF
Denver on the 1Ith inst. adopted q resolution
to memOrialiZe Congress to grant to the
Kansas branch OF the Union Pacific Railroad
subsidies equal to those extended to the
Omaha road.
They had snow storm throughout
the east Tuesday. Eighteen inches fell at
Binghamton. All trains on the Erie road
were seriously delayed. Eight inches fell at
Troy, and the roads are much blocked. In
New York the gu nifty is not great.
A Col. White has challenged Butler,
and demands reparation for being ordered
out Of General Buffers department during
the war. The affair is still pending. Col
White is one Of the republicans VIII o refused
to hear General Butler speak.
Robert Stevens (colored) of Charles
ton, 8. o., has entered suit against the Rich
mond and fredericksburg railroad company,
for requiring his wife to ride in a second
class car when she had first class ticket,
He lays damage at 81 300.
A FIRE Monday morning at 649 and
65l Broadway, N. Y, owned by +. II. Amidor,
halter, and occupied by himself, ]. Dartos,
trimmings store, and others, did considerable
damage. Amidon's loss ls $4,000; Dartos',
$4,000; others, $4,000; fully insured.
In the United States Supreme Court
on Tuesday, Chief Justice Chase announced
that majority of the court being OF the
opinion that the McOardle case shoLld be
advanced on the calender, it is ordered that
it be set for hearing OH the first Monday in
March next.
The bill introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Patterson of New Hampshire. to amend
the civil tenure act provides for extending iis
provisions over the general and special
agents OF the President and the depart.
ments, except such as are authorized by the
statutes.
In the Supreme Court Tuesday, in
the case Of the Commonwealth Of Virginia
vs.. The State Of West, Virginia. the Chief
Justice announced that the court was equally
divided on tbs demurrer and equally divided
also upon the order which should be made in
consequence OF that division.
A report in diplomatic circles says
that the British legation have positive mfr
nation that Train was sent TO Ireland by
persons In this country on purpose to DO ar
rested, with view to making test question
as to the right OF Great Britain to arrest
American citizens for language not used
Wlbulu tno Duuuus Vi tho DElllSu uonhuluh'
Washington specials say that the
State Department will demand the instant
surrender OF Train and all imprisoned Amer
lean citizens who have not absolutely viola
ted Euglish laws on English soil. Il Is be-
lieved that the English Government will
make immediate reparation.
Attorney General Brewster on Tues
day sent to the Pennsylvania Senate report
relative to the A. and G, W. r R setting
forth that the company has violated its char
ter by not completing the road to Eric, and
that quo tOdTTdRto win consequently lie.
The report was referred to the Railroad
Committee.
The Frontier Index says that advices
from Fort Phil Kearney are to the effect that
the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians are becom
ing very troublesome. The cavalry aconts
OF that post have recently had two fights
with them, killing several and capturing fifty
stolen government horace and mules.
The steamer Marcella has arrived at
New York from Vera Cruz She passed Sissl on
the 17th inst. There were four war schoon-
ers blockading the port The fighting be-
tween the rebels on shore and the national
war vessels continued. No communication
with the shore WIS allowed. The Mexican
Government had chartered the American
steamer GeOrgis to convey troops, &c.. to
Yucatan.
The Roger Sherman watch was pre-
sented to Lieutenant General sherman Mon
day night, At the residence OF Representative
Griswold. There was . large attendance.
Senator Terry on behalf DR.. Charles Row
land, Of Brooklsn, made the presentation
speech. Gen. sherman, In reply, expressed
his thanks and promised to hand the watch
10 his son.
The defendants in the suit of Fisk &
Belden against the directors Of the Chioago
b Rock leland railroad company appeared
before Judge Uardozo In New York on Bat.
urday, according to tho order Of the court;
after which Messrs. Tracy b Dawes were di.
Fected to appear before the referee to be ap-
pointed Wednesday next, and undergo an
examination as to the disposition they made
Of the proceeds OF the A,90O,OO Of tho new
stock. ~ n sfif r