Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-03-12
afFe!.E5EaNAeN AeNIe sUMNARY,


GENERAL NEWS.
Juarsz,hAs, postponed his intended
visit to the Uniled States y = "
Washington specials state that mo
,q0 action ia likely to ks taken klr the Senate on
Hhermans new funding bill
Augusta, Me-, was visited by severe
earthquake Saturday evening, which Asted
for several seconds. r,rr,7F
James J. Burke, Q young man em-
"a, Ployed in the tax collectors ONCE, New York
ing In the presence Of his family.
At the municipal election in New.
port KY. the whole Union ticket was, s,elected.
The vote was the largest ever polled in that
place.
Adyices from Mexico represent that
the government 10 actively prosecuting In
vestiRations into the recent conspiracy to
assassinate President JnaroE all
It is supposed that the losses by the
destruction Of the museum In New York will
reach halt million dollars insurance not
h''' over one.hAlf that.
II is believed by many Congressman
that Senator jEhayer's bill to abolish the
office Of AdutAnt General Of the army will
become LAW
The Buenos Ayres Standard says the
~ cholera deaths daily averaged one hundred
and Ave- The disease was spreading rapid
~ uNoA tuo NnVAp NAyf
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations has decided to take no action for
the present on the nominations OF General
Mcclellan and j. Ross Browne as ministeTs
i, to England and China.
Lucy Purnell, colored woman, was
hanged Friday, a. Snow Hill, Worcester Co.,
Maryland for the murder Of Hanson Rob-
ins, colored, two years since. She confessed
her guilt, M nIr
st< c. Tror;nor,o,, p.os5 bab atora
80, in Brighton Mass, ON Sunday, destroyed
the entire stock, valued at about Sl4. OOO.-
The loss Is covered by insurance.
The McCardle case was before the
Supreme Court on the I'd. Judge Black
opened the argument in a lengthy speech
on the unconstituttonality OF the recopstruc-
tion act
In the House of Representatives
Saturday the substt ,te for. the Senate bill
apprOpriating ten thousand dollars for The
wife of General Robert Anderson, was
passed r ,,g tp lsW
H-" a Herald's Washington special states
that all business OF an official character will
probably be Suspended between the Preside
and the Senate until the conclusion OF hm
trial. 4 1i1 "a q .'"
II is now believed that an application
for writ Of quo warranto for Secretary
Stanton to show cause why be retains pos
session Of the War Department viii not be
made.
"a fire in Peoria, ILL.,, on Sunday
morning destroyed the Metropolitan Hotel
and an adjoining building occupied as . res-
taurant and hotel 1t was valued at s75 COO,
and the total loss will amount TO near $780,
000. ~, tt r
't Returns received from all the coun-
ties Of Texas excepting twelve, show the
number Of votes cast to be $500. The re-
naming counties will swell the aggregate to
x mi No. 49,, au
doubtedly carried.
In the Supreme Court, Tuesday, Mr..
Black concluded his argument against tde
constitutionaty of the reconstruction acts.
Mr. Carpenter replied, arguing that those
acts we're in entire accordance with the leg
islatve power under the Constitution.
About forty members OF the House
have entered their names az candidates for
the floor on the discussion OF the impeach-
ment articles. The debate will accordingly
occupy ten hours, each speaker being limited
by the rule TO fifteen minutes.
The reconstruction committee met
on the I'd and commenced the consideration
OF Mr.. BDghams resolution for the admis-
sion of Alabama to representation in Con-
gress.. No conclusion was reached, but from
what was said by various members it is un.
derstood that there is a clear majority in
favor OF Mr.. BiDgham's resolutions.
In difficulty on the Goth at station
on the Memphis and Loui.vilie railroad,
growing out Of an old debt, j. II. Hicks was
who, in turn, was shot by Hicks son, and
mortallp wounded dying during the night.
Both were highly esteemed citizens.
The steamers M. s. Msmphan and
Fanny scott were burned at the levee
at st. Louis on Tuesday morning. The
Memphan was New Orleans bout valued
at SCI, 600; insured for about $45 900. The
Fanny Scott was stern-wheel boat, valued
at $S5. .0OO
The store Of James E. Caldwell &
Co., on Chestnut street, Philadelphia, was
robbed OF diamond rings and clusters, valued
at S22, 900, by two men, one OF whom was sub
sequently arrested, and about one half Of
the properly recovered.
Two coaches and the baggage Car OF
the eastward bound train on the Chicago and
Northwestern road were capsized down an
embankment near Clarence, Iowa, on Mon
day night. Richardson, the Conductor, D:
Davis, OF Sterling, ILL.,. with his wife and
three children, and Frank Chadsey. Of Ne.
braska were injured None OF them seri-
ousiy.
A special says that John Bicknell, q
highly respectable young man, son Of
Samuel r Bcknell, OF Maury, was murdered
Oh the Goth, near 6nmmerOwn, in Lewis
county, Tennessee, by a stranger named
Walker. The murder was for robbery,
Walker carrying of his victims hose and
bcots. Tho murderer Is still At large. Blck-
nell was out on tour as agent for several
periodicals.
Forney's Press, having carefully ana
lyzed the names Of the delegates elected to
the Republican State Convention OF the llth
OF March, says seventy-six Of the one hun.
dred and eleven chosen have declared for, or
been Instructed to vote for, Governor Curtin
for Vice President, thirteen for Mr. Grow and
eiRht for Gov Geary. The course Of fonr il
undecided. or the remaining thrty-two
delegatea yet to be elected Gov. Curtin's
friends confidently claim q majority.
FOREIGN. as
Admiral Tegethoff has been. APP
pointed commander. chief OF the Austrian
hset. 3.s
The cholera, which had been very