Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-09
rELEcRAPHlc sUMMARY.
qnnERAL NEWS. i,

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The banking house OF A. O. Kings.
and & Sons wac broken into Sunday and
robbed OF $4,000 In bonds.
The great storm at the east ended on
Sunday morning, and the railroad trains are
now running regularly.
It is stated that Gov. Fenton OF New
York, has decided to pardon young Ketchum,
the forger,
The steamship Arizona arrived IN
New York on the 2lst from AspinwaE, with
81, ,l68, 900 10 treasure.
Col. Sabine Emory, who command
ed the 9th Maine Infantry during the war, |
died in Baltimore on the gath.
The large storage and commission |
house OF A. L. Messenger & Co., OF Warsaw,
III was burned on the night OF the 24th.
A slight shock Of an earthquake was
felt In san Francisco on the 14th. There
was considerable excitement but no damage,
The large pole-ax mandatory OF
Blake & Co., in Scranton Pa, was destroyed
by fire Thursday morning. Loss, ~,
insured for $4,000.
The Presi lent has nominated james
Lamar 20 be Rear Admiral in place OF Palm
or. deceased; Major Giles 20 bs Colonel in
the Marine Corps
The Office of A. T. Rogers, Oh Pine
street, New York was entered by burglars M
on Tuesday evening, and robbed OF SzV'VOV
in railroad bonds.
The EPSON races commenced on the
25,h. Blue stain won the Metropolitan
stskes, and Clemmence was the winner OF
the Prince of Wales stakes.
The Metropolitan Mills, in Spring
field. Ill, owned by Chateau Edwards, with
the Matfesou House and small machine
ahop adjoining, were destroyed by nre Tues-
day night. Loss, $4,000.
A boy employed by Louis Daniels,
Pesrl street, New York merchant, was rooDe1
| in the Metropolitan bank on the 20tn, OF
$3.50, which he had just received from the
teller.
Navigation on the Mississippi is now
omen frCm Lake Pepin down. The steamer
Diamond Jo arrived at Winona, from La
Crosse. on the 2lst. She was the first boat
up If the season.
Representative Mullins, OF Tennes'
see, has received through the mails threat
ening letter, purpOrIiDg to come from re,
cret society," designating itself the "huklux'
A bill ia now in course OF prepara
tion nv the Canadian Government which will
enable AmoriOan in EentOTs to take out pat
ente IN the Dominion on the same teIms
that Canadians obtain patents In the Unlleu
States.
A fire on Bennehoff Run, Sunday
morning, destroyed 40 barrels tanklng
and Q 161 barrels of oil. The Philadelphia,
Shendon, Steele aud Getty wells are the
priocipal losers.
Theshoemakerso Marlborough, Mass,
who have been on strike for lew day5,
attacked a man who attempted 10 60 10 Wofk
against their wishes on Saturday, and peat
him in a shocking manner. He died soon
after.
Au influential meeting was held 10
Iondon on the 23d, to urge forward the work
OF constructing telegraphic line to India,
China and Australia. The English Govern
ment will bs asked TO aid the enterprise
Emeuetes are reported to have occur
red at Bordeaux, and conspicuous placards
have made their appearance at Paris, L} ons,
Msrseilles and Rennes. The reforming OF the
Guard Mobile ID assigned as the cause OF Inc
disturbance.
About fifty Germans of both sexes,
from Rramen passed through Washington
on the 25th for Virginia II is said that these
are the pioneers Of over 10 900 such emf
grants to DO brought to Baltimore during
this year, snd thence sent to new homes III
the South.
Two men, named Jacob Sadler and
Ismes Pattigrew, were killed at Pittsbnrg on
The 23d by the caving in Of clay bank at
,he works oF the Superior Pressed Brick
Company. They had been smployed by the
company but few days.
A fire iu Warrensburg, No, on the
22d, burned row Of frame buildings, On
Holden street., used as stores. The total
ioss il about $40 600, on which there Is an
iosnrance Of S4 OCO. The principal losers
Are II. 8. Shore, A. T, Bales, s. G. CongdoD,
James Glllett.
Tn the New York Assembly q larg
number of petitions we're presented from
vsrious parts Of the state praying for the
massage of an act maxi & the directors OF
the Harlem and Hudson River Railroad lntl'
iQible as directors on either the New YORK
Oentra, or Erie Railroad.
Government officers have seized the
distilIeries of Bradley and Hitchcock, IN
Montgomery county, Tenn, on charge that |
their owners have defrauded tho govern |
ment. the frauds Of the former are SAID to |
amount to O,O0O.
Cora James, notorious in Chicago
and ct. Louis for bringing cults for breach |
of promise and for libel, has been arrested |
IN the latter city on charge of being a COM
mon so Id: and in default OF bail, she wac
locked up.
Adolph Meyer, German merchant,
waA arr, stsd on the steamer City OF Cork, at
New York on the oath, under the extradilion
t,esty. charged with swindling abank at
Hes4s D8rmstadt, and blnker there OF
81, 200 guiders.
Ata meeting Of the Erie Railway
Directors ON the oath, resolution was unan-
lmonsly adopted making reduction in fsIes
TO Buffalo OF 3S per cent. and corresponding
reduction in fares to all points west.
Jndge Monroe, of the Dallas, Ga,
Circuit Court, now 10 session here, received
official notice on the oath, that unless ne
orders that bic jurors be drawn from the hst
OF registered voters without reference 10
color, no will be promptly removed from
Office.
The Court Hous3 at Eutaw, Ga one
Of the inest 10 the state, was burntd d last
Thursday night. All the county books ana
retords we're lost. The fire was the work oil
an incendtaTy Ine OoufJ nOuso ~ OtoehS
boro was fred on Saturday night, but no
harm was done.
A valuable sword presented to Com
M ,dore Biddle by the Peruvian Government,
stolen from the Pateut Office about week
since. has been recovered by the detectives.
The diamonds, five or six 10 number, had
been removed by the thief Two OF then
have been recovered.
The Erie directors are at Taylor
Hotel, Jersey City. No further attempts
have been made on their liberty. An In
junction has been granted by Judge Clarke,
restraining the receiver appointed by Judge
Barnard from acting, but has not been
served,
John W. Arnold, secretary OF the
Hope Insurance Company, at Louisville, has
been arrested on war; ant served out by d.
G. BLY,, president OF the company, charging |
Arnold with the embezzement Of $1,000 OF
the company = funds. Arnold gave bail TO |
the amount Of $1,000.
A fire Saturday night on the second |
floor OF No 451 Broadway. occupied by NAL |
tory & Hewitt, New York city, dealers in
Al.