Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-16
rELEcRAPMIc sUMMARY.
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'lihSA Letter postage in Canada 10 reduced
from hSe 10 three cents,na sais ~ b.
efel1H The Ohio legislature has passed q
.Heh D metropolitan police BILL oiil
.;,s,.,y II is thought that the impeachment
~ trial viii be ended within ten days =.
sdUl % The steamer Niphon was wrecked off
,a5r Annoy on JAnutry ~, and hIteen lives lost.
The trial Of JEFF. Davis has been
~ " postponed until the ID OF May. iv
aj 90 III Is reported that the Arkansas con
70 d stItuiiOn has been adopted bra majority Of
q" l,Hs .tsN 81 q
red l The McCardle case has been posi-
poned until the next term Of the United
States Supreme Court.
9U94 II is said that the public debt state
rs msnt for March viii show an increase 10 the
debt of 81, b,O0O.OO0 Fae
lasA The Chicago Board OF Trade adopted
!, the resolutions relating 70 eastern freight
which we're Published in these columns on
Saturday. Nl
The Supreme Conrt Of the United
States has decided that states can tax the
'hFI deposits IN savings banks, no matter in what
form invested. 81. III 6.
The United States grand jury Of
ttf Richmond has found q new indictment
against JEFF. Davis II contains fifty pages
bla8 and details all his offenses since the opening
ft- OF the rebellion. fr
"a preparing bill making an appropriation
OF s250 900 70 be used in the improvement
and construction OF the harbors in different
parts Of the country. @
Gov. Fletcher, Of Missouri, has
signed the Pacific Railroad bill, and the COM
psny, ,it is understood. will accept IL. The
bill provides for tho sale OF the road ~ the
present company for s5,00O,OOO cash
a g Work has been resumed on the ex
tension Of the Iron Mountain Railroad by
a.AI nd klta tnonf utll ha nla.
ted to o point on the Miba seipp River below
the ice line by December
)4Yy e The Treasury Department has re.
ceved advices from Brownsville Texas,
where frauds were recently perpetrsted.
s4Hr atatIng, that nearly all the customs officers
have been arrested, and number OF indct-
aIH8 . ments found against them.
The Lafayette (Ind Courier an
nounces that the northern end OF the Louis
tlti vile, Nav Albany and Chicago railroad be
,r tween lafayette and Michigan City, has been
transferTed to the control OF the Indisna rolls,
,-E. Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad Company.
This viii give the latter road complete con-
tDs nections from Cincinnati to Chicago.
=. Late Arizona advices confirm the re-
80 ported abandonment Of the Lopez reservation
% j by the Apache and Mojaye Indians, The
ssvages have commenced active hDstiities
it1 in EGstern AFzona. The citizens have called
r1 on Gen Haeck for more troops, stating
that In that section great number OF stock
have been killed by the lndians.
Idaho advioes are to March 28th. Tue
Ida Elu ore and Golden Chariot mining com.
panies, in the 0wikee district, are In state
OF open warfare. Several collisions have oc-
.ifg curred underground and resulted in the
killing Of J. @. Hogate, Of the Golden Char
}t lot and Frank Meyer Of the Ida ElmOre,
F a, the wounding OF number Of others, IL
Is sexpected that fighting will soon commence
above ground. The parties number so we'll
armed men on each side. The authorities
are sndeavoring to quiet the difficulty.