Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-05-28
THE EAST.

Belinda Ellens, of Boston, has recoV.
cred 50, 900 of Daniel D. Kelley for breach OF
promise.
George N. Harrington. better known
as George Ohristy, died in New York on the
18th.
Miss Janauschek, the tragedienne,
sailed for Europe on the 14th. Her recent
season in New York has been very successful
A verdict of $4,000 has been found
against the Erie Railway in favor of the heir
OF an emigrsnt who lost his life on the road
10 1864. ..
Collector Bailey, of the fourth inter.
nal revenue district of New York, has been
arrested at the instance Of detective in the
employ Of the seeretseTvice, charged with
perjury. ..rt., lr.
Gov. Bullock, OF Mass, sent a mes
sage 10 the House on the 1lth, yetoipg the
bill to abolish the state constabulary. The
House will probably pass the bill ever the
veto, but IL will scarcely get two-thirds In the
Senate. -4s,
Both Martin and Pelton have con-
fesbed that the defalcation in the Hide and
Leather Bank OF Boston viii Gnfount tpone
hundred ami eighty thousand dollars, but
will. not exceed tgo'b hundred thousand dol
lars. s~s s,.,A u
The friends Of free trace had an inn
portsut conference in New Yorhon the 18th.
Resolutions were adopted advocating free
trade as Q polilic and economical measure,
and moral Obligation; calling for the pay
nlent OF the national debt in specie, and pro-
testing against any attempt TO burten the
people with any portion OF the Confederate
debt.
A storm ON the evening of the 18th,
prostrated several unfinished buildings III
New York, Brooklyn and Hoboken. The Ho-
boken Flats were submerged and large
number OF families compelled to sesk more
secure quarters, some barely esciping with
their lives. The damage 10 trees, fences and
awnings was quite considerable.
It is reported that Leverick, the ab
. sconaidg teller Of the City Bank OF New York,
Is not the only guilty party in connection with
the deFalcaton. Soma time since the bank
officers are said to have discovered conspir-
acy in which seven clerks were engaged VINO,
when detection lectme Imminent, managed To
throw the blame an Lsverick. Twenty thou
sand dollars OF the stolen money have been
already recovered.
It is understood that Postmaster
q Roberts, of Brooklyn, has failed to honor q
draft of the department for receipts for the
. quarter ending March 81. Special Agent
Taylor has been investig gating the books for
some days. There is . report, said to be on
good authority, that the postm a5ter has bur
$500 Of the receipts on hand. he depart
ment will lose nothing as the sureties are re-
spoRsible for the deficiency.
The accounts of James ID. Martin,
chashier OF the National Hide and Leather
Bank, Boston. are found to have been made
up on false figures, for some time psst, and
q show q deficit OF about 500 900 Martin, the
cashier was under temporary arrest, bnt, BY
consent Of the officers he has been released
; and put in charge Of deputy sheriff A. q.
FELTON,, whose requirements for money were
supplied unknown 10 the board OF directors,
is 10 Jail He failed to meet his obligations
and involved the csshier. The credit OF the
bank ia not affected. .l, .