Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-08-27
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ne American tree IldQo League, uleu IN
switzerland on the oath Of July.
Edward Reynolds, one Of the oldest citizens
md father Of Maj, Gen. ]. ]. Reynolds, COM
handing the Department Of Texas, former
4, Co.. died on mi he Iat6 Al his residence in
lafayette, aged % years. Z 1881 asal i
Gen. Melancthon s. Wade, a son Of David
Wade, one OF the first settlers Of Cincinnati,
lied suddenly at Avondale on the I1th. al
The commencement Of the war Gen. Wade
was appointed brigadier general, and was in
at camp Dennison for some time.
He was prominent member Of the Pioneer
Association, and was much respected.
Edwin A. Stevens, Of fHoboken. N. j., died
IN Paris on the 9Th. He was commodore Of
the New York yacht club, was one Of the
principal owners Of the Camden and Amboy
owned nearly all Of Hoboken And
the principal works Of the public improve
ment there. He was engaged In Paris in me-
gotating for the foundation of a great rail-
way company to extend to the Western
States, whose eastern terminus should be at
the Elyaian Fields. Jsa
s..,v .dfJ Personal.
The oil firm Of Pool Brothers, Oil City,
failed Friday, It is said, for from $4,000 to
100000. ~
Gen. Rosecranz has received his instruc-
tons as Minister to Mexico, and will soon
his destination.
Secretary schofleld has revoked an order
by which several soldiers, clerks IN the Quar-
termaster Generals Office, were dismissed
from their positions.
The President has appointed Geo. W. Colby
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the Second
District Of Alabama, vice Mr.. Andrews re.
signed. This is the first appointment Of
that kind since the adjournment Of Congress.
Fernando Wood gave dinner party at the
Lake House, Saratoga, on the 9Th, at which
there we're anumber Of distinguished poll
ticians, among them A. W.Randan, Postmas-
ter General.
Joe Coburn, in card, declines to meet
McCoole at Pittsburg, but ayows willing
ness to fight at days or weeks notice, or
he will be on hand at the appointed place in
New York on Thursday, and IL McCoole or a
representative does not appear will claim the
money. t
The sentence OF Ratesky, who murdered
FelIner, diamond pedlar, in Brooklyn, seven
years ago, and who was serving life term
In Sing Sing prison, has been commuted by
Gov. Fenton to ten years, commencing with
the date OF his imprisonment, This gives
him only two years and half yet to serve.
Mike McCoole held a levee and received the
congratulations of his friends at his saloon in
St. Louis on Monday. He has written letter
to Frank Queen, in reply to an article in the
latest Clipper, requiring him or his repre-
sentative to appear at the Clipper Office on
the 18th, and states that he (McCoole) Is
anxious to meet Coburn personally and settle
the arrangements for meeting in the ring
But as he cannot be in New York at the time
named, he will meet Coburn at the Monon.
gahela House, Pittsburg, on the 18th oi
August ssE.ltas -.tt.
Rev. Charles Eagan, Catholic priest o.
Augusta, Me-, has been indicted by the Grand
Jury for libel.
A young man named Dale was fatally stab
bed in fight between Germans and Irish IN
Boston on Saturday night. ~
The post-ofllce at Norwich, Conn, was en-
tered Thursday night, the money drawei
robbed, and large number OF letters rliiet
OF their contents.
Capt. Richard Roberts, who for some TIM
past has had general agency for collecting
pensions in Hartford, Conn, has been arrest
ed ona charge Of forging powers Of attorne.
to collect pensions. ers4
The First National Bank of East Benning
ton. Vt, was robbed on Saturday night. TIL
lock Of the vault was picked by the burglar
and an unknown amount Of bonds belonging
to individuals stolen. Not much money wa
obtained.
On Friday evening a man named D. G
Shields, of Fredericksburg, Va, went int
the jewelry store Of +. Jackard d Co.; i
Kansas City, Mo-, with friend from st. Lou
| is, and were waited on by w. Haig, JUNO
partner OF the firm. While these men wer
In the store Haig missed two plain gold rings
and accused Shields Of taking them. Som
high words followed and Shields struck Haie
The latter then produced q revolver and OF
dered the parties to leave the store. Nor
angry words passed between them, whe
Haig shot Shields through the head, KILN
him instantly. The affair has caused muc
excitement.
Mrs. Mary Woodward, of Harvard, Mass
has been held to bail in the sum Of 1000 10
trial on the charge of inhumanly treating he
step-son, six years Of age. 1t was testified i
Police Court that the child had been whippe
by the hour at time with heavy stick
| One day in July, the woman drew three bucl
cts of cold water from the well, and seizin
the child, removed his clothes, and placin
him in tub, dashed the water upon hi
head, then took him by the feet and held hi
head in the water as long as she dared; tha
recently cat brought q meadow mole IN tn
house, which the mother cooked and compel
led the boy to eat. Mrs. Woodward, in tn
court, said 1t was not mole but rat.
Foreign. aL.-.
DR.. Pussey, the High Churchman, has bC
come convert to Roman Catholicism.
The Emperor Napoleon has established hi
court at Fontainebleau for short season.
The Paris Moniteur says the French trans
Atlantic cable will be finished by the 18th
August, 1869.
Accounts from Rome rerresent that tn
number Of desertions of foreign volunteer
from the Papal service is daily increasing
Thomas Carlisle has been elected Pres
| dent of the Edinburgh Philosophical Assc
citation, in the place of Lord Brougham, de
ceased.
A letter from Vienna says that larg
! quantities of wheat are coming from tn
lower Danube, and also Of barley, for Grea
Britain.
The italian Parliament has passed o bil
according pensions to the widows and orphan
OF doctors who died in attending choler
patients. T7.
The entire provinces of Spain are suAerin
severely, and threatened with famine, tn
distress being greater than atany other tim
! for lalf q century. W fr
Cholera prevails alarmingly on the Barbar
\ coast. In one place $50 out Of q populatio
| OF 5000 had died. There is great havoc
several other towns.
I ]. & E. Corduroy & Co., Of London, in tn
provision! trade, have suspended in const
! auence Of the suspension ct firm in Ne
1 York, largely indebted to them.
Accounts received daily from Spain repre-
i sent that the disturbed condition Of the cour
4 try is leading to idisastrohs results. Th
4 latest adfices from Madrid say that a fnanci
crisis is Contemplated. rs
I Dispatcher from Paris report that the str
dents assembled in large numbers near th
! Sour Bonne, and created q tumult; they wei
4 Dispersed BY, the police, who made several q
rests. sf.lg tit'f svfA tatF
i A secret printing Office has been discovere
at Valentia, Spain, where one OF the recent
4 published revolutionary journals was issuet
i -Four compositors were arrested and sent
Fernando Po.. lI
Osborne Ward, delegate from the associate
workmen Of New York, has arrived In Par
on tour Of Eurore, for the study Of the 81
nation Of the laboring classes, and the deye
opment Of the cooperative system.
I Violent demonstrations have been made
Prague in the name OF Bohemian nationalit
Placards threatening Beust and insulting u
Emperor are posted in several places. II
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