Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-09-10
OelserapbIt Summary.
GeneraI news.

suicide in Nashville on the 26th, by shooting
himself In the mouth. hf w
Jason Rogers, head Of the great locomotive
manufaetory at Patterson, New Jersey, died
Wednesday evening at Morrisiana.
Captain II. D. Nones, OF the United States
revenue cutter service, died at his residence
in Wilmington, Tuesday morning, in his 65th
year.
Edwin Paschel, teacher son Of tho
former editor OF the Nashville Gazette,
committed suicide at Kingston Springs on
the 25th.
Report says that the stetson House. al
. Long Branch mas been robbed Of jewelry,
clothing, &C., valued at six or seven thousand
dollars, within few days.
The building known as Hooks New York
. planning mill, in Bank street. occupied by
various parties, was burned Thursday morn
. ing. Loss $4,000; mainly insured. ,T
%, A. H. Tone, Of Yergonnes has accepted
the appointment TO the chair OF intellectual
and moral philosophy in the University Of
Vermont and will enter on his duties at the
opening Of the next t,rm. fpte
A gentlemanly fellow, calling himself Sam
uel T. Eden, was arrested at New Haven on
Tuesday for attempting to swindle the New
Haven bank with a forged check for 81, 900 on
the First National Bank Of Phiadelphia
% A girl named Ellen Kelley, in attempting
to Jump off of q bridge in Chicago, on Thurs
day, as twas swinging open, was caught be-
tween the end of the bridge and the rail-
ing and fatally injured. ~
Hon. David L. Swayne, late President OF
the University of North Carolina, died on the
9th. Some weeks ago he and Professor
Fetter were thrown from a wagon, and Mr.
swayne was seriously injured. His death is
attributed to the injury.
The statistics of the internal revenue col
lections for New York show the receipts 10 be
upwards of s22, ,00O, 900 during the past fiscal
year. The total since the internal revenue
law went into operation, October I, 1852, is
s183, 100000.
A fire in the village of Bethel, Ontario Co.,
NY, Thursday night destroyed property 10
the value Of $4,000. A grist mill, drug store,
hotel, ,post office, two dry goods stores, one
dwelling, and large quantity Of wood were
among the property destroyed
noted pick-poeket, named Dutch Heinrich,
robbed an aged man named Patrick Dlckey on
Broadway, New York, railway car, Thursday
afternoon, Of 600 in United States bonds
Heinrich was secured, but the bonds had been
carried offby an accomplice.
Commissioner Rollins has instructed some
Of the detectives employed by the Internal
Revenue Bureau to perform the duty of su-
quired, until supervisors under the new tax
law shall be appointed by proper authority
A Young man named George Sackrider.
clerk IN the employ of Sackrider 4 King, COM
mission merchants. of Boston, forged checks
to the amount of $4,000 or $4,000, which
were paid by the Market Bank, and then ab-
sconded. His whereabouts are unknown
Judge Gilbert, of the Supreme Court, has
granted maaddplas to compel the city of
Brooklyn to pay the Nicolson Pavement Com
pany S3O,000, alleged to be due for the pave
ment Of Clinton street, which had been We
toed by the Mayor OH the ground that it was
not in accordance with the provisions of the
city charter
A German named Martin Wnnaschel has
been arrested on the charge OF being a de-
faulter to Benz. L, Rabbit, manufacturer of
saleratus, in New York, for whom he was
salesman and clerk, TO the amount Of over
Ave thousand dollars, by reason OF fictitious
names upon the payroll.
A collision occurred Thursday yening be-
tween freight and wood train, on Long
Bridge, over the Connecticut River, near
Holyoke. One man was Instantly killed and
thrown into the river, and four badly wound
ed. The engine and twelve cars were badly
demolished, but the bridge was little dam
aged
The American Consul at Havana writes that
persons coming TO that island are required to
have passports TO he yised by the Spanish
consnls, or they will be obliged to return to
the United States without landing, unless the
Consul or two real estate owners become re-
sponsible for their conduct.
The President has pardoned Edwin Brock,
formerly deputy collector OF the third collec-
ton district Of Pennsylvania, who was con-
yicted of fissuing fraudulent bonds for the re-
~ al atNipd 10
houses, with intent to defraud the Govern
ment.
Michael Leonard and John Burns, of ST.
Louis, got into an alteration Wednesday
night in relation to some domestic matter.--
The former stabbed the latter with bowie
knife, inAioting wounds from which he short
" afterwards died. Buns wife was also
stabbed and instantly killed
Hon. ia es Mann, the only democratic
member Of Congress from Louisiana, died
in New Orleans ON Wednesday morning OF
congestion of the brain. Both branches Of
the Legislature adjourned, out of repcct to
his memory. The House adopted resolu-
ton OF sympathy and voted to attend the fu-
neral i'll body.
The second important experiment was made
in Pittsburgh, on the 25th, with boiler man
ufactured from homogeneous steel. AS on
the previous trial, it was tested by hydrostat-
ic pressure, and on the tenth trial it stood
presssre of 725 pounds to the square inch,
when, one of the stay bolts giving way,
further experiments were abandoned for the
present.
At the Narragansett Park races, on the Goth,
the first race for purse Of s400, one and
quarter miles, Senty beat Climax head and
neck after hard race, in the fast time OF
219l; Morrissey was third, and four lengths
behind; Lark was beaten off, The second
race was for the Rhode Island cup, $50 each,
81 900 added, two miles and half. Gen.
Tarke beat Fanny Cheatham one length after
splendid racing.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
has commenced suit against the Atlantic
and Pacific States Telegraph Company for an
injunction restraining the defendants from
engaging in the business of transmitting dis
patches within the boundaries Of California,
and for fifty thousand dollars damages by
reason OF the Atlantic and Pacific Company
constructing their lines in close proximity,
and removing the poles on the plaintiffs line.
Secretary Seward in accordance with an
informal vote Of Congress-, has entered into
negotiations with Mr.. Thornton, the English
Minister, for new reciprocity treaty with
Canada. The old treaty will form the basis of
the negotiation, which will soon be in a con-
dition Tor transmission to the imperial gov
ernment, and the Canadian authorities. 1t
is expected that the treaty will be effected in
time for ratification by the Senate at the De-
cember session of Congress. sstt ~
A Hrein Bay City, Mich, on the 9th de-
stroyed property as follows: Julius B. Hart,
store, warehouse and goods, loss, $1,000; A.
Kaiser& Co., butcher shop and lager beer sa-
loon, loss $1,000: L. Bloedon, furniture deal
er, loss, probably $4,000; H. D. Fitzhugh,
warehouse, 81, 900; Mcdowell 4 Park, dealers
in Iiaifnra etc. aratnin n lnes of abont Al 600