Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-02-17
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General News.
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Virginia. lft, fgTTn $I.f rfIg
: The strike Of the book printers in New
York has ended by the employers paying the
nterlns demanded. ae-@ ~"
The sailors strike in New York Ia APP
parontly failure, Several strikers have
Slipped at old rates, 3g, Hipge sJyfs5l
"A distllery near Kingston, N. Y, and
dwelling and barn were burned Saturday
night. Loss, Sll 900,
There was heavy rain storm, accom-
panied with lightning and thunder, in New
York Wednesday evening.
-KoAfer's large distillery in New York has
been seized by the government ofhcers Tor
alleged violation ofthe revenue laws.
The charter election at Burlington, Iowa,
on the 1st, resulted in the election OF MIR.
Bell, republican, for Mayor. The Council
stands four republicans and four democrats
| The fur store Of Aaron Secharias, 3l7
Eighth avenue, New York, was damaged ty
fire Wednesday morning, Loss, Sl2,OOO; IN
sured for $1,000
A. 8. Upton, Postmaster at Ekador,
Iowa, has fallen heh to $4,000 from the os-
tate OF deceased wealthy uncle, who was q
victim Of the late Ohio nyer disaster.
"A FIRE Tuesday morning DESTROYED the
carpenter shop and lumber yard Of V90obst,
hCnleCU ln Eoorlh, LII, anu nllPhLV unlh-
aged the corn planter works of Shelby u Co.
Loss about $1,000; fully insured.
| Thus far political disabilities have been
removed by Congress from about one hun
dred persons, and three or four hundred ap-
picatiOns are pending in the Committee
on Reconstruction, one-third Of them from
Virginia
Tho Secretary of the Interior, in reply to
a resolution Of the Senate, states the quaint
| ty of lands certified to states, territories and
corporations, for railroads, canals and wagon
roads, 10 date, ut about "a OO0, 900 acres. r
Tho government last year lost about
million dollars worth OF property on the
Missouri by the snhing OF inferior boats.
| This will be avoided this year, by the select
ing of better boats for the transportation OF
supplies, &c. gs,f ,Ess a
Tho Sorosis organizations of Chicago are,
having a lively quarrel. Each intends hold
ing woman suffrage convention on the llth
and 18th insts, Anna Dickinson, who lec-
lures here, is also expected to address both
conventions at the same time.
Tho shoemakers of Chicago are on
| strike. 1t was caused by q firm requiring
more work done each day, for which the
sloemakers demanded and were refused FIVE
dollars day. An effort is making to estab-
4 Hsh cooperative factory with capital of
SlUO, ,UOO IN ten uOIar hhhreb'
"A violent SNOW storm prevailed through.
out the Northwest on the 2nd. At st. Paul
fifteen inches Of snow fell; at La Crosse,
twelve inches; at Winona, eighteen inches,
and at other points a less amount; and in
st. Louis, and at points in Missouri and Kan
sas, rain fell in great quantities.
Henry Walters, an old citizen of Keoliuk,
Iowa, was murdered on Sunday afternoon by
| four men, who shot him aa he was mounting
his horse, few milea west Of the city. After
shooting him hia murderers brutally beat
him with cluba and stones. Two men have
bcen arrested on suspicion.
-stillson's hardware store, Chamberlain
Ilros.' drug store, Brush Bros clothing store,
Barns flour and feed store, residence and
wagon house. together with the grocery
store of II. II. jackson, at Franklin, Delaware
county, n. Y, were destroyed by fire on the
Sd inst. Loss, 100000; Insurance not ascer
lind. tys. .rl a7.1.n
"A cable dispatch was received from Eng
land, stating that the appeal case OF Whal6n,
the murderer OF Darcy McGee, could not
lie taken before the Judicial Committee OF
the Priyy Council. When this information
was conveyed to Whalen he at once sent for
a priest, and it is expected he will make
confession.
Edward Travis, alias Gus Shaw, alias
Stephen Boyle, who was arrested while about
to perpetrate robbery at the store OF 5. p.
Squire, Nc. 1872 Broadway, New York, has
been identified as the murderer OF Sheriff
Orcutt, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, who was
shot in front Of the Jail by the accused and
confederate named Hugh Danows.
Summary of Proceedings IN Congress.
SENATE, JAN 9th, Howe, to the great
amusement of the Senators, presented a memorial
praying for the appointment of an able phrenolo-
uftWana tlna al int
nue. appointments, to see whether beneyolence,
Conscentiousness, ca1sualty and comparison be
their most prominent protub frances, to the end
that the government may not suer from the frauds
now 40 common In that department Referred to
the Committee on Retrenchment and Reform
bills were introduced to enable the Cherokee,
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians TO become citizens
OF the United States; TO punish the crime Of hold
ing office In violation of the l4th amendment; to
pTevGht the collection Of illegal imports under
color OF state authoTity.-The Judiciary Committee
reported against McCreeTy's constitutional amend
ment, Summers bill to enforce the provisions Of
the lith amendment Howes bill authorizing the
President, on application Of the governors of the
southern states, 10 call out the militia or uso the
army 20 suppress insurreCtion Tho bill relating to
tho Central Pacific branch Of tho Union PAchc
Railroad came up Sherman moved to postpone,
and to take up the bill in relation to the public
debt and currency reported by him from tho Com
mittee ON finance Carried yeas 92, nays 80.
sherman spoke ut length In favor Of the bill, He
was followed by McCreeIy In long speech, in
which he discussed, humoronsly, the speech of
Senator Morton on the finances, the Presidents
recommendations on that subject, and the reports
Of tho Secretary OF the Treasury and OF the Treas
urer Of tho United States Tho bill was then post
poned and that relating TO the Central Branch of
the Union Pacific Railroad was taken up, and utter
the rejection OF several afamendments Ii was read
third time and killed by the following vote:
YEAS -MesHrs. Abbott, Cragin, Doolittle Darke,
Ferry, Fessenden, Fowler, Harlan, Hendricks,
! Mel N Nvn
Pomeroy, Ramsey, Rice, Ross. Sawyer, Sumner,
Thayer, Van winkle, Wech and Watson--2i.
NAYs-Messrs, Anthony, Buckalew. Conklng
Connoss, Davis Dixon, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen,
Harris, Henderson, Howe, McCreory Morgan Nor
rill Of Vermont, Patterson of New Hampshire,
Patterson of Tennessee, Poole Robertson Shef-
man, Stewart, Trumbull, Viokers, Wade, Warren,
Whyte, Wiley and Willams-27 The Senate then
adjourned,
HousE-Lynche's bill for the resumption
Of specie payment was discussed by SehoAed, af.
.ter which twas referred 10 tho Committee on
Banks and Banking.-The constitutional amend.
mentrelAting TO Suffrage was discussed. but no ac-
ton was hAd-The House went into Committee OF
the Whole on thelegtslative appropriation bill and
discussed II until Eve o'clock, when the committee
u rose and ths House took recess und 730 P NJ.
Al that hour the House reconyened and speeches
were made on financial matters and reconstruc.
ton Adjourned,
SENATE Jan. 28th. - Several bills we're
4
the relief OF Capt. Charles Hunter aud regulating
the appointment of midshipmen In the navy from
the lately reconstructed states The special oder,
tho constitutional amendment then came up The
amendment as originally introduced by Mr.. Hen.
I'll derson, 10 In theee words:
ARTICLE 10. No atate shall deny or abridge the
right OF Its citizens to vote and hold Office on ac-
count of race. color or previouscondition
}, Bro 2, Congress- shall have power 10 enforce the
provisions OF this amendment. III
The Judiciary Committee reported as a substi.
tute for the hrst section the following, which was
adopted; "Tho ght OF oitizens Of tho United
States to vote and hold Office ehall not be denied
abridged by tho United States or any state on ac
count OF race, color or previous condition OF servi
tude." The second section was amepded 90 as TO
read Congress shall have power 70 enforce this
article by appropriate legisation." Some further
debate was had when tho Senate Went into Execu-
tive session, and some time after adjourned.
HoUsE--Tho Army Appropriation bill
!, was reported and made the special order for Mon
day next II appropfiates i43,lo9.00Q. -paiae's q