The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-06-03
Domestic News.

list, at Sheepshead bay, M L.
between J ames McGarran and |
Nike Haley, Twenty-six |
we're fought and Haley
vas the winner. ''
A FIGHT took place at the
Capitol, May 18th, between
Col. Dancan and Col. Cape.
hart aspirants for the Office of
Superintendent of the Interior
Department, in which the for
mer was worsted.
A SWARM OF bees, and a
bountiful store Of wild honey,
were recently found by wood
choppers on the West side Of
the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The incident is recorded as the
first discovery of the kind on
the Pacific slope. I-. 9rl
I PRESIDENT GRANT has order.
ed that laborers employed in
the Government service under
the eight hour law, shall be
paid at the rate of ten hours
per day, the same as under the
old system. No reduction OF
wages is to be made.
The post of the Grand Army
of the Republic in Washing.
ton, at its last meeting, passed
resolutions declaring that they
would not divide the honors
with the Confederate dead by
decorating their graves with
flowers, at Arlington, at the
approaching anniversary.
The late re enforcement of
the prohibitory edict of Brig.
ham Young and his Bishops
against the Gentle merchants
OF Salt Lake City has so far.
ruined their business as to
force a large majority to with.
draw from the place and seek
locations elsewhere.
On the morning of May 10th
there were stolen from the
Harnden Express Co., at Balti'
more, U. S. Five.twenty Cou-
pom Bonds, two of $1,000 each,
two Of $500 each, and of U. S.
Five.twenty Registered Bonds,
four of 81, 900 each. A reward
of So, 500 will be paid for such
information as will lead to the
detection and arrest OF the
thieves and the recovery Of
the property.
A LIQUOR dealer who, while
he was living in Boston, sold
many thousand dollars worth
of the ardent to two Belfast
citizens, and who now lives in
Belfast himself, has had a dis
pute with them about the ac-
count. They have now sued
him for the recovery of all the
paid in times past and
attached his property, and un,
1er the Maine law will proba.
bly, get 1T. .......... .,.,...
The members of the Liquor
Dealers Association at Indian,
apolis, are busily engaged, in
collecting information against
the drug stores, livery stable
keepers, cigar stores, street car
company, and newspapers pro.
prietors, for working and pro.
ceeding with their business on
They we're compeil-
I'd to close their saloons, and
are determined that the law
shall be rigidly enforced. ra
The Irish Republican Club
Of the District of Columbia, at
its regular meeting last night,
took another step6n the color.
ed question. A resolution Was
unanimously adopted to the
effect that as the colored peo-
pie Of the District of Colum.
bia will exercise a great influ-
ence in the coming city elec-
lions, and as they desire to see
them recognized in every po.
sition they are competent to
occupy, that the Irish Repub.
licans of the City of Washing.
ton recommend to the Board
Of Police the propriety of their
on that force at
an early day. '.
SAYS a dispatch from Fort
Benton, May %:
"a large body of Santee
Sioux attacked a settlement at
Muscle Shell, on the upper
Missouri, two weeks ago. The
Indians met with a hot recep.
ton from the settlers. Thirty
to forty Indians are reported
to have been killed, and others
only saved n themselves by
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