Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-04-14
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Items.

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JDeetbs ID New YorR,last week, 4ss'
y, 1.-The United States steamer dalena Is or
defed TO Cuba, .A
The Hudson rivsr ia very high, and the
ioe 10 rtfnning out.
Nphe ice moted.ont of The Mississippi At
|winola on the SOth sandtheri river ia clear 10
Lake Pepin.
--There is a great HpOd in the deneseee
river, and fears are entertained OF great
destructionof propcrty
All the breaks ON the Delaware and hud-
son Railroad and Canal have been repaired
and tbe-whole line isagain open. ~
The Havana ipuSnals publish dispatched
Eceiveds is favorable T., the Goyernmepts1a
-The President i on tho sOth, dominated
Cen Charles 8. Hamilton to be Marshall OF
Wisconsin, Gen. II. was classmate OF Gen.
Grant. .pi8gggof Ild III lQtt
1.-The snrpus funds OF tho inauguration
ball are TO beTdevoted to the purchase Of
Clark Mills statue Of the late President
lincoln, e"
| 1T ia now thought by members Of Com
gross OF both parties that an adjournment
sine diewill not take place before the middle
OF April. .,,.a-,t-, ,s. .Ji,lsi,is sry
The officers and privates Of the French
army on leave OF absence have been ordered
to return to their regiments by the first OF
April. i' W. 81 a'iV'
lEighty-six thousand (S0,OOW of Apple
toms Journal No. l, were disposed OF on
Saturday, the. day Ut publication. A new
edition will be printed at once. f..-.{
Gen. Stoneman, of Virginia, has issued
an order removing Gov Wells and assuming
the duties Of tho ofice himself Mayor Bur-
gcss, of Petersburg, was also removed from
| Office. l7 eriuhat-v tlerri-t ti.i
The steamers Penn syvania, from Liver
pool and Deutschland, from Bremen, have
arrived at New York. The latter brings
Southampton dates to the 10th, and f33,000
specie. lC .8yi. eii lr g..t1.1s I
The Washington treaty of 1868 between
China and the United States has been re-
cCiyed at Shanghai, and only waits a fitting
opportunity OF delivery to Prince Kung at
Pokin. 80 hr-fai ttl r .pg a
The commissions Of various parties who
were confirmed for Office in tbs last few days
OF the former administration are yet with
held, and the subject is in the hands OF tho
Attorney General. . ,t ~ tu a.
--ThelH London special says that adj
vices from Spain render 1t certain that Mont
pensier was proclaimed king, He will arrive
in Spain within fortnight, on the iron-clad
Victoria, now at Lisbon. "'N-aT
Tho trial of John Il. Feller for the mur-
der of his wife, in Toma county, Iowa, in
1866, has just terminatedin verdict Of mur-
der in the second degree, and sentence to
| Imprisonment for life. Hha Ht.'f
AN ice gorge formed in the Mohawk riy-
er, ON Tuesday, two miles west OF Schenecta-
dy, and the water reached the highest point
ever known, overhowing the flats, submerg-
ing farm houses and flooding the roads.
I II T.. A. IY,,n.a,,o no,,,I NJ nnaanaaId
Mass, Saturday, Francis II. Morrill, and An
| thony Baker were convicted OF a murderous
assault on Thomas Wall, and sentenced to ten
j years each i'll the State Prison. ''1
Judge Rosecrans, of the Supreme Court,
has issued an order removing to tho United
Estates Circuit Court the case OF JAS. +. Fisk
Tvs. the Union Pacific Railroad, in the Circuit
Court, before Judge Blatchford.
Delegations from the division and anti
division parties of Texas were before the Re-
construction Committee Saturday by appoint
ment. The Georgia bill having been taken
up by the committee, thecase was postponed
until Tuesday. t.|s.Ir... istl
j. J. Noah, supervisor of internal rev
enue fm the district OF Tennessee, has re-
ported the bureau information OF an addi-
lional seizure Of eight illicit distileries IN
the fourth district of that state, where
troops are helping him. .. ....
The report published few days ago that
heavy battle WAS fought between the gov.
ernment troops and the insurgents of Cuba
in the Eastern department., on the road from
lRemedios to Madonis, is untrue. Tho en-.
gagement was onlya slight sliirmish
Its said in Republican circlos that the
Committee on Reconstruction will, seven
against five, early this week report back the
bill reassembling the original Georgia Leg.
lla Il Aao
ard declaring the expulsion of colored mem.
bers void,
In the draft Of the new Spanish Consti
tuition, tho reign of tho King is not limited
to eighteen years, as reported. On tho con.
trary, the possession OF the crown remaina
with the King for life, and descends to his
heirs. .. i' ' Il
There was an accident on the Chicago,
Peoria and Warsaw Railroad, near Eu-
reka, on the 8Oth, by which the engine
was thrown from the track, and the En-
gineer, W. w, Morgan, killed, ana the fire.
man, Cory, severely injured ,, ira..
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
will next make an investigation into Para
guayan affairs, including the official conduct
OF ex- Minister Washbufh and Rear-Admiral
Bavies, and the imprisonment OF Messrs
Bliss and Maslerman. Witnesses have been
summoned. 'n' tt iHa# '-It ,t g.
/ Intelligence from SaguG states that par
ty of young Cubans have organized them
selves into military company with the in
tention of joining the insurgents, They were
betrayed, however, by one Of their number,
and all, including Mechurio; the reputed
leader, imprisoned. N'
1T il stated that the Erie Railroad has
entered into contract with the Michigan
Southern Railroad to build a road from Ak.
| -. 1n1n IL E.ta s.,s.
therefor the right to use the track OF tho
road until the10th Of next October. the right
renewable on expiration.
VIM. Richardson, assistant secretary OF
the treasury, was sworn in Saturday, II ia
understood there will be considerable reduc-
tion IN all the bureaus OF the Treasury De-
partlnent on tho 1st of April, Dismissals
will be mado from the least efficient and most
obnoxious employees, II is understood.
T.-Currency shipped from Washington to
New Orleans during the'week, S108, 600; to
national banks, Sl50,90O, Held for security
for circulation, $942,7400O0; for deposits,
S3,241 1885,. Total currency issued to date,
1918, ,469, S96. Currency redeemed during the
week, S563, 1856 Total circulation, $299,B9 96,-
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The funeral Of James Harper, OF New
York, took place at St Paul's (Methodist)
Church OH Tuesday afternoon, and was at
tended by an immense concourse, including
the mayor, members of the city government,
and the leading merchants, bankers and au-
5 thors Of the city, and book publishers from
all parts Of the country.
: Ia dispatch from Verdi, California, states
I that two engines on tho Central Pacific Rail
/ road ran OFF the track near Elko. Fourteen
, cars were smashed, and The conductor, two
, engineers, two firemen and three brakemon
were killed. The buildings of the same COM
! pany at Truckee were destroyed by fire on
> the 28th. Loss $4,000. '""' 0 N'''
\ MIR. Blackstone, one Of the firm OF Fun
PIiIadeIp6is Phil on h 9Sth chopped hon v Ma VIA y,
, and two children TO pieces with an rx, and
, then drowned himself in the Delaware River.
, On his bed was a paper stating that he had
been robbed, and was ruined man, and CIV
! ing this as reason for his murdefous acts.
He was probably insane. 4 , 81; ,,ty..ri.s
AT Henry, ILL.,, Monday evening, q skin
containing Fred. 5. Potter, his son, lad II