Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-08-18

SUMPTION e7
Avery Lester, of Ledyard, Conn, 7e
years of age, and inhrm, has read the Bible
through IA times since his confinement to
the house.
1t Is alleged that Tx Marvel lately had
to pay the American Hotel, at Bingham,
N. Y, $500 and costs, and apologize, for
writing, in one of Harper's publications, o
slanderous account Of the inn.
There is jolly veteran soldier In the
asylum at Augusta, Maine, who has thirteen
wounds, received in the Mexican and Un-
ion wars. Ten of them were occasioned by
bullets or shells, and three are saber cuts.
"A country girl after making some pur-
chases at store in New Albany, Indiana,
was asked by the clerk if he could do any.
thing more for her. Innocently replied
the maiden: "0h, no, sir; unless you will
be kind enough TO go out and milk the old
mare, for / rode her from home without
the colt"
Foreign.
Marshal Neill of France, is quite ill.
-Eugenie will spend three months in
her trip through Turkey and Egypt
"A portion of the London Metropolitan
Fire Brigade propose to visit New York.
The ship Pauline David, from Liver
pool, was burned at New Orleans on the
I'd inst.
The British government is consider
ing the desirability of purchasing the Irish
railway.
Three hundred and twenty-one persons
we're killed by the explosion in the mine at
Dresden.
Mrs. Vivian has gained her suit, in
London, for divorce against the Marquis
of Waterford, with costs.
1T is reported that Queen Isabella pro-
poses to abdicate the throne of Spain in
favor of the Prince of Asturias.
Mr.. Purdon, conservative, has been
elected Mayor of Dublin, but the liberals
have a majority in the Council.
Hen. Samuel Shellabarger, the Ameri-
can Minister to Portugal, arrived at South
Ompton on the Sd, from Lisbon.
--Pamvia Corvallea has been appointed
Portuguese Minister of Finance, and Men,
densa, Minister of Justice.
-Skirmishes are reported at Santo Es-
piritu, Villa Clara and Trinidad, in which
the Spanish troops were successful.
The Irish bishops met in private con-
ference in Dublin on the 4th instant, to
consider the reorganization of the Irish
Church.
The report that Spain had opened ne
Eotiations with the United States, looking
to the independence of Cuba, is positively
denied at Madrid.
Capt Kendrick and crew, of the bark
Ontario, from New York for Melbourne
abandoned herat seq, May go The crew
were saved and landed at Mauritius,
The difficulties between the Sultan
and Khedive, Of Egypt, are in fair way
of settlement. Nearly all the representa-
tives of the Powers at Constantinople urg-
ed the Sublime Porte to course of conCi-
iation and moderation.
The town of Gehe, Sweden, was a-
most destroyed by fire on the 10th of
July. Seven hundred tenements were
completely consumed, and about 5000 per-
sons rendered houseless, and loss of S2,-
500, 900 sustained
"A letter from ST. Petersburg states that
Lamaskiro, the peasant who saved the life
of the Gar, did not commit suicide, but
was murdered by being hanged in his own
house, and that several persons have been
arrested as accomplices in the crime.
Crime.
The show case of G.. A. Enos' silver
ware establishment in Philadelphia, was
broken open on the 4th, and large guam
tity of iewelry abstracted.
One of the rooms ut Long Branch
hotel was robbed of $4,000 worth of din
monds on the 31st ult., The thieves were
arrested and the property recovered.
"A Jew merchant of Newark, N. j.,
named Moses Maybaum, has absconded,
leaving liabilities TO the amount of $40, 900.
He is supposed to have taken refuge in
Chicago.
John Roberts, charged with having
robbed q United States Express car, near
Quincy, ILL.,, about six months ago, was ar-
rested in st. Louis, on the 9th, and taken
to Springfield.
Patrick McCann tried to drown young
lady named Ethie Wade, while bathing at
Coney Island, on Sunday, because she re-
pulsed an attempt at indecent liberties.
He has been arrested.
Five persons, named Mccartney, Car
roll Harrison, Bynes and Holtze, have
been arrested in New York by u. s. rev.
enue detectives, charged with defrauding
tho government by the revamping of can
celed stamps and selling the same for new
ones ut less than government rates.
"A Chicago burglar named G. X. John
son was shot by DIR. Hanley, at Lockport,
ILL.,, ON the night of the 21st inst, while he
was attempting 10 break into the doctors
store. Johnson ran some distance after be-
ing shot, but finally fell and expired in O
few minutes. The ball passed through his
lungs.
On Friday, the Goth, $4,000, the pro-
ceeds of government sale, was deposited
in the safe in the treasurers office mt thear-
senal, in Philadelphia. Saturday morning,
on opening the safe, it was discovered that
$25, 900 had been stolen. There were no
marks of violence on the safe, and the
building was well guarded by private watch
men. Several employees of the arsenal have
been arrested on suspicion.
Clement Wood, alias Charles Hope
Chalmers, was arrested upon the arrival of
tho steamer Russia, on the Sd, as tho nu-
thor Of forgery in England to the amount
of several thousand pounds sterling. Some
$50, 600 in French and English notes and
specie wero found on his person. Mr.. and
Mrs Hatcher, who accompanied Harwood,
were also taken into custody. All the par
ties are under thirty years of age. They
we're arrested under instructions received
by cable.
Col. Whitley, Of the Secret Service, has
made another important arrest of coun-
terieiters Suspicion has for o long time
been directed against two Frenchmen, An
tonic Amtoel and Charles Encihe, of man.
ufacturing counterfeit fve-dollar gold
pieces and twenty-five cent. currencynotes.
The officers took the men into custody. A
box containing several thousand dollars OF
counterfeit money was found in their pos
session, and was taken charge Of by the
officers.
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