Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-01-14
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Mrs. d. b. Wlkiieon hao conimenged
suit against tho Chicago Tribune Cor libel.
Dispatches from the Eaat say that many
RuAaiansare volunteering iortlle Greek Aef7
vice,
"a movements on foot in Cincinnati 70
add about thirty square miles 70 the corpora
ton.
Gen. j. M Palmer, Governor elect Of IN
inoia, will be inauguiated on the llth Of Jan-
nary.
Peterson'a WOODEN mills in Durham, Cam
ada, were destroyed by fre Saturday night.
LOSS 100000
According 10 Mayor Klein, the popula-
ton Of Muscaiine, Iowa, IL 9,bD0 and the as
sessed value ofproperty ", 2,6i4,0b
The recent eruption At Mount ELna is
rapidly subeding and the volcano has shown
little signs of activity for the past two weeks.
--Gen. stonemsn has ordered the Mayor Of
Richmond TO hold III custody Sally Anderson,
who was recently released by Judge Under
wood
"A Are az $3.50 Broadway, Albany, N. Y.,
Monday night, damaged the stoclta OF 4. j..
Dickerman and Solomon Lehrebnrg. Loss
500, 900; partially insured.
= Sir Richard AIaynes, who made himself
notorious not long since by breaking up
Sunday meelingsin Hyde Park, London, died
on the 27tb.
THE Buffalo Common Council is agitating
the subjert Of building bridge across the
Niagara River 10 connect that city with the.
Canadian shore,
The Kellogg House and contents, the
postofIice and news-room bailding at Bath,
Steuben county, New York, were burned
Monday morning. Loss %50,OOO
"A man named Hardy, mate OF the steam
I1.1 lrrt,n al Ind
fell accidentally into the river and was
drowned ~
| Caleb Cushing has turned up at last in
Ahpinwall He arrived there ON his way to
Bogota on special mission from the United
States government.
Governor Tenton, Of New York, hasap-
pointed Freeman ]. Fithian, OF New York. To-
| All the vacancy in the Supreme Court, occa-
stoned by the death Of Anthony.
john Flicker, eniploye1by Keane, Kyles
| q Co., Of Cincinnati, was run over and killed
| by train on the Ohio and Mississippi Rail
road, near tho depot, Tuesday morning.
| The postofice at South Bend Ind, was
broken open Monday night, and some 800 let
ters were rihed OF their contents. 1t Is sup
J posed that the robbers got $76 to 500.
Geo. A. Delany, clerk in the New York
| Post Office, was yesterday arrested for em-
1
was held for trial in defanlt OF $1,000 bail.
The steam tug Noland exploded her
boiler, near Henderson. Kentucky ON Sum
day, killing the engineer, David Cooper, and
shghtiy injuring John Morris, one OF the
owners.
The Illinois and Wisconsin Dairymen's
Association will meet at Elgin, ILL.,, on tho
second Tuesday in February, instead OF the
second Tuesday in january, as previously an
nounced,
Commissioner Rollins has decided to es-
tsblish in the city OF New York four export
bonded warehouses in addition to the two al
ready established, and has made selections
for that purpose.
Julius @. Burroughs has been appointed
| Supervisor of Internal Revenue for the dis
trict of Michigan and Wisconsin. This COM
pletes the appointments in that grade OF in
! ternal revenue officers.
About midnight, Saturday night, an in
toxicated fsailor named Charles Lawson. foil
from the propeller Truesdell, anchored in
| Chicago and was rescued from the water in
sensible He died within an hour afterward.
Senator Morton is preparing to reply TO
certain newspapers which have assailed his
recent speech Other Congressman ara pre-
pairing speeches on financial questions
among them Gen Butler, who will oppose
resumption OF specie payments \
--Messrs. Tucker \ Co., extensive bankers
| and stock brokers In Louisville failed on Tues
day it is said. 1t is believed that they viii
soon be able to extricate themselves from
/ their unpleasant position.
Tho Brooklyn Common Council has voted
4 to subscribo 90, ,D0B, 900 10 aid in building
bridge across the East river, snch sum TO be
paid in instalments after 81, ,000, 900 has been
subscribed by other parties.
1 Five two.story houses near sappers
| Bridge, In Ottawa, Canada, were burned
lUfristinas night They contained q large
quantity of matches and sulphur, and 5000
bushelsof wheat, atlof which was consumed.
Loss 100000.
- C0rnelins Brown, notorious cut-throat
and rufian, WIS shot dead in Saturday, by
Peter Boyle. in saloon Ia Lemont, Ia Cook
county, nj. The coroner's Jury partially
/ exonerated Boyle, and heavy bail will not
be exacted. The deceased had resided twice
in the State Prison.
: Washington specials state that President
johnson intends retiring all army officers
over sixty-two years ofage, among whom are
lAdintant Genei al Lorenzo Thomas, Paymas-
ter General Brice and Gen. Philip st. George
Cook. y. q ,,,..
From Information received by "a member
Of the commit &c appointed by the late con-
vention at Jack'on, Mississippi, TO urge be-
fore Congress the admission OF thai state in
to the Union, IL appears that an attempt has
i been made 10 assassinate Gen Mckee, who
was elected as republican to Congress FOR
the fourth district OF Mississippis He was
slightly wounded ,T.,gl n.
"A convention OF colored men in Pttsburg,
on the 2Sth. adopted resolutions recommend.
ing that the elective franchise bo extended
TO the colored men OF the state. 1t Is pro.
n posed to bring tho matter before the state
Legislature, and take measures TO secure thif
as well as TO provide for the educationalint
ests Of the colored people OF the state.
Tho Washington National Monument So,
ciety has addressed an appeal to the pastors
OF the religious congregations Of the United
States asking them to cause collections tc
be taken up In thoir respective churches oil
! the Sunday immediately preceding tho 22t
II Febrlarynext the amounts to be remit
ted TO the treasurer OF the society, j. Il, II
Smith, in order thatwork on the monument
may be resumed.
. r. d Roosevelt, nf the New York Citi.
zen, gave an elegant dinner at DelmonicO't
Monday evening, 10 Hon. Eugene Casserly,
United States Senator elect from CALIFORNIA;.
a pleasant, social evening was passed. ~
Speeches were made by tho host, by the
chief guost, Mr.. Dasserly and by William
Cullen Bryant, Horace Greeley, Charles A.
Dana, John Bigelow, Mayor elect Oakley Hall
Col i, A, Conkling, Hon. Erastva Broolts,
Hugh Hastings, J. w. 6imonton, John Swim.
{ ton, Messre. Sedley, Hefrick, and others, ~
1 Mr., Casserly, In the course Of his remarke
alludedto to thearrest Of Samuel Bowles, art
said tho man who committed such an outrage
! upon the liberties OF tho press would ycthayC
reason TO rue his temerity.