Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-04-29
NEWS .CLIPPINGS.
THURSDAY.

THURSDAY.
Ex Governor Henry A. Wise ha.
been i'll in Richmond, Va, for sew
eral days, and is not expected tc
recover. -.
The house Of farmer, named
Dion Caving, at Pacome Kamo
uraska, Canada, was destroyed by
fire, Tuesday night, and two of his
children perished in the flames.
A Brooklyn paper says Senator
Fenton. intends to sue the CONNER
cial Advertiser and Evening Post
for libel, laying damages at five
hundred thousand dollars.
The Grand Trunk Railroad track
is entirely under water, between
Buffalo and Bradford. The express
train which left buffalo yesterday
morning was obliged to return. So
far the freshet has not suspended
travel on the Great Western Rail-
way. Do $40
Harvey Lyon, of Hoboken, to
gether with Mrs. Gibson and her
daughter, were thrown from their
carriage while riding in Central
Park, New York, Tuesday, and all
badly injured. Mr.. Lyon had his
skull fractured.
A delegation of a dozen Penn
sylvanians, headed by Col. John w.
Forney, had an interview with the
President yesterday. They leave
on an extended tour South to ex-
anime into the country, its pros
poets, resources, wants and its dis
position toward the Government.
Senator Sumner, yesterday, call
ed on the Secretary of State, and
informed HIM that the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations had
authorized him to report adversely
on several nominations to foreign
missions, among them Mr.. Pile, as
Minister to Brazil, and j. Carlisle,
as Minister to Stockholm, and in
quired If it was his intention to send
in others for these positions. The
Secretary replied that he had de-
cided not to send in more nomina-
tions: but under these circumstan-
ces the President would probably
make new nominations for these
positions.
Mr.. Sylvester Mooney arrived in
Chicago yesterday afternoon via
the Pacific Road, in eight and one
half days from San Francisco, in
Guiding rine hours staging, thereby
eight hours delay in making con-
nections, and three hundred and
twenty miles on slow moving con
struction trains at the ends of the
two, roads. On the 18th instant,
there were but twenty miles of the
road to build to effect the juno
ton of the Union & Central Pacific.
Tracks would be completed by the
first Of May, thus forming con-
tinuous line of railroad across the
continent, from Eastport to San
Francisco, a distance of very nearly
$500 miles.
Eleven men deserted from the
English flag ship Jealous, in San
Fransiscc, Wednesday.
The Senate in executive session
yesterday postponed further con-
sideration Of the San Juan treaty
until December next.
The fires in the Gold Hill mines
are not yet extinguished. The
Yellow Jacket mine is closed. Prep
arations are making to deluge the
uine with water.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe gives
up her plantation in Florida, for the
reason that her title, acquired at
military tax sale, does not hold
good and the original owner re-
gains possession, paying Mrs. Sto we
the amount she expended for the
estate. 4
The fool in the Hudson is the
greatest since 1857. Travel is sus.
pended on the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroads, and
great damage has been done to pro
perty by the overflow.
General Candy issued an order,
yesterday, requiring all persons
holding office in Virginia, who were
elected to the same, and who have
not taken the test oath, to take it
now. This will vacate number of
offices.
In New Orleans, Supervisor
Creery yesterday seized $4,000
barrels of whisky, about all in the
city in wholesale. 1t is not charged
that all have evaded the tax, but the
owners must present proof of pay
ment before the release can be had
SATURDAY..
Secretary Boutwell, left Washing
ton last night for short visit to
Boston. ..as1
The revenue 6flicers at New Or
leans have released all the whisky
seized on Wednesday, but will con-
tinue Investigations on suspected
Irregularities.
Senator Wilson has addressed al
letter to the Secretary of War, dis
senting from the official construc
tion placed upon the eight-hour law
The letter will probably be publish
ed. ao ea a .s.i-a
Two men, employed at the ce-
ment mill below Jacksonville,
Indiana, while digging a ditch, were
buried by the caving in of an EN-
hankment. One of the party was