Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-01-27
,le,us Summary.
0ensral news.

The work of removing the distractions
ut Hell Gate has commenced.
louisville and vicinity were visited by a
very heavy snow storm on the 11th.
james McCabe was shot and killed by one
Cook, at Echo City, Sunday night, Cock CO.
capped.
The Nevada Legislature reelected Hon.
! VIM. NJ. Stewart, on the 18th, to the U. s.
Senate.
/ "A six-foot vein of superior coal has been
discovered on the line of the Denver and Pa
cifc Railroad.
-Robberies and burglaries to the amount
Of 81 400 are reported as occurring in Cncn-
natl on the 10th,
Three counterfeitera, with lot of nickel
coin and implements to manufacture some,
were arrested in Cincinnati on the 18th.
The New York Tribune has come out for
Marshal o. Roberts for United States Sena-
tor from New York, in place OF Morgan.
The dry goods firm which failed in Bos-
ton Friday is stated to be Lowrie, Blood &
Hammond.
"A dispatch from Denver states that two
men named Cisco and Boarnhees were killed
by Indians on the Smoky Hillroute, last week
Friday.
"A company of capitalists are about TO es-
tablish pneumatic dispatch company in New
York City, for the transmission OF letters,
packages and other light articles.
Sunday night an unknown man, while
| driving near an enbankmeht at Blue Island,
in Chicago, was upset into gap and 80 in
jured that he died within two hours.
Jacob Becker, proprietor of the barber
shop and back rooms in the Sherman House
block in Chicago, died 80 suddenly Sunday
morning that foul play is suspected
james A. Boyd has brought suit against
st. Louis for $4,000 for in jurios received
from falling into n hole in one OF the street
! pavemGnts.
Henry Il. Pierson, President Of the
Brooklyn City Railroad, has accepted the
Office OF financial manager OF the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway, and Will make Chica-
so his future home.
The ice in tho Hudson River above AL
bany, broke up on the 11th, and serious
flood was threatened. A barge and canal boat
loaded with coal were driven down the river
and probably lost.
The loss Of the brig A. r, Dunlap, from
Boston, with thirteen lives, is fully confirmed.
| Portions of the wreck, and one body, recog-
Prospect Bay, thirty miles from Halifax.
Hon John NJ. Bolts was buried in Rich
mond on Sunday from the ST. James Hotel.
The state officials and the members of the
Grant and ColfaX Association were IN the
procession. A very largo crowd Of freedmen
followed the remains to tho cemetery.
The New York Post publishes letter
from DR.. Samuei g. Howe, saying that at the
latest reliable news from the interior of
Crete, the insure ctiOn was in full blast, with
no talk or thought of submission
An injunction has been granted restrain
ing the new Board of Directors of the Cleve-
land & Pittsburg railroad from operating the
road und appointing Reuben Il. Smith re-
ceiver ofthe company.
--Hovcy, our Minister to Peru, informs tho
State Department of the receipt from San
Francisco of IL, lS9 sterling, an from Now
York of f6, 6,OO0 for the sufferers by the recent
earthquakes.
The Kansas Legislature was organized on
the 10Th by tho election Of Il. O. LCi1id as
President pro tenn, and G, G. Crowser, Secre-
tary Of the senate, and NJ. s. Adams, Speak
rr, and H. G.. Olney, Chief Clerk VI the
House.
The wholesale firms OF Chicago last year
made returns Of sales amounting 20 three
hundred aud fifty millions, and the cattle
brokers OF sales amounting to thirty-eight
millions. It is estimated that the incomes of
citizens, taxable and untaxabc, exceed sixty
four million five hundred thousand dollars
Nothing but harmless bare walls now ro-
main of old Fort Lafayette. All tho guns,
ammunition and stores not destroyed by the
recent fire have been removed nom the
ruins. II appears that tho government had
already decided to tear down the fort, it be-
ing useless as defense OF the NdrrOwa,
The Stevenson-Cotton case, involving
s, zoo, 900, was ended in the United States
District Court, in New York, on the 18th.
Judge BlatchfOrd charged that action could
not be maintained, and the jury, by direction
Of the court rendered verdict against the
government
A fire in Cairo, ILL.,, on the 9Th, destroyed
the clothing and furnishing house of Stein
hUimer n Marhs, and three SALOONS belonging
to Andrew Kain Marshall BamDrick, and Pat
lick Fitzgerald. Total loss about $4,000; ia-
smed for S2l 400.
Tho Union Christian Convention COM
menccd its session in the Second Pr"sbyto-
rian Church Of Chicago, Monday evening.
d. w. Moody presided, and addresses were
delivered by prominent clergymen and lay
men of the city. The convention will con-
| tluuo uutil WSuHCSNhJ ONSHub'
The Board of County Commissioners In
Memphis has subscribed 5000, 900 to aid IN
the construction of the Mississippi River Rail-
road from Memphis to Paducah. Active
measures are being taken by the friends OF
the road to secure its completion, with good
prospects OF success.
The recent dist urbance near Kempville,
Va between the negroes and local authorl-
ties, which resulted In the loss OF several
lives, has been efTectually quieted by the AZ
rival OF Company A, Of the Fifth U. S. Artil-
} lery, upon the scene, They will probably re-
main therea fCw dtys.
james Logan, who is charged with the
murder of Charles NJ Rogers, in Twelfth
street; New York, on Thursday, Dec, 3ist;;,
: Saturday evening walked into tho Twentieth
Police Precinct and surrendered himself to
} the officer In charge, The police claim that
} tho evidence in their possession ID sufficient
to insure the conviction Of tho prisoner.
AT 6 o'clock Monday evening fire broke
, out J. the Wholesale clothing establishn ont
Of Foundman, Harris, Nahm 4 Co., Oh Main
, between Seventh and Eighth streets, Louis
, vile, destroying goods to The amount OF
800, 900, which is fully insured in local and
western Offices. The building was but slight
ly damaged
! Summary OF Proceedings In Congress.
sENArr--Jan. 7th-several petitions were pre-
, sented and appropriately referred Trnmbull
from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported and
recommended the indefinite postponoment OF va
/ rious bills of minor importance which recommen-
daon was adopted. The bills TO prevent tho hold
Ing OF more than ono office at time by tho same
, person and for tho indcmnifying OF sue Murphy
for property destroyed during tho war worc discuu-
scd at length, but the Senate adjourned With
out action.
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