The national Republican., 1869-02-13
TeIegraphic Summary.

Jos. MoCREARr, charged with perjury In
the Cozen's bankruptcy case, In 81. Louis, |
has been held TO bail In the sum Of 5000.
A YOUNG MAN named John stelgler COM
mitted suicide at Cincinnati on Wednesday
night, by shooting himself with pistol.
Two MEN, named Joseph Yates and Thos.
Qulner, were instantly killed by the explo-
sion Of powder mill at Hazardville, Ct, on
Thursday.
A MEETING OF citizens In the suburbs Of
Cincinnati TO appoint vigilance committee
to check highway robbcries was held on
Wednesday evening,
BRIo. GEN. SAMPSON, OF the second diyis-
ion OF the eighth brigade Of N. Y. 3. N. g.,
died suddenly, at Rondout, N. Y, on
Wednesday, from an abscess In the back.
JoHS J. EcKEL, recently convicted Of de-
frauding the Government, has been taken to
the Albany penitentlnry, where his sentence
Is to bo carried into effect.
THE Office Of the Vindieator newspaper, Of
Altoona, Pa, with frame dwelling, the prop
erty Of Kerr & Burkowitz, were destroyed by
fire yesterday. Loss estimated at $4,000.
ADvIcEs received In London state that the
Persian army, with Icbah at its head, had
gone to Bagdnd. Meantime the Turkish
troops are pushing forward TO the Russian
| frontier. '1r
| ALAssos STEWART and Frank Frazer, en-
| ployed In the Pembroke Mills, at Suncook,
| N. H., were burned to death by the accidental
Ignition Of naptha while repairing leak In
the pipe. .rrH0Hr - .aa .
THREE MEN, whose names are unknown,
were arrested on Staten Island on Thursday,
and held to bail, on the charge Of smuggling.
They had In their possession Ave bales Of
choice Havana cigars.
JOHN MITCHELL, Of Sutton, N. H., man
thirty years old, Is under arrest, charged
with an attempt to murder his wife by
throwing bottle Of kerosene oil into the fire,
burning her in shocking manner.
The coroncr's Jury find VIM. A. Robinson
guilty Of the murder Of Ex-senator MoCon-
nell, at Jacksonville. Robinson was seen to
enter McConnell's house on tho morning OF
the murder by several parties.
The MAYOR OF DUBLIN will take advan.
tage Of the first public call to present "a
Queen Victoria the monster petitions for
amnesty Of Fenian prisoners, which were so
extensively signed by corporate authorities oi
towns throughout Ireland.
The United States steamer Delaware,
which was sunk In 1861 by the side Of the
United States man-of-war Columbus, In the
Norfolk, Is now being shcathed, preparatory
to being raised.
THE New Orleans and Ohio railroad ex
traordinary from Paducah to the Tennessee
line, a distance Of fifty miles, with Its prop
erty, stock and fixtures, was sold on Monday
under q Judgment recovered by the United
States to Mr.. Norton, of Norton, Slaughter
& Co., Of New York, for 100000.
THE American Pathological Society jus
closed Its sessions In New York with brie
Q address Of congratulation from the president
: Hon. Marshal p. Wilder, upon full attend
Q ancc, marked ability Of convention, Its OBJ
: jects, and the great amount OF work accom-
plished.
The Constitutional Cortes formally openet
its sessions In Madrid on Thursday will
L great ceremony. The city was profusel,
decorated In honor Of the event. Crowds o
4 people were In the streets, flags were fying
y and the day generally regarded as holiday
= The president of the Minstry-Marshal Ser
rano-delivered congratulatory address OF
assembling Of the Deputies.
Ex-Gov. HULBARD, of Me-, was burle
Thursday afternoon at Hallowcll. Tn
q funeral services were held In the Baptis
- church, and were conducted by all the clergy
!. men In that city. Gov. Chamberlain an
!. the council, a large number OF members q
. the Legislature, and q great concourse fror
!. different parts OF the State, were In attend
ance.
ID The grand Jury OF the United States Coul
at Cook county, Illinois, make some seriou
charges against the revenue officers In the
last report. They say there can be no doui
d that extensive frauds are practlzed In yariot
ways by whisky distillers and Others In Oh
cago, but they are able 10 make no indie
ments because Of the evident completely {
y officers Of the revcnuewit the transgressor
q 1.-the INV, and fnSn refusAl 10 TESTIFY q
what they know.
!; Mn. G. G. TOWNSEND, Of New York, hi
W been charged with fraud In conducting
d soup house In that city, and for pretendin
!. to sustain school Of industry In Iowa. Il
has obtained large sums by contribution
2. and 1t Is alleged that he has not only fnilt
NJ NJ to keep his pledges made to contributor
Q. but has not paid the few teachers he has Ell
be ployed. During Townsend's examinatlc
u. he acknowledged that he collected rs muC
nd as $4,000 q year, while his expenditure
n did not amount to more than $500.
. THE message of Juarez to the Mexica
Congress congratulates that body on Il
celebration Of the late treaty relating to Il
claims Of Mexican and American citizen
on the concessions granted to the Mexlt
ed and Vera Cruz railroad; on the increased i
be dividual security of men; on the law whit
,St relates to the free expectation Of mineral
by on that relating to public instruction, al
Ia, on the one providing for the Institution
military juries. II refers also to the gener
peace existing throughout the country, al
regrets the revolution In Tamaullpas has n
been sutfocated, but thinks that an increa
Ak OF the federal forces now In operation again
''' the reyolutlonlsts In that State, would eau
the prompt suppression of the uprisin
Congress adjourned January 81,