Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-06-16
Summary Of TeIegraphlc News.

Summary of Telegraphlc News.
Mr.. Curtin leaves on the 18th OF June
for the Russian mission.
DIR. William Magruder an ex-Mayor OF
Washington, died Monday night.
Bowers linseed-oil mills, on Water st.l
N. Y, were burned Monday. Loss $50, ,OOo
-Fitzgeralds varnish works, in Brook
lyn, were burned Sunday night Loss,
Sc, 200.
The eight hour law has been promul-
gated at the navy yard at Brooklyn, COM
mencing Monday. ..
The carriage mandatory of L. Chap
man, at Cambridge, Mass, was burned
Sunday. Loss, $4,000.
"A new consignment of new fall wheat
reaped in Panalo county, Miss, was re-
ceived at st. Louis Monday morning.
About noon on Monday the roof of
carpenter-shop at No. A, Seventh avenue,
New York, fell in, severely injuring several
workmen.
The remains of Ex-Governor More
head were conveyed to Frankfort on Mon
day morning, under civil and military es-
cort.
The receipts Monday from internal
revenue were $3.50, 900; for the month,
800, 277, 796; and for the fiscal year to date
eleven months), $135, ,8301
"A terrific storm passed over portions OF
Grundy and Caldwell counties, Missouri,
last week. Several houses were blown down
and considerable damage done.
The first shipment of new wheat was
received at Nashville on Saturday, from
Pamela county Mississippi. 1t consisted
of five thousand bushels, and was classed
as fair.
Extensive preparations have been made
here TO celebrate the completion OF the
bridge spanning the Missouri River. The
day of the celebration will be announced
Wednesday
In the steamship Quaker City case the
owners of the vessel have filed their an
swer, which simply denies all the allega-
tions in the libel that the vessel was fitted
out as q privateer.
Six prisoners escaped from the Jail in
Detroit Sunday noon, among them john
son who attempted TO assassinate Allen
Pinkerton, and VIM. Dayton convicted
pickpocket. ...
- The cornerstone of the Atlanta Uni.
versity, an institution on the plan of the
Oberlin and Harvard Universities, which is
being established under the auspices of
the Freedmen's Bureau, was laid Monday.
Mrs. Mary Tusten, widow lady re-
siding on Pennsylvania avenue, Pittsburg,
was struck by lightning during q violent
storm, Monday, and instantly killed.
She was putting down a window at the
time.
VIM. H. Andrews, an apparently sue
cessful dry goods dealer, in Louisville, has
made an assignment. His liabilities are
said to exceed 81, 000, 600, and the income
last year amounted To over seven thousand
dollars
Three men and two women, servants
OF hotel in New Brighton, Staten Island,
we're out in small boat Sunday evening,
when squall came up, the boat capsized,
and they were drowned Il is said they
were all intoxicated
The recent reports telegraphed from
Washington relative to the public debt
statement were unauthorized. Secretary
Boutwell, says that the reduction Of the
public debt will be about seven or eight
and not thirteen.
Robert James Jackson was arrested at
New York Tuesday, accused OF absconding |
from London with G5, 900 belonging 10 the
firm of Robert jackson q Co., tea mer- |
chants. He brought woman with him,
leaving wife and family in England.
The State Temperance Convention Of
New York commenced its session Tues |
day, at Syracuse. Ex-Governor Myron H. |
CLARK presided, A committee was appoint
ed 10 report plan Of organization for the
votes of the state.
Dispatches from Logansport, Vincen-
nes, Gosport, and the region OF the White
River Valley, Indiana, report serious in
Jury 10 crops by the recent storm. Corn
will have to be roplanted, Similar dam
ages are reported from between Cincinnati
and Dayton.
General Joseph @. Brisco, who began
the war In the battle OF Big Bethel and
served In nearly all the battles Of the Army
Of the Potomac, died In New York, Friday.
He was native Of Ireland graduate Of
Trinity College, Dublin, and brave and
accomplished officer. Is H0l1rn |
( "A. dispatch from Topeka, Kansas, says
the sheriff Of Saline county reports thirteen
persons men, women and children killed
In that county by Indians, and as many.
more, supposed TO have been women, car
ried of to suffer worse than death. Set
tiers in Saline county are coming eastward
for protection. i.I 1
The will Of DIR. James Rush, of Phila-
delphia, disposes Of o million dollars, and
the estate, after providing for certain mod
crate legacieB, goes TO the. Philadelphia
Library Company, 10 purchase o lot and
erect q building, TO be called the Ridgeway
branch of the Philadelphia Library. -, |
The Kansas City Fort Scott and Gulf
Railroad was opened TO Paoli, Kansas,
Morday. Quite q largo excursion party
left here TO celebrate the event. II Is e1-
peoted that the road will DO completed TO
Fort Scott obout the middle Of August.
New rolling stock has been ordered 10 meet
Tho wants Of the road. c92hU l.
Il-Oalyin o. Morris, clerk in o coal es-
in Louisville, while riding
home Tuesday night, got into difficulty
With the opr-driyer, who dealt him two tre-
blows with q pieco of iron-ono
IN the temple just above the eyes, and the
'ther In the back Of the head Moni.
reached home, laid down, and remained
unconscious up TO o. m., whom he died.