Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-24
Miscellaneous News Items.


Tho present aNssiou of Congress- will not
probably continue longer than this month.
Gen. Parker, late OF Grants staff, IL like.
ly to receive tho appointment Of Indian Com
missioner.
Mr. Borie was qualified 10 Secretary OF
tho Navy on the 9th, and entered upon his
official duties.
1t turne ont that tho Irish Eenian Mackey
has not beon released by tho British g0vei n
ment, an heretofore reported. t
Senator Morton was taken suddenly i'll on
the 9th, and for time his lirO was despaired
OF, but vt last accounts he had rallied.
= The Spencerian Business College at Mil
waukee has about three hundred students 10
attendance. IT Ia deservedly the most popu-
lar business college in tho country
Waltor H. Smith, OF Mount Vernon, Ohio,
has been appointed Solicitor of Internal Rev
enuo uice Binckloyremoved, and has entered
on the duties of his Office.
When stoves are red hot, tho gasses of
combustion leak through tho pores like wa
tor through o sponge. This is one cause OF
the unhealthinoss ofrooms thus heated.
Mr.. Stewards proposition to turn over to
Now York charities the profits Of his bus.
pess during the four years OF his official
term, would have secured to that object about
SG,OO00O0.
Daniel l., Harris, of Springfield. Mass,
President OF the Connecticut River Railroad
has beeN appointed Government Commits
sioner OF he Union Pacific Railroad.
The difficulty between the Northern Gen.
tra and NE Railroads has been adjusted,
and the cars OF the former company make
regular trips over the Erie line.
1t iB now stated that the pardon of Mar
tin, the defaulting cashier Of the Hide and
Leather Bank, of Boston, was not served, but
waa returned TO Washington. The matter
will be eferred to the courts.
The Supreme Lodge of tho Knights of
Pythias assembled in annual session in Rich
mond ON the 9th The report received show
a membership OF over 80, 900, with $50 lodges,
and $7,627S8, as widows and orphans fund,
in the treasury. During the past eight
months S4S, IA have been expended for re-
lief. Subordinate lodges have on hand the
sum of SG4, 729,2l, The session will continue
-four dayA.
The little black horse, Prince, known to
all visitors to the White Mountains iallied a
few days ago, aged thirty-nlno He was
hon0red with funeral ceremonies, drawn to
his grave by SIX white horses, aud followed
by forty OF his stable mpaniOna, led by
the grooms. He was buried at the very foot
of Mount Washington, and next spring
marble monument will mark his final resting
place.
Gen. Sherman has issued his order as-
suminG command of the army, as General,
and appointing his staff, His general staff
will be Brovet Major General i. -. Townsend,
Adjutant Gcnerali Brevet Major General B.
j. Morey, Inspector General; Brcvet Major
General NJ, y. Meigs, Quartermaster GCner-
al; Brcvot Major General A. b. Eaton, Com
missary Of Subsistence; BIevet Major Gen
eral j. X. Barnes, Surgeon General; Brevet
Major General b, W. Price, Paymaster Gen.
oral; Breyet Major General Joseph Holt
Judge Advocate; Breyet Major General A. A.
Humphrey Chief Engineer; Brevot Major
General a. B. Dyer, Chief Of Ordnance;
Brevet Major General A. j. Myer, Chief Sig
nal Officer The order eDjoins it upon the
officers to discharge their duties with faith
iulnehs and economy.