Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-02-02

families, as more efficient and cheaper than
regular troops.
A raid with mounted troops has recently
been made in the mountain regions of
Tennessee. 1t resulted in the destruction
of seven illicit distilleries and about Is 900
gallons of mash. Eleven other stills were
found, but as they were not running they
could not be molested. The raid occupied
eight days.
A large meeting was held at Cincinnati
on the night of the 23d, to raise funds for
the exiled Fenians. Fifteen hundred per-
sons were present, and a handsome purse
was contributed.
The recent suspension of the Suffolk
County Bank, of Sag Harbor, N. Y, has
caused great excitement on Long Island.
Many of the depositors are poor people,
who are likely to lose largely.
The New England Labor Reform League
commenced its third anniversary meeting
at Boston on the oath.
The preliminary report of Prof New
comb, U. s. N, of his observation of the
late eclipse at Gibralter, has been received
at the Navy Department, in Washington,
and shows that, Notwithstanding some adj
verse circumstances, he was successful
| therein.
A San Francisco dispatch of the Gath
says the rains were believed to be suffi-
cient to secure an abundant wheat crop in
California. Farmers were planting as
rapidly as possible.
The Supreme Court of Illinois, on the
oath, announced its decision in the case of
Bishop Chase ct a., Us. Rev. Chas. E.
Cheney, of Chicago, reversing the decision
in the lower court.
A New York dispatch of the 25th says
it is stated on apparently good authority
that the President had ordered the imme-
diate discontinuance of the sales of sur
plus arms and munitions of every kind.
Secretary Boutwell, was before the Com
mittee of Ways and Means of the House
on the 25th, resisting the abolition of the
income tax. He represented that the prob
able revenue from that source would be
between thirteen and fourteen millions,
while the additional cost of collection
would not be half a million.
By direction of the President, the head
quarters of the department of the South
is transferred from Atlanta, Ga, to Louis
vile, KY, the latter being the head
quarters of General Halleck.
The official returns of the Bureau of Sta
tistics at Washington show the decrease in
immigration for the year 1870 to be 81, :
11S.
Another severe snow storm prevailed at
the East on the 26th. Weather cold.
The strike among the Pennsylvania coal
miners continued on the 9th, with little
prospect of an early resumption of work.
A gas explosion occurred in the Brook
lyn gas works on the 9th, and the en-
gineer, Frederick Anderson, was killed.
The loss by the explosion was estimated
at $150.0C0.
1t is said that the money stolen from
the express company at Albany, n. v, at
the late robbery, was not much short of
$4,000 or $4,000. John Filkins has been
indicted by the grand jury as the perpe-
traitor of the crime.
The Gamer w. r. Arthur, from New
Orleans for Louisville, exploded her boil
ers fourteen miles above Memphis, on the
morning of the 2Sth, tearing away the
forward part of the cabin and texas. She
then took fire and burned till her bow
sunk The night was intensely dark. At
ter the explosion, most of the passengers
rushed down to the lower deck Many in
the confusion jumped into the river and
were drowned. When the bow sunk, the
waves washed her lower deck, sweeping
off all who were gathered there. 1t was
believed at Memphis on the 2sth that
eighty-seven lives were lost by the dis
aster.
In the T. S. District Court, at Richmond,
Va, Kate Cummings, colored, has obtain
ed verdict of s1,1O0 damages from the
Orange s. Alexandria Railroad Company,
for having been elected from the train at
Alexandria, because she, having first
class ticket, refused to go into the colored
peoples car.