Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-11-30

who was removed from the Delaware to
the hospital. The agents of the steamer
Franklin declare that the passengers are
doing well, and there is no sign of the
disease spreading. The vessel is fumigat-
ing and will soon he brought to the city"
A special dispatch from Scranton, Pa,
on the nth reports the caving in of the
Oxford mine, near that city. About
twenty acres of ground had settled. I'm
mense tissures were made in the principal
avenues and streets, and many houses
would have to be pulled down. The Post
Office had sunk some eighteen inches, and
was still settling. The whole town was
in danger as the ground was still giving
way
Squire Taylor, Charles Davis and George
johnson, the negroes charged with the
murder of the Park family, were taken
out of jail at Charlestown, Ind, about
two o'clock on the morning of the nth,
by a mob of about forty persons, masked
and disguised, thirty three of whom en-
tered the Jail, and the rest stood guard in
the street. The negroes were hung in the
woods, about three miles from Charles
town. 1t is strongly intimated that the
negroes made confession before death.
They had not been indicted by
the grand jury, and the citizens feared
they would escape punishment. No
one attempted to interfere with the mob,
who broke in two cells with sledge ham,
mers and chisels, but the sheriff unlocked
the third, seeing he could not keep them
out. A Coroner's inquest rendered YER
dict that deceased came to their deaths
by violence, being hung by parties un-
known
A Raleigh On. c. dispatch of the 18th
says that fifty-three men had been brought
there from Rutherford and Cleveland, on
charges of Ku-Kluxing United States
Commissioner named Scoggins, who re-
Gently shot prisoner for talking saucy to
him. Several arrests had been made,
and out of 200 only 65 were retained for
trial.
The President has appointed Morrison
R. Waite, of Toledo, Ohio, Counsellor to
Geneva, vice Curtis, resigned.
The agricultural report says the returns
indicate a larger production of cotton than
was expected in October, and promise fully
to make good the moderate expectations
of July and August There had been no
killing frosts, and the quality was good in
all sections. The yield per acre, as indi-
Gated by county estimates, is largest in
Arkansas.
The total registration of voters in the
District of Columbia shows 1871 whites
and 9, 255 blacks.
Nine new cases of smallpox were re-
ported in New York city on the 18th.
This made 81 cases since the 18th.
+ A special detective of the United States
Sub-Treasury left for Europe on the 18th to
secure the arrest of Andrew ]. Garvey.
A special from Scranton, Pa, on the
18th, says that the excitement at Hyde
Park had partially subsidized. The ground
had settled about one foot more since the
previous night, and still continued to sink.
There was, however, no apprehension of
further damage to property.
The Russian frigate SHETLAND arrived
safely at New York on the 10Th, with the
Grand Duke Alexis on board.
The Ohio State debt has been reduced
this year S735, 115. The whole debt is
now IS, 995, ,O29, of which $40, coo bears no
interest, and holders are being notified
that the State is ready to redeem.
The President has appointed Horace H'
Harrison United States Attorney for the
Middle District of Tennessee.
Chester A. Arthur has been appointed
Collector of New York city, vice Muir
ply, resigned.
A Washington dispatch of the Goth
says: "The Secretary of the Treasury
has written letter to the Collector of
: Customs at Port Huron, Mich, declining
to grant free entry of beef purchased in
Canada for the sufferers by the recent
fires in Michigan. The department letter
of the 18th of October, under which the
requests were made for allowing free en-
try of articles contributed for the relief OF
: the Chicago sufferers, has been modified,
5 and hereafter only blankets and articles OF
clothing are to be contributed for the re-
lief of sufferers in Chicago, Michigan, and
Wisconsin, this privilege only extending
l to January 1st"
1t was stated on the Goth that seventy re
S turns from as many election districts in
e Brooklyn had been found defective. Three
4 inspectors were arrested, and gave bal
: each in 50, 500.
Richard B. Connolly has resigned the
f Comptrollership in New York city, and
e Andrew H. Green has been appointed in
his place.
h At recent meeting of the Milwaukee
d Relief Committee, Captain Langworthy
s stated that the examinations of the burn
region had brought out the fact that no
r less than twelve hundred persons met ;
Il fiery death throughout that terrible catas
d trOphe, great majority of whom wer'
d blackened and disfigured beyond recogni
S ton, while others, even their bones, wer
t, calcined to powder.
$ The Grand Duke Alexis was given
e formal reception by the citizens of New
e York, on the 21st. General John \. Di!
delivered a short address of welcome, T.
l, which the Duke responded, returning hi
N thanks He said the feelings between tn
le United States and Russia are as strong a
l. they are lasting, and never can be broken
He would pass rapidly through New Yorl
III to pay his respects to the President, an
E. when he returned to New York he shoul
III derive great pleasure in accepting tn
n kind hospitality which had been so genel
III ously extended 10 him.
lie -Four of the New York savings banks
a in which the Tammany-ring leaders hav
is a heavy interest, were run" upon b
lg their depositors on the 18th, and two G
them-the Bowling Green and the Qua
e. dian Savings Banks-were compelled
n suspend.
ne 1t was reported on the 21st that I'll
to cholera had broken out in the east sectio
of Halifax County, n. 5. The cook
en- the steamer Franklin is supposed to hay
de brought the disease into the country. Il
is, was recovering but other persons, WI
had caught the disease from him, ha
re- died.
nd Tho Cnmuissionpr of Internal Reyenl