Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1873-02-06
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the energetic protest OF England against the
invasion Of Afghanistan, on their expedi-
tlon to Khiva, had struck the first blow
of the campaign by the capture of
Fort Hissar, in the suburbs of Cabul,
the residence of the Chief or Governor or
Cabul, who was taken prisoner and sent to
Russia. Cabul is the capital of Northern
Afghanistan. A London telegram of the 9th
says it was reported that Russia had pre-
posed establishing neutral zone, guaran-
teeing the independence and neutrality of
Afghanistan.
1t was rumored in London, on the 29th,
that the differences between Great Britain
and Russia on the Khivan question were in
creasing, and that the Governments of
France, Austria, Italy, Turkey, Denmark
and Sweden had determined to support the
British Government in Its position.
st. Petersburg dispatch OF the 30th ult.
says public oplnion was in an excited state
over the accounts of the atrocious cruelties
enacted by the Khivans on the Russians,
who have fallen into their hands. The people
were heartily in favor of tie expedition
against Khiva, and demanded the exemplary
punishment of the Khan. Military prepare
tions for the campaign were being pushed
forward with vigor. The total force would
probably number $4,000 men. The Prince,
and others high in rank were volun-
teering to accompany the army.
TUE NEW WORLD.
Gold closed in New York on the S0th At
113%@u34.
Secretary Boutwell, has sold the remaining
$500, OeO, 600 of the 5 per cent. bonds to a
Syndicate of America and foreign bankers
on substantially the same terms as to the
preceding Syndicate.
Washington dispatch of the 23d says the
Spanish Minister had learned direct from
Madrid that no dispatches had been COM
municated to his Government by Minister
Sickles wherein the United States insist on
the fnlfllmant of tho Spanish promiso for
the emancipation of all the slaves in Cuba.
Foster, the car-hook murderer, has been
sentenced to be hanged March z.
The Greeley National Statue Committee,
which met in New York few days ago, re-
port that SIS, 900 had been subscribed for the
statue to Mr.. Greeley's memory. They
needed SAC, 900, and would take no action
until that sum is raised. Contributions of
any amount are solicited.
The Pennsylvania Constitutional Conven-
ton has decided that the State elections be
held on the Tuesday following the first Mon
day in November, and city and township
elections on the third Tuesday in February.
At noon on the 23d General John L. Bever-
idge took the oath of Office as Governor of
Illinois, and formally took possession of the
Executive office, Governor Oglesby's resig-
nation taking effect at that hour. The new
Governors first official act was to sign the
credentials of Senator Oglesby.
The Chicago journal of the oath learns
s'from fruit-growers and others in the st.
Joseph fruit region, in Michigan, that a care
full examination of the many peach, apple
and pear orchards thereabout shows that
neither the trees nor the buds have been
killed by the recent cold spells. Similar
reports reach US from Southern Illinois"
4 bill passed the Kentucky Senate on the
oath prohibiting the sale of liquor on Sun
day.
A Washington dispatch of the 25th says
Senator Summer was still quite feeble, and it
was doubtful if he would appear in his seat
in the Senate again this session. His attend.
ing physician visits him twice daily, his last
call being at ten O'Clock in the evening,
when he injects morphine into the Senator's
arm to enable him to sleep.
The Secretary of the Treasury has informed
inquirers shat the terms with the Syndicate
are the same as heretofore, with the addition
that the financial parties have agreed to in.
sure the Department, against loss in ex.
change. The arrangement will go into
effect on the 26th Of February.
Indictments were found by the Grand
Jury of the United States District Court in
session in Albany, n. Y, on the 25th,
against Susan B. Anthony and fifteen other
ladies, charging them with voting illegally
in Rochester. They are to appear before
the Court in that city in May next. Indict-
ments were also found against the three In
spectors who received their votes.
A dispatch from jefferson City, NO., on
the Goth, says the Senatorial Bribery Com
mittee would report on the 29th, and would
exonerate all the Senatorial aspirants except
General Doris, and would state further that
no member of the General Assembly received
any money for votes.
The Iowa House of Representatives has
passed a resolution-63 to 23-directing the
Governor to telegraph to the President OF
the United States the earnest. desire of the
General Assembly that hewould interpose
his veto to the bill, recently passed by the
United States House Of Representatives,
making or confirming additional grants Of
land to railroads in Iowa.
The Governor of Arkansas has given the
certificate of election to W. j. Hynes, the
Reform candidate for Large.
Recent Mexican advices say that the fes
tivities attending the opening of the Vers
Cruz & Mexico Railroad lasted a week, and
were participated in by all the distinguished
officials.
The epizootic was recently prevailing ex.
| tensively in parts of Utah and Nevada. The
streets of Salt Lake City were almost desert
ed, and every furnace in the Eureka mining
district, and every mine but two, had sus
pended operations on account of the distem
per among the horses.
Laura ID. Fair lectured at Sacramento the
other night, in lager beer saloon, having
been unable to obtain any public hall. Her
| subject was evolves in the Fold" Find
ing no one paid to enter the cellar, she
ordered the door thrown open for free
lecture.
Several Illinois citizens in different sec.
tions of the State have recently, while travel
ing on the railroads, rendered the rates of
fare established by law, which were refused
by the companies, the passengers in many
cases being carried free. In few instances
men have been elected from the cars on re.
fusing to pay the fare demanded by the com
panies. 1t is thought test cases will be
brought before the courts.
Letters recently sent to the Internal Rev
enue office in Washington from North Caro-
lima show that some parties in that State are
engaged in the business of falsely represent
ing themselves to be in authority as revenue
officials, even to the extent of issuing
bogus commissions and letters of instruc'
tions to people unwary enough to be theii
dupes.
The Legislature Of Georgia has made the
birthday of Robert E. Lee a legal holiday.
By an accident on the Grand Trunk Rail
way, in Canada, on the 24th, the English