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

sus, is Commissioner of Indian Affairs;
NJ. W. Reynolds, Receiver of Public Mo-
neys at Humboldt. Kansas.
Treasurer Spinner reports that the re-
ceipts of the fiscal year, including bal
ance of S149, ,5O2, All in the treasury June
30, 1870, were S9sO, 1904, 349; expendi-
lures, $3.50, $780, ,s72; balance in treasury
June 30, 1871, S109, All. The total
number of National Banks June 80, 1871,
was 1,S39.
Governor Palmer has designated No
vember 30 as Thanksgiving Day in Illi-
nois
The Grand Jury of the Criminal Court
in Chicago, in a report on the Goth, say
they fully indorse and commend the
action of Mayor Mason and General Sher-
idan in taking the means they did to pro-
tect the city at the time of the fire. They
also refused to indict young Treat for the
shooting of Col. Grosvenor, while the for.
mer was doing patrol duty under com.
mand of Frank Sherman.
Acting Governor Gonley, of Georgia,
has vetoed the bill ordering special elec
tion TO fill the vacancy caused by Governor
Bullock's resignation.
Recent dispatches from Matamoras say
ing general in Mexico General Rocha
was marching to the relief of Saltillo. The
place was severely pressed by the revolu-
tionists, so that speedy issue of the con-
test at that point was imminent. Mexican
citizens had subscribed money for the re-
by the fire in Wisconsin.
A st. Thomas dispatch of the 10th says
the Captain of the steamer Florida, then
in that port, had called upon the American
Consul and demanded protection, stating
that he was ready to proceed to sea, but
was afraid on account of the Spanish wal
vessel.
The Solicitor of the Treasury decides
that any passing steamboat carrying
petroleum contrary to law is subject tC
when carried according to law, al
petroleum must be marked at what degree
of Fahrenheit it will ignite, and the trans
portation of coal oil on passenger steam
ers is entirely forbidden.
j. Z. White, of Illinois, has been ap
pointed Assistant Superintendent of thu
railway mail service, Fifth Division
vice George w. Wood, resigned.
The Grand Duke Alexis arrived il
Washington on the evening of the 22d
The depot was thronged with larg'
crowd anxious to see him. He was th'
guest of Minister Catacazy.
The freight and passenger steamer Cit,
of New London, from New York fo
| Norwich, Conn, was burned on the morn
| ing of the 22d, in the Thames River
There were seven passengers on board, o
whom VIM. T. Norton, C. B. Rogers anC
Harrison r. Aldrich, of Norwich, wer
lost The officers and deck hands known
to be lost are William p. Ely, Hamburg
Conn, second mate; NJ. W. Baker, Nor
wich, engineer; Henry Dugan, New Lon
don, steward; Webster Cooper, secon'
cook; Frank Flowers, waiter; Warrel
Mitchell, oiler; Driscoll Sullivan, Patricl
Mahoney and Thomas Rourke, decl
hands.
Henry ]. Stebbins was, on the 22d
sworn in as Tweed's successor to the Con
missionership of the Department of Publ
Works of New York city. The Commit
tee of Seventy approved of the acceptanc
by Stebbins of the appointment.
Official returns of the recent Illinoi
election for Congressman-at-Lar fror
all the counties in the State but Lawrence
give Beveridge, Republican, 1876, All
Hayes, 1864; majority for Beveridge
1851 Lawrence County would probs
bly, reduce Beveridge's majority a few hun
dred.
There are twenty-three colored men i
the Legislature of Georgia-four Senator
and nineteen Representatives.
Lieutenant Governor Dunn died at Ney
Orleans on the 22d. The business of tn
city was suspended on the 23d out of RI
spect to the deceased
The Georgia Legislature has passed til
Election Bill for Governor over the actin
Governors veto, by more than two-third
majority.
A dispatch from Washington TO til
New York Herald of the 23d says that r,
liable information of the real object {
the visit of the Grand Duke Alexis to th
United States reports that "he is charge
with mission of an important an
delicate character to our government,
being nothing less than proposal for a
alliance, offensive and defensive, betwee
the two nations. A European war is al
pretended, and Russia believes that wit
the active aid of the United States, or a
sisted by an extensive privateering flee
under Russian letters of marque, 81
could defy all Europe"
The Grand Duke Alexis was formal
received by the President, at the Viii
, House, on the 23d.
The Union Republican National Cor
, mittee has been called to meet in Was
ington city at IL o'clock in the forenoC
of Thursday, January IL, 1872, to fix Il
: time and place of holding the next r
, publican National Convention.
, The grand total of subscriptions r
, ceived up to the 23d by the New Yol
: Chamber of Commerce Committee fortl
5 Relief of Chicago and the Northwe
foots up s9O6,31O67.
< Rev. Alexander Ellis (colored), of Bo
ton. has recovered $400 damages from Il
| Narragansett Steamship Company for T
e fusing him a seat at the table of Il
: steamer Providence.
The Illinois River, at Peoria, froze ov
, on the night of the 22d, and navigate
e for the season was thought to be closed.
Robert B. Prentiss, Grand Master
I Odd Fellows of Virginia, died on q
: night of the 22d.
4 dispatch from Raleigh, n. c., on 4
23d, SAYS the Governors message, whi'
had been sent 10 the Legislature, sho'
u the debt of the State to be $34 SOC, 600.
"A gentleman of Philadelphia has d
c covered that jet of air, steam or wat'
o mixed with some such materials as san
d can drill hole in, or eat away the face
Z any substance no matter how hard, in