Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-09-22

| New York city, on the 18th, adopted re-
port recommending the institution both of
civil and criminal suits against the persons
implicated, the appointment of commit
tees on election and legislation, and, also,
Of committee to wait upon the Governor
of the State and request his aid, in con-
junction with the Attorney General and
District Attorney, TO begin proceedings
for the relief of the city.
The Sub. Committee of the Ku-Klux
Investigating Committee met in Washing.
ton on the I 9th to examine and digest the
mass of testimony furnished by the officers
of South Carolina, concerning their inan-
ces, taxation, ETC., and found that sew
eral Governors had failed to furnish the
information requested by the chairman of
the full committee, and a report upon the
matter indicated would be incomplete un-
less such information is communicated
without further delay.
According to Washington dispatch of
the 18th, Major John Leydard Hodge, ap'
pointed in January, 1867, Deputy Paymas-
ter in the United States army, and sta
toned in that city, had been found to be
defaulter to the government TO very large
amount-at least 100000 or $50O,0OO.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express Office at
Ellis, Kansas, was entered by burglars on
the night ofthe 10Th and robbed of $22 ,0O0
George VanderpooPs third trial has
ended in his acquittal. He was once
found guilty of Herbert Fields murder,
and sentenced to State Prison for life.
Being tried in Manistee County, Mich,
a new trial was obtained for him, and the
venue changed to Kalamazoo County.
There the jury disagreed, and the venue
was changed to Barry County. The
third trial lasted over five weeks, and on
the 17th the jury, after being out six hours,
returned a verdict Of not guilty, and Van
, derpool was discharged.
The Democratic State Convention of
, Minnesota met at ST. Paul on the 18th
and nominated the following ticket For
Governor, Winship Young, of St. An
thony; Lieutenant-G Governor, L. Buell., of
Houston; Secretary of State, E. Falk, of
l Rice; Treasurer, B. Vosberg, of Stearns
Attorney General, ]. L. Mcdonald, of
Shackopee; Justices of Supreme Court,
VIM. Mitchell, of Winona, and NJ K.
Burk, of Mankato.
. A Denver, Col, dispatch of the 18th
, says the election in New Mexico on the
e 18th resulted in the election of the Repub.
lican candidate for Delegate to Congress
4 and that the Republicans will have a ma
e jority in the Territorial Legislature.
e Superintendent Norton, Superintendent
= of the Money Order Department of the
g New York POST Office, is defaulter tC
the amount of $115000, and he and hil
# wife have voluntarily surrendered all theil
), property at Plainfeld, N. j., consisting o
a farm, several valuable horses,.etc., esti
mated in all to be worth $175,000. 1t il
= said the government will not suffer by th
s defalcation.
r An explosion occurred at the Uniol
l. Torpedo Works in New York city, on tn
O 14th, by which twopersons, Henry Brown
e and Burke, driver of a truck, were in
d stantly killed, and Michael Goldschmidt
Fl proprietor of the establishment; Henr.
p Righart, employe, and Mary Jane Burr
n residing opposite the scene of the exp!o
Is sion, were so badly injured that the
# would probably die. A Beekman stree
" car was passing at the time, and two horse
v drawing it were almost blown TO pieces
If Much damage was done to adjacent build
ings.
NJ An Augusta, Me-, dispatch of the lat
,f says: ave have official returns of tn
vote for Governor from $50 cities an
r towns and plantations In these place
% Perham has 49,602; Kimball, 39,TS4. Ma
N jor1ty for Perham, 9,SlS. There are abor
=. 200 towns to hear from, which will brin
20 the total vote up to little more than 100
" 0OO, and give, Perham majority of II,
4 00O."
or Governor Hoffman delivered the addrei
Sc at the Fair of the Westchester County Al
Il. Iicultural and Horticultural Society, q
v. September IA.
N AT the recent session, at Troy, N. Y,
q. the National Association of Spiriatulist
at Mrs. Victoria G. Woodruff was electe
ce President for the coming year.
vo The ticket nominated by the recel
in ton is as follows Governor, John Quin'
he Adams, of Quincy; Lieutenant -Governo
rs, s. o. Lamb, of Greenfield; Secretary
State, Luther Stevenson, Jr., of Effinghan
IS: Treasurer, Levi Haywood, of Gardine
IN. Auditor, Phineas Allen, of Pittsfel
,er Attorney-G General William W. Warren,
of Brighton.
rk The Attorney General has decided tn
an the government has no right of priori
of of payment as against private creditors
as an insolvent National Bank for none
is which the bank holds to the credit of t
To United States. He has also decided,
connection with this question, that I
vn. Comptroller of the Currency has
of authority under the law, to declare di
not dend to private creditors of Natiol
Ter Bank before the claims of the Unit
ave States, of all kinds, are first satisfied,
tb- Paymaster Hodge has written letter
General Brice confessing his defalcation
;,r the amount Of $45O,O0O.
ae Horace Greeley delivered an address
~, fore the Northwestern Agricultural AS
~, citation, at Minneapolis, on September
~" A San Francisco dispatch of the i
= says the latest returns indicate that
Democrats have two majority in the @
Oh fornia Senate, and the Republicans a cl
'@r' majority on joint ballot.
oss' A telegram from Raleigh, N. O., on
18th says that sixty persons arrived tn
ON that day, and were handed over to
the United States authorities, to be tried
Ja- der the Ku Klux act
Ion. A fire at Saratoga Springs on the mC
was ing Of the 14th destroyed nearly an en-
iaw- block of buildings, involving loss
tate about 100000.