Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-04-05
THE NEW WORLD.

Gold closed in New York on the 2sth at
l10A.
The proposition for an amendment to the
Constitution allowing women to vote was
defeated in the Massachusetts, Legislature
on the 21st--77 ayes to 1856 noes.
The Manchester, On. H. Mirror of the 18th
has election returns from every town in the
State-206 of them being official. The fig
ures are: Straw, 3S,73S Weston, 36,5SS !;
Cooper, 554 Blackmer, 45S; scattering, g.
Straw's majority, ,137. Total vote, 76,339
The Missouri Democrat (St. Louis) was sold,
on the 22d, to Mr.. Fishback for $456, 100; the
politics remain unchanged, and Mr.. j. B. Nc
Cullagh continues editor.
The recent Republican State Convention
of Oregon declared in favor of the renomi-
nation of Grant and Colfax.
The Coroner's Jury in the recent steam
boiler explosion at Cincinnati have found
that the explosion was caused by the safety
valve being over-weighted so as to prevent a
warning of an excess of steam to the engi-
neer.
All the master printers IN Toronto, Can
ada, with one exception, have refused the
terms proposed by the Typographical Union,
and the men struck on the 25th. The en-
ployers were determined to resist the de-
mand and the strikers were equally resolved
to insist on an increase of wages.
The United States Supreme Court has de-
MED the writ of mandamus to compel the
Secretary of the Treasury TO pay the Ken
lucky war claims.
On the night of the 21st the house of Sandy
Clayton, in Lawrence, Kansas, was burned,
and Clayton and his three sons, aged re-
spectively fourteen, eight and four years,
perished in the flames. Mrs. Clayton and
her infant were also severely burned. The
former would probably die.
The Chicago Daily Republican has appeared
in an enlarged form and under a new name,
The Inter Ocean. Hon. j. Y. Scammon is the
proprietor, and Mr.. E. w. Halford, late OF
the Indianapolis Journal is understood to be
the managing editor. The paper is a sup.
porter of the present National Administra.
| ton.
Arecent dispatch from Wilmington, N. c.,
| gives a rumor that the Lowery gang had shot
the captured Herald correspondent
The time of the Texas Republican State
| Convention has been changed from June II
to May IA.
A special dispatch from Matamoras, receiv.
ed on the Goth, says late defeat of the rebels
in Mexico was more complete and disastrous
than any before known. The revolutionists
were generally demoralized
A Washington dispatch of the 25th says
Minister Sickles will return to Spain, and
at the special request of the President, will
remain there until his successor is deter
mined upon.
The President sent the following nomina
tions to the Senate on the Goth; Joseph
Nimmo, to be Supervising Inspector General
of Steamboats,. Postmasters-Hen c.
Smith, at Pomeroy, Ohio; John Sharp, al
Oregon, H.; William Rowland, Negaunee
Mich.
A Washington telegram of the Goth says
Before the Senate Committee investigating
the alleged sale to the French OF arms, Mr.
Sumner refused to testify, aud read pro
test arguing against the legal competency
of the Committee and In behalf of his Sena
torial privileges. He characterized the Com
mittee as q dry nurse, incompetent to nour
ish. He called the formation of the Com
mittee unparliamentary, three members hav
ing denounced the investigation. Mr.. Sum
ner will be- produced before the Commtte
by the Sergeant-at-A in accordance will
subpoena"