Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-21
THE NEW WORIn.

Gold closed in New York on the 18th at
113S@114.
A largely-attended Grant and Wilson rati
ication meeting was held in Washington, at
Lincoln Hail. on the night of the Tth. Sena-
tor Sherman presided and made speech,
followed by several other speakers.
Samuel Reed and L. B. Tuttle, both we'll
known citizens of Aver, Mass, have been ar
rested and held in $4,000 bail each, charged
with setting the fire which nearly destroyed
that town on the 18th of April last
The Republican National Committee, at
their meeting in Philadelphia on the 9th,
organized by choosing the following officers:
f. E. Morgan, Chairman; W. E. Chandler,
Secretary. Executive Commttee-F. D Nor
ming, of New York; VIM. Clahin, Of Massa-
chusetts; Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut;
A. G. Cattell, of New Jersey; Oliver P.
Morton, of Indiana; W. II. Kemble, of
Pennsylvania; j. Y. Scammon, of Chicago;
R. B. Cowen, of Ohio; G.. w. Dodge, OF
Iowa; Geo. f. Spencer, of Alabama; c. c..
Fulton, of Maryland; Jos. C. Abbott, Of
North Carolina; Geo. Gorham, Of California (;
J. T. Averill, of Minnesota, and W. A.
Howard, Of Michigan.
Adam Forepaugh's great performing ele-
phant "Romeo" died in Chicago on the 7th
Young grasshoppers have recently appear
ed in myriads in the northern part of Weber
County, Utah.
The Labor Reform State Executive Com
mittee of Tennessee have agreed upon a
State ticket John c. Brown for Gov
ernor, Andrew johnson for Congressman for
the State at-large, W. G. Bren, Congress
man of Fifth District, w. c. Whitthorne, of
the Sixth, R. F. Looney, of the Ninth.
A New Orleans dispatch of the 9TH says the
Democratic Convention of the night previ-
Gus had nominated delegates to the Balti-
more Convention, all of whom were under
stood to be against any Democratic nomina-
tion at Baltimore.
The International Typographical Union,
recently in session at Richmond, Va, select
ed Montreal as the place for holding the
next annual meeting. A resolution was
adopted fixing the time of apprentices at
four years.
Among the bills approved by the President
on the sth is the act relative to homestead
settlers burned out in the States OF Mime
sofa, Wisconsin and Michigan.
The text of Mr.. Schencks note to Lord
the sth. 1t concludes as follows: 81 am now
authorized, in a telegraphic dispatch re-
ceived to-day from Mr.. Fish, to say that the
Government of the United States regards
the new rule contained in the proposed arti-
Gle as a consideration for and to be accepted
as a final settlement of the classes of indirect
damages put forth in the case of the United
States to which the Government of Great
Britain has objected" On the Sth, Secre-
tary Fish telegraphed to General Schenck
that the captious criticisms of the British
Cabinet on the Senate's article were exhaust
ing the patience of the Government and
country, and were involving the chances OF
a settlement of the question.
A very large number of visitors called at
the Executive Mansion in Washington on the
sth, including many delegates Of the Phila'
delphia Convention, from the Southern
States. About forty members of the National
Typographical Union, which had been in
session in Richmond, also called.
Much excitement has been caused by the
recent murder at Bridgeport, Conn, of Cap
tain George NJ. Colvocoresses, retired
naval officer, and member of the Retiring
Board of the United States Navy. 1t i;
thought about $4,000 in bonds was secured
by the murderers. A reward of $4,000 has
been offered for the recovery of the bonds
The official returns of the vote for Gov
ernor of New Hampshire give Straw 4l0 ma
iority.
Or. Lanahan, of the Methodist Book Con
cern, was arrested in New York on the 7th
on the complaint Of Samuel G. Goodenough
to recover damages for alleged SANDER. The
plaintiff charges in the affidavit that Lana
han called him thief and robber in the
presence of divers persons, and accused hin
of wearing diamonds and other articles o
jewelry purchased with money which he had
taken from the Methodist Book Concern
Bail was fixed at 5000. DIR. Lauahan re
fused to allow any of his friends to bail him
on the ground that he had been prosecuted
by the Methodist Book Concern, and wa'
| committed TO Ludlow Street Jail He sent
to Baltimore for his brother to become So
eurity.
A New York dispatch Of the Sth says
"Including new societies representing
trades hitherto unorganized, the number ol
workingmen combined under the protection