Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-02-01


named Theodore Thomas, in fit of insanity,
shot Mrs. Green and her two daughters-Wil-
helmina, aged twelve, and Larmina, aged
eight. The two former were shot in the
stomach, and would probably die. The
latter would recover. Thomas also at
tempted to shoot brother-in-law,
and then put the pistol to
his own head and fired. The bullet glanced,
inflicting painful, but not dangerous,
| wound.
At New Orleans, on the Goth, all the Car
| terite Senators took their seats in the State
house. A resolution, declaring the late extra
Session legal, consequently confirming Pinch
backs election as President and Lieutenant
Governor, was adopted by vote Of IL to 16,
Pinchback having the casting vote. This
action was regarded as a decided triumph for
the Warmothites. A dispatch of the 21st says
Carter had issued an address threatening vio-
| lent measures on the 22d.
The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate on the 22d: George NJ.
Radcliffe, Assessor of Internal Revenue,
Sixth District of Illinois. Postmasters-co-
siah Smith, warrensburgh, Mo-; V. P. Will
son, Abeline, Kan. NJ. A. Shaffenburgh,
United States Marshal for Colorado Terri
| e.
torney for Arizona.
A rumor that the Manhattan Savings Bank,
of New York city, had failed proves incor-
rect. 1t is said the exhibit of the Market
Savings Bank, which has failed, will present
evidence Of great knavery.
Alderman Glade, of Chicago, convicted Of
bribery, has been sentenced to six months
confinement in the county jail, and to pay a
fine of 800.
The following dispatch was received at
Omaha from Lincoln, on the 22d: "Hilton
is elected President of the Senate. The Of
fee of Governor Is declared vacant, and a
resolution for an election for Governor by
joint convention on Wednesday has passed
the Senate. Send down a company OF
militia" 1t was reported that Governor
James refused to recognize any act of the
Legislature, having adjourned that body on
the Goth.
A dispatch was received by General
Emory, at New Orleans, on the ed, from
Washington, directing him to hold his
troops in readiness to suppress conflict
of armed bodies of men, should such oc-
cur, and to guard the public property from
pillage or destruction, and to keep the De-
partment at Washington informed Of his ac-
IlOQ. A new Orleans ulepaLCu VI lue "a
SAYS "The warmothites have decided that
it requires ffty-four members Of the House
and nineteen of the Senate, to constitute a
quorum /; thus annulling their action repeal
ing the obnoxious laws" After announcing
and denouncing the contents OF General
Emory's dispatch from Washington, Carter
ordered his men to desist from taking any
steps which would bring them in conflict
with the United States troops.
Recent Mexican advices report that the
revolution was assuming formidable proper
tions. The revolutionists had defeated the
Government forces near San Luis.
News from San Domingo on the 9th wa:
to the effect that General Cabral had organ
lied provisional government.
Under the apportionment bill reported tC
the Senate on the ED, 157, 1O9 is fixed as the
number of inhabitants necessary for u mem
Der of the House, which gives 222 members
of the House, and by fractions II, and Della.
ware, Nebraska, Nevada and Oregon 4, max
ing a total of 2+3 Representatives. The
States which obtain each one Representative
by fractions are Tennessee, Maine, Mary.
land Ohio, New York, North Carolina, Min
nesota, West Virginia, Virginia, New Jersey,
Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana,
Iowa, California and Georgia. This compar
ison is made with the apportionment under
the Congress of 1860.
The New York Eceni,,g Nelcs, of the 23d
says the Grand Jury of the Court of General
Sessions had found an immense number of
indictments. They found that large quanti
ties of money had been placed in banks al
times to the credit of certain members of the
ring. By the testimony Of bank presidents
. it was proved that q million was often de
posted to the accounts of these members
In one case 81 10000 was placed in one
bank to the credit of one of the ring men
1t has been proved that in one day over sis
millions were stolen from the City Treasury
Mr.. Bergh has failed in his recent attempt,
to stop pigeon shooting as a sport, on the
ground of its being cruelty to animals
In letter he says he meant no disrespect tC
the pigeon-shooters by his recent action, ant
that, as the law is against him, he will desist
from interfering with them.
In the Indiana Supreme Court, on the 23d
on the question as to the constitutionality
and validity of an act passed by the last
Legislature for the distribution of the &C
cumulated Sinking Fund for educational
purposes to the counties, according to popu
lation, the unanimous opinion Of the Court
was declared to be that the law is valid, and
that the Court below erred in holding il
/, void. The opinion was delivered by Judge
Worden.
The jury, in the suit for s. 900 damage:
brought by the widow Margaret Sanders, ir
! the City Court OF Brooklyn, against tn,
Staten Island Ferry Company, for the loss o.
, her husband, who was killed in the WestfielC
explosion, after half hours deliberation, re
turned the verdict for the plaintiff in tn,
full amount claimed. The jurors expressed
, their regret at not being legally empowered
. to award larger amount. This is the frs
, of 100 cases which are pending against th'
, Company growing out of the explosion.
The Grand Duke Alexis and suite arrived
at jefferson City, Mo-, on the 23d, and wer'
= escorted to the Representatives Hall, wher'
= both houses were in joint session to receive
: them. A great crowd greeted the party a
the depot, and the Capitol building wa
thronged with ladies and gentlemen.
! The case of Mrs. Wharton, on trial ut An
napoIis, Md, for the murder, by poison, o
. General Ketchum, was submitted to the jur.
on the sd, the Judge instructing them tina
their verdict would be either guilty or no
guilty of murder in the first degree.
An army officer writes from the Texal
, frontier, January IL: "Just returned iron
the interior Of Mexico. Found the peopl
: almost unanimous for annexation to tn
a United States"
The following Internal Revenue appoint
. ments were made on the oath 4: Assistant rs
, sessors-Alex. Cope, to the Third District o
a Ohio James w. Wright, to Nevada {; Henri
, Ephraim Morgan, to the First District o
4 Ohio; Thomas S. Howard, to the Seventh
, District of Kentucky; Theodore c. Tracy, L
r the Fifth District Of Kentucky. Gaugers-
: Charles n. Evans, Fifth District of Ternes
e see Granville c. Ricks, Sixth District o
l. Tennessee.
X The President sent the following nomina
;. tions to the Senate, on the oath Edward T
johnson, United States Attorney for Wyom
. ing Territory: Addison C. Gibbs Unite