Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-28

Clt, anu bulbs HO vi thC OhlNOu
States to discuss propositions to amend the
article compels the Government of Great |
Britain TO reluctantly withdraw from the ar
bitration, and leave the responsibility of
failure upon the Government Of the United
States"
The New Hampshire Legislature has elect
ed: For Secretary of State, Benjamin f. Pres
colt, of Concord; for State Treasurer, Solon |
A. Carter, of Keene. Owen G. Moore, of |
Nashua, was elected State Printer, and |
Charles F. Montgomery, of Strafford, Com
missary General.
The Pennsylvania State Temperance Con- |
vention, at Altoona on the 14th, nominated: |
For Governor, s. B. Chase, of Susquenanna
County; Supreme Judge, Joseph Henderson,
OF Washington County; Auditor-General,
Barr Spangler, Of Lancaster County; Con-
gressmen-at- Large, Colonel George f. Nc
Farland, A. j. Clark and B. Rush Bradford.
The Republican caucus of the New Hamp
shire Legislature on the 14th nominated Mr..
cambridge Wadleigh for the seat in the
United States Senate now occupied by Sena-
tor Patterson, which becomes vacant in
March, 1878.
General David L. Stanton, late Collector
of Internal Revenue at Baltimore, has been
indicted for the alleged embezzement of
Government funds. He was bailej in the
sum OF $4,000.
Washington dispatch of the 18th states
| that regulations under the new Soldiers and
Sailors Homestead law and Mining act
would be distributed in a few DAYS by the
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
By a recent hurricane many persons were
injured in New York and Brooklyn, three in
the latter city being killed.
Tennie G. Cla1in has been elected Colonel
Of the S7th New York Regiment (colored re-
cruits), receiving 1893 votes to so in opposi-
tion.
A heavy sulphur shower recently prevailed
at Saratoga In many places the ground
was covered with deposit of yellow sui
phur.
The stack of a new furnace building at
West Conshockton, Pa, fell on the 14th,
and fourteen men were buried in the ruins,
five of them-James Kelly, Nathan Morris
sey, John Dunn, Freeman Powers and j. j.
Ramsey-being killed, and Ave others serious
ly injured
Governor Palmer, of Illinois, has pardoned
from the State penitentiary one James Can
edy, under one years sentence for playing
IL confidence game, with view of his arrest
on a charge of being one of the murderers of
the Hon. Sharon Tyndale.
At McGregor, Iowa, on the evening of the
14th, the boilers of the new steamtug D. A.
Mcdonald exploded, blowing into fragments
all of the boat above the boiler deck. The
hull Immediately sunk in about fifteen feet
of water The boat was on her way from
Rock Island to La Crosse, and had on board
| n of roffa rnfn To ha lnft
place. A McGregor telegram of the 18th
says, Of the thirty eight human souls known
to have been on hoard the Mcdonald, twenty
were dead or missing.
The Local Committee of Arrangements at
Baltimore have selected Ford's Opera House
for the Democratic National Convention.
Louisville was thrown into terrible State
of excitement on the night of the 18th. by
mad dog, which ragged through the streets,
biting some twenty persons, including sew
eral little children. Some Of the bitten
were badly torn by the animal.
The opening of the International Peace
Jubilee in Boston on the 18th is pronounced
grand success. The following is the Asso-
ciated Press account of the days doings:
"The proceedings opened with prayer,
after which Mayor CASTOR made the speech
inaugural address, which was frequently APP
plauded. The appearance of Gilmore on the
platform was greeted with prolonged APP
plause. The first performance was old
Hundred by the full chorus of over 10000
| voices, an orchestra of 500, and the grand
organ. This was followed by the overture
from RienZi, chorus of Damascus, piano solo
by Bendel, four-part song, under the direc-
tion of Zerrahn, the Innammatus from Ros
sini's Stabat Mater in which Madame Ru.
ha Gn1n rgAip ata.ae Of
fully up to the expectations of the audience.
The second part of the programme was
opened by the United States Marine Band,
who played several patriotic airs. The
singing of the Star Spangled Banner fol
lowed, the grand chorus being given with
cannon and bells, all the military bands, full
SuShsatse' andience Mas Ess1E vi saGFas the the
concert waltz ofsSNauss, 'On the Beautiful
Danube followed, the music conducted by
himself, and was great success. Verdps
Anvil Chorus was then performed, after
which the performance clo sby-spging
Nearer, My God, to Thee"
1t is said there were 80, men 1ale in
New York on the 18th on account of the
strikes. strike was in progress on the
lines of the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroads, and conductors and brake
men had been obliged to act as switchmen
The st. Louis Democrat of the 18th pub
fishes crop dispatches from over one hun
dred points in Missouri Kansas, Illinois,
Iowa and Nebraska, which say that the win
ter wheat is very poor A large amount
had been plowed up, and the remainder
would yield only from one-third to one-half
of crop. There was very little old wheat
on hand.
The journeymen cutters Oailors) were on
a strike in Chicago on the nth, for reduc-
tion in the hours of labor to eight hours a
day.
The National sengerfest was held at St.
Louis this year, and closed on the 18TH The
net receipts were about $4,000. Cleveland
has been selected as the place for holding
the next gathering Of the kind, two years
hence.
Ex-President johnson recently received
four thousand dollars as a refund of tax on
salary, the same principle having been ap-
piled to President Grant under judicial de-
cison.
The PostmasterGen has appointed as
Special Agents at Large of the Post Office
Department, L. L. Pilkerton, of Lexington,
Ky; John II. Pappo, of Richmond, Ind.
A Washington Dispatch Of the 18th says:
"our Government has not objected, and
does not propose to object, to the postpone
ment of the Arbitration at Geneva desired
by Great Britain, and will do nothing to give
the Queen pretext for withdrawing from
the Arbitration"
The Maine Democratic State Convention
met at Bangor on the 18th and nominated,
by acclamation, Hon. G. P. Kimball, of
Portland, for Governor. elegates-at-Large
to the Baltimore Convention were chosen,
and resolutions were adopted endorsing the
Cincinnati platform and candidates.
The Common Council of Chicago has pass
ed an ordinance forbidding the use of fire.
works in the city, on the Fourth of July.
Vice-Presldent Colfax reached his home at
South Bend Ind, on the 18th, and received
Il welcome by the citizens, to which he re-
| gnOndp1 In a short annonh