Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-02-02

Years Day. and they have been held TO bail
in 81 800 each.
In Louisville, on the Goth, young man
named Theodore Thomas, in a 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 brothcr-in-law,
aud then put the pistol to
his own head and fired. The bullet glanced,
inhcting a painful, but not dangerous,
wound.
AT New Orleans, on the Goth, all the Car
terlte Senators took their seats in the State
house. A resolution, declaring the late extra
session legal, consequently confirming Finch
backs election as President and Lieutenant
Governor, was adopted by vote Of Tito is,
Pinchback having the casting vote. This
action was regarded as q decided triumph for
the Warmothites. A dispatch Of the 2lst says
| Carter had issued an address threatening vio-
lent measures on the ed.
| 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-; " P. Will
son, Abeline, Kan. NJ. A. ShafTenburgh,
United States Marshal for Colorado Terri
tory; James f. McKaffrcy, United States At
torney for Arizona.
A rumor that the Manhattan Savings Bank,
of New York city, had failed pfoves .incor-
rect II 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
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
resolution for an election for Governor by
Joint convention on Wednesday has passed
the Senate Send down q company OF
militia" II 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 22d, from
Washington, directing him to hold his
troops in readiness to suppress a 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-
ton. A New Orleans dispatch OF the ed
| saws "The Warmothites have decided that
1t requires fifty-four members Of the House
| and nineteen of the Senate, to constitute a
quorum thus annulllpg 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 desst from taking any
steps which would bring them in conflict
with the United States troops.
Recent Mexican ndyices report that the
revolution was assuming formidable proper
tions. The rcvolutionists had defeated the
Government forces near San Luis.
News from San Domingo on the 9th was
to the effect that General Cabral had organ
lied provisional government.
Under the apportionmeut bill reported to
the Senate on the 23d, 157, 100 is fixed as the
number of inhabitants necessary for a 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 total Of 43 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 Epening NeloS, of the 2Sd,
says the Grand Jury of the Court Of General
Sessions had found an immense number OF
indictments. They found that large quaint
ties OF money had been placed in banks at
times to the credit Of certain members of the
ring. By the testimony Of bank presidents
, it was proved that a million was often de-
posted to the accounts of these members
In one case sl,s00,O00 was placed in one
bank to the credit Of one of the ring men
It has been proved that In one day over six
millions were stolen from the City Treasury
Mr.. Bergh has failed in his recent attempt:
to stop pigeon shooting as 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, anc
that, as the law is against him, he will desis'
from interfering with them.
In the Indiana Supreme Court, on the Esd
! on the question as to the constitutionality
and validity Of an act passed by the las
Legislature for the distribution of the &C
cumulated Sinking Fund for educationa
purposes to the counties, according to popu
lation, the unanimous opinion Of the Cour
was declared to be that tho law Is valid ant
that the Court below erred in holding i
, void. The opinion was delivered by Judg'
, Worden.
The jury, in the suit for 5000 damage
brought by the widow Margaret Sanders, II
; the City Court OF Brooklyn, against tn
Staten Island Ferry Company, for the loss o
I, her husband, who was killed in the Westilelt
: explosion, after half hours deliberation, re
y turned the verdict for the plaintiff in tn
full amount claimed, The jurors expresse,
+ their regret at not being legally empowers
= to award larger amount. This is the frs
= of 100 cases which are pending against tn
= Company growing out of the explosion.
The Grand Duke Alexis and suite arrived
o at jefferson City, Mo-, on the 2Sd, and wcr
# escorted TO the Representatives Hall, wher
!. both houses were in joint session to receiv
;. them. A great crowd greeted the party q
the depot, and the Capitol building wa
!, thronged with ladies and gentlemen.
= The case of Mrs. Wharton, on trial at Al
napolis, Md, for the murder, by poison, {
N General Ketchum, was submitted to the juF
y on the 23d, the Judge instructing them tina
their verdict would be either guilty or nc
guilty of murder in the first degree.
n An army officer writes from the TeXa
n frontier, January 12: "Just returned froI
the interior of Mexico Found the peopl
- almost unanimous for annexation to tn
n United States"
The following Internal Revenue appoin
. ments were made on the oath Assistant A
a sessors-Alex. Cope, to the Third District {
a Ohio James w, Wright, to Nevada Hem
n Ephraim Morgan, to the First District {
q Ohio; Thomas s. Howard, to the Sevent
n District of Kentucky; Theodore C. Tracy,