Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-06-07
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Bryant and a poem, composed by X. H.
Stoddard, was read by Edwin Booth.
The National Workingmen's Convention
to nominate President and Vice President of
the United States, met in New York City on
the 23d. A permanent organization was
effected by the election of Col. Gibbon, of
New York, as Chairman. A series Of resolu-
tions was adopted embodying the following
principles: Reduction Of the national debt;
unconditional settlement Of the Alabama
claims; enforcement of the eight-hour
law low rate of interest; encour-
agement of ship-building by giving the
United States mails exclusively to Amer
lean built ships, and sympathy with nations
struggling under oppression. On taking
ballot for candidate for President, Grant re-
ceved 204 votes and Greeley 5. The nomin-
alton OF Grant was then made unanimous.
Senator Henry Wilson was nominated for
Vice-President by the following ballot: Will
son, 100; Edwin d. Morgan, rs; Colfax, "a.
Commissioner Edmonds, of the Michigan
State Land Ollce, tried by the State Senate
on eleven articles of impeachment has been
acquitted.
The Republican State Central Committee
of Illinois has elected Hon. G. B. Farwell,
Chairman, Daniel Shepard, Secretary, and
Hon. J. Y. Scammon, Treasurer. The head
quarters of the Committee will be in
Chicago.
The Brooks Arkansas Republican State
Convention, in session at Little Rock on the
23d nominated Joseph Brooks, of Pulaski
County, for Governor. A series of resolu-
tious was adopted, concluding with one cor
daily endorsing the nomination Of Greeley
and Brown and the platform upon which
they stand. A full State and Electoral
ticket was nominated. There are two colored
men on the State Ticket, one for Secretary
of State, the other for Superintendent of the
Penitentiary.
News from the city of Mexico, on the nth,
was to the effect that the Mexican Congress
had approved of the extension of ample fa-
cilities to Juarez All the opposition mem
bers abstained from participation in the
vote.
A Havana telegram says Valmaseda had
issued the following proclamation
INSURGENTS Your chiefs have showed you my
proclamation denying pardons, but they failed to
| show you my proclamation in which offer par
don. grant, until May 30, full pardon to black
and white soldiers, surrendering with arms; also
to heads of families and chiefs OF parties surrend-
| ering with their commands, excepting Cespedes,
Agramonte, and the other insurgent Generals
named.
A Washington dispatch Of the 25th says:
"The Senate, at nine o'clock this evening"
after a continuous executive session of more
than nine hours, by the requisite two-thirds
vote, advised the President to negotiate an
additional article to the Treaty of Washing
ton, on the basis recently proposed by the
British Government, though in a form some
what different from it, but not altered in prin-
| ot,,In ho;n fn
cure reciprocity of obligation on the part
of both Governments without detriment to
either, and without placing the United
States in the attitude OF receding from their
position, as If in compliance with the re-
quirement of the British Government" The
President and Secretary Fish were officially
advised of the action of the Senate, and a
telegram was sent by the latter to Minis
ter Schenck, acquainting him with the facts
ro- 4hn infarmotiA~ 90 49, p-i''~A n~"Arn-
ment.
General Sheridan has advised the War De
partment at Washington that there are about
2, 500 hostile Indians collected near Fort Ber
thold, who have declared their intention ia
, oppose the progress of work on the railroad
this summer. They have torn up the stakes
planted by the surveying party in the Pow
der River country.
The Sioux Indian delegation held coun
ell with Secretary Delano, in Washington, or
the 27th. Red Cloud, Red Dog, and othel
chiefs made speeches. The speeches OF the
. different chiefs lasted altogether fully al
' hour. The principal points were desire tC
. remain at peace, and request for presents
/, of guns, ammunition, horses, etc, and bet
: = ter facilities for receiving the supplies sen
to the agency.
The President nominated to the Senate oil
. the 9th Edward F. Douglass to be postmas
: ter at Houghton, Mich
q A Washington dispatch of the 27th say
q it had been reliably ascertained that the vot
of the Senate, advising and consenting t.
a the additional article to the Treaty of Wash
ington, was As against s.
:. The annual meeting of the American Peac
. Society was held in Boston on the 27th, AM
. was presided over by Amasa Walker. Hi
report congratulates the society and tn
American and British nations on the actio
q of the Senate in relation to the Supplemental
Treaty, as insuring II peaceable and honora
BILE termination of the difficulties betwee
the two countries.
A New York dispatch of the 9th says
= :, "The situation in the various trades is real
" ly alarming. Almest every trade is out 70
. eight hours. Mr.. Kuhn has returned from
visit through the Western States, and re
, ports that the trades in that section are full
: resolved on enforcing the eight-hour law"
= The Chicago Typographical Union has re
5 solved to ask employers for an advance o
- five cents per 1000 ems, on both morning
+, and evening papers, making the rates o.
evening papers so cents, and on morning
, papers 55 cents, per 1000 ems
:, A Havana dispatch of the 2Sth announce
~ that the insurgents had again made thei
- appearance in the Eastern Department
- The President, on the 9Sth, gave audienc
- to Red Cloud and his delegation of Indians
The President told them through an inter
prefer, that we desired to do all we could t
= advance the interests of the Indians. an
: did not wish to remove them from thei
u present territory without their consent; bu
if they will go to their Cherokee country W
will set apart lands for themselves and thei
" children.
A. The President sent the following nomni
A. tions TO the Senate on the 2Sth: Hem
"a Selby, Collector of Customs at Dulutl
l. Mimi; David H. Porter, Ohio, Interpreter
., the Legation and Consulate General in Tu
N key.
te The New England Woman Suffrage ASS
N citation held its annual convention in Bostol
~ on the 2sth. VIM. Lloyd Garrison preside'
or DIR. H. A. Kynett has been elected Seer
tary of the Church Extension Society by tf
w Methodist General Conference, receiving p
4 out of 364 votes.
Il Advices from an apparently trustwortf
m source in Boston declare that report of IL
loss of the Newfoundland sealing feet, wit
~ some 5000 or 1000 sailors, is almost entirel
10 false, news of the safety of almost evel
a. vessel named therein having come to hand.
m 1t was estimated on the 2sth that 40,
he men were engaged in labor strikes in Ne
ne York City.
IN The Brooklyn IN. ~ Committee of Twel
n ty-Fiye, in their final report, say they hay
H. evidence that 1000 fraudulent votes wei
cast at the late election.