Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-04-26

of the "Iiberal Club" Of New York.
Comptroller Hulburd's defense appears in
the New York Herald. He claims that the
evidence against him was all hearsay
At Shamokin, Pa, on the 18th, the Douty
House and nine adjoining buildings were en-
tirely consumed by fire. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. Thirteen families are
rendered homeless.
The inquest on the bodies of the victims by
the explosion of the steamer Oceanus closed
on the 14th. The jury's verdict states that
they were unable to determine the cause of
the explosion.
Lieutenant and acting Governor Day, of
Florida, has issued a proclamation warn
ing all people from paying any attention
to the authority of the impeached Governor
Reed.
A Leesburgs (va.) dispatch of the 18th
says that what appeared to be Borgla case
has just been discovered in that place. A
Mrs Emily E. Lloyd, a lady of respectability,
was suspected of having poisoned her whole
family, consisting of her husband and four
children, as well as an elderly lady relative,
who was visiting her.
The following order by the President was
published at Washington on the 1eth:
Executive Order1
The Advisory Board Of the Civil Service having
completed the grouping contemplated by the
rnes already adopted, have recommended GER
tain provisions for carrying the rules into effect
proved, and the provisions will be enforced as
rapidly as the proper arrangements can be made,
and the 18th Of the rules adopted on the 10th Of
December last Is amended TO read as published
The utmost fidelity and diligence will be expected
Of all officers in every branch OF the public ser
vice. Political assessments as they are called,
forbidden DeDaTt-
ments and while the right OF all persons in official
position to take part in politics is acknowledged,
and the elective franchise is recognized as high
trust to be discharged by all entitled to its eXer-
else, whether in the employment OF the Govern
ment or in private life honesty and efficiency not
political activity, will determine the tenure Of
| Office Z. s. GRANT.
BY the President,
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State
Memorial meetingsin honor of the memory
OF the late ProfessorMor were held through
out the country on the evening Of the 10Th.
The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate on the 10th: Warren
Barstow, Associate Justice Supreme Court
of New Mexico; William Daley, United
States Marshal for Nebraska; Noyce B.
! Prentice, Marshal of the Northern District
Of Ohio.
The Supreme Court of Michigan has or
dered the State Treasurer to return the rail-
road aid bonds in his possession to the
towns originally voting them, notwithstand
| ing suits have been commenced in the United
1 States Courts to secure them, on the ground
i that they had been duly earned by the rail-
road companies.
Sixty-fve buildings were destroyed by a
conhagration at Tiffin, Ohio, on the 18th, in.
i Guiding stores, residences, manufacturing
establishments, barns, etc. The total loss
was estimated at about 100000; insurance
comparatively small.
The National Sunday School Convention
opened at Indianapolis on the evening OF
the 10th, with an immense meeting at the
Second Presbyterian Church. Rev. Geo. A.
potta, of Philadelphia presided
A Baltimore dispatch of the 10Th says
Reverdy Johnson pronounces as entirely un
authorized the statement giving him as au
thority for the assertion that the President
regrets that the claims for consequential
damages were put in our case against En-.
gland.
A Kingston, Jamaica, dispatch of the 18th
says the steamer Edgar Stuart, with cargo
of war material, flying American colors
supposed to belong to the Cuban revolu
tionists, had arrived there in distress
and was seized by the Commodore com
manding at that port as a legal prize
the steamer not being provided with clear
ance papers. The American Consul protest
ed against the seizure, and had forwarded
the documents in the case to Washington.
On the 18th largely attended mass meet
ing of Liberal Republicans was held al
Cooper Institute, New York city, and ad
dresses were delivered by Messrs. Trum
bull. Schurz, ETC., and n declaration oi
principles was adopted. On the evening
of the 18th a Grant demonstration
was held at the same place, which was
largely attended, and speeches were made
by General Sickles, Senators Wilson and
Morton, and others, and series of resolu
tions was adopted endorsing the Administra
tian of President Grant and favoring his re
nomination.
The North Carolina Republican State Con
vention, in session at Raleigh on the 18th
nominated Governor Caldwell for reelection
The resolutions endorse Grant and declare
for general amnesty.
The official vote of Connecticut, for Gov
ernor shows that Jewell has majority ovel
all of 2S.
The ten-hour law has been defeated in the
Massachusetts Senate.
The Virginia Republican State Conven-
ton, at Richmond, on the,1sth, adopted res
olutions endorsing the Administration and
urging the denomination of President Grant,
and offering the name of Senator John F.
Lewis as fit candidate for Vice-Presdent
of the United States. A full delegation,
one-half colored, was elected to the Phila-
delphia Convention.
Hon. P. g. Van Wrinkle, ex.United States
Senator from West Virginia, died on the
18th.
At Leesburg, Va, Mrs. Emily Lloyd has
been lodged in Jail, to await the action OF
the Grand Jury, charged with poisoning her
husband, aunt and four children. The yer.
dict of the Coroner's jury was based on the
facts of the sudden manner of the deaths OF
the alleged victims, that druggist sold Mrs
Lloyd arsenic previous to the death of sew
eral, and that Professor Tonry, of Baltimore
found arsenic in the stomach of the last de.
ceased daughter.
Brazil is great country for oranges,
and the Brazilians know how to eat the
delicious fruit. To enjoy an orange thor
oughly, says one of the newspaper CORE
spondents in Professor Agassiz's present
expedition, you should eat in Brazilian
fashion; You slice a segment of the
flower end deep enough to go completely
through the skin; then replacing the seq
ment, thrust fork through it to the very
center of the orange, if the tines are
long enough. Holding the fork in your
| left hand, peel the orange with very