Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-12-27

men of about his size and bOitd, in which n
alluded to the similarity In their physical
structure, and sought to induce each of
them TO go TO his laboratory and test a new
gas he was using.
A Columbia g. C.) dispatch Of the 17th
says the alleged bribery cases against John
j. Patterson, Senator elect, had been heard
and dismissed. One witness, named Miller,
admitted the falsity Of his affidavit, and said
It was made to compel Patterson TO pay
81, 200.
The Comptroller of the Currency has au-
thorized the following banks to commence
business: American German National Bank,
at Paducah, capital, 500 900; Third Nation
al Bank, Urbana, Ohio, capital, 100000.
The second trial Of Edward 8. Stokes for
the murder of Fisk was begun on the 18th.
Three jurors were obtained.
Hon. William Writ Virgin, of Portland,
has been nominated by the Governor to fill
the vacancy in the Supreme Court OF
Maine.
Resolutions condemnatory of the course
Of Senator Sumner Ia introducing bill into
the United States Senate to remove all in
scriptions relating to the rebellion from the
army register and National regimental flags,
were passed by the Massachusetts, Legisla-
ture on the 18th. The vote in the House
was 104 yeas to 76 nays; in the Senate, yeas
90, nays 8.
The New Hampshire State Temperance
Convention, held at Concord on the 18th,
nominated the Rev. John Blackman for Gov
ernor, and AsaS. Kendall for Railroad Com
missioner. Prohibitory resolutions were
adopted. Nominations for Congress were
made as follows: First District, Rev. A. g.
Corning; Second District, j. M. Fletcher;
Third District, A. G. Hardy.
Messrs. Blinn 81 Anson, of Cairo, who
claim to have recently had $4,000 stolen
from them, and who were subsequently ar
rested by the United States Marshal on the
charge Of an attempt to defraud their cred
itors, have been required to give bail in the
sum OF $4,000.
On the evening of the nth a sharp shock
of an earthquake was felt at Visalia, CAL,
but no damage was done
The epizootic was prevailing to great
extent at Leavenworth, Kansas, on the 18th.
The bill to remove the capital of West
Virginia from Charlestown to Wheeling
passed the House on the nth, by vote of
80 to 30.
Edward A. Pollard, the editor and author,
died at Lynchburg, Va, on the 10th, aged
forty-fve.
The Kellogg Legislature, on the 18th,
passed the bill furnishing bribery in office.
The Court of impeachment adjourned to the
23d instant.
In his letter of the 14th, to Attorney
General Williams, Attorney General Ogden,
of Louisiana, argues in favor of the Warmoth
oi1 ~ tba aptinn
of the Executive in recognizing the as
semblage at Mechanics Institute in New
Orleans as the Legislature of Louisiana,
and P. B. s. Pinchbeck, as Governor, was
certainly premature Pinchbeck was never
Lieutenant.Governor Uf the state, and his
term as Senator expired under the Consti-
tuition of the State on the fourth day of No
vember last. The assemblage at Mechanics
| Institute was notoriously returned and
seated by Deputy United States Marshal,
under the order of an inferior Federal
Court" Speaking of the State election,
Mr.. Ogden says it twas the most quiet and
orderly ever held in the State; not symp
tom of riotous disposition, not even per-
sonal quarrel or encounter connected with
politics was reported by the police authori-
ties in any dire ction. The machinery of
the State Government was in perfect order
after the election, and entirely competent to
manage its own affairs, and with courts of
! justice ready to protect the rights of every
citizen. Bya sudden action Of an inferior
Federal court, which was absolutely corGnt
non jttdice, the State Government is COM
pletely overset, the State-House seized, and
a government enacted whose officers the
people have never chosen"