Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-01-04
THE NEW WORLD.

Gold closed in New York on the 2Sth at
10S4.
A st. Thomas CIV. ~ dispatch of the 10Th
says the American steamer Florida, after
having detached her screw, started under
sail for New York, on the 18th. The Spanish
man -of-war Vascode Nunez Immediately fol-
lowed the Florida, fired blank cartridge,
overhauled her and examined her papers,
which were found to be correct, and the Flor
ida proceeded on her voyage.
1t is stated that General Sickles expects to
return to Spain in few weeks. He says he
brought important matters for the State De
partment touching Spain and Cuba.
Andrew J. Perfect, colored man, who, on
the 10th day of September last, murdered
his wife, Martha F. Perfect, in Chicago, by
cutting her throat with q razor, has been
found guilty of murder in the first degree,
! and sentenced to death by hanging. An Ital-
ian, named Gregorio Peri, who killed two
men in his saloon in Chicago, was sentenced
to Imprisonment for life.
A Columbia, S. c., dispatch of the Odd
says Governor Scott, with a view to pre-
venting postponemeht of the vote on his i'm
parchment, sent message to the Legislature
this morning, containing proclamation con-
vening that body in extraordinary session at
noon tomorrow. The Governors supporters
then passed a vote ON the motion to strike
out the resolving clause of the impeachment
resolution. The motion was finally carried
at l o'clock-yeas, 63; nays, 50. This defeats
impeachment. Then came another proclama-
tion from the Governor revoking the procla-
nation issued half an hour previously, and
the Legislature adjourned until January s."
A A,I, af Al,o
''Official advices show that our Minister
Basset) has demonstrated with the Haytien
Government against its want of good faith
shownin the observance of neutrality in the
domestic strife in San Domingo. The Minister
of Foreign Affairs has declared that his gov
ernment takes a lively interest in the indepen-
dence of San Domingo, and does nothing to-
ferment discord there. Mr.. Basset does not,
however, believe in the sincerity of the Hay
tien Government"
A Presidential proclamation declares that
on and after the first of January, 1872, so
long as merchandise imported from any other
country, excepting the Islands of Cuba and
Porto Rico, into ports of Spain and the islands
adjacent thereto, in vessels belonging to eiti-
zens of the United States, shall be exempt
from discriminating duties, any such duties
on merchandise which shall be entered in the
United States in Spanish vessels, excepting
from the Islands of Cuba and Porto Rico,
shall be discontinued and abolished.
Busch, the insane lover of Nilsson, who
had on two occasions been brought up in the
Essex Market Court for attempting to force
his way into her rooms at the hotel, was COM
mitted in New York ON the 23d, to the luna
I tic asylum.
| new counterfeit ffty-cent currency has
] appeared at the East.
! On the 23d Connolly's bondsmen had quail
| flied in the sum of 81 200 900, as required in
the civil suit, but as it was uncertain that bail
would be accepted under the fifteen criminal
/ indictments against him, he still remained in
the Ludlow Street Jail.
! 1t was understood on the Esd that the
/ Grand Jury had not indicted Mayor Hall, be-
cause Charles O'Conor told them that his
/ offense, if any, does not come within the
| statute under which the other members of
/ the Ring have been proceeded against.
| Sidney E. Morse father of Professor Morse,
| died in New York on the 9th, aged seventy
eight.
/ 4 Salt Lake dispatch of the 2od says there
were ten feet of snow on a level in the Little
! Cottonwood mining district, and it was still
showing The sun had not been seen for a
/ week.
A. \. Sargent has been elected United
States Senator by the California Legisla-
ture. The vote stood: Sargent, 112 Wal
lace Democrat), 46.
A heavy thunder, rain and wind storm
prevailed in many sections of the West on
the night of the 22d aud the day following
Much damage was done TO property in st.
Louis, Chicago and several other cities.
Several of the newly-erected walls in the
burnt district of Chicago were blown down