Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-02-23
THE NEX WORLD.

Gold closed in New York on the 18th Al
110T.
The President sent to the Senate on tn,
Assistant Secretary of Legation to France
He is the eldest son of the Minister, and is
aged about twenty years.
The japanese Embassy were formally re.
| ceived at the City Hall in Salt Lake City on
the sth by the Federal, Territorial and Mu
nicipal authorities.
Aspccial to the New York Herald of the
10th, from Quebec, says that Mr. Langevine,
Minister Of Public Works, denies the truth
of the rumor as to a treaty of separation be.
tween Great Britain and Canada. Leuten,
ant-Governor Bellair and Premier Chanveau
also make the same denial.
A Washington dispatch of the 10th
says the answer of our Government to
the Earl of Granyille'a note on the Ala
bama question would be as terse and as lit
tie to the purpose as Granville's communi-
cation. The text of the latter document,
however, had. not yet been received at Wash.
ington, the knowledge of its contents being
founded on that sent by the cable.
The Grand Jury of New York on the 10th
Court of General Sessions. In the state.
ment OF their labors, it was set forth that
some 400 cases had been acted upon for
frauds, in the investigation of which they
were engaged, and which caused loss to
the city of at least s20,OO0,OOO Among the
indictments five were against Mayor Hall
They are for misdemeanors, charging the
accused with neglect OF duty in connec.
tion with the auditing of claims
against the city. Mayor Hall, on being
arraigned, waived all Irregularities commit
ted by the Grand Jury and put in general
denial, asking that his trial be set for the
earliest day possible. His trial was fixed
for tho 10Th, aud he gave bail,in the sum of
5000.
The Congressional Committee, in session
in New York investigating the Custom
House affairs of that city, adjourned to
Washington on the 10th. The Committee
had examined during its Ave weeks session
l6| witnesses; b6 were summoned, but not
examined, and 81 were on the list but not
summoned The entire expense would be
about $1,000.
John W. Forney has resigned the Collect.
orship OF the Port OF Philadelphia.
Frederick Baker and Patrick Halpine, the
conductor and engineer of the freight train
which collided with the passenger train, near
Alton, ILL.,, on the 7th, having disappeared
soon after the accident, the Rockford, Rock
sland & st. Lsuis Railroad Company have
offered reward Of $500 for their apprehen.
sion.
Alderman Busse, Of Chicago, convicted of
bribery, has been granted a new trial by the
supreme Court, his bail being fixed at 5000.
An indictment has been found by the Grand
Jury against another Chicago otflcer-Alder-
man Carney-for bribery.
1t is reported that information had been
received at the General Land Office In
Washington OF extensive frauds by land
spectators In Southwestern Kansas. The
lands in question are open only to actual set
tiers, and, in order TO evade the law, a well.
organized system was arranged by which
lands were entered upon false representa-
tions of settlement, by parties using fcti-
tious names, and manufacturing bogus testi-
mony. The Government officials are prose-
cutting the offenders.
Archbishop Spaulding, Of the Catholic
Church, died at his residence in Baltimore.
few days ago.
The remains of the late General Robert
Anderson left Fortress Monroe ON the
10th, for the North, in charge of his brother.
They were accompanied by Major j. b. Bur
bank, Lieutenant Hubbell, and a guard of
twelve men.
A Washington dispatch of the 18th SAYS:
> The President has expressed his gratiaca-
iion at the temperatures of the American