Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-01
J. x. Townsend and Houston F. Florence,


two young men Of Atlanta, Ca, fought a
duel few mornings ago with double.bar-
relied guns, charged with buck.shot, at a dis
tance Of forty PAGES. Townsend was serious
ly wounded at the first Are. Both belong to
most respectable families.
A son Of Charles Nichols, Of Nashville,
Tenn, was accidentally burned to death on
the 10th. After taking him out Of bed, his
mother left him seated in q chair in his
night-clothes, and few moments after was
called to him by his cries. He had got out
OF his chaiT and, going near the fire, his
clothes caught.
A Especial from Havana on the Goth, says
that Henderson, the American arrested by
the Cuban authorities on suspicion OF being
In league with the Insurgents, had been re-
leased by order Of the Captain General
The President has appointed the following
Postmasters: Benjamin @. Sleeps, Oregon,
ILL.,, Vice John Sharp, resigned; q. H. McTn-
tyre, Yankton, Dakota, Vtcs VIM. Pound, re.
signed.
The Secretary Of State has been authorized
by the President to afax the seal Of the Uni
ted States TO the postal treaty between this
country and Switzerland.
President Grant and family were in New
York City ON the Goth for the purpose of
meeting Miss Nellie Grant on her return
from Europe.
The Philadelphia Board Of Trade has
passed resolution deprec ating any such ex-
pansion Of the currency as that proposed in
the reissue of "a, 900, 900 legal tenders, and
In favor Of every suitable means for resump-
tion of specie payment.
Tn, A
Heinrich, a prominent Democrat Of the
Eleventh Ward, was arrested upon the accu-
sation Of special Deputy Marshal, for al
legged interference with the latter's duties as
canvasser for election. Bail was refused,
and he was incarcerated in Ludlow Street
jail until the morning Of the 21st, when he
was admitted to bail in the sum of 5000.
This case excited a great deal of interest, in
asmuch as it involves principles arising un-
der the new election law for that city.
| 1t has recently been announced that the
horse disease was prevailing at Rochester,
N. T., to an alarming extent.
New York dispatch OF the 21st states
that the wife of Horace Greeley was lying
at the point of death, and could survive
but few days.
The Cambria Iron Company's rolling-mills
at Johnstown, Pa, resumed making rails on
the 21st, one week after their destruction by
| fire.
! The Sunday liquor law was enforced in
Chicago on the Goth, but few saloons being
open open on that day. The result was a
comparatively quiet Sunday, and few arrests
for drunkenness and crime. Much excite
ment has been caused, especially among the
| Germans, by this action of the city authori-
ties in thus seeking to do away with the
| liquor traffic on the Sabbath. Threats are
made by some that the enforcement of the
law will be resisted.
The acting Comptroller of Currency has
authorized the Deseret National Bank, of
Salt Lake City, Brigham Young President,
to commence business under the National
Banking act, with capital of 100000.
Late advices from Idaho represent that a
general outburst of the Indian was simmi-
nent. Recently large numbers of stock have
| been driven off, and the ranchers shot at.
public rn-eting of the citizens of Chi
cago, recently held, decided not to CO oper-
ate with the Pittsburgh merchants in asking
Secretary Boutwell, for reissue Of $44, 900,
OOe legal tenders.
Official returns from Ohio show the fol-
lowing Republican majorities for State OFF,
GERS: For Secretary of State, Allen Wykof,
14,025 majority; Supreme Judge, Jno.
Welch, 10,1s9 majority; Member of the
Board of Public Works, Richard P. Porter,
16,455 majority. The total vote cast for Sec
tary of State was $50, O37-the largest vote
ever cast in Ohio for any officer.
An Indianapolis dispatch OF the 21st says
all the counties in Indiana were reported Of
ficially but Pike and Delaware. Hendricks
majority was placed at !, ,141.
The Prohibition ticket polled about 1000
votes in Ohio.
The President of the Illinois Minority Rep
resentation society has issued circular and
blank forms to the County Clerks, Judges of
Elections, etc, in the State, requesting
them, ''as soon as may be after the election
in November, to communicate to the Secre-
tary of the Society, at Chicago, in writing,
their opinions in relation to the practical
working of the provision for cumulative
voting at elections of State Representatives,
embraced in Sections Z and s, Article w., of
the Constitution of Illinois, together with
such facts and statistics as may seem to
them to bear upon that question" Commu-
nications should be addressed to the Secre-
tary, Sydney Myers, No. rs Clark street, Chi
cago.
An Omaha telegram of the 2lst says prai-
rie fires in that vicinity had been unusually
destructive. The country for thirty miles
west of the city had been mostly burned
over, and enormous quantities of hay and
grain had been destroyed, besides many
houses, barns and fences.
Forty horses were burned to death in Chi
cago a few nights ago, in barn belonging
to a West Side Omnibus Company, which
was totally destroyed, together with several
adjoining buildings.
Hon. E. w. Beck has been nominated by
the Democrats of the Fourth Georgia Dis.
trict to fill the unexpired term of the late
Thomas j. speer
A Washington dispatch Of the 22d says the
circumstances of the Cadet troubles at the
National Armory at Annapolis, as reported
to the Department, are, briefly, that Robert
d. Diggs, Of Maryland, Cadet Midshipman,
met colored Cadet Midshipman Conyers on
the grounds of the Naval Academy, and
after some words between them fight en-
sued, Diggs getting the better of Conyers
The representation being that Diggs was in
fault, an order had been issued by Acting
Secretary of the Navy Case dismissing Dlggs
from the Academy.
In talk, on the 22d, with the Indian del.
egation in Washington, Commissioner
Walker stated that the Government had
ceased to accept mere professions of friend
ship and good faith, and now requires evi
dence of their honest purpose. Certain
terms were dictated, which the representa-
tives OF the Indians promised to comply
with.
A Washington special of the 22d says II
was stated at the Treasury Department that
the policy of Secretary Boutwell, is not tc
issue one dollar of the $44,00o,000 reserve
although it had been decided that he has q
right to do SO II he chooses. Leading New
York bankers had entered their protest
against disturbing the financial situation
Delegations announced to visit Washington
from Western cities, to urge different
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