Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-01-11

In New York city, ON tie 2d, the old
Board of Aldermen passed q resolution for
the impeachment of Mayor Hall. The ncw
Board was organized in the afternoon. 1t
was not thought probable that for the pres
ent the new Board would do anything fur
ther concerning the impeachment of the
Mayor. The resolutions which were passed
by the old Board were unanimously re-
scinded.
The Pennsylvania Legislature convened at
Harrisburg ON the I'd. William Elliott, of
Philadelphia, was elected Speaker of the
House.
The New York Legislature met at Albany
on the I'd. james Terwilliger was chosen
Clerk of the Senate. According to the Gov
enor's message the State debt has been
duced to SO, 100000. The insurance com
panies of the State have paid S20,000,0O0 of
losses by the Chicago fire. The tolls on the
canals were nearly S5OO,OO0 more than the
year previous.
The Grand Duke Alexis arrived i'm Chicago
on the evening of the 30th ult., and remained
in the city until the I'd inst, when he went to
Milwaukee. While i'm Chicago he visited the
principal portions of the city, including the
burnt districts. He met with an enthusiastic
public reception both in Chicago and Mil
waukee.
The Ohio Legislature organized on the I'd.
In the Senate, E. 7. Hall, Republican, was
| elected Chief Clerk the vote stood Is to IS
for his opponent, c. B. Flood, Democrat. The
Lieut.. Governor gave the casting vote, and at
once decided that Hall was duly elected. The
other Republican nominees for Senate offices
were elected. The House organized by elect
ing n. H. Van Vorhees, of Athens, Rcpubli-
/ can, Speaker and B. J. Loomis, of Franklin,
Republican, as Chief Clerk. All the other
nominees chosen by the Republican caucus
were elected.
Brigham Young was arrested on the morn
ing of the I'd, at his residence in Salt Lake
city, by the United States Marshal, charged
with murder. Judge Mexican refused to
admit him to bail, and he was conveyed to
his residence and there held q prisoner in
his own house. He seemed perfectly cool
| and unconeerned.
In the United States Court at Columbia
s. c., on the I'd, the trial of DIR. Avery was
continued. After argument from the op-
posing counsel, the jury found a verdict of
| guilty. No motion for arrest of judgment
was made. The four prisoners from Spar
tansburg County pleaded guilty and were re-
manded for sentence.
The Treasury Department at Washington
has issued a circular allowing towing boats
and steamboats,, used exclusively in trans
porting freight upon the Mississippi and its
tributaries, to carry standard pressure upon
their boilers of one hundred and fifty pounds
to the square mch instead of one hundred
and ten pounds, the limit heretofore allow
| ed.
/ ~. lly ha 1zt
taken before Judge Barnard on a writ of
habeds corpus, and released on 81 900 bail in
each of the fifteen indictments against
him, making $4,000 in all. Sureties were
promptly given, and the prisoner was set at
| liberty.
A riot occurred around the Jail at Roches-
ter, n. Y, on the evening of the I'd. A ne
gro named Howard had been arrested and
placed in JAIL charged with having commit
ted an outrage on little girl. A mob gath
cred about the Jail, demanding that the
negro be given up to them and hanged. A
large force of police and militia were brought
to the scene to protect the Jail and preserve
order. Some of the mob stoned the Jail, and
missiles were hurled at the militia, where
upon the latter were ordered to charge bayo-
nets upon the mob, in doing which several
1
| ing man and boy.
A pigeon-shooting match of the Long
Island Shooting Club was interrupted on the
I'd, by Bergh. A member shot two birds,
however, to enable Bergh to make test case
in the courts. The Society, on the other
hand, threatened to sue Bergh for trespass on
the club grounds.
At a special election in the Ninth Congress
sional District of Mass achusetts, on the I'd,
to choose a successor in Congress to William
b. Washburn, resigned, Colonel Alvan
Crocker, of Fitchburg, was chosen by very
large majority.
In the Maine Legislature, on the Sd, Reu-
ben Foster was elected President of the
Senate, and Frederick Robbie, Speaker of the
| House.
The Massachusetts, Legislature assembled
on the Sd. Horace H. Coolidge was elected
President of the Senate, and John E. San
ford, of Taunton, Speaker of the House.
In his message to the Legislature, Gov
ernor Geary, of Pennsylvania, places the
total debt of the State at nearly s29,000,-
600. Deducting the sinking fund and
cash in the Treasury, the balance unpro-
vided for is s1s, 100000. The amount paid
off during the last five years averages ST.
144,S7S yearly.
The New Hampshire Republican State
Convention met at Concord on the Sd, and
nominated E. A. Strong for Governor, and
Albert s. Twitchell for Railroad Commits
sioner.
The Minnesota Legislature convened on
the Sd. A. r. Hill, of Hennepin, was chosen
Speaker of the House.
Mrs. Laura Fair died in prison at San
Francisco, on the 30th ult. She was under
sentence of death for the shooting of Mr.
Crittenden, and was to have been hung this
month. There was report in San Francis
co that her death was induced by barbarous
treatment during her Incarceration.
A Washington dispatch of the 4th says it
had been ascertained from reliable sources
that the Administration had not changed its
policy on the Cuban question, but would con-
tnue to act according to the principles here
tofore declared, namely, that "while it will
observe strict neutrality in regard to the diff
ticulties now existing in the island of Cuba,
it cannot consent that our merchant vessels
shall be molested in their lawful pursuits, or
overhauled and examined unless they are
found committing some violation of Spanish
authority. In accordance with this policy
} our Government has protested against the
act of the Spanish naval officer in boarding
and searching the Florida on the high seas,
and has required the Spanish Government
first, to apologize second, to disavowthe act
of the officer; third, to punish him, and
fourth, to pay damages"
A dispatch from Havana on the 4th says
, the steamer Florida left Nassau on the Both
ult., followed by the Spanish gunboat Des Gu
: bridor, which, after the lapse of few hours,
returned to Nassau.
The Advisory Civil Service Board organized
: at Washington on the 4th, by the selection
of George VIM. Curtis as President, and Mr..
NJ D. Connolly, of Philadelphia, as clerk
Messrs. Medill, Walker, and Cattell were
2 absent. The Board was ready to commence
: work, and would hold daily sessions.
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