Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-12-20

violation of that section Of the Warehouse
act which prohibits the use of grain by par
ties with whom 1t is stored.
Three inches of snow fell at Little Rock,
Ark, on the 10th, and the weather was very
cold.
The South Carolina Legislature on the
10th elected John j. Patterson as United
States Senator. Mr.. Patterson was subse
quently arrested on a charge of bribery.
7. W. Sykes was chosen United States
Senator by the Capitol Legislature of Ala
-bama, on the 10th. Sykes was a Greeley
elector at the late election.
The Eighth District Court Of Louisiana on
the 10th granted an injunction agalnst the
action of the Legislature by which articles of
impeachment had been preferred against
Governor Warmoth, and enjoining Pinch.
beck from acting as Governor. A largely
attended meeting Of citizens OF New orleans
was held, and Governor Warmoth was one
of the speakers on the occasion. He asked:
"Is it not known that the sworn returns are
in the hands Of the Governor How, then,
can they decide whether or not this or that
officer is electedT He said that seven or eight
counties had been counted, and without evil
ed the State House placed in possession
of United States troops, the Legislature en-
Joined, and everybody denied admittance to
the Capitol who was not upon the Infamous
rolls of the enemies Of the State. He con-
cluded by advising recourse to Congress for
redress. A series of resolutions was adopt
ed denouncing the action of the Kellogg
Legislature, and authorizing the appoint
ment of Committee of one hundred to pre-
pare an address to the President and Con-
gress, setting forth the manifold grievances.
The Kellogg Legislature, in joint session,
counted the vote for Governor and Lieuten-
nt-Governor. A. P. Field received his
commission as Attorney General. Acting
Governor Pichbeck sent message to
the Legislature to recommend prompt
action in the case of the impending impeach-
ment against Governor Warmoth, and a
vigorous, searching investigation regarding
the alleged election frauds, with view of
Furnishing the guilty. His proclamation
concludes: "The people have complained
of oppressive laws. l would reccomend
that all laws which are justly obnoxious or
which bear oppressively upon any portion of
the people of this State, whether political or
economic, be modified or repealed, and that
all your legislation be conducted, not in the
interest of any class, but with view to
protect the rights and foster the interests of
the whole people of this State"
A fire broke out on the third floor Of the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, on the
night of the 10th, about eleven O'Clock.
The flames rapidly ascended narrow stair
case to the corridor at the top. They
spread over the entire extent of the west
wing The woodwork Of the rooms where
the servants slept Immediately caught, and
soon the entire wing was a mass of lurid
flame. The fire spread so rapidly that the SER
wants, asleep in the rooms at the top of the
staircase, were overtaken before. assistance
could reach them, and were completely shut
of from the main building, and eleven OF
them were burned or suffocated to death.
The damage to the hotel by the fire was
about $15o,0o0.
A Greeley monument association has been
organized at Boston, which proposes to
raise a national subscription of s5oO,000 to
carry on its purpose.
. motion to quash the indictments against
Tweed was denied by Judge Ingraham on
the 11th.
At the recent charter election at Ogdens-
burg, N. Y, the Republican ticket was
elected
The Supreme Court of the United States
has decided the Milwaukee & Beloit and the
Milwaukee 81 Superior Railroad bond cases
adversely to the city of Milwaukee.
Three or four inches of snow fell al
Augusta, Ca, on the night of the 18th, being
the heaviest fall in that section for many
years.
According to the returns on file in tht
office of the Secretary of State of Arkansas
the entire Republican ticket, with the ex
ception of Congressman at Large, is elected
by a msjorities ranging from 800 to owe
5000. There were no returns from fou
counties-Jobnson, Green, Scott, and Poni
sett, all of which gave majorities for the Re
form ticket
a Columbia, 8. c., dispatch OF the 11tl
states that Senator-elect Patterson's arres
was based on the afIidavits of eleven mem
bers of the Legislature. He was taken be
fore justice, but crowd of his friend
created disturbance, and Patterson es
capped. He was again arrested, and commit
ted to jail for twelve hours for contempt
but was Immediately released on writ o
hdbeds corpus.
The "Fusion" Legislature was in session q
New Orleans on the 18th, with quorum Il
both houses. Governor Warmoth sent hi
message, which was read. The kellogg
Legislature was also in session, and passe,
a resolution arraigning w. A. Elmore, Judg
of the Eighth District Court, before the ba
of the House for contempt in issuin
the injunction against Pinchbeck. Coy
ernor Warmoth iseued proclamt
tion styling the Kellogg Legislature
Revolutionary assemblage, pretending t
be the General Assembly OF the State c
Louisiana, composed mainly of candidate
defeated at the election, but who have bee
proclaimed elected by persons wholly unaI
thorized to act" ETC., and warning all cit
zens against recognizing it as lawful bod,
Acting Governor Pinchbeck received the 70
lowing telegram from Attorney General wi
liams, Washington: "The requisition of II
Legislature, transmitted by you, is receive
Whenever it becomes necessary, in the jud
ment of the President, the State Will be pr
tected from domestic Violence"
The light house on Anticosti Island,
low Quebec, was completely destroyed In
late hurricane. The house of the light-hou
keeper was also destroyed, and Mr. Baxte
the keeper his wife, and six children, we
all killed.
The Credit. Mobilier Committee have d
cided to hold their investigation with clos
doors.
In reporting the Pension Appropriate
bill to the House, on the 18th, Mr.. Carrie
gave some statistical information in rega
to the pensioners, stating, among 9th
things, as a curious fact, that, of the wido'
of Revolutionary soldiers who were on t
pension rolls, less than 10 per cent, had di
during the year. Over SS, 700 per sons We
, put on the pension rolls during the year,
I whom over II, 900 were soldiers of the "
of 1912, and some 1900 names were dropp
from death and various other causes.
, Edwin Forrest, the tragedian, died 81
= denly at his residence in Philadelphia, on
? morning OF the 18th. He was in the six
seventh year of his age.