Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-05-03

possible decision adverse TO England"
John Jay Knox has been appointed Comp
trollcr of the Currency
The Louisiana Democratic State Conven-
ton, recently in session at New Orleans, adj
journed to June Sd, and postponed the nomi-
nation of n State ticket until that time.
At Toronto, thirteen Union printers have
been held to answer the charge of conspiring |
to prevent men from going to work in offices |
where the Union is not recognized.
A dispatch from Sebastopol on the 23d an
nounces the arrival in that town of General |
Sherman and Lieutenant Grant, and Hon.
A. G. Curtin, American Minister to Russia.
A City of Mexico dispatch of the 18th
says "The country is becoming more quiet
confidence in the Government increases, and
business is revlving. Public opinion is now
strongly favorable to Juarez,"
A Washington dispatch of the 23d says
Representative Peters was in receipt of nu-
merous letters from prominent persons in
the country, indorsing his resolution offered
in the House against the presentation of
claims for consequential damages before the
Tribunal of Arbitration. Another dispatch
says that General Banks had made n
report to the House Foreign Commit
tee that he had called upon the Secretary
of State, in obedience to their instructions,
with reference to the action of our Govern
ment upon Alabama Claims, and was inform
ed that there was no division in the Cabinet
on this question, and further that no propo
| sition has been made to withdraw that part
| of the case relating to consequential dam
| ages, and that they did not understand that
they had power to change the case that had
| been made General Banks also submit
ted letter to the committee from Mr.. Fish,
! to the effect that while the negotiations
| were pending in relation to this subject, it
was not wise or expedient for Congress to in
| terfere in the matter. The Committee de-
cided, therefore, not to discuss the question,
or to take any action on Mr. Peters resolu-
ton.
President Grant has written to the project
ors of the meeting of soldiers at the Cooper
Institute, in aid of the erection of moAu-
| ment to General Thomas and 1900 Union
soldiers buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, that
it would be impossible to accept the invita-
tion to attend, and enclosing check for
800 as slight expression of his apprecia-
ton of the objects of the meeting.
The ~ Y. Tlibune says that Mr.. Bartlett,
counsel for Edward s. Stokes, the murderer
of james Fisk, Jr, has withdrawn from the
case, on account of disagreement with his
associates with regard to the management
of the defense.
Recent reports from California state that
the grain was maturing rapidly, and great
scarcity of hands TO gather the crops was
anticipated.
Coldwater has been decided upon as the
location of the New Michigan State Pub
| CT Co., 10, bnc
priated
Mr.. Shrewsbury, Mayor of Madison, Ind,
one OF the oldest and most wealthy men OF
that place. fell dead as he was stepping out
of his door on tie evening of the 23d, to go
to the Council Chamber. He died of heart
disease
The President has nominated to the Sen
: ate: VIM. F. Goodwillie, to be Register of the
' Western Land District of Nebraska VIM
{ G. Childs, Register of Land Office, and Sol
's..~-- atarr Raaa.---- - - '7fN NE~-s-~, al
5 Helena, Montana A. j. Richie, Collector o.
9 Internal Revenue for the Fourth Iowa Dis
trict; Elisha P. Terry, Governor of Washing
ton Territory.
, A Washington dispatch of the oath says
although the time and place for holding
the Democratic National Convention are moi
formally fixed it is understood that the 4tl
: of July will be the time, and st. Louis the
r place"
: E. P. Seward, brother of Secretary Seward
died on the 25d, of apopleXy, at his home il
Florida, New York.
. Charles Francis Adams sailed from New
York on the oath for Europe, and would pro
ceed to Geneva to join the Board of Arbitra
{ tion.
A mass meeting of iowa Liberal Republi
cans was held at Davenport on the 23d. A
platform was adopted, and a State Contra
5 Committee was appointed, consisting of j
! d. Campbell, Davenport; w. A. Clarke Mus
5 catine; f. P. Greedy, Nashua, Robt. Ryan
Newton; j. II. Rhomberg, Dubuque; Madison
Young, Des Moines; Joseph Eibolck, Ell Ka
/, der; j. II. Swan, Sioux City; Hon. j. II. Kea
a thy Des Moines; H. II. Andersen, Daven
port w. L. Redman, Bellview; Chas. Tayler
! Bloomfield; w. H. Ellery, Burlington; P. NJ
: Sutton, Marshalltown. One hundred ant
/ fifty delegates were chosen to represent tn
h State in the Cincinnati Convention.
: News has been received of the recen
!; wholesale murder of United States official
n in the Cherokee Nation. 1t seems despeI
e ado named Ezekiel Proctor, a white man
a with the blood of eighteen murdered mel
7, and women on his hands, as he boasted, wa
. on trial at Going Snake for the deliberat
' and unprovoked murder of the Indian wifi
e of j. j. Kesterson, also white. Proctor ha
q u also attempted the life of Kesterson, but tn
e latter escaped and applied to the Unite
y States Commissioner at Fort Smith for
n warrant for the arrest of the murderer in tn
d event (Which was probable) of his acquittG
=, N by Jury composed mainly of his partisanS
a ttu har chal
q Jacob G. Owens and Joseph q. Peavy, wit
ID posse of men, proceeded to serve the wr
D. should Proctor be again set at large.
s seems the parties at the trial were mad
;; aware of the approach of the Marshals, an
m m were fully armed, including the prisoner
te and no sooner had the officials made the
Ie appearance at the building, where the Coul
sc was in session, than they were fired upon b
ne the desperadoes, and eight of them, inclut
" ing Deputy Marshal Owens, were killed, an
Mt two severely wounded The attack was r.
s sisted, and four of the assailants killed, il
ne Guiding a Deputy Sheriff and a juror, an
d six were wounded. After the fight, the Pro
= tor party left, with forty-six well-armed mel
Of taking their wounded with them into th
n mountains.
m A man named Cluck shot and killed h
as wife in indianapolis, on the 23d. After frin
iv six shots, and making sure of his victim, i
,h cut his own throat with knife, making
az az fearful wound, but it was thought he woul
ht recover. Family difficulties were the cause
y, The Iowa Legislature adjourned on Il
a 22d. One of the principal laws passed durir
at the session was that abolishing capital pu
y, y, ishment in the State.
at A Holden (Mo.) dispatch of the Gath sa.
as as a mob had that day ''stopped the cas-
iy bound train on the Missouri, Kansas & Tex
We Railroad at Gum City, in Cass County, al
murdered j. r. Cline, j, G. Stevenson and
f. Dutro. Stevenson was a member of Il
nc County Court and presiding Judge when Il
h. recent bond excitement was raised C'h
w was the attorney who was implicate
v Dutro was simply killed because he was