Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-07-25

The slander suit of Miss Linda Gilbert
against the Chicago Evening Post has resulted
in a verdict for the plaintiG-damages six
cents. The suit grew out Of comments made
by the Post on the efforts of Miss Gilbert to
raise funds by means of lottery enterprise,
for the purchase of prison library.
letter received at Dcs Moines from Ham
ilton County, Iowa, says that the tornado on
the 4th completely cleared twenty-acre field
of corn, "taking corn, dirt, and ALL" "a
school-housc was carried away, and has not
been seen since" "a stable, with two horses,
was carried over eighty rods"
4 Des Moines Qowa) telegram Of the 14th
says: "There is a strong and growing opposi.
tion in this State to the operation OF the Hi.
nos Railroad law, as It affects Iowa traffic"
One thousand newly-converted Mormons
were landed in New York on the 18th, and an
! other large company was expected.
1t Is stated that Mrs. WaIworth and her
younger son have taken up their residence in
Sing Sing village. By special request no visi
tors will be allowed to see Frank, who has
commenced work in the private office of Tie
clerk Of the shoe department
The Industrial Congress Of the United States
| organizations of the United States, met al
Cleveland on the 18th. The attendance was
quite large over one hundred delegates being
in attendance, representing 125,000 trade and
| labor union men. Permanent officers were
chosen as follows: President, John Feren
bach, of Cleveland; Secretaries, s. Keefe
| Of Philadelphia, and John Schley, of Indian
apolis.
| At the Nebraska State Sunday School Con
vention, i'm session at Omaha on the 18th, there
were 100 delegates present from all parts OF
the State. Prof. A. F. Nightingale was elected
President of the Convention, and delivered the
| address of welcome.
The Commissioners of the Northern Pacific
Railroad have chosen Tacoma, Washington
| Territory, as the western terminus of thai
road.
a two-year-old child in Dubuque, Iowa
named Mary Fleschman, died recently of a raj
| bite inflicted three days before.
"unifcation" mass meeting was held al
New Orleans a few days ago, in which fifteer
hundred people participated. The resolutions
recently adopted by the committee of one hun
dred were indorsed, and it was further resolved
that as soon as the opposition to the equa
civil rights of all citizens had been over
come, the participants would enter upon tn,
work of reforming the administration of State
affairs.
Late reports from all sections of Virgins
represent the oats crop the finest in the State
for many years. Wheat is harvested and viii
hardly yield an average. The corn crop wa:
very promising.
The State Auditor of Louisiana, on the 18th
sold about $4,000 belonging to the general
fund, to the highest bidder, in sums ranging
from $500 to 5000, for State warrants, the
money bringing from $1.4O to SLAP in State
warrants. The Treasurer applied for an in.
junction restraining the Auditor from further
action in this direction, and declared that he
would not receive the warrants from the Au.
ditor or make any entry regarding them.
The Reform State Central Committee Of Ar.
kansas has issued an address, calling on the
people to hold meetings and pass resolutions
demanding the Constitutional Convention.
Jacob Thompson has recently written let
ter, in reference to the story of a deficit OF
1921 600 in his accounts Secretary of the
Interior He states that the defalcation wa:
the crime of clerk in the Department, and
that a committee, consisting exclusively Of
political opponents, declared the Secretary
twelve years ago, to be guiltless in the matter
and that their report was unanimously ap
| proved by Congress.
DR.. Mary E. Walker has been appointed t
Government clerkship In Washington, tht
salary Of which is $500 per annum.
A recent Washington dispatch says: sowing
to the rapid growth of the Order of tn,
Patrons of Husbandry the headquarters o
the National Grange will soon be removes
from Georgetown to Washington, where tn
Secretarys Office will hereafter be located
Since the 1st inst. about 1856 subordinat
Oranges have been organized, making tn
total number Of Oranges in operation to dat
over 4,700, with an aggregate membership
Of about $4,000. The order seems to b
growing most rapidly in the States of Iowa
which now has l, $50 Granges-Missouri, Ind
ana, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wiscor
sin. In response to the requests from differen
States, several additional General Deputie
have recently been sent out by the Nations
Grange TO organize subordinate Oranges
There are at present State Oranges in Arkar
sas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kar
sas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missou
ri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, South Cal
olina, Tennessee and Wisconsin"
The property of the late Oakes Ames, il
cluding both his real and personal estate, il
ventories at So, 754, ,254, exclusive of his il
terest in the works at North Eastou.
The argument in the case of Charles
Dana, of the New York Sun, accused Of lib,
against Alexander Il. Shepherd, of Washing
ton, on motion for a warrant for his removt
, I -, hot oft far pia1 ~, In
Blatchford, in the United States Distr
Court, New York City, on the 10th. Judg
Blatchford decided that the Constitution rel
) dered the jurisdiction Of the Washington z,
lice Court utterly void, and refused to grant Il
motion. Objection being taken to this rulin
the Judge remarked further that the Const
tuition of the United States expressly declar
that all offenders shall be tried by jury, al
there was no getting over that.
The Minnesota Republican State Conve
tion, which met at st. Paul on the 10th, nom
mated Cushman X. Davis, of st. Paul. f
Governor. The vote stood, on the four
ballot; Davis, 1855; w. d. Washburn, Is
Resolutions were adopted favorlng chez
transportation, according to the capital
; vested in railroads; the right of reasonab
, remuneration, but opposing unjust discrin
nations and all arbitrary and improper use
D the growing power of railroads and other &C
n porations; declaring that no rights should
s vested in railroad corporations beyond the co
troll of future Legislatures; demanding pu
y official conduct, and the punishment Of u
y faithful public men; condemning the sala
$ and baek-pay grab, and demanding the prom
r repeal of the law authorizing it.
: The last two Of Capt Jacks Modoe ba
It surrendered on the 10th, and were taken in
c camp.
It A dispatch from Cairo, H., on the 10th, sa
the cholera was reported TO be very bad in
r northern part of that (Alexander) county, a
n about forty-ive miles from that city 1t "
II LII tlnnt frnrn ihn 10Th 10 Tho 18Th inst Ihl