Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-05-30
THE NEW WORLD.

Gold closed in New York on the 21st at 117%
@1174.
Three executions for murder occurred on the
18th. In New York, Michael, Nixon was hang
ed for the murder of Charles A. Pfeiffer few
months ago; Charles Mortimer was executed
at Sacramento for the murder of Mary Gibson;
and Joseph O'Neil was hanged at Mt Carroll,
Ill. for the murder, in September last, Of Hiram
Rexford.
The police authorities of Chicago are strictly
enforcing city ordinance requiring the clos
ing of liquor saloons at eleven o'clock at night.
The propretors of one of the leading establish
ments have resisted the enforcement of the
law and been put under arrest, and will carry
the matter to the Supreme Court for final de-
cision.
A series of resolutions prepared by the Mer-
chants Exchange in st. Louis, was presented
to the Congressional Convention in session in
that city on the l4th. The resolutions are in
substance as follows:
That the deepening Of the mouths Of the Missis-
sipp River is OF the very hrst importance to the
interests of the entire valley of the Mississippi and
Of great moment TO the whole country; that ex-
perience has demonstrated the practicability of
controlling the currents Of the Mississippi River
by system Of wing dams, revetments and jetties
and that by such means judiciously applied, its
channel can he permanently located and confined,
and that by this method any depth required by the
largest vessels may be constantly maintained from
| the BaliZe to st. Louis at a cost Of few millions
Of dollars; that the system of Improvements sug-
gesed for the river below st. Louis is eminently
suited for the improvement Of the Missouri,
| Illinois, Arkansas Red, Ohio, Tennessee,
| Cumberland, and many other important streams
| in this valley, on each Of which IL should
be applied on a scale commensurate with the vol
ume Of the river and the demands of Its commerce
that every practicable water route to the Gulf, to
the Atlantic Ocean, and TO the Great Lakes which
| can be opened and made safe and convenient at a
| reasonable cost, when compared to the benefits
| to result from 1t in lessening the expense
Of transporting the products Of this valley
| to their various markets, should meet with
| favor from the General Government and re-
| ceiye the unanimous support Of every representa-
tive of this valley in Congress in favor of bridge
law by Congress regulating the lengths, heights,
| location and construction Of bridges over the
| naNgabe streams, with a view to prevent unneces-
sary injury to the navigation of such riyers that
the revenue laws should be so amended as TO per-
nit shipmasters TO purchase ships wherever they
can be most cheaply procured condemning the
IoNvhue raw Mniou ioipiuS ,Vslsuy W tho enIP VI
an American citizen, simply because she was built
| in foreign land, etc, etc
The New York Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals has reelected Henry Bergh
as President, and Henry Clews, Treasurer. The
society is reported to be in a fourishing con-
| dition.
The body of Captain Thomas, killed in the
recent fight with the Modocs, arrived in Wash
| ington on the 18th. .
The President has appointed William f.
Davis Assistant United States Treasurer at
| Cincinnati.
About a dozen aen were buried and killed
by rock estimated to weigh from 10000 to
q, 900 tons sliding upon them in the New
York Iron Mine, near Negaunee, Mich, on
the 18th.
A fire in the car shops of the c., B. & Q.
r. r., at Aurora, ILL.,, on the 18th, destroyed
| eight buildings, with valuable machinery, four
palace cars and other property. The loss is
estimated at over $3.50, 600 fully insured
General Van Buren, the suspended Vienna
Commissioner, says; "For ten months have
spared no exertion or expense TO make our ex.
hibition a success, and am utterly unconscious
of doing, or authorizing to be done, a single
wrong or unworthy thing, and the person who
says have is a eowardly knave and liar"
The municipal election in Providence, r. l.,
has resulted in the reelection of the present
general officers Of the city. Thomas A. Doyle
for Mayor, had ain votes; William g. r.
Mowry, Democrat and Prohibtlon, 1905. The
new Board of Aldermen elected will favor the
granting Of liquor licenses, reversing the policy
of the late Board.
The Congressional excursionists reached
Denison, Texas, on the 18th, from ST. Louis.
A colored boy has carried off the prize of I
cadetship at West Point, In Norfolk, Va. HI
had nineteen competitors, Of whom hfteeI
were white