Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1873-03-06

wholly relmOCTcea from the prOcecus vi
Government bonds and first mortgage bonds,
and that from the income bonds and land
grant bonds, the builders received in cash
value at least So, ,OGU, 900 as profit, being
percentage of about 43 per cent. on the en-
tire cost of the road. In the opinion OF the
Committee, the Company had no right, as
against either Its creditors or the minority
of its stockholders, to distribute any por-
tion of its capital as dividends. etill more
unjustifiable was it to squsnder in dividends
money borrowed of the Government, or on
first mortgage bonds. There is no evidence
of acknowledgement by the present Directors
OF the Road, and the Committee see no way
in which those who hold stock which they
have bought in good faith can be disturbed.
The report closes with bill directing the
Attorney-G General to begin a suit Immediately
for the protection of the interests of the
Government in the Road, and the recovery
of the sums OF which both the Road and the
Government have been plundered. Mr..
Swami, of Maryland, agrees with the Com
mittee, so far as they go, but thinks they
fall short of their duty in not making recon-
mendations for the treatment of the Con-
gressmen who had dealings with Oakes
Ames.
The recent charter election at Syracuse,
N. Y, resulted in the election of Mr.. VIM.
J. Wallace, Republican, for Mayor. The
Common Council is tie, four Democrats
and four Republicans. The whole city
ticket is Republican.
The Iowa Legislature, during its recent
session, adopted Railroad law limiting the
rates for passenger travel to 81 cents per
exceed $4,000 per mile per year.
A petition has been presented in the Mas
sachusetts Legislature asking that the reso-
luton censuring Senator Sumner for his
action relating to the battle-hags be ex-
plunged.
Three new indictments have been found
against Ingersoll and Tweed.
The House en- the Goth adopted a resolu
tion, directing the Ways and Means Commit
tee to investigate the charges that money
had been used last session to secure an addi-
tional subsidy to the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company.
pronunciamento has been issued, signed
by large number of revolutionary leaders
in San Domingo, protesting against the
transfer of the government of that island
to the samana Bay Company.
President Grant announced at the Cabinet
meeting, on the 21st, that the press of pub
lie business which would attend the inaugu-
ration of his second Administration would
prevent his visit to the Sonth he had hoped
to make in March.
The position of Government Director Of
the Union Pacific Railroad has been ten
dered to the Hon. Richard Yates, of Illinois.
A Justice of the Peace of Tolono, ILL.,, has
fined a conductor on the Illinois Central
Railroad fifteen dollars for having put off
his train passenger who refused to pay the
Company's schedule rate of fare, rendering
the legal three-cent-a-mile rate instead. The
| case was appealed.
The village of st. Petersburg, Pa, has been
visited by destructive fire.
Gov. Warmoth has published long reply
to the majority report on the Louisiana case,
in which he assails the evidence of the wit
nesses for the Kellogg party as false and un-
trustworthy, denies the statement of the
Committee that the black voters are in a
majority in the State, and that they went
unanimously for the Republican ticket. He
claims that, making every allowance against
the Fusionists, they elected McEnery by 81
500 majority, and demands that he be re-
c0gnlZed as Governor.
Robert Champion, colored, was hanged at
Fayette, Mo-, on the 21st, for the murder ef
his wife in July last. He stoutly and per.
sistently protested his innocence to the
last.
A Salt Lake City dispatch of the 22d says
the Mormon leaders were greatly elated by
the reception of the news that it had been
suggested to provide for the appointment, by
the President, of q Commission to visit Utah,
F., and make thorough Investigation, during
the recess Of Congress, of the whole Mormon
| question.
The Illinois Supreme Court has decided
the law for the regulation of railroad freight
charges, as it Row stands, unconstitutional.
The Court is unanimous in deciding that
''while the Legislature has an unquestioned
power to discriminate in railway freights,
prosecution can be maintained under the
existing act until amended, because it does
not prohibit unjust discrimination merely,
but discrimination of any character, and
because it did not allow the company to ex-
plain the reason of the discrimination, but
| forfeits their franchise upon an arbitrary
and conclusive presumption of guilt, to be
drawn from the proof of an act that might
be shown to be perfectly innocent"
A train on the Jackson, Lansing & sagi
nav Railroad ran off a bridge near Jsckson,
Mich, on the oath, injuring several passen-
gers severely, among them Representative
Blackman, of Van Buren.
President Grants residence near st. Louis
the old Dent mansion-has been destroyed
| by fire. Loss 5000.
A Washington dispatch says that q, 900
worth of bonds and coupons were recently
stolen from the residence of Vice-President
Colfax.
President Grant has pardoned Charles
Howard and James Banks, of Alabama, con-
victed of Ku-Klux outrages and sentenced
to Imprisonment in the Albany Penitentiary.
At New Orleans, Memphis, and other
Southern cities, the Mardi-Gras festivities
were very generally celebrated on the 25th.
The new Temperance law passed by the
Indiana Legislature provides that any person
desiring permit to sell Intoxicating liquors
must present a petition signed by majority
of the legal voters of the town ir
which he lives, or of the ward in which he
resides, in case of a city organization. The
Board of Commissioners must decide that
the petition has been signed
regularly as required, before issuing
the permit. The applicant must fur
ther furnish good bond of 5000, which
may be sued upon in any court Of civil
jurisdiction, except Justices courts. No
permit shall be granted for longer term
than one year. In other particulars the law
is similar to that of Ohio.
The Governor of Arkansas has issued q
proclamation offering 81 ,ooe reward each for
the assassins of Dodson and Herriott.
A Salt Lake dispatch of the 25th, says,
I" the severest snow storm known here for
ten years occurred last night and to-day"
The steamer Chas. 8. Hardee, on the 26th,
struck an obstruction four miles below
Savannah, Ca, and sunk. Six men were re-
ported drowned.
Near Greenport, L. l., the schooner Surf,
of Trenton, N. j., went to pieces on the 2lst,
and all on board were drowned.
A meeting of prominent business men of
u u - A.