Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-06-13
THE NEW WORLD.

Gold closed in New York on the 5th at
117s1@1171s.
Postmaster General Cresswell has examined
the Postal code, to see if it would admit of
the free transmission of newspaper exchanges
and of newspapers published within the coun-
ty, and has come to an adverse conclusion.
A very destructive fire occurred in Boston on
the 30th ult. 1t broke out about eight o'clock
in the morning, in the upper part of Holly,
Morse & Co.'S furniture warehouse, at No
All Washington street, and spread with fear
full rapidty, the wind being strong from the
northwest. The west side of Washington
street, from Avery to Boylston streets, was
nearly OF quite destroyed, as also the east
side of Washington street, extending
from Hayward place to Essex street.
Among the buildings destroyed were
the splendid granite building Of Chickering
Il Son, the Globe Theatre, and a number of
other handsome edifces. The fire ragged furi-
ously until about noon, when it was got under
and finally quenched. Several military COM
panies, which had turned out to take part in the
observances of Decoration Day, hastened to the
scene of the fire and assisted the police in
keeping back the immense crowd of bystanders
which had collected around.
George Francis Train was discharged from
custody on the 3Oth, the sheriffs jury impan-
eled to inquire into his mental condition hav-
ing pronounced him sane.
A dispatch from Parsons, Kansas, on the
3Oth, says: "County-Attorney Ward returned
to-day from Texas with the body Of Nicholas
NOUN, or Marion, supposed to have been an
accomplice of the Bender family, the Kansas
assassins. At Denison he made some import
ant confessions, and promised to tell all he
knew about the Benders when he reached this
city, but when near Atoka Station, Indian Ter
ritory he shot himself in the head with a re-
Volver, in1icting wound from the effects of
which he died. II seems that he was certain
that the Benders are now in Texas, making
their way to the Rio Grande River to cross into
Mexico"
Decoration Day was generally and appropri-
ately observed throughout the country on the
9Oth.
1t was stated in Washington on the 3lst that
the War Department condemned the efforts of
the Interior Department to get satanta and
Big Tree released. General Sherman was very
plain in his denunciation of the scheme.
By decision of the Supreme Court Of the
State the Hon. Austin +. Pike (Republican)
is confirmed in his election as member Of Con-
gress from one Of the districts of New Hamp-
shire.
The Brooklyn Eagle Of the Slst ult. says Mr..
Beecher and his friends had determined TO take
definite action on the whole matter of the
Bowen Tilton- Beecher scandal, and that at a
meeting of the Deacons of Plymouth Church,
the previous evening, it was resolved TO pro-
ceed at once with an investigation.
Assistant Attorney General Spoener, Of Wis
consin, says that for the Chicago 4 North
western and the Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
roads to pool their earnings would be n viola
tion Of the spirit If not the letter Of the law
and would render it the duty of the Attorney
General to apply to the courts for a writ Of
quo loarTdnto against the companies.
The Governor of Kansas has issued pro-
clamatiOn Offering $4,000 (s5OO each) for the
arrest Of the Bender family. A Dubuque dis
patch OF the Slst ult. says young man sup
posed TO be ySung Bender, son Of the we'll