Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-07
THE NEW WORLD.

A Philadelphia special of the oath says a
third petition in bankruptcy had been filed
against Jay Cooke & Co. The detailed state
ment of the firms assets and liabilities, at
tached to the agreement, about which so much
has been said, aud which has been kept out of
sight so far, contains several items showing
that the firm owed the President 81, ,40S j, G.
Blaine, $50, ,000 Gen. Babcock, $500; Gen.
Dent, 81, 400, and Senator Edmunds a small
amount.
A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, dispatch of the oath
says that all counties in the State had been
definitely heard from except seven. Sixty
seven counties had given Carpenter majority
of rs, 1852, and twenty-five counties had given
Vale majority of S,397; Carpenter over Vale,
1865. The seven counties to hear from gave
Grant 1,74S majority last year. The State
Senate would stand Republican, 35; Opposi-
ton, Is; Republican majority, 20. The House
would stand: Republican, so; Opposition, As;
Republican majority on joint ballot, %.
A Philadelphia telegram of the oath says
official returns Of the recent election show that
Gordon (Republican) received a majority of
IA, ,294 for Supreme Court Judge, and Mackey
(Republican) received majority of %, 1852 for
State Treaaurer.
The Apollo Hall Democrats and the Repub-
licans Oh the 24th nominated Julius Wads-
worth for Congress to represent the district
formerly represented by the late James Brooks.
s. S. Cox is the Tammany Democratic candi-
date.
New York dispatch of the oath says that
sixty-eight indictments had been found against
A. L. Roberts and j. Gleason for forging
New York Central and Buffalo & Erie Rail
road bonds. A meeting had been held in that
city of the House of Bishops, and Rev. John
S. Spaulding, Rector of st. Paul's, Erie Pa,
had been elected Missionary Bishop of Colo
RADIO, Wyoming and New Mexico.
The National Board of Trade, which had
been in session for five days previous in Chi
cago, on the 25th concluded its labors, and
the members generally left for their respect
i've homes. The questions of finance, trans
portation, increased freight facilities, etc.,
ETC., were discussed, and large number of
resolutions pertinent to the subjects adopted.
The Convention adjourned to meet at Balti-
more in January next.
Puffenberger, the engineer Of the coal train
which ran into passenger train on the Chica-
go & st. Louis Railroad, some months ago,
and caused the loss of so many lives, was tried
by a Chicago jury, on the 25th, and acquitted.
New York dispatch of the 25th says that
Peake, Opdyke & Co., the dry goods firm that
suspended short time since, had so arranged
their business that they had been able to re-
sumo. The stock market on that day was
thoroughly depressed, N. Y Central selling as
| low as S71S.
Philadelphia dispatch of the 25th an
nounced that e. w. Clark 81 Co., the we'll
known bankers of that city, had resumed busi-
ness. This had largely tended to establish
confidence in that city.
A Marquette, Mich, dispatch Of the 25th
announced the failure of Matthews Bank, of
Negaunee, with liabilities $4,000, and assets
| $4,000.
A telegram from Louisville, KY, of the 26th
announced the suspension of d. s. Benedict d
Sons, well-known grocers Of that city.
The Harmony cotton mills, of Cohoes, N. Y,
and the Newburgh steam mills, of Newburgh,
closed their establishment on the 25th.
P. P. Wintermute, the murderer of the late
General McCook, had been held in $4,000
bail to answer, according to dispatch from
Yankton, d. t., on the 25th.
A New York dispatch of the 25th says o
bold and skillful attempt at forgery had just
been discovered at the Sub-Treasury. The
forgery consisted of legal-tender note OF
1858 for 500, with genuine face and forged
back. The forgery had been skillfully exc.
cuted by splitting the bill in two, by which a
500 bill could be so transformed as to make