Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-04-25
THE NEW WORLD.


Gold closed in New York ON the nth al
1171l@117%.
Those provisions of the Treaty of Washing
ton which concerned Newfoundland have been
accepted by the Legislature of that province.
A terrible earthquake occurred in Central
| America on the 4th of March, by which the
city of San Salvador was nearly destroyed
| The report says: 'The ground heaved like a
| ship in gale; terrific laundering burst from
| underfoot; walls were shattered and rent
in many places, with wide crevces,
| and roofs sunk, and tiles, ETC.,
were precipitated to the ground. Three
violent shocks followed in succession
Wild birds flew to the houses; horses grew
frantic in stables, and dogs, bowling, skunk
| away for protection. Every few minutes shak
| ngs of less violence occurred. The scene
beggared description. Ruined houses, panic
stricken people, men, women and chill
| dren, fleeing to the fields with valuables hastily
collected by them; the ringing of the alarm
| bells, and the beating of drums calling all the
soldiers under arms. 1t is estimated that eight
| hundred persons perished, and $4,000, 900 of
property was destroyed
Brigham Young announces that he is not
going to resign the Presidency of the Mormon
Church, and that the Mormons will not aban-
don Utah. He has merely resigned his Presi-
dency of certain Salt Lake business insttu-
tions, and is about to plant Mormon colonies in
Arizona.
The Washington Chronicle of the 10th has
an editorial which an Associated Press dispatch
says is understood as the Presidents statement
of the causes which led to the resignation of
George William Curtis. The article says:
George William Curtis was placed at the head
Of the Ciyil-Service Advisory Board. and helped
much toward giving that reform forward start.
Last winter, however, a difference of views
developed between him and the President,
which proved irreconcilable. The President,
II we are not msinfOrmed suggested to Mr..
Curtis that his own experience in filling offices
had suggested such a modification of the rules as
would admit of transfer of officials from class
Of offices to another. This Mr.. Curtis did not
fancy; in his view the line of promotion should be
confined TO those in each class of offices. The
President quietly waited until Of the cases oc-
cured and then exercising his reserved authority
he made transfer the propriety Of which all who
knew the gentlemen admit Mr.. Curtis, however,
felt that like British Cabinet Minister, it his
duty TO resign, when he could longer consist.
emily carry out the views of the Chief Magistrate"
A recent Washington dispatch states that the
resignation of Frederick d. Low, Minister to
China, had been received at the State Depart
ment.
The correspondence between President Grant
and Mayor Medill on the resignation of the
latter as one of the Civil-Service Commissions
ers has been made public. The Mayor resigns
because, under the executive order issued in
January last, sit would be illegal for me to
continue to hold the Office of Commissioner of
the Civil-Seryice Board unless | resign the
Mayoralty of Chicago" He also expresses the
hope that the rules prepared by the Board,
and accepted and adopted by the Pres
ident, will not be abandoned, ignored or ne
elected of enforcement. In reply, General
Grant assures him that "the spirit Of the rules
adopted will be maintained"
A State Grange Convention of the Patrons of
Husbandry will be held at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa,
on the 10th of June.
Judge Woodruff, of New York, has decided
that the extradition treaty with England covers
the case of the forger MacDonnel, and re-
fused to order his discharge 1t is rumored
that Bidwell, another of the gang, who was
arrested in Havana, had escaped by jumping
out of window in his prison.
General Candy and DIR. Thomas were treach-
erously murdered by Captain Jack and his
gang at Lava Bed, on the llth It seems that
word had been sent to the Peace Commission
ers that Captain Jack and five other Indians
would meet them for talk" outside the
lines, and subsequently General Candy, Dr.
Thomas, Mr.. A, b. Meacham and Mr.. Dyar
with Frank Riddle and his squaw for lnterpre-
ters, started for the place appointed. After
meeting with the Indians, Mr., Meacham made
short speech, followed by General Candy, and
then Dr. Thomas. Then Captain Jack made
speech, asking for Hot Creek and Cotton
wood, the places occupied by Fairchild and
Doris, for reservation Mr. Meacham
told Jack that 1t was not possible to give