Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-06-19
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
Condensed from Tsegans Of Accompanying Dates

Commissioners Is enormously called "Peace
Commissioners" BY law its true title is The
Board of Indian Commissioners" This
Board, as an organization, has not resigned,
Z and the statements TO that effect are erro-
neous. The Board consists Of ten members,
and six OF the ten only have resigned. The
remaining four have been called together for
the purpose Of rcorganizing theBoard. The
vacancies occasioned by these resignations
will be filled by the President as far as neces-
sary with the best men he can select who are
in harmony with the present Indian policy.
The National Anti-Savery Reunion held its
first session in Chicago on the afternoon of the
9th. A large number of old-time abolition
lists were present After temporary or
ganization, Gov. Beveridge, of Illinois,
delivered an address of welcome. Hon.
Henry Wilson was appointed President,
and one Yice-President from each of
the Northern States. In the absence of the
former gentleman, Gen. A. L. Chetlain, Vice
President from Illinois, was called to the
chair, and delivered an address. This was
followed hy. reading of letters from several
distinguished Abolitonsts who were unable
to be present. .. Mrs. Ann Vandenberg, of
Cincinnati, on the 7th used coal oil to
aid in kindling fire and was fatally
burned, in the presence OF her father,
mother and husband, all of whom were badly
burned tearing the burning clothes from her
body Mrs. v. was seventeen years old and
was married ON the Tuesday preceding the ac-
cident.
THURSDAY, June lin the Rhode
Island Legislature on the 10th the fourth
ballot for United States Senator resulted
as follows: Gen. Burnside, 40; N +.
Dixon, 2G; Gov Howard, IA; A. G. Bar
stow, 12; scattering, b.. Mary Helm,
of Cairo, ILL.,, recently undertook to
kindlc fire with coal oil. She set
the can on the stove and then started the fire.
The can exploded and the foolish girl was
severely, and probably fatally, burned. In
the Alexander County Qll) Circuit Court,
Judge Baker has rendered decision in the
case of the Railroad Commissioners Us. The
Illinois Central Railroad, for extortionate
charges for the transportation of freight and
excessive charges on passenger fares. There
were twenty-one counts in the declaration filed
by the attorney for the Commissioners.
Judge Baker decided the Railroad law consti-'
tutional and sustained nineteen of the twenty
one counts. The suit against the road is for
500, 600. The Indiana State Farmers Asso-
citation was organized at indianapolis on the
10th by the election of Richard Gregg as Pres
ident, G. W. Green as Secretary, and Theo. w.
Reese as Treasurer.
FRIDAY, June 12.-The meeting of the
international Sanitary Congress has been
postponed to Jan. z, 1875. .. President Grant
has nominated J. G. Bancroft Davis, present
Assistant Secretary of State, to be Minister
from this country to the German Empire.
The Executive Committees of the Liberal Re-
publicans, Democrats and i-Monopolists of
Minnesota have agreed for joint State convGn-
tion for the nomination of candidates, to be held
in st. Paul on the 23d of September >. Gov.
Carpenter, of Iowa, having been applied to by
the Grangers as to his action relative to the
Railroad Tariff law, says that, should the rail-
roads attempt to overthrow it by appealing to
the courts, he shall not hesitate in the duty
which will then be upon him, to see to it that
all the authority possessed by the Executive
is invoked to secure its enforcement.
SATURDAY, June 13.-In the French
Assembly, on the 18TH. a. motion to pass a
vote of censure against the Minister of the
Interior, because of his failure to prevent
recent disturbances, was negatived-ayes 1876,
noes 377. A Paris dispatch says the excite
ment in that city over the political situation
was immense The boulevards were crowded
and the cafes full of people. tremendous
confagration was visible in the northern
part of the city. All the firemen
were hurrying to the spot and the streets
were filed with policemen and soldiers hurry
ing in the same direction. The Left Center
had resolved TO introduce bill for the disso
luton of the Assembly. This will be fol-
n. civil NAV
A recent Rochester IN. W telegram an
nounces the discovery, by Lewis Swift, of
new comet, near Camelopard's breast. 1t il
quite bright, and has tail about half de
gree in length. Its motion is slow and TOWARD
the earth. -. The counsel for the Alton Rail
road Company has obtained from the Su
preme Court, in session at Mt. Vernon, ILL.,,
supersedeas OF the judgment rendered by tn
Sangamon County Circuit Court under tn
Illinois Railroad law. The supersededS was ap
plied for on the ground, first, that the cas-
was taken out of the jurisdiction of the Stat
court by the writ Of certiordii issued from tn
United States District Court second, that til
Railroad law violates the Constitutions of Ill
nois and Of the United States third, thi
defendants were entitled to some bill {
exceptions. The ticket agent Of the Oh
cago, Milwaukee IL st. Paul Railroad 9
Stoughton, Wis, has been fined $50 and cost
for charging illegal passenger fares. -. Mis-
Sallie Smith, about seventeen years {
age, a student of the female school at Oal
land, KY, was fatally burned at school exh
bition, few evenings ago, by the explosion
a coal oil lamp near which she was standin
-. The original aboliiionists closed their fol
days reunion in Chicago on the night of Il
18th. Before adjournment series of resoll
tions were adopted, thanking God that the
had lived to see the land one of impartial Ii
erty expressing grateful remembrance {
~ the !abors Of those of their comrades who hs
died, and sending words of cheer to tho
who remaned demanding for freedmen cor
plete possession and enjoyment Of all civ
and social rights, and urging their Christie
and educational elevation. A committee W
appointed to publish a memorial volume
the reunion.
MONDAY, June ia slave ship wi
225 negroes aboard, from Mozambique, boul
for Madagascar, was recently captured by t
English man. war Daphne. "A Washin
ton Associated Press dispatch says it
agreed ON all sides that the Currency bill W
defeated in the House because of the /
lief on the part of a sufficient number til
IL would be better to have no action tn
to have a veto now. The membC
of the Conference Committee express t
opinion that no law can result from their &C
sultations The only proposition SO
broached by any of them is to nix the time
resumption at January, 1877, IN accordar
with the Presidents views, and come in vi
the rest of the bill unchanged =. At
meeting of delegates TO au IndependC
State Convention held at Topeka, Kan, on
10th, resolution was adopted that "We he
by join with the Reform Convention Of N
27 in calling a Nominating Convention to
:.s Ct TP stp. on csns ns A SsH@ss s Of Assa %a