Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-03-20
EPIToME OF THE WEEK.
Condensed from Telegram. \ Accompanying D.!..

"WEDNESDAY, March 1.-THE London
Duilg Telegraph publishes a long statement
signed by Charles Orton, In which the writer
confesscs that he recognized the Tichborne
claimant as his brother the fret .ime he saw
him, and that silence on his part was bought
with R5 paid monthly, for a year, and the
promise Of a thousand or two additional at the
conclusion Of the trial. "a dispatch
from Gen. Wolseley, dated February
16, says the King Of the Ashantecs had sent
him 10000 ounces Of gold, the first INSTALL
ment OF the indemnify with q request for
peace. Three Of the. xix Kings tributary to
King kofee had given In their submission 10
British supremacy. The terms Of peace were:
The King agre' ID TO pay $1,000 ounces of gold;
70 wlthdraw rom the coast; TO keep the road
free from .oomassie to the River Prah; to pro-
teet comr aerce, prohibit human sacrifices and
Keep 40 peace forever. IA boiler In the
water works building OF Binghamton, N. Y,
eA Iioded on the morning Of the 10th, killing
avid J. Smith, engineer, and wounding
William Courtney, fireman, ard wrecking the
building. Until the machinery can be repaired
the city must rely for It's water supply
ON wells and water from the river. The
New Hampshire State election occurred
on the 10th. Returns received on the morning
of the 11th from 147 towns give McCutchins
(Rep.) 26,345, Weston (Dem.) 26,6S5; Black
mer (Prohibition) 1921. Itwas thought there
might be no choice by the people. -. A pro-
tective association of Michigan lumber
men was formed at Lansing on the 10th. The
pine-land owners present represented $780,
100000 of capital and 100000 acres of
pine lands. . The Legislature Of Minnesota
has passed a railway law In many respects
similar TO the one In operation in Illinois....
Dispatches received in San Francisco on the
night of the 10th announce that the snow
Blockade of the Central Pacific was quite
broken, and that trains were passing through
east and west on time.
THURSDAY, March 12.-The British
losses in the Ashantee war were sixteen killed
and three hundred and sixty-eight wounded.
Gen. Jovellar has been superseded as Cap
itain.General of Cuba by Gen. Concha. -.
Senator Charles Sumner died in Washington
on the afternoon of the 18th, at quarter to
three o'clock. He passed away calmly and
without struggle. Mr.. Sumner was in his
sixty-fourth year. Congress adjourned out Of
respect to the deceased Senator, and feeling
of gloom at the sad event was cast over the
entire country. Among his last utterances
was one to ex-Attorney- General Hoar, of
Massachusetts,, to whom the dying
statesman said, "Take care of my Civil Rights
bill" A detailed account Of his last hours
will be found elsewhere. =. The Rhode Island
Republican State Convention, in session at
Providence, has nominated Henry Howard for
Governor, Joshua NJ. Addeman for Secretary
of State, Willard Sayles for Attorney General,
Samuel Clark for General Treasurer, and
Charles G.. Van Seandt for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. The candidates are all present incum-
bents.
FRIDAY, March 13.-The Duke and
Duchess of Edinburgh made their entry into
London on the 18th, in the midst of blind
ing snow-storm. An immense crowd wit
messed the entry, and the throng was so great
that by the breaking Of platform at Charing
Cross several persons were killed and twenty
four injured. The storm was unprecedented
in some parts of the island. The Gale
donian Railway was blockaded by snow
and several trains were buried in drifts. In
some cases the station-houses along the line
were covered, the chimneys only appearing
above the waste. A heavy snow-storm has
occurred In Constantinople, causing great
distress among the poor of that city,
49,. The funeral of ex-President Fillmore
took place at Buffalo on the 10Th. The
body lay in state, and was viewed by an i'm
mense concourse of people. After the impos-
ing services at the church the interment took
place in Forest Lawn Cemetery, an infantry
battalion acting as guard of honor Business
in the CITY was almost entirely suspended,
and houses generally were draped in mourn
infr
the returns from the election in that State
show that Weston has failed, by from ?So TO
500 votes, of an election by the peorsc -Four
Republican and four Democratic Senators are
elected, with no choice in rour districts. From
returns already in, the House stands: Demo
Gratis, 172; Republicans, 167. Eight towns
to hear from, which last year elected Demo
Gratis, and probably have done SO this
year The Ohio Constitutional Convention
has refused by a vote of As for to 30 against,
to submit to a separate vote section allowing
woman suffrage. FIfty-three votes were re.
quired to secure such submission to sep
arate vote. The next Democratic State
Convention Of Indiana is to be held on the 18th
of July.
SATURDAY. March 14-The London
Liberal lcdrnals contain highly eulogistic no.
tices Of the late Charles Sumner The
Hhode Island House of Representatives has
passed a resolution submitting to the people
an amendment to the State Constitu-
tion authorizing woman suffrage The
vote stood A to w.. Steps are
being taken in New York to form
mutual cremation society. 1t is said that
large number OF names has been procured,
whose owners pledge themselves to give their
best aid and influence for the disposition of
their own bodies after death in this manner .
The Republican State Central Committee Of In.
diana has called State Convention. to meet
at indianapolis on the 9TH Of June, to nomi-
nate candidates for State officers, to be voted
for at the October election. The twenty
sixth session of the Wisconsin Legislature
closed on the 18TH Three hundred and forty
nine laws were passed and thirteen joint
resolutions were adopted during the session.
There was an increase of Q 4-10 per
cent. in the area sown with winter wheat
last fall in the States of Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Ohio, according
to the information Of the National Crop Re
porter. In Illinois the increase is % per cent.
Iowa shows a decrease of 10 per cent, to be
attributed to the severe drought last summer
The condition Of the fruit trees is good, and
fine yield is expected
MONDAY, March 16.-A dispatch from
Berlin says the German Reichstag has
defeated the Government proposition fix
ing the strength of the army on an effect
i've peace footing at 401,6 $50 men. The
National Liberals propose TO fix the
minimum strength of the army at 800, 900. ..
The Secretary Of the Interior at Washington
has asked that troops be sent to the Ute Res
ervation in Colorado, with instructions to no.
tify all unauthorized white persons that no one
will be permitted to go upon the reservation,
and that those who are now trespasslng must
abandon 1t Immediately or be forcibly removed.
THE jury in the Challis libel suit against
Victoria @. Woodruff and Tennessee ClaaIn
have returned verdict of "Not guilty.
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