Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-05-01
EPTToME OF THE WEEK.
Condensed from Telegram, Il Accompanying Dates

OF the bay and surrounding territory....A
Washington special says iltimatiops have
been received there, In additiOn 10
Alexander Mitchell's declaration, that the Mil
waukee 81 st. Paul and other Western railroads
will decline to run trains through Wisconsin
when the new state Railroad law goes into
effect. The dispatch says: ain such an
event, It is almost certain that the United
States Government, making use Of its right to
declare those roads post roads, will cause
mails to be run over those roads by at least a
locomotive and mail car" The United
States Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has
given notice that unless parties liable to the
pay yment of special tax license under the In
terna Revenue laws make the return on Form
Ii before the Slst Of May they will be liable to
penalty Of so per cent. The Jersey City
and Hoboken flats are said to be deeply over.
flowed. The occupants Of The houses have
been driven to upper floors, and visits to the
stores are made In boats The Supreme
Lodge Of the world of the Knights OF Pythias
commenced its session in Pittsburgh on the
2lst. Some 2, 800 members Of the order were
present. IA Salt Lake dispatch says the old
man in Jail there has been identified as old
man Bender through photographs Of him
rNhL AiOul hhnShSs luc lOhnk Liah tsiiOottu
as his son has been released, he prov
ing to he a deserter from the army. Munich
pal elections were held in several towns In
Illinois on the 2lst, and the returns so far re-
ceived indicate that the Temperance tickets
were generally successful. l.. On the night
OF the 10Th james Murphy, aged seventy-hve,
his son John, aged forty-ive, and grand
son, aged six, in returning to their
home on Silver Creek, near Council
Bluffs, Iowa, were caught in the prevailing
snow-storm, and all perished. IA New Or
leans dispatch says the whole Amite Valley is
under water The river generally has bank
of twelve to forty-fve feet, but the water has
reached four feet deep over the banks and has
washed away houses, implements, etc. The
inhabitants have fled 10 the high lands, where
they are in a destitute condition. :. Little
Rock dispatches OF the 2lst cay the
most intense excitement prevailed in that city.
While Col. Ross, commander of the Federal
forces, was ordering Baxter's men, under
command of II. X. White, to disperse, about
thirty shots in all were fired, and several citi-
zens were killed aud wounded. The United
States troops Immediately threw up barri-
cade across the street, and were under arms at
last accounts.
THURSDAY, April 23.-President Grant
has vetoed the Senate Currency bill. On
the 22d Baxter telegraphed 30 the President
that he could not move his forces to assert
his claim to the office Of Governor of Arkan-
sas without coming in collision with the
United States, which he would not do, and
that he proposed to call together the Legisla-
ture, have them settle the question, and abide
by that decision. He asked that the Legisla-
ture might have the assurance of protection
from the Government. The President re-
piled, heartily approving of the peaceable ad-
justment of pending difficulties by means of
the Legi stature, the courts, or otherwise" p"
and pr omsed to give all the assistance and
protection proper, under the Constitution and
laws of the United States, to such modes of
adjustment. He advised the disbanding of
the military on both sides. In the evening
Baxter issued proclamation conyening an
extraordinary session of the Legisla-
ture, to meet at Little Rock on
Monday, the 18th of May next. The procla-
nation has the following ending: "In testi-
mony whereof, l have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my private seal, the seal of the
State not being at present accessible" A
later dispatch says the war is over. The Bax-
Ter troops were being furnished with trans
portation and sent home as rapidly as posi-.
ble
FRIDAY, April 24-Dispatches from
London say that the newspapers in that city
express the opinion that President Grants
veto will act benefcially on American credit
The message was also well received by French
fnancers, bankers and merchants. -. The
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythia:
have elected the following officers fol
the ensuing year: Supreme Chancellor, S. s
Dawes, of New Hampshire Supreme Vice
Chancellor, B. D. Woodruff, of Georgia; su
preme Recording and Corresponding Secre
tary, j. Dow Hall, of Ohio; Supreme
Banker, ]. B. Stample, of Maryland
S. G. c., Hugh Latham, of Virginia; 8. /
s. c., II. Hodgeson, of West Virginia; s. l. s.
W. II. Massew, of Tennessee. Th'
Ohio State Convention Of the Women
Temperance League met at Cincinnati on TIT
23d. Five hundred delegates were present, rep
resenting 1875 towns and cities. Mrs. Manley, o
Akron, was chosen President. Several Vic
Presidents were appointed from as man,
counties. memorial 10 the Constitutions
Convention was adopted, asking that the new
Constitution forbid license and require th
Legislature to enact laws for compensa
tion for injuries resulting from tn
sale of intoxicating liquors, and Civ
ing municipal officers special legsla
tive powers against the liquor traffic..
Secretary of State johnson, of Arkansas
made formal demand upon Brooks, on th
23d, for the possession of his Office. While
acknowledging and recognizing him as secre
tary Of State, Brooks declined to give hin
possession. Subsequently johnson signed
with Baxter, the proclamation conyening tn
Legislature, and then Brooks informed hin
that he would not recognize him longer a
Secretary. The Secretary Of War telegraphe,
to the commander at Little Rock, on the 23d
to retire to the arsenal with his command a
soon as the danger of immediate conflict hat
passed, and leave the question to be settled b.
the courts.
SATURDAY, April 25.-The Governmen
rested its case in the Howard court of in
quiry on the oath. Gen. Howard expected T.
occupy about week in his defense. .Littl
Rock dispatches of the cath say that negotia
tions had been going on between the hostil
parties, to the effect that both sides shoul
retire all their forces except body guar
until a competent tribunal had settled tn
uestion as to the Govenorship. Brook
held that Baxter had no power /
call the Legislature together. He was erect
ing barricades and powerful magazines in tn
rear of the State House. Some of his troop
had gone home. BixteE had stopped sendin
his men home. Both forces, as to nun
bers, were pretty equally divided. Bax
ter's were nearly all white men and Brooks
mostly colored. Baxter had sent a di,
patch to President Grant to the effect tht
he had convened the Legislature for the lit
Of May; that he had sent home part Of h
forces, and would have sent the balance, e.
cent 4 small hnhv p1Iarh hnt Rrnnka raining