Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-04-24
EPTToME OF THE WEEK.
Condensed from Telegram. u Accompanying Dates

bnbItb VI YubOnhi Dhuk bbOCk nelu Dy hui
resident owners. Judge Drummond decided
that the State had not that right, bui
Chief-Justice Waite reverses this decision
and declares that such shares are tax
able by local authorities. The question
involves the validity Of taxes levied by
municipal as well as State authorities. The
Secretary Of the Treasury, Ia compliance with
the resolution Of the House, reports the cost
az refunding the national debt into 8 per
cent bonds, authorized by acts of Congress OF
July IA, 1870, and Jan. 80, 1871, etc. The
whole amount of bonds refunded was $3l4,'
416,150, as follows; Bonds bearing @ per cent
Interest to bonds bearing per cent. interest
$500, ,461, 150 bonds bearing per cent, loar
1858, to bonds bearing per cent, funded loar
of 1881, $l3,955, 600 The cost thereof has beer
1,440, 79s. On the afternoon of the 14th 9
Chinaman who was implicated in the murder Of
Bernstein, at Corinne, Utah, lately, was taker
by amob from the officer having him In charg,
and hung TO the railroad bridge east of the
town. The Delegate Convention Of the State
Grange Of Illinois met at Bloomington on the
18th. The meeting was called to adopt OF
reject certain changes proposed In the consti
tuition Of the National Grange. The PROPOSE
tion to make Kelley and others life members
was rejected, and the other proposed amend
ments were agreed TO.
THURSDAY, April 16.-By an explosion
in coal mine at Dunken6eid, Lancashire,
England, on the 18th, large number Of
miners were killed and injured. Fifty bodies
had been recovered up TO midnight. One
hundred miners were rescued. The explosion
was caused by naked lights. :. The remains Of
I Iii. q
Fifty thousand persons witnessed the landing
.Assistant-Secretary Sawyer voluntarily ap-
peared in the Sanborn inquiry on the 18th,
and denied much of Solicitor Banfield's testi.
mony concerning himself He stated that the
Solicitor was regarded by the department as
being something more than clerk, and that
his opinion and counsel as to the interpreta-
ton of any contract, or as to the propriety Of
any action done under it, were sought by the
Secretary of the Treasury. When the question
as to whether contract should be made had
been decided, the making of the contract the
carrying on of all correspondence in reference
TO it, and the modes of doing business under
it, with the exception of the receipts Of money
arising from the collections, are committed to
the Solicitor as agent of the Secretary for this
purpose. .. The Illinois Republican State Con-
vention is to be held at Springfield on the nth
of June. The Ohio Constitutional Conven-
ton has taken the female suffrage question
from thsjtable and killed it'll votes against
to 4affn favor, being 40 less than the constitu-
t46nal majority. Nashville, Tenn, and
vicinity have been visited by a destructive
tornado. The storm crushed in the fronts of
building, and lifting a large livery stable
from its foundations carried it into the back
water of the river, drowning several horses.
The damage in the city was estimated at $780,
OO0 1t is feared many lives were lost .
Joseph Brooks, who claims to have been elect.
cd Governor Of Arkansas in 1872, took the
oath Of Office on the 18th, and within five
minutes from that time took forcible pos
session of the Governors office and elected
Gov. Baxter by force. In a dispatch to Pres
ident Grant Gov. Baxter says: "I propose to
take measures Immediately to resume posses
sion of the State property, and to maintain
my authority as the rightful Governor of the
State. Armed men, acting under the revolu-
ttonary movement, are now in charge of the
Government Armory and Capitol building"
He also asks for Government aid in his be-
half, and subsequently took possession of St.
Johns College as his headquarters, and de-
clared martial law.
FRIDAY, April 1.-THE Dominion Par
lament has expelled Riel, the Manitoba mem
ber, by vote of 124 to IS. :. Dockery, former
ly Collector of Customs at Jacksonville, Fla,
eating with the insurgents, tried by court
martial and sentenced to death. An attempt is
being made to induce the Captain
%
Washington telegram says "In con-
sequence of recent statements that GER
tain bounty laws have been lately passed
by Congress, the Second Auditors Office is
flooded by letters of inquiry and requests for
blanks for application. Up to the present time
no bounty law has been passed by this Con-
gress'. In the Sanborn investigation, on the
10Th, John L. Pendrey, apracticing attorney of
Leavenworth, Kan, testified that when he
was at one time seeking a contract to collect
moneys due to the Government by certain cor
porations Secretary Boutwell, referred the
subject TO Ban6eld. The witness called on
Banfeld from time to time, and at his request
produced the papers on which his charge was
based. Boutwell, went out of Office without
arranging the matter. Pursuing the subject
the witness called on the President, who said
that he would see Secretary Richardson. In
the meantime Mr.. Richardson informed the
witness that he fully understood the case. Ban
field had stated that there was great deal of
money in the case, and said he would allow
witness so per cent on the first 100000 and
25 per cent. on the remainder The witness,
during his examination, said every contract
he asked for lad been given to Sanborn on
80 tha
clusion of Pendrey's testimony the committee
closed the investigation, reserving the privi-
lege to Secretary Richardson and Mr.. Cough
lin TO appear if they desire to do So. In the
case of the alleged conspiracy of the Typo
graphical Union of Titusville, Pa, against
the Daily Courier of that city, twelve
of the printers have been sentenced
to twenty-four hours In jail and a
fine of forty dollars each. The thir-
tieth ballot for United States Sena-
tor for Massachusetts, was had on the 10th,
with the following result: Whole number
Of votes, PCS. Dawes, 90; Hoar, Ss; Curtis,
~ Adams, 4; Banks, 8; Washburn, l; San.
ford, 2; Whittier, L.. The Oregon Farm
ers' State Convention met at Salem on the
10Th and nominated For Congress, T. w.
Davenport; for Governor, Thomas f. Camp
bell, editor Of the Christian Messenger; Sec
retary of State, J. II. Doughitt; Treasurer,
D. Beach; State Printer, William NJ. Hand,
publisher of the Mountaineer; Superintendent
of Public Instruction, NJ. NJ. Oglesby. The
platform adopted asks for the building of the
Portland, Dallas g. Salt Lake Road; the i'm
provement of rivers and harbors; the compile
tion of roads already begun; favors the proper
encouragement Of transportation companies,
corporations and persons engaged in legit-
innate business, all under subjection to
law; that freights and fares should be fixed
by the Legislature; considers personal char
acter the criterion for fitness for office; that
the General Government should pay the losses
and damage of settlers by the Modoc war;
ndorses the Granger efforts against ex-