Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-01-23

offices and to the Capitol, and other armed
men have possession Of the legislative halls.
A conflict seems inevitable. message from
you may save us from disaster" The Attor-
ney-General replied that he could only appeal
to the parties to peaceably adjust their diff
| culties il possible "Cannot some one nego-
tiate settlement? have no power to inter
fere with force, nor have you any duty to per-
form, in respect TO the matter, except to use
your moral influence. Up to adjournment
of the Iowa House on the 10th, ninety-five
ballots for Speaker had been had, still result
ing in tie-forty.nine to forty-nine-two
members having paired of
MONDAY, January ia threatening
article in a recent number OF the North German
Gazette on the policy Of France with regard to
the Papal questions excites uneasiness and
indignation in Rome and Paris. DOpinion
Ndtiondle says: Notwithstanding their re-
cent success the Prussians arc still ignorant
Of that nobleness which refrains from in
sulting the conquered" Recent dispatches
indicate that there is no prospect of an adjust
ment Of the difficulty among the coal miners
of Pennsylvania, and the strike, which has be-
come general, promises to be Of long dura-
tion. E. A special telegram from Duluth says
the Indians at Vermillion Lake are dying Of
starvation. They have eaten two children and
one man. The scarcity of game and the fail
ure of the rice crop are said to
have been the cause. They claim
the Government failed to send the
usual supplies of provisions. Several are COM
ing into the settlement for relief. E. The
newly-installed Governor of Texas made a
formal demand on Governor Davis, on the
10th, for the delivery into his possession of
the executive Office of the State, together with
the papers, archives, and all property pertain
ing thereto, as well as the office of Secretary
of State and its archives, papers and property.
This demand was not complied with, Governor
Davis claiming to be the legal Governor of
the State until the 2Sth of April next. He
proposed, however, to submit the question of
recognition of the legitimate State Govern
ment to the Executive or Congress of the
United States or to both, to which proposition
Governor Coke refused to assent. Governor
Davis received a telegram from Attorney
General Williams on the 18th to the effect that
''more than four years having expired since
your election, he Che PresidenD is of the
opinion that your right to the office of Gov
ernor at this time is at least so doubtful that
he does not feel warranted in furnishing
United States troops to aid you Unfolding fur
ther possession Of it, and he, therefore declines
to comply with your request"
TUESDAY, January 20.-The President
has nominated Morrison r. Waite, Of Ohio,
for Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court. Mr.
Waite is resident of Toledo, and is sixty
years of age. The temporary structure
erected over the remains of the Union Central
Depot at the foot of Lake street. Chicago,
has been destroyed by fire. Several passenger
coaches were consumed. Loss vmiously
stated at from 100000 to 500, 900. Chicago
was also visited at the same time by another
destructive fire on State street, near
Van Buren, five valuable stores and
their contents being burned....A dis
patch from Greensboro, n. c., says
the Siamese twins died on the 18th. Chang
died at four o'clock, and Eng about two hours
after. .. Governor Coke and his associates in
Office have secured possession of the State
offices of Texas, at Austin, without meeting
with much opposition.