Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-03-06
EPIT0ME OF THE WEEK.
Condensed from kilograms Of Accompanying Dates

Washington. He expressed a hope that the
intercourse between the United States and
China would grow more general and
that the existing friendly feelings may
never be interrupted. The Rhode ISL
and State Prohibltory Convention, re-
Gently in session at Providence, made
the following nominations For Governor,
Henry Howard, present incumbent Lieuten-
and d-Governor, w. Il. Sayles; Secretary Of
State, J. M. Addeman, present incumbent;
Attorney General, Edwin Metcalf; General
Treasurer, Henry Gan. IA State Temper
ance Mass Convention, composed of women
and men engaged in the temperance crusade
in Ohio, was recently held at Colum-
bus Dio Lewis was made President. The
proceedings consisted of speeches. one Of
which was made by Van Pelt, the reformed
saloon-keeper," singing of hymns, reading
letters from sympothizers, and the formation
OF State Bureau, which shall send speakers
and workers to any place in need of them
The convention formed a permanent or
ganization to be known as the Woman's
Temperance Association of Ohio The
Temperance excitement in Valparaiso, Ind,
on the oath, was at fever heat. For several
days before the ladies had besieged the
leading saloons after the style of their Ohio
sisters. Their services were largely attended.
On that day the Mayor issued his proclama-
tion ordering them to desist. The ladies re-
piled with a counter proclamation, in which
was embodied the following extracts from
the Scriptures: Psalms ii. IA; Acts iv. IS,
10; Acts v. 30, and short address to the pub
lie. The Grand Jury was in session and had
found large number of indictments against
fba 1iorOr- -epllprG Az cnIOOn in fba of
noon, while the ladies were conducting prayer
meeting on the sidewalk, bucket of dirty
water was thrown upon them from the balcony
above, completely running the dress of one
lady and thoroughly sprinkling the rest. The
ladies of Richmond, Ind, visited about thirty
saloons, but their efforts were not crowned
with success up to the oath. The movement
had developed to considerable extent in various
towns in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
THURSDAY, February GA report has
been received in London that a great battle
has been fought at Acroomba, on the Gold
Coast, between the Ashantees and the British
forces under Sir Garnet Woseley. The Brit
ish papers say great disaster has befallen the
British arms, and the only course left for the
commander is to retreat to the coast.
Peace negotiations had been pending,
and had been so far advanced that it
+, was announced that the end of the war had
been reached, but these have all failed in
consequence of the determination of Sir
Garnet to treat with the Ashantee King at
Coomassie. The battle lasted from six oclock
in the morning until three o'clock in the
afternoon. A large number of officers and
men were killed. 1t is reported that
the communication of the British with
the rear is threatened. e. The Boston School
Committee, Notwithstanding the decision of
the Supreme Court of the State, have voted
A to 40-not to reconsider their former action
refusing to allow the women elected to oc-
cupy seats as members of the Board. The
Maine House of Representatives has refused
to pass the bill aboishing the death
penalty, the vote being 81 to 73....A Detroit
dispatch of the 25th says no definite informa-
tion had been received in regard to the ice-hoe
at Bay City, but the general opinion was that
all had escaped. -. The Iowa Anti-Monopoly
Convention met at Des Moines on the 25th,
with sixty-four counties represented. Thomas
Mitchell was elected President and j.
NJ. Weart Secretary. Resolutions were
adopted fayoring the faithful admin
istration of law; demanding honesty,
economy and purity in official life; favoringa
true system of civil-service reform; opposing
live tariff; declaring that all corpora
Ife subject to legislative control favor
modification of the banking system; op-
posing grants Of public lands to railways de-
claring that the pretended repeal of the back
salary law is gross fraud upon the people,
and demanding its unqualified repeal; demand
ing that all public work, including printing,
be let to the lowest responsible bidder and
inviting all men, regardless of past political
views, to unite with them in remedy
ing the evils from which the people
so generally suffer. The following State
Central Committee was chosen j. Harten-
bower, O'Brien County; Frank Brown, Wash
ington; j. Weaver, Cedar; j. NJ. Weart,
Buchanan; j. o. Crosby, Blackhawk; L. B.
Nelson, Tama; E. N. Gates, Jasper; G. F.
Parker, Warren; j. F. Bishop, Union; II.
Jackson, Greene.
FRIDAY, February 27-A dispatch has
been received at the British War Office from
Gen. Wolseley, dated at Coomassie and an
nouncing his arrival at that place after
five days hard fighting, and with the
loss of 800 men. He expected to sign
a treaty Of peace with the King of the
Ashantees and return at once to the coast. t....
The Ohio Prohibition State Convention recently
in session at Mount Vernon has placed in
nomination the following State ticket for next
fall For Secretary of State, John r. Buchel,
of Summit County; Clerk of the Supreme
Court, B. Foster, of Logan School Commits
sioner, B. NJ. Weddell, of Montgomery; mem
Der of the Board Of Public Works, E. G. Col
lins, of Hooking; Supreme Judge, G. j. Stew
art. "A Detroit dispatch of the Goth says it
had been ascertained that all the men afoat
on the ice in Saginaw Bay had escaped to the
land.
SATURDAY, February 29.-The French
Court Of Appeals has dismissed the claim of
Naundorff, who styled himself Louis XVII,
and declared the man a crafty adyenturer -.
An extensive connagration is reported as
having occurred at Panama ON the 18th ult.,
whereby the largest portion of the business
part of the city was destroyed. The losses
are estimated at over a million of dollars,
mostly insured in London companies. =. The
official report of the Secretary of the
Wisconsin State Grange announces 39S Oranges
in the State up to February 20. The State
Agent of the Indiana Oranges had reports up
to the 27th ult. of the organization of 1,450
Oranges in the State, an average of sixteen to
each county. -. The Colorado State Grange
has voted to establish cooperative associa-
tion in the Territory for the benefit of the farm
crs. Christopher Rafferty,, thrice convicted
and sentenced to death for the murder of a
Chicago policeman, was hanged at Waukegan
on the 9th ult. Great efforts had been made
by the friends of the criminal to induce Gov
ernor Beveridge to commute his sentence to
imprisonment for life, but they proved un-
availing. Rafferty, claimed that he committed
the crime while under the influence of whisky.
1.-The Western Rural (Chicago) of recent
date says: "a pretended law and collection
firm are sending out letters to victims of G. B.
Hodge q Co., saying they will try and col
lect claims on that concern on receipt of 25
cents An examination shows us that the