Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-04-10


At the recent State election in Rhode Island
the Republicans cast 1912 and the Prohibi-
tionists 6,512 votes. The following Is the
report of the Illinois State Treasurer for
March: Receipts-Revenue fund, $32, ,029.62;
school fund, sl,306,55; local bond interest,
S11 ,S6OOO total, $45, 19617. Disbursements
Revenue fund, $47,7l5.05; school fund,
81, ,25O.OO; total, $4S,965.O5.
MONDAY, April 6.-Active operations
in front Of Bilboa were resumed on the Sd.
A Carist General is reported to have sur
prised and captured a detachment of 600
Republicans . April 30 has been fixed for
the eulogy at Boston upon Charles Sumner by
Senator Schurz. The Mayor will preside, and
Wendell Phillips will introduce the orator..
A meeting of persons who favor burning
dead human bodies, instead Of burying them,
was held in New York on the evening of the
4th. The Rev. o. b. rockingham said he was
not preiudced against cremation. Charles
A. Dana regarded the present unscientifc
mode of disposing Of the dead as discreditable
to the race Henry Bergh, President of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails, declared that inhumation satisfied no
posed to form permanent organization, in a
few weeks, of those favoring cremation.
The tenth Joint ballot for United States SEN
ator was taken in the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature on the 4th. Only 250 votes were
cast. Dawes received SS; Hoar, 75; Curtis,
Ga; Adams, 13; Banks, 5; Pierce, 2; Whit
tier, L; CASTOR, 1; Phillips, 1..... The snow
storm on the 9TH was pretty general through
out the Northwest, and is said 10 have been,
in many localities, heavier than was expe-
rienced at any time during the past winter.
From six to twelve inches of snow fell during
the day. IA Commission of Lunacy has ad-
judged Col. James Mayo, State Treasurer of
Virginia, to be insane, and he was sent to a
lunatic asylum.
TUESDAY, April 7.-Under date of March
25 President Gonzales, of the Dominican
Republic announces the failure Of the Sa-
mana Bay Company to comply with the terms
of its lease requiring prepayment of the rental
$3.50, 900, to the Dominican Government, and
the consequent lapse of all privileges and
rights granted to the company. The official
decree is promulgated resuming authority
by the Government over the terri
tory granted that company San
born was before the Ways and Means
| Committee in Washington on the 9th, and ties
titled that he talked his contracts over several
times with Secretary Richardson, and that he
has no doubt Mr.. Richardson knew all about
them; and that he went to him (Richardson
for information about them. Sanborn avows
that none of the $16O, 900 which he had to pay
out of the s2lO, 600 he received from the Govern
| Aa., a1 ffinar Or tf
any member of Congress, directly or Indirect
ly. He had paid Gen. Butler no counsel fees
He had subscribed to the fund for helping hin
to the Governorship of Massachusetts,. Ac
cording to Sanborn's statements, his share OF
the money he had received was less than $50,
600. He declined to state how he had spen
the sums he had to give for information. "A
New York dispatch announces th'
death of ex-Judge Edmonds, the well
known lawyer and Spiritualist. The Con
necticut State election on the 9th resulted IL
the reelection of Ingersoll (Democra) fo
Governor Both houses of the Legislature
are Democratic. A Hartford dispatch Of th'
morning of the 7th says returns from
all towns in the State except seven give Tho
following result: Ingersoll 1886; Harrison
Republican, 80, 292; Smith, Prohibitionst
4,564. The vote for United States Senator
in the Massachusetts, Legislature on the 6tf
was as follows: Whole number, 1874; neees-
sary to a choice, 9S. Dawes had 81; Hear
81; Curtis, So; Adams, Z; Banks, 8, ant
Washburn, Whittier, Phillips and Pierc,
received one vote each. The indiana
Supreme Court has, in a recent decis
ion, unanimously affirmed the right o
colored children to attend the public schools
of the State. .. The Mississippi Legislature
adjourned sine die on the 9th. Among th
last bills passed was one requiring the major
ity of males over twenty-one and female;
over eighteen, in a city, town or township, t.
sign a petition for license to sell liquor befor
such license shall be issued. The Governo
signed this bill