Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-04-10
OF THE WEEK.
Condensed from kilograms Of Accompanying Dates

cal laws. "A Madrid telegram says a heavy
fire was kept up by the artillery upon the Car
list position on the 3lst. Troops TO the
number Of $1,000 had been forwarded TO rein
force Serrano. The Carlist General Ollo had
been killed A recent Calcutta telegram says
that reports from the districts affected by the
famine show great improvement In the con-
dition of affairs. Secretary of the Treasury
Richardson and Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue Douglass testified before the Ways and
Means Committee In the Sauborn investigation
on the S1st ult The former gave it as his
positive opinion that the law under which the
Sanbom contracts were given should be
absolutely and Internationally repealed.
He had never spoken with Sanborn
about his contracts, and had never
been approached by any other person in San
born's behalf. He knew absolutely nothing
of the details of the matter. Any papers
or documents which he had signed
were signed in the ordinary routine Of busi-
ness without giving them special attention.
Mr.. Douglas stated that he had never been
consulted by the Secretary or Solicitor
of the Treasury in regard to the law or
contracts given under 1t, and knew nothing
of the latter unless as they came incidentally
to his knowledge in the course of proceedings.
He stated that delinquent income taxes, and
legacy and succession taxes, and taxes
on railway dividends, etc, which are
embraced in the Sanborn contracts, were
all being collected through the regular
officers of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
He was very positive in the belief that
there was no difficulty in having all these
derelict taxes collected in the regular course
of business, and as TO ascertaining unpaid
legacies and SUGGESTIONS of taxes, he eXhib-
itcd to the committee book in which AS
SCISSORS were required to keep records Of all
the estates of deceased persons that were
liable to taxation. He did not believe
in the policy of the law under which the San
born contracts were given out. 1t gave a
monopoly to three persons, and thus intensi-
fed the meanness of the informer aud spy sys-
TEN. He had never been consulted about or
asked to recommend the passage Of such law,
although he was under the impression that he
had been called upon by Sanbom and that
Gen. Butler had recommended him. Still,
since having seen Sanborn lately, he did not
appear to be the same person whom he had in
his mind d. &. Sanborn, on trial at Brooklyn for
conspiracy to defraud the revenue, has been
acquitted by order of Judge Benedict. Coun-
sci held, first, that there was no allegation
in the Indictment that Sanborn, Hawley
and VaDderwerlIen conspred with any other
persons to defraud the United States;
secondly, that no ofense is charged un-
der any law that exists upon the statute
book; thirdly, that the contract is not
set out in the Indictment The Judge held
A.. A..
did not support the averment in the indict-
ment, and, with such conceded, he was of the
opinion that the prosecution must fail. ... The
vote for United States Senator in the Massa-
chusetts Legislature on the 3lst ult. resulted
as follows: Whole number of votes cast, 274
necessary to choice, 1873; Dawes, 95; Hoar,
rs; Curtis, 76 Adams, Is; Banks, 6; Wash
burn, 2; Whittier and Pierce received one vote
each. "A reunion of Aboitionists is to be
held in Chicago on the 9th of June. "All
persons who were active Abolitionists at any
time when the cause of the slave needed
friends are especially invited to be present"
THURSDAY, April 2.-The death of Peter
Andrew Hansen, an eminent German astrono
mer, is announced. "A Bayonne dispatch
asserts that the movement of Marshal Serranc
against the Carlists before Bilboa was an in
glorious failure. The DidriO, of Havana
has recently published articles adyocat
ing the restoration of peace with the
insurgents. 1t was said that these arti
cles were inspired by the Spanish party
and that their object was to prepare the peo
pie of the island for manifesto of the prom
inent Cubans demanding an accommodation
between the so-called loyalists and the in
surgents, to be inaugurated by q TEN
porary cessation of hostilities, anC
followed by formal treaty of peace
The striking workmen at Susquehannt
Depot have been paid off by the railroad com
pany and discharged. A large number OF
them have since sought admittance to the
shops and were re-employed by the company
Proceedings in bankruptcy have beeI
commenced by the New York Bank of Com
merce against the Rhode leland Spragues.
A destructive confagration recently occurred
at Mnlerstown, Pa, consuming sixty Mint
buildings and resulting in the death of severa
persons. The value of property destroyed
will reach nearly $500, ,000.. The Rhode Isl
and election for State officers occurred OIL
the 1st. There was no Democratic ticket
Henry Howard was reelected Governor b.
a vote of 12,269 to about 1000 for othe
candidates. Charles c. Van Zandt wa
elected Lieutenant-G Governor Joshua NJ
Alderman, Secretary of State Willard Sayles
Attorney General, and Samuel Clark, Treas
urer. :. The United States Supreme Court II
recent case has decided that the directors o
a corporation cannot increase the capita
stock beyond the amount limited in its charte
81
without the express consent of stockholders
Ia ballot for United States Senator from
Massachusetts, was taken on the LIST with tn
following result Whole number of vote
cast, 270; necessary for choice, 1886; Dave
had 95 votes; Hoar, "A; Curtis, Is; Adams
IS; Banks, 6; scattering, 5.
FRIDAY, April ga London Telegram
says authentic information has been receives
that the Republican troops before Bilboa hav
taken no position held by the Carlists sine
March 25. A three days armistice, in whic
Bilboa is not included, has been agreed upol
for the burial of the dead. In the meantim
the bombardment of Bilboa continues. i
accordance with the order of the Presi
dent requiring the appointment of a Board, t
be composed Of seven persons, one person t
be named by each of the Executive Depar
ments which may have articles and material
TO be exhibited at the Centennial Exhibition
and also one person to be named in behal
of the Smithsonian Institute, and on
in behalf of the Department of Agricu
ture, which may have charge and decide upo
the articles TO be embraced in the collection
the following have been named by the head
of departments Treasury, Hon. F. NJ. Saw
yer; War, Col. 8. G. Lyford, U. s. A; Nav!
Admiral T. A. Jenkins, U. s. N; Interio
John Eaton, ESQ.,; Postofiice, DR.. Chas.
Mcdonald; Agriculture, VIM. Saunders, Esq
Smithsonian Institute, Prof. s. F. Baird I'll
President has designated Col. s. G. Lyford, [
s. A., Chairman of the Board The Cit
Council OF Philadelphia has passed by a.
clamation the $l,000,OOO Centennial Al
preparation bill....The Michigan Sta
Traasurar,s stafament for March 10