Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-09-04


speedy resumption of specie payments.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania held a State
Convention at Pittsburgh on the 27th, and
nominated Warren J. Woodward for Supreme
Judge, John Latta for Lieutenant Governor
and j. f. Temple for Auditor. Their resolu.
tions declare opposition to Government grants
OF public lands to corporations; that steady
effort should be made to bring the Govern.
ment notes to par with gold, and to secure a
return to specie payment at the earliest posi-.
BILE period that resumption can be effected
with safety; denounce the Civll-Rlghts bill OF
the last Congress as a gross invasion Of the
right of the States to control their own do
nestle concerns; declare against the estab-
fishing OF mixed schools by law. AT
their recent State Convention the Mis-
| souri, Democracy nominated: For Governor,
Charles II. Harlin; Lieutenant.G Governor,
Norman ]. Colman; Secretary of State, NJ. X.
McGrath; Auditor, Thomas Halliday; Treas
tlrer, Joseph W. Mercer; Register of Lands,
Oscar Kochlitsky. The platform adopted de-
clares that the $40 bonds are distinctly, by
their terms, made payable in lcgal-tender
notes or greenbacks; favors repeal of the
National Banking law and the substitution of
grccnbacks to the extent of the National Bank
currency, If the policy of issuing national
paper currency is to be persisted in; that the
legaltendcr notes should be made receivable
for duties on imports; that railroad and all
other corporations created for gain or profit
should be rendered subservient to the public
good by such legislation upon the subject,
both State and National, as will effectually
secure the industrial and producing interests
OF the country against all forms of corporate
monopoly and taxation. Gen. Sheridan has
issued an order forbidding private parties to
visit the Black Hills unless under authority of
Congress or the Secretary Of the Interior.
State Council of Michigan Grangers was
held at Detroit on the 27th and was largely
attended The Chairman, Mr.. Whitney,
stated that there are 500 Oranges in the State,
comprising membership Of 10000. The
following nominations for Congress were
made on the 9th: emocratic--Eleventh
Indiana District, j. d. Cox. Independent
Reform--SiXteenth Illinois, Rolla B. Henry.
Anti iMOnopoly-Socond Iowa, j. L. Sheean.
Republican-Fourth Ohio, Lewis B. Gunckel,
renominated.
MONDAY, Aug. 31.-The French author
titles have disarmed Carlist battalion for en-
terlng French territory The Secretary of
the Treasury has directed the Assistant
Treasurer at New York to sell gold dur
ing the month of September as follows:
Sl,O0O,0O0 on the first and second Thursdays,
and $500,0O0 on the third and fourth Thurs
days, respectively, making in all $3,OOO,-
0O0....The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ad
journed to Sept. s, thus postponing the de-
cision OF the railroad injunction case until
that time at least. According to
the official returns for the recent
Ohio election the clause in the
new Constitution permitting the grant of aid
to railroads is defeated by majority of
Pol LOCO; the majority against license is 1886,
and against all other clauses Isl, ,2S4. The
Plymouth Church Investigating Committee
declare their conviction that Mr. Beecher is
innocent of the charges made against him.
Their report will be found elsewhere.
TUESDAY, Sept. IA LONDON uIspaJcn
says the Spanish Government has appealed 10
England to defer pressing a settlement Of
her claim for indemnity in consequence of
the Virginius affair on account Of pending
negotiations with the United States, The
Spanish Minister writes that Spain will be
hampered in dealing with the latter power
if the American Government is able to cite as
precedent the payment Of indemnity to
England E. E. Mount Etna is in a state of erup-
ton. . Gen. Clusters Black Hills exploring
expedition returned to Fort Lincoln on the
evening of the Both ult., having in fifty-nine
DAYS marched about 900 miles, and part of
the command 200 miles further. Glowing ac-
counts are given of the Black Hills region,
gold having been found in great abundance
"A dispatch from Shreveport, La
gives particulars of the alleged assassina.
ton of a party of prisoners who were
being conveyed out of the country 1t il
stated that few days before the white people
at Coushatta had, at public meeting, de
| clared the county offices vacant and made {
threatening display of shot-gUns and bowie
knives. Six Of the officials who remained a
their posts and attempted to maintain thei
rights were thrown into Jail, as were also si'
| of their colored adherents. They were sub
sequently being taken to Shreveport for safe
ty, when they were oyertaken, about twenty
three miles below that point, by forty or fit
armed men, supposed to be Texans from
beyond the Sabine, who took the prisoner
out of the hands of the guard and killed thre
| Ol lucm On lhC npbl' Inv ''i4S' ''' y
escaped, but were recapturcd, and are SUP
posed to have shared the same fate, TIL
prisoners requested to be taken to ShreyC
port and selected the men to take charg
of the company that was to guar
them It is said the citizens were satisfie
with their assurance that they would leaV
the State, and did not desire to take hars
measures. =. Charles Foster has been renoH
mated for Congress by the Republicans OF til
Tenth Ohio District 80. Information has bee
received by the Postollice Department {
Washington that on the 2Sth ult. trai
on the Alabama q Chattanooga Railroad wa
stopped near York Station, Ala, by mear
) of false signal, and that upon halting it wa
taken possession of by band of armed mel
who shot down the colored mail agent in col
blood and without proyocation. Official di
patches have also been received stating tn
on the 30th ult. a body Of armed white me
; surrounded a colored church in Lee Count
Ala, while services were in progress al
fired into the congregation and burned Il
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