Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-19
EPIToME OF THE WEEK.
C@d~ssiom 7slsuanu of Accompanying Dates

I0rmed MT. boecnef OF MIS- lllbOhb chhlBe VI
improper proposals and thet he (Beecher)
bad said II was false and the woman must be
crazy. The witness stated further that Mr..
Tilton said his wife had retracted the retrac-
tIon she had given TO Mr.. Beecher, and that
he (Beecher) had confessed and apologzed.
Other witnesses we're examined relative to
Mr.. Tiltons Winsted exploits, whose evil
dence was confrmatory Of that given by for
mer witnesses for the defense. The Ohio
State Grange met at Columbus on the
9th. Over 200 delegates and about 300
visiting members were present. The annual
report OF the Secretary shows that at the be-
ginning Of the year for which the report is
made there were 517 Oranges in Ohio, while
now there are ,146 Oranges in the State in
good working order, with 65,OOO members.
Last year only about one-half the counties
were represented at the State Convention,
while this year every county was represented
....Gov. Garland, Of Arkansas, has issued a
proclamation appointing Thursday, March 25,
as day OF thanksgiving for the many bless
ings showered upon the State during the past
twelve months.
THURSDAY, March i'm. Buffet has
succeed in the formation of new French
Cabinet The report that Gortschakoff had
demanded the recall OF VIM. Schuyler United
States Charge F4fdiYes at st. Petersburg, is
declared TO be untrue. =. The departments
at Washington have issued circulars
announcing the abolition OF the civil
service reform rules go~erning their re-
spective departments wherever operative,
and announcing return TO the former meth
cd OF the appointment Of employees All the
sub-boards OF the civil-service reform
throughout the country are abolished by
these orders -. The latest news from the re.
cent New Hampshire State election indicates
that there has been no choice for Governor
by the people, and that the Republicans
will have majority in the Legislature, thus
insuring the election by that body Of Cheney,
the Republican candidate for Governor Jones
(Dem.) is elected to Congress in the Third
District; Bell (Dem.) in the Second, and
Blair (Rep) in the Third. st. Clair
McKelway, Of the Brooklyn Eagle, Oliver
johnson, of the Christian Union, and
Isabella 8. Oakley were witnesses in the
Beecher suit on the 10th. The defense sought
by their evidence to corroborate the charges
against the plaintiff of immortality, irreigion
and neglect Of family. Mr.. MeKelway testi-
fed that Mr. lilton had once told him his
story in the form Of an allegory, in which the
charge against Mr.. Beecher was that of
improper advances. "A. G. Buell.,
who was indicted by District Of
Columbia Grand Jury for libelng
ex-senator Chandler in letter to the Detroit
Free Press some months ago, was recently
arrested at st. LOUIS under the provisions of
the "Poland Press-Gag" law, taken before a
United States Commissioner, and on hearing
remanded TO the custody OF the United States
Marshal Of the District Of Columbia. By
agreement, a writ of ha6eds corpus is
sued out Of the United States District
Court OF Missouri, and, after argument ex-
tending over several days, Judge Treat, on
the 9th, rendered his decision, holding that
the Press law did not apply to the Buell. case,
aRd that recourse must be had to the law of
1882 Under this decision Buell. was released,
the United States District Attorney giving
notice Of appeal.
FRIDAY, March 12.-John Mitchell has
been reelected to Parliament from Tipperary
by 2,36S majority in a vote OF less
than 1000. United States Minister Cush-
ing presented his credentials to King Alphon-
80 on the 18th. -. The following changes in
department commanders are announced
from Washington: Gen. Augur goes
to New Orleans, to succeed Gen. EN-
ory; Gen. Ord to San Antonio, Tex, to
succeed Gen. Augur; Gen. Crook to the
Department of the Platte, to succeed Gen.
Ord; Gen. Kautz takes command in Arizona.
These changes indicate the retirement of Gen
Emory. The National Independent Reform
, Convention met at Cleveland on the 1lth,
about sixty delegates, representing twelve
States and the District of Columbia, being
present. NJ. NJ. Hooton, of Centralia,
H., was chosen permanent Chairman.
Andrew Cameron, of the WorkiHgmdA'S
Advocdte, Chicago, Secretary. A committee
on resolutions was appointed, and st. Louis
was decided on as the place for the meeting
OF the next convention, An Omaha dis.
patch says Gen. Ord has issued orders
that the military shall occupy the
mining districts in the Black Hills
dividing into small camps and employing
q large number OF Indian runners, SC
thatno persons can enter the district without
discovery, and when found they will quietly
be escorted out. Gen. Ord says the treaty
with the Indians shall be fully carried out, SC
far as is in his power. A st. Paul telegram
says Gen. Terry, commander of the
Department Of Dakota, has announced
that he shall deem 1t his duty un
der the former instruction Of Gen. Sheridan
not since recalled, to disperse and oppose the
movement of any and all parties intending
to encroach upon the forbidden territory =.
y, One hundred and thirty-nine delegates
representing Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
assembled in convention at Columbus, Ohio
on the 11th, to take some action relative t.
the adoption of religious amendment to tn,
Constitution OF the United States. Length,
resolutions were adopted, expressive Of thei
ideas. The Ohio State Grange has elected
the following officers: s. Ii. Ellis, of War
rem County, Worthy Master; J. W. Ogden
, OF Champaign, overseer; W. W. Mil
Ter, of Erie, Secretary; R. Stevenson
Of Green, Treasurer; NJ. N. Kimmel, of Mont
gomery, Chaplain; H. 8. P!att, OF Logan, Eect
urer; Thomas Fletcher, of Clermont, Steward
Frank Ford, Of Portage. Assistant; Mrs. s
H. Ellis, OF Warren, Ceres; Mrs. A. j. Love
- Of Knox, Pomona; Mrs. E. j. Malster, o
Washington, Flora.
SATURDAY, March 3.-Archbishop Nc
Oloskey, Of New York, has been appointed b
the Pope Cardinal Of the American Catheli
Church ...By the recent act of Congress til
rate ofpostage on mail matter of the third elias
i'm which is included transient newspaper
and magazines, handbills and circulars, an
4 merehandise-is doubled, being now one cen
per ounce OF fraction thereof which must b
fully prepaid to insure transportation in tn
mails. The principal witness in the Beeehe
trial on the 1lth was a Mr.. Cowley, lawyer
of Lowell, Mass, who testified to having bee
at one time counsel for Mrs. Woodruff, an
that in 1871 he was introduced to Mr.. Tito
at her house, and there heard them ayor
their sentiments regarding the marriage r,
lation They also told witness OF the allege
"a immoral doings of Mr. Beeeher, Mrs. Tiltol