Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-04
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has unanimously decided that the late John
a Mitchelwas disqualified and that his oppo-
nent MIR. Moore, Is entitled to the seat.
IN an address to the Sioux Indian delega-
tfon ON The 2Gth President Grant said he had
always been friend Of the Indians and was
anxious to do what he thought was best
for their good. He said they must be aware
that the country where they now live is not
? capable Of supporting them should the Gov
ernment supplies be withdrawn, which sup
3 plies are gratuity, aud might be with
drawn at any moment without any vio-
lation of the treaty. The President did |
not propose to ask the Indians to leave their /
b. present location without their consent, but
! eaid there is a territory south of where they |
now live in which they can much better sup. |
port themselves-the game being more abun- |
dant, grazing much better, etc. He wished |
the delegation to think over what he had said |
go. The Pennsylvania Republican State Con- |
vention was held St Lancaster ON the 26th, |
and organized by the election of Gen. Harry |
White as President and G. d. Elliott as Sec
retary. Gov. Hartranft was renomnated by
acclamation, and II. w. Rawle, Mayor Of Erie,
was nominated for State Treasurer. Among
the subjects Of the platform adopted were
Equality of all men before the law; the harmo-
ny Of the Federal and State Governments the
unity of the nation in favor OF civil rights;
adherence TO the unwritten law of the coun-
try limiting the Presidency to two terms pro-
lection to home industries; protection to
z labor; cheap Transportation free banking, and
Endorsement Of lIartranfts and Grants ad-
ministrations, and favoring general system
oflaws reg gulating municipal government.
In Boston, on the evening Of the 26th,
;Ha IL rad In driIn at
on the corner of Washington and Lagrange
streets, completely wrecking the building, in
which were about twenty-five people at the
srs time, nearly all of whom were more or less in
iured, six being killed The cause Of the ex-
plosion was unknown at the time. The build
ing was four-story brick. Adjoining build
ings were considerably injured by the shock,
which resembled that Of an earthquake
FRIDAY, May 2S.--In a speech to the
Sioux Indian delegation on the 9th Secretary
Delano sought to impress on the minds of the
savages the wish of the Government to do
that which was for the best for both the
whites aud the Indians, and also the fact that
1t cannot stop the whites from settling in the
Black Hills He spoke Of the advantages to
the Indians of the territory further south, and
held out TO them the Inducements which
would be rendered them to change their loca-
ton. Spotted Tail responded He said he
was not the man to break treaty; he de-
sired to remain in the Sioux Reservation; he
knew it to be q good productive country
He said he respected he treaty which had
been made, and il whi men invaded the
Black Hills 1t was not the fault of the In
dians, who were in no hurry to dissolve the
treaty . Just before the close of the services
in the French Catholic Church in South
Holyoke, Mass, on the evening of the 9th,
the draperles OF the altar caught fire from a
candle ard the building was soon in flames.
The audience numbered about 700 people
in the body OF the church, who escaped,
but on tho stairway leading from the gal
lery human beings were packed in dense
mass, struggling to reach the floor. As
the flames rushed toward them many leaped
TO the floor beneath, and were trampled
to death. The gallery sSirted both sides
of the building, with only one entrance from
the front The scene was fearful while it
lasted, for the whole was over in twenty min
utes Sixty-six men, women and children
were either burned or trampled TO death, and
the fatally wounded would make the loss ol
life fully seventy-fve. The priests exertions to
keep order were fruitless. The screams of the
living and means of the dying made deafen
who worked most heroicaly and was person
ally instrumental in saving great many
lives One family OF four were in the churcf
and all killed. Many were pulled out by the
arms and feet SO badly burned that they liye(
but a few hours, the flesh peeling of on being
touched. Some were taken out with scarcely
any flesh remaining on their bones.
Judge Porter finished his argument for thu
defense in the BeecheT suit on the 26th, ant
on the 9th Mr.. Evarts commenced his sum
ming up, also ia behalf of the defendant.
The Grand Lodge of the Good Templars O
the World, recently in session in Blooming
ton, ILL.,, elected the following officers for tn
ensuing year: r. w. G. L., Col. j. j. Hick
man, of Kentucky; r. W. G. c., Josep
Malins, of England; II. W. G. t., Amand
Lane, of Massachusetts,; r. w. G. s., w.
Williams, Of Canada; r. w. IT., r. Z. Scot
of Missouri; Superintendent Of Cold Waite
Templars, Mrs. NJ. B. O'Donnell Of Ne
York. Louisville, KY, was fixed upon as tn
place for the next session.
SATURDAY, May ga series of terr
BILE earthquake shocks occurred at the b,
ginning OF May in the province OF Broussa,
Asia Minor. Several villages were d.
stroyed and 1000 persons lost their live
-. The Cortes of the Kingdom of Portl
gal have passed an act granting uncondition
freedom TO remaining Portuguese slave
known as apprentices or freedmen. :. II
Secretary of the United States Treasul
has directed the retirement of $9S7, ,76O fro
the currency balance of the Treasury, Il
same being so per cent. oiadditional circul
ton issued TO banks during the mont
Until further directions the amount Of Unit
States notes outstanding to be used as
circulating medium shall not exceed $ST
O64 O55.. :. The latest accounts place the nuI
ber of the dead by the Holyoke (Mass.) d
gr astcr at seventy-one; fatally burned, twent
two; otherwise burned and wounde
twenty,seven. OF the dead ffty-iye we
& z females and sixteen males .. The Cl
cago Journal OF the 2Sth says I
reports from the grasshopper.inficted
gions Of the WeDt indicate that the first
ports were greatly exaggerated, even in We
ern Missouri, where the pests were woi
si than anywhere else. DIR. j. H. Eccleston b
been elected Episcopal Bishop Of Iowa.
g Four children, one an infant, Of s.
Christian, of Versailles, Ohio, were burned
deatha few days ago by the explosion of c
ofeoal.oil, with which one of them was
., deavoring 10 kindle kitchen fire.
e tst MONDAY, May 3l.-Paul Boyton sta
ed on the 2Sth to cross the British Chan
N from Cape Grisnez, France, in his life-sad
lrs suit, and landed between Dover and Sol
sac Foreland on the morning of the 30th, hay
been in the water continuously for twen
three hours and thirty-eight minutes
The ships Alert and Discovery, of the B
ish Arctic expedition, sailed from Po
mouth, England, on the afternoon OF the
- "a The Secretary Of the Treasury has dir
A. mn
day during the month Of June 81 Sal
daY, the Goth was ohseryed as DE-