Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-04-02

bill...An excursion party, composed Of Sen
ators Cameron, Patterson, Dennis, Anthony,
Morton, ex-senator Chandler, Tom Scott and
wife, Wayne McVeigh and wife, Ben Pcrlcy
Poore, of the Boston journal, and Miss Poore,
Mrs Senator Morton and ex-Gov Brown, Of
Georgia, and wife, have left Washington IN
route for Mexico II is stated that the
State Department has officially assured
Mexican Minister Mariscal that the
excursion has no political significance
whatever, either Immediate or remote. "A
Washington dispatch says instructions will
Immediately be issued through the War De-
partment TO the General commanding in
Texas to take such measures as may be
possible TO deal summarily with Mex
lean raiders The recent Rhode Island
Democratic State Convention nominated
Col. r. Cutler, OF Warren, for Govern
or; John b. Pierce for Lieutenant-Govcrnor;
Charles e. German for Attorncy-Gencral, and
Philip Rider for General Treasurer. The
Chicago papers announce q material rcduc
tion of passenger rates TO the East over
the Michigan Central, Michigan Southern
and Pittsburgh u Fort Wayne Roads,
to 20 into effect April or soon as the nee
essary tickets arc printed. The reduction is
as follows, To New York, from s22 to Sl5;
to Philadelphia, from $40 to $l2i to Baltimore
and Washington, from SD to 80;
to Boston, from s27 to 1885. Tickets
good for forty-eight hours. Freight rates
are unsettled. The. Tribune says; "If the
Baltimore u Ohio intends to keep its present
advantage 1t must reduce its rates still
lower than those established by the other
roads,. e. United States Commissioner Hoyne,
of Chicago has decided that restaurant is
not an inn, and hence does not come within
the provisions of the ivil-Rights law.
TUESDAY, March 30.-Nearly 100000
people met in Hyde Park, London, on the 10Th
TO express sympathy with and demand justice
for the Tichborne Claimant. The French
Government has denied to the Due de
Montpensier passport to Spain on the
ground that in giving it the Government
would establish a precedent by which eX-
Queen Isabella might return to Spain, which
was undesirable. In the case of Mrs. Mi
nor, Of Missouri, who claimed the right to
vote under the Fourteenth Amendment, the
United States Supreme Court has decided that
the Constitution Of the United States does
not confer the right of suffrage upon
anyone, and that the Constitutions of
the several States which commit that
trust to men alone are not necessarily
void. The court is unanimous in this dccis
ion, which was delivered by the Chief-Justice
go. United States Treasurer Spinner has re-
signed his Office, and the President has ap-
pointed as his successor John G. New, Cashier
ot the First National Bank OF indianapolis
do n ipl N
the Chicago Times characterizing a Grand
Jury in the Criminal Court of Chicago, which
had found four indictments against Mr..
Storey, the editor, for libel, as disreputable,
contemplate and dishonest body. Because
of these structures Judge Williams issued an
order that Mr.. Storey should show cause why
he should not be punished for contempt.
The hearing occurred on the 29th, and
resulted in Mr.. Storey being sentenced to
| ten days confinement in the County Jail.
About eleven O'clock on the evening of that
daya writ Of SuperSedeas was issued by Judge
McAllister, of the Supreme Conrt, under
which Mr.. Storey was held in the. sum of
$500 10 await the action of the Supreme
Court. james Lick, the San Francisco
millionaire, has filed in the Recorders
office Of that city a revocation of the trust
decd executed last July conveying his prop
erty TO trustees for various benevolent pur-
poses. He confirms the acts hereto
fore Performed by the trustees. .scv-
cral witnesses testified in the Beecher
suit on the 29th as to the whereabouts Of the
defendant on the I'd, Sd and 4th Of June,
1873. Mr. Turner and son testified that Mr.
Beecher arrived at his farm at Peekskill on
the afternoon OF the ID carly enough TO take
dinner. Two telegraph operators testified to
the sending of telegram on the morning OF
that day announcing Mr.. Beechers in.
tended visit to Peekskill. Another witness
swore he saw Mr.. B. there at that time
Thomas j. Tilney, lawyer, sworc that he was
married in Brooklyn on the evening OF June
10y Mr., Beechcr. Frederick A. Putnam testified
that he saw Mr., Beecher at the depot of The
New Haven Railroad on June 4, 1913
John Winslow, stephen ID. White and
II. B. Clahin, members of Tho
Plymouth Church Investigating Com
mittee, testified as to the statements made b!
Mr.. Tilton regarding the evidence agains
Mr.. Beecher, concerning Mr.. Tracy's connec
ton with the case, and as TO the settlemen
of the difficulty between Mr.. Tilton and Mr
Bowen, most of which was corroboratory o
former evidence adduced on the part OF tn
defense.