Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-12
EPIToME OF THE WEEK.
Condensed from Tclsram, Il Accompanying Dates

a number OF representatives OF cOlOred
men, in Washington, from several Of the
Southern States, have issued an address,
signed by Frederick Douglass, John NJ.
Langston, A. NJ. Giabs (Ark.), Philip Joseph
(Ala.) and Geo. w. Price IN. C), as commit
tee, in which they appeal TO Congress to take
action IN their behalf by "enacting and
providing for the enforcement Of appro-
pirate laws for the better protection Of
persons, property and political rights"
in the South. The address claims that
wretched state of affairs in the South will
grow out Of the neglect Of Congress to pass
such laws before the adjournment OF the
present session. Harrisburg dispatch
states that in the Pennsylvania House
OF Representatives on the evening OF
the 1st, during a discussion in a con.
tested election case, tissue being Joined
on parliamentary points, Mr.. Wolf, Republi.
can, came in contact with the Speak
er, who finally ordered Wolf under ar.
rest, when the Republican members
rushed to the defense Of their col.
league and wrested him from the hands Of
the sergeant-at-Arms. In the midst of the
eommotion the Speaker adjourned the House.
During the melee pistols were drawn. Gen
Sheridan has left New Orleans for Vicksburg
THE Peoples Savings Institution of St
Louis has suspended, the Cashier having alb.
seconded with large amount Of money be-
longing to the bank.
THURSDAY, Feb. 4.-The Pope has
written to Don Carlos advising him to recon-
slider his determination to continue the war,
as the dignity Of the church has been vindl.
Gated and the right of the clergy recognized
by King Mphonso. The Carlists have been
defeated in an engagement at Oteiza and Gen.
Agana, the Carlist leader, is taken prisoner
The Marquis of Harrington has been elected
leader of the Liberal party in the British Par
Lament. e. The Canadian Reciprocity treaty
has been almost unanimously rejected by the
United States Sepate in executive session.
The Granite and Crescent mills at Fall River
Mass, closed on the lst and the Merchants
on the I'd, owing to dissatisfaction about wages
80. The Michigan Republican State Conven-
tion to nominate two Justices of the Supreme
Court and two Regents of the State Universi-
ty has been called to meet at jackson on the
Sd of March =. King Kalakaua and suite and
the United States Minister at Hawaii, Mr.
Pierce, sailed from San Francisco on the I'd,
on the L. s. steamer Pensacola, for Honolulu
1.-THE National Grange of the Patrons of
Husbandry met at Charleston, s. c., on the
Sd, Worthy Master Adams, of Iowa, In the
Chair. All the officers and about sixty dele
gates were present. In his address the Mas
ter congratulated the Order on the strength
gained during the past year, only few States
not having organized, and they were about do
ing so. The Treasurer's report was read and
standing committees were appointed. Apublic
meeting of welcome was held at night, at
which speeches were delivered by prominent
citizens and delegates. Hon. Angus Came
ron, of La Crosse, has been elected United
States Senator by the Wisconsin Leg
islature by coalition OF the Demo-
Gratis and boiling Republicans. The
final ballot was: Cameron, 6S; Carpenter,
80; Hazelton, 3; Clark, l. Mr.. Cameron is
said to be an Anti-Monopoly Republican,
and Milwaukee dispatch says he was nomi-
mated by the Democratic caucus conditionally
upon his acceptance of platform which in
cl ldes hard money, tariff for revenue only,
and the Supremacy of the civil authority in
time of peace.
FRIDAY, Feb. 5.-The Khe dive has
lately annexed the country of Darfour to
Egypt. Announcement is made of the death
at Norwich, Conn, of Senator VIM. A. Buck
ingham, aged seventy Samuel F. Hcrscy,
of Maine, member of the present Congress
and member elect of the next died on the 4th,
at Bangor, aged sixty-two years. Rev Jas.
De Koven, d. D., of Wisconsin, Warden
of Racine College, has been elected Bishop OF
the Episcopal Diocese of Illinois. Taylor
Hall, part of the Episcopal college at Racine,
Wis, was burned early on the morning of the
4th. The college library and apparatus were
entirely destroyed. Loss about 100000; in
surance $4,000.
MONDAY, Feb. 8.-Don Carlos has is
sued a proclamation in which he does not
protest against the assumption Of the mon
archy by his cousin, but says his protests
shall be uttered in irresistibly eloquent tones
from the mouth of his cannon. On the 7th
there was fighting between the two armies in
the vicinity of Estella, which resulted in the
repulse of eight of the Carlist battalions. .
Tsae Tien, son of Prince Chen, has been pro-
claimed Emperor of China e. The English
Parliamentreassemble on the 5th. The session
was opened by speech from the throne.
In caucus of the Conservative members
of the Louisiana Legislature on the night of
the 9TH proposition was debated and finally
adopted-3S to 27-favoring proposed COM
promise that the Conservatives should be al
lowed majority of about ten in the House,
and that the past action of the Kellogg Gov
ernment should not be inquired into. After
the vote Speaker Wilt, it is said, rendered
his resignation, and Gov. McEnery, who
was present by courtesy, said by this action
OF the caucus it was evident to him that it
was time to lower the Democratic banner,
and he therefore wished to retire. At q mass
meeting held on the evening of the 9th,
addressed by McEnery, Wiltz and others, res
olutions were adopted denouncing the pro-
posed compromise in strong terms, and de-
claring that nothing less than the reinstatement
ofthe legally ly-declared Legislature as it stood
on the 4th of January would be agreed to-.
Judge Rogers, of the Cook County (nl.) Cir
cult Court, has declared to be unconstitutional
the law requiring ballots to be numbered so
that every mans vote may be known.
bill to abolish capital punishment has been
defeated in the Ohio House of Representatives
by vote of AZ yeas to Al nays. Gen
Sheridan returned to New Orleans on the 7th.
TUESDAY, Feb 9.-Wm. s. King has
been found by messenger OF the Sergeant
alarms of the House, near Compton, Can.
ada, and subpenaed to appear before the
Committee on Ways and Means and tes-
tify as to his connection with the Pa
cifc Mail subsidy business. I'D. L.
Routt, of Illinois, Second Assistant
Postmaster General, has been appointed and
confirmed as Governor Of Colorado, Vice E. NJ.
McCook, resigned. President Grant has
al IN
and Internal Revenue laws, and for other
purposes, known as the Little Tariff bill -.
A Washington Associated Press dispatch
of the 7th says Atty.-Gen. Williams had
been before the Select Committee on Alabama
Affairs and had been nterrogated us to his
sending troops into that State last fall, and it
appeared that he had had no correspondence
with the Governor of the State on the subject
but acted on information from other sources
1.-THE Congressional Committee on Louis