Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-15
EPIToME OF THE WEEK.
Condensed frem Tclsuans Of Accompanying Dates

ment. ...At the Cabinet meeting on the
9th the condition Of affairs In Louis
lana was discussed. A protest against
the action OF the United States
troops, received by the President from
Mr.. Wilt, was read. 1t is reported that the
Administration is well satisfied that
Gen. Sheridan is In every way COM
petent to carry out the ideas Of the
General GoyernmeAs respecting whatever par
ticipation II may be thought necessary TO take
regarding AFFAIRS in louisiana. The New
Hampshire Democratic State Convention has
nominated Hiram r. Roberts, Of Rollinsford
for Governor. :. The Wisconsin State Grange
met at Madison on the 5th, John Cochrane,
Master, presiding. There were about $50
delegates present. The Masters address was
well received. The position taken by the Order
inregard to railroad transportation he thought
should be maintained. -. At meeting Of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, the Mer-
chants Exchange and other gatherings in
that city on the 9TH, resolutions were adopted
denouncing the statements of Gen. Sheridan
to Secretary Belknap regarding the condition
OF affairs In Louisiana as false In point of
fact and calculated to convey wrong impress
sion TO the people in other sections. John Nc
Emery sent protest to President Grant against
the acts ofthe United States forces in the State
House on the 5th. Some talk was had of n
compromise of some sort in regard TO the
Legislature Gen. Sheridan had sent another
telegram to the Secretary of War, in which he
expressed the opinion that the terrorism
now existing in Louisiana, Mississippi and
Arkansas could be entirely removed and
confidence and fair-dealing established by the
arrest and trial of the ringleaders of the
armed White Leagues" He suggests that
If Congress would pass a bill declaring them
banditti they could be tried by a military COM
mission. Among the witnesses before the Con-
gressional Investigating Committee on the
5th were ex-Gov. Hahn and Gov. Kellogg. In
the course of his statement the latter said he
did not think the State Government could
support itself without the United States
forces, he claiming that the great bulk of his
supporters are in the country, while large
element opposed to his administration reside
in the city.
THURSDAY, Jan. THE Secretary of
War has telegraphed to Gen. Sheridan at
New Orleans that the President and all of
us have full confidence in and approve your
course" A Washington dispatch says there
is no probability that the President
will issue such proclamation as
Gen. Sheridan suggested in his tele-
gram of the 5th e. The New York As
sembly organized on the 5th by the selection
of Jeremiah Mcclure for Speaker and Hiram
Calkins for Clcrk-both Tammany Hall nomi-
nees. Eight jurors have been secured in
the Tilton-B Beecher suit before Judge Nelson
Chas. W. johnson has been chosen Chief
Clerk of the Minnesota Senate and w r. Kinyon
Speaker of the House :. Gen. Sheri-
dan sent a dispatch to Secretary Belk-
nap on the 9th to the effect that the city
of New Orleans was very quiet. Idle threats
had been made to assassinate him (Sheridan)
but he was not afraid and would not be
stopped from enforcing the Government
orders. The Chairman of the Committee of
Seventy has issued card calling on his fell
low-ciiizens to avoid by all means the troops
sent into their midst, as their deliverance
from political bondage depends on their
prudence and forbearance, and conflict with
the soldiers or authorities will bring ruin to
their hopes and the riveting OF their chains.
FRIDAY Jan SIN consequence of
defeat upon favorite measure the French
Ministry rendered their designations to Presi-
dent Mac acMahon on the 9th. The President
refused to accept the tender until he could
form new Cabinet out of the majority
in the Assembly. William CASTOR has
=: been inaugurated as Governor of Massachu-
sets. "A full jury has been secured in the
Tilton- -Bcecher case before the Brooklyn City
Court, Judge Nelson presiding According
to the Masters report to the Wiscon.
sin State Grange there are now sos
Oranges in the State, as against 304 last year
IA New Orleans dispatch of the 7th says
both houses of the State Legislature were in
session proceeding with business. The Con-
servatives remained together in caucus. "A
card has been published at Little Rock, Ark,
signed by the pastors of six of the
churches in that place, protesting against
Gen. Sheridan's statement that terrorism ex.
listed in that State, claiming that no such ter.
rorism had existence there, and that there
was no repression of public opinion or pri-
vate action except that imposed by an ordinary
code of laws.
SATURDAY, Jan. GA special from
Berlin says the German Bank Commission ha
passed a resolution that the Imperial Bank
buy gold in lots at 1892 marks 80 pfen-
nigs per pound, in order to compete
successfully with the American Govern
meDt and attract gold to Germany. This
action is taken in view of the contem.
plated resumption of specie payments
by the United States -. Louisiana affairs
were under discussion in the Cabinet on the
Sth and q Washington dispatch says the
Administration was awaiting official informa-
tion prior to the time at which Gen. Sheridan
took command Of the department before
deciding definitely upon report to Congress
....Dr. Leighton Coleman, OF Toledo, Ohio,
has been elected Bishop of the Northern
Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin.
MONDAY, Jan. liking Alphonso ar
rived at the port of Barcelona, in the Prov
ince Of Catalonia, Spain, from Paris, on the
9th, and left on the 10th for Valencia and
Madrid, .. Ex-Queen Isabella, now residing in
Paris, has received an invitation to take up
her residence in Catalonia, Spain.
Representative Schumacher made a state
ment on the 9th, before the Pacific Mail In
yestigating Committee, of the disposition of
the S275OO0 check. He says he had the check
broken upi into smaller amounts, at the request
of Ny. Irwin, and distributed all but $4,000
of II to other parties, on the assurance of Mr.
Stockwell that it was not intended for any
improper purpose. He had no information
that any portion of this sum went or
was directed to 90 to any member or
officer of the Forty second Congress, and had
no information that any clerk or other en-
ploye of the House received money. . Gen
Sheridan has made an official report concern
ing the troubles in New Orleans on the
organization OF the State Legislature, in
which he insists that the course taken by the
military authorities was justifable and nee
-cssary TO prevent violence and bloodshed,
and that the Conservatives first called on
Gen. de Trobriand for his interference. /.
A. Witt, the Conservative Speaker, has also
made statement, in which he says he did
not call on the General for his inter-
ference further than IN renupst him Ia