Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-12-29
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
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Received of --, claiming to be a mes
senger to deliver the same, sealed package
purporting to contain a certificate Of the vote
| given for President and Vice-Presdent of
| the United States by the electors of the State
Of -, alleged to have been elected Nov.
Z, 1876.
lSignedl T. w. FERRY,
| President pro tenn. U. s. Senate.
Gen. Crook, in his annual report to the
Secretary of War, says the miners Of the
Black Hills did not violate the Sioux treaty
until long after the Indians had ceased to re-
gard it. He thinks the Government has
treated the Sioux nation with unparalleled
liberality, which they have repaid by raids
along the border of the reservations, limited
only by the endurance Of their ponies.
James Ashforth has been nominated by
the President 20 be Internal Revenue Col
lector Of the First Pennsylvania District.
| The Senate subcommittee on Elections
on the 10Th began the investigation Of the
alleged ineliglbility of Gen. Frost, Demo-
cratic Presidential elector in the Third Mis-
souri, District. They also examined Secre-
tary of State Kelsey, of New Jersey, relative
TO the case OF Williamson
The House Committee on Appropriations
has completed the Consular and Diplomatic
| Appropriation bill. 1t appropriates 81 1885,
| 000--$30, 900 TO $50, 900 less than the amount
in the bill passed at the late session.
The amount due messengers bearing
electoral votes of the different States to
Washington is $s,s57. The Oregon messen-
ger gets 1881
The vote in the judiciary Committee on the
majority report as presented to the House,
in regard to the right of committees to send
for kilograms, stood to 5.
Oliver c. Bosbyshell of Pennsylvania, was
confirmed by the Senate, on the Goth, Coiner
of the Philadelphia Mint.
President Orton, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, was subpenaed on the
10th to appear in person, Dec. %, before the
House committee at New Orleans and pro-
duce certain kilograms.
L. A. Cronin arrived in Washington from
Oregon on the 2lst.
The silver payments from the Treasury
from April to Dec. 20 were as follows In
the redemption of fractional currency, Sl5,.
207 ,965; on currency obligations, 49, ,S44, ,597;
total, So, ,052. .562.
VIM. II. Whiten, suhpenaed by the Ven
ezuclan Claims Committee, telegraphed on
the 22d that he would not come IL he was to
be examined by Representative Springer,
whom he accuses ofprcjudging the case, etc.
Madison Doom, Imprisoned in Virginia for
violation Of the Civil-Rights act, has been
pardoned by President Grant This action
forestalls proceedings in the Supreme Court,
and, as this is the only known case Of i'm
prisonment under the Civil Rights act, the
consideration of it's constitutionality by the
Supreme Court is indefinitely postponed.
The statistician of the Department of
Agriculture, in his December report, states
that this years corn crop is only per cent
short of last year, and fully so per cent.
greater than in 1874 The aggregate is l.
295 ,0O0,0 900 bushels.
President Grant in conversation with the
Associated Press agent, on the oath, said he
had no knowledge of a Democratic armed
conspiracy, South or West, as had been re-
ported. He was not apprehensive Of an
armed collision in connection with the
Presidency. He thought the people desired
onlX fair count of the ele ctoral vote in
the Southern contested States in order to be
satisfied of the result. He would promptly
recognize whoever should be declared his
successor; with this his political feelings
would have nothing to do.
Brent having been surrendered, the De-
partment of State has notified the British
Minister that the President is prepared to
respond to and make requisition for the sur
render OF fugitive criminals under the treaty
of 1S42
The Chairman OF the Colored Democratic
and Conservative National Committee has
called convention, to be held in Washing
ton, Jan. s, to consider the political situa-
tion, etc.