Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-03-03

lion will be held at atspringheldO on the 24.h.
ofAIay.
THE Indiana Democratic State Conven- |
tion is to meet at indianapolis OH the 10Th |
of April,
Gov. LUDINGToN has signed the Vance !
Railroad bill passed by the Wisconsin
Legislature.
THE New York Republicans will hold
their State Convention at Syracuse on the
22d of March.
THE Maryland Republican State Con
venlion has been called to meet on the 4th
OF May at Frederick City.
THE Maine Legislature has passed and
the Governor has signed bill abolishing
capital punishment in that State.
THE Georgia Legislature has adjourned
sine die. The bill proposing TO call a
State Constitutional Convention was de-
feated.
THE failure of G.. f. & A. Dixon, well
known Liverpool merchants, is an
nounced; liabilities aggregate over 3d.
OO0, 900
THE Democratic National Committee
have selected st. Louis as the place and
the 27th of-June as the time for holding
the National Convention.
THE Iowa House of Representatives
adopted resolution, on the Gath, by a
vote of "a to 40, providing for woman
suffrage amendment to the Constitution.
REV. T.. G. LANGLEY, while preaching
in the Mission Church, corner of Nassau
and Oakland streets, Brooklyn, N. Y, on
Sunday, the 9th, fell dead in his pulpit,
OF heart disease.
THE Captain Of the steamer FrancOnia,
which recently ran down the steamer
Siralhclyde, near London, has been ar
rested by order of the Coroner's jury upon
the charge of manslaughter.
On the -Washington's birthday
GOV. Bagley, of Michigan, issued proc
lamation urging upon every citizen of the
State, who owns a piece Of ground, to
plant tree on Saturday, April l5
THE great four-mile horse-race which
came off in San Francisco, few days
ago, fors$30, 900, was won by Foster, who
took the first two heats, Rutherford com
ing in second. All the other horses were
distanced The time of the winner wa!
1853 and :3S1
THE Rhode Island Prohibitionists hav,
nominated a State ticket, which is com
posed as follows For Governor, Alber
G. Howard; Lieutenant Governor, AlireC
b. Chadrey; Secretary of State, Joshu
NJ. Addeman; Attorney. General, WarreI
r. Peirce; State Treasurer, A. d. Vose
THE jury in the case of Gen. Babcock
on trial at st. Louis on the charge O
being connected with the whisky rim
conspirators, returned verdict of nc
guilty." on the afternoon of the 24th. TIL
verdict was received with demonstration
of rejoicing on the part Of the friends {
the accused.
THE steamer Mary Belle, the large'
steamer on the Mississippi, was burned
the waters edge at Vicksburg, few day
ago. Five or six thousand bales of cotto
and large quantity of seed and sundrie
together with all the passengers baggag
were lost. No lives lost and no perso
injured.
THE Secretary Of the United Stat
Treasury has directed the retirement
S320,748 in United States notes. beir
eighty per cent of the new National Ban
currency issued during last month. TIL
will leave outstanding the legal-tend
circulation, until further orders, $37C
043 1902.
A MOTION for new trial has been el
tered by the coursel of Mr.. Villa
Mckee, under conviction for compiled
in the ST. Louis whisky frauds. The a
plication for rehearing is based upon
allegation that one of the jurors in
case gave expression, previous to the tri'
to his belief in the guilt of the accuse
The decision of the court will probably
rendered about the goth of March.
THE anniversary of Washington's bir
day was celebrated in Washington
the closing Of all the Government oftic
the usual meeting of the Oldest Inhab
ants Association, and the parade of
Fire Department, which passed in revi
before the President at the Executive MI
sion. The day was also duly observed
New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati,
Louis, Chicago and other Eastern a
Western cities.
THE recent Connecticut Democrh
State Convention renominated Gov.
gersoll and the rest of the present st
officers. One of the resolutions adop
declares that the only currency known
the Constitution is gold and silver; t
coin forms the only stable basis for
commercial necessities of the world, {
that it is the duty of Congress to ad
such measures as shall lead TO an early
sumption of specie payments.
The Prohibitionists of Ohio recer
held Convention at Columbus, and nj
mated the following State ticket:
Secretary of State, e. S. Chapman; Ju
of Supreme Court, ID W. Gage; Mem
of Board of Public Works, Ferdin
Schumacher; Comptroller of the Treas'
j. G. Murdock; School Commission
Geo. X. Jenkins. Among the resoluti
adopted was one demanding that the q
ton of prohibition shall be submitte
all adult citizens of Ohio, irrespective
sex.
A TERRIFIC storm recently passed {
the town of st. Charles, Mo-, striking
northern mart of the CITY and travel In