Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-04-21
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE Ohio Legislature has adjourned to
the 2d of January, 1871
THE California Democratic State Con-
vention is to be held on the Gath of May.
THE old Greeley mansion at Chappaqua,
N. Y, was destroyed by fire few even.
ings ago.
THE Maine Democratic State Conven-
tion has been called to meet on the 18th Of
June, at Bangor.
THE bill providing for the issue of sill
yer coin in place of fractional currency
has been signed by the President
TIE Emperor of Brazil and his suite
left New York on the evening of the 18th,
for San Francisco. The Empress re-
mained at New York.
A NEW YORK telegram of recent date
announces that the pooling arrangement
between the trunk lines had fallen through,
and that new railroad war was immi-
nent.
THE Virginia delegation to the Repub-
lican National Convention are said to be
unanimously in favor of Blaine for Presi-
dent Those from South Carolina are un-
instructed, but Bristow is reported to be
their first and Blaine their second choice.
The Grand Jury of the District of
Columbia have found an indictment
against Gen. Babcock for alleged COM
plicity in the safe-burglary conspiracy.
Richard Harrington, Hiram G. Whitley,
Ichabod Netleshlp, T. p. Somerville,
Geo. L. Miles and Walter Brown were al
so indicted as co-conspirators.
WILHELMINA ScHoPERFAR, daughter of
a German widow of Warrick County, In
diana, in attemptingto fill II coal oil lamp
the other night, upset the can on the
stove. An explosion followed, and the
girl and her mother were badly burned.
The girl died the next morning. and the
mother would probably not recover. The
house was partially burned.
GEN. JOHN MCDONALD, ex-United
States Collector of Internal Revenue, con-
victed at st. Louis Of conspiracy to de-
fraud the revenue has been sentenced to
three years in the Penitentiary and to pay
a fine of 5000; and w. o. Avery, late
Chief-Clerk in the Revenue Bureau al
Washington, was sentenced to two years
in the Penitenliary and fined 81 GOO.
THE committee appointed by the New
York and Brooklyn Association of Con
gregational Ministers-Messrs. Hobart
Stone and Virgin-have issued cali fol
the evidence regarding the Beecher scan.
dal. The call urges any parties believed
or protesting to have evidence or any
knowledge of evidence not already inves-
tigated before the civil court to present the
same before the committee.
IT was recently reported from Wash
ington that the Treasury Department had
purchased two months supply of silver
bullion at the low rates which prevailed a
few weeks ago, the average price paid
having been about three cents per ounce
less than the present market rate. This
stock, together with the bullion fund, will
it is believed, be sufficient for the coinage
until the annual statements of the mints
which will be made in June.
THE Town Board Of South Chicago
held a meeting on the 18th, at which
action was taken in the cases Of the par
ties claiming to have been elected at thu
recent Town election, and it was finally
decided, by vote of six to three, tina
such election was void because of fraud
and new officers were appointed to fill thC
vacancies declared to exist in the Office!
of Assessor, Town Clerk AID Collector
Ryan, declared elected as Supervisor, hat
previously rendered his resignation, which
was accepted, and a successor was ap
pointed. The ousted officials say tina
they will contest the action of the Board
TIE Athens (Greece) High Court o
Justice, has sentenced NJ. Balassapoulous
former Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs
to one years Imprisonment, deprivation
of political rights for three years, and t.
give the $4,000 be received as bribe fol
the bestowal of appointments, to the poor
NJ. Eikolopoulous, former Minister o
Justice has been sentenced to ten months
Imprisonment The Archbishop OF Co
phalonia was fined $4,000; the Arch
bishop of Patros, 81, 400, and the Arch
bishop of Messene $4,000, being double
the amounts they received as bribes. AL
were impeached for bribery and corrup
tion.
By the provisions of the will of the lat
A. T. Stewart all his property and estate
is bequeathed to his wife and her heir
forever, and Judge Henry Hilton, who is
made administrator, receives 81 900, 900
His executors are directed to distribute
gifts in sums of IS, 900 to $50, 900 to certain
employees who served him long ant
faithfully, and in smaller sums to tn
servants of his household. Requests ar
also made to old friends, and TO the rela
tives of his wife. He leaves letter to hi
wife, asking her to complete his variou
plans for the welfare of his fellow beings
and also requests her to give sum o
money TO each employe who has been il
his service number Of years.
laundering Fall.
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