Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-03-31
CuRRENT PARAGRAPHs.

CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
y THE first Chinese locomotive recently
made its trial trip on the tramway near
Shanghai.
ACCORDING to advance sheets Of the new
, directory for st. Louis the population Of
the city is 40S, 1872.
THE Chinese contributions to the Amer
ican Centennial Exposition are estimated
at 100000 in value.
A CHICAGO woman named Catherine
Lehert used kerosene oil to build a fire, a
few days ago, and was fatally burned.
THE bill comforting the title Of Empress
of India upon Queen Victoria has passed
the British House of Commons by a vote
Of 200 to 1874
THE Irish Rife Association has accept
ed the invitation of the American Team
to shoot at the Centennial for the cham
pionship of the world.
THE Governor of California has APP
proved a bill passed by the Legislature,
providing for the punishment of wife.
beaters by public whipping.
IT Is reported from Fort Laramie that
several persons en- route for the Black
Hills wandered off during recent severe
storms, got lost and pershed.
PRESIDENT GRANT has nominated John
A. Bentley, of Wisconsin, to be Commits
sioner of Pensions, uice Gill, resigned
on account of inadequate salary.
WILLIAM b. BEACH, a lawyer of Provi-
dence, is the Democratic candidate for
Governor of Rhode Island, in place Of
Gen Cooke, who declined the nomination
THE National CouDcil of the Order of
SOvereigns OF Industry met at Cleveland a
few days ago. The official reports show
the order to be in fourishing condition.
THE American Episcopal Church at
Rome, Italy, was recently consecrated.
Bishop LittIejohn, of the Long Island Di-
ocese, conducted the dedicatory ceremo-
nies.
A TEXAN named Davis recently killed
man named AtchisOn at Herkings' Mill,
in Colorado, in consequence of a quarrel
over the pronunciation of the word New
foundland."
THE recent Rhode Island Republican
State Convention instructed its delegates
TO the National Convention to support the
| nomination of Senator Conkling for the
Presidency.
THOMAS W. PIPER, the sexton who was
recently convicted of the murder of Mabel
Young in the belfry of the Warren Street
(Boston) Church, in May last, has been
sentenced to be hanged.
The death of ChiefJustice Nicholson,
of Tennessee, was announced by telegraph
on the 23d. He was formerly a United
States senator and-at one time editor OF
the Washington linton.
THE United states Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee have reported back the
HiulludllOu VI lNlIlldih IL Duud, Oisi W
be Minister to England, with the recon-
Iaendation that it be not confirmed.
THE Chairman of the Iowa Democratic
State Central Committee has called a
State Convention, to meet at Des Moines
May H. for the selection Of delegates to
the National Democratic Convention.
JOHN WIGGNs, of Salt Lake, Utah,
convic ed of murder, has been sentenced
TO be shot June %, the prisoner, who was
given the option, choosing this mode OF
death in preference to hanging OF decapi
tation.
THE impeachment trial. in the South
Carolina State Senate, of Montgomery
Jones, Judge of the Seventh Circuit, has
terminated in a verdict of guilty of high
crimes and misdemeanors, and he has
been dismissed from office.
A GREENBACK State Convention, tC
meet at New York city on the 1st of June
to select delegates to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention at st. Louis, has beer
called by the Executive Committee of thu
New York State Central Democratic Green
back Committee.
A BooKKEEPER named Hedden, of tn
Marine Bank, Of New York city, has alb
seconded, and an examination of his book
shows that the bank has been defraudeC
Of $3S, 600. 1t appears that wheneve
Henry Bode, customer of the bank
made deposit, Hedden would raise tn
amount, say from $500 to 81 800. Bod
has been arrested, charged with being il
collision with Hedden.
THE United States Supreme Court ha
affirmed the decision of the lower court il
the Grand Parish La.) cases, to the ei
feet that these cases did not properly com
within the scope of the Enforcement acts
that they related to Otfenses of which tn
State Courts should take cognizance. Th
cause was remanded with instructions I
discharge the defendants. In the Ken
lucky election case the Supreme Court dc
cides in effect that the Federal Electio
law is unconstitutional, and that Congres
has not provided by appropriate legisls
tion the punishment for the otfens
charged.
Restoration OF Independence Hall.
Mr.. ETTING is getting on bravely in hi
a,s restoration of Independence Hall. Tn
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