Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-05-05

" LAFAYETTE LANE has been renOmlna-
ted for Congress by the Democrats of
Oregon. au8 .....
The Metropolitan Hotel at Long
Branch, N. j., was burned few nights
ago. iIIoss $7O,OOO.
BARNEY WILLIAMS, the well.known
Irish comedian, died recently at New
York, after protractcd illness. He was
tifty-three years of age.
iHfhE German Imperial Court of Disci.
pline has sentenced Count Won Arnim to
formal dismissal from the public service
and to pay all costs of the proceedings.
TwENTY-FoUR distillers in South Caro-.
lima, convicted of revenue frauds, have
been sentenced to an average of two
years Imprisonment in the Albany Peni-
tentiary.
TIE Governor Of Massachusetts has
vetoed the hill to legallze the marriage of
James Parton with his step-daughter on
the ground that the act is not within the
constitutional power of the Legislature.
THE recent California Republican State
Convention expressed preference for Jas.
G.. Blaine for President of the United
States, but left its delegates to the Nation
al Convention uninstructed in that regard.
THE delegates to the National Conven-
tion chosen by the Arkansas Republican
State Convention are instructed to give
their preference 10 Senator Morton as a
candidate for President of the United
States.
The official debt statement for April
shows the public debt to be 1924, ,369,
S73. Cash in Treasury-coin, $77 sos,
42S; currency, So, 1875 special de-.
posts held for redemption of certificates
of deposit, $33, 1865, 900; total, $116,431, =
615 Debt, less cash in Treasury, 81, ,1O7,-
93s, ,25s. Decrease during April, ST.
7Sl, 1871.
JUDGE DILLON, of the United States
Circuit Court at st. Louis, has overruled
the motion for arrest OF judgment in the
case of VIM. Mckee, convicted of con-
spiracy to defraud The revenue in connec-
tion with the whisky ring The prisoner
was then sentenced to two years. impris-
onment in the County Jail and to pay a
fine of $4,000
THE Republicans of California have,
in State Convention, chosen delegates 10
the National Convention, and adopted a
platform declaring in favor of return to
metallic currency and the restoration of
silver coin to its constitutional equality
with gold as legal tender, and in favor
of the payment of the National debt in
gold, and condemning repudiation.
WEsTERyELT, who is in prison at Phil
adelphia for completely in the Charlie
Ross abduction, has been visited by the
widow of Mosher, the abductor, and en-
treated to give some clew to the where
abouts of the boy. He earnestly declared
that lie knew nothing of the matter. He
went into the conspiracy in hopes Of Sc
curing part Of the reward, but had no
direct part in the abduction.
The Massachusetts Republican State
Convention met at Boston on the 26th,
and chose delegates TO the National Con-
vention. A resolution was adopted that
the delegates be unpledged. 1t is thought
majority of the delegation arc in favor
of the nomination of Secretary Bristow
for the Presidency. Among the resolu-
tions adopted by the Convention is one
in favor of the resumption of specie pay
ment at date not later than that already
fixed by law.
THE Chicago journal of the 2Sth ult.
says Don Carlos, the pretender to the Span
ish throne, "was recognized in this city
last Sunday, bythose whohave seen him at
Madrid and Paris, who assure us most
positively that they saw him, accom-
panied by three Spanish companions at
mass in the French Catholic Church, on
Halsted street, on that day. Those from
whom we derive this information are very
positive that it was the veritable Don
Carlos"
POLITICAL ITEMS.
CY- Mr. Bristow and Mr.. Blaine have