Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-12-29
WENT AND SOUTH.


A st, Louis dispatch OF the 10Th SAYS Col
Almstcad, under sentence OF fifteen months
in the county Jail and 81 600 fine for com.
plicity in whisky frauds, has been pardoned
by the President.
The South Carolina Supreme Court on the
10th heard argument in the case of the Til.
den against the Hayes electors.
Gen. Nichols, in a speech at New Orleans
on the night of the 10th, said: al, your Gov.
ernor by over 5000 majority Of the votes OF
both races In the State, announce to you my
liked determination to assert and maintain
my right to that position, and / know that
you are equally determined that shall dc
SO. l shall lie prepared to do my whole
duty, and 1 shall expect the same from every
citizen of Louisiana"
fire on the 10Th, at Little Rock, Ark,
destroyed the Miller & Penzel Block, entail.
ing loss of 100000. insurance less than
one-half. Since Nov. 10 the city has lost
$S5o,OOO in fires the origin of which is un.
known.
large portion Of the town of Nays Lick,
KY, was destroyed by fire on the Goth.
Indians attacked four freight teams, in
charge Of five men, near Hot Creek, wy. T..
on the night of the 10th. Three of the men
escaped and the others were killed and hor-
ribly mutilated by the Indians. The horses
were run off and the contents of the wagons
scattered on the ground.
New Orleans advices of the Goth state that
the Mexican reyolutionists captured Mr..
Miller, an American, at chihuahua, and
demanded $1,000 ransom. Col. An
drews, with force of infantry, cavalry and
artillery, has gone from Fort Davis to his
rescue, and fight | believed to be newt
able.
About S:15 o'clock on the night of the 21st
large and brilliant meteor passed from
westto east ever Lawrence, Kan, remaining
in sight nearly minute.
Lieut.. F. D. Baldwin, commanding Fifth
Infantry, telegraphed from Fort Peck, Wv,
T., Dec. s, that on the previous day he drove
Sitting Bulls camp of 1870 lodges south
across the Missouri River. The latter was,
at the time the dispatch was sent, in camp
on the bank Of Bark Creek with 500 warriors
At Little Rock on the evening of the 2lst
au incendiary fire destroyed property valued
at $4,000. Vigilance Committee is to be
formed, and the person discovered setting
fire will be hung
Col. Jos. s. Hayes, soldier in the late
war, formerly an Indiana Senator, and lately
confined in an Illinois insane asylum be.
cause of an inotfensive insanity, was, on the
10Th, badly misused by an attendant for
trivial offense, and his ankle put out OF
joint. The doctors in attendance resorted to
chloral, whisky, laudanum and other medi-
cines, which they gave in large quantities,
from the effects of which he died the same
night.
Twenty business buildings and two dwell.
ngs were burned at Homer, La, on the 22d,
Loss $l5o,0O0; Insurance $4,000. Supposed
incendiary. +
The Floral, Agricultural and Music Halls
of the indianapolis Exposition building, to-
gether with Lewis greenhouse, were de-
stroyed by fire on the 22d.
The Supreme Court of Florida on the 22d
sustained the demurrer to the answer of the
Canvassing Board and granted peremptory
order to the board to recsnyass the returns.
Counsel for the board gave notice Of mo-
tion TO answer
The marine statistics OF the lakes for 1876
show that there were $50 disasters; lost tom
mage, $3.50; value Of property lost, 81 ,274,-
26O; total number of deaths among seamen,
155-of whom 81 were drowned. The tonnage
decreased from last year, l,5l7. Financial
ly, the season was the worst on record.
In pigeon match at San Fran
eisco, on the 2Sd. Capt. Bogardus defeated
Robinson.