Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-03-30

John ID. Lee, the Mormon leader In the
Mountain Meadow massacre in September,
1857, was shot TO death on the 23d, on the
very spot where the massacre occurred. He
left full confession, in which the RESPONSE
bility for the massacre is charged upon Nor
mons high in authority.
A letter. distributor in the Chicago Post
Office named Gross, was detected on the 22d
in the act of abstracting a letter and arrested.
He was taken TO the U. s. Marshal's office
from which he escaped, and, it is supposed,
fed 10 Canada.
At general meeting of the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange, on the 23d, resolutions
strongly indorsng the Nichols Government
were adopted.
A local freight train on the Indianapolis
& Vincennes Railroad, carrying passengers
in the caboose car, was thrown from the
track as II was approaching a trestle bridge
four miles east of Worthington, Ind, on the
23d. The train passed over the bridge ex-
cept the last two cars and the caboose,
which went down. Thirteen persons were
injured one mortally (Henry Padgett, of
Freedom, Ind), four seriously, and the 9th
ers slightly.
Gen. and Mrs. Grant were In Cincinnati on
the 25th, the guests Of Hon. Wash. Mclean.
Thence they go to Chicago and Galena. They
will sail for Europe about May 10.
The Democrats of Chicago have nominated
Perry II. Smith for Mayor.
The persons engaged in the recent massa-
ere Of Chinese at Chico, Cal, have been ar
rested-two boys named Slaughter and three
men, Stainbrook, Conway and Roberts. Two
oil nj Uri1 tod
the charge Of arson. Six of these parties be-
long to the Order of Caucasians.
Gen. Grant was enthusiastically received
at the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce on
the Goth, and made a brief speech.
r. T. Taylor, the defaulting Cashier of the
Franklin Qnd bank, escaped from the in
sane asylum at indianapolis on the night of
the 25th by forcing the iron fastening of one
of the windows. He is supposed to have
had outside aid.
The Republicans OF Chicago have nomi-
mated Monroe Heath for reelection as
Mayor.
Gov. Nichols on the 26th issued procla-
nation to the people of Louisiana, calling
upon them to pay their obligations to the
State, and stating that they may rest assured
that the Government of which he is the head
will not be imperiled or impaired by any
compromise of their rights. Gov. Packard
responded with another proclamation, stat
ing that Nichols is destitute of one single
shred of legal title to the Office he attempts
to usurp, and warning taxpayers that the
receipts given for taxes paid to other than
legal collectors will not be valid against the
State. He states his determination to
defend to the last extremity his title to
the office of Governor, and says he has no
doubts of the result of the commission soon
to visit the State.
Gov. Chamberlain, of South Carolina, left
Columbia for Washington on the 25th. Gov
Hampton notified the President on the 26th
that he accepted his invitation to visit Wash
ington for a conference. The Charleston
Chamber of Commerce on the Goth resolved
to send committee to Washington to repre-
sent to the President the true condition of
affairs, and the influence the political COM
plications are exerting on the business in
terests of the State and city.