Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-06
WEST Ann SOIrrH.

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Of Chicago, died in california on the 27th.
In a shooting ARRAY between two Topeka
(Kan.) editors--J. Clark Swayse OF the
Blade, and John w. Wilson, of the Times
on the 9th, the former was shot through the
heart. Swayse was the first TO draw a
weapon and both fired simultaneously Will
son was slightly wounded.
Tucson (Arlzona) telegram of the 2sth
ult. states that an order for the killing of
teamsters, by the advice of Brigham Young,
signed by Gen. Daniel II. Wells, was found
among the papers of the late Chief-Justice
Titus, of Arizona. This referred to some
eighty army teamsters who accompanied Col
Sidney johnson to Utah in 1857, and were
discharged in the spring of 1858. None Of
them are known to have escaped
Gov. Hampton and party, e,. route for
Washington, were given enthusiastic recep.
tions at Wilmington, Goldsboro, Richmond,
Petersburg and many other places on the
2Sth ult. At the former place Gov. Hampton
said:
MY FRIENDs-I go to Washington simply
to state before the President the fact that
the people of South Carolina have elected
me Governor Of that State. go there to say
TO him that we ask no recognition from any
President; we claim the recognition from the
votes OF the people of the State; go there to
assure him that we are not fighting for party,
but that we are lighting for the good of the
country. l am going there to demand our
rights-nothing less, and, so help me God,
to take nothing less. go to tell him the
condition that South Carolina has been in
for years past; that our people have been
under disadvantages never encountered by
any other people on this continent; that they
"a Qrria cd hn nIn ION eF.,I
that they propose to enjoy the fruits of their
victory.
The Cincinnati Price Current of the 30th
ult. published report of the pork packing
in the West for the winter and year ending
March l, showing the number of hogs packed
during the past winter to be 5,072, ,339-an in
crease over last year of l92, ,204 hogs; total
number ofhogs packed during the year, T.
27S, ,955--an increase of 1921 AT. The pack
ing in Canada for the winter aggregated
200, 600 head.
Stewart, a colored member of the Pack
ard Legislature, was expelled on the 29th
ult. for endeavoring to induce other mem
bcrs to join the Nichols body. Gov. Nichols
has appointed ex-Lieut. Gov. Pinchback
member of the State Board of Education; Cor
bin (colored), Tax Collector of the Sixth Dis
trict, New Orleans, and several other colored
men to lucrative positions.
Four residences were burned at st. Paul on
the 30th ult, the fire originating from the
explosion Of kerosene lamp. Loss $50, 600.
Chico (Cal.) advices state that the recent
outrages on the Chinese were committed by
order of the Council of Nine, committee
elected by the Labor Union for the trial of
offenses against that order All the members
of the council are under arrest.
Ex-President Grant arrived at st, Louis on
the 3lst ult.
BY the new directory Of st. Louis the pop
ulation of that city is given as sol ,4S9.
A considerable portion Of the town of
Xenia, Ind, was burned on the lst Loss
So, 600; insurance $1,000, On the same day
nence, Ind, was burned. Loss $4,000;
small insurance.
A Charleston Is. C.) dispatch of the 2d
says: The news of the determination Of the
Cabinet to withdraw the troops from the
State House causes unbounded Joy here.
kilograms from various points in the interior
of the State say the news is received with
impromptu meetings, salutes of cannons
and other demonstrations of popular re-
joicing." G tt
Two Returning Board members of the
Packard House Joined the Nichols House on
the I'd, making ffty.three members declared
elected by the Returning Board who are now
members of that body. Heath, returned by
the hoard, who had been occupying a seat in
the Packard House, appeared before the
Nichols House on the I'd and rendered his
resignation of all claims to a seat.
More than ono-half of the business portion
of the town of Monroeyile, Ohio, was de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the 1st. Loss
about $T5 OOO ". rr-I r.r