Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-21

Spencer and Teller-32. Republicans %, Dem
ocrats 4.
The nomination of Prince was rejected
and that OF Merritt was confirmed without
division. ..--. .....
T.. A. Hoyt was confirmed by the Senate on the
18th as Commissioned of Indian Affairs; John
Baxter, Of Tennessee, as Circuit Judge for the
Fifth Circuit, and A. f. Lee as Consul-G General
to Frankfort.
A telegram from the Chinese Six Companies
of San Francisco to President Hayes, on the
18th, stated that on the evening previous $50
Cinnamon, who had Just arrived, were at
tackled by roughs, beaten, and fifty Of them
severely injured. They represent the help
lessness of the Chinese and remind the Presi-
dent Of the obligations of the U. s. Govern
mont for their security under the treaty.
The National Grecnback and Silver Associa-
tion has selected member of Congress from
nearly every State to compose a committee to
promote such legislation as is desired by the
association. The following are members of
this committee: pool.
b. f. Butler, Massachusetts,; Phelps, Con-
necticut; Roberts, Maryland; w. ID. Kelley,
Pennsylvania; PridemOre, Virginia; Yeates,
North Carolina; Fem, South Carolina; Cor
don. Georgia; Bigon, Alabama; Mnilron,
Mississippi; Davidson, Florida; Ellis, Louisi-
ana; Culberson, Texas Garland, Arkansas
Buckner, Missouri; Phillips, Kansas Jones,
Nevada; Booth, California;; Fort, Illinois
Oliver, Iowa; Bragg, Wisconsin; Ferry, Michi-
gan; Hanna, Indiana; Ewing, Ohio; Beck,
Kentucky; Atkins, Tennessee Hereford, West
Virginia.
The Senate on the 14th rejected the nomina-
ton OF Macklin, former member of the Florida
Returning Board, to be Associate Justice of
the New Mexico Supreme Court.
President Hayes has nominated q. Wiley
Wells, of Mississippi, to be Consul at Hong
Kong. Wells nomination to be Consul-Gen-
eral at Shanghai was rejected at the late ses-
sion.
The Chinese question was considered by the
Cabinet on the 14th. ---.------.--....
The nomination of Reed to be Postmastcr at
Toledo was again sent TO the Senate by the
President ON the 14th.
Ex-Gov. X. G. Mccormick has been con-
frmed as Commissoner-General to represent
the United States at the Paris Exposition.
THE EAST.
Pierce (Rcpublican) was elected Mayor of
Boston on the l1th by 2, 151 majority.
The State canvasscrs declare the results of the
last State election in New York to be; Demo.
cratic pluralities-Bcach, 1l,264; Olcott, &c..
Ill; Schoonmaker, 11,54l; Mackin, 1867
Seymour, 36, 164.
The Berringer City (Pa.) Hotel and six
other buildings were burned on the morning
of the 18th. A. b. Cortney, of Mercer, Pa, a
guest at the hotel, was burned to death.
The Newark On. J) Savings Institution,
chartered in 1S47, was placed in charge of a re-
ceiver on the 18th. The banks assets are rep
resented to be Sl2,OO0,OOO, including depre-
ciatcd securities and s2,OOO,OOO Government
bonds; deposits 81, 100000.
John w. Garrett was reelected President OF
the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad on the 18th,
making his twentieth year as President of the
road.
The National Council of the Union League
of America on the 18th reelected the old
officers.
The Taunton (Mass.) Savings Bank sus.
pended on the 18th. 1t is reported solvent, OF
course.
Postmaster Frye, of Stockton, Me-, has been
convicted in the U. S. Court of improper sales
of postage stamps.
receiver was appointed ON the 14th for the
National Trust Company, of New York. The
Bank Examiner reports that by maladminis-
tration of officials the capital has been i'm
paired not less than $750,0OO.
Sherman Broadwell, President Of the Clair
mont Savings Bank, in New York, indicted for
fraud, has been arrested and lodged in jail.
Creditors of the National Trust Company,
of New York, have been notified by the re-
ceiver that they may count on an early divi-
dend Of so per cent, and he believes they will
soon be paid in full.