Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-27
THE EAST.

John Malloy, a Molly Mcguire, was con-
vlcted at Mauch Chunk, Pa on the 18th, of
completely in the murder of Morgan Powell
He is the sixth man convicted of completely
in the murder. E9B
The Brotherhood engineers and fremen on
the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad struck
at midnight of the 14th, in consequence of
the late order .ofsthe company that they
abandon the Brotherhood. On the 18th all
the old Conductors baggage. masters and
brakemcn also struck. The train for Pottsyile
was abandoned by its engineer at Fremont
on the 18th, delaying t. mails and passen-
gers.
The New York Assembly on the 18th passed
bill amending the statute relative to the
election of President and Vice-President. 1t
provides for elccting electors at-large on the
State ticket and the remainder on tickets In
the several Congressional districts.
A canvass of the vote cast in the late New
Hampshire election on the constitutional
amendments shows that all are carried save
the first, TO strike out the word Protestant
from the Bill of Rights, and the twelfth, pro.
hibiting removals from office for political
causes. The seventh, abolishing the re-
ligious test as qualification for Office, was
adopted by thirteen votes over the required
twu-thirds
Ex-President Grant and family arrived at
Harrisburg on the lSth and were the guests
of Hon. J. Don. Cameron.
A New York dispatch OF the 18th says
everybody whose name was mentioned in
the confession of Tweed either contradicts
fatty whatever was written concerning him,
or explains that all his transactions with
Tweed were of purely and ordinary busi
ness character. The Tribune says that
when Peter b. Sweeney went abro..d in
1871 he carried with him an immense amount
OF treasure. The exact amount is not yet
known, but the books of the steamer on
which he sailed show. The purser of the
vessel would not receipt in bulk for so large
an amount, and although largely in gold
notes and gold pieces 1t required five hours
to count the sum.
AT Wilkesbarre, Pa, on the 18th, County
Auditor Coont pleaded guilty of stealing
public money andwas sentenced TO pay a
fine of SO, 400 and imprisonment two years and
four months.
The Typographical Union of New York has
reduced the scale of prices to forty-six cents
per 1000 ems on morning papers and thirty
five on evening papers and weeklios.
The striking engineers OF the Reading Rail-
road on the 18th submitted to the General
Manager a proposition TO return to work at
the same wages they were receiving when
they struck, the company to withdraw its in
surance circular and promise that there will
be no further reduction.
The Massachusetts House Of Representa-
tives on the 20th rejected the Prohibitory bill
III to 106. The billhad passed the Senate.
The Bangor express train, on the Eastern
Railroad, cOllided with the Saugus branch
near Lynn, Mass, on the 10th, and thelocomo-
tive, bAggageear and one car OF the latter
train were demolished There were 200 pas.
sengers on the express train, but only one
was injured.
The Farmers Joint Stock Insurance Com
pany, of Meridian, has been placed in the
hands of a receiver. .a
Capt. George Baker, believed to have been
the Oldest Free-Mason in the United States,
died at Hudson, ~ Y, on the S2d. Gen.
Wm. e. Lathrop, aged eighty-three, died at
Rochester, N. Y, on the same day He was
a Mason for sixty years and was Commander
of the Grand Commandery OF the United
States,
Senator Blaine says Of the statement tele-
graphed from California, that he intends 10
Introduce resolutions proposing a new con,
sldcr Of the question Of Mr.. N ayes elec-
tion,that It IS the invention OF lunatlc or