Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON.


G. N. Lockwood, Chief Clerk in the Patent
Office, has been appointed Chief Clerk in the
Interior Department, Vice Bell, appointed As.
sistant Secretary OF the Interior, and F. A.
seely, Assistant Examiner, has been ap.
pointed Chief Clerk In the Patent Office, Vic,
Lockwood.
The Clerk Of the House of Representatives
has received brief from Patterson, Of Col
orado, denying the right of Beford TO a seat
in the next Congress on the ground that he
could not be elected at the same election for
the fragment Of a term in one Congress and
a full term in the next Congress.
The President has reappointed Peter c.
Shannon Chief.Justice OF the Territory OF
Dakota, and Jacob j. Boreman Associate.
Justice of the Territory OF Utah.
Francis NJ. Weaver, of West Virginia, has
been appointed Indian Agent for the South.
ern Ute Agency.
By direction Of the President, the Secretary
Of War has ordered that the United States
troops now in garrison in Alaska be with.
drawn and the Territory turned over to the
control of the Treasury Department
Commander Joseph d. Marvin died at Yoko.
hama, Japan, on the 10th. He entered the
navy from Ohio.
Senator Patterson, of South Carolina, in
an interview with the President on the 1lth,
informed him that he thought he Qhe Presi-
denD had made a mistake in his course
toward South Carolina. The President re.
piled that 1t was an experiment, but there
was reason to believe it would be successful.
NJ. H. Hale, G. q. Adams and +. f. Jen
nings, formerly Special Treasury Agents,
have been reinstated. Adams was removed
because of his friendship for Bristow.
The Jury in the case of Ottman, charged
with stealing a $4,000 package from the
Treasury Department, were discharged on
the 18th, after being out seventy-two hours,
they being unable to agree.
The President on the 18th appointed John
G. Gosper, of Nebraska, Secretary Of Arizona
and Jacob Boseman Associate Justice Of the
Utah Supreme Court.
The Postoffice Department advertises for
proposals for furnishing postal cards for
four years from July next.
Hon. Alex H Stephens health is reported
to be improving.
Twenty employees Of the Pension Bureau
were discharged on the 14th.
In an Interview on the 14th President Hayes
stated to an Associated Press reporter that
he believed his policy tended to give good
government to the South; to secure peace
- between the sections and races and parties
at the South, and TO secure the rights, inter
ests and safety of the colored people; there
fore, he was in favor Of the policy. He said :
81 do not know whether l shall succeed in
carrying 1t out, because there are Southern
and Northern men who, in various ways, may
possibly thwart me, but of one thing am
confident, namely: think 1t my duty TO try
to carry out the policy, and I'm going to do
it,"
A delegation of Friends called on the
President on the 10Th and presented petit
tion from the Universal Peace Union, asking
him to continue the Indian peace policy.
The President said that he was in favor of
peace everywhere. He, however, was not SO
far advanced as the Quakers, and there might
be occasion sometimes to resort to military
operations,