Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-29
WEST AND SOUTH.

An expert gang of counterfeiters who have
been sending base coin out into the North
west were arrested at Chicago on the Goth and
their whole apparatus and some of the coin
age captured. The names of the gang are
Lee, Hooper, Quigg, and Hartman. The lat
ter is a brother of Chicago Constable and
Hooper was formerly policeman. r
A dispatch received in st. Paul from the
Northwest Territory says there is great ex-
citement there over a rumored combination of
Sitting Bull with Sioux, Blackfeet and other
Indians for an attack on the settlements this
spring.
The Supreme Lodge of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen of the United States
and Canada met at st. Louis on the 21st.
There was large attendance of delegates.
The order has now membership of 5000.
The ship Azor, which will carry the Liberian
emigrants, was consecrated on the 22d at
Charleston, S. C., by Bishop Brown, of the
African NJ. f. Church.
Counterfeiters are. coming to grief. Four
men and one woman were arrested on the 2lst
in Cincinnati by U. s. detectives, charged with
dealing in counterfeit coin, and on the 22d Emil
and Robert Kupferschmid were arrested in
Memphis and s44S in counterfeit coin and
complete set of counterfeiters' tools found in
their possession. Emil admitted that he be-
longed to the Cincinnati band of counterfeit
ers. ..t." P q
The Grand Jury at New Orleans which has
been investigating the charges of j. Madison
Wells reported on the 22d, refuting, all the
charges against the officers of the Superior
Criminal Court. In the case of Judge Whit
aker, the report shows that the three charges
against him for embezzlement were disposed
| of-one by acquittal by jury, and the others
were dropped in consequence of the verdict in
the first case.
A tobacco warehouse and six tobacco fac
| tories, church, six tenement-houses and two
storehouses were burned at Danville, Va, ON
the ed. -.-r
On the 22d Atty.-Gen. Ogden filed an ap-
plication for a rehearing in the Anderson
case at New Orleans. o. ~ .--..
Jerry, Isaac and Jacob Childs, negroes and
brothers, were hanged at Abbeville, Ala, on
the 22d for the murder of Mrs, Yon in 1875.
They protested their innocence to the last.
The South Carolina Legislature adjourned
ON the 22d. Among the last acts fthe session
was the unanimous adoption of resolution
indorsing Gov. Hampton.
| In 0OO-point game OF billiards (French) at
St. Louis, on the 23d, between Slosson and
Schaeffer, the former won--600 to 523. Slos-
sons average was S119, Schaffer's "a As. Slos-
son made one run Of 2SS and SchaefTer one of
264.
The majority Of the Texas Investigating
Commission appointed by the President and
Gov. Hubbard advise the stationing of 200
soldiers at FL Paso. The Texas commissioner
will make minority report recommending
the punishment of Mexican insolence.
The schooner Gen. Miller, which sailed from
San Francisco Feb. 10 for Alaska, with Col
Woods, u. s. Collector of Customs for that
Territory, as passenger, was discovered bot.
tom upward few days ago near thep port OF
departure. All on board were undoubtedly
lost.
The legislative committee investigating the
Minnesota Insane Hospital has received testi
mony showing the death Of one patient under
the hands Of the nurse, who attempted tC
force food down her throat, and the scaldine
to death of woman in bath.