Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-01-25

On the 18th the members OF the Louisiana
Returning Board were araigned in the Su-
perfor Criminal Court at New Orleans, the in-
dictment charging forgery and altering re-
turns OF Vernon Patish. "A motion to quash
the indictment on the ground that the pro
ceedings were irregular was overruled, and
the members Of the board pleaded not guilty
and were admitted TO bail.
Deputy y. s. Marshal Goodwin and five as
sistants returned TO Huntsville, Ala, recently
from a successful raid on Illicit distilers in
Franklin and Lawrence Counties. Five dis
tilleries were destroyed and sixteen operators
captured, ~ E
AZ mass meeting held in the Capitol at
Atlanta, Ga, on the 18th, resolutions demand
ing the repeal Of the Resumption act and the
rpmonetization of silver were adopted.
The Charleston g. C.) Chamber OF Com
merce oppose silver reconciliation and the
postponement of resumption.
sexton was the victor in the billiard tourna-
ment at New Orleans for the Championship
and prizes. slosson wonthe second and Ru-
dolphe the third prize.
Hon. X. B. Bland, author OF the silver Dill
now before Congress- was given grand re-
ception and banquet at his home in Missouri
| on the 18th.
A few days ago the Indians raided into Ma
son County. Tex, killed two men and ran OIL
a large number of cattle and horses. Regular
troops and Texas rangers are in pursuit.
The union tailors of Chicago have struck
for an increase of wages.
The Indians attacked a freight train near
Rapid City, d. T., on the Goth, killing one man
and two mules.
DAILY won the fourth prize in the New Or
leans billiard tournament.
The Buchanan Bank, of st. Joseph, Mo-, has
made an assignment. Depositors are, as
usual, informed that they viii be paid in full.
FOREIGN INTEH.LIGENCB.
Mccarthy one of the recently-released Fe-
mans who reached Dublin on the 18th, died
suddenly on the 18th.
The Parliament of Great Britain met on the
| 18th. The Queen, in her address, refers to
| the Eastern war, and says she will spare no
efforts to bring about termination of the
conflict Through her good offices communities
tion has taken place between Russia and
Turkey. During the war neither belligerent
has infringed on. England's neutrality eondi-
tions, and until they do her attitude will con-
tinue the same. Should hostilities be contin-
ued some unfortunate occurrence may render
it incumbent on her to adopt precautionary
measures, which cannot be taken without ade-
auate preparation, and she trusts to her Par
liaments liberality TO supply the required
means
The funeral obsequies of the late King OF
Italy took place at Rome on the 18th.
The London Times of the 18th editorially
said the alarm recently raised respecting the
possibility of a warlike policy being adopted
by the Government may now be finally dis
] missed.
An amendment to the address to the Queen,
| that examination be made into Irish griev-
ances, was rejected-30l to 4S-in the British
| House of Commons, on the 18th.
The steamer Abyssinis, which sailed on the
! 10th from Liverpool for New York, had 81 1000,
600 in gold aboard.
A banquet in honor of Henry NJ Stanley
was given by the Paris Geographical Society
on the 18th. The gold medal Of the society
has been awarded to him.
An insurrection has broken out in Thessaly
and is spreading. The Turks have taken ref
uge in the fortress of Vola.
The new King of Italy took the oath on thu
10Th In his speech he upheld Italian unity
and said he would conform to the measures
inaugurated by his father. Political offend
ers will be granted amnesty.
The Cleopatra obelisk arrived int the Thames
on the Goth.
The funeral of the Fenian McCarty tool
place at Dublin on the Goth. Sixty Thousand
persons followed the remains to the cemetery
The Mexican army is engaged in drainint
the Mexican Valley and working on the roads
4 Five hundred thousand dollars in gold wer
withdrawn from the Bank Of England on tn
21st for shipment to New York
Sir Stafford Northcote stated in the Hous
of Commons on the 21st that the Englisl
Government was not aware of the Russial