Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-22

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the question of the constitutionality Of the
power of Congress to legislate upon the sub
ject It was decided that the constitutionality
of the trade mark statute cannot be sustained
under the clause which gives to Congress the
power to regulate commerce among the sew
eral States, nor under any other of the provis-
ions of the Constitution which prescribe the
legislative powers of Congress. The court
therefore held that 1t had no jurisdiction to
entertain controversy between citizens of
the same State, and sustained the demurrer.
The convention called by the business men
OF Chicago to consider ways and means OF ex-
tending our foreign trade, met in that city on
the 18th. Over 300 delegates were present,
representing nearly every city In the United
States. The Mexican Minister and number
of Congressman were also in attendance.
At Wingfeld, Wis, on the 12th three chill
dren named Kaschorich were burned to death
by the house burning down, during the tenn
porarY absence Of their parents.
Floyd Smith and his wife Mariah, colored
were hung by an armed mob on Nov. 4, near
fernando, Miss. Both had been arrested and
lodged in jail at fernando, Oct. 20, charged
with numbering little white girl six years
OlOs WNlCl ndu DtCl ltib III bhCi NdiO W ioo
mother. 1t is rumored that they were insti-
gated to commit the crime by the mother, who
would inherit large property upon the death
of her child.
The International Humane Society met in
annual session at Baltimore on the 18th.
Edwin Lee Brown, of Chicago, presided.
Henry Bergh delivered an address, giving his
experience in the work for the past thirteen
years. He stated that within that time thirty
three States had adopted laws for the protec-
tion of lower animals. He favored the slaugh-
ter of all cattle before shipping to foreign
markets.
The coal-miners In the vicinity of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, are on a strike on account of a reduc-
tion of wages.
Col. Frank Zacharie, who was sent by Gov.
Nichols to Tensas Parish to learn the true
condition of affairs there, has submitted his
report, In which he states that twelve negroes
were killed there during the troubles.
Nearly all of the miners were discharged
from the Consolidated Virginia and California
mines at Virginia City, Nevada, on the 18th.
Numberless reports were ahoat in San Fran
cisco concerning the real meaning of this ac-
| tion, and the stock of these mines suffered a
sharp decline in the market. The acting SUI
perintendent declares that the real cause OF
the suspension is the intense heat in the
mines, and that as soon as a connection is
made with the Ophir work will be resumed.
The Lower House of the Kansas Legislature
will stand: Republicans, eighty-seven; Dem
ocrats, twenty-four; Greenbackers, fifteen.
| The Senate has a Republican majority of thir-
| ty-two giving Republican majority on joint
ballot of eighty.
| A dispatch from Marshalltown, Iowa, on the
| 14th, says Frank Ross, the Italian who made g
sworn statement several days ago that he
murdered John X. Slough, has made another
affidavit stating that the confession is false
and that he confessed the murder in order tx
clear Dakin, whom he believes innocent
This last confession places him in very un
| favorable position.
At an early hour on the morning of the l4th
a policeman stationed on bridge at Zanes
vile, Ohio, had his suspicious aroused by th'
mysterious movements of party in wagon
and when they reached the bridge he ordered
them to halt, but instead of complying will
the command, the driver whipped up hi
horses and passed over the bridge. The police
man secured assistance and followed the part,
about fourteen miles, finally overtaking them
and attempted to arrest them, when the who'll
party jumped from the wagon and escaped Il
the woods. The wagon was examined AM
found to contain the bodies of four prominen
citizens of GAINESVILLE, who had been buried il
Woodlawn cemetery since the 9th. Policeman
Silt received a pistol wound from the men il
the wagon during the chase.
At the Woman Suffrage Convention held a
f1ll,
were elected for the ensuing year; Mrs. Re
becca n. Hazard, of Missouri, President
Mrs Julia Ward Howe, Foreign Correspond
ing Secretary; Henry B. BLACKWELL CORES
ponding Secretary; Leila A. Partridge an
Myra Bradwel, Recording Secretaries, and
A. Hinckly, Treasurer. The convention wa
: largely attended.
The medical faculty at Vicksburg, up t
, the 18th, had not decided it safe to return Il
the city. jackson, Miss, requires no furthe
aid, having ample means on hand to pay a
Indebtedness and to meet the demands fC
suffering an account of fever. Quarantine r,
= strictions were removed from all Texas town
; on the 18th.
, In the first North Carolina Corgression
District, in which there appeared to be SON
. doubt as to who received a majority of Il
. votes, Martin, Rep, is declared elected
= fifty-four votes. This result was obtained a
ter the canvassers had thrown out AIS vot,
r for Martin as irregular.
The building at the Virginia Penitentiar
e Richmond, used as cooper, carpenter, She
: and machine shops was burned on the 15t
e Another building adjoining, used as toba
co mandatory and dining hall for prisone
r was considerably damaged. The police of Il
e city and some militia assisted the guards du
ing the fire, and prevented any attempts
J. the prisoners to escape.
n The Yellow Fever Commission in the
s forthcoming report will advocate a system
y strict national quarantine under direction
the United States. The commission are co
d vinced that yellow fever is not indigenous
" the atmosphere in any part of the Unit
States, and that in New Orleans 1t was caus
e by importation, but whatever doubt the
a may be in the case of New Orleans, there ID
a doubt but that it was carried from there
every other point.
ID The fare by rail from Cincinnati to N
ly York on the 18th was only 81, caused by
c. "cut" in rates on the Atlantic u Great We
e. ern Railroad. The Vandalia and Wabash
r. st. Louis reduced their rates from $l5 to :
and the passenger traffic was lively.
tn Nine hundred indictments were fou
II against Illicit distillers and other violators
he the revenue laws at the recent session OF
es United States Court at Charleston, w. Va
Central Montana and the Yellowstone n
e. have means of speedy communication W
n the outside world A telegraph line fr
If Deadwood to Fort Keogh was completed
of the 10th.
to Some new cases of yellow fever are still
,rs ported at Greenville, Miss. The Relief O.
mittee are reported very much involved
n, debt. No new cases reported at any OF
nd points.
er, At Xenia, Ohio, on the 10th, the CIR
re. Jury indicted the cashier and four of the
ew rectors of the First National Bank on
charge of embezzling bonds and money
he longing to the depositors.
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