Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-05-17

ment, for submitting false entries TO the U. s.
Treasurer and for perjury.
The stockholders Of the Sycamore mills at
Fall River, Mass, voted on the 7th TO put the
concern into bankruptcy. 1t is proved that
Hathaway stole $6O,97S and issued $685. Of
bogus paper Of the corporation.
The Republican State Convention of Yer
mont will be held at Burlington, May 20.
The National Temperance Society held its
annual session at New York on the 7th. Will
lam E. Dodge was reelected President.
The National State Convention of Penn
sylvania met at Philadelphia on the Sth F.
w. Hughes was Chairman. The following
nominations were made: For Governor, s.
r. Mason; Lieutenant-G Governor, Chris
Shearer; Secretary of Internal Affairs, James
L. Wright Supreme Judge, s. Bentley. The
platform adopted declares that the Gov
ernment should furnish aid to families desir-
Gus OF settling upon public lands; favors rigid
economy in the administration Of public af
fairs; demands an eight-hour system of labor ;
abolition of the prison contract system, a gradu-
ated income tax, wholesome and permanent
tariff laws for the protection of American
industry; education should be free, and no
property except what belongs to the Gov
ernment should be exempt from taxation /,
women should have equal civil and polit-
cal rights; national paper money, based
not alone on the two metals, silver and
gold, but upon the entire wealth and in
tegrity of the nation, should be issued in
sufficient quantities to revive our industries ;
this money should be legal tender for all
debts public and private
The American Home Missionary Society on
the Sth reelected the officers of the previous
year.
The Union Savings Bank, of Providence, R.
l., is enjoined from doing further business.
Thomas T. Eckert has been elected Presi-
dent of the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Com
pany.
The Home Mutual Insurance Company, of
Boston, Mass, will close up its affairs.
The Union National Bank, of Lewiston,
Me-, has suspended.
A. Syracuse IN. " dispatch of the 9th says {:
"At Peabody about $50 men are engaged in the
Fenian movement, claiming connection with
a general movement along the border" They
say they await orders from Gen. O'Neill.
On the 9th Russian naval officers we're in
consultation with the Russian Consul at New
York.
The Vermont Democratic State Convention
will be held at Montpelier, June 20.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has re-
fused a writ of error in the case of Dennis
Donnelly Ia Mollie Maguire), sentenced to be
hung on the 22d.
In the Reformed Episcopal Council at New
ark, N. j., on the 9th, the Committee on
Amusements reported against theatrical
amusements, games and dancing, in all enter
tainments sanctioned by the church, and dis
couraging the frivolous and worldly modes of
raising funds; also requesting communicates
to abstain from such entertainments.
Shearer, the National nominee for Lieuten-
ant-Governor of Pennsylvania, declines.
The Executive Council of the National party
met on the 10th at New York and discussed
plans for a systematic organization through
out the country. Gratifying reports of the
condition of the party were announced as re-
ceived from all sections.
The Permanent Exposition at Philadelphia
was reopened to the public on the 10th.
The customs duties collected at New York
the past ten months aggregated S7S,35O,3l1.
The Maine National Greenback Convention
will be held, June 5, at Portland.
On the 11th six men were publicly whipped
in the yardof the New Castle (Del.) Jail, re-
ceiying twenty lashes each.
The Directors of the Fall River Mass }
Border City Mills report the assets of the cor
poration S962,219, liabilities 81 1905 545. 1t is
supposed that more irregular paper is out.
Baron Albert Blanc, Italian Minister to the
United States, was married at New York, on
the 11th, to Miss Dolores Terry, daughter OF
a Cuban of distinguished family and great
wealth.
Ex-President Hall, of the Whitehall IN. "
Merchants National Bank, was arrested on the
1lth on the charge of embezzling 100000 Of
funds.
Catherine E. Beecher died at Elmira, n. Y.
on the 18th, aged seventy-eight years.
A notice of reduction in wages has beer
given in some of the Manchester On. H.,
mills.
In anticipation of Fenian raid on Canada
four companies of infantry and a battery are
ordered to be ready to march from Fort Erie
at any time.
Ellington Fulton, for nearly thirty years
connected with the Baltimore american, diet
on the 18th.
The Reformed Episcopal Church Council
will hold its next session in Chicago. The
church now has l7,057 regular attendants
5,S0S communicates, and owns $4,000 wortl
of church property.