Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-27
WEST AND SOUTH.

The Bank of Nevada, on the 18th, sold the
Government 100000 ounces of silver at the
equivalent London rate.
A reunion of President Hayes old regiment,
the 23d Ohio, was held at Willoughby, Ohio,
on the 18th. About 5000 persons were pres
ent, and speeches were made by the President
and other distinguished gentlemen.
j. H. Slater was elected to the United States
Senate by the Oregon Legislature on the 18th.
Judge Baxter, of the United States Court,
in passing upon the application to allow a
receiver of a railroad to be garnisheed, at
Cincinnati, on the 1Sth took occasion to re-
mark that the practice of placing railroads in
the hands Of receivers was altogether too
common and had become great evil. The
Judge said that he had observed that when a
receiver got possession he generally run the
road for the benefit of himself and his en-
ployes, including attorneys, and he (the
judge would hereafter see that there should
be reform in his circuit for the benefit of
creditors and stockholders. If proceedings
TO sell and realize were not vigorously push
ed to a conclusion he would vacate the re-
ceivership and give the road back to the COM
pany.
The dead bodies of two men named o. b.
Davis and George w. Keating well-known
horse and cattle thieves, were found hanging
to a tree five miles north of Spearfish, d. T.,
on the 18th. 1t was undoubtedly the work of
vigilantes of Spearfish.
The arrival of the Chinese Embassy at
Washington was announced on the 10Th.
Soon after presentation to the President the
Chief Ambassador, with a portion of those
accompanying him, will go for a time to Spain
and Peru to organize the Chinese diplomatic
service in those countries
| Gen. Howard has been collecting the bands
of surrendered Indians at Camp McDermott,
and the whole of them, aggregating about
1,OOO are being transferred to Camp Harvey.
They are held as prisoners of war to wait the
| pleasure Of the Government. The country is
now reported clear of all hostile Piutes. Gen.
Howard recommends that they be taken to the
Indian Territory or some other distant locali-
ty. The general desire of the people is that
measures should be taken without delay to
| effect permanent settlement with the In
dians of Moses band on the Upper Columbia.
| Work on the Cincinnati Southern Railway
will be pushed forward rapidly, the contract
ors having decided not to await settlement OF
the question pending on the issue of the
bonds, but to commence work at once on theiI
responsibility.
| Hon. Martin Maginnis was nominated fol
Delegate to Congress by the Montana Demo
cratic Territorial Convention held at Virgins
City on the 10Th. The convention passed a
resolution expressing intense satisfaction
with the military services and success of Gen
Miles in the Territory, and that 1t is the wish
of the people that Gen. Miles be placed IN
command of the soldiers OF the United State.
In the new Northwest
Lomer Griffin was buried at Lodi, Ohio, OF
the 18th. He is said TO have been the oldes
man in the United States, his age at the tim,
of his death, which occurred at that place OF
the 10th, was 1O6 years, six months and TWEEN
ty-fiye days.
The Nevada Republican State Convention
held at Eureka on the 10Th, nominated tn
following ticket For Congress, r. NJ. Dag
gett; Governor, John II. Kinkaid; Lieuten
ant-Governor, II. r. Mighels; suprem
Judge, Thomas P. Hawley; Comptroller, J
+. Honoek; Treasurer, :. Crockett; Sec
retary OF State, Jasper Babcock; Attor
ney-General, M. p. Murphy; Survey
or General, A. J, Hatch; Superintendent o
Public Instruction, -. Hammond. The rsso