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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-01-31
THE EAST.

The Democrats Of the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature, on the Goth, decided to cast their votes
for Heister Clymer for United States Senator
OrWlle II. Platt, Republican, was elected to
the United States Senate from Connecticut ON
the 2lst.
The vote for United States Senator In the
New York Legislature, on the 2lst, stood as
follows Conkling, 1l5; Dorsheimer, SO; Peter
Cooper, 2.
Governor Hoyt, of Pennsylvania, was in
augurated on the 21st, -I a
The election of ]. Donald Cameron to the
United States Senate from Pennsylvania was
proclaimed in joint convention Of the two
Houses on the ed.
The Democratic members of the New York
Legislature have prepared an address to the
electors of the State, the substance Of which
is that theRepublicans, for the purpose of re-
tainingeontrol Of the Government, have re-
fused persistently TO reapportion the State,
and consequently the present Legislature is
unconstitutional.
The Socialists of New York held meeting
on the night of the 22d, at which resolutions
were adopted characterizing the policy now
being pursued by Bismarck as an outrage
upon human nature, subverslye Of the ground
work Of liberty and progress, and disgraceful
10 the German Government.
Mrs Capt, Daniel Dobbins died at Erie,
Pa, on the 22d, in her one hundredth year.
She was living at Erie when Commodore Perry
fitted out his fleet that whipped the British at
Putin Bay in the war Of 1872, Her husband
helped equip the fleet.
The Pennsylvania Railroad east of Pitts
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THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Senate, jan. 2l.--A number of bills were
read the second time and were appropriately
referred. Resolutions of respect to the mem
ory of Hon. William p. Read, offered by SEN
ator Benson, were unanimously adopted. Mr..
Marsh, on leave introduced bill 30 compel
persons taking deed for security on loan
in place of mortgage, to have the same
listed and taxed.
HOuSe.-Mr. Lovelace introduced a resolu-
tion requesting Ohio Congressman to work
for such legislation as viii enable, by money
| advanced or otheTwi c, actual settlers to set
tie upon public lands. Referred. The reso-
luton introduced by Mr. Bloom instructing
the Finance Committee to ascertain the
legislation necessary to secure investments in
Government bonds OF the large sums of mon.
ey now lying unused In the State Treasury,
with a view to using the accumulated interest
in the redemption of State bonds was adopt
ed. Bills introduced Providing for uni
form system of textbooks in public schools /;
to allow general instead of detailed deserip-
tion of lands in Sheriffs' advertisements; to
| allow the killing of deer from October 18th to
November 18th. A large number OF bills came
up for second reading. Adjourned.
Senate, Jan. GA number of petitions were
presented and referred. The Governor sent
| In the nomination of Frank NJ. Atkinson TO be
Inspector of Leaf Tobacco, I'm place of William
@. Watson, resigned. The nomination was
| referred TO the Committee ON Manufactures
and Commerce, who reported favorably, and
the nomination was confirmed. A bill relating
/ to the procedure of Probate Courts, giving
that court in Licking, and other counties,
concurrent jurisdiction in certain cases with
| the Common Pleas Courts, was passed,
! House.-Several petitions were presented
and referred TO the proper committees. The
] following bills, Of a general character, were
introduced: 10 restrict the killing of wild
deer between the 18th day of October and the
10Th day Of November of each year; making II
| incumbent upon the council of any village oI
city where special improvements are TO be
made, to give the property owners who are tC
be assessed for the said Improvement twenty
days notice, and to publish the resolution tC
make the improvement In a newspaper fol
four consecutive weeks; allowing the persons
making will to deposit the same witt
| the Probate Judge to be safely KEEP
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of respectability to use. Is there sim
gle man of average intelligence in the
city of Louisville who does not know
that there have been persons killed In
several Southern States because they
were prominent Republicans, and 9TH
ers because they were summoned or
were on their way to testify in United
States Courts; that others have been
warned to leave their homes and States
on pain of death; that others have been
savagely beaten, and that all these acts
have been committed for the purpose of
securing to the Democratic party COM
plete victory in localities where it had
previously been constantly out-votedP
That these things are done by the whole
South, or by the conspicuous leaders in
that section, nobody asserts. But the
man who says that these things have
not been done at all is instantly reCog-
nized by every intelligent reader as hav-
ing put himself far outside the limits of
possible discussion. What is meant,
then by the assertion that 1.-the as
SUMPTION of Republicans is " absolute
ly false"P In respect to frauds, again,
is there an intelligent person in Louis
vile who does not know that "onion-
skim ballots in great number were
used at the last election in South Caro-
linaP
That these things are done by indi-
viduals or mobs, and not by q whole
people or their leaders, can indeed be
said. But then comes the question:
Why are such deeds not punished? Wig
is there no effort 10 stop them? State of
ticials are found using their power to
prevent conviction of persons accused.
Nearly the whole Democratic party is
found excusing and shielding the Of
tenders. Obviously these crimes were
committed for that party, and in the
light of day they are defended by that
party. Thus the conviction sinks into
the minds of men, Democrats as well as
Republicans, in Europe as at the North,
that Southern Democrats have made
the South solid for Democracy by vio-
lence and fraud. Whyp Not to re-
move any existing evil, for Democracy
had power enough already. Not to re-
sist any threatened Interference, for
none was threatened. But as the South
ern answer to Northern trust in South
ern honor! AS the Southern way of
showing that the rebel Democracy is as
dear to the Southern people to-day as
it was when the sons of the North
were giving their lives for the Union!
AS the direct way to enable a rebellious
and defeated minority to rule Gov
ernment which they failed to destroy.
N. Y. Tribune.
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ever intended to refer to Stenger's conduct,
and said that the charges made against that
gentleman In his affidavit were untrue. A
great part OF his former evidence was de-
clared by himselft TO be entirely false and given
at the instigation of Gibson and Maddox.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a.
st. Martin was cross examined before the
committee. He testified that the witnesses
were talnpered with by Gibson, Weber and
Carter. Witnesses were promised various
sums, from 5000 to 5000, for contradicting
their evidence given before the Returning
Board. They were paid $50 or $50 before tes
tiiying; they never got the rest. st. Martin
admitted that he had been thrice indicted,
once for shooting and thrice for cutting, yet
he avowed that he had as clear a record as
any man In Louisiana, Witnesses affidavit
was made part Of the records.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
The cross-examination of st. Martin was re-
sumed. He reiterated his former statement
that Weber instructed him to return the sub
p9nas on Republican witnesses "not found"
although he passed right by their doors and
could easily have found them. He had no in
structions from any one else in that respect.
Witness further stated that during the entire
session of the committee in New Orleans Mad
doX, Gibson and Carter were busy influencing
witnesses by means of offers of money. A res
olution was submitted by Mr.. Hiscock that Jas.
ing certain allegations made by him in an afil-
davit dated Oct. 30, 1873 The resolution was
held for further consideration.
WASHINGTON, Jan. q.
The committee bagan the investigation Of
the cipher kilograms. Clarence Carey at
torneY for the Western Union Telegraph
Company testified that certain telegrams were
placed In his charge when 1t was proposed to
issue snbp9nas for their production before an
investigating committee. The purpose of
placing the kilograms in his possession was to
avoid, II possible, their delivery for public in
spection. Was afterwaad instructed to de-
liver the messages to Captain Whitney, man
ager OF the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany In Washington. Was instructed to take
all dispatches Of political nature; out of 29,-
wv about 300 were in cipher. Over 300
kilograms were delivered to the Morri-
son Committee, and witness thought all
OF them were afterward returned and
shipped them in trunk to New
York per order of President Orton.
James .. Green testified to burning the entire
contents of the trunk containing the tele-
grams as received from Washington. Prof
Edward I. Holden, OF the Naval Observatory,
was sworn to translate without divulging in
any way the cipher telegraIhs which were
handed to the committee by General Butler
A long discussion here ensued as to the scope
of the investigation, and whether the Tribune
ciphers only we're to be examined into, or all
cipher kilograms no matter by whom sent. 1t
was finally decided that the subject now I'M
der examination should be proceeded with,
but the committee adjourned without elicit
ing anything further of interest.
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FoIsEIGN TNTRLLIGENCR.

A commercial collapse is imminent in Swe-
den. Thousands of persons have been thrown
out Of employment.
A revolution is in progress in Venezuela.
st. Petersburg paper announces that the
Astrakahan plague has terminated.
A London dispatch, on the 23d, says, Captain
Adams, at Cork, reports sighting, about fifty
miles west of Fastnet, ship on fire, and a
steamer well-manned in the neighborhood
Captain Adams, on going to the assistance of
the vessel, was warned by the steamer to keep
on his course or he would burn too, and not
to report what he had seen, else he had better
look out for himself on his next voyage.
General Grant and family have gone to In
dia. They took passage in a French vessel at
Marseiles on the 23d
American coal is cheaper than the French or
German coal in the Geneva, Switzerland, mar
ket. An American locomotive burning an
thracite coal is running there.
An effort will be made by the Vatican to re-
establish the relations with the Mexican Gov
ernment. Should the negotiations prove un-
successful the wants of the church there will
be supplied in the best manner possible with
out the Intervention of the Government.
The London Times on the 23d stated that
on account of dearth of good investments
the people of that country are beginning to
look toward the United States four per cent.
bonds. A good portion of the amount con-
tracted for by the syndicate have already been
sold.
! The Bulgarian Constitution has been rati-
fed by the Gar, and returned to Trinoya.
Austria will not forego her right to occupy
| Novi Bazaar, but will not exceed the boundary
| fixed by the Berlin Congress.
The story of the burning ship seen at sea
off Fastnet by the Captain of the Ralston is
not believed by the owners of that vessel, who
declare that the whole thing Is hoax or a
| delusion.
Shere Ali has not gone to st. Petersburg,
but will remain in Taskhend.
In order to avoid complications arising
from nominal continuance Of the soyereign-
ty of the Sultan over Cyprus, England, it 4:
announced, intends to make definite pur
chase. Amillon pounds sterling win be Of
fered, which the Sultan will probably accept
Shere Ais master of horse, the great op
ponent of British influence, is dead.
Since the publication of the Pope's recent
tncyclical letter he has received numerous
threatening letters from Socialists, and he in
tends TO call the attention Of the Powers
thereto
The clause of the definite treaty Of peace
stipulating that the Russians eyacuate Turkey
within thirty-Aye days has been agreed to by
both Governments
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The Potter Investigating Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2

MASHlNGTOh, Jan. -.
Upon the assembling of the Potter Commit
tee to-day, General Butler denied the state
ment that he had declared the cipher dispatches
were in his possession all last summer and
that at one time he missed them from his desk.
If he made the statement he must have been
drunk or insane. Sebina Moses, clerk in the
office OF the Secretary of the Senate. and for
merly private Secretary To Vice-PresidAnt Fer
rY, remembered the certificate from Louisiana
called the Smith certificate. 1t was sup
pressed without objection; did not know what
became Of it, A secret session was held and
when the doors we're reopened Mr.. Butler
offered a resolution that the committee re-
ceiVe from him the cipher dispatches which
he shall present and that a complete invento-
ry of the same be taken in duplicate, one copy
70 be used By the committee and one to be
given TO himself, and that all cipher dispatch
es so received shall be printed for the commit
tee. The resolution was adopted. Mr.. Reed
offered a resolution reciting that whereas A.
T. Hewitt, of New York, In is place in the
House, after alleging that Samuel j. TilGen
has been charged with the cipher dispatches,
has demanded that Tilden have an oppor-
tunlty to face his aecusers before COM
petent tribunal, therefore, resolved, that a
copy of this resolution, directing the com
mittee to investigate the cipher dispatches
be sent to Mr.. Tilden, aud that Mr. 1ilden be
allowed TO be represented by counsel in the
same manner and under the same limitations
as person arraigned under the ordinary res
oluti1n constituting this committee. The
resolution was rejected. st. Martin was eK-
amined at some length regarding his affidavit
already published. Witness denied that he
was instructed by MIR. Stenger 10 report "not
found ~ when he had subpGnas to serve upon
Republicans; Mr.. Maddox gave him the in
structions. Witness further denied that he
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-01-31
WEST AND SOuTrS.


John Holson and Michael Burke, employed
at the Gun Powder Water Works at Balti.
more, were instantly killed, on the 21st, by
the explosion of some dynamite which they
were endeavoring to thaw out.
The North Carolina Legislature, on the 21st,
elected Gov. z. B. Vance to the United States
Senate.
The Legislature, on the 2lst elected
Wilkinson Call Senator to succeed Conover.
At Chase, Mich, on the 21st, three men
were killed, and three others injured, by the
explosion of a boiler in portable saw-mill.
Gen. John A. Logan received the entire Re-
publican vote of the Illinois General Assem-
bly, for United States Senator, on the 21st,
and was elected. The Democrats voted for
Black, the. Greenbackers for Campbell, and
four votes were cast for McAuliffe, a So
cialist.
The Missouri Legislature, on the 2lst, voted
for United States Senator, and the Demo-
cratic caucus nominations, Shields and Vest,
were elected, the former for the short term,
and the latter for the long term.
Senator voorhees, was reelected to the United
States Senate from Indiana, on the 21st, for
both terms. The Republicans voted for Gen.
Ben. Harrison for the long term, and Godloye
s. Orth for the short term. Buchanan, Green
hacker, received two votes in the Senate.
Matt H. Carpenter was elected to the United
States Senate from Wisconsin on the 22d.
The County Canvassing Board and two in
spectors of the late election from Alachua
County, Fla, were arrested on the 22d,
charged with violation of the election laws.
The Arkansas Senate, on the 23d, refused
to adopt resolution to remove the portraits
of Grant and Lincoln from the chamber and
substitute those of Lee and jackson.
Lee, the County Clerk of Brevard County,
Fla, tried in the United States Court at Jack
sonville for making false returns of election,
was sentenced, on the 23d, to three years.
imprisonment in the Albany penitentiary.
The Sheriff and Justice tried at the same time
were sentenced to one year each.
Three negroes and three white men of Wayne
County, Miss, got into a difficulty on the
oath about some land. The negroes after
ward waylaid the whites, killed one and
wounded another, when the fire was returned
and two of the negroes were killed. The
other negro escaped.
The joint assembly of the Arkansas Legis-
lature, on the 25th, elected j. d. Walker to
the United States Senate.
o. P. Hull residing near Wassonville, Iowa,
killed his daughter Emma, aged eighteen,
with an axe on the night of the 23d, and then
shot himself. No cause is known, as he is
said to have been unusually fond of his family
The Northwestern Missouri Lunatic Asylum
located near st. Joseph, burned on the 25th
There were about 200 patients in the building,
all of whom were safely removed. The build,
ing cost about $4,000 few years ago, and
was uninsured The walls of the building
are not injured more than one-fourth of their
value, and it will require about $4,000 to re-
build thp structure
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were referred, including one by Mr.. Ferry to
reorganize and discipline the militia of the
United States. The bill to abolish the volun-
teer navy OF the United States was passed
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported back the House joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitution
prohibiting the payment of claims of disloysl
persons for property injured or destroyed in
the war of the Rebellion, with amendmentin the
nature of a substitute Placed on the calendar
After passing several bills on the calendar the
bill TO pay Warren Mitchell for cotton taken
during the war was taken up and long dis
cussion followed. The bill was finally laid
over as unfinished business and the Senate
went into executive session. When the doors
were reopened a message was received from
the House of Representatives, in answer to
request Of the Senate, transmitting the testi-
monJ taken before a committee of that body
in regard to Stanley Matthews, Senator from
Ohio, but it was not laid before the Senate.
HoWse-Mr. Wright's bill to loan $500 to
every man not worth $500, desiring to take ad-
vantage Of the provisions of the homestead
law, was taken up and after discussion de-
feated-yeas, %; nays, 212. Bills introduced
and referred: Providing for treaty with
Mexico; proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution, providing that the terms of Judges
of the Supreme and interior courts OF the
United States shall be limited to twelve years,
and that the offices of those now on the bench
who have served twelve years be vacated;
granting medal to each of the survivors Of the
five companies ofPenrsylvania of volunteers who
were the first troops to go to Washington at
the call of the President at the beginning Of
the late war; declaring the jurisdiction Of the
United States over harbors and navigable wa
ters Of the United States Bills passed under
a suspension of the rules: Authorizing the
Secretary Of War to erect headstones over the
graves af Union soldiers inferred in private
village, or city cemeteries; for the erection of
public buildings at Augusta, Ga, Oxford
Miss, Lynchburg, Va, Montgomery, Ala,
Brooklyn N. Y, Ea Crosse, Wis, Erie, Pa,
Greensboro, NJ o., Council Bluffs, Ia, Key
West, Fla.
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burg shows an increase in its net earnings last
year as compared with 1877 OF $1,079,062 A
small deficiency is shown in meeting all liabil-
ties on the lines west Of Pittsburg, but it is
much smaller than In 1877.
Ex-Governor Hartranft, of Pennsylvania, is
now Maior-General of the National Guard of
that State
confectionery establishment was de-
troyed by fire at Milton, Pa, on the oath, and
during the fire an explosion occurred which
killed one man and injured several others.
The convicted ex-ofiicials of Warren County,
N. j., have been sentenced to terms at hard
labor in the State prison, ranging from one to
four years. They were involved in a con-
spracy to punder the county treasury.
An address has been issued by the Butler
State Central Committee of Massachusetts, an
nouncing their intention of conducting an
earnest and aggressive campaign on behalf of
their candidate.
Byron Wright, conductor, and David Jones,
fireman, were killed in a collision on the Cen
tral Railway at Tulleytown, n. j., on the Goth.
The boiler of a locomotive making a trial
trip over the Elevated Railway, between Fos-
ter Brook and Babcock Station, four miles
from Bradford, Pa, on the 2Tth, exploded,
instantly killing John Vaughan, engineer;
John Adds, laborer, and fatally injuring
George Grogan, conductor; G. L. A. Shep-
herd, assistant superintendent, and Mike Hol-
lerin, fireman, and seriously injuring Thomas
Luby, Oscar Schutt, Al. Girside and George
Peterson.
The First National Bank of Granville, Ohio,
suspended on the 27th. Depositors will be paid
in full.
At Montville, Me-, on the 25th, John Nc
Farland, his wife and granddaughter were
killed by an insane man named Rowell, who
was later shot dead by neighber whom he
had attacked.
The National Marine Bank, of Oswego, N.
Y E, has decided to close up its affairs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-01-31

The plague is spreading to the north and
east of Russia from the Caspian Sea along
the course Of the Volga. Eastern Europe is
in a state of great alarm at the rapid progress
of the plague. ...t ..
The Lower House Of tine Austrian Reichs-
rath approved the treaty Of Berlin by vote
of 1874 to 112, on the 9th.
The plague is reported in or near Morocco.
The British gunboat Goshawk is looking for
the alleged piratical steamer The Goshawk
overhauled many vessels but learned nothing.
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Day- The Hon. Ben Hin has inflicted

Bay- The Hon. Ben Hill has inflicted
four-column address upon the people
of Georgia, which is of interest only as
containing bold reference to the cipher
coparceny as the Presidential fraud
of 1876" which "blackens our history"
1t is barely possible that he meant to
refer to the long-lost fraud Mr.. Potter
has searched so vainly to discover, but
he is well aware that the cipher fraud
is the only one which has been put on
the page of history.
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THE Supreme Court of Iowa having
decided that the owner of dog is liza
BILE for the barking of his dog, if there
by damage is done, has also established
the rule of property in dog by giving
man $50 whose dog was maliciously
killed by neighbor, the animal being
proven a valuable one.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-01-31

The umbrella was invented during
David's rain. 1t was successfully used
MS parrY-Sanl.
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1e2s- The grave Of the late little rag
baby must be watched, Wendell Phil
lips is trying to rob it,
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GEORGE CROOK,
Brigadier- General.
[Signed]


FORT ROBINSON, Jan. "a.
Captain Vessels command arrived
in camp this afternoon, bringing the
dead bodies of Sergeant Taggart, pri-
Yates Brown, Nelson and Debboise, the
latter having died on the road. Also
the wounded, and seven Cheyenne pris-
oners, three squaws and four children,
of whom three are wounded. OF the
nine captured, one buck and one squaw
died before reaching here. They
were carefully searched and but
two small knives found. Captain
VESSELS wound is very slight, and
those of Sergeant Ambrose, Sergeant
Reed, and Woman's Dress Gan Indian
scouD are dangerous. The board meets
at this post tomorrow TO make an in
vestigation into the whole affair. 1t is
composed of Major Evans, of the Third
Cavalry, and Lieutenant Schuyler, aid
de-camp to General Crook. All the In
dians are now here under a strong
guard, and will be taken TO Fort Leav-
enworth. Private Hantz, of Company
II, of the Third Cavalry, who was
wounded the day after the outbreak,
died in the hospital to-day.