Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-01-30


York has for some time employed the New
York clearing house TO facilitate the transac-
tion Of his business; that arrangement with
the clearing house was entered into Novem-
Der, 1873, after he obtained verbal opinion
Of the Attorney General that such arrange
ment would not be contrary to law.
Information has been received at the De-
partment OF the Interior that there is move
ment on foot TO organize a band for the pur-'
pose of raiding the bands Of Indians In the
Indian Territory. The parties engaged in the
work have their headquarters at Wichita,
Kan. The War Department will distribute
troops so as to suppress and check such move
ment as soon as It is attempted.
Mrs. Wallace, of Indiana; Lucinda B.
Chandler, OF Pennsylvania; Susan B. An
thony, and other delegates to the Woman's
Suffrage. Association at Washington, made
arguments, on the 23d, before the Senate
Committee in favor of sixteenth amend
ment to the Constitution to enfranchise
women.
The Democratic members of the Senate
Committee on Finance and the House Com
mittee of Ways and Means have held con-
sultation and decided not to attempt any re.
VlSlO0 Ol LlB bulb bebSlO0s
United States Minister Christlancy having
informed the State Department that all for
eign representatives had recog nized the new
Peruvian Government and that he had been
requested to do likewise, has been instructed
to use his own discretion.
VIM. NJ Leeds, late Chief Clerk of the In
dian office, testified before the Senate Com
mittee on the oath, that the reason for the re.
bellion Of the Northern Cheyennes was that
Commissioner Hayt failed to furnish them
their ratioDs.
Secretary Sherman has warned attorneys
practicing In his department not to deliver
drafts payable to the order of their claimants
to any person but them, under penalty Of be-
ing deprived Of the privilege Of practicing in
the department.
The Senate, on the Goth, confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations to be Envoys Extraordi
nary and Ministers Plenipotentiary: James
Russell Lowell, OF Massachusetts,, to Great
Britain John w. Foster, of Indiana, to Rus
sia; Lucius Fairchild, of Wisconsin, to Spain;
Philip H. Morgan, Of Louisiana, to Mexico.
THE EAST.
The New York Legislature passed resolu-
tion on the Goth requesting the New York
Senators a1d Representatives in Congress to
oppose the erection of swing bridge across
the Detroit River, as 1t is detrimental to the
navigation Of the lakes.
The Grand Jury at Harrisburg, Pa, on the
Goth, found true bills against Representatives
Rumberger and Peteroff, exTreasurer Kem-
BILE, E. X. Shoemaker, Christopher Long,
Jesse r. Crawford and Ed. McCune on charges
of corrupt solicitation of members ofthe Leg
islature.
Kelly Democratic conference took place
at Albany on the 2lst. Resolutions were
adopted affirming the undoubted right Of the
Democrats to reject the nomination made by
a party convention OF a candidate who is Of
fensive to a considerable body of the party,
but that there was nothing in the past or pres
ent circumstances of the party In the State to
prevent its uniting upon a candidate fairly
nominated, who is acceptable to all sections
OF the party.
Daniel searles, colored, was hanged at Os-
wego, N. Y, on the 2ist, for the murder of
Eldrldge Rewey, AIN aged farmer, near New
ark Valley in June last.
At New York City on the morning Of the
oath, an accident occurred on the elevated
railroad by which car containing workmen
was wrecked and seven men seriously injured.
The shoeshop of the Kings County PeDiten-
tiary, Brooklyn, NJ Y, was destroyed by fire
on the Goth. There were about two hundred
women and girls employed from outside. The
prisoners were overioyed, especially the wom-
en-, at the prospect of a season of idle
ness. "No more work. they shouted. The
building was erected about ten years ago at a
cost Of 500, 900, Notwithstanding the fact that
some Of the work was done by the prisoners.
A fireman was seriously injured by falling
timbers.
The United States Government, through
the Collector of Internal Revenue, seized
upon the property OF the Philadelphia 81 Read
ing Railroad Company on the Goth, for claims
amounting to nearly half a million dollars.
The company in December, $50, aud from
time to time since, have issued certificates to
pay it's employees and officers. Each was for
sum OF $40, and payable with interest at a
fixed period running from two 10 six months.
They were only paid to the employees, and
none have been paid since December last
They contained provision by which,
before maturity, they could be paid
to the Railroad for debts due or for
other purposes, under the Internal Rev
enue law providing "that every per-
son, firm, association, other than National
bank associations, and every corporation,
State bank or State banking association, shall
pay tax OF ten per centum on the amount OF
their own notes used for circulation and paid
out by them. The Government made Q de-
mand for tl6S,0OO, the tax upon Sl,6S0,0O0 OF
the series issued, which the railroad company
refused to pay, contending that such action
was not contemplated in the provisions OF the
act referred To,