The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-06-22
SUMMARY OF NEWS.


sENAToR sUMSRR's mother died IN Boston
last Friday, at the age of eghty-one years.
A srEAMER has just arrived at ST. Joseph,
No, from Fort Benton, with 100000, in
gold dust.
A GRAND workmsn's demonstration is TO
take place at Detroit, Michigan, on the
Fourth Of July next.
TIE number of National Banks now in
existence is 1853, with an aggregate capi-
tai Of nearly SllG,00O009
CohoSEb w. w. SEArpN we'll known In
connection with the National LateHigeacer,
died in Washington, on Saturday, aged 81
years.
THR disbursements Of the last week on ac-
count of the War, Navy and Interior De-
partments were a trihe less than one million
dollars.
THE Richmond Times says that an order
has been issued at Washington releasing
Dick Turner, the turnkey Of Libby Prison
during the war.
THR 1ltl Ohio Calt airy. commanded by
Colonel llumphreville, loft Fort Laramie
Saturday for Leavenworth, where they are
to .bo mustered out.
TUE new fve.cent pieces are to be issued
this week TO the extent of quarter of
million dollars. The coin is spoken of as
very handsome one.
WHEAT throughout Georgia has been
harvested, and although tho crop is by no
means excellent, it turns out better than
was anticipated some time ago.
A LARGE number of excursionists left
Nashville Oh Saturday, to visit the Stone
River battlefield, to decorate the graves of
the Union soldiers, who are buried there.
SO large have bson thu shipments of cot
ton by one merchant in Bombay, that a
decline of penny pound represents
loss to him of three hundred thousand
pounds.
The Boston Journal says tho hay crop,
an important matter for New England,
promises to be good, and tho yield of fruit
will be millions of dollars in advance of
last year.
a FATAL case of cholera is reported as
having occurred at Baltimore, The de-
ceased had Just returned to that city from
New York, where he had been exposed to
the disease.
THE discovery of now star in the con-
stelation Corona Boreais by Mr.. Berming
ham, of Tuam, and Mr. Baxendell of
Manchester, England, is confirmed by Mr..
j. Il. Hind.
THE expense incurred by Canada, in con.
sequence OF the Fenian invasion, up to this
time, may he estimated Mt SUN not far
short of S2,500,000, and that sum will be
largely increased before tho matter sub
sides into quietude.
TIE New York Tribune states that there
bave occurred in that city during the first
five months of the present year, 347 fires;
more than in the corresponding months
of any two previous years Twenty-nine
of these fires were on Broadway.
DURING the week ending Juno l3 fourteen
immigrants from European ports
arrived at Castle Garden, an average OF
2 900 per day This makes a total OF 1884,.
865 from lst of January to date, against
5I,6S7 corresponding season last year.
TIE presentation of tho colors of the
25th Ohio took place Mt Columbus on
Saturday. A large assemblage was present
to witness the ceremonies. 1t was stated
that since tho regiment went into service
in 1864, it had passed through ten severe
engagements. u r ua
TIE Detroit officers have astonishedi
themselves by the capture of fcmald
horse.thief, one Catherine Guott. who very
appropriately halls from Defence, Ohid,
and in connubal squall ran away with he4
husbands team of horses which she con-
verted into cash at Monroe, Michigan,
THE Philadelphia Press says "One
thing the inchoate Fenian movement has
taught us-that fifty thousand American
soldiers, properly oflicered, with arms, am
munition, and adequate means of subsist-
enoe, may easily capture Canada by cross
ing the frontier at half dozen different
points"
GEORGE NJ. GAYLE, notorious as the man
who advertised in The Southern papers for
contributing to fund of one million dollars
to procure the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln,
has been indicted by the Grand Jury in
the Southern District of Alabama on the
charges Of murder and conspiracy, and
held to bail in the sum of $4,000.