Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-03-10

est. .......s...,.........s s., ,92a ,s4s,TOO
Accrued interest e.. go. 36,GS9,613
Debt bearing currency in
tefebt, ................. OO,SooiuOJ
Accrued interest ........ 3lS,205
Matured debt. ........... 3,26l,l12
Interest on do. .......... b4l.NO
Debt bearing no interest 42633l,4d
road interest. .......... 1855
interest . ..rs...... s2,444, ,73T,061
Coin in Treasury ..... $1O3, ,174,20s
Currency In Preasury... 2O,S5l,6O5
Total cash in Treasury 124,O2s,s ,sl4
Debt lees cash in Treasury. 81 $40 T0S, ,846
Decrease during February. N,3l1, $50
Decrease since March /, 1S70.... S117,6la,630
Decrease since March /, 1859 9....... S2O4,154,4l3
The statement of bonds issued to the
Pacific Railroad companies, interest pay
able in lawful money, shows the total as
follows:
Amount outstanding. ............. 6461s,s32 90
Interest accrued and not yet paid. 646,1oS w
Interest paid by the United States 1O,753,91O w
Interest repaid by transportation -
Balance Of interest paid by the
United States. e,zS5,Vsl w
The northward bound express train, on
the Mississippi Central Railroad, broke
through culvert near Holly Springs, on
the Goth ult., precipitating the engine, ten
der and baggage car to the bottom of a
| gully fifteen feet below, instantly killing
the fireman and severely wounding the
engineer, and slightly bruising number
of passengers.
Nearly the whole Of the village of Iuka
Miss, was blown away by recent gale.
PERSONAL.
The English members of the Joint High
Commission, with their Secretaries, ac'
companied by Mr.. Fish and Mr.. Thornton,
called at the Executive Mansion in Wash
ington on the 25th, and were formally pre-
sented to President Grant, who was as
sisted in receiving the distinguished visi
tors by the Secretary of State, Attorney
General, Secretary of the Treasury, and
Generals Porter, Babcock and Dent The
interview was entirely unofficial, and had
no reference whatever to questions to be
considered by the High Commission.
Thomas II. Burrows, President of the
Pennsylvania State Agricultural College
died on the 25th, aged 81.
Henry d. Cooke, Georgetown, D. G.
member of the banking firm of Jay Cook
81 Co., has been nominated by the Presi
dent to be Governor of the District 0
Columbia.
The following nominations were sent tt
the Senate on the 28th: John r. Miller
Collector of Internal Revenue in tn,
First District of Tennessee; James B
Rothschild, Collector of Internal Revenu
in the Fifth District of Ohio; James E
Marsh, Surveyor of Customs at Kansa
City, Mo. Postmasters-M. L. HaV
restick, Rock Island, Ill i; Mrs M. F. Lowe
Xenia, Ohio; Oliver @. Easton, Havana
Illinois.
The nominations sent to the Senate o.
the 1st were: VIM. II Lessig, Surveyor
General, Colorado; Jas. Henry, Marsha
of the Western District of Michigan
Postmasters- w. Alike, Clintor
Mo. F. E. Lathrop, Columbia, Mo, /; j. {
Parrott, Keokuk, Iowa; Harriet e. Drury
Troy, Ohio; Chas. H. Spofford, Rockford
Illinois.
The Select Committee appointed by tn
Senate to investigate charge made agains
Senator Sprague that he was engaged i
unlawful traffic with the enemy during tn
late war submitted report on the Sd tht
they had found no evidence sustaining th
charge.
Henry D. Cooke, lately appointed Go'
ernor of the District of Columbia, has il
formed the President that he cannot a.
cept the position, for the reason that tn
negotiation of the new Treasury bono
. will require his personal attention
Europe for several months to come.