Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-14
Weekly News Summary.
THE OLD WORLD,

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that the work of renovsting Paris was
progressing, sixty thousand masons being
engaged. The city was being thoroughly
dlsinfected.
The Wurtemburg troops made trium-
phal entry into Stuttgart on the goth ult.
The city was crowded with people from
all parts of the kingdom. The streets were
splendidly decorated at night, and bril-
liantly illuminated.
The Emperor William has presented the
estate OF Swarzenbeck to Bismark.
A telegram from Hong Kong says that
the fight between the American squadron
and the Coreans caused much excitement
in foreign circles there. 1t was expected
that Rodgers would continue hostile oper-
ations, unless he received orders TO the
contrary.
News from Paris on the I'd is to the eff
feet that Gen. L'Admirault had been sp-
pointed Governor of that city. BY elyier
of the War Department, the army Of Gen,
Vinoy is dissolved. The army of Yer
sailles is divided into six corps, command.
ed respectively by Gems. Montauban,
Bataille, Barrail, Donay, Clinchaut and
Bourbaki. The German troops commenc.
ed leaving Paris on the first, in conformity
with the treaty of Frankfort.
A London dispatch of the I'd says
"The German attempt to excite disaffec-
ton with the British Government among
the inhabitants of Heligoland has proved
failure. Mr.. Howard, Secretary of the
British Legation at Washington, has been
appointed agent in the United States to
receive the claims of British subjects
coming within articles t2 to II, inclusive,
of the Treaty Of Washington. Odo Rus.
sell has been appointed Minister to Bcr-
| lin."
A Constantinople dispatch of the I'd
announces the arrival there Of the Hon
VIM. II. Seward.
Rome is now the capital of Italy, the
Government officials, foreign ministers,
ETC., having transferred their offices to that
city.
The general estimate at Paris on the 4th
of the supplementary elections in France
shows that "of 40 Deputies elected, 120
are Republicans, Legitimists, and IL
| Bonapartists. The official returns will
differ but little from this estimate. Faid-
herbe, Gambetta and Danfert are each re.
turned from three different Assembly dis
tricts. A majority of the Republicans
elected belong to the moderate wing OF
the party, the proportion being 75 Moder.
ates to 25 Radicals" A dispatch of the
9th says the election had increased the ma.
jority of the supporters of Theirs in the
Assembly by fully 100.
A London dispatch of the 9th says the
Assistant Secretary of the United States
Treasury,who was in that city, reports com.
plete success in his negotiations for the
sale of the new American per cent
bonds.
1t was stated in London on the 9th that
the jury in the celebrated Tichborne case
had privately informed the judge that they
were convinced the plaintiff was an i'm
postor, and that they were ready to give 6
verdict to that effect, without hearing q
single witness for the defence. The Judge
refused to give his consent, and the tria
would proceed.
Frederick William, Crown Prince o.
Prussia and Prince Imperial of Germany
accompanied by Princess Victoria, arrived
at London on the evening Of the 9th.
Juarez has been reelected President o.
Mexico, receiving majority of all the
votes cast.
The reorganization of the French army
has been completed. Its effective strength
is stated at $4,000.
A recent Washington dispatch says DIR
w. E. Johnston, the well-known Ameri
can physician in Paris, states that the re-
ports of mortality In the latter city have
been much exaggerated. "The sanitary
condition of Paris is satisfactory, and Nc
epidemic prevails. Statistics show tka
the city is more healthy than London, in
proportion to its population, and the deatf
rate is not as great as at this time las
year."
A London telegram of the 7th says grea
freshets had occurred in the Derwent
Wye, Severn and Casta rivers causing
heavy losses to the farmers by the destruc
ton of buildings and crops. Unusually
severe thunder storms had visited the sub
urbs of London. Many churches were
set aiire by the lightning and destroyed
A number of lives were lost.
The ere-examination of the claimant in thu
Tichborne case, at London, was brough
to close on the 7th, and the trial ad
journed TO November 7.