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storm at Omaha.

u OMAHA, July 90.
This vicinity was visited by very
heavy rain storm last night -Four inches
of water fell from six TO ninC o'clock In
the evening and from four and q half IN
to six this morning. Much damage was
done TO tho streets, Culverts, &c.
Tho storm last night was more severe
than first supposed. Roads and bridges,
In all directions, were washed out, and the
crops in many places destroyed. The
storm was accompanied with severe
lightning; two buildings in this city were
struck, and one horse killed. The track
OF tho Union Pacific Railroad was washed
away in several places between here and
Gilmore station, ten miles distant. One
place tho stream swelled to n flood and
carried quarter Of o mile Of the track
beding over d fence four feet high, send
ing II some distance below on tho prarie.
In another place q car Of railroad iron
was lodged In tree five feet from the
ground. No train will leave here before
Monday morning. The Omaha Il South.
western Railroad was submerged in nu.
merous places, Many believe the rain
fall Is greater than reported.
m OMAHA, July 30.
The sevorest rain storm ever known
here visited this section last night, doing
great damage Bridges were washed
away in every direction About two
miles Of the Union Pacific track was
washed out, and other portions for a dis.
tance of ten miles west much damaged.
No trains can leave here before Monday. |
Heavythunder and lightning accompanied
the storm. The United States Observer
reports that four and q half inches Of rain |
fell between the hours Of 6:8O last even
Ing and six this morning.
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Carried over Niagara.

BUFFALO, July 90.
Alexander Sovelot, a French Canadian,
residing with his family on Navy Island,
and Edward Bogarders, Of Chippewa, in
attempting to cross to Navy Island,
Wednesday night, were carried over
Niagara Falls. On Friday remnants OF
their boat was found below the Falls
The bodies had not been found. soveIot
caves a wife and three children.
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baby, three unknown men and one I'm.
known woman, and Mathew Mahoney and
John Gerrlty, both of Brooklyn. The sur.
geons at the different hospitals say that a
majority of those in their charge will die.
An immense crowd estimated ut 10000
are congregated around the Park Hospital,
and like crowd is around the Bellevue
Hospital.
The most reliable returns oil the casual
tiles by the disaster give tho total Of killed
at 80, and the wounded ut about l20.
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Suit Abont an 1900, 200 Diamond,
CHICAGO, July 30.

CHICAuO, July W.
A suit was commenced in the Morgan
county Ills,) Circuit Court, July eth,
involving nearly n million dollars, If the
allegations Of tho bill are correct. Re.
becca W. Vail and eleven others arc the
plaintiffs, and Kelly Finn and sixteen
others the defendants. The bill alleges
that on n day too remote to DO mentione d
with certainty, but about q hundred
years ago, one Wm. Roe, Of the State of
Virginia, beer me possessed, by discovery,
Of certain gem or stone remarkable for
It's hardness and brilliancy. 1t Is oval
in form, about by II inches in diam.
eter one way, and 9 by 81 inches the
other way, and of great value, to.wit:
$500 1000, The bill further alleges that
said stone Is now in possession Of !Thos.
NJ. Carson, of Jacksonville, Illinois. The
plaintiffs pray that defendants be re.
quired to produce the stone in Court and
also that receiver be appointed by the
court to sell the stone and distribute the
proceeds to the heirs. This stone, II Is
alleged, has been In the possession of
VIM Roe and descendants for hundred
years, but not until recently was It's
almost fabulous value known.
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LoNd Branch, july q
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE or THE CntEF SlGNAL OFFICER,
WAsniNGTON, u. C., Jnly 10.


SYNOPSIS ron TwENTY.FoUn HOURS.
The barometer has risen since Satur.
day on the California coast; IL has risen
decidedly to-day on Lake Superior and
fallen slightly in tho Southern States. The
temperature has fallen on the upper lakes,
but on Lake Erie IL has risen somewhat,
light winds have every where prevailed
and local rains have been reported from
Maine to Virginia and In Minnesota; local
storms are now reported in the middle
Atlantic States and in western Tennessee
and clearing weather from Kansas and
North Carolina; the conditions are favor.
able for further local storms on the eas.
tern gulfAnd south Atlantic coast, as also
from New Jersey to Massachusetts, on
Lake Huron and in Missouri and Arkan.
sas cloudy ind warmer weather will
probably prevail on Monday, very gene.
rally east Of Mississippi.
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The Richaejd Murderer sentenced.

~, .... CLEVELAND, July ~.
The trial Of Jno. II Hunter, of Akron,
Tor the murder OF Mrs. Gargctt at Rich.
field, In June, terminated to-day. The
Jury brought In n verdict Of murder In the
first degree. lie was sentenced to be
hanged on November 2lst.
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THE NEW YORK MUNICIPAL
CORRUPTIONS
A Rod in Soak for Tammany Re-
pnbliCanS,

New York, July 30.
Charges are made by the Tammany
Democrats that the Republican members
OF the Legislature have been in the habit
OF receiving large sums Of money annual.
y Tor the support given by them 10 the
Legislative measures Of the Democrats,
aud that in this way the city government
has been enabled to secure the passage Of
the money appropriations which became
necessary TO meet the eXtravagant and
unjust expenditures caused by the spGcula.
tions of the city authorities. There Is re.
liable authority for stating that Il prOmi.
nent and influential Republican was
recently shown private accounts in the
C0mptrOlleT'S office containing ilemiIed
exhibits Of the disbursements made to the
Republican Legislators and others in this
manner, and We are informed II was con.
tcmplated publishing the list of names,
with the amounts paid TO the Republicans
who have been thus subsidized, as thereby
II could he seen how some moneys i'm
properly paid ont ywGre dispensed. In
consequence, II is alleged, that there Is
some excitement among TINT class of Re.
publicans whom these Developments will
implicate. A prominent city official, who
saw the government employees at work
yesterday at the Times Office addressing
wrappers for that journal, asserts that
some men are now and have been for
some time past on the payroll of the city
government, receiving money Ostensibly |
ls employees to further the interest Of
T0mmany, and that in this way enormous
sums hnve been paid forCorrupt purposes.
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Another elSO,OOO for l,aez.

New YoRK, July 30.
The steamer Peril, sailing Yesterday
took $l50,0OO to pay President Baez, OI
st. Domingo, the second moiety Of the
lease Of Samana She also took arms for
the Dominican Government
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GERMANY.
MrNIcn.1 .1nl

MUNTCH, July 90
Dr. Dalenger, has been elected Rector
Of the University OF Munich Firty.four
Professors voted in his favor, and six
against him.
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SPORTING NEWS.
Base Ball and Pigeon Shooting at
Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 30.


CHICAGO, July 90.
The base ball match here to-day, be.
tween the Mutuals, of New York, and
the Htnas, Of Chicago, resulted in favor
of the former by "a TO 10.
In the pigeon shooting match hero to-.
day, for the championship of the United
States and five hundred dollars aside, A.
II. BogArdus, Of Illinois, the preeent
champion, killed ninety ont Of one hun.
dred birds, and Ira Payne, Of New Jcr.
sey, eighty.nine.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2O.
About two thousand persons witnessed
the game between the Athletics, of this
city, and the Olympics, of Washington.
Both failed TO score until the fourth in.
ming, when the Athletics, by good bat
ting, assisted by loose handling 6i the bail
scored ten runs, two Of which only were
earned The Olympics scored one in the
fourth inning, when the game was called,
on account Of the rain, which had been
falling for some time.
New YoRK, July 90.
The Stars defeated the Atlantics to-day
by score Of 0toO.
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The President Not Going to the Pa.
Clfic After All.
Npu, Von,, lii. m

A special Washington dispatch SAYS
1t now transplrcs that the California trip,
which the newspapers have 30 long ad.
vertiscd, that the President Is about to
make, is not TO he made at all. What.
ever intention in regard thereto ho may
have had, is now abandoned for this year
at least. II il possible that Mrs. Grant
and n portion Of her family may make tie
trip when they leave Long Branch.
LoNd BRANCH, July 20.
President Grantand family will remain
here at his cottage the remainder OF the
season, and will on leaving here proceed
to Washington. The President has aban.
doncd his trip to the West and California,
he having been advised by Gems. sheri.
dan and Sherman and many others that
i is now too late in the season for q salts.
factory visit through the West the crops
having oil been gathered, and tho country
being In bare condition. lie has ac.
cordngly concluded TO postpone his trip
Until the latter part Of the Spring Of 1879
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Cor schurr to speak at Chicago

At the solicitation Of a large number Of
prominent citizens, Senator Carl Schurz
has consented to address the Germans oil
Chicago, on the evening of August 12th,
on the prominent political questions Of
the 1nv
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Mrs. Abraham Lincoln has received
information Of the death of her niece,
Mrs. Robert 8. Todd, Of Paris, Kentucky
who was married only few months ago
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Excitement In the British Provinces
Over the Trenty.

"' ''""t "hil SU
Canada Is in n lGrment over tho pro.
posed ratification of the treaty of Wash.
ington by the Dominion. The anti.mln.
isterlal press opposes the treaty vehement.
ly. Sir John Macdonald Is rOundly
abused, and yet, according to n special
from All evidently woll.inf0rmed CORES.
pondent, the indications nrc favorable to
q prompt ratification of the trcaty. Some
Nova Scotia, Andovcr and New Bruins.
wick papers talk strongly in favor of an.
nexation to the United States. The st,
John GLOBE Is OF the opinion that two rep.
resentatives from New Brunswick in the
Senate at Washington would be ol
lar moro Importance to the United States
than the members VIC have In the body at
Ottawa,
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CAPE MAY, N. j., July 30.
To day during the bathing hour theroom
of Mr. Demil, OF Philadelphia, at Con.
grcss Hall, was robbed Of watch, tlia
monds, &e., valued at $1,000.
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A Halifax correspondent to the 7sle.
QydM says that the fishing clause In tho
Washington treaty has become quite
popular In the provinces. The fishermen
and merchants are satisfied with 1t. No
opposition to tho treaty can prove popu.
lar hero,
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Nearly one hundred witnesses have
been examined by the Congressional Ku.
Klux Committee in this city. The testi.
mony ls printed ms the investigation pro.
presses, and will make several large vol.
umes.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
IS having refunded the cotton tax, collect.
ed onrope and bagging, known as the tare,
which amounts TO fifteen or twenty
pounds on each bale. The amount o! tax
is SSO,000,000 and Of this amount about
three miIItonis rope and bagging, or tare,
which Is now being refunded under the
tOrtY-iourth section Of the act of ,June 20.
1864 '''' ""''' '''
No official information has been receiy.
ed from any quarter showing that Minis.
ter Catccaczy is to be recalled bv IN g
Russian Government Outside of official
circles, however, the belief il entertained
that such recall ia not improbable W
8. Huntington, of this city, now IN HE
way 10 ~, Petersburg, oh business con.
neCted with the Perkins claim, amounting
to nearly half a million dollars. and
which Catecaczy repudhtes, will, on tho
private account Of claimants, represent 10
the Russian Government the Justice of
the claim, which has been decided BY the
Solicitor OF the State Department, Smith,
to he due.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-04
What win They do About it 2

The New York Times. in its able and fearless
expose of the frauds perpetratsd upon the tax
paying people Of that God-forsaken city, New
for the people Of every community who think
and read. 10 a recent article that paper asks
the pertinent question of the taxpayers, "what
are you going to do about itP" And adds;
"The people everywhere are asking them.
selves the same question II Is no! confined to
this city OF State, nor TO any political party.
Sober, thinking men of all political opinions
and in all parts of the country where our expos
ures have reached, are watching to see what the
citizens and taxpayers of New York are going
to do about it,"
In commenting upon this paragraph the Gin
cinnad Times says; "The people Of this coun-
try have personal and pecuniary Interest in
this matter, fully as important, II not so direct.
as have the tax.paying citizens of the Metropo-
Ms. What the Tammany rulers Of New York
nre found to have been guilty Of is just what
corrupt rulers everywhere would like to be
able to accomplish, ifthe thing could be done
without certainty Of detection. Not to pat too
fine point upon Il, there are some who would
even compass the plunder and braYe the detec
tion, il once the opportunity were offered"
The statistics OF the Tammany Hall Riug Op-
cations will be found on the fourth page Of this
paper, in an editorial from tho Chicago Tribune.
Such should BE- tbe true electiOneering docu-
monts for the taxpayers. II officials defraud
che people, II is quite natural that they will seek
70 cover up their frau W getting nir tools in
20 ofhes who will LOT in' eStgs.e Il cir roceed-
iBEs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-04
A Striking Similarity.

In the discussion concerning the frauds Of The
Allen County officials, we End the following in
the Lima Gasefle
"Mr. NcCrackcu was brought from Putnam
county, to tell our county officers what the state
Of the county finances were. lie was On expert,
and the books Of the county officers were not 10
such shape that any but an expert could tell
how they stood. He made a report, aud the
county officers adopted it, as their own, and
took the figures rs correct. lie was paid
large price for correcting the errors OF the couu-
ty officers"
Can there be an Investigation had, there is no
doubt, We think, but what similar state Of af-
fairs exist in Wood county, with the exception
Of the importation from another county Of an 'ex-
pert.i The duties Of AN expert has been sup
piled by or Auditor and Treasurer, who fixed
up the Comm ssiouers Report for them to sign
aud publish as their (the Commi ssioners) oflic-
ial report oittom he iauestigatio ton ofd committee
which the law specifically rcqaiy' shall be APP
pointed by the Common Pleas Judge for that
purpose.
As the editor Of the Sentinel Is usually an in
tsresSed party to such transactions, will he in.
form us how much he received for pubIishingthi:
report, Secondly, IL tie report would bear in
vestigation, uLy was the committee not appoin.
ted to investigate 1T
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-04
TERMS OE SALE.

OF all timberrd lands, one-forth in hand and
balance in three equal annual instalmen's; or
one-third in hand and six equal annual install
ments.
or prairie lands, one-fir,h or one-sIxth IN hand
and balance in five ur six equal annual install
mcuts as purchasers may prefer. All sales Ia
be BY contract and deferred payments TO bear
seven per cent interest.
Than the above described, no better lands can
he faund in the State Of O1io. The celebrated
e Ditch No. H." is C. instructed through the
midst of them: the Mansfield & Cnldwater Il. X
is located close by the northeastery side Of them
with many miles of the grading thereof already
contra ted and il is understood with the officers Of
the company that II depot will be established in
tha, immediate neighbnrhood. The Baltimore
4 Ohio Il. Il. Is now surveying line immedi-
atcly through them.
Impr,vsd roads numbers l6. II, 20, and tie
| Miltonville 4 Hancock Ftee Tu npikG bitches
Nos. IL, 48. SO, 81 & lIl, besides bitches and
roads Of lesser Importance, pass through these
| lands
! Now is the golden opportunity for those who
desire to obtain honest ieads which will. in short
time. be worth from $50 10 SIS per acre to do so
Another such will not again be presented in this
county.
F.& D. X. H0LLENBECY, Ag'ts.
! Perrysburg, July 10, 1871.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-04
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
ADDITION TO COURT HOUSE,!

NOTICE is hereby given that proposals win
v be receiv ed at the Auditors Office Of Wood
connty, until noon on Friday the 25th day q;
August 1871, for the erection of two vaults NJ
tae north end nf the Court House, ~ be built ia
accordance with the plans and specifications ou
file in said Authors office. Bidders are rcqnest.
ell 10 make proposals for furnishing all the ma
terial and performing all the work, or for ste
part thereof as the bidders may see proper.
All bids vii! be opened by the commissioners
At one O'Clock in the afternoon Of said day, aud
the contract or contracts awarded to the lowest
and best responsible bidder. The Commissiln-
ers reserve the right o. reject any and all bids
that are not for the best interests of the county,
and will require the bidder to whom the contract
is awarded to enter into bonds with good and
sufficient sureties to the aceeptanceo Of the Board
for the faithful performance Of the contract.
Two estimates will be given of the work and
material as the same progresses, and cash paid
u nlhe completion and acceptanceo Of the work.
by order Of the County Commissioners.
j. Is. NEWTON.
I2e$l075 County Auditor,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-04
Wood County Republican Conven'
tion

u ts Republicans Toters Of Wood Comfy
You are reqt stei to meet in convention at
Bowling Green, on
Saturday, August Ieth, 1871, at 10 A. ~
For the purpose Of putting in nomination
candidates for the following offices, to-wit:
Clerk of the Court, Prosecuting Attorney,
County Surveyor, County Commissioner, In
firmary Director and Coroner; and also, to Sc
lect Central Committe Of FIVE for ensuing year.
In view Of the Importance Of the approaching
election your committee deem IL necessary that
organiza ations be effected in each township of the
cnuniy. that shall be auxiliary to the county
organization. The Importance Of thorough 10
cal organization cannot be too strongly urged.
The committee therefore urge that the Republic
cans Of each township. during the forenoon Of
the day of the convention, select Central Com
Inittee Of three. for their respective townships
Cor the ensuing year, and report their names
60 the chairman of the convention before the
adjournment of the forenoon session. Under
the rules heretofore adopted, the several town
ships are entitled to the following number Of
votes for Chairman Of the Convention;
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-04
Senatorial Convention.

The Republicans Of the S3d Senatorial Dis
triet, comprising the counties of Hancock
PutnaEl, Wood, Lucas, Henry and Fulton, are re-
quested to select delegates TO attend the Seua-
toSat Convention ts be held at the city of Toledo
ON the 23d day OF August, 1871, ,at II o'clock A
NJ, for the purpose OF placing in nomination two
candidates for the State Senate to represent the
23d Senatorial District. Each couutyIwll be enti.
sled to Que hundred votes ,and one for every frac
iou Of over fifty (50 votes given for Secretary
of State last fall, which will enttle each count
to the following number of delegates:
Hancock, 20; Putnam, s; Wood, 81; Lucas, 20
Henry, 8; asd Fulton, Is.
]. d ROrHscHrLD,
ALEXANDER REID,
j. II. TYLER, fCommittee.
j. SPRAGUI,
AsuER Cook,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-04

Farming in Wood COunty.-Asa an H.
lustration Of what is being done by way Of d,-
veloping the resources of the rich soil Of Wood
county, the following particulars will be Of gen.
eral interest.
b. W. PURDY, Esq. of Center township, has
over 500 acres Of corn on his farm ALI OF II In
prime condition, in fact the prospects ofthe crop
were never better. On very moderate estimate
it is considered that he will raise, on the aver
age, not less than so bushels Of shelled corn t.
the acre, thus representing probable aggregate
production on one farm of $4,000 bushels.
Last year Mr.. PURDY raised $4,000 bushel y
of corn on SEQ acres Of land.
Such results achieved on swamp lands which
formerly were deemed of little or no value, show
what may be accomplished by rightly directed
elfnrt.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-04
OFFICE ATLANTIC L l.. z. RAILWAY !
DUoYRus, o., July 81, 1871.


OFFICE ATLANTIC 4 l.. z. RAILwAYl
BUoYRus, o., July 81, 1871.
Hon CnAs. FosTER- Dear Sir: You will see
by the Toledo Blade, Of the 10Th inst >, that your
letter 10 Wal6ridge, King aud others has been
published, ACCOMMODATING tbs letter il COM
munication To the Mads, in which the writer
SAYS, "the trustees have had several interviews
with Mr.. Swigart. Prs,i lent Of the A. Il l.. J..
Railway, and he is candid in saying that If To-
lcdO does not give its aid 10 the a,nO mt asked
for, that he must make the terminus vt Bucyrus,
aud then arrange with the Cleveland, Columbus
4 Indianapolis Road east, and the PittsbuiC,
Fort WAYNE 4 Chicago Road, west" etc.
The inference from this statement is that
the interviews referred TO were Of recent Ocur-
renee, and is calculated to create a false i'm
preston In the minds Of our friends on the line
between this and Toledo and in this respect il,
To say the least. unfortunate. The fact is, that
all this occurred more than a year ago, and al
time when It seemed impossible TO reach To-
ledo without their assistance. Since that time
have had no communication with the Trustees,
or either OF them, directly or indirectly, by in-
terviewing or otherwise; nor have | or any one
connected with our rnad, 10 my knowledge, the
least idea Of stopping short Of Toledo.
The assistance Of the people Of Toledo we re
entitled to, aud it is very desirable. II would
be gratefully received even at this late hour,
but we shall build 10 Toledo whether her peo.
pie aid us or not.
IL necessary to counteract any false impress
sion the communication referred TO mAy create
you can use this letter 10 any way you think
proper.
Very respectfully, yours, etc.,
u. W. SwIGARr.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-04

The editor OF the Democratic Northeast claims
that the Mayor OF New York was right in making
the effort to prohibit the Orange parade and holds
that "all celebrations, relating to foreign coun-
tfies, aud of interest only to the foreign born,
might as we'll as not bs prohibited here. In
this respect all should be treated alike"
Why not prohibit all religious professions
They all relate to foreign country, to him.