Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-08-23
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The conversion Of Government stocks
from 4 higher 10 a lower rate OF Interest
is now progressing quite as fast rs the
present force of the Treasury Depars-
ment can comfortably manage it, and
the prospects of its continuance seems
to be pretty certainly assured.
The returns of the Agricultural De
partment for the lst Of August Indicate
general and somewhat Il arked improve
nent in the condition and promise of
the cotton crop since the 1sr of July
The average condition on July lSt was
S5.5. On August Ist 9I.S. The chief
drawback is a widespread apprehension
of insect ravages, but cases in which
they have as yet indicted serious injury
are few. The crop on the whole is still
somewhat backward, though in many
localities the rapid growth in July has
brought itforward to an average att
vancement for the season.
The amount of United States moneys
and securities redeemed and destroyed
during tile year ending June ;,0th, 1873,
shows of total of $l44, 793, ,962, and the
average daily destruction Of fractional
currency over $4,000. The amount OF
legal tenders destroyed during the year
was 5000 ,067.
LOUISIANA.
In response to a communication from
the citizens of Monroe as to the proper
course to be pursued regarding Louisi-
ana affairs, John McEnery writes let
ter advising State Convention in De
cember and the appointment of a CON-
mittee to appeal to Congress.
WISCONSIN.
The Wisconsin CRepublican) in allud
ing to the charges published against the
private character of Senator Carpenter
saws: sThe New York Tribune an6
Chicago Times have made most seriou:
charges against the private character o.
Senator Carpenter. These charges are
too grave to pass unnoticed. They ar.
uttered by journals of ample pecuniary
responsibility. They can be made tt
suffer most seriously if they have giver
currency to reports that are false anG
libelous, and the constituents of tn,
Senator have right to know the truth
III they are false, personal malevolenc,
could go no further and jury woult
award such damages as would be les
son to all future Journalists. The peo
| pie demand that the Senator of thei
choice should vindicate his character.
| Spain.
Further complications have arisei
4 from the interference of the Prussial
frigate in Spanish affairs Eight hun
dred Spanish sailors, who were sent b.
the government form Alicante to Els
cambrata to take possession of the iro
clads Vitoria and Alamania were re
fused possession by Captain Werner, o
/ the ground that there was no authOrit
from Berlin to deliyer them up. Th
sailors were obliged to remain in posi
4 ton where they were menaced and q
the mercy of the insurgents. Thereur
on Werner declared the sailors unde
his protection as|weH as the steamer this
brought them. The insurgents deelar
that the steamer must leave Eseambrat
or they will open fire upon her withot
regard to the Prussians. Thus BY sma
degrees Werner's first blunder LEAD
/ him further i'll the quarrel. tsa. '-1-
ILLINOIS. .. ..-r,
The Times says the fact is one til;
need not longer be concealed that IL
: cholera prevails in Chicago; that if
: say there have been forty-twO death
from that disease. While this is true il
: also true that there is not yet any occ
sion for serious alarm, the area to whie
/ tho visitation has been mainly limitt
being not large, and is clearly defined
f A terrible accident occurred At hal
past ten Saturday night near Lemon
, on the Chicago & Alton Railroad, a
: incoming freight train colliding wi
/ the south bound passenger train, 4
5 most entirely wrecking the latter, xii
ing six persons and fearlully injurii
= .
: said will die. The ears caught fire al
= a number of the injured are bHrnt
o badly, while others were scalded by h
l | water from the locomotive boilers.
NEW YORK.
= Over one hundred outward boul
, , vessels of all classes are at anchor i
n side the bar waiting for the weather
r break. The wind is high but the ra
; has moderated.
= Bishop James, of the Methodist Epi
+ copal Church, is seriously ill, at h
: residence near Baskinridge, New Je
q sey. ~. F-..i 81.
o 1t is stated that the Mennonites, wi
= have just gone West, brought with the
! to this country $340,O00 in gold,
+ which sum one man, Peter Isaak, ow
: $4,000.
s The sub-treasury in New York co
Q tains something more than thirty IN
i lions of dollars in gold coin besides t,
e millions in gold bars, four hundr
o thousand in silver and twenty-eig
T millions in currency. Two coin e
o perts are now engaged in eXaminil
g the gold received from San Francis
i yesterday, and will probably be occ
it pied in work for a week.
: Italy.
!, Cardinal AntOnelli has addressed
4 communication to the clergy of t
r. United States stating that the Pope
Il deeply affected at the manifestation
= sympathy he receives from his childr
y in that distant land.
st France.
It The Courier anticipates that the ca
e ture of the steam yacht Deerhound by
: Spanish man-of-war, will involve t
st governments of England, France a
e Spain in diplomatic correspondence,
1t cause the vessel which captured t
y Deerhound assumed the British colo
and the capture was effected in Fren
l. waters. - .
| England. .5..fs.
e Gladstone has been legally adyis
L about his reelection to Parliament.
is not required Dy MS assumption 01 Z
Chancellorship of the Exchequer.
! Many coal pits in Leicestershire ha
n been closed, several thousand mine
= having struck in consequence of diss
7 isfaction with the weighing system.
n Austin Bidwell and his confederat
;. in the Bank of England forgery Ca
y were arraigned. The counsel for t
i defendants made an unsuccessful
e tempt to secure, an adjournment. Il
e jury was drawn and the case formal
}, opened by the prosecuting attorney.
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