Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-05-09


the boy TO go after his COW every evening, and
a few nights previous he had made another as.
sault upon coored girl. The boy was sur
rendered to the mob, and the next morning his
lifcless body was found hanging to II tree 1t
Is stated that the mob was composed of colored
men.
Governor Dix has signed the New York City
| Charter
The special commission at Vienna appointed
by the President to examine into the alleged
Irregularities Of the original commission, have
reported to the effect that some of the sus-
pended commissioners appear to be implicated
on charges of improperly receiving money. 1t
leaves the following persons free from the
charge of any irregularity, viz: Dr. Anthony
Ruppaner, Thomas McElrath, Lewis Season.
| good, J. c. Botten, G.. L. Blodgett, II. G. Gar
retson, Edward Gotthicl, Clayton McNIiehael,
Isaac Cook, A. G. James and William +.
Rounds. They recommend that no part of
the suspended commission be restored at
present
The Third Assistant Postmaster General de-
cides that postal cards that have been once
properly transmitted through the mail, and the
stamp thereon cancelled, can, after their being
returned TO the sender in sealed envelope
with remittance, be transmitted to the per-
son originally addressed, with the word " PAID
stamped or endorsed thereon, by placing upon
| the card a one-cent adhesive stamp. The POST
master-G General decides that no discount can be
| allowed to purchasers or agents who desire to
keep postal cards on hand for sale to the pub
lie.
Representative James Brooks, of New York,
died in Washington on the night of the Both
ult., of malarial disease contracted in India
while he was making trip around the world,
and which was accelerated, undoubtedly, by
the shock given his nervous system by the
censure Of the House of Representatives last
winter in the Credit Mobilier matter He was
in his sixty-third year
James W. Tate has been renominated as the
Democratic candidate for State Treasurer of
Kentucky.
President Grant visited his old home at Ca
lena on the 1st, where he met with a cordial
reception. All the public buildings any many
private residences were illuminated.
The following statement shows the condi-
ton of the public debt May l.
Six per cent. bonds 81 3s4 73s $50
Five per cent. bonds. 4l4,J61,300
Total coin bOnds................ $1,74s, ,sO5, $50
Lawful money debt..................$ 14s0s,OOO
Matured debt. t........................ 2,524,55O
Legal-tender notes. s.........-...... 351, ,23t .5S4
Certificates Of deposit. t................ 25,120OO0
Fractional currency. ................. a., ,664 6l5
Coin certificates. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,7S7 400
Total without interest. 452, ,sO3 610
Total bt....................... $a21s, ,b27, ,11o
Total interest. t..................... 4O,O5e,a5s
Cash in Treasury
Coin. .......................... 76eT6.44O
Special deposits held for redemption
Of certificates Of deposit provid-
ed by .......................... 25,1aO,OOO
Total in Treasury. s 1O5,Oa4,311
Debt less cash in Treasury. ...... $2,153 4s9,155
Decrease during the month. 2247, ass
Bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad
Companies interest payable in law
full money, principal outstanding. 64623512
Interest accrued and not yet pad.... 1,292,470
Interest paid by United States ..S 1s5O9. .2sO
mails, c..................,....... 4ls5.4ss
Balance Of interest paid by the United
Slates.. es.............-... ......,........ 14,33,Si3
Commodore A. VI. Smith, United States
Navy, who was in command of the frigate
Congress when she was sunk by the Merrimac
died at ST. Louis, on the 30th ult., aged 40
years.
AT Rio Janeiro, Brazil, a heavy land slide oc-
Cured, caused by the heavy rains, which threw
down massive stone wall on a building in the
navy yard, instantly killing twenty workmen
and wounding fifty iothers.
John r. Thompson, well-known Southern