Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-10-22
EPIT0ME OF THE WEEK.
CONDENSED TELEGRAPHlc NEWS.

by Prof. Maria Mitchell.
A FRENcHMAN named LaPage was ar
rested in SuncI ok, N. H., on the evening
of the 18th on suspicion of being the
guilty party in the Langmaid murder.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the 14th
states that, although the United States
Government had repeatedly expressed its
desire to the Spanish Government for the
termination of the insurrection in Cuba,
and rendered its good offices to produce
an accommodation between the contend
ing parties, it had never gone to the extent
of late transatlantic story by diplomati-
cally threatening to acknowledge the
rights of the Cubans in case hostilities be
not closed before the 1st of January next.
NEWS was received in London on the
14th 10 the effect that Russia was prepar-
ing for military expedition against Box
hara in Central Asia.
THE Des Moines State Register of the
10Th had returns from seventy-four coun-
ties in Iowa, which gave majority of
"a 500 for Kirkwood, and it was thought
his majority in the State would be about
100000 The Legislature would be largely
Republican.
AN Omaha dispatch of the 18th places
the Republican majority in Nebraska at
about 10000, and states that the new Con-
stitution had been adopted by very large
majority.
A RECENT dispatch from Rome an
nounces that Italy will be represented at
the American Centennial.
IN consequence of his perpetual troubles
with the Prussian Government the Prince
Biskop of Breslau dissolved his connec-
ton with the Prussian portion of his do
cese.
A SEVERE gale prevailed on the 14th
along the British coast and several vessels
were wrecked, involving the loss of many
lives.
A CoNsTAN1NoPLE dispatch of the 10Th
announces the recent defeat of a large in
surgent force. Over 160 rebels were
killed and the remainder compelled to
cross over into Montenegro.
PRESIDENT GRANT reached Washington
on the 10Th from the West, and regular
session of the Cabinet was held, at which
a large amount of routine business was
transacted.
A RUN was initiated on the Home Say.
ings Bank in Boston on the 18th. The
officers stated that the bank was in per-
fectly safe condition and they were paying
all demands without requiring the regular
notice.
SEVERAL days ago D Saunders, OF
Clinton, La, was poisoned with solu-
ton of arsenic, in dipper and bucket of
water, administered by one Catherine
Mathews, sister -in-law of John Gair (col.
ored). When arrested she confessed heI
guilt, and said John Gair and Robert Ray
instigated her to the act The Deputy
Sheriff and posse arrested John Gsir in
Baton Rouge on the 14th, and started with
their prisoner for Clinton. About night
they were met by party of fifty or more
armed men, who disarmed the officers
took possession of Gair and shot him tc
death. The woman was subsequently
taken from the Jail and hung by the same
or similar band.
A JACKSON (hiss) telegram received
in Washington on the 18th states thai
military operations had been suspended
by Gov. Ames upon ample and minute
assurance of leading citizens of the State
that there should be peace and fair and
free election. They would not undertake
to answer for lawlessness, but guaranteed
to aid the civil officers in the execution
of the laws.
RETURNS (many of them unofficiaD re,
ceived at Columbus on the 10Th from all
the counties in Ohio give Hayes a major.
ity of 4,753 over Allen, and Republican
majority of seventeen in the House and
three in the Senate. The entire Republi
can State ticket is probably elected. Cary
for Lieutenant Governor, ran about TO-.
900 behind Allen in the State
A RECENT Madrid telegram states that
Don Carlos had imprisoned Dorregaray
and other of his leaders, and dismissed
them from his service.
ACCORDING to Madrid dispatch of the
10th the Ultramontanesi have forced the
Bavarlan Ministry to resign
4 SPECIAL from Ragusa to the London
Times of the 18th announces that the
Turks had crossed the Austrian border
and had menaced the village of Erzeg
Troops had been sent thither.
A BERLIN special of the 18th says tha
Russia had commanded the Polish pro
prietors in the provinces of Milua, Gro
duo, Koona, Minsk and Vitepsk to sell
their farms to Russian tenantry, the Gov
ernment fixing the price, thus complet
ing the impoverishment of the Polisl
nobility.
IN lengthy conversation in Washing
ton on the 18th between the President an(
ex-senator Pease, of Mississippi, the for
mer said he was much gratifed that tn,
two political parties had effected an ami
cable adjustment by which fair election
would be held and peace maintained il
Mississippi. Pease was assured that NJ
removals would be made in that State fo
mere partisan reasons, and Atty. Gen
Pierrepont told him that none comm!
under his department would be disturbed
IT has recently been discovered in Lon
don that large amount of guns and am
munition has been shipped to the Chimes,
as merchandise by London merchants.
THE London Standard of the 10Th give
an account Of battle between the Dalma
tians and Turks, in which the former haC
been defeated.
MEssRs. DUDGEoN, iron-dealers and en-
gine- manufacturers of London, have failed
with half million liabilities.
The report of the special commission
appointed to investigate the charges made
by Prof. Marsh of mismanagement anC
fraud al the Red Cloud Agency has beer
made public. The commission found no
fraud in connection with the beef con