Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-08-27
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

OUnnENt t1D.
WhN b &a-- C NH
LoCKE's print-works at Passaic, N. j.,
have suspended, throwing 300 persons out
of work.
The Democracy of Massachusetts will
meet in State Convention at Worcester on
the 22d of6eptcmber. NEE q 7
The Swiss National Council has passed
resolutions for the suppression Of con.
vents and Sisters of Charity.
THE American rifle team arrived at
New York on the 21st, from Europe, and
met with an enthusiastic reception W
THE late Emperor Ferdinand of Aus.
tria left, by his will, $6,OOO,OOO to the
Pope, which has already been paid over
J. G. MADIGAN is the Democratic candi
didate in the Fourth Maine District tO
succeed the late Samuel F. Hersey in Con
gross. e
REV. CHARLES G. FINNEY, Ex. President
of Oberlin (Ohio) College, died suddenly q
few days ago, at his residence at Oberlin,
of heart disease.
OFFICIAL census. returns for all the
counties in Wisconsin have been received
at Madison. The total population of the
State is 1,2s6,69
THERE was a decrease of $4,000 in the
number of immigrants to this country dur
ing the year ending juno 30, as compared
with tlle previous year
PRESIDENT MUTT, of the Indiana State
University, died at Bloomington, Ind, a
few days ago of remittent fever. He was
sixty-tour years of age. a f' saa
vienna official reports of Aug. 90 show
that the wheat crop in Austria and Hun
gary had fallen in quantity and quality,
and would not yield more than 5,5O0,0OO
quintals. ...r
A SPANISH war steamer, while ship.
ping war material at Barcelona, Spain, a
few days ago, suddenly exploded her
boiler and sunk, Fifty persons were
killed or drowned.
The second annual meeting of the
Woman's National Christian Temperance
Union will be held at Cincinnati on the
18th, 18th and 10Th of next November.
Each State is entitled to as many delegates
as it has Congressional districts.
News has been received at Washington
of the death at Callao, Peru, of RearAd.
miral Collins, commanding tue South Pa
cific feet He died of erysipelas after an
illness of three days, and was buried with
military honors in tic Protestant cemetery
at Belle Uota, near Callao.
Col. ID. r.. ANTHONY, who was shot on
the 10th of last May by w. w. Embrey
recently made his appearance on the
streets of Leavenworth, Kan, after having
been confined TO his room for 104 days
He intended going to Rochester, N. Y.
for further medical treatment.
THE firm Of Duncan, Sherman & Co
have issued circular to their creditor:
offering to pay 331S per cent. of their in
debtedness in full provided the remainder
will be released. They offer to pay in in
stallments running through 1875, with in
terest at the rate of per cent per annum
Gov. PORTER, of Tennessee, has ap
pointed d. NJ. Key, of Chattanooga, TO Tho
United States Senate to fill the vacancy
Occasioned by the death of Andrew John
son. Mr.. Key is about forty years ole
and is highly esteemed and quite popular
in East Tennessee, although he has nevel
been especially prominent in Tennessee
politics.
THE Louisiana State Register of thu
22d gives the population Of the city o
New Orleans, as shown by the recen
census, as follows: White 145, ,721; col
ored, 57,847; total, 203,36S, an increase o
1896 upon the census of 1870. The pop
ulation of the whole State is: White, 404,
361 colored, 45O, ,029, an excess of coloreC
over whites of 1868, and total increas
of 1928, 115 over the census of 1870. "
In letter to the Indian Bureau, dateC
Black Hills, July 81, Prof. Jenney says tina
in some localities in the Spring and Rapit
Creek Valleys'the gravel bars contain gol'
in quantities sufficient to yield fair remu
neration for labsr economically and skill
fully applied, assisted by proper tools ant
mechanical appliances. While the valua
BILE placer deposits as far as discovered ar
by no means rich or very extensive CON
pared with those of California, still ther
is enough of the precious metal to develo
the country, and stock-raising and agri
iculture win do the rest.
AT Reading, Pa, a few days ago,
= Mrs. Bessinger was ordered by her hui
band, who'had introduced another woma
., into the house, to leave the premises an
lg take her tive little girls with her. while b
nswould retain their boy. Next day sh
\ went to the canal with the children ant
LATTER filling basket with stones, in whic
,operation the children assisted, she boun
the basket securely to her body and, takin
the three childrenin her arms, leaped I'M
!, the canal and all were drowned. 1t WI
,iwith difficulty that the police subsequen
ly protected the husband from assault
his indignant neighbors and on the O
casion of the funeral, which was attende
irby over 1000 people, shots were fred
i,him, when he was hurriedly placed in
r,carriage and driven off under guard Of Il
police.
THE receipts of butter in Chicago sin,
Jan. 1, 1875, may be stated at 10,95O,OO
pounds, against IA, OPS 900 pounds durir
the same period last year-a decrease
3,075,0O0 pounds. This does not incluC
the arrivals by express, which aggrega
about 10000 pounds daily. The shi
2 ments since Jan. l., 1875, aggregate abo
4 1900, 900 pounds, against 7 900 durir
sithe same period last year-an increase
- ,250000 pounds. Since April 1, 1877
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