Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03
EPIT0ME OF THE WEEK.
CONDENSED rELEGRAPHlc NEWS.

dispatched large force TO the Abyssinian
frontier with instructions to exact full sat.
isfaction for recent trespasses upon Egyp-
tian territory
A NATIONAL GREENBACK CONVENTION
was held at Detroit on the 25th, about
1000 persons being present. Thomas J.
Durant, of Washington, ID. c., was chosen
President. Addresses were delivered by
Judge W. d. Kelley; James Buchanan, of
Indiana; Mr.. Daniels, of Virginia. Mr..
Mahony, of Iowa, and Mr.. Allis, of Wis
consin. A series Of resolutions were
adopted in favor of the Kelley currency
plan, and in opposition to the law provid-
ing for the resumption of specie payments
in 1870 as being impracticable and i'm
possible of execution, and disastrous TO
the business Of the country, and demand
ing the repeal of the act by Congress.
A LONDON telegram of The 20tIl says 500
Turkish soldiers had recently been cap
tured by the Herzegovinian insurgents.
A Belgrade dispatch of the same date says
the popular feeling in Servia had become
so strong In favor of the insurgents that it
was feared the Government would be un-
able to prevent conflict with Turkey.
THE failure of Sterling, Ahrens s. Co.,
of Baltimore, said to be the largest sugar
importing house in the United States, was
announced on the 26th. Their liabilities
are about $2,5OO,00O.
THE Bank of California, the heaviest
institution of the kind on the Pacific
coast, closed its doors in San Francisco
on the Goth. 1t had paid out during the
day about 81, ,400, 900 in gold. President
RalstOn stated there was no doubt that the
bank would be able to meet all obligations,
but business would not be resumed. The
liabilities were estimated at many millions
of dollars. The excitement in San Fran
cisco over this failure was intense. A run
was made on the National Gold Bank and
Trust Company, but it continued paying
out during business hours.
THE Carlist citadel SEQ de Urgel surren.
dered to the Alphonists ON the 9th. The
garrison were made prisoners of war and
taken to Puycerda, as was also the Bishop
of the diocese.
SEVERAL leading Eastern and Western
bankers who were interviewed by news
paper reporters on the 9th we're unani.
nous in the expression of the opinion that
the panic in California, caused by the re-
cent failures in San Francisco, would
have no appreciable effect upon the bust
ness interests at the East or in the North
west, but that the results would be very
disastrous to business and speculation
throughout California and adjoining
States. The excitement in San Francisco
continued on the 27th, and was greatly
augmented by the sudden death, by drown.
ing, of Mr.. Ralston, President of the
Bank of California, who went sea- bathing
in the afternoon. The general belief was
that he committed suicide, and it is re-
ported that previous to going into the
water he took dose of poison to make
sure work. The banks failure is At.
tributed TO its doing an illegitimate bank.
ing business and its officers engaging
heavily in outside speculatiOns. Owing
to heavy runs on the 27th the National
Gold Bank and Trust Company and the
Merchants Exchange Bank, of San Fran
cisco, were forced to close their doors, but
it was thought they would be able to re-
sumo on the Both, heavy transfers Of gold
being made by the Treasury Department
at Washington to support the banks, upor
official notice being received that the
agents of the banks had deposited a cor
| ~ MIL Ac
sistant United States Treasurer in New
York.
IT is said that majority of the jury OF
inquest upon the bodies of those drowned
when the Queens yacht ran into the Mis-
tletoe have recommended that the officer
of the royal yacht be prosecuted for man
slaughter.
THE foot and mouth disease was re
ported on the 2Sth to be spreading among
the cattle in Cumberland and Aberdeen
shire, England.
CABLE kilograms of the 2sth state tina
over 5000 Turkish Croats had crossed tn,
Danube into Austrian territory. Militar!
preparations were going on steadily il
Servia. The inhabitants of Novaroscl
had revolted and burned the chief tow
of the province A Ragusa dispatcl
of the Goth says an insurrectioI
had broken out in Albania. On
thousand Servian volunteers had enteret
Herzegovina to aid the insurgents. Tn
insurgents had rejected the advice of Eu
ropean powers and demanded the indie
pendence of Bosnia. A dispatch to tn
London Times of the 30th says force @
Russians had taken the field against Kho
jend The rebellion had extended TO tn
southern districts.
e CONFIDENCE was being restored in busi
ness circles in San Francisco on the Both
e and the worst was thought to be over. Az
n cordIng to one statement the liabilities {
the Bank'of California were about $14
100000, with assets about $1,000
b 900. Another report says the assets wi
/ equal 80 per cent. of the liabilities. Flag
|, were at halfmast in San Francisco o
1 the Goth on account of the death of Ra
: ston, and expressions of regret and syn
: pathy for the deceased were heard on a
n sides. The theory of his suicide W,
: strongly disproved by later development
+ and the statements of his attending phi
e sicians would seem to show that his deaf
: resulted from apoplexy while swimmin
e A DISPATCH from Berlin ON the 30t
/ ult. says Bosnia was full of rebellion
6 The Herzegovinian insurgents had esta1
/ lished national government.
Il ADvICEs from the Polar expedite
o were received in London on the 30th ul
B. The two vessels had sailed for Upernavl
on the nth of July. All we'll.
y THE publishing,house of Lee & She
ard, of Boston, and the branch house
= Lee, Shepard & Dillingham;, Of Ne
York, have failed. Liabilities estimate
- at 81 900, 900.
a THE trial of Westervelt, who is charg'
| with hainO An aecaasOrv IN the ahducfif