Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-08-20
EPITOME OF THE WEEK
CONDENSED TELEeRAPHIC NEWS.


A LONDON dispatch of the 11th states
that serious affair had occurred between
the Russian and Prussian frontier guards
at Donbrowa, on the boundary between
the two countries. The trouble was pro
voked by the Russians, who trespassed on
German territory. Several of the guards
on each side were wounded.
IT is reported that all the Carlist villages
on the plain of Alaoa have submitted to
the Government of King Alphonso. A
Madrid telegram of the 10th says the
Official Gazette had published an order
directing a levy of 100000 men.
GEN. CROOK and Col. Stanton returned
to Cheyenne on the 10th from the Black
Hills. They report that miners were pre-
pairing to leave the Hills, covering up the
richest lodes TO prevent their becoming
known until such time as they can re-
turn. They say there are gold mountains
full of quartz, and that capital and skill
will develop mines equal to those of Cali
fornia and Nevada. There were about
1900 miners in the Hills, and great deal
of preliminary work had been done by
them in the way of bitches and sluices.
But few Indians had been seen.
OTTMAN, one of the three Treasury rob
bers, was remanded to Jail on the 10th, in
default of $4,000 bail
A NUMBER of citizens of Minneapolis,
Mimi, state that they saw balloon floating
westward over that city, at a great height,
on the evening of the 10th.
HALLEcK and Brown under arrest for
completely in the United States Treasury
robbery, were examined on the 11th and
committed to Jail in default of $4,000
bail each.
A COLLISION occurred on the evening of
the 11th between a cattle-train on the St.
Louis, Kansas City s. Northern Railway
and a special train on the Hannibal & St.
Joe Road, few miles from Kansas City
The special train contained several rail-
way officials, many of whom were more
or less injured.
THE levy of troops recently ordered in
Spain includes youths who shall be nine.
teen by the 31st of December next. The
man-of-war Victoria was reported on the
18th as bombarding Le9uito, on the Bis
cayan coast.
ACCORDING to Constantinople telegram
of the 18th the situation in Herzegovina
was becoming exceedingly grave. The
insurgents had attacked. Trebigne, and
were burning and pillaging in all direc-
tions. The Turks had been defeated at
Bileridia after an obstinate fight.
SHAwNEETowN, Ill, was inundated ON
the 18th, the high water in the Ohio River
bursting through the levee at that place.
The water in the town was from five to
seven feet deep, and the inhabitants were
obliged to take refuge in the higher sur
rounding country.
THE census returns from all counties in
Wisconsin except one give the total popu-
lation of the State at 1,236,579, being an
increase of 1S1, 300 in five years.
THERE were thirty cases of yellow-fever
at Pascagoula, Miss, on the 18th. Seven
deaths had occurred, the disease being of
the most malignant type. A Fort Bar
rancas (Fla.) dispatch of the 11th says
there were no new cases there.
SEVERAL additional and important fail
ures were reported in London on the 14th
FROM statement made on the 18th il
appears that the liabilities of the firm ot
Duncan, Sherman & Co. are about S.,
S72, 1913, and the assets 81, ,112, ,740 The
amount of their liabilities on account OF
travellers credits and circular notes is
placed at $237 ,975, of which amount it is
said Mr.. Duncan's father has become re-
sponsible for only about $50, 900.
THE announcement that Jefferson Davis
the ex-Confederate President, had been in
vited and had consented to deliver the ad
dress before the Winnebago County Qll.,
Agricultural Society in September has
caused considerable excitement among the
citizens of the county. AT a meeting II
Rockford on the evening of the 18th of the
| Grand Army of the Republic resolutions
were adopted denouncing the action of the
Board and declaring that they would no
attend nor contribute to the success of the
fair in the event of Mr.. Davis delivering
the address. Resolutions of similar ma
ture were passed by citizens ofother towns
in the county, and the manufacturers o
Rockford declared they would send moth
ing to the fair in such event
A CABLE dispatch of the 14th states tina
Drexel, Hayes & Co., of Paris, had up Il
that date redeemed 100000 of Duncan
Sherman & Co.'S letters Of credit.
THE Catholic clergy holding State ap
pointments in Posen have submitted Il
the ecclesiastical laws.
CARMsT advices of the 14th mention
that battle had been fought at Ardun
between the National and Carlist troops
in which the former had been defeate
with great loss.
ACCORDING to London telegram of til
morning of the 18th all the Turkish reg
ments in the garrisons in Roumania an
Bulgaria had been ordered to march t
Herzegovina. The insurgents had burne
some villages and massacred whole Nj
hammedan families.
MR.. EDWIN BooTH, the tragedian, r,
ceiyed serious, and perhaps fatal, injuriC
by being thrown from his carriage
Coscob, Conn, on the 10th.
THE Board of Directors Of the Winn
bago County ull) Agricultural Society
cided on the 10th by vote of five to fou
to sustain the previous action of the Seer
tary in inviting Jefferson DAVIS to deliv,
the annual address in September. A tel,
gram was subsequently received from M
Davis saying that unforeseen events mac
it impossible for him TO attend the fair
ACCORDING to the Louisville OOUrte
journal of the 18th McCreery's dem
majority for Governor of Kentucky is 80
1S9. The House stands ninety Democra
to ten Republicans.
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8 VIZ h AUGUST IS, 1875.