Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-08-20
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
The British Parliament has been pro.
rogued until the 29th of October.

-OSN0~ 1900 80 'rNA W. O~'S'~A'
MEssRs. MOODY AND SANKEY, the Chi
eago rcvivalists, have arrived in this
country from Europe.
The French Government has prohibited
the sale in France of Mr.. Gladstone's
writings against papacy.
THE broken Freedmen's Bank at Wash
ington it is said will pay 20 per cent. of its
liabilities in few months.
PRESIDENT GRANT attended the Ma
tional Sunday School Convention at Fair
point, N. Y, on the 10Th.
THE French Geographical Congress has
awarded firstclass medals to the American
Statistical Bureau at Washington and Prof
Hayden.
Mrs. Book, Texas lady ON a visit at
Waterloo, ILL.,, was burned to death a few
days ago while attempting to kindle fire
by the use of coal-oil.
The Republicans Of the Fourth District
ofMaine have nominated Gen. Plaisted TO
fill the vacancy in Congress caused by the
death of VIM. F. Hersey.
Col. BAKER, the British army officer
who was recently convicted of an assault
upon young lady in a railway car, has
been dismissed from the army.
THE Hermann monument in Berlin was
unveiled on the 18th before an immense
concourse of people. The Emperor and
staff participated in the ceremonies.
ID 50 ts -
NOTICE of trial of the 500, 900 libel suit
of Theodore Tilton against the Brooklyn
Earle and Thomas Kinsella has been en-
tered in the Brooklyn City Court for the
September term. If
THE Oregon Republican and Independ-
ent State Conventions both adopted reso-
lutions favoring specie payments. The
latter favored the repeal of the law in
creasing the Presidents salary.
IT has been definitely ascertained that
the political status of the delegates to the
North Carolina Constitutional Convention
is as follows: Democrats, sixty; Inde-
pendents, two; Republicans, fifty-eight.
THE English swimmer Webb recently
undertook to swim across the English
Channel without life-saving apparatus,
and failed when halfway across, owing to
the roughness of the waves.
nf North Caro-
lima, died few days ago, aged seventy
five. He was formerly a United States
Senator Governor of North Carolina,
Secretary of the Navy and candidate for
Vice-President in 1852 on the ticket with
Gen. Scott.
ACCORDING to the August report of the
Department of Agriculture the cotton
averages on the 1st of August were as fol-
lows; North Carolina, 90; South Caro-
lima, 81; Georgia, SO; Florida, So; Ala
bama, 93; Mississippi, 104; Louisiana, 80;
Texas, 90; Arkansas, 1903; Tennessee, 1O7
THE Rockford Rock Island 81 st.
Louis Railroad was recently sold at auc-
ton in Chicago under a foreclosure OF
mortgage in favor of the Union Trust
Company of New York, and was bid off
by representative of the bondholders in
Germany for 1,32O,O 900, of which $780,
600 was in cash.
LOUISVILLE, KY, has been selected as
the place for holding a convention of all
the Grange purchasing agents on the 1st
of October. The national executive and
all the State Executive Committees will be
present for the purpose of adopting plan
by which business can be conducted on a
uniform system throughout the United
States.
In is understood in Washington that an
adverse decision will be given to the peti-
tion of Fitz John Porter for a rehearing of
his case The decision is based upon the
ground that the finding of courtmartial,
after sentence has been approved and exc
cuted, cannot be reviewed or Teopened,
and that the United States Supreme Court
has held that under the Constitution there
is no appeal from such verdict.
ACCORDING to crop reports published in
q recent number of the Chicago Inter
Ocean from large number of points scat
tered throughout the Northwestern States
and the Territory of Dakota, it appears
that the general wheat average is 60 pei
cent, oats 10 per cent, and corn 81 pei
cent; while rye and barley show dimin
ished yield. The potato crop is repre-
sented as excellent with no inclination tc
rot
THE total Government receipts for the
year ending June 80, 1875, were $2S8, 900,
O50, as follows: Customs, 1851, 1877 ,722
internal revenue, $11O, ,493; sales o
public lands, Slab, $40; miscellaneou
sources, $19,411 1856. The total net ex
penditures were $274, ,623, 800, as follows
Civil and miscellaneous, $71 ,070, ,7O2; Wa
Department, $41, 100, ,845; Navy Depart
ment, $21, ,497 1926; Indians and pensions
$37 7,S4O,S73; interest on the public debt
$103,O03,544.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has calleC
in for redemption $4,000, 900 bonds ofth
issue Of 1864, as follows: Six per cent
registered bonds of the act of March
1854, $10O, from No. to No. 70, bot
inclusive; $500, Nos. to 43, both inclu
siVe; 1000, Nos. to 253, both inclusive
$4,000, Nos. 1 to 1896, both inclusive
Total, $946, 600 Act of June 80, 1864
coupon bonds, $50, Nos. TO $50, bot
inclusive; 800, Nos. 1 to $3.50, both in
elusive $500, Nos. 1 to 1900, both inclr
sive 81 600, Nos to 16,200, both inclu
sive Total, $5bOO,OOO. Registered bonds
$50, Nos, to 80, both inclusive 800, Nos
to $50, both inclusive; $500, Nos.
200, both inclusive; 81 900, Nos. 1 to 1 ,1OC
both inclusiyei 5000, Nos. 1 to sOt
both inclusive; $4,000 Nos. to 1,52C
both inclusive; total, $S,55S, 400. Tota
&I0,OO0,O00, The interest on these bond