Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-11-05
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.


Hon. AMAsA WALKER died at Boston
on the Goth ult., aged seventy-six years.
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THE new Constitution submitted to the
voters of Missouri was adopted on the
30th ult
THE constitutional amendment provid-
ing for the taxation of dogs was defeated
at the recent Ohio election.
AT the recent city election in Baltimore,
Nd, F. G. Lstrobe (Dem.) was elected
Mayor by majority of 9,731.
JOSEPH LAPAGE has been indicted by
the Grand Jury for the murder of Josie
Langmaid at Pembroke, N. II.
A FIRE at Austin, Miss, on the 26th de-
stroyed the greater part of the business
portion of the town. Loss $4,000.
IT has been officially announced al
Montreal that the remains of Guibord will
be buried Nov 1s, the sixth anniversary
of his death.
AN advance has recently been made in
railroad passenger fares between the West
and East, the rate from Chicago to New
York now being twenty-five dollars for
flrst-class tickets.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has is
sued a call for the redemption of SIS 900,
900 coupon and $5,000,000 registered
bonds-total $1O,0O0,O ,O0O--of the 5-20
bonds of 1864
THE Assistant Treasurer at New York
has been instructed by the Secretary of the
Treasury to sell $500,000 in gold coin on
each Thursday during the month of No
vember, making the total amount to be
sold $2,0OO0OO.
THE wooden factory in Philadelphia
known as the Carleton Mills was de-
stroyed by fire on the morning of the 1st,
involving loss in buildings, machinery
and stock of about $1,O0O,O00. Some
damage was done to adjoining property
JUDGE DILLON, of the United States
Circuit Court at Des Moines, has decided
that there is no penalty under the law for
sending vulgar and reproachful matter
on postal cards through the mails; but il
is the duty of the first Postmaster into
whose hands such cards come TO destroy
them.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has given
directions for the retirement and cancel
lation of $704, $50 United States legal.
tenders, that amount being so per cent. OF
the National Bank circulation issued in
September. This will make the amount
of outstanding legal.tenders, until further
orders, 1878 ,236, PA.
THE Boston Base-B Ball Club retain the
lead of the professional clubs Of the coun
try, having won forty eight and lost seven
games during the past year. Other clubs
take rank in the order named, as follows
Athletic, st. Louis, Hartford, Philadel
phia, Chicago, Mutual. The total mum
ber of games played during the season by
these clubs was 1856.
THE boiler of locomotive attached tc
gravel train on the Lehigh Valley Rail
road exploded on the morning of the 1st
three miles west of Bound Brook, N. Y.
killing Thomas Caper, the engineer, and
Abraham King and William Thompson
brakemen, besides injuring about twenty
others, many fatally. All the cars wert
thrown from the track by the force of thu
explosion.
A FEW days ago Charles Patterson sho
and killed r. W. Porter herder of cat
tie on the North Platte, thirty miles nortf
of Sidney, Neb., where Patterson wal
taken under arrest. On q subsequen
evening the Jail was broken into by mol
of masked men and Patterson strung W
TO telegraph pole. The Sheriff over
powered the crowd and cut Patterson dow
in time to save his life. At four o'clocl
the next morning he was again taken ou
and hung till dead.
THE official canvass of the votes cast a
the late election in Nebraska shows tina
the new Constitution is carried by nearl.
$4,000 majority. The coupon leaving t.
the people the power of locating the Stat
capital has Z 900 majority, and the coupol
giving the people the power of expressing
their preference for United States Senate
1880 majority. The Democrats cleo
two District Judges and one District Al
torney. All the rest Of the officers electe,
are Republicans.
THE agricultural returns received q
Washington for October indicate that til
wheat crop of this year will averag
about so per cent of last years produc
ton, and is inferior in quality, averagin
IA per cent. belowa sound condition. Th
condition of the corn crop is unexception
ally high; the product reported this yea
falls short of 1874 about per cent. tn
oats product is per cent. greater tina
last year. The potato crop promises
be extraordinary, both in yield and qua
ity. Tobacco is per cent. above the sN
erage Barley is 81 per cent. of last year
crop, and buckwheat is not far from tn
average.
THE statement of the condition of I'll
public debt Oct. 81, is as follows:
Six per cent bonds 80. ........ S1,14S 292, b
Flys per cent bonds. 657, ,2S2, n
Total coin bonds ........... 81, ,7oo, ,575,s
Lawful money ydebt................. $4,000
Natured debt t...................... 22,SG5, Il
Ieqal-tender notes ............... S13,305,9 g
Certihcates Of deposit ........... 50,sS0,O
Fractional currency. ..,....,....... 40,6S1, Is
Com certificates -. ............... lb,645,1
Interest .,........,,.. 34,8l4l
Total debt =. ,s5s, ,7s7 2
Coin......... '..,.............. S7s,7 A
Currency .. .............. 9,7S6,6
Special deposits held for the re-
demption of certificates of deposit. b0,6S0,0
Total in Treasury. ry.......,........ S1S4,4O0,1 I
Debt less cash In Treasury. ........ S2ltS,s97,i 1
Decrease OF debt during October, 4od9,0
Decrease since Juno 80, 1875 ......, lO,29l, 2