Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-12-10

Il. II. RIDDLE has been nominated for
Congress by the Democrats of the Fourth
Tennessee District, to succeed the late J.
M. Head
A RECENT Paris dispatch announces the
departure of United States Minister Wash
burne for Turkey, on a thrce.months'
leave of absence.
The Philadelphia navy-yard was recent.
ly sold for 81 900, 900. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company is said to be the pur-
chaser,
The municipality of Paris has appro-
priated 81, 600 toward the fund to send n
delegation of French workmen to the
Philadelphia Exposition.
TWENTY persons were recently killed
and ten others severely injured by an ex-
plosion of fire-damp in the Powell Duffryn
pit, near Tredgcar, England.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GEN Holt, of the
United States Army, has been retired at
his own request, and Assistant Advocate
Gen. VIM. Mckee Dunn has been appointed
to succeed him.
ID. w. MUM, late Supervisor of Inter.
nal Revenue for the Illinois District, has
been indicted by the United States Grand
Jury at st. Louis, on charge of COM
plicity with the whisky frauds.
SUSAN DENIM, ihe well-known actress,
died few days ago at BlUffton, Ind, of
injuries received from fall while per.
forming short time before on the stage
at Indianapolis
THE Centennial Committee on the Open
ing Ceremonies have selected William NJ
Evarts for the orator, Henry w. Long
fellow for the poet, and a grandson of
Richard II. Lee, of Virginia, for the
reader of the Declaration of Independence
A RECENT New York special says that
according to the tax records of that city,
VIM. b. Astor's real estate at the time of
his death was worth about $25 900 ,000
The value OF the balance of his property
real and personal, was estimated at about
$20, 900, ,000-making total of $45, 600, e
900.
AT the greenback mass-meeting held
recently in indianapolis resolutions were
adopted demanding of Congress the repeal
of the Specie. Resumption act, the perma-
nent retirement of all National Bank
notes and the substitution therefor of full
legal-tender paper money issued directly
by the Government
GEN. MYERS, Chief Signal. Officer of
the Army, states in his annual report that
of the number of cautionary signals dis
played during the year 76 per cent. were
aflerward reported as verified. No great
storm prevailed at any of the ports which
was not preannounced. Gen. Myers
claims that the property saved during the
year by means of these signals would
more than pay the entire cost of the serv-
ice since its Inauguration.
AT recent meeting in Chicago of the
Executive Committee of the Independent
party, presided over by S. NJ. Smith, Sc.
ries of resolutions were adopted-demand-
ing the repeal of the Specie Resumption
and National Bank acts; the establish
ment of monetary system, based upon
the faith and resources of the nation, in
harmony with the genius OF the Govern
ment and adapted to the demands of legit-
innate business;" the thorough reform of
the civil service, ETC., and calling for a
delegate convention to be held at Indian.
apolis on Wednesday, May II, 1876, 10
nominate candidates for President and
Vice President of the United States.
IN his report of the naval service for
the year Secretary Robson shows that the
number OF vessels of every class and
description now borne on the navy regis
ter is 147, carrying 1,195 guns, and 1872
492 tons measurement. OF these some
are sailing vessels of little or no value as
part of the efficient force for either the
cruising or fighting purposes of the pres
ent day. The steam vessels, rs distin-
guished from iron-clads and torpedo.
ships, number 95, of which 25 are tugs.
, OF the remainder 3S are ready for use
when required. Our iron clad fleet con.
sists of 26 vessels, 81 of the monitor type
2 torpedo ships and never launched. AL
the vessels (S0) are available, including II
iron clads and torpedo-boats.
; ACCORDING TO a recent Washington dis
patch, Pension Commissioner Atkinson
has discovered and unearthed a gigantic
ring, composed of three prominent firms
of claim agents in Philadelphia, which
has succeeded by fraudulent documentary
evidence in getting through, during {
few years past, many thousand pension
cases, involving over 81 900, 900 annually
The ring is said to include one Deputy
Clerk at Philadelphia, who affixed sea
TO all the papers sent to him by thu
above firms A large number of persons
who appeared on the rolls as pensioners
have made affidavits that they had no dis
abilities, but were paid so much to sigr
blank papers presented to them by thu
above firms. The evidence was fraudu
lent, but appeared genuine, and pensions
were allowed which have been regularly
drawn by the ring, under powers of at
tomey.
THE condition of the public debt Dec
is reported as follows:
Blk per cent. bonds. ......... Sl,033, 1865, So
Five per cent. bonds s............. 660,3S4, ,75
Total coin bonds. ..............Sl 81, go, ,sS1 80
Lawful money debt 100000
hAtufeu .-e,Aol,ol
Legal-tender notes. ................ 312,541, IA
Certificates of deposit ........,,.,,. $4,000
Fractional currency. .,,..,......... 42S56, 10
Com certificates. ............... l9i9i,hO
Interest. ...... ............., 3l,g60,5i
Total debt. =. ..,..... ........,Ss ,94S, ,si6, a
Cash in Treasury
SOlhs ,.s.sss.. .s....s sssssss..sssss ttVstVt,0i
NuItvhSy. zee. ..s..... s.ss.s. iN,Vla,So
Special deposits held for the re-
demption OF certificates Of deposit. 4s,6lO.0O
Total in Treasury - A12b O2g az