Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-07-30
EPITOME OF THE WEEK
CONDENSED TILEeRAPHlC NEWS.

THE Carlists deny the truth of the re-
port that Gen. DOrregaray had been forced
to take refuge in France
ACCORDING to Madrid telegram of the
21st over a. 900 Carlists had been captured
since July 1.
A REMARKABLE scene occurred in the
British House of Commons on the 22d.
Mr.. Disraeli had given notice that the
Government had abandoned the Merchant
Shipping bill for the session, when Mr..
Plimsoll, the humanitarian, arose in his
seat and with violent gestures and
insulting speech declared that such
Il course would be the destruction
of thousands of human lives. Being
called to order he repeated his remarks, and
declared that certain members engaged
in the shipping interests were villains.
He was ordered from the House and re
tired shaking his fists at the Government
benches. 1t was thought that Plimsoll had
become temporarily insane.
PRESIDENT GRANT arrived in Washing
ton on the 21st and at Cabinet meeting
held on that day the subject of Dist,-Atty.
Fishers official conduct was under discus
sion, and the conclusion was unanimous
ly reached that he should be re-
qucsted to resign after he had been al
lowed sufficient time to complete the bust
ness then pending in his office. 1t is said
the President in asking the Attorney Gen
eral to suspend his request for Fishers
resignation had merely desired to
afford the latter an opportunity to
reply to the complaints against him.
| The charges against the Interior Depart
ment were also, it is stated, fully discussed,
the President expressing in strong terms
his confidence in Secretary Dclanos Ca
pacity, integrity and faithfulncss as an of
ficer, and assuring the Cabinet that he
would not allow the attacks on Dclano to
injure him the least in his opinion until
the charges of his dishonesty should be
fully proven. The President returned to
Long Branch on The evening of the 21st.
THE confession of John d. Lee, who
was concerned in the Mountain Meadows
massacre, not being satisfactory to the
Prosecuting Attorney, Lee was, on the
21st, placed ON trial under the old and
three new indictments. y jury was i'm
paneled on the 22d, composed of eight
Mormons and four Gcntiles.
FouR thousand acres between Earth
and Dcnburgh, England, were flooded on
the 23d, aud 5000 cattle deprived of past
uragc The water was also four feet
deep ON 1000 acres near Whittlcsey.
DIST ATTY Fisher sent his resignation
10 the President, at Long Branch, on the
ODD
A VERY destructive explosion occurred
at Iowa City on the 22d. One of hecook-
ing tanks in Close d Sons papcrmill
burst and killed six men and did great
damage to the building and contents.
-Four of the men were blown distance of
over 800 feet. Two Of the victims were
either buried in the ruins or blown
into the river. One man was blown to
the estimated height Of 500 feet, and in
falling went through the roof of paint
shop seventy yards away from the mill
kUocking hole through the shingles, the
inch shcathiDg beneath, and breaking two
raitcrs. The names of the killed are
! China, Gilmore, Smaller, Tienea, Bechte
and SintOn.
PHILIP X. SMITH, Mormon, testified il
the Mountain Meadows massacre trial a
Beaver, Utah, on the Odd, and his story i.
said to be similar in its details to the re
jected confession of Lee. Heimplicates Lee
Dame, Higbee and other MormOns, anC
directly accuses them of taking an activ,
part, with himself, in the preparation o
the outrages and murders. The Grim,
was committed at the instigation o
leading Mormons, and on being informed
of what had been done Brigham Younl
cautioned them not to talk about it amonl
themselves. The property of the slaugh
tered emigrants was appropriated by tn
! Mormons, Indians were associated witt
them in the massacre. Witness and few
q others of the MOrmons were opposed 4
= the commission of the crime, but cOulC
: not help themselves or refuse to carry ou
q the orders of their superiors.
UP to the morning of the Gath nothing
/ had been heard from the missing aero
o nauts, Messrs. Donaldson and GrimwOod
and no traces of them or of the balloo
had been found in the lake. The genera
S opinion was that the men had perisheC
C although faint hopes were still entertaine
$ by some that they might have been Cal
a ried into the forests of Michigan or Can,
l. da and would yet be heard from.
Z SEVERAL cotton-mills in England wei
1t closed on the cath because of lock-ol
ie inaugurated by the proprietors.
/ A MEETING was held at Birkenhea,
70 England, on the 25th TO indorse Plimsoll
. course in Parliament. Several thOusar
~ sailors and workingmen were present, al
resolutions were adopted expressing syn
" pathy with and pledging support to M
n. Plimsoll.
te ANOTHER fatal kerosene accident q
" CURED ut indianapolis ON the 23d, gi
IL named Mary Frames being the victiI
lr She tried to hurry up the kitchen fire al
a paid the usual penalty for her foolishnes
Y A LISBON dispatch of the 26th reports
X very severe drought in several districts
lg the province of Mimic, Portugal. Gro
Up were destroyed and cattle were dying
a hunger. A famine was threatened, al
k the Government had found il necessary
ry send reliefto the suffering inhabitants.
ACCORDING to London telegram of I
:, Goth Plimsoll's recent course in Parli
90 mcnt was receiving warm support and {
- Government was evidently alarmed.
~ had procured revival of the Shippi
~ bill, and the House of Commons had fix
m a., upon the goth for its second reading.
nv INFORMATION was received in Wa
ea ington on the 26th that the yellow-fe'
m. was raging at Pensacola, Fla, and oil
ia. gulf ports, and the department has order
,w the adoption of every possible means
he prevent the spreading of the disease.
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