Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-07-16
EPITOME OF THE WEEK
CONDENSED rtrEGRAPHIC. NEWS.

suited in the success of the American
team.
MADRID advices of the 7th announce
the departure of the entire Carlist forces
from Valencia and Arragon. The Al
phonsists were in close pursuit.
Ara igcon-shooting match at Hendon,
England, on the 7th, between A. IL. Bo-
gardus, of Illinois, and the English cham
pion, Geo Rimmel, the former won an
easy victory.
A TELEGRAM from Washington on the
7th states that under the act of July 1S,
1874, providing for the resumption of
specie payments the Treasury Depart
ment has disposed of about $1O000,0O0 of
bonds known as per cents, authorized by |
the act of July IA, 1870, and with the pro-
ceeds had purchased about $4,000, 900 in |
silver, for the purpose ofrctiring fraction
al currency.
Mr. BEECHER was before the Grand Jury |
in the Loedcr-Price case on the 7th, and
denied all the allegations made by the ac-
cused so far as they related to himself In
reply TO the usual questions Price &C
knowledged his guilt of perjury and con.
spiracy, Loeder pleading not guilty.
THE Wisconsin Republican State Con-
vention was lied at Madison on the 7th.
The Hon. Harrison Ludington, of Mil |
waukee, was UNANIMOUSLY nominated, by |
acclamation, for Governor. The other
nominations are: For Lieutenant overn-
or, II. L. Eaton; Secretary of State, Hans
b. Warner; State Treasurer, Maj. Henry
Baetz; AttorneyrGcneral, John r. Ben
nett; Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, Robert Graham. E. w. Keyes was
reelected Chairman of the State Cen
tral Committee. The platform adopted
approves the letter of President Grant
| " discouraging the continuance in office
! of any Chief Magistrate of the nation for a
longer period than two terms;' indorses
the present Republican National Admins
tration; indorses the policy of arbitration
in settling difficulties between nations; fa-
vors tariff for revenue only; advocates the
gradual resumption of specie payments;
favors legislative control of public corpo-
rations, etc.
THE Opposition State Convention of
Minnesota, held at ST. Paul on the 7th,
nominated D. L. Buell. for Governor; E.
w. Durant Lieutenant-Govemor; Albert
Schetfer, Treasurer; J. w. Sencer-
box, Railway Commissioner; Adol-
phus Bierman, Secretary of State; Lafay
cite Emmet, ChiefJustice; NJ. Doran,
State Auditor; A. A. Mcleod, Clerk Su-
preme Court. The name Democratic
Republican was adopted, and the resolu-
tions favor resumption of specie pay
ments and return to gold and silver as "a
basis of currency; tariff for revenue
only-none for protection; the State con-
troll of public corporations, etc.
THE rivers Toques and orbiquet in
France, have overfowcd their banks and
inundated the town of Lesieux and its en-
virons. Several lives were lost.
IT was reported from Madrid on the sth
that Carlists were continually presenting
: themselves TO the authorities, demanding
: amnesty.
4 BALLOON ascension was made at Mil.
waukce, on the evening of the 7th, by
Prof Steiner, who, with three compan-
ions, proposed ali eastern voyage to the
Atlantic coast. They took a Southwestern
ly direction, and after being up three
hours landed about twenty-eight miles
| from Milwaukee without meeting with
any accident. The quality of the gas with
: which the balloon was inflated is said to
+. have been poor, and did not give buoy
ancV enough for a longer trip.
THE death of Gen. F. r. Blair, Jr., oc-
CURED at his residence in st. Louis on the
night of the Sth. He was tifty-three years
old.
AS THE Vandalia passenger train bound
q east on the Terre Haute, Vandalia & in
> dianapolis Railroad stopped at Long Point
= II lonely station in Clark County, Ill. early
? on the morning Of the 9th, for water, foul
men boarded the cars and detached the en-
gine and the express car, and two of then
" jumped ON the engine and ordered the en-
= gineer to 30 ahead; on his refusing the!
; shot him through the heart, and then RAJ
: the engine out two miles and attempted f
: rob the Adams Express car. The mes
: sengcr, Mr.. Burke barricaded tn
% car and successfully resisted their effort
|. until the fireman, who had leaped from tn
engine when the engineer was killed, ra
y lied party and came TO Burkes relic
Many shots were fired into the expires
car, but without effect. One thousan
dollars reward is offered for the murde
ers. The James brothers are suspected {
u being the perpetrators of the outrage. TIL
= name of the murdered engineer was Mil
in Ames, and he lived at TerTe Haute.
'd THE damage caused by the flood in III
Rhone Valley is estimated at about 600
Oh 600 francs.
Ia The Mexican authorities have arTeste
of Cortina, Mayor of Matamoras, on IL
ne charge of having been concerned in Il
OF recent Texas raids. A New Orleans di
n5 a51 patch of the 18th says orders had been give
at Matamoras that would interfere wit
l., the traffic in stolen stock. The Me
il lean Government seemed TO be in sol
". of panic, said to be caused by commun
ss cations from Washington, the tenor
e- which had not yet been made publ
IL IL Mexican papers say that the removal
No Cortina will permit the authorities
D. Matamoras to execute the laws; that
was the supporter and defender of Grim
ch nails and the enemy of justice and orde
wv THE Commissioner of Internal Revenl
~ has decided to allow such claims of Sta
ed officers for the refunding of the incon
in tax paid upon the emoluments of the
he offices as were filed in due time wheth
nd those emoluments consist cf salary or
:" fees.
80 PRESIDENT GRANT is a grandfathC
ls his daughter, Mrs Algernon Sartoris, ho
as ing fine boy, born on the 1lth at Lol
Branch. 1t weighed ten and half pount