Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-08-13
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE French National Assembly have
taken a recess until Nov. 4.
THE Chicago Industrial Exposition is
to open on the 9Th of September and con-
tinue one month.
CAPT. BoaARDUs, the American pigeon.
shooter, recently easily defeated Rimell,
the English champion.
THE Massachusetts Republican State
Convention will be held at Worcester on
the 2Sth of September.
AT the recent election in Alabama the
call for constitutional convention was
carried by Is, 600 majority.
THE census Of New York city, just COM
pleted, shows total population of 1904
272-an increase in five years of 01, 1866.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, the Dan
ish poet and novelist, died recently at
Copenhagen, Denmark, aged about sew
enty.
THE Mississippi Democrats have nom
mated w. L. Hemingway for State
Treasurer on a platform mainly devoted
TO State matters.
THE Government income for the last
fiscal year is larger than any estimate
made, and more than realizes the expecta-
tions of the Treasury officials.
SERIOUS riots occurred in Glasgow,
Scotland, between Orangemen and Home
rulers during the O'Connell celebration
Several of the rioters and policemen were
injured.
A BOHEMIAN woman of Omaha, Neb.,
recently attempted to kindle fire by the
use of kerosene oil She and her babe
were fearfully burned and the house was
destroyed.
IT is stated that the committee of the
creditors of J. b. Ford & Co. have recon-
mended the acceptance of thirty-five cents
on the dollar, in twelve monthly install
ments, commencing Dec. 10, with interest.
THE conscience fund of the Treasury
Department was enlarged $50 recently in
consequence of remittance from some
person in Pittsburgh, Pa, who, in years
gone by, had failed truly to report his in.
come.
A RECENT report places the number of
pensioners whose names are on the Gov
ernment rolls at 22S,034, decrease of
4,871 since last year. The amount paid
out in 1874 was 81 ,225, 900 less than in
the previous year.
Gov. BEvERIDGE, of Illinois, has issued
a proclamation offering a reward of $400
each for the arrest of the perpetrators OF
the murders committed in Williamson
County within the past two years. This is
in addition to the 81, 900 reward offered
by the county.
THE committee engaged in counting the
funds in the United States Treasury report
that all is correct except the $47, 900
which was stolen some time ago. They
have investigated this matter also, and re-
port that they believe it was taken by
some one connected with the depart
ment
A NATIONAL CONVENTION OF COLORED
EDITORS was recently held IN Cincinnati,
which was attended by representatives
from every colored newspaper in the coun-
try and by some leading men of the col
ored race not connected with the press.
The question of civil rights was dis
cussed.
KIRN, in Rhenish Prussia, has been in
undated by the bursting of a water-spout.
A bridge and several houses were swept
away and thirteen persons drowned. Dis
astrous floods havo occurred in the north
western provinces of India. Many dwell
ings were destroyed and numerous lives
were lost
SEVEN local architects who were ap-
pointed to investigate the disputed ques-
tions relating to the new Custom House
building IN Chicago have unanimously re-
ported in favor of continuing the work on
the original plan and with the same ma
UtTidlS. lHiS ItpOIJ has DCCu lOl NdIuGu
to the Washington authorities.
CHARLES SCHAEFFER, eX-State Treas
urer of Minnesota, committed suicide by
shooting himself with revolver in a
cemetery at st. Paul on the morning of
the 9Th. He was about forty-five years of
age, and is supposed to have been tempo
rarily insane at the time of the suicide.
His former wife is buried in Oakland
Cemetery, where he took his own life.
THE National Educational Association
recently in session at Minneapolis, Mimi,
elected the following officers for the cur
rent year: w. T. Phelps, of Minnesota,
President; w. D. Henkle, of Ohio, Sec
retary; A. P. Marble, of Massachusetts,
Treasurer. Thirty-three Vice Presidents
were chosen, the first being d. B. Hazar,
of Massachusetts.
IT is reported from New York that
Drexel, Morgan & Co., of that CITY, have
made arrangements with Duncan, Sher-
man & Co. and Alexander Duncan, father
of the leading member Of the firm of D.,
S. g. Co., by which the branch houses of
the former firm in London and Paris will
cash all orders and letters of credit of the
latter firm held by travellers in Europe.
OF the 1 1905, ,07s cheese received at New
York for the year ending May 81, 1874,
1,701,32 were exported, leaving for
home consumption only per cent, show
ing that the foreign market is what
our cheese makers have TO depend on
The cheese exported were worth $14,
100000.
THERE are over 2,7OO varieties Of apples