Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-12-22

A large portion of the town Of Blackwell,
Barnwell County, 8. c., was burned on the
night Of the 18th. Loss $4,000. The fire is
believed 10 be incendlary. Several buildings
were also burned at Florence, s. c., by an in
cendiary fire, on the 14th.
Twenty-Five buildings in the business por-
tion of the town of Bolivar, Tenn, were
burned on the morning OF the 18th. Loss
$2OO,OOO 1t is supposed to be the work Of
an incendiary, Included in the buildings
burned were the Postofice and express
offices.
Anew York Times Columbia Is. C.) special
Of the 10Th says there is no truth whatever
in the report recently telegraphed from that
State of plot on the part of the negroes to
murder the whites.
! The Alabama Legislature on the 18th re-
pealed the law taxing drummers fifty dollars
for doing business in that State.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCR.
Hon. Henry NJ. Teller was elected U. 8.
Senator for six years, commencing March
next, by the Colorado Legislature on the
| 12th.
At a preliminary meeting OF the confer
ence held at Constantinople on the 18th, the
following points were agreed on: Rectifca-
| tiOn Of the Montenegrin frontier; evacuation
Of Servian territory by the Turks and the
armistice prolonged until the conclusion OF
peace. These results confirm the report of
an understanding between the powers.
The Ministerial crisis ended in France on
/ the 18th. NJ. Simon has been appointed
/ President of the Council and Minister of the
Interior, and NJ Martel Minister of Justice.
| NM. Dufaure and Macere retire. The other
Ministers remain as at present.
The barks Kelly and Huddersfeld, of
Liverpool, collided off Start Point on the
18th and the latter sunk Immediately, drown
ing thirteen persons on board. The Kelly
was abandoned and her crew landed safely
at Portland, England.
A fire on the 14th and 18th ult. destroyed
a great part of Valparaiso.
The Russians are forming a vast fortifica-
| ton camp at Bender.
Merique, President Of the Union du Credit
| Bank at Brussels, has absconded, being de-
! faulter in the sum of 4,0OO, coo francs. He
left letter explaining his operations and
stating that he intended to commit suicide.
servla has signihcd her willingness to make
proper reparation for the recent insult to the
Austrian flag in forcibly OBTAINING and
| searching an Austrian mail steamer.
The labors of the preliminary conference
| terminated on the 10th. The Porte rejects
in advance any proposition of foreign occu-
| patton.
| An Alexandria telegram says the Khedive
is dissatisfied with his American military of
| fcers and has notified them that their con-
tracts Will rot be renewed.
| Merchants arrived in New Orleans on the
| 10th confirm the news of the capture of
President De Tejado, the death of Escobedo
and the capture of the City of Mexico by
Diaz. Chief-Justice Iglesias ordered Diaz
to hold the city and proclaim the Presidency
of Iglesias, which Diaz declined to do unless
he could name four members of the Cabinet.
! Iglesias refused, when Diaz proclaimed him
self Provisional President, and the revolu-
| tion continues between these rival pre-
tenders, who are preparing for new strug-
| gle.
A battle between the Government and
revolutionary forces in Ecuador is reported
in which the killed on both sides numbered
1900,
Cardinal Patrizi, Dean of the Sacred Col.
lege at Rome, is dead.