Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-07-28
EPIToME OF THE WEEK.
CONpENsEp rELEeRAPHIC NEWS.

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claiming that such consultations anC
conversations are matters entirely con
tidential and privileged, and that the pub
lie duty to treat them as such IS not re.
moved by the Presidents consent that he
should make full answer TO the questions
propounded TO him by the committee. He
hoped he would not be recalled, but should
the committee see proper to call him again
he could not consent, as at present advised
to testify to conversations held with the
President on official business.
CoNsTAETINoPLE kilograms of the 10TH
state that battle had been fought at Izvol
on the preceding day in which the Ser
vians had been defeated with great loss
The difficulties between Roumania and
Turkey had been adjusted.
NEWS was received at Fort Laramie, on
the 18th, that Col. Merritt had intercepted
800 Cheyenne warriors who were en- route
to join Sitting Bulls hostile Sioux, and
driven them back to their agency. Two
Indians were killed.
The Democratic State Convention of
Missouri, at jefferson City on the 10th,
nominated John s. Phelps for Governor.
| An electoral ticket was also nominated.
| The resolutions indorse the National Dem.
ocratic platform, second the nomination
of Tilden and Hendricks, and commend
the administration of Gov. Hardin.
THE Texas & Pacific Railroad has been
completed to Fort Worth, Texas.
THE New York Central and Pennsyl-
vania Central Railroads have recently re-
duced the rates of freights between Chi
cagO and New York to twenty cents per
100 pounds for first, second and third
classes, and fifteen cents per 100 pounds
for fourth class freight.
THE Hon. George E. Pugh died recent.
| ly of paralysis, at his residence in Cincin-
natl, after lingering illness. He was
fifty-four years of age.
THE Inter Collegiate boatraces came
off at Saratoga, N. Y, a few days ago.
Cornell won in the three contests In the
University race, Harvard came in second
and Columbia third; Harvard also was
| second in the single scull and in the fresh
man contests.
A DISPATCH was received in London on
the Goth, from Widdin, which states that
the Servians lost 2, 900 killed at the battle
of Izvor.
A TELEGRAM from New York on the
Goth says the heat in that city continued
intense, and the mortality among children
was frightful. Forthe previous twenty five
days the deaths of children under five years
OF age nau averaged nearly IUU uany.
In Brooklyn, the previous week, the
deaths were 533, the largest death-rate
ever recorded there. OF this number, 800
were children under five years of age
There were many fatal cases of sunstroke
on the Goth. Similar reports of extreme
heat came from Philadelphia and other
Eastern cities on the Goth. The heat was
also intense in many sections of the West.
The latest news, received on the Goth,
from Gen. Crook stated that he was
awaiting the arrival of Gen. Merritt, and
had not been interfered with by the Sioux.
A dispatch from Fort Leavenvorth says q
mining party of four men had been found
shot and scalped about twenty miles north
of Fort Laramie.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE telegram to the
London Standard of the 21st says the Sui
tan's condition, physical and mental, had
become exceedingly critical, and that his
abdication might be expected at any mo-
| ment.
ACCORDING to a Vienna dispatch to the
London Times of the 21st, the insurrection
in Bulgaria had revived. All roads had
become insecure on account of insurgent
raids The defeat of the Turks at Bel
jine, after two days hard fighting, was
officially announced at Belgrade, on the
2lst.
A ooLoRED man, giving his name as
| George, and saying that his home was
in Utica, N. Y, was in Philadelphia on
the 21st, and sought an interview with the
police authorities. He said he had seen
Charley Ross, alive and well, within five
weeks, and also that he was the servant of
the gang of the associates of Mosher and
Douglass, who had charge of the stolen
boy. He claimed to be able to restore the
child, and said he was after the reward
but did not dare come forward before.
Little confidence was placed in his story.
THE yacht Mohawk was struck by a
squall off Staten Island, on the afternoon
of the Goth. OF those on board, seven
were drowned 1t is supposed that they
were all in the cabin, as it was raining
hard at the time. Among the lost were
Com. Garner and his wife, Miss Adele
Hunter, of Hunters Point; Frost Thorne,
brother of Mrs. Garner; two cooks and a
seaman. The sailors of the yacht charge
the blame for the accident to the sailing
master, Capt. Rawlings, and he was put
under arrest.
THE Emperor and Empress of Brazil
arrived at Liverpool on the 22d, from
whence they proceeded by railway to
London.
1T was asserted at Constantinople on the
22d that the fight in the vicinity of Bel
jine resulted in Servian defeat instead OF
a victory, as claimed by the Servians.sT
PRESIDENT GRANT, on the 22d, nopi.
mated George f. Talbot, of Maine, to bs
Solicitor of the Treasury, Uico Bluford
Wilson, and Thomas Brady, of Indiana
to be Second Assistant Postmaster Gener
al, Uiee j, N, Tyner, T
SEVERAL vessels were in quarantine or
the 23d in the lower New York Bay, be
cause of the alleged prevalence of yellow
fever on Dix's Island. Several deaths
from that disease in that locality are re
ported
A COURIER who left Gen. Crooks
command on the Goose Creek, on tn,
evening of the 10th, did not reach For
Fetterman until the night of the 2ed, h,
having had to hide in the timber at Pow
der River for twenty-four hours to escape
body of 300 Indians, one of whom fol
lowed his trail for niue miles. He wa
out of provisions for two days. He ex
pressed his fears that the couriers sen