Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-02
EPITOME OF THE WEEK
CONDENSED rELEGRAPHIc NEWS.


THE New Jersey Democratic State Con-
vention met at Trenton on the 23d. Dele
gates-at-Lsr were chosen to the Nation
al Convention and requested to present
the narie of Joel Parker as candidate for
the Presidency of the United states.
Among the resolutions adopted was one
favoring the restoration of gold and silver
as the basis of currency as soon as practica-
BILE.
THE fast-meil train jumped the track at
Albany, N. Y, on the morning of the
Goth. The engineer and fireman were
killed.
REPUBLICAN State Conventions were
held in several States on the oath. In
Illinois State ticket was nominated, as
follows; For Governor, Shelby NJ. Cul-
lom; Lieutenant-G Governor, Andrew Shu-
man, of the Chicago Journal Secretary
of State, Geo. H. Harlow, renominated
Auditor, Thomas Needles; State Treas.
urer, Edward Rutz; Attorney General, ].
K. Edsall, renominated. Delegates were
were chosen to the National Convention,
who are uninstructed, but are said to be
largely in favor of Blaine. The financial
resolution of the platform adopted de-
clares that the Convention looks " with
confidence to the National Republi-
can Convention to solve the diff
cult problem of the currency; that
the credit of the Nation shall
remain untarnished, and just regard be
maintained for the rights and interests of
all the people, East as well as West,
North as well as South that the Repub.
lican party has given to the people the
best system of paper currency ever de-
vised, and would deprecate any legisla-
ton that might by any possibility cause
return to the system of paper currency in
existence before the war" New Hamp-
shire chose delegates to the National Con
vention, who are uninstTucted. The Kan
sas Convention chose delegates to the Ma
tional Convention and adopted a resolution
declaring James G.. Blaine to be its first
choice as candidate for President of the
United States. The Nebraska Conven-
ton instructed its delegates to the Ma
! tional Convention to vote for Blaine for
the Presidency The Missouri financial
resolution favors a sound currency of
coin or paper convertible into the same I;
the delegates are said to be about equally
divided between Blaine and Morton, with
| three for Bristow and one for Conkling
A strong Blaine resolution was adopted in
the Minnesota Convention, and the plat
| form declares in favor of hard money, or
its equivalent in paper convertible into
coin.
THE Michigan Democratic State Con-
vention was held at Lansing on the 25th.
Delegates were chosen to the st. Louis
| Convention, who are said to stand sixteen
! for Tilden and six for Hendricks A res
olution was adopted declaring that coin is
the only money recognized by the tradi-
tions Of the Democratic party as war
ranted under the Constitution.
THE Kentucky Democratic State Con-
vention met at Louisville on the 25th, and
elected delegates to the National Con-
ventlon, who are uninstructed. The res
olutions adopted demand the repeal of
the Spf fcie- Resumption act, but insist upon
a return to specie payment at the earliest
time it can be done without detriment to
the commercial and industrial interests
of the people.
THE platform adopted by the Califor-
mia Democracy, at their recent State Con-
vention, favors gold and silver currency
and tariff for revenue only, and opposes
Chinese immigration. The delegates to
the National Convention are instructed to
vote for the nomination of Gov. Tilden for
the Presidency.
THE Spencer ring Of the Alabama Re-
publicans held a State Convention at
Montgomery on the 25th, and chose dele
gates to the National Convention who are
supposed to be largely in favor of Senator
Morton's nomination for the Presidency.
A state ticket was also nominated headed
by James Clarke for Governor,
A LETTER has been received at Cincin-
natl from one of the company of Cincin-
natians, who left for the Black Hills, some
time since, dated Kearney Junction, May
81, in which the writer says: "The Indi-
ans are on the war-path, killing miners at
a fearful rate. Miners are returning to
the States by hundreds" He says that
"out of forty-tw men at Deadwood, twen-
ty-seven of them have been killed by the
red devils. Five more were killed and
scalped within three miles of Custer City
There is plenty of gold northwest of Gus
ter, but it is impossible to get at it on &C.
count of the Indians"
CoNsTANTINoPLE kilograms of the Goth
say that the Porte intended to call out the
reserves and make a last effort to suppress
the insurrection. 1t was reported that
the agreement in respect to Turkish af
fairs would be rejected, and that the great
Powers would be advised not to intervene
in the settlement of Turkish disputes. In
parts of Bulgaria, where the insurrection
prevailed, it was reported that 11S viii
lagos, containing 100000 inhabitants, had
been burned.
A LONDON telegram of the Goth says the
portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire by
GainsboIough, recently purchased for
$52, 800, had been cut from its frame and
carried away. A reward of 5000 had
been offered for the apprehension OF the
thief
GEN. SHERMAN sent telegram to Gen.
Sheridan, at Chicago, on the 25th, to the
effect that the President had stated that
the people who had gone to the Black
Hills of Dakota, inside the Sioux reserva-
tion, or who may hereafter go there, are
there wrongfuliy, and that they should
be notified of the fact But the Govern
ment is engaged in a certain measure that
will probably result in the opening
up of the country to occupation and set
tlement. In the meantime the Indians
should not be allowed to scalp and kill
anybody, and you are authorized to afford
protection to all persons who are coming
away or who are conveying food and
stores for those already there"
THOMAS A. PIPER was hanged at Bos
ton Mass on the 26th for the murder il