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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

plated and gathered flounces, with the
front breadths draped to form two or three
aprons. The basque is lined with silk and
trimmed with lace.
The preference for cream tints is CON
spicuous in the tulle and tarlatan dresses
worn this season at the summer dances by
young ladies. Thus there are creamy
white and ecru tulle dresses made of many
diagonal puiiings and draperies over thin
silk foundations, and finished around the
foot with pleatings of the tulle. A partly
soiled silk skirt can be utilized in this
way, and If a new one must be bought,
there are silks as low as 81 n yard that
will serve the purpose of these light, airy
dancing dresses.
Juive tunics of white organdy Swiss
muslin are much worn at the watering
places as part of evening toilets. They
are made of alternate stripes of Valen-
ciennes insertion and puffs, or of tucks
with Swiss embroidered insertion, and are
edged with lace; still palmer ones are
entirely of muslin, bordered with
plated frill, edged with lace, and headed
by puffs that are studded with bows.
They are worn over evening silks, black
silk, grenadine, gauze, and are sometimes
seen with blue or rose batiste dresses be
meath them.
Cream white remains the favorite shade
for the evening toilets worn at fashion
able summer resorts. The material is
white gros-grain, trimmed with founces
and having over dresses Of the new Ori-
entail gauzes. These gauzes are also dead
white, with raised, worked, curved or
waved lines, crescents, diamonds and
palms done in white floss. There are In
dienne gauzes, in which faded colors are
introduced Persian gauzes, with ara
besques, and Egyptian gauzes, with char
acteristic designs, heavy looking for their
thin groundwork, yet rich and graceful
U1rDep,s Raz1y
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11
CENTENNIAL LETTER.

A Few SeasOnable Reflections The
Attendance and the Prospects Gem
eral Cutting OF ExPenses-A Visit to
Portugal, and What Was Seen There
The Grange Encampment-What Is
TO be Done with the Buildings when
the Exhibitors over, Etc, Etc.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4, 1876
The substitution of greatly heated term
for one somewhat less intense does not in
duce the overwhelming attendance that was
expected, and the Managers have now de-
cided that the visitors will not come while
the Dog Star RACES, and have set the period Of
the influx for the LIST Of September. During
the last two weeks the attendance has been
comparatively small, but il has been also
constant. The cash receipts have
been uniformly from $4,000 to $40
per day seldom more and seldom
less With diminished income have
come diminished expenses, SO that the net
results are not greatly different from what
they were earlier in the season. Since it
has been demonstrated that there might be
danger of financial failure, the Commission
ers have cut right and left, and Topped of
heads as remorselyas new Administration,
when they could save dollar by doing it,
Those ornamental policemen, the Centennial
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

Servia. The Porte had intimated that it
would make peace if Servia and Monte
negro wished it,
A LENGTHY cross-examination of ex-
Solicitor Wilson, before the Whisky
Frauds Committee on the 7th, failed to
elicit anything new, his testimony being
an elaboration and explanation of that
formerly given by him. In reply to a
question concerning immunity he said it
was mistake to suppose that those to
whom 1t was promised escaped punish
ment. In his opinion they were severely
punished by the ignominy of the confess
sion of their guilt and loss of property,
because the loss of property TO some per-
sons is more severe than the loss Of liberty.
As to criminal punishment he could say
nothing.
THE Alabama State election was held
on the 7th. The news received on the
morning of the 9Th placed Houston's
Oem.) majority for Governor at about
10000.
GEN. TERRY, with his command, joined
Gen. Crook on the Cd.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

The prison statistics for Spain, pub
lished recently, fix the number of convicts
in that country at 1885.
SINCE April 1926, 900 barrels of oil
have been destroyed by lightning in the
| Pennsylvania oil region.
THE Boston Adrertfser has been figur-
ing up the cost of the Hoosac Tunnel and
the Troy and Greenfield Railroad, and
makes the total $40, 732, ,7e604.
In the fiscal year ending on the Both of
June So, 200, ,937 80 in gold has been coin
ed, $4,000, SOC in silver, and $3.50, $50 in
base metals, total of $15, 12t 100
M. LEssEPs, who has taken hand in
the proposed tunnel business between
France and England, thinks that the pas
sengers will number 1, ZOO, 900 and the re.
ceipts reach So 10000 year.
BosToN populations 341 ,919, of which
only about thirty three per cent were born
in the city, and III ,005 were born out of
the United States. There are fifty-seven
Indians.
FANCY the horror of man when the
new phonetic telegraph sends his wife's
voice shrieking through the Lodge room,
with the familiar cry: You old brutel
come straight home or that front door will
be bolted. ."--Neao YORK. Commercial Id
geTttser.
THE English quarter, by which wheat
is quoted in the English reports, is $50
pounds, or one-fourth of ton gross
weight of 2,240 pounds. The English
legal bushel is seventy pounds, conse-
quently eight of these bushels is quar-
ter, equal to nine and half of our statute
bushels of sixty pounds.
AS FORESTS disappear there is a grad
ual decline in the production of maple
sugar and molasses. In 1870 we produced
%, 443, ,645 pounds of maple sugar and
6,503, 1923 gallons of molasses; in 1860 we
produced 40, 120, POS pounds of sugar and
IA, 1853, ,996 gallons of moasses--a decrease
of II ,676, $50 pounds of sugar and 9,460,-
673 gallons of molasses in ten years.
In France, out of population of &c.
900 900, only 1900, 900 people live on the
revenue of accumulated wealth, while
"a 900, 900 of the entire population live on
the produce of labor. OF these, 1S,00O,-
900 are exclusively engaged in agricul-
ture The banking interest, commerce
and trade occupy 100000 persons, or
including their families, a total of $685.
900 inhabitants. The various professions,
including the members of their families,
3, 1872 600 inhabitants. The pop
ulation earning living from variety of
industrial branches number {, 400 900.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11
4 Night at a Japanese Inn.

WE entered the village, which was once
a city containing over million of inhab-
itants, and put up at native hotel keptin
native style. Again obeying the custom
of undressing the feet, we passed many
guests sitting upon mats and making their
chopsticks fly in a way that would make
Yankee envious even in a railroad eating
house. Up stairs we went, and were
shown into a room whose walls consisted
merely of paper, partitioning one room
from another, but which were scrupulous-
ly clean. Ordering supper and some
native wine, we were quickly served by a
rather good looking maid. Wnile await
ing the result OF our order we were served
with g tidbit pastry and with some sack
together %,,.w Dvwl containing live Goals,
us time for smoke, tie tie courses began
with fish, not cooked enough for our taste,
then eggs, chicken, sweet potatoes, rice
and tea. No bread was served us, nor
butter, but as the tea was remarkably fine
and the eggs, though small, were duly
seasoned with rock salt, we made u good
meal, rendered awkward by lack of eX-
perience in using the chop sticks, which
were pencil-shaped and used by holding
or pressing the food between the
ends, the guests meanwhile peeping
through the partitions and gig
Cling at our frantic efforts to
eat gracefully. While eating supper
the Governor of the place sent constable
TO obtain our names and residence, that we
might be under police protection, we be-
ing the first white men that ever spent
night in the place. Supper being
over, we took short walk through the
town. and as there were many pilgrims in
the place who had never seen Caucasian
haf Ia GGNl af oil oh
servers" especially our friend, an En-
glishman, who is six feet two inches in his
stocking feet, making him giant among
them. Going back to the hotel, our friend
asked us if we wished bath and sham
poo; answering in the affirmative he gave
the order, and, hearing long, low and
somewhat sad whistle, which we have
heard both by day and by night in Yoko-
hama-and which, though it had excited
our curiosity, we had failed to enquire the
reason of-he went into the street and
brought in a blind man, whom he said
was to do the shampooing. The bath be-
ing ready we went down stairs and were
shown into room whose wet floor proved
it to be in constant use.
After finishing our bath we dOnned our
gown and returned to our room, where
the blind man. took us in charge
Commencing with our feet he knuckled
us all over, prying in between every joint
and muscle of our back and limbs, except
ing the region of the chest, and which,
after he was through, made us feel as linn
ber as an acrobat. These shampooers, it
is said, are made blind in their childhood
that they may ply their vocation without
injuring the susceptbilities of anyone.
The sun rose unclouded ON the following
morning, and after a Breakfast served on
the floor, similar in quality to the supper
of the evening before. we paid our bill,
which amounted to $1.75-this for both of
US, including our wine-Kdnld Rura
Cor San Fra ancisc0 Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11
A Woman Saved by a Pet Dog.

On Thursday last, large white bull,
belonging to Mr.. Patterson, on his farm
near Peabody, in some way got loose
from the stall in which ii was tied, and
the men of the family being far from the
house in the field, Mrs. Patterson attempt
ed to catch the animal by approaching it
with basin of salt. This seemed to
work we'll at first. as the animal, ON being
called, came near and bowed its head, as
if 1t were about to lick the salt. At this
instant Mrs. Patterson attempted TO catch
the animal by the ring in its nose, and, TO
her surprise, the beast plunged at her and
threw her into the air ten feet. When she
fell TO the ground the beast made another
rush at her, but her pet dog, seeming to
take in the perilous situation of its mis-
tress, caught the bull by the ring in its
nose, and held II until assistance arrived
and the animal was captured, thus saving
the woman from fearful death. Mrs,
Patterson, though badlysbruised, is doing
well. Mrs. Patterson also states that this
little dog saved the life of her husband in
a similar manner some time ago,-Atehi.
son (Kan.) Champion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11
Dull Times in London.

EVERYWHERE in London there are
vehement complaints among trades people
as to the lack of business this season.
Those who depend largely for their liveli-
hood on the demands of fashion and
society are murmuring sadly at the de-
crease in the number of balls and routs,
dinner parties, fetes and all the other
accustomed means to which "society " re-
sorts. We hear on all sides of vigorous
retrenchment in the domestic arrangements
of wealthy families. Town houses, in
many cases, are being given up on lease or
shut up altogether, and other similar steps
show the tendency at present TO economic.
One fact alone will indicate this very
strikingly The coachman is generally the
last of the ministers to luxury that
master will consent to part with. Thy
want of the accustomed carriage is p 1t
easily borne furthermore, ii looks bad IN
the eyes of the world TO give up the horses.
Yet, il is said, the metropolis swarms with
unemployed brethren of the whip. One
well. known firm in Oxford street has on
its books the names of no fewer than
2. 400 unfortunate victims of the general
depression. We are apt TO look upon the
upper class of servants solely in the light
of pampered menials, but we should not
forget that they are troubled mortals like
ourselves The duh state of affairs may
lead master to think of the $40 year he
pays to JOHN, the eoachman; but what Is
only $40 out of thousands to the master Is
the loss of his all to the poor servant
London Nelos
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11
FLOWERS.

THERE Is no season In the year
That lifts mans heart TO Heaven so near
As summer;
When flowers about our pathway grow,
And roses on the hedgerows blow;
Sweet Hummerl
And as lis perfumed breath doth rise,
In silent homage to the skies
Up-stealing,
A thousand memories forth start,
Long hidden pictures in the heart
Revealing;
Where lilac chains with scented links,
Or treasured tuft Of red Glove pinks,
Or heather
'MOnget which we played, fond stories tell
OF parted ones, who once did dwell
Together.
Again, the feathery seeds away
Are puifed to tell the time Of day;
Whilst golden
Hued cows ips into balls we twine,
Or part the horns in columbine
EnfClden.
Whilst through the woods the whole day long
The cuckoo sings an idle song,
Awaking
The echo Of dulcet peal.
That rang ere hearts began 10 feel
Heart breaking;
And so 1t comes to pass that we
With ha'f sigh the flowers see,
Half gladness;
And round our hearts they twine and twins,
Until their beauty makes divine
Our sadness.
Julia Goddard, In The Qlduer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

RoYIToN & DIXON, iron builders
of Middlesborough, England, have failed,
with liabilities at "a, ,250,O00.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

AUSTRIA has selected England as arbiter
in the solution of the conflict between
Turkey and Servia.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

Gen. Custer was a pleasant compan-
ion, charming in conversation, modest as
regarded his own exploits, and man who
made warm and lasting friendships, He
never drank spirituous liquors or used To-
bacco in any form. His literary qaalifi-
cations were Of no mean order
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

Five young ladies were drowned in
Lake Contrary, near st. Joseph, Mo, a
few days ago, while gathering pond lilies
The man who accompanied them barely
escaped with his life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

MAX, STADLER &c Co., of New York
city, wholesale and retail dealers in cloth
ing, have suspended, with liabilities of
$500 600
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

MAI. RENO, in his report concerning
the Custer disaster, expresses the opinion
that the massacre was due to Custers mis-
taking the condition of the Indians. He
supposed them to be flying in retreat,
hence the fatal division of the command,
which gave the concentrated hordes tie
opportunity of cutting the three divisions
off in detail.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

THE failure is announced of Cottrell &
Babcock, of New York, manufacturers of
printing presses, with liabilities of over
$3.50, 900.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

ALL the candidates except those fol
Governor and Lieutenant Governor on the
Massachusetts State Prohibition ticket
have withdrawn.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

THE postal-card mandatory is running
ten hours a day, turning out about 500 900
cards per day, and 100000 behind its
orders. The number of cards printed
dnring the quarter ending July was 49,
over the corresponding quarter for 1876
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

What happy man is Bryantl like
Walter Scott, appreciated and honored by
his own generation-living posthumous
ife and enjoying his Immortality as he
gOes along.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

THE ship Geltwood, from Liverpool for
Melbourne, has been lost with all on board,
off Cape Northumberland, on the south
coast of Australia.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

Those who are likely to have a def
cheney of hay or fodder, caused by floods,
or any other cause, can now SOW corn on
any idle land, and raise a profitable crop.
There are plenty of such places in the
lately flooded regions.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

THE letters of Mcssrs. Tilden and Hen.
bricks, accepting the nomination of Pres
ident and Vice-President respectively,
were given to the public on the 5th.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

AID. CULLERToN, who was tried in
connection with the whisky frauds in
Chicago, and convicted and sentenced to
six months imprisonment and $1,000
fine, on the charge of neglect of official
duty while Revenue Gauger, has been
pardoned on condition that he pay the
fine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

A SPLENDID statue of Washington ar
rived at Philadelphia few days ago,
from Leghorn, Italy, having been 10
days on the voyage. 1t is twelve feet
high, cut from one block of marble, and
will be put ON pedestal eighteen feet
high, near the Main Building on the Ex-
position grounds.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

RAIN-IN-THE-FACE, hostile Indian
Chief, is reported to have arrived at Stand
ing Rock Agency, with 122 lodges, hav-
ing deserted the cause of Sitting Bull.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

The Philadelphia mint coined during
last month "a, $50 pieces of gold, valued
at $6S3 900; silver, number of pieces, L.
154, ,500 value, $25S, ,300 base metal,
number of pieces, 1876 900; value, f15,-
150; total number of pieces, 1923, $50
total value, 1856, ,450
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

THE public debt statement for July
shows the following: Coin bonds out
standing, 81 ,606, 1884, ,450; total debt, 81.
17s,700, III; cash in Treasury, $105, ,249,-
034; debt less cash in the Treasury, ST.
O9S ,301, ,3l1 decrease during July, 81, 1885,
OH
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

GOLDSMITH MAID won the free for all
race at Buffalo, few days ago, in the un-
precedented time of 216, 2:154 and
2;15. Fullerton was second and Bodine
third
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

BRUCE YOUNGER, who was recently ar
rested in Missouri on suspicion of having
been connected with the Otterville train
robbery, has been released on a writ of
habeas corpus, it being satisfactorily shown
that he was not one of the gang perpetrat-
ing the crime
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

Hon. BENJAMIN HARRISON, of Indian
apolis has been nominated for Governor
by the Republican State Central Commit
tee of Indiana, Uice Hon. G.. S. Orth, de-
clined
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

Mrs. GEN. CUSTER, Mrs. j. Calhoun,
Mrs. G. w. Yates and Mrs. A. E. Smith,
whose husbands were slain in the Little
Big Horn fight, and Miss Reid, niece of
Gen. Custer, arrived at Chicago a few
days ago, on the way TO their homes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

THE Secretary of the Treasury has in
structed the various sub Treasury offices
throughout the country to pay out silver
coin in exchange for legal-tender notes,
and in ordinary disbursements of the Gov
ernment
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

A SMALL row-boat on Putnam's Pond,
near Whitehall, n. Y, was struck by a
squall and capsized, few days ago, and
of the thirteen persons on board the craft
six men and four women were drowned,
in eight feet of water, about three rods
from the shore.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

THE grasshoppers are said to have de-
stroyed all the corn and vegetables in the
vicinity of Denver, Col, and similar raw
ages are reported in some sections of Min
nesota and Nebraska.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11

HENRY WATTERsoN, editor of he
Louisville Courier-Journdl, has been
elected to Congress from the Fifth Ken
lucky District, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Representative Parsons.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11
Custer's Death Struggle.

THE Detroit NeOs of August publ
shes the following letter, which was re-
ceived by Mr.. Mannion, of that city, from
his son James, who was an eyewitness of
the Cnstnr mnssncrn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-27
Local BreVities.

A marriage ~!iceUse has been granted ia
Washington TO VIM. Anderson and Rosa
Knight Of Fairfax county, Va.
George W. SlagIe mas been appointed post
master at Matlory's Ford, Orange county, Va,
vice R. N. Meade, resigned.
The society OF old students of St. johns
Academy meets at eight o'clock to night, to
take action as to their proposed banquet.
Mr.. AL Glover, ticket agent of the W. & 0.
Railroad, slipped on the ice, at the corner Of
Cameron and Royal streets. last night, and
badly sprsiped his ankle.
An unknown colored man left a bag of meal
and "a piece Of bacon at Mr.. vi. Rafferty's store,
Oh the corner OF K'ng and Columbus streets, last
Saturday night, sine. which time he has not
reclaimed them.
A col red man named Bishop was committed
TO Jail, last night, from the county, tor further
examlnatlon, on the charge of fighting.
Mayor johnson evidently believes 10 the eff
6cacy of whipping. Two boys we're brought be.
fore him, this morning, charged with fighting,
each other We'll, With a cowhide. Much against
their wi they we're obliged to * clte The s,n.
tence.
The house Of Mr.. K. i. Sisson. near A,ilus-
too, 10 the county, Was unroo'e d by one Of the
late gales, and rendered uuiuhabi'able The
family were compelled t. lake refuge in tie
house Of Mr.. f. r. Wiu.lscr. who lives al Pros.
poet Hill near by.
Mr. L. j. Chancellor. brother Of DR.. &. ".
Chancellor, formerly OF this city, while Sleigh
ius in B fillmore, yesterday alter no OF, Wa prob
ably fatally injured by the urse'ting OF the
sleigh. The ladies' with him we're no. hurt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-27

Governor Tlldeo spoke words OF soberuess
aud truth wheu he said that after havicg &C.
cepted the nomination of President, aud being
elected, it would be cowardly iu him to shrink
from the duties imposed upo1 him because OF
the conspiracy of certain corrupt radicals, who
wanted possession of the government to further
their Own Individual purposes. Aud the demo.
cratic conventions to be held 10 the Notbern
States on the 9Th proximo will supply the
strength required to give the words of the Pres
;deut elect practical effect. Ii Northern demo,
cratic congressman were a little holder in their
expressions regarding their determination to
resist the attempted radical fraud, the settle
ment of the Presidential question would be
rendered less difficult.