Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-02
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

u. S. GRANT, JR,, son of President
Grant, has been admitted to the practice
of law in New York city.
ANNOUNCEMENT is made from London
that Prince Arthur will shortly marry the
daughter Of the ex King of Hanover.
THE grocery house of Jackson, Plants
q Douglass, at st. Louis, suspended a,few
days ago. Liabilities stated at $420, 1000.
THE Kansas Republican State Conven-
ton, for the nomination of State ticket,
is to be held at Topeka on the 16th of
August.
THE President has appointed Edward
M. Beale, of Washington-formerly of
California-to succeed Mr.. Orth as Min
Astcr to Austria.
RECENT fire in San Francisco partial
ly destroyed the Britain Block, at the cor
ner of California and Davis streets, in
dieting loss of about 100000.
The trial at Chicago of d. W. Mum,
ex Supervisor of Internal Revenue, for
conspiracy to defraud the Government
revenues, ended on the Gath in verdict
Of not guilty.
A RECENT London dispatch announces
the departure, for Smiths Sound, of the
steamer Pandora, to bring to England any
dispatches deposited there by Capt. Mares
Arctic expedition,
JOHN S. RUTAN, of Pennsylvania, has
been nominated as United States Consul
o Florence, the name of Mr.. Writ Sykes
having been withdrawn In connection with
that appointment.
ACCORDING to recent reports received at
he Office of the Illinois State Board of
Agriculture, from nearly all the counties
of the State, the fruit crops will be un-
usually large this year.
DIST. Atty DYER, of st. Louis, an
nounced recently that he had obtained
judgments on all the bonds of distillers
arTaigned for violation of the Revenue
laws to the amount of nearly 81, 100000
Mr.. WILLIAM II. HURLBUT, for some time
editorially connected with the New York
World, has purchased Mr.. Marbles inter
est in that paper, and succeeds him in the
editorial management, Mr.. Marble re-
firing.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has di-
rected the retirement of $404, ,20S of legal.
tenders, that being eighty per cent. of the
National Bank circulation issued during
May. This leaves the outstanding green
back circulation at $37O, 123, ,66S.
A MAN named Pedro was arrested at
Des MOines, Iowa, few days ago, hav'
ing in his possession large quantity OF
bogus twenty five cent pieces. Quite a
number had been disposed of before the
arrest was made. He had confederate,
who escaped.
G.. NJ. d. BLoss, one of the editors OF
the Cincinnati Enquirer, and widely
known throughout the country was in
stautly killed few evenings ago, while
Railroad, near Branch Hill Station, where
he resided.
DURING the first thirteen days of the
Centennial Exposition, according to Off
cial figures, 4OS, S3s people visited the
grounds, or considerably more than three
times the number that visited the Vienna
Exposition during the same period Of its
existence.
DUBUFE's great painting The Prodi.
gal Son." was destroyed by fire at Cincin-
natl, few evenings ago, while on exhibi-
ton at Melodeon Hall. MIR. Derby, owner
of the painting, estimated its commercial
value at 800, 900; its original cost was
$50, 900, and it was insured for $25, 900.
THE recent National Conven ntion of the
Independent Greenback party issued a
call for National ratification meeting to
be held in the city of Philadelphia on the
4th day of July, 1876, and invited all the
people of the Nation TO attend and ratify
the platform and nominations Of the party
Inc CnlcagO IFtOuHe OF recent ualt
has an editorial on the Black Hills, in
which it is related that an old miner, who
has lived in Colorado many years, and
has had large experience in the mining
business, writes: "TLere is a little gold
all through the Hills, but do not believe
there are any paying diggingsi at leas
none have been found yet and, if there
ever is one, the gold will speak
for itself The amounts reported
from time to time as being
received or even taken from the Hills dc
not amount to drop in the bucket in
comparison to what should have been
taken out of a mining camp if it was a
gold country" Another correspondent
writes "As yet | have not seen gold
mine in the Hills that will pay two dollars
per day per man, and the wonderful re
ports circulated in the States have brought
thousands to the country, without money
or grub enough to last them thirty days
fear, if something is not done soon
many will suffer"
Centennial Anniversary Proclamation