Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-09
EPIToME OF THE WEEK.
CONDENSED TELEsRAPHIc NEWS.


tional Convention who are in favor of the
nomination of Mr.. Bayard for President.
A resolution was adopted in favor of q
speedy return to specie payment.
THE Missouri Democratic State Conven-
ton was held at Jefferson City on the 3lst
ult. Delegates to the National Conven.
ton were chosen, and are reported to
stand nineteen for Hendricks, ten for Til.
den, and one doubtful. A resolution TO
instruct for Hendricks was withdrawn.
The resolutions give no utterance on the
financial question, save to express favor
able opinion of the Resumption act of
January, 1875.
The Louisiana Republican State Con-
vention, held on the 31st ult, adopted a
resolution favoring the establishment of a
system of Federal finance which will
bring about a steady, speedy and perma-
nent return to payment of specie into and
out of the Treasury in all Federal transac-
tions. Delegates were chosen TO the Ma
tional Convention.
THE Iowa Republican State Convention
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and nominated: For State Auditor, Judge
Sherman, renominated; Register of Land
Office, Capt. Secor, renominated; Secre-
tary of State, J. T. Young, renominated {;
Attorney General, J. f. McJunkin. Dele
gates to the National Convention were
chosen and resolutions were adopted,
among others, advocating the gradual re-
sumption Of specie payment by continu.
GUS and steady steps in that direction,
recognizing in James G. Blaine one well
worthy to be nominated for President by
the National Convention, and instructing
the delegates to vote as a unit. A resolu-
tion instructing for Blaine was offered
and subsequently withdrawn. The dele
CATION is understood 10 be largely in favor
of Mr.. Blaine's nomination.
THE Tennessee Democratic State Con-
vention was held at Nashville on the 31st
ult., and elected delegates to the Nation
al Convention. They were uninstructed,
but it is supposed that fifteen out of the
seventeen chosen are for Hendricks for
President. The resolutions oppose con-
traction and favor resumption of specie
payments whenever it can be effected
without injury to the business interests
of the country, and demands the un-
conditional repeal of the Resumption act
of 1875.
THE Virginia Conservative State Con-
vention met at Richmond on the 31st ult.,
and elected delegates to the National Con.
vention.
ADvIcEs received on the 1st from the
Turkish provinces are to the effect that
the change of rulers was everywhere re-
ceived with satisfaction. Several persons
eXiled for political reasons during the last
reign had been recalled. The ex-Sultan's
treasure, amounting to $1oO, 900, 900, had
been seized and confiscated.
THE Minnesota Democratic State Con-
vention was held at St. Paul on the 1st
Delegates 10 the st. Louis Convention
were chosen, ani are supposed to favor
the nomination of Tilden as President.
The platform favors specie resumption as
soon as the business interests of the coun-
try will permit.
THE Vermont State Democratic Con-
vention, held at Montpelier on the 1st,
nominated VIM. H. II. Bingham for Gov
ernor and E. B. Baldwin for Lieutenant
Governor. The delegation to st. Louis
was uninstructed, except to vote as aunt.
The platform favors an early return to
specie payments.
CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused by
a statement, before the House Judiciary
Committee in Washington on the 1st, OF
the witness Mulligan "a hook-keeper Of
Mr.. Fisher, of Boston, with whom Mr..
Blaine had had business relations). He
(witness) stated that in an interview be.
tween himself and Mr.. Blaine the day be.
tore, the latter had obtained possession OF
certain private letters of his (Blaine) in
witness hands under promise that he
would return them after refreshing his
mind with their contents; witness said
MIR. Blaine had plead earnestly for the
letters, which he refused TO give him un.
til he had promised to return them; wit.
ness also said Mr.. Blaine had promised
him Consulship ON condition of yielding
up the letters. Mr.. Blaine in his state.
ment, denied the pleading and consulship
portions of witness story; he said
he only wished to retain possession oi
such portion of his private letters as bore
no relation to the matters in question be.
fore the committee, and that such letters
only properly belonged to one of two
parties-the writer or the one to whom
they were wrinen-Mr. Fisher. Mr.. b.
declined to submit the letters TO the com
mittee until he had consulted his counsel
in relation to the matter. He had offered
to return one of the letters to Mr.. Multi
gan-the only one bearing at all upon the
question before the committee; he blaine,
regarded it a gross outrage that his
private correspondence should be pub
lished, as Mulligan had threatened, in
certain contingencies, should be done.
THE New York Greenback Democratic
State Convention was held in New York
city on the 1st. Delegates were chosen
and platform was adopted claiming ad
mission for their delegates to the ST. Louis
Convention declaring for the uncondi
tional repeal of the Resumption act; thl
substitution of legal-tenders for National
bank notes, these legal-tenders to be re
ceiyed for all debts, taxes and customs nc
forced initiation or contraction, but circu
lation equal to the wants of all legisla
ton for the development of the resources
and wealth of the country by the people
to the exclusion of monopolies, etc., etc
ACCORDING to London dispatches o.
the Cd several important failures had oc
, CURED in Italy and Russia, and some
thing like financial panic prevailed il
both countries.
In his cross-eGamination, on the I'd
/ Harney persisted emphatically in his as
sertions that he had paid Mr.. Kerr none,
, to procure Lieut.. Green's appointment
Meyer Strauss, Of Pennsylvania, an ex
Member of Congress, testified that in 1866
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