Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-01-07


A RECENT Paris dispatch says the Or
leans Princes had decided not to take
seats in the Senate or Chamber of Depu-
tics.
FRANK d. MoULToN has sued the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher for "malicious
prosecution" claiming damages TO the
amount of $4,000,
THE rate for cable dispatches other
than commercial intelligence over the
Anglo American line has been fixed at
twenty-five cents (gold) per word.
A RECENT Washington dispatch says
President Grant had stated that all the
disabled Union soldiers removed from
positions in the House of Representatives
had been given other places.
1T is stated that Theodore NJ. Vale, the
present Assistant Superintendent of the
Railway Mail Service, will succeed Super
intcndent Bangs on the latter's retirement
from office in February next.
A MEETING of colored Republicans was
held in Washington a few days ago, and
the general sentiment expressed by those
present was that President Grant should
be nominated for third term.
THE National Rifle Association of
Great Britain has accepted an invitation
of the New York team to participate in
the match for small-bores during the Cen
tennial Sir Henry Halford has been ap-
pointed Captain of the English team.
The Secretary of the United States
Treasury has announced that he will not
receive checks and drafts in payment OF
debts due to the Government This will
prevent the National Banks from paying
their semi-annual dues in anything else
than lawful money.
ASTATE CONVENTION of the Independent
party of Illinois has been called to meet al
Decatur Feb. 10, to nominate candidates
for State officers and to select delegates to
the National Independent Convention
called to meet in indianapolis May II,
1876.
AT Labor Convention recently held al
Tyrone, Pa, National Committee OF
thirty-seven was appointed to issue call
for convention of representatives OF
labor and industry from all parts of the
country, to be held in Pittsburgh in April
next.
JOSEPH BoRK, City Treasurer of Buf
falo, n. Y, is said to be defaulter tC
the amount of between $500 900 and $780,.
900. A dispatch of the Both ult. says he
had fled TO Canada. The city will no
suffer, as his bondsmen are considered
ample security for the amount of his de
ficiency.
BENEDICT Bros jewelry store, under
the Grand Central Hotel, in New York
city, was robbed the other night of $25,
600 worth of lewelry and diamonds. The
persons in charge Of the store were chlOro
formed by the robbers, who then deliber
ately broke open the safe and rifled it of it:
contents to the amount above stated
FIFTEEN States have taken a census o.
population in 1875 and the total increase
since 1870 is estimated at little over 2,
O00, 900. As these States had in 1870 some
thing more than one-third of the popula
tion of the United States, a common aver
age progress throughout would show al
aggregate increase in five years Of upward
of 5000, 900, or total population of A,
00O,0 900.
In the case of ihe $176,00 illegally col
lected as income tax on dividends of Hi
nois Central Railroad stock held by non
resident aliens, Atty. Gen. Pierrepont hal
decided that the money should be returned
to the company and not to the stockhold
ers. The money was unlawfully exacteC
from the company, and should, therefore
be paid back to the company, from whicl
the alien stockholders can recover.
IT has been recently discovered tina
some of the prisoners in the Ohio Peni
tentiary have been quite extensively en-
gagged in the manufacture of counterfeit
nickels, or flye-cent pieces. They wer
put in circulation through the mediumshil
of a son of the Warden of the prison. Tn,
counterfeit coin is said to be a good imi
tation of the genuine, the main differ
encc being in the upper part of tn
shield, which is barred in the genuine ant
smooth in the spurious. The metal useC
was amalgam, procured for plating har
ness in the harness-shops.
RECENT Investigations in Liverpool b,
German detectives have revealed the fac
that Thomas, the dynamite fiend, at on
time attempted TO obtain insurance on
box which he said contained $4,000 i
gold, and which he wished to ship fror
New York to Liverpool. Inspection wa
demanded, but he refused to open tn
box, and the company refused to insure
The suspicion had been raised that he wa
privy to the loss of the steamer City c
Boston in January, 1870. The police bt
lieved his accomplices were yet living /
Liverpool, and that they still had posses
sion of his appliances.
THE following is the statement of tn
condition of the public debt Jan. Il
Six per cent bonds. ......... $1,0i76l5,4
Five per cent. bonds. s............... 6.0,3S4,7,
Total coin bonds ............. 81, ,6eS, ,OOJ, Il
Lawful money debt. 14,O00,0C
Matured debt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 22,7l2,!s
Legal-tender notes. ................ 311,B96, ~
Certificates OF deposit .............. 35,t 1870
Fractional currency. ............... 44l41,U
Com certificates -. ............... 81, 1875, ~
Interest. \. ..,.., -. .....,..., 3e,6i9,Ol
Total debt ., ........ .......... ss,a45 sis, 81
Cash in Treasury
Coin......... ....... .........,.... S79,s24,4
Cruraneyi,. .,..,.. .......,,., 1l,1l7,3
Special deposits held for the re-
demption Of certificates Of deposit. SS,17b,O
Total in Treasury ...,....,..... sl26,1i6,
M--
Debt less cash in Treasury. ....... SS1l9,s321 I
Increase Of debt during December 1850
Decrease since June 30, 1873 . $685.