Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-04-28
EPIToME OF THE WEEK.
CONDENSED rELEGsApAlc NEWS.

OK the 10Th, the Paris Bourse was con-
vulsed by the intelligence that 1000 Mon
tenegrins had joined the insurgents, and
that Prince Milan had openly made war
upon the Turkish troops. The attempt to
revictual the garrison Of Nicsics had
failed.
AT Washington, on the 10Th, the United
States Treasury began paying out silver
coin for fractional currency. The first to
avail themselves of the order were the
Treasury employees, who formed in line at
the cash room and presented fractional
currency for redemption.
A CALL has been issued designating
Springfield as the place, and the oath of
June as the time, for holding the Illinois
State Democratic Convention to select del
egates to the National Convention.
ADvIcEs have recently been received at
New York from Kingston, Jamaica, to
the effect that the revolution in EIayti had
been triumphant. Dominique, the late
President, had fed. Vice-Presdent
Rameaux and Lerqueta, the General in
command of the Government forces, had
been shot Biron Cannal, who was ex-
lied from the country, was then in Port au
Prince, and it was presumed would take
charge of the Government.
TIE Territorial Republican Conven-
tion of Montana instructed its delegates
TO the National Convention to support the
nomination of Blaine for the Presidency.
A VIENNA telegram of the Goth says the
foreign ambassadors at Constantinople
had demonstrated against bringing troops
| from Bagdad into Europe, on account of
the prevalence of the plague in that city.
From March % to April there were 211
new cases of the disease, and III deaths
in Hillah and Bagdad, ana it had made
its appearance on the left bank Of the
TigIis.
NEWS was received in London, on the
20.h, that the natives at Delogoa Bay, in
Southwestern Africa, had risen against
the British authorities, and fears were en-
| tertained for the safety of the missions
there.
A LONDON dispatch of the Goth announc-
es that Lord Lyttleton had committed sui
eide.
REPoRTs were received on the goth of
| further Indian outrages on the route to
the Black Hills. Mr.. and Mrs. Metz, of
Laramie City, were murdered by the In
dians in Red Canon, about fifty miles from
Custer City, on the 10th. A man by the
name Of Simpson was also killed, and
three others were wounded.
ACCORDING to a Ragusa dispatch of the
2lst, second attempt to relieve and re-
victual NicsicG, made on the preceding
day, has signally failed, and the Turkish
army was in full retreat, holly pursued by
the victorious insurgents, and in immi-
ncnt danger OF capture or dispersion.
FIVE men, named Aaron Wilson, Isham
Sealy, Gibson Ishtanubbee, Orpheus Nc
Ghee and William Leach-one negro,
three Choctaw Indians, and white man
were hanged for murder at Fort Smith,
Ark, on the 2lst.
A POWDER explosion occurred in the
tunnel being excavated in North Clam
organ, South Wales, on the 22d, causing
the roof to fall in and burying all the
! WI hhlth' DuliHS tliO lOlSu'oh VI 1lidt
day, thirteen dead bodies and number
of wounded had been recovered.
THE Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
on the 22d, by direction of the President,
wrote to Supervisor Hedrick asking his
resignation.
A DISPATCH was received at Leaven-
worth, Kan, on, the 22d, stating that on
the night of the Goth man, his wife and
three children were murdered at place
100 miles from Custer City by the Indians.
The authorities at Fort Leavenworth
were believed to be in possession of in
formation which, if made public, would
stop all emigration to the Black Hills.
Great trouble from the Indians was ap-
pretended. The news from the seat
of the Indian troubles in the Big
Horn country was to the effect that the
Cheyennes had broken up into small
bands tor marauding purposes.
1T was reported at Cairo, Egypt, on the
24th, that the Egyptian army was retiring
from Abyssinia.
On the oath, the Hungarian Ministers
rendered their designations to the En-
peror, ia consequence of the disinclination
of the Austrian Government to consent to
the establishment of a Hungarian Ma
tional Bank The Emperor refused to ac-
cept their designations, and directed a
conference with the Hungarian liberals.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the 24th
says Gen. Belknap had written letter to
friend, denying in positive terms that
he had made any confession whatever
concerning the charges against him rela-
tive to the Fort Sill post-tradership. His
counsel, ON the gath, filed with Secretary
Gorham a rejoinder to the replication Of
the House in the impeachment matter.
He denies that he was Secretary of War
until after committee of the House
had investigated his official conduct.
He also alleges that Mr.. Clymer had
stated to him on the 1st of March that, un-
less he (Belknap) should resign his posi-
tion as Secretary of War before noon the
next day, he (Clymer) would move his
impeachment in the House; that he (Bel-
knapp yielded to the intimation thus given
that he might, by resigning, avoid pro-
tracted trial before the Senate. This alleged
agreement ON the part of the Chairman of
the Investigating Committee, 1t is urged
should stop the House from prosecuting e
the impeachment.
F0RTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
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