Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-05-19

itE DilllSh NONtlnhltnl nds OCClhOh W |
entertain favorably the request for an am
nesty to the Irish political prisoners.
The French squadron ordered to Salon
lea numbers 81 guns and 1,270 men; the
German squadron 80 guns and 5000 men.
NEARLY the entire business portion of
the town of Darlington, S. c., has been
burned. Loss over $100000-partially
insured.
TIE corn and provision firm of Turner,
Knott & Strong, of Bristol, Eng, have
failed. Liabilities between 100000 and
$500,O00.
r. E. DAVIDSON & Co., and Alexander
Grove & Co., in the Eastern trade at Lon
don, have failed. Their liabilities arc
about 10000 each.
THE Grand Jury of the District of Co
lumbia has returned true bill of indict- |
mcnt against ex-Secretary Belknap for &C
cepting bribe while in office.
p. N. RUBENsTEIN, under sentence of |
death for the murder, last winter, of Sarah |
Alexander, died in his cell in the Brook |
lyn IN. Y J Jail few mornings ago.
NOTICE is given that counterfeit tens on |
the State Bank of Terre Haute, Ind, and |
fives on the First National Bank Of Louis |
Vile, Ky, have been put in circulation.
BY the explosion of coal-oil lamp, |
while starting fire at Dayton, Ohio, a
few mornings ago, Mrs. Matthias Glazer
and her child were terribly burned, the
child fatally.
BAGDAD dispatches state that from the
10Th to the 22d of April there were 1886
deaths from the plague in that city. AT
IIillah, during the same period, there
were 1853 deaths.
ATTY GEN. PIERREPoNT has denied
the application for pardon, commutation
or delay in the cases of Mcguire and Nc
Kee, of ST. Louis, under sentence for con-
spring to defraud the revenue.
JUDGE FOREMAN, at Beaver, Utah, has
continued the Mountain Meadow case to
the first Monday in August, the prisoner
Lee being admitted TO bail in the sum of
$4,000 and Dame in the sum of $40, 000
REV. DIR. r. s. SToRRs has resigned
the Presidency OF the American Congre-
gational Union, on account of the action
of the Advisory Council in the Beecher
case. Rev. DR.. A. S. Barnes has been
elected to and accepted the position.
GEO. VoN HoLLEN, City Collector OF
Chicago, is said to be a defaulter to the
amount of 500, 900, and he has left the
country. Gambling and unlucky private
speculations with the city's money are
said to have been the cause Of his down
fall.
THE European powers interested have
demanded of Turkey the execution of the
murderers of the French and German
Consuls at Salonica indemnification TO
their families, solemn salute to the
French and German flags, and guaranty
against similar massacres.
ANNA DICKINSON recently made her
debut on the dramatic stage in Boston, be-
fore large audience. The play was A
Crown of Thorns," her own production.
The telegram which announces her debut
says that If social welcome be alone
considered, her stage advent was sue
cessful; if other things be considered, it
was not"
THE accounts generally of the opening
of the Centennial Exposition at Philadel-
phia represent that it was, in all respects,
magnificent affair, and that the EXhibi-
ton is equal to any Worlds Fair ever
held. The count OF the receipts and reg
listers of the gates show an attendance of
over 100000 on the grounds during the
opening day. The excitement and enthu-
siasm in Philadelphia continued on the
11th, and continuous throng of visitors
attended the Exposition.
THE question of the admission of col
orcd Protestant Episcopal congregations
to representation, which kad agitated the
South Carolina Diocese for two or three
years, was recently settled, after warm
discussion in the Diocesan Convention at
Charleston by the rejection of the applica-
tion of St. Marks Church for admission.
A majority of clergy favored the applica-
tion, but it was rejected by the vote of the
lay delegates.
THE annual meeting of the American
Bible society was held in New York city
few days ago. The receipts from all
sources during the year were $527, 1893 /;
expenditures $5O9,2S1, including the bal
ance on hand in May, 1875. There is still
a balance of $3.50. During the year
S76,770 Bibles were published, and $780,
470 distributed. The society circulated
the Bible in twenty foreign countries dur
ing the year, and had it printed in nearly
as many languages. The next anniversary
will be held on the 18th of May, 1877, in
Philadelphia.
THE Michigan State Republican Con-
vention, in session at Grand Rapids on the
10th, elected delegates to the National Re-
publican Convention and chose a State
Central Committee The resolutions are
very brief, and consist mainly in re-
quest that the delegates act in harmony
with Republican principles, and so
far as possible as unit. They
conclude as follows; "While we are
willing to waive personal preference,
delegates must never consent to commit
Republican principles to any standard
bearer Of doubtful position, or who does
not in his own character afford assurance
of the practice of economy, honesty and
nuritV in all matters of administration y
The delegates are said TO stand on the
Presidential question as follows: Foi
Bristow, \; Blaine, IL Morton, 1 ; Hayes
Q; non-committal, /.
"A Tonawanda, Pa, sign reads thus
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