Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-04
EPIToME OF THE WEEK.
CONDENSED TELEGRApHIc NEWS.

Washington, a few days ago, of angina
pectoris, brought on by hot weather. He
was sixty-six years of age. His term in
the Senate would have expired in 1881.
GEN. GREEN b. RAUM, of Illinois, has
been appointed to and has accepted the
position of Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue, Congressman MacDougall, of New
York, having declined the office.
| A PHILADELPHIA shoddy mill owned
by James Nolan was burned a few morn
ings ago, and three women in the upper
part of the mill at the time of the fire
were frightfully burned Two of them,
jumping from the third story to the
ground, were instantly killed. The third
got hold Of rope, by which she slid to
the ground, but she was so badly burned
that the skin came off from almost her
entire body, and her recovery was doubt
full. The mill, stock and machinery were
entirely destroyed, involving heavy
loss.
The majority of the House Committee
on Naval Affairs have presented to Con-
gress very lengthy report of the investi-
cation into the alleged frauds and malad.
ministration on the part of the Naval
officials, which report concludes with a
statement that, upon full review of the
facts ascertained by the Committee, in the
administration of the naval service during
the last seven years the law has been dis
regarded and violated in the letting of
contracts; in the purchase of supplies; in
the destruction and sale of property
belonging to the naval service;
in the failure to cover into
the Treasury the proceeds of the
sales of property; in the expenditure
and disbursements of the appropriations
made for the support of the navy; in the
application of the sums appropriated for
that branch of the public service; in ex-
ceeding the appropriations made by Con-
gress for given fiscal years, ETC., etc. The
majority submit a resolution to the House
that the legal questions and proof be re-
ferred TO the Judiciary Committee, who
shall examine and report whether
the violations of law referred to
in the report be impeachable
offenses, under the Constitution,
and, if so, then they shall report articles
of impeachment against George NJ. Robe
son, Secretary of the Navy. The minori-
ty report alleges that the majority report
is unfair in its statements, fallacious in
its conclusions, and is evidently promoted
by partisan spirit, ignoring entirely tes-
timony favorable to the Navy Department,
and presenting other portions in such
ways as to inflict gross injustice upon the
Secretary and other officers,
News was received in Washington on
the goth that two companies of the regu-
lar garrison had left Columbia, s. c., for
Aiken, opposite Hamburg, the scene of
the recent disturbances between the whites
and negroes, and would remain there all
summer. This was done in obedience to
the orders of the War Department Two
companies had also been ordered to Ham |
burg.
THE Louisiana Democratic State Con-
vention was held at New Orleans on the
goth, and nominated Frank T. Nichols |
for Governor and Wilt for Lieutenant
Governor.
GEN. MERRITT arrived at Fort Fetter- |
man on the 25th and would leave the next
day, expecting to join Gen. Crook by the
1st or I'd of August.
ORDERS were issued from Washington
on the Goth that two battalions of artillery |
of four companies each, from the First and |
Second Regiments, be sent from the Di-
vision of the Atlantic to the Department
OF the Missouri to report to Gen. Pope.
A FORCE of $1,000 Turks attacked the
Montenegrins on the 26th, near Podgorit-
Ia, and were repulsed and driven back. |
Both sides suffered heavily in killed and
wounded.
THE Prohibitionists of Kentucky held |
their first State Convention at Louisville,
on the 9th. Green Clay Smith, Prohi-
bition candidate for President, was pres
ent and made speech. A State Central
Committee and Electors were appointed
and the National platform of the party
was read and adopted.
THE Illinois Democratic State Conven-
tion was held at Springfield on the 9th,
and nominated: For Governor, Lewis
Stewart independent candidate for same
office; Lieutenant Governor, A. A. Glenn:
Secretary of State, s. Y. Thornton; Au-
ditor, John Hlse (also on the Independent
ticket for same office; State Treasurer,
George Gundlach; Attorney General, E.
Lynch. Presidential Electors were also
chosen. The resolutions adopted indorse
the platform and nominees of the ST.
Louis Convention, and call on the Legisla-
ture TO devise some plan to prevent con-
vict labor from coming in competition
with free labor.
In the free -for-all trotting race at Cleve-
land on the 9th, Goldsmith Maid took
the first two heats in 2:1516 and 2174.
The stallion Smuggler won the remaining
three heats-the third, fourth and fifth
and the race in the extraordinary time of
2 ;16A 2;19A and 2;171s, Goldsmith Maid
coming in second,
A SEMLIN dispatch of the 2Sth says the
in Servia was becoming every
hour more critical. An anti-war faction
had been started by Prince Karageorgeo-
witch which was daily increasing, and
threatened to seriously impede the war
like operations against Turkey.
1T was reported from London on the
2Sth that the Great Powers had definitely
decided to interfere in Servo-Turkish af.
fairs.
AT caucus of Democratic members of
the House of Representatives in Washing
ton on the evening ii the Goth, the ques-
tion of repeating the date of the resump.
tion of specie payments was, after discus
sion, voted on, with the result of about
fifty members for repeal and twenty five
against. This, however, did not afford a
test of the result in the House, as not one
half of the Democratic members were
present at the caucus
Ex-SPEAKER BLAINE was at Windham,
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