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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01
A Dog Detective of Duluth.

In the letter you published from Du
luth, dated the 18th of July, mention was
made of the loss of the steamer St. Clair
gers lost was a man named Stewart, of
Duluth. He had a small English spaniel,
which swan ashore. The dog was well
known at Duluth and along the Northern
Pacific Railroad and was remarkable for
his intelligence and sagacity. His owner
was employed by the Northern Pacific
Road to measure timber delivered by
contractors. The dog would take the
end of the tape-line and go TO the end of
a log, sixty or seventy feet long, and hold
it at the end while his master would hold
it at the other, and do this all day, or
until the timber was measured. His
master would send him to the postoffice,
simply saying to him: $50 up-get let
ters;" the dog would go to the postof1ice
and go around to one of the clerks, look
at him, wag his tail, and was so well
known the clerk would give him the let
tiers, which he would carry back to his
master, and in the same way would carry
letters which his master had written to
the office to be mailed. His scent was
very acute. Coming home from the
woods one day, Stewart was met on the
road by a company of young people, who
had been on picnic about half mile
away. One of the young ladies had left
her parasol on the ground. Stewart
called his dog and pointing to the path
said: "Go find and bring here" The
dog was gone about fifteen or twenty
minutes and returned with the parasol
A pile of lumber, put in Stewards charge,
was being stolen. Stewart called his
dog, took him to the pile and said
"Watch it and see who takes it," Two
or three days afterward the dog came to
him in the morning, and, by signs fa,
miliar to his master, told him to follow
him. Stewart took a policeman with
him and told the dog to go on, and he
led them about quarter of mile, to a
shanty occupied by a Swedc, on the
bank of the lake. They looked under
the shanty and saw large pile of boards
The Swede was arrested, taken before
the Justice and Stewart told the Justice
what the dog had done. The Justice al
once convicted the Swede of the larceny
A great many other doings of the dos
are known to the people of Duluth, anC
it is to be hoped that he will fall intC
good hands,-COr. PhiIddelphta Times
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01


plctely wrecked and an engineer, John Bunt-
ing, and fireman, james Farrell, were killed.
The steamer Htna towed her back to port.
The price Of coal in New York has been re-
duced s1.5O per ton since the break Of the
combination.
Moulton's counsel was notified on the
26th by Beecher's attorneys that an applca-
tion had been made TO the Supreme Court
for q change Of venue in the suit OF Moulton
rs. Beecher, for malicious prosecution, on the
ground that an impartial jury cannot be Sc
cured in Kings County.
The week ending Aug 25 was the most sue
cessful Of the Centennial Exhibition. The
number Of paying visitors was about 2i3, ,24S,
and the cash receipts 100000. The attend
ance on the 10Th was greater than on any
previous day. The number OF pam admis-
sions was 95,S73.
George Adams, the man who claimed to
have discovered an obstruction on the rail
road near Rochester, N. Y, on the night Of
the 10th, by which It was intended to wreck
the express train, and signaled the train in
time to avert an accident, was arrested at
Buffalo on the Goth, and confesscs. that he
rnisPl@ood the switch which threw the train
Southern Railroad on the 11th inst, where
by the engineer and fireman were badly
scalded and the engine wrecked. On the
18th inst. he drew the spikes from the ties
and the bolts from the fsh-ioints, throwing
the train down an embankment, wrccking
the engine, three passenger coaches, the
baggage and postal cars, and killing one
man. Adams pleads in cxtcnuation his in
tention TO notify the train in time to avert
the accident, hoping thereby to place the
company under obligations to furnish him
with situation.
Charges having been made against Adit.-
Gen. Cunningham, of Massachusetts,, to the
effect that he received bribcs from parties
furnishing supplies to the State, Gov. Rice
WAS appointed a committee to investigate.
Extensive fires were raging on the 2Sth in
the mountains on the Pennsylvania side of
the Delaware River, near Pond Eddy. A
vast amount of valuable timber land had
been burned over, and the timber destroyed.
The people were fighting the fire, but were
unable to check its advance.
The annual meeting of the Hay Fever AS
sociation was held at Bethlehem, n. H., on
the 2Sth. Speeches were delivered by Judge
Goodrich of Chicago, Rev. Henry Ward
Beccher, j, II. Ward of Louisville, and
others. The list OF members was materially
enlarged.
The great Centennial regatta began at Phil
adelphia on the 2Sth. The winners were the
Eureka, Yale, Columbia, Beaverwycks, Wat
kins, London and Cambridge.
The New York Herald says Gov. Hayes has
accepted an invitation from President Grant
to spend few days with him at Long Branch
The MolIie Mcguire prisoners-Munley,
McGehen, Carroll, Roarity and Boyle-re-
Gently convicted at Pottsville, Pa, of the
murder of Policeman Yost at Tamaqua, were
on the 2Sth uit sentenced to death.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01
A Moral Lesson in saguaChe.

A long, lean, lantern.ja jawed, lop-eared
chap, with slOuch hat and squeaking
voice, entered a saloon on Grand avenue,
and, gaining the attention Of half dozen
tender-feet, just in from the Summit,
said:
Gentlemen, how many Of you will
drink at my expense?"
81 will, " was repeated by the crowd in
chorus.
"This proves to you, gentlemen, con-
tinued he, putting down nickel for his
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01
Sometimes a wick becomes too short

Sometimes wick becomes too short
to carry up the kerosene, and the lamp
goes out. If you have not time to put in
new wick piece of cotton rag pinned
on below will answer every purpose and
become a good feeder II hole should
become broken in the glass chimney
paste on piece of paper, which may
often be done in a moment, and it will
answer its purpose well for long time,
or until you get new chimney. Some
times the wicks of lamps become gum.
my, and prevent the wicks moving freely
boil them in suds over the fire short
time and they will become entirely clean
and work we'll.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01

own beer, chow little can be depended
on first expressions. You love me now,
filled with the anticipation of good
square drink. Your anticipations will be
blasted, and then you will hate me. Let
this be a great moral lesson to you"
They gave him the grand bounce in a
hurry, but the moral lesson was there all
the same PrOspector.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01

of the children got a boat and vainly
tried to save his mother and brothers,
and the two smaller children ran wildly
crying for help on the shore. No help
came and in short time the three-the
mother and her two sons s--were drowned.
The bodies were recovered the next day.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01

From an early hour this morning till
five o'clock in the afternoon constant
stream of people was passing through
the corridors of the Court House, where
the remains of the late Speaker Kerr
were lying in state. Choice flowers were
strewn in profusion around the coffin.
The face of the dead Speaker bears evil
dence of his intense suffering during his
illness and up to the hour of his death.
Were it not for the familiar appearance
of the forehead and the knowledge that
ii was his body, but few Of his friends
would recognize the remains. At $50
o'clock tonight the casket was closed
and placed in a hearse and taken to the
family residence under the escort of COM
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
wAsuENt.TON.

The Indian Commissioner on the 22d sent
TO the Indian agencies an order forbidding
the sale OF arms and ammunition to whites
or Indians by Indian traders.
by an error In the engrossment Of the Leg
islativc Appropriation bill, which has been
approved by the President, there is omitted
an appropriation Of $4,000 for the contingent
fund Of the Department Of Justice. The ef
feet of this will deprive this branch OF the
Government service OF light, fuel, Ice, etc
The Secretary OF the Treasury on the oath
concluded the contract for the sale of $780,
100000 1-2 per cent bonds, to be issued un-
der the funding acts Of 1870 and 1871 and due
in 1891. The combination unites the three
parties who have been competing for the loan.
The amount taken is $40O, 100000 at par and
interest," less one-half per cent. commits.
sion, out of which all expenses are TO
be betrayed, including the preparation and
delivery of the bonds. The combination
embraces Messrs. N. NJ. Rothschild q
Sonss j. S. Morgan u Co.. Morton,
Ross & Co., and Seligman Bros, OF London;
Drexela& Co., of Philadelphia; Drcxcl Nor
gan SGo., j. IL w. Sellgman & Co., Of New
York; the First National Bank OF the City of
New York, and Morton, Bliss & Co., repre-
senting the American association TheSecre-
tary of the Treasury viii shortly issue calls
for the redemption of the 500 bonds against
the negotiation.
A general order from the War Department
directs Col. Ruger, on assuming the com
mand Of the Department OF the South, on or
about Sept /, to transfer the headquarters of
the department TO Atlanta, Ga.
In answer to the question whether the new
funding loan can be used as a deposit with
the u S. Treasurer to secure circulation, the
Treasury Department replies that the new 4
per cent. loan may, like other U. S. bonds, be
deposited to secure circulation to the eX-
tent of 90 per cent. of their market value.
Judge Tarbell, of Mississippi, has been
rendered the Office OF Deputy First Comp
trollcr Of the Treasury, rice Col. w. II. Jones,
Of Delaware, whose resignation has been
called for by the President.
The annual meeting OF the Army of the
Tennessee will be held in Washington Oct.
1s and 10. The statue of Gen. Mcpherson
will then be unveiled with imposing ceremo-
MES. Senator Logan will then deliveN the
oration.
Twenty-eight employees of the Pension
Office were notified on the oath that their
designations would be accepted, and that one
p months pay from Sept. 10 would be granted.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. o.

INDIANAFOLIH, aug, .,
The escort with the remains of Speak
erKerr arrived here at six O'clock and
left for New Albany at $40 this evening.
Gov. Hendricks, Senator Mcdonald,
Gen. Love, and number of other prom
inent citizens met the train at Greenfield
and accompanied the remains to New
Albany.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01
The following proclamation of the
President was published on the 22d;

The Following proclamation OF the
President was published on the 22d
tits with extreme pain that the President
announces to the people of the United States
the death of the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the Hon. Michael @. Kerr,
of Indiana. A man of great intellectual en-
dowments, large culture, great probity and
earnestness in his devotion to public inter
ests has passed from the position of power
and usefulness to which he had been SO re-
Gently called The body over which he had
been selected TO preside not being in session
TO render its tribute Of affection and respect
TO the memory of the deceased, the President
invites the people of the United States to a
solemn recognition of public and private
worth and the services OF pure and eminent
character. u S. GRANT.
BY the President: j. L. CALwALADER,
WARRINGTON Aug 81
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01
TIE INDIAN WAR.

OTTAWA, Canada, Aug. ".
Advices from an-Commissione
dated Fort Ellis, Aug. z, state
that the Sioux now on the war.path
against the United States had sent pres
ents of tobacco to the Blackfeet and re-
qutsted the latter to join them. The
Caladian Indians replied that they would
keep the peace, but would not join them
in fghting The Sioux sent message
in return that when they had finished
with the Americans they would
croIs over and capture the Blackfoot
country. The Blackfeet wanted to know
if they would be assisted by the mounted
polite, and the officer in charge assured
then they would be protected. The
Blsclfee said they could muster 1900
warrDrs if any trouble arose.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01
Speaker Kerr Dead.


The remains of the late Speaker Kerr
arrived here this morning from Rock
bridge Alum Springs at 6:15, accom-
panied by Mrs. Kerr and son, Represent
atives Milton Sayler, S. S. Cox and H.
Casey Young, and Mr.. Adams, Clerk of
the House.
The body is Incased in a casket COW
cred with black cloth The holdings
are of heavy plate and there are six
heavy-plated massive handles on the
sides. The cover is of plate glass and
extends the whole length of the casket.
An extra cover of black cloth and silver
plated dmountingsfit fits over the glass. The
interior is lined with white silk and satin.
Upon the arrival of the party Sergeant
alarms Thompson took charge of the
remains of Mr.. Kerr, and had them re-
moved to special car. A detail of six
men of the Capitol police were placed on
guard, the outer cover of the casket re.
moved, and the body laid in state until
1870 a. m. During the morning many
friends of Mr.. Kerr visited the depot to
view his remains. At 11:30 the casket
was closed, and at 1850 the funeral
party with the remains left for New AL.
bany, Ind, Cia Harrisburg and Indian
apolis.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01
Mountain Scenery in California.

Prof. Dawson, Chief of the United
States Coast Survey, who is now engaged
with a corps of engineers in making sig
nal observations upon the summit Of
Mount Diabolo, high mountain on the
Pacific coast, near Benicia, Cal, gives
some interesting items concerning the
altitude and distance of some of the
most prominent points visible from his
quarters on the mountain top. The view
from the summit is grand one and en-
braces an area, including land and ocean,
of no less than $4,000 square miles.
The most distant point within range of
observation is Lassen's Peak, in the Sier-
IA Nevada, which is 1873 miles from Mt.
Diabolo, and has an altitude of 1O,650
feet. Snow Mountain, 1000 feet high, ia
miles distant; Downieville Butts, 8,720
feet, 157 miles distant; Lolo Mountain,
near Truckee, $3.50 feet high and 1856
miles distant, are all also visible. Nearly
all the mountains of the Sierra Nevada
range are to be seen and the Coast Range
all the way up to the northern end of the
State are in view. OF the nearer mountains
Clay street hill, in San Francisco, 32
miles distant, can be discerned. Mt
Lyell, the site of the new Lick observa-
tory, 1900 feet high and fifty-two miles
away, is in sight At distance of SO
miles the horizon of the sea is seen,
and on all sides the eye rests upon miles
and miles of the mining and agricultural
cOuntrv of California
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01

Neuralgia in the faces and heads of
women is largely on the increase as com
pared with the number of instances of
the disease among men; and this is be-
lieved to be due to the inferior protection
afforded by the mode in which women
now cover their heads 1t is not only
one of the most common of feminine
maladies, but one of the most painful
and difficult of treatment. 1t is also a
cause of much mental depression, and is
regarded by physicians as leading more
often to habits of intemperance among
women than any other disease.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01

The Peace Commissioners, some half
dozen in number, arrived here to-day,
en- route to Omaha and points West, to
talk with the Sioux Indians. Bishop
Whipple will arrive to-day and join them
and they will leave at once on their mis-
sion. They are furnished with instruc-
tioAs from the Interior Department, it is
said, that they shall inform the Indians
that they must leave their reservations,
stop depredations on the Black Hills, or
submit to determination.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01

from transferring the telegraph wire between
Columbus and Wheeling from the Western
Union poles to the Atlantic u Pacific poles,
and from receiving commercial messages at
stations where there are none but railway
operators, for the purpose of sharing the
profits of such messages with the Atlantic q
Pacific Company instead of with the Western
Union Company as heretofore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-06
ED.

BRAwkER. Friday. May 5,h. 1875, MINNIE
BER1HoLL bRAwNEk, infant dsnR hter Of Martha
and Henry A. bravner, aged months and ~ dayss
FITZP ATRICk. Saturday morning, MAY 6sh
1876, ~ Providence Hospital. JAMES rlrzPATRIcE
late CT the Metropolitan Bank, aged 20.
Funeral y Ill take piaoe from So. Aloysius cbur IN
at 10 Q clock g. m, Monday, May 8. Friends snf
ecQuaints0oes invited 20 attend.
mACFARLAND. AT his resic ence, I121 o.
(Mfcbler Plscel, on Saturday msrning, Nay 6. Ip6
JOSEPH MACFaRLkND. IN the 3eth year Of hfs ere.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. SUNDAY papers COPY.
MI EBAY. On the morning of Saturday, MAJ
9th, 1876, ct l0x O'Clock. kNNA BLANCHE, fnfsas
daughter OF John and Maggie A. Murray, aged 4
months.
Friends and scquaintsnoes are respectfully I'm.
yed 70 attend the funeral, TO morrow afterpoon, sf
4 o'clock, from the residence Of her parent, No
1892 street, between 18th and 18Th sts O. O.
RICHARDSON. In this CITY, on the morning Of
JANE RICHARDSON, wife OF the late Alexander Bfch-
ardson, OF Warrenton, Va aged ~ years.
Friends invited 20 attend the funeral services,
on Sunday the 7tb instant, 81 cleck D m, ths
residence Of her niece Mrs. Edv. Thomas. sos o
wsrrenton Va for intsrment. wsrrsntsn pspsrs
TlEREIY. In this place, on Hr1dsy, Nay sth,
$50, at n-1 y. m, Ar. THOMAS rIkRNEY, IN his
18th year.
The funeral will proceed from the residence. cor
ner nth street and Vermont avenue, at %, Sun6ay
70 the Church OF toe immaculate Oonoeption.
Friends are respectfully invited 20 attend. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-06
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
GosfpR Proceedings Yesferdas.

sENATE.-After our report closed
Manager Knott followed Mr., Carpenter in
for few minutes, stated that he was sui.
ferfrg such physical pain that he was Obliged
TO ask for an adjournment.
The Senate, sitting as a court OF impeach-
ment, then adjourned until tomorrow.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
OF legislative business. and, after referring
several House bills to appropriate commit
executive session. At O'Clock the doors
were re-opened, and the Senate adjourned
until tomorrow.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
Tbe House, at 1:S0, went into Committee of
the whole on the private calendar. The
committee, 1880, rose and reported to tue
house large number OF private bills-sixty
odd-which were passed.
MT Blout, from the Appropriation Com.
mittee, reported the naval appropriation
p Mn,, which was made the special order for
So, S06,sS5. It contains q proyfsion looking
TO the sale OF the naval hospitals at AMMAN.
ons ana washington, and directs them TO
o % close curing me next fiscal year. 1t also
The navy yards ~ Charlestown, W ashington
and Pensacola, and to the recession OF the
nANai station at New London. and directs
me establishment OF naval rendezvous at
~ pee lsland or at COcksom, Ga. IL orders
the stopping Of eDIis ments in the navy unfiI
The nun Der. OF enlisted men is reduced to
Mr.. Hun ton, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, re ported hack faysrably Sela te amends
nents 10 the Housr bill permitting Judge
MeCanofess, OF Pa 20 retire on full paw
The principal amendment is on recurring
months. A
Mr.. Holman moved to law the bsu and
amendments on the table. as extending the
limits or The civil pension list, which was
anisgoplstic TO the idea OF republican gov
eInment.
Without action on the bill, the House, at
4:4O, adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-06

0Said q Brooklyn school miss to her
companion, the other day: "Oh. Join our
church! There isn't man or woman In IL
that there isn't some gossip or scandal
about"
VThe Rev. Grant Powers, OF Haverhill,
N. H., Yebuked an ignorant preacher for ex-
ercisipg the ONCE OF priest. He replied: "We
are commanded to preach the gospel to
every critter." "But," said Powers, "every
critler is not commanded to preach the Cos
pei"
SWhen Mark Antony threw himself
upon the 'dear remains" OF his loved Cesar
in a Pittsburgh theater the other evening, he
struck the "corpse" fair In the stomach,
which had the eject Oh doubling IL mp with Q
gIunt, that rather detracted from the %
lemnity Of the occasion.
&Tbey suspended Louisville policeman
merely because when he arrested q woman
at q ball, Just for tying to shoot . fiddler, he
held q consultation with her on the street.
corner and then returned TO the ball and
danced q set with her.
V"Is it becoming to me?' asked she. as
she paraded In the costume OF 100 years ago,
before the man who II not her lord and mas
ter but n her husband. "Yes, my dear
said he, meekly. Don't you wish could
dress this way all the timer" she asked. mo,
my DEAR he answered, shut wish you had
lived when that Was the style"
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TFcR TIVE EvsNINs srAR.
DISTRACTION.

The kRsve tia; tsrikes bis rival In the bsck
With bastard dagger to the heart. theu flies
Cnser the veil % the shhcrrent skies
81 night, unDerHed BY fears TIA; dog his track,
l. venial - him who dares attack
A Just mans credit NH base, envio,ss lie-,
stsbhing his honor, seeking in our eyes
10 MAKE that which is snowy white seem blsoS.
Him should all honest folk uron the strcet
shun as a Villain Of the darkest dyes:
Contempt for him is punishment most meet.
But he v HON his fool Islander fain would hurt.
Shielded by his coed name, the food defes.
And walks unsoiled amid his shower q slirt
W. l.. SuoENakER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-06

A HERoINE.-At Mendoza, Ill, last week.
Mr.. Van Doren and wife had gone out To
spend the evening with neighbor, leaving
the younger children in charge OF their older
sister Kate, who is about Is years old. Mr..
and Mrs. Van DOren had hardly departed
when some scoundrel, having his face M ask
ed, entered the house and asked IL Mr. Van
Doren was in. When answered In the mega
tive be presented a pistol at the head of Miss
Van Doren and demanded what money there
was In the house. He said he knew that Van
Doren had money, and he wanted il. The girl
displayed great GOODNESS, and told the VIII
lain that IL her pa had any money it must be
In his bedroom, and IL he would wait where
he was she would 60 and get 1t for him. He
said that was too thin, and followed her into
the bedroom, first putting his pistol In his
pocket, anticipating no trouble from such a
young girl. She happened to see in the cor
ner OF the room rifle cane belonging to her
father, which she seized and immediately
pointed at the rascal, and told him to leave
When she pointed the cane at him he eiacu.
lated, "Hell rife cane! You are q pretty
gtrl!n and commenced TO back out OF the
room, Miss Van Doren endeayoring to set
the trigger OF the rife, which she failed to do
owing 10 her excitement. She backed the
coward clear out OF the house. As soon as
he had got clear of the premises he started
70 run. since then the city marshal has been
looking for him, but has failed to find him.
For one SO young Miss Van Doren mas GER
tainly displayed degree Of courage hardly
ever exeelled.