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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02
WASHINGTON.

spoford, Kellogg's contestant for a seat in
the U. s. Senate from Louisiana, argued be.
fore the Senate Committee, on the oath, that
according TO the State Constitution the Re-
turning Board has nothing TO do with the
question as 10 who were elected Governor
and Lieutenant. Governor; and as the law re-
quires that all returns be sent to the
Secretary Of State and not TO the Returning
Board, he claimed the seat on those grounds.
A Washington special says the State De-
partment announced on the oath that no APP
pointment win be made for the English Mis-
sion at present. Further, 1t is the policy Of
the Administration to select gentlemen OF
middle age fordlpiomatic posts. This would
indicate that ex-senator Cameron will not be
appointed.
President Hayes was visited on the 95th by
delegation OF Peunsylvanians, composed
OF leading Republican politicians, including
Gov Hartranft and several members of Con-
gress, and conference was had upon polltl-
cal subjects. The President referred TO the
explanations made by Sherman Of the ciYI
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02
Thanksgiving Day.

WAsHNGToH, Oct. 20.
The following was issued this after
noon:
BY the President OF the United States OF America:
A PROCLAMATION
The completed circle Of summer and wiu-
ter, seed-time and harvest, has brought us TO
the accustomed season at which religious
people celebrate with praise and thauksgiv-
ing the enduring mercy of Almighty God.
This devout and public confession of the
constant dependence of man upon the Divine
Father for all good gifts of life and health,
and peace and happiness, so early in our his
tory made the habit of our people, finds in
thesurvey OF the past year new grounds for
joyful and grateful manifestation In all bless
ings which depend upon benicnant seasons.
This has indeed been a memorable year.
Over the wide territory of our country, with
all Its diversity Of soil, and climate and prod
ucts, the earth has yielded bountiful returns
TO the labor Of the husbandman. The health
OF the people has been blighted by no preva-
lent or widespread diseases. No great disas-
ters OF shipwreck upon our coasts, or to our
commerce on the seas, have brought |, IS OF
hardship to merchants or mariners and
clouded the happiness OF the community
with sympathetic sorrow, In ali that concerns
our strength and peace and greatness as
patton; In all that touches the permAnence
and security of our Government and the
beneheent institutions on which it rests; In
all that affects the character and dispositions
OF our people and tests our capacity TO enjoy
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02
The Mine Disaster.

LONDON, Oct %.
The work of exploring the colliery at
High Blantyre, in which the explosion
occurred yesterday, proceeded through
out the night. Four miners were dis
covered alive about eleven o'clock, but
in so exhausted condition that one died
before morning and another is hopelessly
PROSTATE. Mining experts say that all
the men in the pits persisted, but even if
any are alive now no rescue party can
reach them in less than eight or ten days
The work of bringing up the dead was
resumed this morning. The bodies are
fearfully burned and mangled. The ex.
plosion was of terrific violence.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02

lanta, Ga, on the Goth. The next place Of
meeting is Montreal.
The Universalist General Convention, in
session at Chicago, adjourned sine die on the
26th. Next year the convention will be held
at Providence.
Atty.-Gen. Devens on the 9th declared
that the Presidents civil-seruce order does
not deny 10 officials the right to express
their views on public questions orally or
through the press, provided it does not inter
fere with the discharge of their duties.
The Mayor of Fernandna again appeals
for relief for the yellow-fever sufferers.
The Wemens Christian Temperance Union,
in session at Chicago, adjourned on the 9th
TO meet next year at Baltimore.
Gen. Bedford Forrest, the noted Confeder-
ate cavalry officer, died at Memphis on the
Goth ult.
The receiver of the Fidelity Savings Bank,
of Chicago, reports the liabilities of the dc.
funet institution to be $1,3l5,054; assets
s945, ,537.
One-half Of the town of Darlington, KY,
was burned on the Goth ult.
The Chicago Savings and Trust Company
was put into the hands of receiver on the
Goth ult. Assets about One-tenth of the liza
biltics.
The General Christian Convention, in
session at st. Louis, on the Goth ult. ad-
journe6 TO meet at Cincinnati, Oct. 25, 1878.
Elder A. j. Hobbs, of Bloomington, Ill, was
elected President for the ensuing year.
The revenue cutter Wolcott arrived at
sitka, Alaska, on the nth, just in time to
prevent the Indians from demolishing the
barricade around the town. They had al
ready commenced its destruction. There is
much alarm among the citizens. The U. s.
Collector has returned TO California aud will
not return to Sitka unless proper protection
Is afforded.
An Indianapolis telegram Of the Goth ult.
says: "senator Morton is gradually sinking
and 1t now seems scarcely possible that he
can last more than day or two. He no
longer takes an interest in what is going on
around him and only Graves the presence of
his own family"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02
THE EAST.


The Manchester Savings Bank, of Allie
gheny City, Pa, failed on the 23d.
The American Missionary Association of
the United States began its annual session
at Syracuse, N. Y, on the 23d, delegates be-
ing present from nearly every State in the
Union.
The Empire Transportation Company has
heen sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
Parole was the winner in the two and a
half mile race at Baltimore on the 24th-de.
featiDg Ten Brock by two lengths and Ochil-
tree by six. Time 4:37%.
George l.. Fox, the pantomimist, died on
the oath.
Investigation shows the over issue of stock
of the West Philadelphia Railroad by Morton
and his confederates to be 1900 shares.
The Superintendent of the New York In
surance Department reports the New York
Life Insurance Company OF New York city
all right.
Nearly all the Western and Middle States
were represented at the cheese fair at Mead
vile, Pa, on the 4th.
Ex-Gov. Tilden arrived at New York from
Europe on the 25th.
The Episcopal General Convention, in
session at Boston, adjourned sine die on the
25th.
Masons who recently went from New York
to England found on their arrival there that
they were to take the place of men striking
against a reduction of pay, and at once
Joined the strikers.
Morton, HUM, Stokes, Nagle, and Vickers
have been indicted for conspiracy to defraud
the Philadelphia Market Street Railway Com
pany out of 100000. Another indictment
charges the three former with embezzling
$200,OO0, and Nagle and Yickers with re-
ceiving it.
Ten Brock won the four,mileheat race at
Baltimore on the 26th. Time TAI 4 and 7:40
Augustus Schell is the Tammany candi-
date in opposition to john Morrissey for
State Senator.
The Boston & Albany Railroad declared
dividend of Sper cent. on the 26th.
Eels, the Secretary of the plundered Rock
land IN. J.) Savings Bank, has been indi cted
for perjury in making reports.
Edwin Adams, the actor, died at Philadel-
phia on the 2Sth,
The number Of voters registered in New
York city this year is 1885, ,375, against 1S3, ,O64
last year.
Ex-Gov. Tildeu, responding to a serenade
at New York on the evening of the 9th by q
Democratic club, strongly indorsed the State
ticket, and expressed the belief that it would
be successful OF national politics, he said
the result Of last years contest was a rob-
berry Of the dearest rights of American citi-
zens-the right of free government, the right
of the people to govern themselves and
change their rulers at will. In conclusion
he said; lone thing promise, one thing
swear before the assembled people of Amer
ica-I swear that the Government of America
will be restored to the people according to
the ideal Of its founders"
The run on the Union Dime Savings Bank,
Of New York city, has ended.
The officers of the North Bridgewater
(Mass.) Savings Bank think they can pay the
depositors 25 per cent. within u month. The
loss to depositors will depend upon the
amount recovered from the estate of the de-
ceased defaulting Treasurer, southWick. he
was short $4,000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02

service order in his Mansfield speech, and
also the course Of the Secretary in speaking
in the Ohio campaign and going home to
vote, and said these afforded sufficient
guide by which any Republican could con-
sistently construe the order and shape his
course.
Senators Bayard, Thurman and Morgan
have been agreed upon as the Democratic
members Of the committee to take into con-
sIderation the state of the law relating to
Presidential elections.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections will make a thorough investigation
Of the Louisiana case. Included therein will
be the legality OF the Legislature by which
each contestant claims to have been elected.
On the 26th the written statements Of Kel-
logg and SpoTord, the contestants for the
seat in the Senate from Louisiana, were sub
mitted TO the Senate Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections and ordered printed
The statements are quite lengthy but the
arguments are not particularly new.
Wayne McVeigh or Gov. Hartranft, Of
Pennsylvania, can have the English mission,
the Washington Chronicle says. The Nation
al linton favors the appointment OF Simon
Cameron.
On the 9th the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee considered the Pacific Railroad sinking
fund question.
Third Assistant Postmaster-Gen. Hazen's
estimate of the expenditures Of his Office for
the next fiscal year is t9O5,0OO, as against
t1,l50,0OO appropriated for the present year.
In the Senate, on the Goth ult., the New
York Custom-House nominations were, on
motion of Senator Conkling, referred to the
Committee on Commerce, of which he is
Chairman, the Senate making no objection.
The President sent to the Senate on the
Goth ult. large number of nominations,
mostly of persons appointed during the re-
cess Among them were: Theodore Roose-
welt Collector, f. A. Merritt Surveyor, Brad.
ford Prince Naval Officer, port Of New York;
John d. Defrees, of West Virginia, to be
Public Printer; w. II. Smith, Collector of
Chicago; Jewell Palmer, Collector Internal
Revenue Fifteenth Ohio District; Edwin w.
stoughton, OF New York, Minister TO Russia;
John Fehrenbatch, Supervising Inspector OF
Steam Vessels for the Twelfth Ohio District.
Gov. Williams, of Indiana, was in Wash
ington on the 10Th ult. and stated that in the
event of Senator Morton's death he should
appoint Dan Voorhees, TO the vacancy,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02

Moses A. Snyder, teller at the Mer-
chants Exchange National Bank, New
York, has been arrested on a charge of
embezzlement. He had been for many
years in the employ of the bank, and
was held in high esteem. OF late the
bank officers had noticed that he was
living extravagantly, and their suspicious
being aroused his accounts were exam
ined and deficiency of S5, 800 was dis
covered
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02

If a young man is undetermined as to
his true status and would like to have
the opinion of a representative person on
the subject, an excellent plan to get it is
to sit down on his sisters new fall hat.
The amount of information often OBJ
tanned by this means is appalling,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02

"A few nights since, as party of en-
igrants, consisting of Ephraim Weaver
and his sister, Susan Smith, with baby
nine months old, James Crowley, his wife
Mary Ann and baby fifteen months old,
and Martin Crowley, brother of James,
were proceeding down the Mississippi
River in two skiffs and a small Hat.
boat, when near the quarantine, below
st. Louis, they were run into by tow
boat and Mrs, Crowley, the two babies
and Martin Crowley were drowned and
all the household effects of the two fam
lies lost. They were from Hamilton, H.,
and were going South TO locate.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02

Complete access has been obtained to
both pits of High Blantyre Colliery, and
it has been ascertained that $50 persons
perished.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02

-Toads are getting commercial value
in Europe, some one, probably in the
toad trade, having successfully promul-
gated the theory that if toad has a
weakness II is for the Colorado beetles.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.

TIE votes cast Tor The various candi-
dates (Republican and DemecraO at the
late election were as follows:
DemOcrdtic. Republican.
Governor ..... Bishop 211 ,625 West ..24s. .g45
LleutennntsGov Fitch .26S, sol Vogeler .241 ,327
Attorney General Pillars 269 sos Nash 2s2O55
State Treasurer HOwells 270, ,I51 Milliken 25 $40
supreme Judge. Okey. ..21l. .4D5 johnson 251 ,4I6
Clerk Supr'e Curt Tanning 269 0S1 Crowell 25l Q68
Board p blew 'rks Schder 26g 4g9 Luckey 25l O2i
School COM sloner Burns 269, ,6i6 Lukens $50 744
THE following is the vote in detail for
Governor,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02
THE EASTERN WAR.
A Russian Victory.
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LONDON, Oct. 26.
A Russian official dispatch dated
Tutchenitza, before Plevna, Oct. 25, says:
Yesterday, after desperate engagement
of ten hours duration, Gen. Gourka's de-
tachment, cooperating with portion of
the Imperial Guard, captured a strong
Turkish position between Guernji Du-
bruk and Teliche. Gen. Gourka then
stationed himself on the Sofia road,
Strengthening his positions with new
Notifications. This engagement also re.
suited in the capture of Achmet Ewsi
Pasha, together with his chief of. staff
and many other Turkish officers, about
5000 foot soldiers, and an entire regi-
ment of cavalry. -Four cannon and a
quantity of rifles and ammunition were
also captured. Our loss is unknown, but
must have been considerable.
VIENNA, Oct. 26.
Chevket Pasha's official dispatch from
Orchanie in regard to Gen. Gourka's vic
tory claims that the attack on Teliche
was repulsed, but admits that the Rus.
sian cavalry has posted itself at Dub
ruk and destroyed the telegraph lines.
An Attack on Rustchuk.
LONDON, Oct. 26.
Sulieman Pasha telegraphs, under
date of the 25th: To-day twelve Rus.
sian battalions, with cavalry and artil-
lery, attacked the works of Rustchuk.
The Turks made a sOrtie and forced the
Russians to retire into their entrench.
ments at Pyrgos, with loss of 450 killed
and wounded. Four Russian divisions
attacked the Turkish line on the LON
from Jovanciftlik, near Kosovo, on the
right to Solenik on the left. They were
repulsed with loss of 500 killed and
some prisoners. The Turkish loss was
164 killed and go wounded.
The Russian Investment of PIeVna.
LONDON, Oct. 26.
A correspondent gives the following
account of Russian operations, derived
from Russian officer just returned from
Plevna: No convoy has entered Plevna
since Gen. Gourka took command of the
cavalry. The investment is complete.
The Imperial Guards as they arrived took
up their position on the Russian left,
thus gradually prolonging the line of in
vestment across the Dovatz road to the
Sofia road. The investment by infantry
extends from the Roumanian position,
northeast of Plevna, to the Sofia road
on the west. On the west the circle
is completed by Gen. Gourkas cavalry,
which can cut off all supplies. The
Russians are every day receiving rein
forcements and there is every ap-
pearance that they intend to surround
Plevna by series of works, as the Ger,
mans did Paris. The Russians will soon
have troops enough to complete the in
fantry investment. The correspondent
thinks there is every reason to believe
that Plevna is not victualed sufficiently
to stand a siege, and that the appear
ances are that Osman Pasha will attempt,
probably unsuccessfully, to fight his way
out. The correspondent concludes
must say now that the question of a
second campaign is absolutely forced,
and the prospect looks more hopeful for
the Russians than at any time since Gen.
Krudener's defeat in July"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02

Senator Davis says; - will not ally
myself with either party. Twill do just
what said last spring-that is will re-
main perfectly independent, and will act
on every measure in such a manner as to
my judgment shall seem best for the in.
terests Of the whole country"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02

NONE of the men mentioned by Tweed
were guilty of the charges. We know
this, because they say so,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02

80. a4s, ,0l5I Ig71 .625 1a.ls9 4,s36L 16.O1e
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-13
Recruiting for Ills IIarem.

Edham Pasha, the present Grand Viz
Ter, was formerly Turkish ambassador
in Berlin. In the Kaiserstadt he made
the acquaintance OF a very pretty girl,
the daughter OF q baker, at the house OF
we'll known andi highly respected Ber-
lin merchant. The girl made great
impression upon the Pasha. He adj
mired her for her beauty, "but not for
that alone" Her skill as o pianist
80 charmed the ambassador that he in
formally proposed to her and took q
very loving leave OF the young woman
when he started for the conference. He
Ia said even to have told her that he
would not return to Berlin, asking her
at the same time whether she would be
inclined to come to Constantinople and
be the ornament OF his harem. The
pretty madchen smilinglY assented to
the proposition, and about fortnight
ago she received Edham Pasha's tender
invitation to follow him to CONSTANT
nople. Enclosed In this letter were q
Turkish passport and q considerable
sum of money for the girls travelling
expenses. Her parents and relatives
attempted to dissuade her from going,
but she left her parental roof and has
joined her lord and master at Constan-
tinople.
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introduced bills to amend Art. 100 OF tht
Civil Code, and 10 repeal act 76 OF 1876
to amend Art. SIS OF the Code OF PrHc.
tice, and repeal act 40 OF 1871, and o bill
to prevent and punish extorti0n In OF
fee by clerks, recorders, justices. sher.
IFS, etc.
A message was announced, and at
| D. m. the Senate went into executive
session, which lasted but short while
Mr.. Grover offered o resolution pro.
viding for commission to be named
criminal laws for the State. Lies over
under the rules.
Senate bill 90, 10 require the lessees
of the Penitentiary to employ convicts
to work upon the levees, was called up
but not acted on, aB 1t comes up regu.
larly to-day.
On motion, the Senate adjourned till
10 m. Tuesday.
The House.
The House assembled at the usual
hour.
Speaker Bush In the chair, and q
Mr.. Sartain, OF Carroll parish, called
up Senate bill No. VI, incorporating the
town OF Milliken's Bend, Carroll parish.
Referred.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr., Meaehee. Of West Feliciana, in
troduced concurrent resolution, d.
recting the Committee on Ways and
Means, OF the Senate, and the Judi
oiary Committee, OF the House, to re-
port O bill to provide for the loss OF tax
assessment rolls. Adopted.
REPORTS.
BY Mr.. Bell, of Orleans, chairman OF
ttn StSf, ffoa m Wauu and Nnnna
bill to compel assessors to assess ell
property not used for religious or char
table purposes; imposing license Of
1855 upon retail grocers who sell liquors
by the glass, and O license OF 5000 on
all private bankers.
BY Mr.. Bowden Of Franklin, chair
man OF the Committee on Ways and
Means, favorably on House bill No.
221, to amend and re-enact section 1869
Of the Revised Statutes.
Senate bill, requiring all incorporate
cities and towns exempted from parish
taxation to pay the expenses Of Grim
inal proceedings which occur within
said cities and towns. and authorizing
the levy OF tax to pay such expenses.
The bill was eoncurred In with slight
amendment.
Senate bill No. 10, substitute for
House bill relative tot the establish
ment OF q smallpox hospital In New
Orleans, was takeniup and coneurred In
finally.
Senate bill No. ~, changing the
eastern boundary OF the parish OF
Pointe Coupee, was then taken up and
laid on the table.
Mr.. Ryland, OF West Felieiana, by
consent, introduced o bill to incorpor-
ate the Barataria Ship Canal Company.
The Senate and House cow met In
joint session and proceeded to ballot
for o United States Senator, with the
following result:
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-13
OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1877.

No. 1871 AN ACT
To exclude certain lands from the drainage
limits as heretofore estabirhed; TO cancel
| liens and Judgments for drainage OF said
| lands, and TO repeal certain laws relative to
drainage of the parishes OF Orleans and
| Whereas, the several laws, heretofore enacted
| for the drainage OF certain portions OF the
parishes of Orleans and Jefferson, have failed In
their purposes and q certain portion OK the lands
therein situated have not and will not be drsined;
| therefore
sEcrroN 1. Be Il enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of The State Of Louisiana
| In General assembly conUened, That all laws or
parts OF laws providing for the drainage OF lands
In the parishes Of Orleans and Jefferson 30 far as
| they provide for the drainage OF lands north of
the following line. commencing at the intersec-
ton OF the Metairie Ridge, with the upper pro-
Canal. to the Metairie Road, thence along the
Metairie Road to Bayou st. John, thence along
Bayou st. John to Marigny avenue, thence along
Marigny avenue to Baypu Salvage, thence along
Bayou Savage to Peoples avenue, thence along
Peoples avenuet to Lafayette avenue, thence along
Lafayette avenue TO the river Mississippi.
SEc. q. Be IL further enacted, etc., That all
Judgments for drainage OF said lands, judgments
creating liens and Tor assessments for drainage
OF said lands, and all legal proceedings pending
therefor, be and they are hereby cancelled pro-
vided that the benefits OF this act shall not be in
voked in favor Of any land until the State and
city taxes due thereon are paid p'oU1ded further,
that ali landa situated within the above described
lines and excluded by this act from the drainage
limits established under previous laws, and upon
which drainage taxes or assessments have al
ready been paid shall hereafter be exempt from
all future drainage assessments.
SEC. 8. Be IL further enacted, ETC.. That all
laws or parts OF acts in conflict with or incon-
sistent with the provisions OF this act be and the
same are hereby repealed
(Signed LOUIS BUSH,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
(Signed) LOUIS A. Witt,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the Senate.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, |
State Of Louisiana.
Received in the Office Of the Secretary Of State,
at New Orleans, this twelfth day Of March,
eighteen hundred and seventy. seven, the fore
going bill, having been presented to his Excel.
ency, tbs Governor Of this State, for bis approval
and signature, and not having been returned by
him to the Houee of Representatives., In which
body it originated, with his signature or his OBJ
jections thereto, within the time prescribed BY
the Constitution OF the State Of Louisiana, the
same has become Law without his approval or
signature.
tHigned) OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary u State.
a true copy:
0scAR ARROYO.
Assistant Secretary of stAte.