Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WASHINGTON.

The PostmasterG General has received nearly
1000 applications for Office since March 5
The President and Gov Chamberlain had
long interview on the 9th. raW
A call was issued by Secretary Sherman on
the 9th for the redemption Of sl0,OOO,OOC
$40 bonds OF 1865, May and November, dc
scribcd as follows: Coupon bonds-t5O0
No. AZ, ,30i to 6,OO0, both inclusive; 81 600
No. l21 ,OO1 to 1872, 900, both inclusive. Reg.
istered bohds-$5OO, No. 7,494 to 1900, both
inclusive. Principal and interest will be paid
at the Treasury on and after June 81, when
interest will cease.
The following gentlemen, having accepted,
are announced as the commission TO visit
Louisiana: ExJudge Charles B. Lawrence,
Illinois; ex-Gov. J. q. Brown, Tennessee;
Gen. Joseph X, hawley, Connecticut; Gen.
John w. Harlan, Kentucky, and Wayne Nc
Weigh, Pennsylvania.
The Secretary of War on the 2Sth ult. re-
ceived telegram from Gen. Augur, ct New
Orleans, in reply to an inquiry as TO the sltu-
alton, stating that he had no change to men
tlon except that both parties have been using
strenuous efforts to strengthen their posi-
tions. Packard continues to arm his militia,
principally colored, but the Nichols adher-
ents say they have no apprehension of dan
ger. friend of fsPackard, who arrived in
Washington on the 2Sth ult., says Packard
has no intention Of turning over the State to
Nichols, even though the troops are with
drawn and the Administration gives support
to Nichols. Though driven from New Or
leans he is confident the interior of the State
will stand by him. II Nichols precipitates
the conflict one thing is certain, this gentle.
man says, and that Is, no crop will be grown
in Louisiana this year, and the White-Line
planters may look to see their gin-mills de-
stroycd and their farms laid in waste
Gov. Hampton, accompanied by Senator
Gordon, Of Georgia, and Atty. Gen. Conner,
had aiengthy interview with President Hayes
on the Goth ult. Subsequent TO the interview
Gov. Hampton said he was greatly pleased
and encouraged and felt confident that the
State would soon be relieved of its difficult
ties, The committee appointed by the
Charleston Chamber of Commerce also had
an interview with the President and pre-
sented an address embodying the views of
the Chamber, aud asking for immediate &C.
tion. Mr.. Tupper, President of the Chamber
OF Commerce, spoke of the lauguishing con-
dition of business and insisted, as the rep
resentatiye OF the commercial interests, that
nothing but the recognition Of Hampton
could give peace and progress to the State
Others spoke in similar strain, and the
President said that he was confident that
satisfactory solution would be found.
A Washington dispatch of the 10Th ult
says the first object of the Louisiana Com
mission will undoubtedly be to secure
Legislature which both parties will ac-
knowledge and on which everything else will
hinge.
On the 3lst ult. about 200 employees of the
Engraving and Printing Bureau of the Treas
ury Department were dismissed in order to
bring the force down to the requirements of
the work. The Secretary OF the Navy an
nounces his determination to have no one in
his department not expressly provided for by
law, and a number of clerks were dismissed
on the Slst ult.
The South Carolina question was consid-
cred by the Cabinet on { he 30th ult., but a
conclusion was not reached. A majority are
reported to favor the immediate withdrawal
Of the troops.
Gov. Hampton, in letter to the President,
on the 30th ult, assured him that he could
and would secure absolute freedom, peace
and equality to both white and colored citi
Zcns as soon as the troops are withdrawn,
but intimated that he would consent to no
bargain or compromise. He thanked the
President warmly for the manner in which
hc was received, and expressed confidence
that he would be true to the sentiments of
his inaugural address.
Rcar-Admiral Worden, u 8. Navy, has
been retired at his own request, and Commo-
dorc Patterson promoted to fill the vacancy.
The legal-tender circulation outstanding
on the S0th ut. amounted to $780,, $40 ,2O4.
1t has been decided to withdraw the troops
from the State House at Columbia, s. C.,
but to keep them in the State.
The internal revenue receipts for March
were %, $50, ,297, against Is, ,293, ,252 in March,
1876.
A proposition was submitted to the Presi-
dent by Gov. Chamberlain, on the 30th ult :,
that arbitrators be selected TO decide what
members Of the South Carolins Legislature
were legally elected, and let those members
settle the question of the Governorship.
The debt statement shows decrease dur
ing March of $l4, ,l07, ,0l6, of which s., ,55S, 800
consists of Cancelled Geneva-awsrd bonds.
Coin in the Treasury, $SS, ,7lS, ,2S5; currency,
$8,1S4, 1858; special deposits for redemption
of certificates Of deposit, $685. l55, ,0O0 coin
certificates, $4S, ,279, 400.
Gov. Hampton called on the President on
the ID and thanked him for the withdrawal
of the troops, repeating his assurances that
all should share alike in the protection of
the law, not doubling his ability to preserve
the peace. Gov. Chamberlain, in reply to a
question as TO what he thought of the deter
mination TO remove the troops from the CO.
lumbia te-Ho use, said: at ends the
struggle and makes Gen. Hampton practical
ly Governor" ~
A AWashington dispatch of the I'd says no
formal or written instructions will be given
TO the Louisiana Commission, but they have,
by conversation with the President, been
placed in possession of his views and wishes
The general nature Of the instructions is that
they Ghsll suggest but not act.
THE EAST.
The Mutual Protection Company of Phila-
delphia made an assignment on the 9th.
Rev. Or. Buddington's church in Brook
lyn, NY, has refused to accept the invita-