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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24

at Claremont by Secretary Evarts, Senator
Morrill, and others, and proceeded to Wind
sor, to the residence OF Secretary Evarts. A
reception was held in the afternoon, and
speeches were made by President Hayes,
Evarts, Key and Devens Of the Cabinet, and
w. Hunt, of Louisiana. The party spent the
Sabbath at Windsor with Mr.. Evarts.
A large body of disguised men crossed the
mountains to Bethlehem, Pa. ,)from the Wyo-
ming region on the 18th and trouble is feared.
A mine boss named Bratton who had engaged
to work colliery with "blackleg" miners,
was served with notice on the 10th, warn
ing him to leave the region within twenty-four
hours. He neglected this order and on the
18th was ambushed and brutally murdered.
The Governor OF Pennsylvania has called
for two regiments of three.months volunteers
from the National Guard.
The Presidential party left Windsor on the
Goth for the White Mountains. At various
places on the route crowds were assembled
to greet the party and brief speeches were
made by the President. On their arrival at
Twin Station, N. H., after a short reception
the party were conveyed to the top of Mt.
Washington, where an hour was spent, and
they returned to Twin Station and passed
the night A reception was given in the
evening, after which an address was pre-
sented to the President, signed by fifty prom.
inent men Of different States and political
associations, expressing their satisfaction
with his course. A telegram was received
from Gov. Connor, of Maine, inviting the
President to visit Maine as the guest Of the
State. Senator Blaine telegraphed the Pres
ident urging him to accept the invitation
and requesting him to accept the hospitali-
ties OF his house during his stay. The Pres
ident declined Gov. Connor's invitation on
account of previous engagement.
The National Convention of Royal and
Select Masters of the United States met at
Buffalo on the Goth. A committee was ap-
pointed to memorialize the Knight Tenn
plar Grand Encampment to make three de-
grees prerequisite to the order of Knight
hood.
The convention of Baltimore workingmen
on the Goth proclaimed themselves independ-
ent Of all past political affiliations and that
they would not entertain propositions from
any political party looking toward a compro-
mise.
Baseball on the Goth: Hartford 5, Louis
vile l.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24

sheets are then placed in racks and al
lowed to dry for two days, in order to
prevent any blotting or DETACHMENT.
Now they are ready for the cutters, of
which there are three, at present. BY
the first, which is a rotary cutter, the
sheets are divided crosswise in ten strips
containing four postal cards each. The
strips are then collected in packages of
100 each; the edges are made exactly
even, and the packages are then placed
on the iron tables of the cutters, which
sever them in the opposite direction. OF
these cutters there are two, both known
as the Cranston under CUT; lever is
pulled which sets the machinery in mo.
tion, and up comes heavy knife with a
diagonal motion, and there are 400 post
al.cards completed in twinkling. A
bit of brass is removed, allowing the un-
cut packages to be moved up a proper
distance under the knife, and the proc
ess is repeated The cards are then taken
in punches convenient to be handled,
and the edges are carefully brushed
to remove all dust and " feather" They
then pass into the hands of eighteen girls,
by whom they are counted out into pack
ages containing twenty-five cards each.
Twenty packages are placed in paste
board boxes, which again are packed in
wooden boxes, containing from 200 to
25, 900 cards apiece.
The presses are now printing about
1000, 900 cards day. The contract re-
quires that 1 ,000,0 900 cards shall be made
in day, if the demand is so great.
1t is not expected that many visitors
will enter the rooms in which the cards
are made, but precautions are taken to
prevent the loss or abstraction of cards.
Every sheet printed is registered by the
press, and the company is compelled to
give an account of every one. If few
cards were lost it would cost considera-
BILE trouble, although the loss itself might
be trifling. Any cards that are spoiled
in the cutting, or defaced in any way,
are retained and destroyed by the Gov
ernment Inspector.
The Postotfice officials in this city do
not regard postal.cards with favor. Post
master James expressed the opinion the
other day that they were emphatically a
nuisance, and one of the subordinate
officials asserted that postal-cards caused
a falling off in the sale of stamps of
81 900 day. The daily sales of cards,
he SAID, would amount to $4,000 on an
average; on some days as many as 100,-
600 had been sold. There was a gradual
increase in the sale Of cards, and this
had been the case since they were first
introduced. Other causes besides the
demand for postal-cards had affected the
sale of stamps, the daily falling off in
which amounted to about $4,000. The
causes were the hard times and the sale
of stamps by country Postmasters, which
had recently been exposed. Postal
cards in this country could not fail to be
loss to the Government, because they
were carried so far at trihing cost. In
England they had met with more success
on account of the limited territory over
which they had to be distributed.-N 7.
Tribune
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24
The Battle of Bennington.

The American troops comprised eight
incomplete regiments: five companies
from Berkshire County, Massachusetts,
Col. Simmons; the Sixth New Hamp-
shire, Col. Nichols; the Eleventh New
Hampshire, Col. Hobart Incorrectly
given Hubbard in the reports); the
Twelfth New Hampshire, Col Stickney;
and hundred scouts, Col. Emerson
Vermont was represented by small
force of militia, Col. Williams; regi-
ment from Bennington and the towns ad.
joining, Col. Brush; and the Green
Mountain Rangers, Col. Herrick. The
COntinentals of Warner, 140 in number,
and Emerson's men, were yet several
miles distant. These organizations were
in process of formation, few of them be-
ing half filled. None had distinctive
uniform except the Rangers-a body of
Davy Crockett men, dressed in frocks
with green facings. In the tactics of the
forest these Rangers were at home, being
good match for the Indians, whose
whoop they nearly initiated in their night
countersign, which was "three boots of
an owl"
The commander Of the Americans,
with the trusty Warner at his side,
moved rapidly through the camp. He
was in the prime of life, forty-nine years
old, dressed as Continental Brigadier,
and mounted on beautiful brown colt.
His only staff officer was Warner, sixteen
years his junior; and his medical depart
ment numbered but one or two surgeons,
The entire force was about 1850, of
which New Hampshire furnished about
1000; Vermont, 500; and old Berkshire,
$50. A regiment from Worcester County,
Massachusetts, advanced as far as old
Hadley to participate in the action, but,
being too late for the service, returned
Baum's force comprised about 1000,
of whom 150 were Indians, 900 Tories,
100 Fraser's marksmen, 100 Canadian
Rangers, 80 Chasseurs, and $40 Riedesels
dragons, or Hessians, acting as infantry.
This number is nearly twice as large as
given by Burgoyne in his official report
to German, but this Generals veracity
when he had purpose to serve, was of
an exceedingly elastic order. The Brit
ish prisoners and dead numbered the
next day over 900, and Burgoyne's Or
derly book makes his loss in the two en-
gagements over 200. The disposal of
Baum's force was well made; the Tories,
or Peters corps, with a small platoon of
Hessians, held the small hill, the Cana
dians were posted In the log houses, a
few Hessians were posted in the breast
works west of the bridge, the Chasseurs
were at the east declivity of the large
hill, while the remainder of the Hessians
were in the redoubt surrounded by the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24
THE EASTERN WAR.
The Russians Defeated.


LONDON, Aug, 10.
On Saturday the Russians, numbering
$4,000 infantry, ten regiments of cavalry
and 110 guns, attacked Mukhtar Pasha
along the whole line extending from
Magaraiikh to Yakinlar. The cannon.
ade began at seven o'clock in the morn
ing and at six in the evening the Rus
slams retreated in good order to their en-.
campment, pursued by the Turks. The
Turks lost 1865 killed and wounded and
the Russians 200.
GOurko,s Disastrous Campaign.
LONDON, Aug. 40.
A correspondent telegraphs: Inde-
pendently of retreat being made neces-
sary by the disaster at Plevna, Gen.
Gourka's forces were Outnumbered by
the superior forces of the Turks, and, al
though the Russians gained a brilliant
victory at Yeni Saghra, July 80, Gen.
Gourka was compelled to retreat the fol-
lowing day, although in sight of Eski
Saghra, where he was obliged to leave
the Bulgarian legion, operating as a
separate body, to their fate.
The right column, consisting of the
Bulgarian legion, two batteries and three
regiments of cavalry, were to march up
on Eski Saghra. The central column,
under Gen. Gourka himself, consist
ing of rifle brigade, a regiment of Cos
sacks and four batteries, marched from
Kazanlik. The left column of five bat
talions of infantry, two batteries and
some Cossacks marched from Hainkoi
Pass, the objective point of all being
Vari Tho la
struction of the Bulgarians and the rout
of Gourka, who had, however, previous
ly effected junction with the left col
umn. Gourka marched upon Dzuranli,
on the road to Eski Saghra, ignorant of
the fact that some 10000 Turks con-
fronted him. The Turkish batteries
swept the road. Nevertheless Gourka
came into action, sending forward five
battalions of infantry covered by artillery.
He had forty-cight horses killed in one
battery and eight in another. The Turks
made desperate attempts to turn his
fanks, but were repulsed by the assist
ance of Prince Leuchtenberg's cavalry,
who had cut their way out from Eski
Saghra, where the Bulgarians were beset
by 10000 Turks. Gourka, small as was
ulS IOICS1 Ou hn W SuC-
cor them, and in the meantime deter
mined to maintain his position. But his
resolution quailed before the appearance
of two massive columns of Turks march
ing on his flank and rear, and he had to
leave the Bulgarians to shift for them
selves and make good his own retreat.
Of the Bulgarian legion, which was
originally 1000 strong, only 400 or 500
managed to reach Shipka Pass. Exclu-
sive of the Bulgarian loss Gourka lost
5000 men in the fight of the 30th and
31st of July. During Gourka's retreat
through the narrow Dalboka and Hainkoi
Passes, which was accomplished on the
I'd inst, the wounded died like flies from
the jolting of their conveyances and ex-
posure. Hale men succumbed from fa-
tigue and sunstroke.
The Russian cavalry is now all on the
north side of the Balkans. The Shipka
Pass is strongly fortified, armed with
twenty-eight guns, and garrisoned by a
regiment of the Eighth Division. Two
regiments hold Hainkoi Pass, which pre-
sents serles of formidable defenses.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24
A Rash Youth Marries His Grandmother.

This is an age of progress. James
Parton, the biographer, married his step
daughter; John Downs, of Nelson County,
married his stepmother, but it was re-
served for Dode Chesher, of Walton's
Lick, Washington County, to outstrip
them all in a matrimonial feat. Last
week he married his grandmother. Dode
Chesher is twenty-five years of age, a son
of Rev. j. M. Chesher, the well.known
Baptist preacher, and grandson of Will
lam Chesher. Some years since the lat
ter died, leaving buxom widow of forty
five summers, and now his grandson has
done what probably no man ever did be.
fore-marry his step'grandmother.-
Nelson (Ky) Record
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24
POstal-Oards.

The paper upon which postal'cards are
printed comes in sheets about twenty-five
inches by twenty-eight inches in size,
and is packed in boxes containing about
2 600 sheets, and weighing about $50
pounds each. After the boxes are un-
packed, the first thing in order is the
printing. This is done by two Hoe cylin-
der presses, each of which prints forty
cards at a single impression. The printed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24
The Indians.

PLEASANT VALLEY, Idaho, Aug. IS.
The hostiles crossed the stage road
going east toward Henry's Lake, this
afternoon, about twenty.six miles south
of this place. They did no harm to any
one. The stage cannot pass tonight,
but it is thought will go through to-mor-
row. Have sent a messenger to Gen.
who is encamped at Red Rock
Station, forty miles north of here.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24
Fonr HALL AGENCY. Mont. Aug. is.

At the council held here to-day with
the head men of the Bannocks, they sig
nified their willingness to enlist as scouts
and fight The Nez Perces are their nat
ural enemies. This is considered favor
able for the Bannocks and dispels all
fears of their becoming hostile.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24
DEER LODGE. Mont. Aug.

Gen. Gibbon arrived here accompanied
by Lieut.. Jacobs this morning. He was
met at the hotel by all the citizens who
did not go to the front, and also mum.
Der of ladies who desired to give the
hero of Big Hole Pass a hearty reception,
The General is feeling excellent, but
little stiff from his wound.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WASHINGTON.


The President, Mrs. Hayes, and Devens,
Key ana McCrary, of the Cabinet, left Wash
ington on the 14th for Bennington, Vt.
On the 14th the Cabinet considered the Rio
Grande troubles, and 1t was decided that the
Governor OF Texas should demand of the
Mcxicans the parties who committed the
depredations at Rio Grande City on the 18th.
In treating with Canada for the return Of
Sitting Bull, Gen. Terry and a civilian in
Government service will represent the United
States
A dispatch from Ottawa, Canada, says the
commission will be afforded every facility
for making a treaty with Sitting Bull for his
peaceable return to the reservation with his
tribe. The Canadian Commissioner when in
Washington fully explained to the President
the Canadian system of dealing with the In
dians, and Mr. Hayes expressed his intention
of adopting similar policy and give the
management of the outposts TO army officers
and do away altogether with agents.
The U. S. Minister to Greece asserts that
the United States can now aud henceforth
control the grain markets of Europe to a
large extent British capitalists are building
six of the largest sized iron vessels for the
transportation of breadstuffs from our shores
on English account.
Surveyor-Gen. E. X, Smith, of Montana,
has been suspended from office by Pres
ident Hayes on charges of misdemeanor
in Office.
The Spanish Minister has officially notified
the State Department that the Government of
Spain is disposed to satisfy the complaints
which the United States may desire to make
in regard to the cases of the Rising Sun and
Ellen Rizpah, even before they are formu.
lated, and to prevent hereafter any cause for
similar ones arising. Itappears that the acts
complained of were committed by some Off
Ger or subaltern Of rank equivalent to that
of coxswain in our navy.
Gen. Mcneil, of st. Louis, has been ap-
pointed member of the Sitting Bull Com
mission. They will promise absolute i'm
munity from punishment to Sitting Bull and
his followers IL they will come to an agency
and surrender their arms and ammunition.
The Fort Hall Qdaho) Indian Agent re-
ports that an outbreak of the Bannock In
dians is imminent.
The Secretary of War returned from Ver-
mont on the 18th.
The Treasury Department announces that
after Oct. next all importations of artificial
ly.colored sugar will be seized ana prosecuted
for forfeiture.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24

ELLINGTON, Conn, is inclined to boast
of its smart girls. One, eleven years
old, milks six COWS night and morning,
two others are in the habit every year of
walking over to the Willimantic camp
meeting and back in the same day-a
distance of thlrty-six mlles-whilc an
other takes up forty -tiye'g gallon barrel
of cider and drinks out of the bung-hole.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


A Calcutta telegram says the famine viii
rage with increased intensity for six months
longer. The famine area contains 1S, 900 ,OOC
people, nearly all of whom are dependent or
charity. An appeal is to be made for assist
ance.
The Queen prorogued the British Parla
ment on the 14th until Oct. 80.
The new convention between Great Britain
and Egypt for the suppression of the slave
trade entirely prohibits the export or import
of negro slaves. Egyptian slsve-traders will
be tried as assassins. British cruisers are
authorized to capture slavers hoisting the
Egyptian flag. The Khedive will abolish
private traffic in slaves in Egypt in seven
years, and within twelve years in Soudan and
the frontier provinces.
A Republican conspiracy has been discov-
cred and frustrated in Madrid and many ar.
rests have been made.
The British rife team sailed for this coun.
try on the 10Th.
President MacMahon, replying to an ad.
dress on the 18th, said he did not seek tri.
umph of any particular party, but of those
principles which were the foundation of So
ciety, which were in serious jeopardy. Gam
beta in a recent speech at Lille spoke with
bitterness against the Bonapartists and ex-
pressed great confidence as to the result of
the elections. He said the charge of latent
radicallsm, which was the excuse for the
dissolution of the Chamber, was an ambigui-
ty and falsehood.
The servian Ministers have resigned and a
nax Ministry hoc
King Alfonso received James Russell Low
ell, the new U. s. Minister to Spain, on the
18th.
The Spanish army in Cuba is to be heavily
reinforced.
Gen. Grant on the 18th was at Copen-
hagen.
An Athens (Greece) telegram of the Goth
says the Ministry have ordered the chief forts
to be fortified with all speed.
The German squadron has gone to Saloni-
ca, in consequence of the release of the off,
cials implicated in the murder of Consuls.
The powers are reported to have agreed upon
a common protest concerning the release of
the murderers.
Kossuth has addressed proclamation to
the Hungarians urging Austro- Hungary to
come to an understanding with the Porte as
to the extent of the concessions to the Chris.
tians which can be made. On basis of this ar
rangement an alliance with the Porte ought
to be concluded. Russia should then be
called upon to terminate the war.
The Chinese Government has issued an
edict against the use of opium, declaring
that its use is bringing destruction upon the
Chinese people.
The crops in England are below the aver
age.
The lockout of ship-builders on the Clyde
is virtually ended. The works are to be
opened at the old rate of wages, pending the
settlement of the dispute by arbtrators.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24

IT is an established medical fact that
vanilla ice-cream cause relaxation of
the muscles and tenderness of the
heart, while lemonade makes a girl re-
vengeful.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24

"A lad in one of our polytechnic in
stitutes recently described the United
States as country too much infested
with railroads"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-24
ion at Utica, on the 18th, nominated State

tion at Utica, on the 18th, nominated State
ticket.
The Independent Greenback party of Penn
syivania has called convention to meet at
Williamsport, Sept. 19.
The opening speech of the Ohio campaign
was made on the 18th at Bellefontaine by
Judge West, the Republican candidate for
Governor. considerable portion Of his
speech related to the labor question. The
plan suggested by the Judge, which he thinks
would be just to employers and employees
and practicable and possible, is for the capi-
talist to prescribe a reasonable minimum
rate Of compensation, to be paid at all events,
and in addition thereto assume to distribute
among his laborers at the end of stated pc
RODS an agreed or specified percentage Of his
net earnings-thus making every employe in
some sense partner in the concern.
Judge West favors the reconciliation
OF silver, but insists that the silver
shall be OF equal value with the
gold dollar, With regard to the resumption of
specie payments he is of opinion that without
further legislation, which is not probable ,itwil
not be practicable to resume on the day fixed
by the Resumption act, and favors the sub
stitution, for the time clause of the act, of
appropriate provisions adapting it to the
agency Of reconciliation, or the suspension
or abrogation Of the clause.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-03
Small and Snobbish.

For the first time in our history the pco-
pie were excluded from witnessing the core
mony Of counting the votes for President
aul Nicc-prcsidcnt on Thursday. Admis-
sion to the public galleries, or indeed TO any
part OF the Capitol, could only be obtained
through the favor Of n Senator or Repre-
sentative. Twelve hundred privileged per-
sons made up the select audience. As usual,
this class distinction originated in tho
Senate but was adopted by tho House,
which thus shares the responsibility of an
act that is offensive to every idea of rcpub-
lican simplicity and equality.
There Is no decent excuse for this dis
elimination against tho plain people, many
Of whom had travelled thousands OF miles
to be present on an occasion in which they
felt the strongest personal interest. They
were entitled to an equal chance. 1t was
really their day, and their exclusion cannot
be defended or explained by the pretcnce OF
n great crowd, or ridiculous fears fabricated
to order. Vast multitudes have gathered at
Washington on previous occasions like this,
without the least complaint or trouble. The
early riscrs carried the day, aud tho long
slccpcrs took their defeat in good humor.
Tho two Houses Of Congress, and cs-
pccially the managers Of this small busi-
ness, have lost regard 10y shutting the doors
of the Capitol in the faces of the people, and
by drawing broad line between them and
the iobbcrs and lobbyists, who throngcd the
galleries with their households and smut out
the honest voters What makes the matter
worse is n report from Washington, that
tickets were openly offered for sale at the
hotels for large prices. If this I've true. then
the responsibility Of the speculation lies at
the doors Of Congress, for members only had
cards to dispose Of As a Centennial fact,
this experience Is not encouraging.