Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-06-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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WASHINGTON.
The per cent. bonds are to be paid, prin-
opal and interest, in coin.
Nicholas Fish, son OF ex-secretary Fish,
has been appointed Minister to Switzerland.
Henry Ward Beecher called on the Presl
dent on the 10Th.
e Contracts were awarded on the Goth for
mail service TO and from the Black Hills for
nine months.
Letter.carriers' salaries are to be reduced
per cent.
Up to the close of business on the 2lst
about SsOO,0C0 of the new per cent. loan
had been subscribed for.
The report of the Department of Agricult-
ure for June indicates a better prospect than
usual for wheat.
The President has decided that TIE coBsol-
idated Illinois pension agency shall be To-
Gated at Chicago. Miss Ada Sweet will be re.
tanned as agent
A good understanding is stated to exist be.
tween the commander of the Mexican forces
on the Rio Grande and Gen. Ord.
President Hayes has appointed Rufus
Campion Pension Agent at st. Louis, Mo.
MT Camplon was formerly Chief Clerk in
the agency.
Gen. Sheridan does not fear any serious
outbreak of the Mormons, but will at once
send troops should there be any indication
of trouble.
The Freedmen's Bank Commissioners be-
lieve that the institution will finally be ena-
bled to pay so per cent. of its Indebtedness.
President and Mrs. Hayes, and Evarts,
"A n IN "a laFt Waa h
ington for Boston on the 26th. Secretary
schurz joined the party at New York.
Col. wilkins, Collector of the Port Of Bal
timore, positively refuses to resign. at the
request Of the President.
THE EAST.
Under the operation OF rule established
by Judge Hilton, successor of A. r. Stewart,
excluding Jews from his hotel (the Union) at
Saratoga, Joseph Seligman, one of the most
prominent bankers in New York, was refused
rooms. This has occasioned much excite
ment in Jewish circles and awakens much
interest in other classes.
On the 18th U. 8. Marshal Fred. Douglass
visited ST. Mchaels, Md, for the first time
since he ran away from there forty-one years
ago He was well received by his old mas
ter, Capt. Thomas Aud, and made an ad-
dress TO the colored people.
Baseball on the 19th Boston 10, st. Louis o;
Hartford 10, Chicago l.
William H. Vanderbilt has been elected
President of the New York Central & Hud-
son River Railroad.
The twenty y-6fth anniversary of the Shields
Guards was celebrated at Auburn, N, Y, on
the Goth. Among the distinguished guests
present were Gen Shields of Missouri, Gov.
Hampton of South Carolina, and Gov. Rob-
inson,
The concluding exercises Of the examina-
ton at the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Nd, took place on the 10th. The number
of graduates is forty-nine.
The Rockland Savings Bank, of Nyack,
N. Y, has suspended payment.
John I. Townsend, counsel of "Boss"
Tweed, published in the New York papers on
the both his account of the negotiations with
Atty Gen. Falrchild for the release of Tweed
He asserts that Fairchild stated to him that
il Tweed would make a full confession and
restore what he had left of his property he
would be released. Tweed offered to com
ply, but his offer has not been accepted and
he Is still prisoner
In defense of Atty. Gen. Fairchild's action
in the Tweed case, Secretary of State Bigelow
says that, while the statement was under con-
sideration, information reached him that
Tweed had TO his credit in Europe 81, GOO, 600,
and that he was only waiting to secure his
discharge to rejoin his confederates to en-
bark with them in railway speculation in
Madrid.
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IL; Hartford 6, Chicago 0.
The Moulders' Union, Of Troy, n. Y, one
of the strongest in the country. has resolved
to allow members to work in any shop, on
any terms, which is considered virtual dis
solution Of the Union. This ends an eight.
months strike.
James Gordon Bennett has returned to
New York
Ex-Gov. Tilden, answering in the suit of
the Government 10 recover $l50,000 alleged
TO be due as tax on his income for twelve
years prior to 1874, makes general denial of
the allegations. He says he had no such in
come as the Government asserts. He made
return Of his income for two years and paid
the assessed tax. For the other years he
neglected TO make returns and the Assessor
fixed the amount, the tax upon which, with
the penalty, was paid. The acceptance of
such payment, defendant claims, was con-
elusive on the Government and barred it
from any other claim.
Tweed will make no further statement un-
less his release is assured
Baseball on the Esd: Louisville 5, Hart
ford 3.
Revenue officers on the 23d made-a raid on
Illicit distillers in the mountains in Pennsyl-
vania near the West Virginia line, about six
teen miles from Uuiontown. They captured
ten persons and seized four stills.
A Mauch Chunk (Pa.) telegram of the 23d
says the Mollie Maguires have murdered
VIM. o'Connor, near White Haven, and John
Grady, miner in the Lehigh collieries. Jas.
McDermOtt and Michael O'Brien, who were
witnesses against several Mollles, have mys-
teriously disappeared and are supposed to
have been murdered.
The steamship Wyoming, which arrived at
New York from Liverpool on the 23d, brought
800 Mormon converts 1t route for Salt Lake
seyenty-two buildings in Marblehead
Mass, including the entire business portion
OF the town, were burned on the Goth. Hun
dreds Of men and women are thrown out OF
employment. The loss is estimated at about
$5OO,OO0. Fifteen acres OF ground were
burned over.
Robert Dale Owen died at his residence al
Lake George, N. Y, on the 25th.
The little sail-boat New Bedford, in which
Capt. Crapo and his wife are proceeding to
England, was spoken on the 25th in latitude
A, longitude AS. "All hands" were well,
Baseball on the 25th; Hartford 5, Louis
Vile 4-eleven innings.
WEST AND SOUTH.
The American Nurserymen's Association
commenced its annual SESSION aJ Unicaso on
the Goth.
Ex-State Auditor johnson, of Louisiana
has been sentenced to the New Orleans prison
for ten days and lfly dollars fine for refusing
10 produce certain books and answer certaiu