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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal ana Liter.ry.

PERSONAL a1u Lfter1rysrT
~ -Asna Dickinson has recovered from
General Grant is having his portrait
painted in Paris BY Healy-
\ -George Mcdonald, thenovelist, has
Been awarded u pension-of $500 year
on the British civil list.
The only surviving male relative of
Washington, bearing his name, is q
Washington newspaper correspondent.
Charles NJ. Walker, for several
years editor of the indianapolis Jour
nal, is writing biography Of Senator
Morton,
Julia KavanaSh, the Iwriter, has
died suddenly at Nice. She was IS years
old Herwork was principally in novel
writing. ...I.
General P. st. George Cook, who
was concerned in the conquest of New
Mexico and California, has written a
volume on the subject, which will be
published next spring. i''l ~i "
Miss Wainwright, now acting in
Boston, is granddaughter Of the late
Bishop Wainwright, of New York, and
daughter of Commodore Wainwright,
L. S. n. She is also niece to Senators
Anthony and Bayard, and to Mr., Peter
Wainwright, of Boston.
. "A monument to Sennefelder, the in
yentor of photography, has just been un.
yelled in Munich. Mr.. Sennefelder died
4 in 1884. He was too poor to procure
the printing of his own works, and
4 sought some cheaper mode of multiply
ing mis- copies, and by a happy accident
invented photography.
Cambridge, Mass, claims the dis
tinction of having published in the yeal
I 1910 the first book in the English Ian
/ guage on this continent. 1t is common
/ " known as the g Bay Psalm Book,
though the title reads, g The Whole
Booke of Psalms" Only FIVE copie
are known to be in existence, one o
which, and the only one in Europe, i
at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. No
long since single copy belonging t
the late DR.. Shurtleff sold in this coun
I try for S1,O25.yst TiH yIgnI ilr -4-
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

! Congress Is empowered by the CONSTITUTION
legislation over the District Of
Columbia, in which the seat OF Government
of the Nation Is located. The interests of the
District having no direct representative IN
Congress. are entitled to special considera-
ton and care at the hands of the General
Government. The Capital of the United
States belongs to the Nation, and it is natural
that the American people should take pride
in the seat oftheir National Government, and
desire IL to be an ornament to the country.
Much has been done TO render IL beautiful,
convenient and attractive, but much remains
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OUR AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES.

The report of the Commissioner of Agri-
culture contains the gratifying announce
ment of the extraordinary success which has
rewarded the agricultural industry of the
country for the past year. With the fair
prices which obtain Tor products OF the soil,
especially for the surplus which our people
have to export, we may confidently turn to
this most important of all our resources for
the revival of the depressed industries of the
country. The report shows our agricultural
progress during the year and contains a
statement of the work done by this Depart
ment for the advancement ofiagIfcultuTal in
dustry, uDOn which the prosperity OF our
people so largely depends. Matters OF intor-
nation are included of great interest to all
who seek by the experience of others to i'm
prove their own methods of cultivation. The
efforts of the Department to increase the
production of important articles of consump-
ton will, it is hoped, improve the demand
for labor and advance the business of the
country, and eventually result in saving some
of the many millions that are annually paid
to foreign nations for sugar and other sugar
products which habitual use has made neces-
SaTNr in orr domestic every QaV life.
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The report of the Secretary of War shows
that the Army has been actively employed
during the year, and has rendered very i'm
portant service in REFRESHING hostilitles IN
the Indian country, to preserving peace and
protecting life and property in the interior,
as well as along the Mexican border. long
and arduous campaign has been prosecuted
with final and complete success against "A
portion of the NeZ Perces tribe of Indians. \
full account of this campaign will be found
in the report of the General OF the Army. 1t
will be seen that in its course several battles
were fought, in which n number of gallant
officers and men lost their lives. join with
the Secretary of War and General of the Army
in awarding to the officers and men employ
ed in the long and toilsome pursuit, and in
the final capture of these Indians, the honor
and praise which are so justly their due.
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The long commercial depression in the
United states has directed attention to the
subject of the possible increase of our foreign
trade, and the methods tor its development
not only with Europe but with other coun-
tries, especially with the States and sovef,[
eighties of the Western Hemisphere In
strlctions from the Department Of State were
issued to various diplomatic and consular
officers OF the Government, asking them to
d'svote attention to the questions and to tie
methods by which trade between the respect
I'VE countries of their official residences and
the nlted states could be most judiciously
fostered. In obedience to these instrnctions
examinations and reports upon this subject
have been made by many OF these Officers
and transmitted to the department. and the
same are submitted to the consideration of
Congress.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
The annual report of the Secretary of the
Treasury on the state of the finances presents
important questions for the action OF Con-
gress upon some of which have already re-
marked. The revenue of the Government
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OUR CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION.

The Board on behalf of the United States
Executive Departments at the International
Exposition Of 1876 has concluded its labOrs,
and the final report of the Board was trans
mitted to Congress at the last ses-
sion. As these papers are understood
to contain interesting and valuable infOrma-
ton, and constitute the only report emanat-
ing from the Government on the sub
iect of the exhibition, / invite atten-
ton to the matter and recommend that the
report be published for general information.
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Elizabeth Cakes Smith is pastor of
the Independent Church of COnestoga,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-12-06

Prior to July last the Army was, in accord
ance with law, reduced to a maximum of
%, COO enlisted men, being a reduction of $500
below the force previously authorized. This
reduction was made, as required by law, en-
tirely from the infantry and artillery branch
es of the Pacific without any reduction of
the cavalry. Under the law, as it now stands,
it is necessary that the cavalry regiments be
recruited to 100 men in each company for
service on the Mexican and Indian frontiers.
The necessary effect of this legislation is to
reduce the infantry and artillery arms of the
service below the number required for eff
cheney, and I concur with the Secretary Of
War in recommending that authority be given
to recruit all companies of infantry 70 at
least so men, and all batteries of artillery to
at least IS men, and power be given in case
of emergency to increase the former to 100
special attention to the following
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF
WAR;
/. That provision be made for supplying to
the army more abundant and better supply
OF reading matter.
p That early action be taken by Congress
looking 10 q complete revision and publica-
cation OF the army regulations.
,. That section l25 of the Revised Statutes,
limiting the number of officers on the retired
list, be repealed.
4. That claims arising under the act of July
4, 1854 Tor supplies taken by the Army during
the war, be taken from the offices of the
Quartermaster and Commissary-Gener
and transferred TO the Southern Claims Com
mission, or some other tribunal having more
time and better facilities for their prompt in
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-12-06

A number of New York hOp-grow-
ers are shipping their own h0psto Lon
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-12-06

The report of the Attorney General con
tains several suggestions as to the admins
tration of justice, to which l invite your at
tention. The pressure of business in the SUI
preme Court of the United States and certain
Circuit Courts of the UnitedI States is now
such that serious delays, to the great injury
and even oppression of suitors occurs, and Il
remedy should be sought for this condition of
affairs. Whether it will be found in the plan
briefly sketched in the report, of increasing
by means of this addition to the judicial
force, or by creating an intermediate Court
of Errors and Appeals, or whether some other
mode can be devised for Obviating the diff
Guilty which now exists, leave to your ma
TN dpliharatiOn
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SHIPPING INTERESTS.

Our trade with foreign nations and especial
lVthq export of domestic productions, has OF
late wears largely increased, but the greater
portion of this trade is conducted in foreign
vessels. The importance of enlarglng our
foreign trade, and especially by direct and
speedy Interchange with countries on this
continent can not be oVerestimated, and 1t Is
a matter of great moment that our own ship
ping interests should receive the utmost prac-
teal benefit from our commerce with other
lands. These considerations are forcibly
urged by all the large commercial cities OF
the country, and public attention is generally
and wisely attracted to the solution OF the
problems they present. 1t is not doubted
that Congress viii take them upin the broad
est spirit of liberality and respond to the
public demand by cticallcgisiatiOn on this
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-03
WEST AND SOUTH.

The bodies OF four men, killed by Indians
in the vicinity of Spearhsh City, were found
on the 24th.- A train of forty wagons from
Deadwood has been driven in by the Indians.
On the cath ex.Gov f. j, Moses, of South
Carolina, was arrested at Charleston, on the
charge Of having, as Speaker of the House
of Representatives in 1872, issued fraudulent
pay certificates.
There was a riot in San Francisco on the
night Of the 25th in which one man who was
detected cutting engine hose at fire was
killed. At midnight the mob was only
held in check with the greatest difficulty,
but besides the 5000 vigilants and the police
the military were held in reserve for a last
resort. One Of the policemen was reported
wounded and two vigilants shot.
A Deadwood Cd. T.) dispatch OF the 25th
says the Agency Indians are numbering citi-
zens and destroying property in all parts of
the country. Twenty ranchmen are already
dead. The most intense excitement prevails.
Fears are entertained for the safety of Lieut..
Lemly's party.
Four thousand colored people attended a
meeting at Charleston on the Goth to promote
emigration to Liberia.
Committee of Public Safety has been
formed at San Francisco. The U. s. steamers
Pensacola and Lackawanna on the 26th took
positions to protect the Pacific Mail docks,
which seemed TO be the objective point Of
the rioters the preceding day. The casual
ties by the riot on the 25th were one man
killed and fourteen seriously wounded
three mOrtaly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-03
HindoO Religion.

The essence of the Hindoo religion is
Precipitation. The native mind has a
practical turn, and wishes to attain u def
mite purpose in its sacred rites. 1t is
willing to go through any amount of
trouble in its Observances if some clear
gain is to be got by the process. The
clearest gain that the native mind can
picture to itself is the averting of evil.
And its fertile fancy has been set to work
to imagine all the sources of evil possi-
BILE. Every conceivable calamity is at
tributable to some evil agency, either a
god, or devil, or deceased man.
There are good agents on the other side,
and they may be prOpitiated to fight
against the bad agents. In dim way
they recognize Supreme Being; but they
argue that he is too good TO hurt anyone,
and so he may be lefto of the account.
With this exception, everything that
produces the motion of power is worth
propitiating, the propitiatiOns consisting
in depOsiting little offerings of food or of
anything that the agent, if alive and in
human shape, might be conceived TO like.
Thus, on the tomb of one English Off
cial, who had terrified them during his
life, the natives deposited little offerings
of brandy and cigars, hoping that he will
still like these luxuries as much as he
used to do, and that as long as his spirit
could smoke and drink it would not Oc
cupy itself in annoying them. Again,
offerings were deposited on the tomb OF
another Englishman who had in life
been famed for shooting tigers, in the
hope that his turn for worrying tigers
still survived, and might be somehow pu
to good account.-Ihe Spectator.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-03
WAR NOTES.

Ninety Thousand men are on the WaV to
reinforce the Russian Caucasian army. Three
hriUades ot foot artillery. with forty.eiqht
puns each. and ten batteries of Cossack
artillery with sixtv guns. have already ar
rived at TiHis. The Russian artillery there
will shortly be reinforced by 2O4 guns, and
only then will a fresh advance be attempted
into Armenia, in order to gain some fortified
places before winter sets in.
Russia has apain ASSURED the mowers of
her willingness In discuss the future of
Turkev after tbe conouest Of Roumelia.
Tho Russian Governmcnt has called ont
the reserve of Londwebr.
Turkish teleqrams claim thatthe Russians
have been defeated in the neighborhood of
Rasgrad.
The Russians on the 27th had completed
their line around Rustchuk, which was ad
yanced in some places near enough for them
to throw shells as far as the river line of for
tifcations, but the actual siege had not be-
gun, Reinforcements have been sent from
the Czarowitch's army around Rustchuk to
ioin the Russians before Plevna.
A Constantinople telegram of the 9th saws
Sheik VI Islam has been dismissed. Great
military activity prevails and volunteers are
everywhere enrolling. Recruiting booths
have been established in various quarters of
Constantinople. The fall of Edhem Pasha,
Grand Vizier, is believed to be imminent.
The Russians on the 9th occupied Kasan,
at the foot of the northern slope of the Balk-
an Mountains.
Sulieman Pasha's advance guard of ten
battalions and two batteries were defeated at
Kara Bunar on the 9th with the loss of ,OCO
killed and wounded, ten guns and eonsid-
erable quantity of munitions. Sulieman
himself remains at AdrianopIe. In conse-
| auence of this reverse the hopes reposed in
| Sulieman at Constantinonle are mucb d;mir.
ished. The Turks fear that the Russians.
encouraged by this success, will again begin
marching ranidIv an Adrianonle and suntb.
ern Roumelia,
Under date of the 18th n London Times
corres,ondcnt nj Tirnovo writes that a borri-
bic massacre of the Bulparians by Basbi. Ba-
zouks mad occurred at Yepi sagbra. NOT a
soul would have escaped but for the arrival
Of tbe Turkish re0nlars. The Basbi.Bazonks
C,rcassians and irregulars. he saws. treat ali
villages thew pass the same way, burning,
ravishinp and piIlaging. Turkish telegrams
saw a Russian division entered the villages
of Kestan and Beloyany on tho 18th, dis.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-03
For Attorney. General the following


For Attorney General the following
were nominated: T. f. Powell OF Deia-
ware, Isaiah Pillars of Allen, Newton
Sciheigh of Fairfield, and James r. Tyler
of Lucas. Three ballots were taken, re.
sulting in the choice of Mr.. Pillars
For Treasurer of State Anthony How
ellis was nominated on the second ballot.
Charles s. Smart, the present School
Commissioner, was rcnominated on the
second ballot.
Hon. Martin Schilder was nominated
for member of the Board of Public
Works by acclamation, and, after voting
thanks to the officers of the convention,
it adjourned sine de at 1890 D. IN. The
State Central Committee met after the ad-
journment of the convention, and organ
lied by the election of John G. ThOmpl
son as Chairman.
THE Democratic State Executive Com
mittee is composed as follows;7 John G..
Thompson, of Columbus; d. r. Paige, of
Akron; John A. Shank, of Cincinnati;
William Bell, Jr., of Columbus; j. F.
Mckinney, of Piqua, and John A. Sars
her, of Columbus.
JAMES MCCRACKEN killed his wife at
an W WOTb Ou inc SObn DY peablnB 0er
nearly to death with club and then
hanging her. Domestic infelicity caused
the act He tried to escape, but was
caught and jailed, when he confessed
the deed.
WHILE a newly-married couple at
West Austintown were being belled on
the night of the gath by crowd of men
and boys, musket was fred by one of
the party and burst into several pieces,
one of which struck a man named Nc
Donald on the head, crushing his skull.
1t is thought impossible for him to re.
cover.
MIR. TIMOTHY COOLEY, of Harrison
Township, Licking County, recently had
tifty-ene head of sheep killed by light.
ming. 81.
A FARMER named Reuben White, while
cutting oats in field near Washington
HIS horses, maddened 6y I Tie RsAt tstfngs Of
the insects, threw him from his seat be,
fore the sickle, aud he was so badly man
gled that he died in few minutes
THE Marietta S CincinnarI uepUU VI
Jackson was consumed on the morning
of the 2Sth. Supposed to be incendiary.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-03

PITTSBURGH July 90
Gov u~-t-~afB mas aTIIYcu uitiI 1000
soldiers-Federal and State On their way
west mob attacked a section of a train
at Johnstown, Pa, and poured in a volley
of stones and pieces of metal. Soon after
leaving the depot the train was again at
tackled and Col. Hamilton pulled the bell
rope to stop the train. The engineer and
fireman were under a strong guard of sol
diers and at once reversed the engine. This
probably saved the lives of half on board, for
just in front of the train switch had been
misplaced and car laden with hre-brick was
placed on the switch for the fast-approach-
ing train to run into and be thrown over the
embankment. When the train struck the
switch, Notwithstanding its speed had been
greatly slackened, the engine, tender and five
cars left the track and came in contact with
car of brick with such force that the cars
were piled up in a mass. The bottom of
one car rested on the roof of anoth-
er, three were thrown completely
round and lay crosswise of the track,
with car of brick crushed, and splintered,
topping all. Col. Hamilton was severely in
jured in the side, and several soldiers badly
bruised by the coDcussion, The soldiers
of the wrecked train remained at the sid
ing until yesterday morning. The third
section of the train was detained above
the depot by the wreck, and were sew
eral times attacked by the mob. The soldiers
of the wrecked train threw out picket line,
and succeeded in arresting about 100 of the
rioters. At several points along the road
the strikers were out in force, but offered no
resistance. The first train, as it arrived in the
city, presented a formidable appearance. In
front of the two engines was a cannon, which
was mounted, and a Gatling gun defended by
a detachment of State Fencibles. The en-
gineers and iiremen on the locomotives were
under a strong guard, and the soldiers had
orders to shoot them II there was the slight
est hesitation in discharging their duties.
The freight blockade is pretty well broken.
The strikers are still out, but offer 10 resist
ance to the movement of trains. Five trains
of stock left for the East to day. Two trains
Of freight came west from Derry The pas
senger trains on all roads are running. The
strikers are firm.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-03
Manifesto of the Workingmen's Party.


The Workingmen's party of the United
States have issued the following rcsolu-
tions under the title of a manifesto:
In view Of the fact that the entire labor element
of the United States is in u condition Of revOlu-
ton, and that, at the same time the managers of
all the railroad companies have confessed their in
ability to make expenses, we. the working people
of the United States demand that the Government
proceed at to take possession of all railroads
and them for the general welfare Of the peO-
pie. and take immediate measures for paying the
present owners by an issue of national currency.
We further demand. in the interest OF the work
ing people of the country the immediate recall Of
the charters of all National Banks, together with
their whole currency.
We demand, in the interest Of the vast masses
of unemployed labOrers, that the United States
Government at once proceed to complete all pub
lie works now under process Of construction, and
further to commence such new public works at
required for the general welfare Of the working
people of the United States.
We demand that both houses Of Congress pro
coed to enact law making eight hours labor
days work, and attaching such penalties to its vic
latiOn as shall compel the observance Of the same
We, the working people Of the United States, dc
hereby sacredly pledge our word and honor that, Il
the above just demands Of labor are conceded WI
will everywhere uphold the government Of tn,
people thus established In justice aud equality.
We, the working people of the United States
hereby solemnly give warning to all persons hold
ing official positions under the United States Gov
ernment to give serious heed TO this manifesto.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-03

TOLEDO, July y.
This morning a large crowd, composed of
laborers, stevedOres, and all classes of work
ingmen, assembled at the United States Hotel
and adopted resolutions Of sympathy and CO.
operation with the railroad strikers; that la
bOrers should be paid 81 80 per day, and me-
chanics 81. so TO S3 that every laboring man
join with the strikers; that the saloons he
closed; deprecating vandalism, and provid-
ing for committee Of safety. A procession
was then formed and marched through the
manufacturing districts, notifying all estab
lishments to stop work at once. In nearly il
not quite every instance the order was
obeyed. A mass meeting of citizens was
called for this evening, which was taken pos
session Of by the diseontented element and
finally broke up in confusion and disorder.
etoI,s a-e boinE taken by the authorities TO
prevent any further outbreak. The situation
on the railroads remains unchanged.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-03
Action by the government.

WAshINGrON, July 70.
Superintendent White, of the Mail Service
at Chicago, telegraphed the department to-
day TO the effect that the strikers proposed
TO take charge Of some of the railroads and
run trains. He asked IL he should allow
them TO carry the mails. The answer was
that the department could not under any
circumstances encourage the strikers to the
extent OF recognizing their rights TO carry
mails on trains forcibly taken from the rail
road companies.
throw a strong force along the line of the
Baltimore II Ohio Railroad as far west as the
Ohio River, for the purpose of opening and
keeping that road open TO freight and passen'
ger trains.