Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-05-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WASHINGTON.

Mrs. Sarah A. Thompson, OF Tennessee,
has been appointed clerk in the Treasury
Department for substantial service rendered
the oGovernment during the war. She was
hospital nurse and spy.
The President on the sth signed the postal
convention between the United States and
italy
The Mexi can border troubles were under
consideration by the Cabinet on the Sth, and
decision was reached that organized cattle
stealing and other depredations upon the
property of American citizens in Texas must
be effectually stopped without further delay
or inattention on the part Of the Mexican
authorities.
The sentence OF the court-martial In the
case of Maj. Rcno---found guilty of insulting
the wife Of Capt. Bell and taking means to
cast slurs on her characteristics been mitigat-
ed by the President TO suspension from rank
and pay for two years from May ls, 1877.
The Secretary OF War on the 9th issued an
order directing that 2 500 enlisted men Of the
army be discharged before July 1, in order
that retained pay and allowances due them
may be paid out OF the appropriations for
the current year. These men are the addl
tional 1850 authorized by the act of July "A,
1876. This discharge reduces the army TO
$4,000 men.
President Hayes, accompanied by Secre-
taries Evarts, Sherman, McCrary and Devens,
arrived at Philadelphia on the 9th to be pres
ent at the opening of the Permanent Exhlbi-
tion on the 10th.
The Russian Minister called on Secretary
Evarts ON the 9th and gave official notiica.
tion to the Government Of the United States
that a state of war exists between Russia and
Turkey. Secretary Evarts win probably
make the usual formal reply. II is not yet
determined whether neutrality proclama-
tion will be issued by our Government.
Gen. Sherman on the 10th announced the
instructions to be followed in reducing the
army to25,OOO men.
Fred. Douglass in = recent lecture spoke
ratherdisparagingly of the people of Wash
ington, and on the 11th petitions were being
circulated asking the President to remove
him from his position rs Marshal.
The reply Of the United States TO the
formal notification by Turkey of the exist
enee of q state Of war between that power
and Russia is TO the effect that the United
States will occupy a strictly neutral position
toward the belligerents. similar reply
will be made to Russia.
Replying to the attack upon him on ac-
count of the remarks made in his Baltimore
lecture, Fred. Douglass states that this lect-
ure was delivered in Washington two years
ago, and was published with complimentary
comments by the same papers which criti-
else II now. He says the newspapers have
taken pains to publish what was unfavora-
BILE to Washington, but omit the greater part,
which was complimentary to the Capital City
Several thousand names have been signed to
the petition for his removal
Gen. Hawley, President, A. T. Goshorn,
Director-General, and Meyer Asch, Assistant
Secretary OF the Centennial Commission,
have been created by the King of Holland
knights of the Order of the Golden Lion of
the Netherlands.
Atty. Gen. Devens has instructed the U. s.
Attorney for South Carolina to prepare for
trial on three cases OF the Ellenton pris-
oners.
banking firm in New York has made a
proposition to the Secretary OF War to
furnish sufficient means at or per cent to
pay the army from July 1. The Secretary
decliued on the ground that such contract
would be a violation of law, but favors
plan to so advance pay to army officers, the
transaction to be private matter between
them and the firm.