Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WASHINGTON.

John NJ. Langston (colored) accepts the
mission TO HaYti.
The State Department has no other infor-
nation than that published as to the re-
ported Spanish outrage on the schooner Ris-
ing Sun, but thorough and immediate In
vestigatlon has been ordered by Secretary
Evarts.
The Cabinet on the 18th had the reports
from the Indian war in Idaho under con
sideration, and II is announced that the Gov
ernmcnt will, to the extent OF its power and
the appropriations 1t commands, give a final
blow 10 the Indian troubles.
The President has decided that members
of the Republican National Committee do
not come within the scope OF his order for
bidding officials TO take active interest in
politics or be members OF political organiza.
tions, as they will have no active political
work for some three years. The President
stated to the Secretary Of the Kansas State
Association composed Of Government en-
ployes), on the 18th, thatno political services
can be rendered by Government employe
at any time while he holds such position,
even though it does not interfere with his
duties, as it is his (the Presidents) intention
forever to divorce politics and civil service,
SO far as in him lies the power to do so.
L. s. Hayden, a clerk in the Indian Bureau,
has been dismissed by Secretary Schurz.
Hayden, according to his own testimony, has
accepted money, etc, from contractors and
held correspondence with outsiders in rela-
tion to official business Of the department
The Indian Bureau has received informa-
ton that Sitting Bull, in recent interview
with Canadian police, stated that he wished
to remain in Canada during the summer and
would do nothing against the law; that he
was tired of fighting and il he could not
make living in Canada would return to the
United States. A number of chiefs of the
hostile Sioux were present at the interview,
with about 200 lodges They were told that
they would be allowed ammunition for hunt
ing and the chiefs would be held responsible
and punished IL any of their people crossed
to the American side and committed depre.
dations.
The troops now stationed in the South,
not including those in Texas, do not exceed
1000 or 200 meu.
Up to the evening of the 10th the subscrip-
tions to the per cent loan aggregated $685..
100000.
The Treasury Department on the 10th is
sued the ifty.first cell for the redemption OF
the 500 bonds of 1865 (consols of '65). The
call is for $1,000, ,0OO,O0 coupon and S3,0OO,-
100000 registered bonds. Principal and in
terest will be paid at the Treasury on and
after Oct, 16 next, when interest will cease
The bonds are described as follows:
Coupon bonds dated July /, 1867 $50, No
100 to No. $4,000; 500, No. $500 to 10000
$500, No. 27,OO1 to $1,000; 81 600, No. 5200l
TO $1,000. Registered bonds, rcdeemable a
the pleasure OF the United States after tn,
1st Of July, 1870: $50, No. 70l TO No. 900
800, No. 6,4Ol to $3.50; $500, No. 5,20l tc
6,150; 81 900, No. l6,50l to 1880; 5000, No
5,05l to $500; $4,000, No. 4,453 to 5,35i
Secretary Evarts and Atty.-Gen Deven'
left Washington on the 10Th for visit to the
agricultural and mining regions Of Eastern
Pennsylvania. Secretary Sherman was a
Eastport, Me-, on the 10th.
j. II. Pierce, u s. Marshal for the North
ern District Of Mississippi, has rendered hi
resignation.