Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WASHINGTON.


rency s79s0, ,275, special fund held for the
redemption of fractional currency s7,9e8, ,2ls,
special deposits held for redemption of GER
tiacatcs Of deposit s54 4,9eO,O 600; total 1885,,
OBS 800. Total debt, less cash in Treasury,
$4,000, ,15S,223. Decrease since June 80, 1876
&39, ,l2i.
The Secretary of the Treasury has gone on
tour of inspection Of the life.saving service
on the North Atlantic coast.
Work has been resumed at nearly all the
navy-yards.
On the I'd an order for s14, 900, 600 of the
per cent. bonds were received from London.
Postmaster Bowling, of Toledo, telc-
graphed the Postmaster General on the I'd
declining to surrender his Office to Alexan-
der Reed, the new appointee, on telegraphc
instructions TO that effect. An official order
was at once sent by mail.
President Hayes on the I'd signed the com
mission Of John L. Thomas as Collector of
the Port at Baltimore. Col. Wilkins, the in
cumbent, was requested by Secretary Sher-
man to resign, aud refused.
The suit begun last year by Secretary
Chandler against Jacob Thompson, Secre
tary OF the Interior under President Bu-
chanan, for embczzlement of $3,000,000 of
Indian trust funds, has been discontinued.
Gen. Mata is in Washington asking to be
recognized as Minister from Mexico.
Secretary Evarts submitted to the Cabinet
on the Sd the order of President Diaz, of
Mexico, to Gen. Trevlnes, to resist by force
OF arms the invasion of Mexican territory by
U. 8. troops, etc.
The friends of the Administration do not
regard the action of the Iowa Republican
Convention as an attack upon the President.
The convention refused to pass resolution
indorsing the Southern policy Of the Ad-
ministration.
ThesSecrctary of the Navy has issued an
order fixing the rate of labor for mechanics,
etc, In that department on the basis of ten
hours day.
The President, Vice-President and the Cab
met have accepted invitations to attend the
Vermont centennial
Secretary Sherman gave notice on the 5th
that the $50 bonds of the act of March 3.
1855 (consuls of 1869, will be paid at the U.
Treasury on and after Oct. 5, 1877, when iu-
terest will cease.
President Hayes said on the 5th, in regrrd
to the recent speeches of Chamberlain and
Blaine, that he had acted from q sense of
duty, and was willing TO leave TO tn" the
vindlcation of his course. He also expressed
decided opposition to annexation, aud said
there was no purpose on the part of the Ad-
ministration to obtain additional tt s-aoory.
Bayard Taylor can have his choice OF the
missions to Russia and Belgium, Washing
ton dispatch says.
There are upward of 1000 applications on
file in the State Department for appointments
as Consuls, although at present there is only
one salaried Consulship yacant-that of st.
Paul de Loando, an unhealthy place on the
coast of Africa.
Subscriptions to the 4 per cent loan re-
ceived in the United States up the 7th, $1S,-
,250.
General Ord reported to the War De-
partment on the 9th that Lieutenants
Bulls and Hunt, with q small force
of troops, pursued body of Lipan In
dams, who had been stealing horses in Tex :
as, across the Rio Grande and attacked them.
After an hours engagement the Indians re-
treated to the mountains, several of them
being wounded. Some of the stolen horses
were recovered, The President and other
high officials express qualification at the ac-
tion of the troops.
At the annual examination for admission
passed out of the seventy-ive applicants.
THE EAST.
o. s. Barker, grandson of the late Com
modore Vanderbilt, was errested in New
York on the I'd on the charge of stealing a
gold watch and chain from a female friend,
and bound over for trial. The Commodore
bequeathed to Barker's mother the interest on
$500,0OO, and Barker on the day OF his arrest
came into possession Of an annual income Of
$4,000.
While three men, named Floy, Belinger
and Pierce, were boating in the Niagara Riv-
er above the falls, on the 1st, the boat got
into the rapids. Pierce and Bcllinger jumped
out and attempted to swim to the shore, but
were carried over the falls. Floy remained
in the boat and was rescued.
The announcement was made on the I'd that
a" deficiency" reaching nearly SO 800 OC0 had
been discovered in the funds of the Charter
Oak Life Insurance Company, of Hartford,
Conn. The President Of the company pub
lished a statement on the Sd claiming that
the company's assets had been under.rated.
He appeals to the policy.holders for support
and says the company win pay every just
CLAIM. He also advises policy-hOlders to
hold On 10 their policies.
A dinner was given to ex.Secretary Of the
Navy Robson at Trenton, N. j., on the I'd,
by his political friends. Many distinguished
men were present Mr.. RObeson spoke in
defense of his administration of the navy,
insisting that Its condition was better now
than ever before. He also spoke in defense
of Gen. Grants Administration. Senator
Blaine defended the Republican party rs ma
tional, especially as it was administered by
President Grant. Nothing was said against
the present Administration except by impli-
cation. The maintenance of the party intact
was strongly urged.
The "Glorious Fourth" was observed in
an unusually quiet manner. The only ccle
bration of note was that at Woodstock,
Conn.,, which was attended by Senator Blaine,
ex-Gov. Chamberlain OF South Carolina, o.
w. Holmes, Prof. Northrop of Yale, and
other noted men. bon. John T. Wait pre-.
sided. Mr.. Chamberlain spoke at length,
reviewing the policy of the Administration
toward the disputed Southern states, and
condemning 1t as unwise and unjustihable.
The presiding officer said every speaker was
personally responsible for what he said. For
himself he had an abiding confidence In Pres.
ident Hayes Another speaker said Cham
berlain's sentiments did not express the feel
ing Of New England. Three cheers were
given for the President and three for Gov.
Chamberlain. Senator Blaine's speech was
devoted to the consideration of an alleged
scheme for the annexation of Mexican terri
tory to the United States He was opposed
to it for the reason that 1t would give the
South additional strength and enable them
to control the Government, and he believed
that Southern control was menacing and
dangerous to every interest of the land.
The larger portion of the business center
of the village of Chester, N, Y, was burned
on the 9TH. Loss $65 900.
" Boss' Tweed in a letter TO Townsend (his
counsen, published on the 9th, proposes that
all the facts in dispute between the Attorney