Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-16


the American laborers on the Madeira u Ma
more Railroad, Brazil, and numbers of them
are dying daily.
The Franco-American conference for the
consideration of treaty of commerce took
place at Paris on the 9TH. About forty Amer
lean delegates were present, and all the Cham
bers of Commerce in France were represented.
A preliminary draft of a treaty was referred
to a committee, who will report soon.
A Rome dispatch of the Sth says the Pope
and Council of Cardinals have decided to ac-
cept Bismarck's proposals.
On account of the insurrectionary move
ment and agitation in Servla and Montenegro,
the Austrian Government intends further
mobilization of forces to have in reserve an
additional army corps ready for active service.
The COHStitutioHnel, a BOnapartist organ,
announces that marriage has been arranged
between Prince Louis Napoleon, son of the
Emperor Napoleon III, and Princess Thyra,
third daughter Of Christian TX, King of Den
mark.
The project for commercial treaty which
the Franco American Conference referred to
committee on the 9TH, is embraced in me-
mortal to the United States Congress and the
French Chambers, but 1t is expressly stated
that this project is simply offered as the basis
for discussion. The project provides that
either country shall give to the other the same
commercial advantages given the most ia
vored nation; prescribes the conditions of
assessment of dd ydlorem duties at shipping
points; provides for revision of the Ameri-
can tariff on French products; stipulates
either nation imposed domestic duty upon its
own production the same duty may be i'm
posed on that of the other party to the treaty,
guarantees reciprocal rights to the citizens of
the respective countries in the ownership of
commercial marks, emblems and stamps. The
treaty is to last ten years.
Advices from Vienna under date of the 9th
state that the seventh division of the Austrian
army of occupation, under command of the
Grand Duke of Wurtemberg, fought two bat
ties with the insurgents, one on the 9TH at
Varcarbakuff, and another on the 9TH at
Jaicze the latter place being occupied after
nine hours sanguinary fighting. The Aus
trian loss in Bosnia thus far is placed at 1000
killed and wounded.
A Batoum special of the 9th says the popu-
lation are armed and preparing to resist occu-
patton by the Russians.
News received from insurgent sources is to
the effect that the opponents of Austrian oc-
cupation consist of Bosnians, Turkish
troops, Arnants and Albians, and number
over 100000 men. All strategic points on the
road to Serajero are occupied and entrenched.
Both insurgents and Austrians are being rein
forced daily.
The Porte has resolved to grant very large
concessions to Crete, such as will be calcula-
ted to pacify the inhabitants, but has de-
termined to refuse the demands of Greece,
deeming them unreasonable
The British Columbia Parliament on the
10th, passed the Anti-Chinese bill, introduced
on the 3D., after being amended by reducing
the rate of taxation from $50 to $40.
The International Monetary Conference
| opened its session at Paris on the 10th. Leon
Say was elected President. Hon. Reuben E.
Fenton, of New York, briefly explained the
objects of the conference. Several members
not having arrived, the conference adjourned
for a few days.
The Porte on the 10th telegraphed to Sc
raiero that.an agreement had been reached
with Austria upon a basis for a convention,
and that, therefore, the Austrians enter the
Turkish provinces as friends, and any offer of
resistance will be to no purpose.
A Constantinople dispatch of the 18th says
the Russians will evacuate Erzeroum and
Bayazid upon the withdrawal of the British
feet They will eyacuate Adrianople within
| six weeks.
The Orange Young Brtons, Prentice Boys
and True Blues of the Ottawa, Ont,
district, accompanied by about 115 of
their brethren from Montreal, while march
ing through the streets OF the former city on
the 18th, were attacked by the CLOVER town
union men," The assailants were defeated
and escaped before the police came up. In the
evening aSnob of 500 union men and raftsnien,
armed with revolvers and stones, congre-
gated around the station to meet the
Montreal Britons, who, it was expected, would
leave by train about 10 o'clock The Chief
of Police went to the Orange hall where the
Britons were preparing to march to the sta
tion, and advised them not to proceed to the
regular depot, but to march to the junction
about three miles out where they could en-
bark quietly, which advice was finally, but
very reluctantly followed.
A Calcutta dispatch of the 18th reports
great distress in India on account OF recent
floods The people in many parts of the coun-
try are subsisting on herbs, weeds and unripe
fruit.