Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-05-10

$346, 743 35s Total debt, less cash in the
Treasury, S2,036, ,707, ,64s
The total coinage of the mints last month
was-gold pieces 1s4,Ts4, value S3,63S,92O
trade dollars 30 1000; standard dollars 9 40 600.
Postmaster Gen. Key has Informed Congress
that s900,000 is required TO supply deficiencies
for compensation of Postmasters and 81, 1877,
1S7 for deficiencies in postal revenues for the
fiscal year ending June 30 next.
| The House Committee on Agriculture will
report favorably on the bill making the De-
partment of Agriculture one Of the Executive
departments.
The Senate has confirmed George L. Smith
as Collector of Customs at New Orleans.
President Hayes has approved the act pro-
hibiting the coinage oftwenty-cent pieces.
The General Land Office is nine months be-
hind in correspondence and four years in pat
enting of public lands
According to table prepared by an Ohio
offlce-holder, Ohio has not a representation Of
office-holders according to population. She is
deficient fifty-seven persons.
Representative Wright read a speech in the
House on the evening of the I'd with not
single member, except the one presiding, in
the hall
Ex-Gov Dennison has resigned the office of
District Commissioner, to take effect July 1.
He will return to Columbus
The session of the Order of the American
Union closed at Washington on the 3D.. It
was decided to support either party in the
coming Congressional campaign which shall
support its principles. These are the adop-
tlon of an amendment to the Constitution for
bidding the use of public funds for sectarian
purposes or to aid sectarian schools or nstitu-
tions, and that church property shall be taxed
f. COwles, Of Cleveland, was elected Presi-
dent
The Secretary of War has issued an order to
Gen. ORD, enjoining him to be particularly vigil
liant in the endeavor to prevent any hostile in
vasion of Mexican territory from the American
side of the Rio Grande.
At a caucus of Republican Senators on the
Sd it was decided to move the adoption by the
Senate of resolutions declaring in substance
that the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
mants were duly and legally ratified and
should be enforced. These will be pressed to
vote with the view of making up the record
of both political parties for the coming cam
paign.
Holland accepts the invitation to participate
in the silver conference.
1t is believed by many members of Congress
that an adjournment will take place the last of
June.
President Hayes on the 9th nominated
Stephen B. Packard of Louisiana, to be U. s.
Consul at Liverpool, and Lucius Fairchild,
now Consul at Liverpool, to be Consul-Gen
eral at Paris.
The House Committee on Education and
Labor on the 9th agreed upon bill making it
a misdemeanOr for the master Of a vessel to
bring more than fifteen Chinese passengers to
this country after Jan. l, 1879.
The transit Of Mercury was observed at the
Naval Observatory on the 9th.
Secretary Sherman on the 9th called in So
600, 600 $40 coupon bonds of 1865 and $1,000
600 registered bonds redeemable at pleasure
of the United States after July 1, 1870.
Gen. Ord reports to the War Department
that he has made such disposition of his force
as will, in Ids judgment, prevent any serious
violation nf the Neutrality laws.
A dangerous counterfeit note OF the denom-
ination of 800, on the Merchants National
Bank, New Bedford, Mass, is in circulation.