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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-05

II any other scheme will work better then he
is in favor of that.
It is stated that Russian agents in New York
closed contract on the 26th for fifty Lay
| torpedoes, to he manufactured at once.
In New York City on the 9th ult,, Michael
Tobin, United States soldier, was found
guilty of the murder of Peter Albers, at West
Point, short time ago. The jury recommend
executive clemency.
George W. Stiles, of Philadelphia shot his
wife and then cut the throats of himself and
child on the 9th ult. All are in the hospital.
In the great boat race at New London,
Conn, on the 2Sth ult. Harvard beat Yale by
about twelve lengths.
On the 2Sth ult. the Executive Committee
of the Lake Shore Company declared a divi-
dend of per cent. The stock declined from
5S13 to 5T14
Miss Sarah Helen Whitman, the poetcss,
died on the evening of the 27th ult. Of heart
disease, at Providence, r. l.
John Lane, of Buffalo, killed his father on
the 2Sth ult., while drunk.
The centennial celebration of the battle of
Monmouth and laying of the corner stone for
the granite. shaft to bear the names of the
New Jersey soldiers killed In tae n1TOlution-
ary war took place on the 2Sth ult., at Free
hold, N. j., and were made the occasion for a
grand civic and military procession.
B. L. Solomon IL Sons, prominent furniture
dealers, of New York City, made an assign
ment on the 2Sth ult. Their liabilities are es-
timated at 81, 100000 principally in this city
and in Europe
The assets of the American Mutual Life In
surance Company and American National
Life and Trust Company of New Haven, Conn,
have been declared less than three-fourths of
the liabilities, and application will be made
for a receiver for each company,
The assignee of Green IL Cranston, bank
ers and brokers, Providence, Il. l., who failed
more than year ago, announced a readiness,
on the Goth ult., to pay all claims in full, prin
cipal and interest.
An oil train was thrown from the track of
the New York Central road, at Albany, n. Y,
on the night of the 10Th ult., by the removal
of rail, and nineteen cars were wrecked
The oil took fire and brakeman named
Truat was burned to death. The engineer
and fireman were injured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-05

We congratulate the country upOn the adop-
tion of the Constitutional and pacific policy Of
local self-government in the States of the South
so long advocated by the Democratic party and
which has brought peace and harmony TO that
section of the Union.
There was no debate, but the plat
form was adopted by unanimous vote,
and the Convention adjourned sine die.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-05

The EDITORS is most fascinating
employment, does not require any pre-
vious education or preparation, and
pays enormously. Assistant editors
and reporters, who are scarce at 1865
week, generally work four hours a
a day when they are not away on va
cations.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-05

killed in his bedroom at Forman, at one
O'Clock on the morning of the 30th ult., by an
unknown party, who fired a pistol through
his window.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-05

GOSSIP has spiced with a little ro-
nance the engagement of Prince Ar
thur, Duke of Connaught, to the third
daughter of Prince Frederick Charles
of Germany. 1t is stated that the
match was planned by the dukes old
est sister, who had as one of her OBJ
jects the suppression of flame which
had sprung up in the bosom OF her
own son, TO whom the young lady is a
first cousin, but who does not seem to
have been satisfied with such a distant
relationship to her, and so desired to
establish closer one.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-09-10
NUMBER 35.
One of Lies Shaciot0s.

AT eight o'clock the other morning
North street wife followed her husband
down to the gate as he was starting
down town. aud kindly said to him:
William, You know how sadly need
blue bunting dress"
"Yes. desr," he remarked, "but you
know how hard up I am. As soon as l..
can see my way clear sou shall have the
dress and new hat TO boot Be patient.
be good and your reward will DO great"
Forty minutes after that be emerged
from restaurant with big basket aud
fish-poie. bound up the river. In the
basket was chicken, pickles, pie and q
bottle of liquid OF a rich color. and he
was jus! lighting twenty-cent cigar
when his wife came along.
"What you here 'r be exclaimed.
"Yes, vas going TO the market.
Where are you going9 what's IN that
basket ?"
IL was going 10 carry this fsh-poIe
around to friend on CoburD avenue"
he modestly answered.
And that basket"
This basket-well, was going to
send il 10 the Poor House as present to
the children II is q donation from six
leading citizens"
William. don't believe itP'
"Sh Don't talk 40 loud ~
William, shall talk louder yet :"
she exclaimed "Fll bet you are going
fishiug" ("
"Mary. have ] ever deceived youp ?"
he plsintively asked. II never have. As
a proof OF my sincerity you can take
this basket TO the-yourselfV p
And I'll do i.w she promptly replied
as she relieved him OF il.
MARY hadn't you-"
mo. sir. hadn't. You'd better hur-
~ up with that fish-pole. as the man may
want IL, and be careful how you stand
around in the hot sun ~
She left him there. He watched her
take the car for home, and then he re-
turned the fsh-pole, and crossed tho
street and said 10 an acquaintance
Tom, am suffering with neuralgia.
and me excursion is OF till next week.
Too Dad. out VIC can never tell wha. q
day may bring forth"
There was chicken and pickles and
other good things on the table at dinner.
but he never smiled. Even when his
wife wished she was pauper, il that
was tho way they were fed, he never be-
trsyod the gloom In his heart. II was
only when she handed him the bottle be
had 80 carefully tucked into the basket.
and he saw it labelled, good Tor little
children. ths, he said:
Mary. it's al awful thing tor wife
to get tho impression that her husband
Is cold-blooded liar ~ at must be, "
she replied. as she took tho other chicken
leg.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-09-10
THE GHOST ROBBER.

Oa a tine evening in the spring OF 1880,
a stranger. muuDted on noble locking
horse passed slowly over the w-white
lime.road leading through tho Black
Forest
Just as the sun was going 20 resl toi
the dsy. When he gloomy shadows were
beginning 10 slElk. be drew rein as nc
said
This must bs near the spot surely
I'll stop here for awhile. anyhow. and
see what l can learn"
lie therefore dismounted and entered
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-09-10

Excuse me, miss said polite old
gentleman 10 an otherwise wel.-dressed
young lady on Washington Street, but
are you aware that somebody has
jsmmed your hat quite badly = lbs all
right, sir; it's n Ne Yark, and the lash
iou," replied she, with toss OF the
head, as she swept away, leaving the o.
z. looking after her with 4 stare OF as
constituent.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-09-10
CODE

/. Pulling up the shirt sleeves and
slightly moistening The palms OF the
hands-step over here minute; wish
10 speak to you.
2. Stepping up behind man. grasp
him by the scruff of the neck. and ad-
yancing rapidly-please follow me.
D. Putting lore finger to right eye and
drawing down lower lid-dont you Cor
do you) wish you had itP
4. Nonchalantly chucking brick or
other light obiec. on top OF mans tile
WHO'S your hatter'
8. Taking mans nose between your
fore and second fingers, and slightly
changing the position of sane-l address
myself TO you.
9. Abruptly altering the angle of a
mans cost-tails by insinuating your boot
toe under them-Do not linger.
7. Putting the point Of your elbow
between any two OF mans ribs. and
jarring his internal economy-We are
observed.
8. Doubling up your fist and placing
ii firmly upon the bridge of g mans nose
Il love you, out not devotedly or pas
sionately.
9. Grasping mans ear between
your upper and lower Jaws. and gently
working the jaws-My hear! is anOther's.
10. Lifting another person up in your
arms, and walking in any specified direc-
tion-Come with me.
II. Rapidly removing the chair on
which a man is about to Sit down-We
are not entirely sympathetic in our OBJ
jects.
Il. Taking brief observation across
kind of impromptu sextan< constructed
of all the fingers of one hand oulspread,
the thumb on The nose-Farewell this
parting is forever.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-09-10

lam preUslel 10 81. ii, d. b. kinds OF Birds and
Anna. iu rRe uiy.- artistic manner. Game
biris n -pcrtal-v. P,r.s t'ker In payment oil
wo, ,k-.1r example. o.. ri every SIX hiue Jays
SEN me I WI re.url one handsomely s1euei
an mounl..i on q stsnd % tue sender Cash
pad ..Iom. > 20 g. 10 each for good specimens
Of Hawks and owls.
Prompt attention paid - AT orders ~ mail or
express Price lists furnished on application.
X. Il. PEARY, Fryeburzs NE.
marl2.Sm
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-09-10

- RHUTCHINs,
Attorney and Counsellor at LGW,
J.nlz RUNEoRD, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-09-10
Nea Signals.

The systems of fsn and handkel chief,
and even OF hat Irritation, have been fully
explained to the public at large but ii is
strange that the code most generally in
use and better calculated than any other
70 express with precision and accuracy
large variety OF sentiments, has never
been completely formulated for the bene-
6t OF those who wish to become proficient
in this beautiful art II is with pleasure
that Pilck comes forward to present to his
readers the following carefully edited and
entirely trustworthy
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-09-10

Zone hour to day is worth two tomor-
row"-becauso there may be base ball
game that viii occupy all your time,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
American Neutrality.

London, May 4.-The Times, COM
menting on the appearance in United
States waters of the steamship Cimbria
with Russian officers and men on
board, says: "There are good reasons
why We should regard proceedings of
this kind without alarm; the chief one
is that the United States Government,
which has always prided itself on full
filling its neutral duties, has been
placed under special obligations in this
respect by the Washington treaty. BY
virtue Of its rules We were condemned
to pay a fine of three million pounds
for depredations committed by the Ala
bama and her consorts, and the United
States, accepting that fine, has further
pledged themselves to observe on their
own part the new rules of the treaty.
1t was an unwelcome penalty for us at
the time, but we have the advantage
of additional protection now. We
may, in fact, be confident that the
United States will act honorably up to
its obligations in this respect, and the
Russians will consequently find it diff.
cult to execute the enterprises they ap-
pear to have planned
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
RUSSIAN STEAMERS.
The British Government Extremely Wig.
liant.

Washington, May 4.-The British
legation here is fully apprised of the in
tended dispatch of the three addition
Russian steamships filed with officers
and sailors, which sailed recently from
Revel, Finland. Before these vessels
got out of the Baltic, their errand and
destination were known. One Of them
is intended for service in the North
Atlantic and will put in at some north
ern United States port, while the other
two will proceed direct to Aspinwall,
where men will be disembarked and
transported to Panama. From there
they will be taken in steamers, already
sent to meet them, to San Francisco
for orders. The English government
have taken precaution to keep itself
thoroughly informed of every hostile
move that can be made in this country,
and swarms of British agents are con-
stantly at work gathering information
and transmitting it to the British le-
CATION. Sir Edward Thornton is said to
have list of every Russian agent, and
of every representative Of the Irish ele-
ment, who are working in the Russian
or Irish interest.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05

London, May 4. Notwithstanding
the horeful news of the Russian con-
cessions announced from Vienna and
intimated from st. Petersburg, it can
not be said that there is any positive
change in the principle of the question
in dispute. 1t is said a conciliatory
disposition has prevailed in the councils
of the st. Petersburg government, but
it is asked what does Russia consider
at this moment to be peaceful conces-
sion, or conciliatory proposal? The
fresh attempt to reach an understand
ing is described as getting over difficult
ties Of form by making far reaching
concession on the merits of the ques-
tion, but the misfortune seems to be,
that while the Russians consider it a
question of principal England demands
the placing of the treaty of San Stefa-
no before Congress for universal discus
sion. Russia, it is said, refuses to give
way on that point. In Berlin, as in
London, the subject is treated with
suspicion, as long as it is known that
Russia refuses to yield on the chief
point and that England maintains her
demands.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
TELEGRAPHIc TICKS.

Gen. Grant, wife and son, left Milan
Saturday for turin.
Representative Luttrell is confined to
his room by illness but not of a serious
nature.
Corbolt & McCiymont, builders, of
London, Putnam, Surbyton and West
gate, have failed; liabilities 81, ZOO, 900.
Representative Charles G. Williams,
of Wisconsin, will deliver the grafton
at Arlington, Va, on Decoration Day.
VIM. C. Moore. formerly of the firm
of Allerton, butcher & Moore, New
York, which kept stock yards at Tooth
street and Sd Avenue, has been adjudi-
Gated a voluntary bankrupt. Liabili-
ties $3.50, 900.
DR.. Carver, of San Francisco, and
Captain A. II. Bogardus, of Chicago,
will shoot a match at 1000 glass balls
in New York, next week, the former
using rifle and the latter shot gun.
DIR. Carver gives an exhibition shoot at
Dexter Park on Thursday next.
Peralto completed 301t miles at p.
m, when the fifteen hours had expired,
but continued riding until he made the
appointed 305 miles at 7:l0 doing the
last mile in 2:41. The rain of the af.
ternoon made the track heavy, or the
feat would doubtless have been accom-
| plished.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
NEBRASKA,
Aba,ing the Tramp Nuisance.

Omaha, May 4.-The nightly robber.
les for three weeks past, and the pres
ence in the city of an unusual number
of tramps necessitated the action of q
citizens committee Of safety, other
wise known as vigilence committee.
Tonight $50 men, thoroughly organ
lied, and acting under well devised
plan, searched the city thoroughly,
commencing at 10 O'Clock, and the
search will be continued until morning
1t is not known what disposal will be
made of those captured, but legal meas
ures will be adhered to until they fail,
when desperate remedies will be ap
piled. The committee will continue tt
act nightly until the tramp nuisance is
abated.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
OHIO.
A Convict Legislator.

Cincinnati, May 4.-Hon. John
O'Connor, late Democratic Chairman
of the Military committee of the Ohio
House, to-day appeared in his seat for
the first time in ten days, and rose to a
question of privilege. For some time
proof has been accumulating that he
was deserter, bounty-jumper, and
an ex-convict of the Michigan State
Prison. Several times he has endeavor-
ed to resign, but the Speaker refused to
lay his resignation before the House I'M
til Thursday, when it was voted to in
vestigate his record. His speech to-
day was in the nature of confession
of all that had been alleged. He said
he had struggled for ten years to ele-
vate himself to a position, and make
himself worthy of the esteem Of honest
men; bnt all his efforts had gone for
naught, and an attempt was now being
made to drive him into the gutter. He
denied the right of the House to inves'
tigate his history previous to his be
coming n citizen of the United States
If such investigation should prove thai
his conduct in the past had not beer
proper, it could do no one any good
and would crush him forever. HI
threw himself on the generosity of thu
House, trusting that in their magnan
Unity they would not further pursue
a man who was crippled in body ant
poor in purse. at the close of hi,
speech he sank pale and trembling int,
his chair, and tears rolled down hi
cheeks. He then left the House.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Geo. Thomas, Burlington, Iowa, is at
the Metropolitan.
Geo. A. Emery, ESQ.,, left for Dead
wood yesterday.
James Mcdaniel, Esq, is expected
back from Denver to-day.
j. A. Smith, Esq, check clerk at the
Freight Office went to Kearney yester-
day.
S. II. II. Clark, superintendent of the
Union Pacific road is expected in Chey-
enne to-day.
J. II. n. Patrick Esq. passed through
from Omaha yesterday, on his way to
Salt Lake City.
Ed. Cuthbertson, Esq, sat up a few
minutes yesterday, for the first time
since he has been sick.
Mrs. NJ. +. Marvin, of this city, now
at the Healing Asylum, Greeley, under
treatment, is rapidly recovering.
Mrs. Jennie Adams will leave on
Tuesday for Greeley, where she has
been engaged as assistant in DIR. Smiths
Healing Asylum.
Chas. J. Masten, ESQ.,, returned yes
terday from Deadwood, whittier he
went several days ago on business. He
reports times in Deadwood good, but
the roads very bad.
Major r. p. Eaton and |. ii. Meserve,
ESQ.,, returned from the north yester-
day. They will proceed west to-mor-
row to inspect the mail service in
Sweetwater county.
Lieut.. Geo. f. Chase of the Third
Cavalry returned on yesterday after
noon's train from brief visit to WASH
ington. The Lieutenant is in the best
of health and spirits.
Hoyt Sherman, Esq, of Des Moines,
q brother to sold Tecumseh" and the
Secretary of the Treasury, came in
from the east yesterday and went down
to Denver on the afternoon train.
John Seaton and F. X. Mann, Roch-
ester, n. Y; &. II. Smith and J. Wal
lace, Boulder; Geo. w. Thompson,
Omaha; John c. Stoey, Pawnee City,
Neb.; w. II. PIONEER, Fort MCPHERSON,
Neb.; c. +. Sutton and W. f. Strater,
Deadwood; c. 1. Shelton, Laramie City;
Geo. Sayre and d. o. Sayre, Dennison;
Geo. Kohlen, Deadwood; Geo. II.
Young, Evans, COL; are at the Key
City House.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
Willing to Talk It Over.

London, May 4.-The British Cabi-
net admits in principle, that an inter-
change of views respecting the SUBJ
stance of the treaty would be desirable,
in case the difficulties which now OBJ
struct the congress be removed, but it
shows no inclination to waive this pre-
liminary condition accordingly. 1t has
hitherto refrained from expressing
its views, and has not yet replied to
the ''annex" to Prince Gortchakoff's
circular. In other words, we are hold
ing our case in reserve until the court
before which it ought to be laid is pro-
perly constituted, or at least until there
is fair prospect of its being thus con-
stituted.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
A DESPERATE CHARACTER.


John Doe Proves to be Murderer.
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 4.-Captain
j. W. Lees, chief of the San Francisco
detective force is here, and pronounces
"John Doe." the forger, arrested here
some time since, is identical with Chas.
Grundy, with whom the San Francisco
authorities had so much trouble in the
same line of work as that for which he
is captured here. He says the mans
real name Is Carlo Sevcovitch, and that
he is one of noted family of forgers;
his three brothers being as expert in
this work as he. He is fully identified
as the man who committed a murder in
England years ago, and who escaped
from Constantinople to Russia, and
thence to this country.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
HOUSE.

Washington, May 4.-The amend
ment increasing the salaries of the
principal clerks in the Agricultural De-
pot was rejected.
The amendment requiring agricultu-
raj seeds to be distributed proportions
ately among the Congressional districts,
was agreed to.
The journal pension bills passed last
night numbered one hundred, among
them pensions to the widows of Gen.
Robt. Anderson, Gen. Chas. l.. Lowell,
and Admiral Charles Wilkes.
The amendment offered by Gibson
appropriating 1856, 600 for the re-estab-
lishment of the New Orleans mint was
agreed to by 125 ayes to 9l nays. The
bill then passed. ID
Adjourned.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
MINNESOTA.


Minneapolis May 4.-Based upon the
bodies recovered, those known to be in
the mill, and inquiries for the missing,
the number of killed is placed at six
teen, of which the following is list I:
In the Washburn mill, Chas. Henning,
August Smith, Clark WILDER, and Fred
Miller, grinders; VIM. Leslie and Cy-
rus Ewing, oilers; Ole Shia, Walter
Savage, Patrick Judd and Ed. Merrill,
machine men; Harry Hicks and E. W.
Burbank, watchmen, and Chas. Kim
BILE. Diamond mill, John Boyer. Zenith
mill, John E. Rosinnus. Humboldt
mill, Peter Holberg. The smaller casu-
alties, burns, bruises and wounds, are
numerous, and farther developments
may increase ar decrease the number of
dead. 1t is not likely that all the
bodies will be recovered.
The insurance ON the property de-
stroyed by the explosion and fire aggre-
gates S437 900, divided among some
seventy-fye companies, in amounts va
rying from $500 to $4,000.
Later inquiry confirms the first theo-
ry that the cause of the explosion was
caused by the ignition of infiammable
dust floating in the air and in conse-
quence of the generation and expansion
of gases. The report of an eye witness
as to the power and suddenness of the
explosion are almost incredible. An
instant after the first flash and explo-
sion all the buildings were wrapped in
flames, showing the air all around to be
full of inaammable gas.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
ILLINOIS.
Another Mill Burned.

Chicago, May AT 8 O'Clock this
evening the South Chicago woolen
mills, situated in Hyde Park, and en-
ploying $50 hands, caught fire from a
hot spindle in the the picking room,
and in short time were totally des-
troyed. The mills cost the owner, L.
w. Sinclair, $3.50, 900, but were valued
at about 100000. The insurance is
not obtainable tonight, but is placed
at about $4,000.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
THE TURF.
The Movements of Mollie Mccarthy

Chicago, May At has been arrang-
ed that the California race mare Mol
lie Mccarthy, who is to meet Ten
Brock on July 4th, at Louisville, Ken
lucky, shall leave for that place on
May 18th. She will go direct to Ken
lucky, the trip occupying ten days.
She will pass through Chicago, and the
horsemen of this city will give her an
informal reception Separate quarters
have been procured for her at Louis
vile, and there will be a large delega-
tion of horseman to meet her there.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05

THE New York Graphic claims the
credit of putting both Tilden and
Hayes in the field as Presidential can
didates, and now it nominates the fol-
lowing national Democratic ticket for
1880. For President, Allen G. Thur
man, of Ohio; Vice President, Samuel
j. Tilden, of New York. The Graphic
does not mean to say that it will sup
port Mr.. Thurman, but does say that
he is the man to lead the Democrats in
1880. And small thanks W i'll it get for
saying it.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-05
Perils on the Water.

Valparaiso, March 24.-The ship p.
R. Hazeltine, from New York for San
Francisco, at the time of striking the
west end of Waltoston Island, was 60
ing through the sound to escape the
gale prevailing outside. The boat con-
tanning Capt. Harriman's son, second
mate and six men, is missing.