Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-19

Of Iowa was held on the 10TH About one
| third of the counties OF the State were repre-
sented. The platform adopted demands the
unconditional repeal Of the Resumption act
reconciliation of silver making IL a fulllegal-
tender; that the coinage of silver be placed
on the same footing with gold, and that Con
gress shall not authorize the issuance of in
| terest bearing bonds Of any kind. A State
| ticket was nominated.
California crop reports are of the most fay-
orable character
A Denver (Col) telegram of the 10th says
alt is publicly announced here that II. A.
McIntire, President of the First National
Bank of Lake City and Vice President Of the
First National Bank of Colorado Springs, Col,
has absconded with $4,000. 1t is feared that
the effect upon the Lake City Bank will be ir-
reparable, and that further disclosures will
swell the estimate already made.r
The Illinois State Democratic Convention
at Springfield on the 11th adopted platform
favoring reform in national, State, county and
municipal governments; a tariff for revenue
only taxation of L. IS. bonds and Treasury notes
the same as other property; opposing further
reduction for the present of the principal ofthe
public debt; favoring the immediate and un-
conditional repeal of the Resumption act; ap-
plauding Congress for the enactment of the
Silver bill and demanding further legislation
authorizing silver bullion certificates and free
coinage of silver dollars: declaring it the
exclusive prerogative Of the United States
to issue all bills to circulate as money;
opposing further contraction Of legal tenders,
leasing convict labor, and subsidies calling
for the repeal of the Bankrupt law; declaring
the acts of the leaders of the Republican party
in defeating the choice of the people for Presi
dent and Vice-President the monster political
crime Of the age, and denouncing the ap-
pointment of members of the Returning
Boards to high offices.
A fire at Bay City, Mich, on the 11th de-
rels of salt, planning mill, docks and about
thirty buildings mostly residences.
Emigration to Western Minnesota, a st.
Paul (Minn.) dispatch says, is reaching un-
paralleled proportions.
The Democratic Convention of Oregon has
nominated John Whitaker for Congress and
W. W. Thayer for Governor.
The platform adopted by the Oregon Demo
cratic State Convention favors the remoneti-
zation of silver, resumption repeal payment
of Government obligation in greenbacks, eX-
cept when otherwise provided, the Tariff bill
now pending in Congress, law to prohibit
Chinese immigration, and denounces the mis-
rule Of the Republican party and the fraud by
which Mr. Hayes was put in office.
The Northwestern National Bank, of Chi
cago, is redeeming in gold all of its circulat-
ing notes that may be presented at its count
er. The Third National Bank, of Cincinnati,
on the 18th gave notice of its intention to re-
deem its notes in gold.
kilograms from nearly 200 points in the
Northwest show that the acreage of spring
wheat is nearly 80 per cent. greater than last
year; that the condition and prospects are
better than at any time since 1860; that the
seasons work and vegetation are three to six
weeks ahead of the usual time, and that 10 to
90 per cent. of the old crop is still on hand.
Fifty-seven houses, including the best
buildings in the city, were destroyed by fre at
Clarksvile, Tenn, on the night of the 18th.
The fire is believed to have been the work of
an incendiary, the result of the recent lynch
ing of negro. The negroes refused to aid
in suppressing the flames. Nine hundred
hogshesds of tobacco were destroyed by fire
and rain.
lue IOWA NatlOudl Danh' vi DcS hollesi
and the First National Bank, of Grinnell, are
redeeming their bills in gold.
A tornado struck Cottonwood Station, Kan,
on the 18th, blowing down the hotel and other
buildings, killing Mrs. Miller, and dangerously
injuring her husband and four children.
Twelve persons were injured at Jacobs Creek.
Two children of Mrs. Osborn, living on the
prairie, were killed. Several Others were
seriously injured. In the country near EN-
poria houses and barns were torn to fragments.