Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-02

the table to be called up hereafter. bill
was passed providing for the publication OF q
| supplement to the Revised Statutes. The bill
to prevent the introduction of contagious
or Infectious diseases into the United States
was taken up, pending which the Senate went
into executive session, and, when the doors
reoponed, adjourned.
WASHINGTON.
The payment of arrears of pensions began
on the 22d. Unless unexpected appropria-
| tions should hereafter be made by Congress,
| the pensions will be paid at the rate OF about
| 81 100000 per month. The annual saving by
| refunding is S13, 900, and two years saw
ing on the interest will nearly pay the pen
sions without increasing the burden of the
public debt.
Appropriate honors were paid to the mem
| ory of Gen. John A. Dix under the direction
of the War and Treasury Departments, OF
which he was at an important period the
head. -
The April returns of the Department of
Agriculture show that the acreage of winter
wheat is about one aud half per cent. great
er than last year. The wheat in the ground,
taken as a whole, is about two per cent. be.
low the average. The crops in some sections
are unfavorably affected by fall drought and
in others by the absence of snow during the
extreme winter cold. Rye has fallen off about
four per cent. in acreage and is about four
per cent. below the average.
At a meeting Of the Republican Congress
sional Campaign Committee the other night,
an Executive Committeewa elected, of which
Representative Hubbe1l, OF Michigan, was
chosen Chairman.
The sale of the refunding certificates is
rapidly increasing.
Edwin W. Keightly, of Michigan, has been
confirmed Third Auditor of the Treasury.
The Treasury Department has been engaged
for some time in investigating alleged under
valuations in silk importations, and it is
claimed that evidence has already been OBJ
tanned which shows conclusiyely that the Gov
ernmcnt has been defrauded of at least 49,
600, 900 year by the undervaluation of silks
for several years.
The House Committee on Judiciary recon-
mends that section 5,440 Revised Statutes, be
amended to read as follows: "If two or more
persons conspire either to commit any offcnse
against the United States in any manner or
for any purpose, and one or more of such
parties do any act to effect the object of the
conspiracy, all the parties to such conspiracy
shall be liable to penalty of not more than
$4,000 or Imprisonment for not more than
two years, or both fine and imprisonment, in
the discretion of the court"
In an interview several days ago Represen-
tative Lowe stated that Senator Logan at the
beginning of the late war raised company
of troops for the Southern Confederacy and
went with them to Kentucky where he de-
serted them and returned home. General
Logan, few days after the publicationof the
interview, pronounced the whole statement
untrue and in concluding his denial used words
rejecting personally upon Representative
Lowe. The latter gentleman at once addressed
note to General Logan calling his attention
to the language and demanding an apology or
that some place should be named outside the
District of Columbia where another commu-
nication would reach him. General Logan, it
appears, paid no attention to either of Mr..
loves communications and on the Goth ult.
the latter published card which concludes
by stating that General Logan knew how to
insult but not how to satisfy a gentleman
and invoking upon him the Judgment of the
honorable men of the community.
The excess of exports over imports Of mer-
chandise for the twelve months ending March
81 1879, was $3.50, ,S31, 1922 against $780, 400, S03
for the year ending March 81, 1878.
There are $4,000, 900 trade dollars in circula-
tlon.
A proclamation was issued by the President
on the Goth ult. stating that it having be-
come known to him that certain evil-disposed
persons have within the territory and juris-
oF
foot preparations for organized and forcible
possession of and settlement upon the
lands of what is known as the In
dian Territory west of the State of Ar
kansas, all such persons are warned against
any attempt to so remove or settle upon any
of the lands of said Territory without permls-
sion of the proper agent of the Indian De-
partment. All offenders viii be speedily and
Immediately removed, and If necessary the
aid and assistance OF the military forces OF
the United States will be invoked for that
purpose. ..-. --.-..--. ... -.
Congressman Rush Clark, of Iowa, died
suddenly on the 2Sth, after an Illness of only
a few hours.
Owing to the great pressure upon the De
partment In the issue of four per cent. bonds
already subscribed for and the redemption OF
called 8 20 and 1910 bonds, the conversion of
refunding certificates into bonds will neces
sarily be postponed until on or after July l.
An interesting decision on jurors qualifica-
tion under section $50 of the Revised Statutes
was rendered by the United States Supreme
Court at Washington on the 2Sth ult. A case
came up from the Northern District OF Flor
ida, the lower court having ruled that a
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questions touching his qualifications as a
juror under said section. Under this ruling
the Juror declined to say whether he did ol
did not participate in the rebellion
| Upon this point the Supreme Court
sustained the rulings of the lower court and
declared that juror is no more obliged than
a witness to disclose on oath his guilt of any
crime, or OF any act which would render him
Infamous in order to test his qualifications al
juror, The questions asked him, II answer
ed in the affirmative, would have convicted
him of the crime of treason, whether pardoned
by general amnesty or not; the crime was
one which, in the opinion of the court, h,
could not be required to disclose In this man
ner. II he were guilty, the challenger had q
right to prove it by other competent testi
mony As he did not offer to do this, and a.
the jurors incompetency was not proven
the court was not bound TO exclude him
Justice Strong dissented from the opinion o
the Court.
Ex-senator Conover has been appointed In
spector of Customs on the coast of Florida.
THE EAST.
August Belmont was badly hurt on the 90,
by being thrown from his carriage, heav
road wagon having come in collision witt
him.
Whitelaw Reid, editor Of the New Yorl
Tribune, has sent another lot of destitut
boys TO the West. The funds to defray tn
expense of their removal were placed in MI
Reid's hands by charitable gentlemen to ex
pend as he thought best in relieving tn
wants of suffering in New York Mr.. Rel