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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


THE Chinese army has occupied
Eastern Khokan. The Russians retreated
to Osh.
The Russian Minister of the Interior,
on tour of inspection, has telegraphed to
st. Petersburg from Astrakhan that owing to
the want of hands the plague of the locusts
cannot be effectually erad,cated. Many other
insects were injuring the crops.
Ex-EMPREss EUGENE has embarked
at Capetown for England.
HEINRICH KIEFERT, the geographer
who drew up the Conference map, estimates
the territory ceded Greece TO be 39) geograph-
ical square miles, containing 100000 inhabit-
ants.
REPORTS from Turkestan state that
the Russians have twice been defeated by the
Tekkes.
SERIOUS disturbances have occurred
In Haifa at the foot Of Mount Carmel between
the Christians and Mussulmans A British
gunboat has been dispatched hastily to the
Syrian coast.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE dispatch of the
Goth ult., Gays the Porte has ordered state
ofsiege to be Immediately proclaimed through
A MoNTEvIDEo telegram says peace
has been concluded at Buenos Ayres.
The famine continues in the districts
of Bsyazid, Alashgard and Van, and the in
habitants are flying TO Russian territory. Ten
thousand persons, chiefly Kurds, are reported
to have perished from hunger.
CHEF VICToRIo's band attacked two
ranches in Chihuahua, Mexico, on the 2lst
and 29d ult., capturing two hundred head of
horses and killing some Mexicans at each
place.
BULGARIA has assured the British and
Austrian Governments that orders have been
given to hasten the demolition of the Danube
fortresses.
The Jesuit establishments at Paris and
throughout the provinces were closed by the
Government on the Goth ult.
A GREAT fire was raging in Reaz an,
Russia, on the 1st Sixty houses had been de-
stroyed and the flames were still spreading.
A DUBLIN dispatch of the lst says the
famine fever is increasing
The Pope has decided to accept the
Prussian church law, He intends, at the next
consistory, TO nominate Bishops to fill the va
cant sees.
The Sultan, in consequence of his
fears relative to the secret designs of the
powers, has conceived the idea of rendering
the Dardanelles impregnable by torpedoes aud
forts and has ordered the preparation of plans
and estimates.
The International Conference at Ber-
lin met for the last time on the LIST and ultl-
mately agreed to make the note which win be
addressed 10 both the Porte and Greece a col
lee I've one. The note will be telegraphed to
the Government OF the six powers, then tele-
graphed TO their Ambassadors at CONSTANT
nople and Athens, when 1t is TO be signed by
the latter and tremendously handed TO the
Turkish and Greek Governments, A dispatch
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
An Old CIO' Story About Garfield.

The Democratic paper at Troy the
Daily PreSS-gave prominence recently
in its editorial columns to the following
paragraph:
Peter Haskell, who for many years kept a
clothing store in this city, trusted Garfield
when he preached at Eagle Mills for a suit Of
clothes; Garfield paid for them afterward, but
TOOK long time in doing it-several years, in
fact, and then only after his memory had been
logged.
This was bringing a Presidential can
vass down to very small point. An
issue of old clos, in fact.
But the puny assault of the Press was
to be an issue in the Presidential CAM
paign for day only. The assailant
was destined to receive asevere rebuke,
Peter S. Haskell, the tailor in the case,
promptly publishes card in the Troy
Times, declaring that the Press para
graph "does Mr.. Garfield very great
injustice" and adding:
1t is true made n suit of clothes for him
when he was preaching and teaching in Poes-
tenkill in this county. He was then a poor
young man, struggling to obtain an education.
one OF my customers came to me and said:
"There is a young man in the village who
wants suit of clothes. He cannot pay for
them now, but you will get your money. VIII
you make them for him?" i replied that |
would. In day or two Mr.. Garfield came in,
told me his circumstances and the time he
would require in which to pay for the clothes
In exact accordance with his agreement he
paid me, and did not have TO jog his memory
IN order TO get any money. | regard James
a. Garfield as an honest and truthful man,
and am very sorry to see thus early in the
campaign an effort made to impeach his char
acter. PETER. s, HASKELL
Ii it is an offense to have been poor,
or to have needed a suit of clothes, or
to have got trusted for them, and then
to have paid for them sin exact ac-
cordance with his agreement" then,
we suppose James a. Garfield is not fit
for President and should not be elect
ed. But a Democratic paper having
made this issue, and its conclusions be-
ing found to be based upon misrepre-
sentation, then we conclude he is fit
for President and should be elected.
On this issue of old clos the Demo-
cratic Press is severely worsted. And
so it is with the whole category of the
puerile and desperate ISLANDERS upon
the fame of as pure, honorable and
noble a man as has a part in American
politics. cs.-SyracuSe IN ~ Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
KancOck's Record as an Indian
Fighter.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 25.
The Northern Democratic newspapers to-
day TEEN with accounts of Gen. Hancock's
military achievements during the War of the
Rebellion. Not a word is said, however, about
Hancock last active military campaign, the
only one too, in which he ever had an Oppor-
tunity, as an independent commander, to dis
play his bright military qualities. That was
the campaign against the Cheyenne Indians in
Kansas III the spring and summer of 1867. In
conversation with Tribune correspondent to-
night, Col S. +. Tappan, who was a MEM
Der of the Indian Peace Commission of 1867,
recalled some OF the incidents of that famous
campaign. In April said the Colonel,
Hancock marched from Leavenworth with
an expedition of 1900 men. Some of the
equipment of that expedition excited much
curiosity and amusement among those of us
who had served i'll that country. For example
an elaborate pontoon train was taken along
Tor campaign in region where there is not
stream that is not easily fordable. long
train OF water-carts also accompanied the eX-
pedltion, and 1t has been irreVerenty sug-
gested by soldiers who were not educated at
West Point that the water-carts might be
needed to haul supply of water sufficient TO
expedition reached Fort Larned body
of Cheyennes, numbering some 400
warriors, with their women, children
and old men, were encamped ON the Pawnee
Fork, about fifteen miles distant. On Gen.
Hancock's invitation the chiefs and warriors
came TO Fort Larned for conference. Gen.
Hancock asked them where their women and
children were, and why they also had not come
in. He was told that among the women were
hiully WHO GSCdpeu from the CllVlnRtOn
massacre at sand Creek, and they were afraid
TO come near the soldiers. Gen. Hancock i'm
sisted that the women and children should be
brought to the fort. The warriors returned to
their village, and, taking their women and
children, lied from the vicinity. The village
was then attacked by the troops, its only occuI-
pants being an old man and a demented girl
who had been forgotten by the Indians in their
hasty flight. These two Indians were muir
dered and the village was burned, except 500
of the tepees, which were reserved for officers
OF the expedition. Then an active campaign
against the Indians was begun. IL lasted until
some time in July, when Gen. Hancock sent
10 Washington for more men ana money. He
had spent about $9,01O,0JO, and the lives of
about 800 soldiers and settlers had been sacri-
feed. Congress decided that $I,500, 900 for kill
ing an Indian was too much, and the Peace
Commission was appointed. Gen. Hancock
was examined as a witness before the Com
mission early in August, and he made a very
pitiable exhibition of himself In trying to eX-
cuse his blunders. The Commission met the
Cheyennes in September, and readily CON
cluded treaty with them. Gen. Hancock's
campaign was an unnecessary as well as an
expensive one, and its management from be-
ginning TO end reflected no credit on the com
mander. Washington Special to Chicago Irtb-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.
B6TIt is field against field, and Ga
ield will heat WinfiaId

B6~It is field against field, and Gar
field will beat Winfield.
RaS" Mcclellan is melancholy in
stance of what Democratic nomina-
tion does for Maior-General.
Ba~ The Democratic party, after try
ing for years to reduce the army, is it.
self reduced to Major-General.
Ra~Call the Democratic Convention
together again. 1t forgot to demand
the repeal of the Resumption act.-Chi-
cdgo Times (Ind.)
Ex-Governor Foster. of Ohio, saws
Garfield and Arthur are certain to car
ry every Northern State. President
Hayes is of the same opinion.
RH~The Louisville EUening Post SAYS:
English is an able, pure and a
wealthy man." Observe how the eli
max eliminates. The barrel is ever
the uppermost thing in the Democratic
mind.
B9n Alexander Stephens says the
Democratic ticket will "sweep the
South" OF course it will. Nobody
expects anything else. If the Demo
Gratis had nominated his satanic maies-
ty for President, and his first leuten-
ant President, it would have swept
the South. The South represents the
dark continent.-IndidHapoiiS journal.
Ray The Washington specials allude
solemnly to some proposition that Gen.
eral Garfield should issue formal reply
to his accusers, There is no earthly
need of that. The "charges" are old
and were fully answered by him long
ago. AS the Democrats have dug them
up now, it is only necessary to look up
his former responses and bury the lies
again with them. Detroit Post and 1Ttb-
u1le.
RS"In the North the Democratic
newspapers throw mud at the Republi-
can candidate; in the South the Demo
cratic voters throw rotten eggs at Re-
publican speakers. A ratification meet
ing in Montgomery, Ala, was broken
up with arguments of this sort the
other day. With vilifcation in one sec
tion of the country, and intimidation in
the other, the Democratic campaign
opens bravely.-Io,0a Register.
BsS- Times change and politicians
change. Four years ago the Democratic
National Convention, in its platform,
demanded the repeal of the Specie Re-
sumption act. Now, in its Cincinnati
platform, il declares for "honest
money, consisting of gold and silver,
and paper convertible INTO coin on de-
mand." Four years ago it demanded
the abolition of National Banks; now it
says not word on that subject.
Ds" The Republican dark horse at
Chicago proved to be a clean, white
thoroughbred. The Democratic dark
horses at Cincinnati are what the plains
men call bronchos, particolored, of the
sort which jump high and come down
hard, dig their toes into the sand, puff
like blacksmiths' bellows, and have
their names and tails full of cookie
burs--the sort that Colonel Bob. lnger-
soil so graphically described some years
ago.-DetrOH Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

GREEN, the celebrated detective SER
geant of the London City police force,
is dead. He was notable as the hero of
one of those extraordinary chases after
criminals which occur more frequently
in sensational novels than in real life.
Last year defaulting bank manager
absconded and Green was put on his
track. Passe Partout, in Jules Verne's
" Round the World in Ninety DAYS"
had scarcely more abnormal cxperi-
ence of man.hunt, for the pursuit was
continued through half score of coun-
tries and occupied six or eight months.
In the end the bank manager was run
to ground at Buenos Ayres and arrest
ed, but he succeeded in obtaining a
warrant against tho officer for an at
tempt to kidnap him, and but for the
British Consul matters would have gone
hard with Green, who was forced to ro-
turn without his man.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
jim GARFIELDS AT THE 'FRONT.'

General Garfield proceeded to the front"
-Generdl ROsccrdns' O6ictdl Report Of Ue Bat
Tie Of Chichdmdu0d.
Once more the grand old fight is on, tho fight
we've often fought,
And, as we've done these twenty years, wen
bring our foes to nought;
We won with Lincoln, Grant and Hayes, and
W, In this battles brunt
Well conquer to the rallylng cry-Jim Gar
fields ut the front
CHoRUs-Jim Garnelds at the 'front.'
Jim Garfeds at the 'front.'
Iwould be u sin to fail to win
With Garfield at the frontl
He carly learned to paddle well his own for
Upon 0hio's "grand canal he held the helm
so true;
And now the people shout to him: "Lo, It's
for you we wait;
We want to SEQ Jim Garfield guide our glori-
Gus ship of statc.'
CHoRUs-Jim Gariield's at the 'front.' etc.
He was a carpenter of yorc, and to this day
he seems
To love to nail (old Bourbon lcs) and hammer
(rebel sChemeS);
Wen wager, and the bet we know will go with
out n taker,
This carpenter, come ldes Of March, will be n
cabinet maker!
CHoRUs-Jim Garfcld's at the front, etc.
He taught the young ideas to shoot, and then
the plucky tutor
In wars grim school was taught to be another
sort of shooter.
He braved, to aid the Unions cause, full many
n battles brunt,
And those who sought his whereabouts found
Garfield at the front.
CHORus-Jim Garfield S at the front, etc.
When Uncle Sam, November next, shall count
the ballots DER,
One shout shall shake the continent loud as
the oceans roar;
"Once more the hosts Republican have borne
the battles brunt
Once more they've triumphed gloriously-
with Garfield ut the front"
CHoRUs-With Garfield at the 'front.'
With Garfield at the front!
We're sure to gain this grand cam
paign
With Garfield at the 'front.'
-ALbdnU Evening Joltr1ld.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
NEWS OF TIE WEEK .
Gathered from All Quarters.
WASHINGTON.

SUPERINTENDENT WALKER says the
work Of taking the census has proceeded
smoothly, and he thinks It will be unusually
full and accurate. He says New York will
continue to occupy the first place and Penn
sylvania the second, but the race between Ohio
and Illinois for the third place will be very
close.
SECRETARY SHERMAN says there Is
noauthority for the published statements that
the weekly purchases Of bonds will be sus.
pended after July 1st.
THE Comptroller OF the Currency re-
ports that the total number of National
banks organized during the last fiscal year
was si1ty-one, with a capital of $7352, ,070;
total number OF banks which went into yolun-
tary liquidation In the same period, twenty,
with a capital of $2,601, ,0Oo, included among
which are three gold banks In California, with
capital OF 100000, which went into volun-
tary liquidation and organized as currency
banks. No National banks failed from July
I'D until June 9th, 1880, since which time
three banks failed, with capital of s70O, 900,
all of which, 1t is believed, will pay their
creditors in full
THR closing of the accounts of the
disbursements of the Navy Department for the
fiscal year shows the expenditures TO have
been 81 6,67S less than for the previous year.
and there remained on hand June 30, 1880 an
une1pended balance Of s2,46l,1sS of the
amount available for the year, exclusive of
balances In the hands Of pay officers Of the
navy.
GENERAL WALKER has made an esti-
mate Of the population OF the United States
from the returns already received and he
thinks there will be In the neghborhood of
4S,000,000 people.
The public debt statement for the
month OF June shows the total debt to be
81 l.O, 4l5,S70; cash in Treasury, $2ol OSS 622 !;
debt less cash In Treasury. 81 942, 172, ,295; de-
crease during June, n,2l4, ,424 decrease since
June 81 1879, SS5,O34, 9G1.
The coinage executed at the United
States mints for the fiscal year ending June
30 was valued at 81, $40, IA, of which s27,-
933, $50 were standard silver dollars. This
exceeds the coinage of any previous year.
The POSTMASTER GENERAL has COM
pleted negotiations with the New York Cen
trail & Hudson River and Lake Shore & Mich
igan Southern Railroads, whereby the bene-
nts derived from the fast mail in operation
on those roads in 1873 and 1876 will be again
given to almost the whole territory Of the
West. The arrangement goes into effect
July5
The United States postal authorities
are negotiating with France for an enlarge
ment OF the limit in the size and dmen sious
OF sample packages OF merchandise to be
sent through the mails between the two
countries.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
returned to the Treasury 100000 of the un-
expended balance of the approx ration for re-
funding the National debt and 81, 2,OOO, 600 Of
the unexpended balance of the appropriation
for collecting the revenue from customs for
the last year, being amounts saved by the
department out of the sums authorized to be
expended by law.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
WEST AND SOUTH.

The levee which protects the bottom
lands in Hancock County, H., broke on the
night OF the 2Sth ult, and the water poured
through the creyasse two hundred feet wide
All the wheat ard corn and other crops were
ruined. Eighteen thousand acres of land
were overhowed..
CHIcAGo's population, according to
the census, is nearly 10000.
The State Republican Convention of
Kansas will meet at Topeka September LIST.
The Illinois Supreme Court has
affirmed the eonatitutionality Of the State
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

The result of the experiments with
heavy guns and test targets at Spezzia
in the autumn of 1876 has been the pro-
duction of compound armor-plates for
ships OF war. These plates consist of
steel having an iron backing Liquid
steel is poured on the heated iron
plates, and the latter becoming partial
ly fused, most intimate weld is effect
ed, the steel running into the fibrous
iron and the iron into the steel. All
the new iron-clads are to be protected
with this description of plate.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

"A widow lady of London, Ont,
feeling the heat oppressive the other
mig hit, arose and got into a cistcrn in
her yard TO take bath. She was un-
able to get out again, and next morn
ing was heard screaming for help by
two young men passing. They went to
her assistance, and pulling her out one
of them enveloped her in his duster, in
which condition she returned indoors.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
An Interesting and OppOrtune Letter.

In view of the Democratic attacks
upon Mr.. Garfield because of his al
legged connection with the Credit-Mo-
bilier affair, the following letter from
Judge Poland, the Chairman of the
Credit-Mobilier Investigating Commit
tee, to the late Vermont State Repub-
lican Convention will prove interesting
and opportune reading:
ST. JoHNsBuRY, VT, June "a.
To the President of the Convention:
SIR-l was chosen delegate to the
convention by tho Republicans of this
tend, but the unexpected prolopRa-
tion Of the court i'm this county prevents /
greatly regret my inability To be present /
am not at all anxious to participate i'm the Sc
lection of state ticket. The Republicans of
vermont can always be safely trusted 10 nom
mate good men. | only desired 10 have an
opportunity TO express to the Convention and
TO Republicans everywhere my entire ap-
proVal of the nominations made at Chicago.
Probably no man in Vermont knows General
Garheld more intimately than myself. He
was in Congress during the whole of my
ten years service, and for eight years we
stood together In the House, and ever on terms
OF friendship and intimacy. OF his eminent
ability, power in debate, and untring devotion
70 public service need not speak. HIS long
service and leading position In Congress have
made him known 60 all the people Of the coun-
try VINO take any interest in public affairs
But our political opponents affect to question
his personal integrity and purity of character
and TO base their accusation upon the evi-
dence taken before a committee of Congress
ot which was Chairman, known as the Credit
Mobilier Committee. Now desire To say TO
the Convention, and 10 all who may feel any
interest in my opinion of General Ghrfed
that nothing which appeared before that Com
mittee, or which appears in their report or
any other matter or thing which ever came 10
my knowledge in regard 90 him. ever led me
10 doubt his personal Integrity. | believe him
20 be thoroughly upright aud honest man.
and who would be so under all circumstances
and against any temptation The use that Is
being made of my name ana of the report of
the Committee which was drawn by me- In my
opinion, makes II proper for me TO express my
personal Judgment as to the character of the
nioate this note 20 the Convention,
LUKE Y, POLAND.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

A KNOWLEDGE OF cooking Is not es-
sential to the happiness of bride and
groom, but 1t is handy thing to fall
back on after the honeymoon.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09
A Sad Accident.
NEw LoNnoN. C.nn.. Lnlr

NEW LONDON, q nm, July ].
The only sad occurrence of regatta
day was the painful accident that hap
pened on the Northern Railroad, and
which resulted in the death of President
f. w. Lincoln, of the Boston & Alba
ny Railroad, and Mrs. DIR. William APP
pleton, of Boston. II appears that Mr.
Lincoln and Mrs. Appleton were seated
on the rear platform of the private car
of Mr.. Lincoln, attached to a moving
grand stand, watching the race. The
car was next to the forward engine of
the train. Soon after the train started,
when the first race was begun, the coup
ling pin connecting the private car
with the platform car in the rear
broke in twain. The forward engine,
released of the heavy weight it was
dragging, shot rapidly ahead. The
shock threw Mr.. Lincoln and Mrs.
Appleton upon the rails. the forward
wheels of the platform car passed over
the lady and gentleman, crushing them
terribly The rear wheels of the car
left the track, and the train then came
to a standstill. Mrs. Appleton died
within fifteen or twenty minutes after
the accident; Mr.. Lincoln lived nearly
an hour. The bodies were brought to
this city in priya'e car and then con-
veyed to the residence of Mr. Ham
mond
A boy whose name has not been
learned was injured at the same time.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

AFFLICToN 10 tho Wholesome soil OF yirtue
Where patience, honor, sweet human ",
Calm fortttude take root and strongly 1our.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

A YoUNGSTER joyfully assured his
mother the other day that he had found
out where they made horses. He had
seen man finishing one--''he was just
Mailing ON his last foot"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

A BROOKLYN lawyer b, f. Tracy,
has posted up these words in his office;
" The Lord helps those who help them
selves, but the. Lord help those who
help themselves to anything in this
place"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

Bay When the Dubuque Herald says
that General Hancock S name will give
the people confidence in the Democratic
party" it expresses the hope that inn
PEELED the Cincinnati Convention to
choose him. They selected him not as
an exponent of the party's purposes,
but as mark of responsibility. The
hope will never be realized. Fortu-
nately for the country no name can give
the people confidence in that which is
named Democracy; unfortunately for
General Hancock, however, the Demo-
cratic party can cause the people to lose
confidence in any name that is employed
to hide its sins. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-09

BFS~A Union General, who was a
Democrat all through the war, and a
Hoosier copperhead who was in secret
conspiracy with armed traitors during
that war; together make a political
team that no brave, loyal Republican
need be afraid Of The incongruity of
such a combination is only equaled by
its inherent weakness, - Chicago EVen-
ing Journal.