Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
GENERAL WALKER, Superintendent
OF the Census, has already received great
many applications for copies Of different por.
lions Of the census returns and few appliea-
lions for the entire work. The entire work
Will not be completed for some months as
some Of the specialists, who have comprehen-
sive subiects, do not expect to be able to com
plete their work for six months, or even a
longer period but owing to the great demand
for Information as to different classes OF top
les General Walker has decided to publish
from time to time certain portions in the
shape Of bulletins.
Hon. JOHN A. CAMPBELL, at one time
Governor of Wyoming and later Third AS
sistant Secretary Of State, died at Washing
ton on the 14th.
COLONEL WoRTHINGToN, statistician
OF the Agricultural Department, has furnish
ed his annual report on farm labor and
wages, from which the following facts are
gathered: The table giving average wages Of
farm lahorers, with and without board as
compared with the wages paid in the several
branches OF skilled mechanical labor was
complied from returns made to the
department last April. From It It ia learned
''"' ~ tAC atluC lulHlIR CLdLeb ana ierrl-
tories the range Of wages for farm laborers
without board is between s3O.75, in Montana
to $3.50 in Washington Territory OF the
states east OF the Rocky Mountains, Mime
sofa pays her farm laborers better than any
other Northern State, the monthly wages with
board being sl633, while Vermont pays only
! Sl2.75. In the Southern States the prices pail
range from $1226 in Louisiana 10 $7.63 in
South Carolina, the average being S96J. The
demand for labor is good In all sections Of the
country.
The War Department is in receipt
! OF information that the sensational reports
aboutan invasion Of Indian Territory are with
out foundation.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL DEvENs has
/ practically decided that he will not authorize
the appointment OF any special election depu-
. ties in the South at the next election. except.
perhaps, in Virginia
POSTMASTER GENERAL MAYNARD had
not sailed from CoDstantinople on the 18th.
He had been waiting ab )ut ten days to OBJ
tain an audience with the Sultan that he
might say farewell and growing inpatient he
asked for instructions from Washington as 10
whether he should leave his post without the
customary Ambassadorial leave-taking He
was notified to use his own discretion.
AT meeting of the Cabinet on the
18th it was resolved to thoroughly investigate
the causes which led to the Narragansett dis
aster and determine where the responsibility
belongs.
The Department of Agriculture re-
ports the following condition of corn and
wheat for Vuly: The increase in area planted
In corn Is one per cent. over tnat planted last
year. The average condition of the crop for
the whole country is the highest for many
years and is 100, being seven per cent. more
than last year at the same time. The average
OF winter wheat on the first of the month was
n'nety-hve, against ninety-one last year.
JUDGE LAWRENCE, of Ohio, arrived
at Washington on the 18th and after consul
tation with the President decided to withdraw
his letter OF declination OF the appointment
= Of First Comptroller of the Treasury rice
Judge Porter, resigned. He took the oath of
Office and entered at once upon his duties
The committee appointed by the Sec
retary of the Treasury to visit the sugar plan
tations of the West Indies and Investigate the
I processes in use among the planters with a
view TO determining the truth or falsty Of the
prevailing reports that artificial means were
being used to de ,rade the color of sugars in
tended for export to the United States has
ACpoiL huONiLS the lThuus NntCl
have been attempted in the introduction of
sugars into this country are even greater than
had generally beens opposed and that in DEM
erara, among the sugar planters, no secret
whatever was made Of the practice OF artii-
cially coloring sugars intended for the United
States market. Sugars testing thirteen to
sixteen Dutch standard, which were exported
10 Great Britain nearly white, were, when
prepared for export to this country, artifcialy
colored to grade apparently below No. :,
Dutch standard
The total value of exports of domes-
tic provisions and tallow from the United
States during the twelve months ended June
30, we're sl2o,673 $50.
The total value of exports of domes-
tic breadstuffs from the United States during
the twelve months ending June SO 1850, was
+ $277, ,266, 1852.