Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-11-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gathered from All Quarters.
WASHINGTON.

OF standard silver dollars we're put into clrcu-
lation.
The Treasury Department on the Sd
instructed the Assistant United States Treas
urer at New York TO reject all offers OF United
States bonds for the sinking fund.
CADET WHITAKER will ask the Sec
retary Of War to order court-martial in his
case.
The Census Bureau has issued bull
letin showing the result Of the first count Of
the population OF the State OF South Carolina
according to the schedules returned by the
enumerators. The total population Of the
State is 995,3O6. The whites number 39l, OIL,
aud the negroes Goa, 235.
JUDGE LAWRENCE, First Comptroller
of the Treasury, has rendered decision Ia
which he shows that there is no specific stat
ute regarding the payment Of lost bonds. The
decision holds that when Government bond
payable to the "bearer" has been lost, the
Government may after sufficient time, make
payment thereof on clear proof Of ownership
and upon execution of the proper bond of In
demnity.
ACCORDING to recent report from
the Bureau Of Statistics we have 23,050 yes
sells in our merchant marine and 230 OF all
kinds Of craft belonging to the Government.
THE EAST.
The Methodist Episcopal Board of
Missions in session at New York City on the
4th, appropriated $40, 1853 for mission work in
Central China; $4,000 for North China, and
5000 for the establishment of a mission In
West China.
JOHN GARRISON and Robert Dunn
were killed by an explosion in Latin & Rand s
powder mill at Paterson, N j., on the 4th.
The examination of Kenward Philip,
charged with malicously libeling General Gar
field, was renewed at New York City on the
4th. Josh Hart publisher of the Truth, tes-
tilted that the Morey letter was received
through the mail on the 18th Of October; he
subjected 1t to microscopical examination,
but not feeling prepared to publish it without
having It declared genuine, notified the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, and Mr.. Ran
DALI Mr. Barnum, Mr.. Hewitt and others ex-
amined 1t aud pronounced it genuine; did not
send to Lynn to find Goodall, the alleged eI-
ecutor, nor had he received any communica-
tion from him; sent a man to Lynn who tried
to discover IL letters testamentary had been
granted TO Goodall, but he was not there for
that purpose particularly. L. F. Post, one OF
the editors of Truth, testified that Philip did
not see the Morey letter until after the pub
lication Of the fac SiniRe.
THE house of James Young, colored,
in Philadelphia, burned on the evening of the
5th while he and his wife were at church and
two children burned TO death.
A CAvE-IN occurred at Sebastopol,
near Pittson, Pa, on the 4th. A number OF
dwellings we're abandoned by their inhabit-
ants. The earth settled six feet and mining
in the vicinity has been suspended.
A PASSENGER train ran into freight
train at Penn Horn Creek, N. j., on the 5th,
killing the engineer and fireman Of the pas
senger train and the conductor of the freight
train. Several OF the passengers were hurt,
but none seriously.
at meeting of the Tammany Hall
General Committee at New York City, on the
5th, an address to the Democracy Of the
country was read, claiming Hancock's defeat
was due to fraud, intimidation and the use OF
enormous sums OF money by Republicans.
A member offered an amendment that Han
cocks defeat was due to the mismanage-
ment and pickering of the Democratic lead
ers in Kings County and New York City.
Some hot discussion was followed by the
rejection CT the amendment and the adop-
- tion of resolution iudorsing the leadership
of Kelly.
OK the morning of the 9th Buffalo,
N. Y, was visited by a severe gale which
caused great destruction among the shipping
while its course through the city was marked
by shattered signs, broken windows and dam,
aged lumber piles. Numerous buildings wert
relieved of their roofs aad several structures
in progress of erection were leveled.
THE Republican National Committee
Issued an address on the 9TH, comprising the
results Of the election and concluding as fol
lows: "The Republicans may be assured
that no after thought of two or three morti
fed and desperate leaders of the minority
writhing under their party censure, will bt
allowed to triie with this mighty verdict, OF
prevent the organization Of the Government
on the appointed day by the resolute meI
chosen to administer it,"
RETURNS from all but three precincts
In New Hampshire show total Presidential
vote OF 81, III, as follows: Garfield, A, 7S7
Hancock 40,707; scattering 6S3
The steamer Rhode Island wa.
wrecked on the shore near Bonnet Point, R
l., on the 9th. The passengers were all saved
The steamer was valued at $500, 900 and hat
$50 tons of miscellaneous freight on board
HEAVY storms of wind, rain anC
snow were reported from various parts of tn,
United States on the 7th.
JOHN P. GORDON was fatally shot al
his boarding house at Quincy, Mass, on tn,
morning of the 9th, by burglar who had en-
tered the house and with whom he was strug-
Cling. The burglar escaped.
SISTER GERTRUDE VERENA, of the st
John Baptist Home, New York City, a chari
table institution, was shot and seriously
wounded by an insane man on the 7th
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