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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12

was, he promptly admitted his wrong-do.
ing, and proposed to make such repara-
tion as was possible. lie suggested, how
ever, that he had naturally q violent
temper, and sometimes could not con-
troll it.
"Mr. Decatur" replied the Commo-
dore, "since you have been on board this
ship have been obliged on several oc-
casions to caution you, and once or twice
to speak pretty sharply, and yet, sir, you
have never knocked me down. When
you do that / will believe you can not
control your temper. That is all, sir.
You can return to your duty" 1t was
said that through his future brilliant
career Decatur never forgot that rebuke.
Perhaps some Of the officers of the En-
terprise might profit by his example"
after the reprimand.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12
RAPID PROGRESS
Made by the Commissioner of Pensions
In AdJudicating Claims Pending In His

Made by the Commissioner OF Penstonn
In AdJudicating Claims Pending in His
Department.
WASHINGTON, April z. - General
Raum, Commissioner Of Pensions, has
submitted the following report to Secre-
tary Noble of rapid progress recently
made in adjudicating claims: On Decem-
ber 23 last issued an order requiring
that an examination of the claims
pending In the Office should be made
and that all cases which appeared to be
complete should be placed upon what l
denominated the complete files" AS
a result of this examination 80, S57 cases
were placed upon this list, and the ad-
Indicating divisions were requiced to
spend five days in each week in their
examination.
Some days later issued further or
der which provided that claims would
be placed upon the completed files"
upon the application of the claimants
or their attorneys, upon proper state
ment of facts showing that the cases
were complete. Since the issuing of
that order 20, $50 cases have, upon mo-
ton, been placed upon the completed
files" in all 56,3O7. During the past
three months SO, 800 of these cases have
been acted upon, and there now remain
but 3,97s cases on the completed files" !"
and applications at the rate of 45O per
day are received for placing cases upon
the files.
These orders also required that one
day in each week should be devoted by
the adjudicating divisions exclusively
to making calls for additional evidence
in pending claims. AS result of this
arrangement for the transaction of the
business of the Office, we are now send
ing out calls in about so, 900 cases per
month"; and adjudicating over 16, per
month, so that we are actually handling
about 66, 900 cases per month.
During the month just ended, 1854
pension certificates were issued, being
the largest months work ever performed
by the bureau. OF these S,1S3 were
upon original applications. During the
past five days 3,54o certificates were
issued, of which 2,161 were originals.
The business of the Office is now in
such condition that every claim placed
upon the completed files" will be taken
up and acted upon within the week fol-
lowing the day it is SO placed upon the
files
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12
UNGRATEFUL EMIN.

Terrible Roasting Given the Explorer b i an
English Baronet Who Was Active in the
Movement to Rescue Emin from Almost
Certain Death. 'N''
LONDON, April 4.-The Pail Mall Ga
gette publishes an interview with Sir
Francis DeWinton, president of the
Emin Bey relief committee. Sir Fran
els, after expressing bitter indignation
at the course pursued by Emin in giving
the benefit of his African experience and
knowledge to Germany, declares that he
has in his possession letters from Emin
in which the latter begs to be relieved
from his precarious position at Wadelai.
Sir Francis regards Emin Bey as a man
absolutely devoid of either gratitude or
generosity, and asserts that his action
in cutting away from Stanley and the
English will lower him in the estima-
tion of the civilized world.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12
q MURDERoUS ASSAULT.

Several Persons Stabbed, One Fatally, by
Two Brothers Intent on Rushing "the
Growler."
New YORK, April 7.-During quar-
rel at 50 Cherry street last night,
caused by some of the occupants of the
tenement refusing to contribute money
Cor "the growler," which was being
rushed" by two notorious characters
named Curtin, several persons were
stabbed and one, John Sloan, an old
'longshoreman, will die from his in
juries. The Curtins had made general
attack on the tenants, and Sloan with a
club tried to drive them away. They
wrested his club from him and beat him
terribly and also stabbed him with pen
knife.
James Lawton, Sloan's son-in-law, was
stabbed nine times while trying to de-
fend the old man. Mrs. Sloan and Mary
Driscoll were slightly stabbed. The
Curtin brothers were captured by officers
after long chase over the roofs. Sloan
is dying at the hospital and Lawton is
very low.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12
A FoUR-WoRD SPEECH.
One of the Most Effective Orations De-
livered by General Grant.

One of the Most Effective Orations De-
livered by General Grant.
During the war Major WhaIn was a
Lieutenant in General Grants regiment,
the Twentyfirst Illinois, and was as
fortunate bodily then as he has been
since.
1--WE were in for thirty days at first
and had Colonel who wore two pistols
in his belt and made speeches on dress
parade" he said to circle of friends at
the Ebbitt last night. "We refused to
enlist unless we could have a new Colo
mel, and the case was presented to Gov
ernor Dick Yates while the regiment
was encamped at Springfield. 1t was
then that Colonel U. S. Grant was as
signed to our regiment and the Gov
ernor suggested that the boys be en-
thused with some speeches by Logan
and one or two others. The programme
was carried out, and boys, who had
been worked up to a three-cheers-and-
a-tiger state of mind, and were accus-
toned to speeches from their old Col
onel, called for Grant Grant, Colonel
Grant with the accent on both words.
htlO wac a oiiB III hOoiOdpioh, ehu ohSh
Colonel Grant, who had been sitting
down, arose and made an effective
speech without exhausting the English
language. 1t could be hardly divided
into the three parts required by rhetori-
clans, for it consisted of but four words,
to-wit:
"'Go to your quarters
81 told the story once at reunion
when Grant was present, and the veter-
ans took it with storm of applause, but
the old comm ander never smiled. 1t was
one of those incidents of necessary army
discipline which he thought ought never
to be alluded to at reunions, and l have
never told it since"
What did you think of your Colonel
those days?" was asked.
"a man that couldn't see Grant had
the elements of greatness in him was a
shoat himself" was the reply. "We all
said then he was bound to climb the lad.
der of fame, and the world has seen our
prophecy fulfilled. d."-Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12
LUTHERANS IN POLITICS.

Determined Efforts to be Made by Ger
man Members of That Denomination to
Defeat the Advocates of Compulsory
Education in Wisconsin-A Hot Fight
Ahead.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 5.-The Lu-
therans of this city, happy over the
result OF their efforts in the municipal
election on Tuesday, are confident that
the Bennett Compulsory Education law
will be made the issue in the State
campaign next fall, and that both the
Republican party and the law will be
defeated. Editor Koerner, of the Ger
mania, says that of the $4,000 voters
among the German Lutherans of the
State at least one-half are Republicans
and every one Of these will vote as did
the Milwaukee Lutherans on Tuesday.
I'VE are going to be as thoroughly or
ganized, "he continued, throughout tho
State as we were this week in Milwau-
kee. And what is more, the fight is to
be taken up similarly in Illinois, against
the law of that State, and the issue will
be made direct"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
A Quartette of Counterfeiters Arrested
While Making the Bogus Money.

A Quartette of Counterfeiters Arrested
While Making the Bogus Money.
BUFFALO, April .4.-United States Sc
cret Service Agent Bagg, assisted by
the police, made clever capture of a
gang of counterfeiters Wednesday night.
The posse made a raid upon room on
the top floor of No. 80 East Genessee
street. The door was smashed in and
seated about counterfeiting outfit with
new bogus dollars scattered around
them were found Edward Sylvester,
Charley Mann and Harry Williams.
They were quickly handcuffed and taken
to the police station. They ar pretty
tough trio. Sylvester is about thirty
five years of age and well-known coun-
terfeiter.
Mann is none other than Charles Nc
Gran, notorious desperado, native of
Lockport, and has, with his brother,
big Frank" been under surveillance
of the police in all parts of the country.
Williams about month ago was exhib-
iting at wonderland" his cleverness in
cutting designs on cards with knife
and selling the product of his genius to
onlookers. At the station house Sylves-
ter, who is credited with being the ring
leader. broke down and cried like a
child. He told the police that it was
lucky they came when they did, for he
intended leaving town yesterday.
Patrick McKeon, of Bingham ton, was
also arrested, charged with passing
counterfeit half dollars. The gang Of
counterfeiters were arraigned at noon
and committed for examination on Mon
IL,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12
RANDOM SHOTS.

IT is proposed to retire General John
c. Fremont with the rank of Major-Gen-
eral.
The w. r. c. army nurse petition for
pensions is now S,1OO feet long and con-
tains 100000.
Miss CLARA BARTON is the only Amer,
lean who is entitled to wear the iron
cross of Prussia.
THE ground on which Andersonville
prison stood now belongs to a negro, who
farms the land each year.
IT is expected that Congress will make
an appropriation of $4,000 toward COM
pleting the Soldiers Home at Marion,
Ind.
THERE have been five Lieutenant
Generals of the United States Army
Washington, Scott, Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan; and three Generals-Grant,
Sherman and Sheridan.
CoMMANDER-IN-CH ALGER, during
his term as head of the Grand Army of
the Republic, will probably be in at
tendance at a greater number of de-
partment encampments than any of his
predecessors, and everywhere he is re-
ceiving true soldiers greeting.
The annual report Of the Assistant
Adjutant General of the Department of
Minnesota makes the following show
ing: Net gain in membership during the
past year, 1874; membership in good
standing December 81, 1889, 9,348; loss
by deaths during the year, 70. Finan-
cial condition as follows: Receipts, $3,-
SIT. SO; disbursements, $S.5s7. 36; number
of posts, 17S.
Mrs. JAMES b. CARTER, of Philadel-
phia, owns the historic revolutionary
battlefield of Valley Forge, having come
into it's possession by inheritance from
her uncle three years ago. Mr.. Carter
has been drawing attention to its real
value from patriotic standpoint ever
since his wife inherited 1T, and now, as
a result, it is undecided whether the
United States Government, the Patri-
otic Sons of America, the w. c. Il. U. OF
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Della
ware, q summer hotel syndicate or a
New York syndicate of brewers will
purchase the tract.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12
A New Trunk Line.

CFINDLAY, o., April THE Pittsburg
& Western railroad, which extends to
Akron, has purchased the Toledo & Del
phos narrow gauge road, which is fin
ished from Carey to Delphos. The track
will be made standard guage and ex-
tended to Chicago. 1t is proposed to
build from Plymouth to Findlay and
then purchase the American Midland
system, now in operation between this
city and Ottawa, and which is graded as
far west as Fort Wayne. Then, by
building short distance, make great
trunk line between Pittsburg and Chi
cago, fifty-two miles shorter than any
route now connecting these two cities.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12

HoMERvILLE, Ca, April 4.-Robert
Mccoy and William Hicks, colored,
were hanged here Thursday for the MUIR
der of William Hughes and his wife,
last November. The drop fell at 1908
p. m. and fourteen minutes later both
men were pronounced dead from stran-
gulation. Both the culprits made con-
fession on the gallows, duplicating Dave
Register, white man, who they said
paid them $35 to murder the old couple.
Robert Saxton, who was also implicated
and under arrest for completely in the
brought to trial, but was shot and killed
by q deputy sheriff while trying to escape.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12
STREWN WITH FLOWERS.
Confederate Decoration Day Observed In
the Crescent City.


the Crescent City.
New ORLEANS, April 7.-Confederate
Decoration Day attracted thousands of
visitors to the cemeteries. The Ladies'
Confederate Monumental Association,
the Confederate veteran organizations,
Sons of Veterans and the citizen sol
diery participated. The Grand Army
of the Republic did not take part in a
body, as no invitation was issued, owing
to tho division existing in that organi-
zation, and Union veterans participated
individually and sent offerings.
The Lee Confederate Army of Ten
nessee and Army of Northern Virginia
monuments were beautifully decorated.
Outside of the other decorations, at the
Army of Northern Virginia tomb where
the body of Jefferson Davis is inferred,
the Confederate veterans placed mag
nificent Presidential chair of yellow i'm.
mortelles, inscribed ITO our Chief" in
front of the vault.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12
NAVAL DISCIPLINE.
How Commodore Preble Reproved Gal
liant Lieutenant Decatur.

How Commodore Preble Reproved Gal
liant Lieutenant Decatur.
Nearly twenty years of my early life
from the grade of midshipman to that
of lieutenant-were spent in what
might now be called the old navy, says
a letter from Princet1h, N. j., to the
New ork Times. Durt1g those years
/ sailed in various ships %kh various Of
ticers, but in all my experience / never
knew one who SO far forgot what was
due to his position or himself as to
strike sailor with his fist or to chase
him about the deck with a belaying-pin,
as appears to have been the custom on
board the United States ship Enterprise.
AS youngster / remember hearing a
story which may interest some of your
readers and at the same time illustrate
what was the thought of that kind of
diicipline Tor the want of iD by the old
time heroes of the service.
EARLY in the century, one of the most
distinguished officers of the navy was
the first Commodore, Preble. The gal
liant Decatur--who afterward became so
famous-was Lieutenant on board q
ship commanded by him. One day,
in moment of passion, Deca-
knocked man down. Such an un-
of breach of discipline was at
Norted to the Commodore, and
r was suspended from duty.
lays he was sent for by Com
20 and received lecture
made both of his ears tin
manly follow that he
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-12
Hunted Down.

New YORK, April ga special from
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, says: Edmund
Crawford has been arrested at Santa
Barbara for the theft of a pa ckage con
tanning $4l, 900 in transit from the Amer.
lean Exchange National Bank in New
York to the Adams Express Company's
Office. The package was addressed to
the United States Treasurer at Wash
ington. A large portion of the none,
was found in Crawford's posse ssion
The robbery was committed in Nev
York, May 4, 1888. Crawford has cor
fessed and implicates two others. Th
express company spent $4,000 in tras
ing Crawford
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-06-21
Simplicity in Speaking.

Benjamin Franklin, in his autobi-
Ography. lays down canon of good
breeding in conversation which is
worth keeping in mind. He says
that he formed the habit of expires.
sing himself "in terms of modest
diffidence," never using the words
certainly. undoubtedly, or any 9TH
ers that give an air of positiveness to
an opinion" on subjects that may
possibly be disputed saying, rather.
"it appears to me, or, l should think
it so, or, if / am not mistaken" This
habit, he said, was of great advan-
tage to him in persuading people to
adopt his views, and also helped him
to gather much valuable knowledge
which otherwise would have been
withheld. For, as a rule. people did
not care to impart information to
one who is firmly intrenched in his
own opinions. Young people are
very apt to have a positive dogmatic
way of expressing themselves, and
should be trained to a moderate, as
we'll as graceful use of language.
The use of slang has a tendency to-
ward the error which Franklin tried
to avoid.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-06-21
Qneer Facts About Money.

How many people know how much
there is in this country of what peo-
pie call money" how much in gold
and silver coin, and how much in
greenbacks and other paper currency
hearing the stamp of the United
States Government? Very few. In
quiry at the Treasury Department
discovers the fact that there is. all
told, just little over two billions, or
between $40 and $40 apiece for every
man, woman and child in the United
States. OF this little over one-half
is in gold and silver coin, and little
less than one-half in paper of various
kinds. OF the metal money about
twO.thirds are in gold and one in sill
YER. OF the paper about one-third is
in U. S. notes or greenbacks, one
fourth in silver certificates. one-sixth
in gold certificates. one-fifth in ma
tional bank notes, and the remainder
in various denominations.
But the S2,O0O,000,O0O of United
States currency are not all in circula-
ton among the people. More than
one third is locked up in the Treas
ury building. and that is the normal
state of things. One. half of all the
gold and three-fourths of all the sill
yer is locked up in the Treasury. The
circulating medium in use among
the people is three-fourths paper. the
largest volume being in greenbacks.
with silver certificates next, then ma
tional bank notes, then gold certifi-
Gates. But we would not be doing
gold justice If we did not say that
there was more gold in circulation
than any one kind of paper.
What a disproportion between the
amount of wealth and the amount of
money in the United States! All
the money in the country, including
what is locked up in the Treasury,
would not he sufficient to buy the
real estate and the personal property
in the city of Washington.
The largest greenback extant is
worth $4,000, and there is only one
such note in existence. OF $1,000
notes there are seven and when you
come down to the ordinary everyday
81 600 note, there's millions in it,"
- Washington Critic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-06-21

A CHALLENGE.-At a meeting in
London to do honor to Browning,
some of the speakers aired their
skepticism. Mr.. Lowell who was
then American Minister to England,
said: "When the microscopic search
of skepticism, which has hunted the
heavens and sounded the seas to dis
prove the existence of Creator, has
turned its attention to human society
and has found place on this planet
ten miles square where decent man
can live in decency, comfort, and Sc
curity. supporting and educating his
children, unspoiled and unpolluted :;
a place where age ia reverenced, in.
fancy respected, manhood respected,
womanhOOd honored, and human
life held in due regard-when skep-
tics can find such place ten miles
square on this globe. where the Cos
pei of Christ has not gone first and
cleared the way, and laid the foun-
dations. and made decency and Sc
curity possible, it will then be in or.
der for the skeptical Hter0ti to move
thither and there ventilate their
views. p Christian hateliigencer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-06-21

The man who objects to soldiery
honors being paid by the &. A. r. to
the Confederate dead is never mem.
Der of the organization himself, and
if in the army at all, was more con-
spicuOus about the suffers tent than
on 1.-THE skirmish line. The honors
are not paid the cause for which they
fought but it is to their Individual
worth and bravery, and the ohjector
has usually proven himself destitute
of both. - WetzeL Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-06-21

Observes the New York NelCs :
1.-THE Maryland Legislature very
nearly passed a bill to abolish the
obsolete custom of kissing the Bible
in taking an oath. The bill passed
the Senate almost unanimously but
failed in the House. This custom of
kissing the Bible adds nothing to the
binding force of the oath. and is usu-
ally a perfunctOry act, and often an
irreverent mOckery. 1t was propOs.
ed to substitute for it the rails
ing of the hand as a formal
recognition of the solemnity of
the man oath, and to strike out the
words so help me God,' as being an
unnecessary imprecation and lacking
in the reverence which should be
paid to the Almighty name. The
poraseoIogy of the oath as it exists
in this country is part of the machin-
cry of medieval customs for invest
ing all such acts With the utmost inn
pressiveness. But in these times the
original purpose is lost sight of. and
the effect is too often trayesty upon
sacred things. Judge Arnold, of
Philadelphia, has substituted the
raising of the hand for kissing the
Bible, which is an enlightened limo.
vation."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-06-21

Until within lew years singular
custom has obtained in Switzer.
land. When husband and wife
expressed desire for divorce they
were required to enter a room and
live therein together for a fortnight,
during which time they were neither
to see nor to converse with anybody
else; ther food was passed to them
through narrow Opening in the
wall and all communication with the
outside world cut off. If. at the end
ofa fortnight of this confinement to-
gether, the couple still cIamOred for
a divorce. it was granted without
further ado.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-06-21
Gathered Treasures.

OHdTdcleT Is perfectly 6uuCdteu
will.
The roses fall. but the thorns hang
on.
A smiling face often hides an ach.
ing heart.
It's better to work for nothing than
to do nothing.
The earth is full of tragedy, but
life is full of pathos.
Leisure is beautiful garment, but
it will not do for constant wear,
That virtue which requires ever to
be guarded is scarcely worth the sen.
| tinel.
Silence even in good matters is
sometimes golden.
The best shelter for a girl Is her
mothers wing.
Conversation teaches more than
meditation.
The fire of vanity is fed by the fuel
of fiattery.
Obligation is thraldom. and thral.
dom is ever hateful.
The best thoughts are ever swiftest
winged, sthe duller lag behind.
Our greatest glory is not nnever
falling, but in rising every timeTWe
fall. \
Nothing is more dangerous than a
friend without discretion.
In dying to the bottom of pleasure
we bring up more gravel than pearls
Ceremonies are different in every
country, but true politeness is every
where The same.
Many prefer the smallest pleasure
to the most important advantage.
He who is only inst is cruel; who
upon the earth could live where ali
judged justly.
Moderation is commonly firm and
firmness is commonly successful.
Most of the miseries of life result
from our strayi3g from the path
which leads to content.
Freedom from pain is of itself
pleasure, but to know this, one must
have suffered.
What we know thoroughly we can
usually express clearly.
When we put the ear of our faith
to the veil, we hear an actual voice
pleading for US, and feel the pulsa.
tons of human heart beating for us.
This is the world of seeds, of
causes. and of tendencies the other
is the world of harvest and results,
and of projected and eternal cCnse.
quences.
Tomorrow may prove unexpected
pleasure. if we improve the present.
But if we neglect the golden oppr-
tunities of to-day, the future Will
hold nothing for US but remorse al
pain.