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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
FOSTER ON THE FUNDS.

The Secretary of the Treasury Talks OF
the Financial Resources of the Govern
ment in Case of an Emergency.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1S.-Secretary
of the Treasury Foster arrived Sunday
night on his way to Cape May Point to,
see the president. Questioned about
the monetary situation, he said:
81 think there is q marked improvement talk
ing place now in the monetary situation in the
country. This great grain movement is help
ing us wonderfully. 1t is not only helping us
directly, but 1t Is creating feeling of conf.
dence which materially assists the improve
ment. There has been u feeling OF uneasiness
nll around until recently as to the possibility OF
strlngency in the money market, but now q.
much more hopeful feeling prevails in this re-
spcct, and the danger seems to have passed
II know there is an impression abroad
that the government is almost with
out immediate resources in the way OF
actual money on hand, but this impress
sion is wrong There is, including the
Sl0O,00o,0O0 of gold reserve more than
so0O,O0O,OOO which is available in case
OF any emergency Without the gold re-
serve there is nearly sl07,OOO,00O which could
be made readily available. or this about
Sj3 900 Is charged off asiliabilities, which are
in fact merely technical liabilities. In these
liabilities there Is, for instance, the bank
redemption fund which is the fund made up
OF per cent. of the banks circulation, de-
posted to redeem mutilated currency. Then
there is also in this sum about S37, 900 900 in
the treasury, which is placed to the credit Of
the disbursing officers accounts, which could
be used in case of emergency. Then there Is also
continuously outstanding checks aggregating
S7,0O0O00, and the money which is now held for
them could ube made available Then we
also have 100000 post office money.
OF course. this S540)0,U00 made up Of
N
there is practically about where the figures
stand all the time, according to tables compiled
from the records Of department for the past
| four years Now. after these technical liabili-
| ties which this S540Oo,0O0 represents ara
| charged OFF, there is a balance OF $4,000, 900,
| against which there is no liability, making up
SiO7, 900 900 in addition to the gold reserve of
| KinO O1O ODO
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
LucKLess HUMANS.

Thirty Lives Lost by tho Sweeping Away
OF n Bridge In Hayti-Fourteen Persons
Killed In Railway Collision in Switzer-
land.
PORT AU PRINCE, Aug. 1S.-The river
ST. Marie has overfiowed it's banks.
Monday q bridge over the river was
swept away and thirty lives were lost.
BERNE, Aug. 1S.-By collision be-
tween the Paris express and an excur-
sion train on the Jura-Simpton railroad
near Zollikofen fourteen people were
killed, twenty-four seriously injured
and thirty others slightly hurt The
eXcursionists were en- route to this city
to take part in the centenary
fetes which are now in progress.
The train was tagged near Zollikofen
for the purpose of being placed
upon n siding when the Paris train ran
into the rear car. The engine of the
express cut into and almost demolished
the guards van at the rear of the ex-
cursion train, which was empty, and
then crashed into the rearmost of the
passenger cars, wrecking it and caus-
ing the loss of life. Assistance
was sent from here The excur-
sion train was partly composed of
baggage-vans temporarily converted
into passenger carriages. The line was
blocked by other excursion trains in
advance, and another excursion was
coupled to the Paris express. A curve
in the line prevented the engineer of
the express from seeing the danger
ahead, but the passengers of the eXcur-
sion train heard the express approach
ing and many jumped out, all of the
occupants of the open goods wagons
escaping in this way almost unhurt
The victims were all Swiss peasants.
The historical procession was under
way when the news of the disaster was
received here, but was hastily stopped.
In consequence of the disaster the
fetes in this city have been abandoned.
The occupants of the Paris express es-
capped with only slight bruises
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
DROPPED FROM THE CLOUDS.
A Series of IIrOnautic Disasters-Two
Balloonists Lose Their Lives and Sew
eral Are Badly Hurt.

A Series of Ironautic Disasters-Two
Balloonists Lose Their Lives and sew.
eral Are Badly Hurt.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 17.-Miss Anna
Haukes, of Terre Haute, whose profess
sional name is Leroy, made balloon
ascension Saturday afternoon at Coney
Island, resort 10 miles up the river.
The balloon sailed about a mile west
westward and when 500 feet high she
cut loose with the parachute. The rope
of the trapeze Immediately broke. The
woman descended like an arrow, strik-
ing the ground on her feet and was
driven into the earth above her knees.
When reached her lifeless body was
found mashed almost out of shape.
TACOMA, WASH, Aug. 17.--,Aeronauts
Woodhall and Parker have been giving
exhibitions here. Saturday afternoon
Woodhall was i'll and Parker made an
ascent. He braced up before hand on
whisky, and when several hundred
feet up he began to do ira
peze acts, when the balloon be-
ing unsteady, he should have re-
mained quiet Suddenly he lost his
hold and fell like a shot to the earth.
Parker cannot recover He is imbedded
in plaster casts at the hospital and is
barely alive. Both legs have been
amputated. His partner, Woodruff,
made another ascension Sunday after
noon.
DENVER, COL, Aug. IA balloon
ascension at Manhattan Beach, a sum
mea resort near here, Sunday after
noon came near resulting fatally for
thn,,con.l
pie had assembled to witness the ascen-
| sion of the mammoth airship, which
was to carry, beside Prof. King, a
couple to be married in the basket just
before the rope was cut The balloon
shot up in the air and at a height of
| 5000 feet it encountered storm and
burst. 1t fell over 1 mile like so much
lead. Then fortunately for the occu-
pants of the car the silk formed itself
into parachute, thus stopping the
rapidity of the fall. The three lit in a
cornfield about miles from the city,
but with such force that they were un-
conscious for several hours afterwards
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. Thames
Buckingham, aeronaut and parachutist,
who made an ascension at Pleasant
Beach on Onandaga lake, this city,
Sunday met horrible death in the
water there about o'clock. The as
cent was made without difficulty, and
when several hundred feet up in
the air the professor loosened
his hold on the balloon and dropped
directly over the lake. The parachute
inflated with air and the descent was
made slowly, but when the water was
reached the parachute completely Gov
cred Buckingham, and it was thought
he was unable to eA Atricate himself from
it's folds About 1000 people were
present and witnessed the fall from the
balloon and the subsequent drowning
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
WARS BLOOD SPOT.
;Spottsylvania, Where tho Earth Turned
Red With Human Blood.

;spottsylvania, Where tho Earth Turned
Red With Human Blood.
Should you ask veteran of the war,
officer or private, to point out the blood
spot of the war, the field on which the
carnage was greatest in given time,
no two would perhaps agree Almost
every battle of the war would be
named, and not one in hundred an
swers would locate the spot
1t was at Spottsylvania, on the second
day of the fight. On the afternoon of
the first, as the Second and Fifth corps
moved up against the earthworks
,crowning Laurel Hill, they were driven
back after fight lasting not over forty
minutes, with loss of almost six thou
were ten to every wounded man. There
was no heavy fighting next day. Grant
was inspecting Lees lines for weak
spot. He found it at the point known
to every soldier on both sides and to
history as ''the Horseshoe" In form
ing his battle line Lee had left this to
stand. Indeed, his troops had formed
it as they came on the field. At this
one spot his field-works projected out
from the main line like tongue of
land into bay. A whole federal corps
might have been rushed against it in
day light to it's destruction, but Grant
moved Hancock's troops by night and
stationed them for dash in the gray of
morning. They rested on the fields OF
the Brown farm and the farmers house
was Hancock's' headquarters. From
Hancock's lines to the Horseshoe was
less than half mile, with the route
'obstructed by thickets and a second
growth forest.
just before daybreak of that early
summers morning, with mist rising
from the fields and thickets, and while
the birds were family chirping in the
trees as they noted the coming of dawn,
HancoclS's men moved forward The
confederate pickets were only pistol
shot away. AS they challenged, the
lines got the word to double quick, and
the pickets were carried along with the
rush. With cheers and yells, which
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
PICKETT'S FAMOUS CHARGE.
The Part Taken in 1t by Prominent vir-
ginian Politician.

The Part Taken In 1t by Prominent Vir-
ginian Politician.
There are some men who always APP
preciate good story, no matter under
what circumstances it is told-whether
the thermometer registers, ninety-fve
degrees in the shade or mercury, is
ready to freeze. One of the groups was
seated in the reading-room of the Ar
lington hotel in Washington the other
evening, and the central figure was
Capt. j. s. Chew, of Springfield, Mo-, who
was in Washington en- route to Europe.
Capt. Chew was member of one of
Picketts regiments during the war, and
has no end of good stories at his com
mand showing the humorous side of the
struggle. A reporter of the Post drop
ped in on the group while the captain
was spinning yarn about an incident
which came under his notice at Pick
ett's famous Gettysburg charge. In his
company, of which he was at that time
lieutenant, was young Virginian,
only about sixteen years of age, and
when the shot and she'll began TO fall
about the command like hail the youth
tried to drop out of the ranks.
1.-THE captain of our company noticed
the boy, of course" said Capt Chew,
"and yelled to him to fall in and not
act like baby, but the boy was equal
to the occasion, and, almost in tears,
yelled back: I say, captain, l wish /
was baby, and girl baby at that.
Well, there We're lots of us there who
echoed his sentiments, but just then we
were not making them public"
"What became of the boy?" asked
the reporter.
''That would be scarcely appreciated,
if told, by the young soldier, or, rath.
er, middle-aged man now, for he is a
prominent Virginia politician and does
| ton N--Washinptnn Post
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
OLD NOTES FOR SOLDIERS.

THE grave of Barbara Frietchie in
the German Reformed Church cemetery,
near Frederick, Md, is marked simply
with headstone bearing her name,
age and '1S62." There is tangle of
briers and creeping vines running wild
over the mound
The buttons adopted by the confed
crate navy have been very highly priz-
ed in the south since the war as relics,
and have, where they could be obtain
ed, been used as vest and cuff buttons.
Owing to their scarcity they have been
in very active demand, but they now
seem destined to become drug on the
market, as resident of Norfolk Va,
has received letter from the firm in
London which made them during the
war, stating that they still have the
dies and can furnish the buttons in any
number.
A WOMAN was trying to induce Gen.
Sherman to use his influence for her son
in order that he might be given a place
in the army, for which, however, he
had shown no particular fitness. "His
father was in the army" said the urgent
mother, land so were his grandfather
and great-grandfather and it seems as
if he ought to follow the line" "H'ml
Three generations in the army" said
the general Don't you think, madam,
that it is about time for one member
Of the family to work for his livingY'
In the National cemetery at Pittsburg
Landing there are $500 union soldiers
and four women buried in the ceme-
terry. The latter were nurses in the
array, who contracted diseases while at
work in the hospitals, died and were
buried in the cemetery. Every other
grave is marked with headstone but
the graves of the women were entirely
ignored. Someone had planted an
evergreen or SO over their graves, but
otherwise they are unmarked No one
seems to know why the graves had
been neglected, save that the war de-
partment directed that no tombstones
should be erected. There must be an
interesting bit of history connected
with the matter, If one had time and
opportunity to look it up, and some
women's society might start an investi-
CATION.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
Shot His 14-Year-old Daughter.

OscEoLA, Ia, Aug 1s.-Michael
Ahern, farmer living near Murray, in
this county, is lying in the county Jail
charged with shooting his daughter,
aged IA years. Sunday morning while
the family were at the breakfast table
dispute arose between Ahern and his
wife, and during the quarrel the daugh-
ter made some remark that angered
her father, whereupon he deliberately
drew his revolver and shot her in the
back while she was attempting to make
her escape. Physicians are unable to
extract the ball and say the girl cam
not recover.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
PROFITS For FARMERS.

Greater Than in Many Years--BriIlisnt
Prospect Indicated by tho "American
= Agriculturist."
New YORK, Aug. 17.-Farm profits
will be 81, 900, 600, 900 more this year in
the United States than they have been
during the recent years of depression.
At least this is the estimate put for
ward by the American Agriculturist
in its annual review of the
harvests, to be published in the
forthcoming September issue of
that magazine. On the basis of pres
ent prospects this authority estimates
the corn crop of 1891 at 1000, 900, 900
bushels; wheat, 500, 900, 900, and oats
622,000,000 bushels. This makes the
total prospective crop of corn, wheat
and oats 3,l22, 900, 900 bushels or 2SS
per cent greater than last year, and 14.7
per cent over the average of the pre-
ccding eleven years.
The American Agriculturist believes
that unless unexpected influences
wholly change the current of events
the value of corn on the farm will aver
age in December fully SO cents bushel;
wheat, 81 per bushel and oats at least
~ CChtS. vi IllS UdSlS Uuc
value of the corn crop to the
farmers will be $1,000, 100000 wheat,
$500, 100000 and oats, $3.50, 900, 900,
or q total of $1,75O, ,0OO,OO This is
$3.50, 900 more than the value of
these crops in 1900, and S625, 900, 900
more than the value of the average
of these crops from 1880 to 1890 inclu-
sive. Cotton and rice will COM
mand better prices than last sea-
son. Cattle are worth one-third
more than eighteen months ago, with
other live stock in proportion. Tobac-
co is advancing heavily for cigar leaf
contracts being made for the crop in
the field at an advance of Is to SO per
cent. over last year,. Hops are firm
at good prices. Winter fruit will
command large values, and all
vegetables are yielding fairly,
with every indication of a re-
munerative market. The export out
look was never better; immensely in
creased sums will be sent to the United
| States for our produce. The Agricul-
turist says there will be no return of
war" prices, but the money received
above expenses will go further and en-
able the farmer to get more value out
Of his profits than at any previous
period.
FORT DODGE, Ia, Aug. 1.-THE
farmers of northwestern Iowa are be-
sieged by an army of agents of eastern
elevators, commission houses, etc, who
wish to contract for all thrashed and
unthrashed crops for September and
October delivery. Lower prices
than those of last year are
offered on the strength of the
general bountiful harvest. Many
of the farmers have thus sold theil
crops in advance.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
were heard two miles away. the feder

were heard two miles away, the feder
ais struck the eld-worlss--dashed over
them--were upon the confederates be-
fore even single company had rallied.
Some of the defenders were preparing
an early breakfast--some yet slept.
More than three thousands prisoners
were captured in twenty mtnutesl and
Lees right center was pierced.
Then came delay and confusion, and
the golden moment was lost. He form
ed new line in rear of the Horseshoe,
and the federals reached it to be driven
back to the ground they had captured.
Now it was Lees turn. He did here
what he did at Gettysburg attempted
the impossible. Five times within ten
hours did he hurl great masses of troops
at Hancock's front, but each time they
were repulsed with dreadful slaughter.
Every charge was made with momen-
tum which carried the confederates
clear up to the field-works, and there
they were shot and bayoneted or taken
prisoner. After the third charge the
dead almost blocked the way, while the
cries of the wounded almost drowned
the roar of musketry. There was not a
tree nor bush nor twig nor blade of
grass which was not cut by the flying
missiles. The earth was ridged and
plcwed and furrowed as if some mighty
drag had passed and repassed. The
very air seemed to blaze and burn.
After o'clock it rained heavily, and
wounded men dragged themselves
about and drank out of the pools and
hollows Those who could not crawl
lay with open mouths to cool their
parched tongues by catching a few
drops. In front of part of Birney's
division was sink-hole. Into this
rain and blood collected until it was
full of red water, and around this were
a hundred wounded men, drinking and
moaning.
Not when the sun went .down-not
when the night came-but only at mid
night did Lee cease hurling his gray
masses at Hancock's front. Then the
living could no longer charge over the
dead and wounded. And when the
morning came again and men looked
out on those acres of field and BUSH
they saw what was seen nowhere else
during the long and bloody war-tht
earth hidden from sight-the soil 81
glutted with blood that when the bur
ial parties cleared tof its awful burder
it had turned red.-N. Y. World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
Brnzil,s publlc Debt.'

WAsHINaToN, Aug. 1.-THE report
of the finance minister of Brazil fol
1890 shows that the total public debttoi
Brazil is $3.50. COS, ,8O5. The foreign
debt is S151, 100000 and the internal
debt $435, ,O02, sos.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
Another Unlucky Rronaut.

ROME, Aug. IS. "A balloon which as
cended Sunday at Macerata, the capital
of the Italian province of that name,
was carried out over the Adriatic, and
while it was hanging over the water
the aeronaut either fell or jumped out
OF the car and was drowned before he
could be reached by craft which put out
to his aid.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
FELL DOWN THE CHIMNEY.
Six Workmen Go Down $50 Feet and One
Is Killed.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Aug. 15.-While
workmen were placing in position a fire
core ON the top of the 15O-foot chimney
of the Pemberton mills the staging
broke, dropping the six workmen,
Frank Shaw, foreman; o. Meyers,
John Kennedy, Leveret Griffin, Fred
Proyer and Anthony Gaudett, who
were handling the core. The staging
rebounded against the sides going
down which broke the fall so that
were fatally hurt but Griffin, whose
neck was broken.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22

AMEsBURy, Mass, Aug. II. x The
body of an unknown man has been
found concealed underneath haystack
near Ncwbury, this state. From all
indications the body had been there six
or eight months, and the authorities
are convinced that the man was mur.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-22
Two Men Killed In a wreck.

BRIGHTON, Col, Aug. ls.-An extra
train dashed into the regular freight
near here Sunday morning killing two
men, S. w. McAdam and Charles Me-
Killop.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-25
Dyspepsia.

That nightmare of mans existence which
makes food n mockery and banisl,es sleep
from weary eyes, READILY yields to the po-
tent influence of tho celebrated English
Dandelion Tonic. II tones np tho digestive
organs restores the appetite, makes na-
sanitation OF food possible and inyiporates
she whole system. All druggists aell it vt
III DOR bottle
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-25

IObal HppOrtlOLLHeub. ..........N Z,DUD w
Board VISITED county jail and report same
in as good condition as could be expected,
considering the temporary quarters of same.
Adjourned till 10 a. m. Tomorrow.
September 18th.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present:
L. w. Knight, chairman.
A. j. Burns, commissioner
Commissioner Edgsrton absent from the
city.
Commissioner at once left their room to
visit the poor farm.
They returned at 1870 a. m. and report
finding the same in good condition; in
mates we'll cared for. They also find great
need for a better water supply, and in this
connection instruct the auditor to ascertain
from the Water com pany the cost of max
ing proper connection with their system.
Ordered: That thirteen graves in the
low and wet portion Of the poor farm GENE
terry be removed to higher and better
ground designated by the board, und that
VIM. stuewe Is hereby authorized to re-
move the same at the agreed price of SIS
per grave, this to cover the cost of disinter-
ment and rainterment.
Henry Hay being the only bidder was
awarded the contract for tho delivery at
the court house of $50 cords of wood at
$4.S5 per cord. Chairman authorized to ar
range for the delivery of sufficient coal
upon tho most favorable terms, should it's
use be decided upon.
Adjourned till $50 D. m.
Reassembled at 2:30 .. M.
Present same az in forenoon.
Minutes of yesterdays session read and
signed by chairman.
Two bids were received for plumbing for
heat, tbs three rooms recently finished in
the court house attic:
Helena Steam Heating and Supply com
pany, $305.
Sturrock q Brown, $275.
The contract was let to Stnrrock g.
Brown.
During the session the following bills
were examined and allowed. They were al
lowed az presented, except az otherwise
noted IL the preceding pages hereof,
Ghas. M. J%efgeris, sherilf's salary. 1876 90
j. S. locker, clerk and recorder,
salary $50 90
Jonn l1ean, district clerk, salary. 250 90
geo. walker, assessors salary.... go 90
Drs. Barbour and Treacy, county
phys1elans 375 90
IL. 4. Bafden, county treasurer,
salary and commission ..,,,.... 1888 SO
W.. j. Beckett, county auditor, sal
airy ;..,...........-......... 375 90
c. b. Nolan, Office rent and ex-
penss account 81 %
VIM. M. Dolliyer, deputy treas~
G. l.. Turnley, superintendent of
schools, salary and commission 319 50
W: IL. achmitt, ste~nographer's
fees. c...,."...""-.;..:. 45o 90
e.. +. Connolly, steuographer's
fees ,,.-.... 45o 90
BeaJ. Webster, clerk district court
NO. 2.''............. 900 90
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-25

Hermann d Co., burying indi-
k6IOS..
A. Z. Newbury, trees.
Geo. Kirby, blacksmithing for
ROAD
Helena Lumber Co., lumber for
road.
A.. II. Barrett, agent, INDECENT
Chas. Stabern, INDECENT remit.
Miller Chemical Engine Co., fire
extinguisher poor farm .......
A. N. Richards, battery material.
Sanford u Evans. lumber for
TOau ........ .........
Wilmer Bros, testing steel. ......
G. H. Anderson, agent, INDECENT
Mrs. G. j. Ringwald, INDECENT
rent............ ........ ........
st. Johns Hospital, board and
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