Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-07-07

Dwight, young school teacher, had been
formerly engaged, but that she had broken
OFF the engagement. Barnes visited her
at her school on the 22d, and, while she
was out Of doors with her pupils, took her
one side and again proposed to marry her.
She refused, whereupon he drew a revolv-
er and shot her dead. He then fred four
shots into his own head, and would prob.
ably die. Barnes was accompanied by an
unknown woman, who was arrested and
released on bail
At reception given in New York city
on the evening of the 26th, to Captain
Hall, the Arctic explorer, II. A. Grinnell
presented him with an American flag
which accompanied one of the previous
American expeditions to the North Pole.
In game of base ball in New York
city on the Goth, the Kekiongas, of Fort
Wayne, defeated the Mutuals, of New
York--5 to 3. At Philadelphia, the Ath-
letics, of that city, beat the Boston Red
Stockings-20 to 8.
Mr.. Bulls, Republican nominee for
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, was thrown
from a sulky at Decorah, on the Goth, and
had several ribs broken, and was other
wise badly inIured--his physician feared
fatally.
Near Orleans, Ind, on the night of the
2jth, party of assassins attacked the
house CT the Moody family, consisting Of
four old bachelor brothers, Mrs. Tolliver,
their sister, and hired man, named Lee.
They threw three jugs of benzine into a
room occupied by the family. They then
threw in several large torpedoes, loaded
with buckshot, nails, screws, and similar
missiles. The torpedoes exploded, set fire
to the benzine, and aroused the family
when the assailants commenced firing with
revolvers into the doors and windows.
Mr.. Thomas Moody was shot in the hip,
the ball ranging up through the body,
coming out Of the upper portion of the
breast. Lee received a severe wound in
the thigh, and back. Mrs. Tolliver was
terribly burned with benzine and torpe
does. Ten thousand dollars were imme-
dialely raised in the community to prose
cute the guilty parties when caught, and
detectives were at work ferreting them
out.
A terrific storm of wind and rain in
Chicago, on the night of the 23d, did dam
age to property to the amount of $4,000
Easements were flooded, one new church
building, nearly completed, was blown
down, and several other buildings were
damaged by the wind.
At Washington, on the 26th, the Olym-
pic Base. ball Club, of that city, defeated
the Cleveland Forest Citys-16 to 3.
The Maine Democratic State Conven-
ton met at Augusta on the 9th, and nom
mated G.. P. Kimball for Governor.
In New York city on the 9th the Eek
ford Baseball Club defeated the Kekion-
gas-6 to 1.
The United States Marshal at Cleveland,
assisted by government detectives, has
broken up an extensive gang of counter
feiters of national currency in Northern
Ohio and Indiana. The ringleaders have
been arrested.
According to recently published figures
from the census returns at Washington,
the total population of the United States
is 3S,545,153, of which 442,500 is in the
Territories.
The farmers in the vicinity of Indianap-
oils, Ind, commenced the delivery of new
wheat on the 9th. This is the first time
new wheat raised in that county was ever
delivered in June. The crop is a fair
average.
At Chicago, on the 27th, the Active Base
ball Club, of Clinton, Iowa, defeated the
White Stockings, of the former city--s
to 3.
The Seventh Annual Convention of the
Illinois Press Association met at Rock
Island on the 9th. The following are the
names of the officers elected for the ensu
ing year: President, ]. r. Mosser, of the
Decatur Republican,; Vice-Presidents, ]
G. Cooper, CentralIa Sentinel j. @. Slough
ton, National ProhibitioniSt, Chicago; E
B. Buck, Charleston Courier; Secretary
Captain J. NJ. Adair, of the Mt. Carroll
Mirror; Corresponding Secretary, Johr
S. Scibirds, Bloomington Leader; Treas
urer, George Burt, Jr., of the Marshal
County Republican,; Executive Commit
tee, W. Kellogg, Sentinel and Press, Pom
tiac; D. L. Davis, Egyptian S,tn, Cairo
]. G. Stoughton, Prohi6itionist, Chicago.
The Book Committee of the Methods
Book concern in New York city, recent.
reviewed the evidence in the Lanahan in
vestigation case, and rendered decision
Iii to 4-in favor Of suspending MI
Lanahan. The Board of Bishops subse
uuently virtually reversed the decision o
the Book Committee. The veto of sin
gle Bishop, according to discipline, wa
enough to nullify the proceeding of tn
committee. This veto came from Bisho
Ames. Mr.. Lanahan cannot now be agai
tried until the assembling of the Geners
Conference in May, 1872, in which the 81
preme authority of the Church rests.
The United States District Court {
New York on the 27th sustained the valiC
ity of the income tax law. It was though
the case in which this decision was give
will be appealed to the United States 81
preme Court.
Colonel James S. Biddle is the Dem'
cratic candidate for Mayor Of Philade
phia.
The return game between the Mutua
and Kekiongas was played in New Yor
city on the 2Sth, resulting in favor of IL
former club-13 to o. AT Troy, the Att
letics, of Philadelphia, defeated the Ha
makers--49 to 33.
A collision occurred on the Maine Ce
} trail Railroad, near Hallowell, on the 27t
. between a local passenger and a nike
train. The shock was terrific, and the e.
gines were wholly demolished. DAM
; Berry, engineer, was killed, and Wilk
Carvil, fireman, and several passenge
were seriously injured.
, Horace Capron, Commissioner of Ag
culture, on the sSth rendered to the Pre-
dent his resignation, which is totake etfe