Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-12-01

patients in the hospital at Westbank, all
doing well, The only new case yesterday
was that of Anna Atger, aged eleven years,
who was removed from the Delaware to
the hospital. The agents of the steamer
Franklin declare that the passengers are
doing we'll and there is no sign of the
disease spreading. The vessel is fumigat-
ing and will soon be brought to the city,"
A special dispatch from Scranton, Pa,
on the 18th reports the caving in of the
Oxford mine, near that city. About
twenty acres of ground had settled. I'm
mense fssures were made in the principal
avenues and streets, and many houses
would have to be pulled down. The Post
Office had sunk some eighteen inches, and
was still settling. The whole town was
in danger, as the ground was still giving
way.
Squire Taylor, Charles Davis and George
johnson, the negroes charged with the
murder of the Park family, were taken
out of Jail at Charlestown, Ind, about
two o'clock on the morning of the 18th,
by mob of about forty persons, masked
and disguised thirtythree of whom en-
tered the jail, and the rest stood guard in
the street. The negroes were hung in the
woods, about three miles from Charles
town. 1t is strongly intimated that the
negroes made a confession before death
They had not been indicted by
the grand jury, and the citizens feared
they would escape punishment. No
one attempted to interfere with the mob,
who broke in two cells with sledge ham
mers and chisels, but the sheriff unlocked
the third, seeing he could not keep them
out. A Coroner's inquest rendered YER
dict that deceased came to their deaths
by violence, being hung by parties un-
known.
\ Raleigh (N c. dispatch of the 10th
says that tifty-three men had been brought
there from Rutherford and Cleveland, on
charges of Ku-Kluxing a United States
Commissioner named Scoggins, who re-
Gently shot prisoner for talking saucy to
him. Several arrests had been made
and out of 200 only G5 were retained for
trial.
The President has appointed Morrison
r. Waite, of Toledo, Ohio, Counsellor to
Geneva, vice Curtis, resigned
The agricultural report says the returns
indicate larger production of cotton than
was expected in October, and promise fully
to make good the moderate expectations
of July and August. There had been no
killing frosts, and the quality was good in
all sections. The yield per acre, as indi-
Gated by county estimates, is largest in
Arkansas.
The total registration of voters in the
District of Columbia shows 12, 157 whites
and ., 255 blacks.
Nine new cases of smallpox were re-
ported in New York city on the 18th.
This made 81 cases since the nth.
A special dotoetive of the United States
Snb-Trrasury left for Europe On the 18Th ~
secure the arrest of Andrew j. Garvey
A special from Scranton, Pa, on the
18th, says that the excitement at Hyde
Park had partially subsidized. The ground
had settled about one foot more since the
previous night, and still continued to sink
There was, however, no apprehension of
further damage to property.
The Russian frigatc SHETLAND arrived
safely at New York on the 10Th, with the
Grand Duke Alexis on board.
The Ohio State debt has been reduced
this year S735, 115 The whole debt is
now $685., ,O29, of which $40, coo bears no
interest, and holders are being notified
that the State is ready to redeem.
The President has appointed Horace Hi
Harrison United States Attorney for the
Middle District of Tennessee.
Chester A. Arthur has been appointed
Collector of New York city, vice Muir
ply, resigned.
A Washington dispatch of the Goth
says: "The Secretary of the Treasury
has written a letter to the Collector of
Customs at Port Huron, Mich, declining
to grant free entry of beef purchased in
Canada for the sufferers by the recent
fires in Michigan The department letter
of the 18th of October, under which the
requests were made for allowing free en-
try of articles contributed for the relief of
the Chicago sufferers, has been modified,
and hereafter only blankets and articles of
clothing are to be contributed for the re-
lief of sufferers in Chicago, Michigan, and
Wisconsin, this privilege only extending
to January lst."
1t was stated on the Goth that seventy re-
turns from as many election districts in
Brooklyn had been found defective. Three
inspectors were arrested, and gave bail
each in $1,000.
Richard B. Connolly has resigned the
Comptrollership in New York city, and
Andrew H. Green has been appointed in
isplace
At recent meeting of the Milwaukee
Relief Committee, Captain Langworthy
stated that the examinations of the burnt
region had brought out the fact that not
less than twelve hundred persons met a
fiery death throughout that terrible catas'
trophe, Il great majority of whom were
blackened and distigured beyond recogni
ton, while others, even to their bones, were
calcined to powder
The Grand Duke Alexis was given q
formal reception by the citizens of New
York, on the 21st. General John A, Dix
delivered short address of welcome, tc
which the Duke responded, returning his
thanks. He said the feelings between the
United States and Russia are as strong as
they are lasting, and never can be broken
He would pass rapidly through New York
to pay his respects to the President, and
when he returned to New York he should
derive great pleasure in accepting the
kind hospitality which had been so gener
ously extended to him.
-Four of the New York savings banks
in which the Tammany-ring leaders have
Il heavy interest, were run" upon by
their depositors on the 18th, and two o.
/ them-the Bowling Green and the Guar