Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-05-19

Gold closed In New York on the 18th
at 1111.
A sad accident occurred in the Niagara
River, opposite Fort Niagara, near Buffalo,
on the morning Of the 4th. Lieutenants
Ashbury and Morrison, six comrades,
Sergeant Dowle, Corporal Hobbs, and
privates Hadley, Sharkey, Pierce and
Mooney, in attempting to recover life
boat which had gone adrift, were all
drowned in body, the boat in which they
set out being capsized by the waves. The
accident was witnessed by many people
who were powerless to render assistance
oDeaccount of the sea running 50 high. 1t
wis IMPOSSIBLE to launch a boat. The
bodies of the unfortunate men were all
recovered.
The Coroner's Jury in the case of Isaac
M. Ruth, at Lawrence, Kan, returned
verdict that Ruth died from the effects of
poison, supposed to have been administered
by DR.. Meddlicott.
Black caterpillars are said to be worse
in Arkansas than was ever before known,
and are stripping the leaves in force.
At Chicoville, Ark, several days ago, as
Rev. Mr.. Decamp, of the Missionary Bap-
tist Church, was about opening religious
services, ruflian, named Handy, entered
with a revolver in his hand, and, approach
ing the minister, asked his name. On be-
ing told, Handy fred four shots at him,
three striking Decamp in the head, kill
ing him instantly. The assassin then
levelel his revolver at the congregation,
and drove them out with threats and
curses. He then mounted his horse ana
fed. II is said that Handy, some four
years since, interrupted services in which
Decamp off1ciated, and was indicted for so
doing. Handy then went to Texas, which
was made too hot for him, and he returned
to Arkansas.
The United States Government have
recovered $1040OO the full amount
claimed, from Charles Lilienthal, of
New York city, tobacconist, for making
false returns of sales.
Two collieries at Pottsville, Pa, resumed
work on the 8th upon the operators
proposition of April 90, and others were
preparing to follow. The coal operators
considered the strike virtually ended in
that county.
A Washington dispatch of the 9Th says:
"The treaty with England was signed to-
day by the High Commission at the De-
partment of State. The gentlemen, after
this was done, exchanged congratulations
on the result ftheir labors, expressing the
belief that they had done the most they
possibly could for the peace and honor of
the two countries"
Three children were burned to death at
Auburn, N. Y, on the 9Th. They were at
play in an clubhouse where there was bar
rel of fireworks, which exploded. 1t is
presumed that they, with matches, set fire
to the barrel. Two of the children were,
probably, instantly killed. The third lin
gered some hours. The youngest child,
aged four years, was the son of Mitchell
A. Glider. The others were the children
of McCarty, of Capitol street, where the
accident occurred. A lady, named Hig-
gins, after visiting the scene of the disas-
ter, was so shocked by the horrible sight
that she died at ten o'clock the same
evening.
A riot occurred at Hyde Park, Pa, on
the 9th. Laborers and miners who de-
sired to resume work were attacked by non
resumptionists and their wives, and several
persons were injured, some probably fatal
". The military was ordered TO tie scene
of the disturbances, but arrived too late to
do any good.
Gus. Early and four children were
drowned in the Mississippi River, near
Louisiana, Mo-, on the 9th irst., by the
upsetting Of skiff.
A destructive contlagration occurred al
Monmouth, H., on the 9th. Two bust
ness blocks were destroyed. Loss esti,
mated at $150,0O0.
President Grant, on the 10th, signed q
treaty Of friendship, commerce, etc., re-
Gently negotiated between the United
States and San Salvador.
A Washington dispatch of the 10th
says the reading in the Senate of the
treaty agreed upon by the Joint High
Commission had created good impress
sion, and the indications were that il
would be ratified.
The repairing of the break in the Erie
Canal was finished on the 10th, and there
was sufficient water to move light boats.
The fifty-fifth anniversary of the Ameri
can Bible Society was held in New York
city, on the 11th. The Treasurer's report
shows the receipts for the year to be
$729,464; the expenditures, 1851, 1876
Seven publications in foreign languages
have been issued, exclusive of others pub
lished abroad. Plates for the Arabic
Scriptures are now being prepared a
Beirut. The entire number of volumes
printed by the society during the fifty-fivC
years Of its existence amount to 97,6s0,0 ,02s
A Scranton, Pa, dispatch of the 9tf
says: "The bodies of three murdered
lqborers were found this morning in
swamp near Bugg's shaft. During tn,
riot yesterday, when the laborers wer'
routed, they fled into this swawp, followed
by infuriated miners, where these thre,
men were beaten and kicked to DEATH"
President Grants recent message com
municating the new treaty to the Senat,
is said to be very brief, and makes no re
commendation, but merely submits it fo
consideration.
A collision occurred on the Erie Rail
road, between Attica and Alden, on tn,
morning Of the 18th. A freight train will
an emigrant car and caboose attached
bound west, was run into by an extr'
freight train. Thirty passengers were il
the emigrant car. Fiye children wer,
killed, and about twenty adults more O.
less injured.
PERSONAL
The President has appointed Judg'
Otto, late Assistant Secretary of the In
terror, as member of the United States anC