Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-09-22

complete statement of the liabilities of the
city and county up to the issuing of the
injunction.
The Maine State election occurred on
the 18th. The news received at Portland
at midnight of that date indicated Re
publican m, iofity in the State of between
10000, and IL 900. "In the House, the Re-
publicans have gained nine in three cities
Portland, Lewiston and Bangor-and
have lost five in Cumberland County, one
in Rockland, one in Belfast, and probably
several others"
A Washington dispatch of the 10th says:
"a detachment of the Seventh Cavalry
has been ordered to Florida to assist the
revenue officers TO make collections. 1t is
said two companies of infantry and one of
cavalry will remain at Raleigh, N. O.,
during the Ku-Klux trials, which will
commence this week."
Mrs. Finley, the woman who murdered
her three children at Wabash, Ind, cut
her throat in Jail on the 9th with piece
of lamp which she had broken. When
found she had cut off q portion of the
windpipe, and could not survive her in
! juries long.
An entire block of buildings in Bloom
ington, ILL.,, was burned on the night of
the 9th, and damage caused to the extent
of 100000. The destroyed property was
insured for $40 900.
William Aivord, tax payers candidate,
is elected Mayor of San Francisco by
1000 msjority.
Near East st. Louis ILL.,, on the morn
ing of the 10Th, party from St. Louis,
Mo-, composed of sixteen grown persons
and several children, who were taking a
pleasure trip to the country in large fur
niture wagon, were in the act of crossing
the track of the st. Louis & Vandalis
Railroad, when they were struck by an
excursion train going to Highland. Three
persons were killed outright, two mortally
and four or five severely wounded. The
names of the killed are Chas Sanders,
Jno. Brennan, and Thos. Mehan the NOR
tally wounded, Mrs. Philomena Flood,
Emma Kenner; severely wounded, Robt.
Flood, Gertie Flood, Mary Flood, Cora
Gilmore, and man, name unknown. Sew
eral others were slightly injured. In fact,
only three of the entire party escaped un-
hurt.
According to previous notice, Bishop
Whitehouse, on the morning of the 10th
visited Christ Church in Chicago for the
purpose of performing the rites of con
tirnation. The wardens of the church
insisted upon DR.. Cheney's presence in the
| chaucel during the services; to this the
Bishop objected, and, after reading pro
/ test, finally withdrew without performing
| the rite of confirmation.
Over $15,0O0,OO0 of the State debt o
Virginia had been funded TO a recent date
t being one-third of the whole debt
Jacob Harper. who lived rear Midway
KY, was, on the morning of the 11th
found lying in bed and dead, with hi
: head smashed into a jelly. His sister
4 Miss Betsey Harper, was found in an ad
Joining room, unconscious, and in dyini
a condition, with her skull fractured inthret
or four places. An old axe, which ha'
: been used TO do the bloody dead, was lef
: lying near the door. Several negroes liV
i ing in Harper's place were arrested ol
: suspicion, one of them having some spot
: of blood on his clothing, the cause o
which he could not explain satisfactorily
e to the Caroner's jury. 1t was general,
!, believed that he is guilty. The object G
: the murder was unknown.
u Much excitement was csused in New
York city on the nth by the discovery G
, an alleged theft of vouchers in the Comp
: troller's Office. A dispatch of the 12t
says many of Comp roller Connolly
friends claimed that the vouchers had bee
II distracted by some enemy of the Comp
u troller, merely for the purpose of creatin
ID an erroneous imprs ssion that he was priv
Il to their abstraction, while it is insinuateo
d on the other hand, that the Comptrolle
was priyy to the burglary for the purpos
of rendering an expose of the Rings a
legged fraudulent transactions less cas-!
4 Mayor Hall, on the 18th, requeste
Connolly to resign, but the latter r.
> fused to do SO. 1t was said thi
u Connolly had formed an allianC
g with Tweed, to combat the other tw
"a members of the board. 1t is said thi
duplicates of the stolen vouchers renal
u in the Comptroller's office, and that I'll
B originals are recorded full in the book
u which are safe.
- The New York Times of the 18th say
9 at is nos stated on authority that Ho
~ Robert B. Roosevelt, Democratic memb
" of Congress from the Fourth District
V9 this city, says that the debt of New Yol
VI is not less than 100000 900, or more th'
;, 1877 per cent. of the assessed valuation
II its property, and 26 per cent. of the q
e sessed valuation of real estate, which
y, ~ the only part that can be counted on
- pay the debt"
= District Attorney Morris, of Brookly
says that if the President and officers
IL Staten Island Ferry Company are I
-, brought to trial for the Westfield disas
~ by the New York authorities, he will ha
o. them indicted and tried in Brooklyn wi
rd in the next two months.
ha 1t is said that the alleged defaulti
Pennsylvania State Agent, Evans, is SO
of fected by the charges against him that
hair and beard have turned white as snc
:, and his nervous tremor shakes him likt
,do palsy.
IiI, At Minden, Louisiana, On the night
aw the 10th, two blocks of the business p
M of the town were destroyed by fire. LIZ
5000, 900; insurance, $4,000.
VS. The Maryland Republican State @
she vention, in session at Baltimore on
ion 18th, nominated, by acclamation, Hon.
10 cob Tome, ,iof Cecil, for Governor. Ii
YER Alexander Randall, Of Annapolis, '
os- nominated for Attorney General, and L
ers renee ]. Brenglee, of Frederick, for 81