Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-25


80 far as regards the taking of testimony,
the report was forwarded to the Secretary
ofthe Treasury at Washington, on the 18th.
Horace Greeley has written letter to
the Golden Age, in reference to a sugges-
tion in that paper by Mr.. Tilton that he
(Greeley) was possible candidate for the
Presidency, but, could, in no contingency
be counted on or hoped for as Woman
Suffrage candidate. Mr.. Greeley says
" AS you forcibly and justly say, there is
not even remote possibility of my |
ultimately adapting myself to this end.
My difference with your crowd is too vital,
too radical, to permit the most sanguine
dreamer to hope for my conversion"
A Washington dispatch of the 18th saws
returns recently received show that the
crops are in better condition than was
reported in July, including corn and cot
ton. A letter from Arkansas says that
although the acreage of cotton is, not so
large as last year, the crop will be gen.
orally as large, and so for other States"
The change in the gauge of the Louis
vile, Lexington & Cincinnati Railroad
from five feet to four feet eight and half
inches, was completed on the 18th.
According to the Raleigh Sentiqel thirty
four counties of North Carolina, casting
about half the vote of the State, gave a
majority of 1851 against the convention.
Official returns received at Louisville on
the 18th from "a counties give Leslie,
Democrat 110,443; Harlan, Republican,
IA 124.
An explosion, followed by 6re, oc-
CURED in a liquor store in Jersey City, on
the night of the 18th, ard the wife, son
and niece of Frank Smith who occupied
rooms above the store, were killed.
A fire.damp explosion occurred in coal
shaft at Pittston, Pa, on the morning of
the 14th, by which Benjamin Davis was
instantly killed and several workmen were
imprisoned behind debris, with no means
of escape until cleared away. Up to the
evening of that day the bodies of five OF
the victims had been recovered. Twelve
others were known TO be in the ruins.
On Chautaueua Lake, N. Y, on the
14th, the steamer Chautauqua exploded
her boiler, causing the death of five per-
sons and injuring several others.
A Washington dispatch of the 18th
says: 1.-THE constant reception of dis
patches by the War and Interior Depart
ments, giving accounts Of Indian hostili-
lies, render it almost certain that there
will be serious diff Guilty in preventing q
general outbreak among many of the In
dian tribes which were on reservations,
and army officers say they only confirm
the assertions made by prominent officers,
that large standing army or thorough
subjugition will be necessary to secure
permanent peace with the savages."
The President has appointed James
Birney and Clsudius Grant, of Michigan,
Commissioners at the Centennial celebra-
ton of American independence, at Phila-
delphis. He has also appointed as Post.
mastersJ. w. Lewis, of Barnesville, Ohio,
and Lemuel SAVERS, of Tecumseh, Mich.
A block of buildings known as Burnett
Row, in which eight families lived, in
Youngstown, Ohio, was burned on the
night of the 18th Three children of John
Williams perished in the flames
A Columbus, o., dispatch of the 14th
says: MRS. r. T. Colburn will be ar
rested tomorrow on the charge Of poison
ing Buffenbarger. She will be imme-
diately admitted to bail until Monday
when the preliminary examination will
commence. This arrangement was made
between the counsel of all parties to-day
The New YORK State Convention OF
Prohibitionists will be held at Syracuse on
the 9th of September next.
The first suit for damages against the
Staten Island Ferry Company, Tor injuries
by the Westfield explosion, was brought
on the 10Th by Miss Ester Wright
The following are the names OF the seven.
teen victims of the coal mine disaster al
Pittston Benz. Davis, Evan E. Jones, Thos
Leyshon, Jas. Morgan, David Harris, David
Owens, JAS Jones, John Reese, Thomas
Reese and Chss. Price. Driver boys
Richard Owens, John Morgan and Martin
Mangan. Laborers-Benj Williams, Pat
rick Quinlan and Robert Hughes. Run
ner-Edward Owens. The last body was
taken out of the shaft on the morning OF
the 10Th.
A New York dispatch of the 10th says
"The announcement of the appearance Of
the cholera in London and Its increase al
Konigsberg causes much alarm here. 1t is
feared we shall have the pestilence before
the middle of September"
The remains of the late Lieutenant H
w. Mckee, killed in Corea, recently ar
rived at San Francisco on the steame
Japan, and were forwarded to Lexington
KY, for burial.
The Southern Pacific Railroad of Cal
ifornia has reelected its old officers.
Enoch H. Stein, proprietor of the "Cit,
of Paris" dollar store of Chicago, die,
suddenly in New York city few day
Q ago.
In the two indictments found by tn
Baltimore Grand Jury against Mrs. Whal
ton, one charges her with the murder c
3. Gen. Ketchum ON June %, and anOthe
. charges her with attempting to poiso
n Eugene Vanness at various times betwee
the 10th aud goth days of July. The il
e dictment for murder contains four count
and charges her with administering poiso
a in dose of yellow jasmine, in some te
!. and in a glass of lemonade. The indie
:. ment for attempting to poison Vanne'
r. contains twelve counts, which allege thi
!. she attempted to poison him on the l9tI
II Goth, Gath and 2sth days of June, by al
ministering poison in beef tea and mil
punch.
The following is the verdict Of Il
h Coroner's jury in the Westfield explosic
case:
q We md that the deceased, Andrew Coyle, al
. Others died through the rupture or explosion
/, the boiler of the ferry boat Westheld, on July
is tha sid explosion or rupture was cause AZ !"