Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-07-19
THE NEW WORLD.

Gold closed in New York on the 18th at
113%@114.
Allen McIsaac, master of the American
schooner James Bliss, in a card, says that
he believes the hauling down of the Ameri-
can flag from his schooner by Commander
Lachance, of the Dominion cutter, Stella
Marie, was done through a mistake, or the
simple ignorance of the second officer, who
was left in charge of the prize, Lachance not
being on board at the time.
Mrs. Drake Mills, Fernando Woods moth
er-in-law, went to window of her room, at
the Metropolitan Hotel, in Washington, on
the morning of the 5th, to cool herself, when
she rolled out, receiving injuries from which
she would die.
John R. Bgelow, ex-Mayor of Boston,
died on the 4th, aged IA.
On the evening of'the 5th, two trains on
the South Side Railroad, L. l., collided be-
| tween Fresh Pond and Bushwick Stations.
One train had stopped to avoid running into
the other, but telescoping of the engine
took place. Three persons were killed and
many injured.
The extreme hot weather continued in New
| York and Brooklyn on the 5th In the for
mer city there had been upwards of thou
| sand deaths from all causes so far during the
week. On the 5th twenty-four persons died
| from the effects of the heat. Ninety-seven
cases of sunstroke were reported There
| had been one hundred and seventy deaths in
Brooklyn from cholera infantum, during the
previous five days.
Twenty-seven persons were wounded in
New York City on the 4th from the careless
use of firearms and fireworks.
At Seymour, Ind, on the evening of the
4th, a man named Norris was lighting hall
preparatory to a theatrical performance,
when he let fall a coal-oil lamp in the midst
of group of children. The lamp upset,
spreading the oil in every direction, setting
the clothing of the children on fire. The lit
tie sufferers ran wildly through the hall, and
before the flames could be extinguished three
children, little girls, were so badly burned
that they died in seven hours. Norris was
badly, but not fatally, burned. 1t is said he
was drunk, and only his injuries prevented
his being roughly used by the Mortified and
indignant citizens.
At meeting of the Army OF the Tennes
see, held in Madison, Wis, on the 4th, Gen w
f. Sherman was reelected President Col
Dayton, Recording Secretary Gen. Hicklen
looper, Corresponding Secretary, and Gen
Farce, Treasurer. Gen. John A. Logan wal
selected Orator. Toledo, Ohio, was selected
as the next meeting place, on the 18th anC
18th of October, 1873.
A few minor accidents occurred in Chicago
on the 4th, from the use of fire arms in th
hands of boys. On the North Side maj
named John Mcnamara was creating a dis
turbance and resisted the attempts of
police officer to arrest him, when the latte
fred pistol twice, killing Mcnamara ant
: seriously wounding friend of his who wa
aiding to resist the officer.
, Two butchers of Royalton, small villag
near Cleveland, Ohio, having grudg
against a farmer named Conrad schweitzeT
Y living about seven miles from Cleveland
q went to schweitzer's house the other day
i where they found no one at home except
2 2 child about nine years old, named Bett
! Walter, a granddaughter of Schweitzel
. Selling the child, they poured coal oil o
her clothes and set them on fire. The erie
,. of the child brought her grandmother to tn
house, but the child was 80 badly burne
that she died In a few hours.
It A fire broke out In new coal mine net
Limayille, o., on the 4th, resulting in I'll