Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-25

A few days ago, as Jas W. Woods, clerl
In the Old Colony Railroad office, in Boston
was passing from the Paymaster's room I,
the Treasurer's office, on the same floor, an,
but few yards distant, he was knoclse
down and robbed Of $4,000. The robber es
capped.
The Democrats and Liberals of the Seventh
Massachusetts, District have nominatet
John X. Tarbox, Of Lawrence, for Congress
and Geo. Stevens, Of Lowell, for the shor
Congressional term.
The Democratic and Liberal Committee o
Hartford, Conn, have nominated W. W
Eaton for Congress, to fill the unexplret
term Of 8. L. Strong, deceased.
General Butler has been renomlnated fol
Congress by the Republicans OF the Sixth
Massachusetts, District. The Democrats ant
Liberals In the same District have nominated
Charles P. Thompson.
During the recent absence from her homt
In Brooklyn, N. Y, OF Mary Mccormick, hel
child three years old, obtained matches ant
set fre to a crib, and an infant sleeping In
1t was burned to death.
commercial traveller Of an Eastern
wholesale jewelry house put up at Chicago
hotel few nights ago, and the next morn
ing missed two trunks which had been left
in the hotel sitting room. 1t seems thieves
had entered the hou"e during the night and
carried off the trunks, which are said to
have contained $4,000 worth of watches
and jewelry.
At the recent annual session In Rock
Island Of the Grand Lodge Of /. o. Of o. F.
Of Illinois, the following officers were elect.
ed; M. W. G. Master, Frederick Bross, OF
Cairo d. G. Master, w. L. Lisconey, OF Rock
Island; Grand Warden, j. II. Young, of Car
bondale; Grand Secretary, n. G. Watson, OF
Peoria; Grand Treasurer, A. s. Berry, of Al
ton; Grand Representative, J. G. Smith, of
Galena; Grand Chaplain, w, NJ Edwards, of
Mendota Grand Marshal, A. T. Sherman, of
Chicago; Grand Conductor, Thomas Long, of
Enfield; Grand Guardian, Ludwig Van Emb-
den, of Galena; Grand Herald, W. s. Moore,
of Effinghan. The Grand Lodge selected
Springfield as the place of holding the next
meeting.
The main part of Orrville, Ohio, has been
destroyed by fire.
Gov Jacob, of West Virginia, has issued
his proclamation announcing the vote On
the new Constitution at the election of
August %. There were cast for the Consti-
rc,c We're cast in favor of the proposition TO in
sert "white" " as qualification for Office
2s, ,339 votes, and this not being majority
Of the whole vote, the proposition was rei
jected. The total vote is S0,12l.
The Masonic Grand Lodge OF Ohio has
elected the following officers A. II. Batter,
of steubenville, Grand Master Charles A.
Woodward, of Cleveland, Deputy Grand
Master; s. Warner, of Cincinnati, Senior
Grand Warden James F. Culbertson, Junior
Grand Warden F. J. Philips, of George
town, Grand Treasurer w. d. Caldwell, of
Cincinnati, Grand Secretary.
At Montgomery, Ala. few days ago, a
large, new public building, designed for a
market house, on which about a dosen men
were at work, fell with a crash, killing one
man, and seriously injuring number of 9TH
ers.
A Charleston Is. c. dispatch of the even
ing of the 10th SAYS the election In that
State had been quiet one. No conclusive
returns were in, but the probabilities were
that Moses and the regular Republican tick
ct were elected by large majority over the
opposition Republican ticket. No Demo-
cratic ticket was in the field.
James Kenney, noted thief now serving
out term in the Tennessee Penitentiary,
has confessed that he, in connection with
Billy Forester and others, had committed
the great diamond robbery in New Orleans
in 1861, having hired men to set steamboats,
on fire at the landing to draw the police
from the scene of the robbery. Kenney
also says he is certain that Forester muir
dered Mr.. Nathan, but no one knew all
about it but Forrester's wife, who is now in
Memphis, and she was too shy to give Billy
away.
By his last will Mr.. Seward bequeaths his
late home at Auburn, with all its contents
and surroundings, to his three sons His
other property, consisting in part of secur-
tiles, but mainly of real estate in Auburn
and vicinity, he divides into four equal
shares among his sons Augustus, Frederick,
and William, and his adopted daughter,
Olive Risey Seward, the two last named be-
ing deputed to execute this provision of the
instrument. No other legacies or beQuests
are made. The total value of the property
is estimated at about 100000.
The Republicans of Brooklyn, n. Y, have
nominated A. j. Perry for Congress from
the Second District General Stewart L.
Woodford in the Third, and General Phillips
Crooke in the Fourth.
General j. r. Hawley has been unanimous
ly nominated for Congress by the Republi-
cans of the First Connecticut District.
Henry L. Dawes has been unanimously re-
nominated for Congress by the Republicans
of the Eleventh Massachusetts, District.
The name of ]. B. Weaver, Republican
candidate for Elector in the Sixth District of
Iowa, has been withdrawn on account of
and that of George w. Tocum
substituted
E. j. Galloway has been nominated for re,
election to Congress by the Democrats of the
Nashville (Tenn.) District.
A Columbia Is. c. dispatch of the nth
says: "The Moses State ticket is undoubted-
ly elected. Ransier, Elliott, and Rainey, col
ored Republicans, and B. F. Perry, Demo
crat, are elected to Congress. The boilers
polled strong vote. The Democrats have
elected several Representatives to the Leg
islatuTe.n