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


pie meet In their respective houses Of worship, and
there make their Acknowledgements to God for his
kindness and bounty.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set nv hand,
and caused the zeal of the United States to be
Done at the City OF Washington, this eleventh
day Of October, In the Year Of Our Lord 1872
and Of the Independence OF the United States
the ninety-seventh
| (Signed) u, s, GRANT
BY the President
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.
Mrs. James Parton (''Fanny Fern'D died
at her residence in New York City on the
night Of the 10th.
The New Jersey Straight.out Democratic
State Convention met at Trenton on the
11th and selected full Electoral ticket,
The Mayor OF Chicago has recently lsued
an order to the Police Commissioners of the
city for the closing on Sunday of all saloons,
public bars, and other places where lntoxi-
eating liquors are sold.
According to statistics published in the
Chicago dailles, there has been an increase
In the business Of the city the past year
over that Of the preceding year of more than
onethird, or "a per cent
According to an indianapolis dispatch Of
the l1th, the majority for Hendricks would
be between 900 snd 700. The balance of the
State ticket, including the Congressmen-at.
Large, with perhaps the exception of the
candidate for Superintendent of Public In
struction, are Republicans.
The new Liberal State ticket Of Arkansas
has been formally withdrawn.
j. M. Provine, one Of the pioneers Of Men,
phis, died recently, aged 60.
The building In which the Daily Sentinel,
Raleigh, N. c., is printed, was nearly de-
stroyed about one o'clock on the morning of
the l1th, by an explosion of powder, which
some party unknown had placed under the
press-room. Everything in the room was
thrown into confusion, and the press com.
pletely demolished. The explosion caused
great excitement, and crowds focked to
the scene The Sentinel is a Conservative
paper
Memphis dispatch of the 18th saws;
"Serious trouble between the whites and
blacks at Osceola, a little town forty miles
above here, on the Arkansas, has been brew
ing for several days, which eliminated
Wednesday evening in fight in which one
negro was killed and several wounded The
trouble originated in the killing of Murray
the Sheriff, some six weeks since by Fitzpat-
rick, County Registrar; and the breaking up
of a Conservative meeting last week as ra.
ported at the time. Fitzpatrick was to have
been tried this week. To prevent the trial
coming of, 1t is believed he melted the ne
groes to arm and surround the town, when
the whites in turn armed and drove them of,
as stated above. The officers of the court
and some merchants, with portions of their
goods, arrived here late last night, the ne
groes having threatened to return and burn
the town. The greatest excitement prevail
ed there at last accounts"
Eli Perry has been unanimously renomi-
mated for Congress by the Democrats of
the Fifteenth New York District.
AT Convention Of the Reform Democracy
in New York City on the 18th James O'Brien
was unanimously nominated for Mayor. He
has also been nominated by the Working
mems Central Union.
Philadelphia telegram of the 18th saws
the official vote OF the State, except twelve
counties, and those estimated, shows n MO.
iority for Hartranft of 35,726.
The funeral of " Fanny Fern" took place
on the 18th, and, in accordance with the
wishes of the deceased, was very private.
After a short service the remains were con-
veyed to Boston for interment.
few mornings ago, the boiler in the
steam saw-mill belonging to D. H. Delano,
of Pulaski, n. Y, exploded with terrific
force, ,Irendering the entire building mass
of ruins. The engineer, J. B, Greenwood,
was thrown through the building into the
Salmon River, and was found dead some
rods below The body was shockinely man
gled. Several other employees were injured. |
The funeral of Mr.. Seward occurred on the |
14th. Almost every building in Auburn was |
draped in mourning in respect to his men,
ory. His last words were, "Love one anoth- |
er" Governor Hoffman issued a proclama- |
tion eulogistic of the deceased, and ordered |
all the State Departments closed, and the |
flags on State buildings to be placed at half |
mast.
The Adiutant- General of Ohio has dis
armed the colored militia companies in |
Cincinnati which took part in the late torch
light riot, and left the arms under the care
of the police.
The Liberals and Democrats of the First
st. Louis (Mo.) District have nominated
Colonel WIN. G. Grosvenor for Congress.
At San Francisco on the morning of the
18th, two shocks of earthquake of several
seconds duration were experienced, the os-
citations being from east to west.
The First National Bank Of New Lexing-
ton, Ohio, with a capital of $4,000, and the
First National Bank of Lebanon, Ind, with
a capital of 100000, have been authorized
to commence business.
The following statistics relating to the re-
building and business OF Chicago during the
first year after the great fire. are compiled from
recent statements in the dailies of that city: