Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-11


Converse, Republican, 4l,946; Gardner, 49,
613; scattering, IA. Majority of Converse,
25,319.
The Democrats of New York City have
nominated John McCool for Mayor. At q
recent meeting Of the Municipal Reform
organization, VIM. F. Havemeyer was nom
mated for Mayor.
A Boston special telegram to the New
York Tribune of the 1st says that letter
had been received from Senator Sumner, de-
clining the candidacyfor Governor.
The Republicans Of the newly constructed
Seventh Massachusetts, District have nomin-
ated E. R. Hoar for Congress. G. G. Estey
is the Republican candidate for the unexpir-
ed term Of Mr.. Brooks.
A few nights ago, seven masked men en-.
tered the reridence of Samuel Pope, In Pat
erson, N. j., and pointed pistols at Pope's
head, while the wife was securely tied. The
thieves then rihed the house, carrying off
$4,000 in money, jewelry and silver-ware,
and 81 500 In railroad bonds.
The Republicans OF the Seventh Congress
sional District of New Jersey have nominat-
ed Isaac H. Scudder for Congress. VIM.
W., Warren in the Eighth Massachusetts,,
and w. Kountz in the Twenty-third Penn
sylvania Districts are the Democratic and
Liberal Republican candidates for Congress.
II is said that, with one or two unimpor-
tant exceptions, the press of California are
unanimous in denouncing the verdict in the
Fair case as q mockery of justice.
The workmen in clearing away the debris
fthe burned asylum at Newburgh, o., on the
30th ult., found the bodies Of Miss Walker,
Benjamin Burgess and of an iron puddler
who had been missing since the fire. Two
other persons were still missing. Several
wards in the wings of the building that were
the least injured, had been put in order, and
a hundred or more patients had been placed
in them.
The residence of Edward Thompson, in
Carrollton, La, was burned on the 1st, and
Mrs. Edward Thompson, aged SO, who was
unable to escape, was burned to death.
Horace Greeley will attend the North
Carolina State Fair at Goldsboro on the 23d
of October.
The Arkansas Liberal Republican State
Central Committee have put in the field a
new State ticket composed of four Liberals
and seven Democrats, as follows Gov
nor j. G. Tappen; Secretary of State, NJ
johnson, Liberal; Auditor, w. R. Milton I;
Treasurer, Thomas Boles, Liberal; Attorney
General, w. Compton; Supreme Judges,
j. J. Clendeline, j. N. Walker; Superintend-
ent of Education, L. D. Joyner; Superin-
tendent of the Penitentiary, r. j. Jennings,
Liberal Congressman-at-Large j. NJ.
Powers, Liberal.
A Washington special to the New York
E5eDiHg Post of the I'd, says the report was
not believed in official circles that the Japan
ese Government had again reverted back into
its former state of exclusiveness and dis
missed General Capron and other Americans
from the positions to which they were call
ed Our Government would have been noti-
fed of the fact if true.
TWO women named ReutiD, have been ar
rested and held to bail in Brooklyn, N Y,
for manufacturing and passing counterfeit
money.
The Vermont General Assembly began its
session on the I'd. The Senate organized by
clecting L. G. Hinckley, President pro tenn.
In the House, Colonel Franklin Fairbanks
was chosen Speaker.
The Republicans have renominated for
Congress Benjamin T. Evans in the Eastern
and James NJ. Pendleton in the Western
Rhode Island Districts. Amos Clark, Jr.,
has been nominated for Congress by the Re-
publicans of the Third New Jersey District.
The Straight out Democratic State Con-
vention of Ohio, met at Columbus on the I'd.
AS but few counties of the State were repre-.
seuted, it was deemed advisable to delay the
nomination of electors, and General Joseph
II. Geiger was appointed Special Commit
tee to call Convention for that purpose, to
meet October IL.
At the recent session in Chicago of the
Masonic Grand Lodge of Illinois the follow
ing officers were elected: James A. Hawley,
of Dixon, Most Worshipful Grand Master
G. E. Lounsbury, of Mound City, Deputy
Grand Master; Joseph Robbins, of Quincy
Senior Grand Warden; w, j. A. Delaney
of Centralia, Junior Grand Warden; Har
risou Dills, of Quincy, Grand Treasurer; o
II. Miner, of Springfield, Grand Secretary,
The Grand Council of Masons, of Ohio, al
their recent session in Columbus, chose the
| following officers: Companion Joseph Con
| rad, of Atwater, Puissant Grand Master
Peter L. Wilson, of Georgetown, Deputy
Grand Master; H. Theobald OF Dayton, II
lustrious Grand Master; John Benjamin
of Painesville, Grand p. G. work; Flavius J
Phillips, of Georgetown, Grand Treasurer
Geo. Treadwell, Cincinnati, Grand Recorder
Orestes A. B. Senter, of Columbus, Crane
Captain of the Guard; Jacob Randall, o
Waynesville, Grand Sentinel
A Wilmington Oel.) dispatch of the q
says complete returns from all parts of tn
State of elections the day before for Assess
ors and other local officers, give Demo
cratic majority of 50, being Republican gai
on the vote of two years ago for simila
officers.
The election in Georgia on the I'd resulte
In the success of the Democratic Stat
ticket. An Atlanta dispatch on the evenin
of the election says: Returns from twent
counties give Smith, the Democratic nom
nee for Governor, 10000 majority. If tn
same proportion holds in the counties to b
heard from, Smiths majority will be owe
10000" AsMacon dispatch says a seriou
fight occurred at the polls in that city
between white and colored voters. The di
turbance commenced with fisticuff fight
and developed into q fierce encounts
with brickbats and pistols. In the cours
of few seconds about fifty shot
! were fred, by which one white man WI
} killed and five or six negroes wounded, tw
, of whom have since died. The afiray laste
but few minutes, when the negroes lie
the polls. The whites claim that the who
affair was premeditated on the part of IL
negroes; that it was their intention to tai
! forcible possession of the polls, and the
0 originated a disturbance with this obiec
a The negroes, however, claim that they we
. driven from the polls by violence, and cou
4! get no chance to vote. They were address,
I by the Mayor, later in the day, who guara
Q teed sthem protection; but, with few exec
tions, they refused to vote, and went to the
0 homes"
= Rev. BENZ. r. Hoyt, Oldest ordained mini
n ter Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
3 New England, died on the Sd, at his re-
dence in Salem, Mass.
o A Harrisburg pa telegram of the Sd, q
=. nounces that Hon. w, p, schell, Labor j
. form candidate for Governor, had declin