Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-09-20
THE NEW WORLD,

Gold closed in New York on the 18th at
l13.
The Democrats of the Fifth Pennsylvania
Congressional District have nominated Sim
ington Phillips. E. Joy Morris is the nomi-
nee of the Democrats and Liberals in the
Second Pennsylvania District.
General Dix has written letter to W. A.
Wheeler, Chairman of the New York State
Republican Convention, accepting the nomi-
nation for Governor
The Democrats of the Second Arkansas
District have nominated Colonel L. NJ. Bell
for Congress. Colonel Thomas NJ. Gunter is
the Democratic candidate for Congress in
the Third Arkansas District. The Republl-
cans of the Second Mississippi District have
nominated A. G. Howe for Congress.
The Louisville Convention adjourned sine
die on the 5th, after passing resolution ad-
herring to the nomination of O'Conor and
Adams, Notwithstanding the declension Of
the former. 1t was thought that O'Conor
would at last consent to run.
Two women in the City of Mexico, jealous
of each other, recently fought duel and
were attended with woman seconds. One
was armed with bone dagger and the other
with an ordinary dagger. The one with a
bone dagger killed her antagonist.
Billy Forester, alias Billy Marshall, alias
Billy Frank Campbell, alias Frank Harding,
alias FrankHoward, the suspected murderer
of Nathan, the New York Banker, was ar
rested in Washington on the 7th, by Wash
ihgton detectives, who had been on the
watch for him. He acknowledged himself
to be Forester.
The jury in the case of DR.. Paul Schoeppe,
on his second trial at Carlisle, Pa, for the
alleged poisoning of Miss Steinnecke,
about three years ago, returned verdict on
the 7th of not guilty, and the defendant was
promptly liberated by order of the court.
There were heavy frosts at Bangor, Me-,
on the nights of the Sd and 4th.
The New York World publishes a recent
letter from Manton Marble ridiculing the re-
ports of his declining health.
A child of Mr.. Herrick, Of Portland, Me-,
aged three months, was killed the other
day by cats sucking its breath.
At New Haven, Conn, the other day, a
man named Schenauer took an ak and brain
ed his infant child, then struck his wife with
it, fracturing her skull, and then, going into
the cellar, cut his own throat and wrists.
Aiken, the New York burglar policeman,
has been sentenced to twenty years in State
Prison.
Joseph Brown, who murdered the Kramer
family, last winter, has been convicted at
Pottsville, Pa, OF murder in the first degree.
The prisoner is only eighteen years of age.
At New York few nights ago, John
strathouse beat his wife terribly, concluding
nv hr n Ion har
The lamp exploded, burning her fatally.
The Investigation into the Metis disaster,
at Providence, r. l., was continued on the
7th. All the testimony given went to show
that every effort was made Immediately af.
ter the collision to discover If the steamer
was seriously injured, and that all we're salts
fed that there was no danger.
A parcel of about 800 rough diamonds was
received in New York on the 9th from San
Francisco, purportlng to have come from
Arizona. They were examined by experts,
who pronounced them genuine, and say they
are similar to Brazilian diamonds. Private
letters from San Francisco say that many
people believe that the whole story of dla,
monds in Arizona is a hoax, and that the
stones exhibited are Brazilian diamonds.
julius L. Strong, member OF Congress,
died suddenly in Hartford, Conn.,, on the
7th.
The Indiana straight-Out Democratic State
Convention has been called to meet at In
dianapols on the 10th. The Iowa Straight
Out Convention is to be held at Des Moines
on the 25th.
At Milwaukee, few days ago, butcher
named X. Eckert, split his wiIe's head open
with an AK. The citizens were about tc
lynch him, when the police interfered and
arrested him.
A Mansfield (Ohio) dispatch of the 9th
places the number of killed by the recent ac
! eident on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Al