Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-08-23

dence OF her son, In South Bend, Ind.
A fourteen-year-old daughter of Joseph
Powell, living near Wyandotte, Kansas, was
burned to death on the Sd by her clothes
taking fire from the explosion Of kerosene
can with which she was trying to kindle
fire in the kitchen stove
Advices from Urbana, Ohio, say the attend
ance at the National Camp Meeting there on
the 11th was immense.
Miss Mary Shultz was burned to death, in
Lima, Ind, on the 5th She had been clean
ing and filing the lamps, and set the oil can
on the stove, which exploded, throwing the
burning fluid over her, and setting her
clothes on fire.
Mr.. Firman Mack, wealthy and respect
able citizen of Joliet, ILL.,, visited Chicago
few days ago and mysteriously disappeared.
His remains were subsequently found in the
Chicago River, and the indications were that
he had been robbed and murdered.
The State and Congressional nominations
for the Indiana election, October 8, are as
follows:
DEMOCRATIC AND LIB REPUBLICAN
ERAL.
Thomas A. Hendricks. Thomas NJ. Browne
lieutenant G0Ue,nor.
John r. Cravens. Leonidas Sexton.
COngresS-At Large
John S. Williams. Godlove s. Orth.
Michael c. Kerr. William Williams.
COnqress-By Districts.
I. William E. Niback. William Heilman.
2. Simeon X. Wolfe. Daniel w. Voyles.
B. William s. Holman. William w. Herod
4. David S. Gooding. Jeremiah NJ. Wilson.
5. Cyrus r McNutt. John CoDurn.
q. Daniel w. voorhees,. Morton e. Hunter.
Z. Mahlon D. Manson. Thomas j. Cason
8. Thomas c. Whiteside. James N. Tyner.
9. John Enos Neff. John p. G. Shanks,
10. z. Van Long. Henry B. Sayler
II. John A Hendricks. Jasper Packard.
The State ticket nominated by the Louis
lana Liberal Convention is as follows: For
Governor, d. B. Penn, of Orleans; Lieuten-
ant Governor, J. 8. Young, of Claiborne
Auditor, James Graham, of Orleans secre-
tary of State, Y. E. Dumas, of Orleans, col
ored; Attorney CT eneral, W. L. Herman, of
East Feicisna Superintendent of Educa-
ton, ]. W. Mcdonald, of Webster; Con-
gresham at-Large, George A. Sheridan, of
Orleans.
The news from Mexico on the 5th was to
the effect that the country was becoming
pacifed, the roads were safe, and confidence
was being restored. Martial law had been
revoked in the States of Puebla, Zacatecas
and Hildalgo, and the State Governments re-
stored to their full powers Lerdo's course
gave general satisfaction.
VIII hhnuY, OF Jnc Revenue Marine DlYl-
sion or the Treasury DvPur tuuvnt,
Washington on the 18th. He had been in the
Department forty years.
The contract for carrying the Pacific mails
between the United States and China has
been awarded to the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, by the Post Office Department, at
$500, 900 per annum.
The New York Democratic and Liberal
Republican State Conventions are to be held
at Syracuse on the 4th of September
General Butler has stated that he shall not
allow his name to be used in the canvass for
Governor of Massachusetts,.
The Prohibitionists of Massachusetts, will
hold o convention to nominate candidates
for State officers, in Boston, August 2S.
Horace Greeley arrived at Gorham, N. H,
on the 18th, and was escorted to the hotel,
where he made a speech, after which he left
for the Glen House. Here he was received
with music, and made few remarks.
Congressional nominations on the 18th:
Republican-George Willard, Third Michi-
gan District Granville Barrier, Ninth Illi-
nois. Democratic and liberalization H.
Moore, Thirteenth Illinois.
The Pinchback Republican State Conven-
tion of Louisiana, at New Orleans on the
18th, passed resolution indorsing the Ma
tional Republican platform adopted at Phil
adelphia, and pledgng their support to
Grant and Wilson. Nominations were made
as follows For Governor, P. B. s. Pinch
back (colored) Lieutenant Governor, T. B.
Harris, of Concordia Secretary of State,
George B. Loud, of Iberville Auditor, Jas
per Blackburn, of Terri Brown; Attorney
General, A. p Field, of Orleans; Supern.
tendent of Education, w. G. Brown (col-
ored), of Orleans; Congressman-at Large,
II. q. Dibble, of Orleans. Prior to the
above action Of the Convention a prop
osition to fuse with the Liberals
was rejected, whereupon General Campbell,
President of the Convention, with eighty
seven members, withdrew, and subsequently
| adopted resolutions indorsing Greeley and
Brown, and the Liberal State nominations;
also, authorizing the formation of an Execu-
tive Committee, auxiliary to the Liberal
Committee.
call has been issued, signed by William
Dean, for the election of six delegates to
represent the State of Delaware in the Louis
vile Convention.
The Republicans of the Fourth Congress
ional District of Maine have nominated Gen
eral Samuel F. Hersey for Representative in
Congress.
Judge Williams, of the Chicago Superior
Court, has decided that the establishment at
Wheaton of the Du Page County ml.) seat
was illegal, and ordered that the capital of
the county be returned to Naperville, the old
county scat. The case will probably go to
the Supreme Court.
At Liberty, Mo-, few evenings ago, girl
named Mills had an alteration with her
brother, when she seized a shotgun and
shot and killed him instantly.
Miss Lizzie Cowen, a young lady living
near Oregon, Mo-, was burned to death the
other night, by the explosion of a coal-oil
lamp, which saturated her clothes with oil
and set them on fire.
Hon. John A. Kasson has been nominated
for Congress by the Republicans of the
Seventh Iowa District. Hon. W. D. Foster
has been renominated by the Republicans in
the Fifth Michigan District. Milton Saylor
has received the Democratic and Liberal Re-
publican nomination for the full term, and
o. j. Dodds for the short term, in the First
Ohio District, and General H. N. Banning is
the candidate of the same party in the Sec
ond Ohio District.
The Conservatives of the Third Virginia
District have nominated George d. Hise for
Congress.
President Grant arrived in Washington on
the 18th.
Under the late law of Congress granting
to disabled soldiers artificial limbs, or, in
lieu thereof, commutation, those who have
been paralyzed, or have sustained some bod
lily injury depriving them of the use of their
limbs can make applicatiOn for commuta.
tion to the Surgeon General Of the Army.