Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-08-02

General Manager of the Erie Railroad, new
office.
Serious riots recently occurred at VIII
liamsport, Pa, and the authorities found 1t
necessary to call out the militia to restore
order. Four men, named Greery, Birming-
ham. Whitlan and Blake, were arrested on
the SD. as leaders in the disturbance. Bir-
mingham vas released on $4,000 bail, but
Immediately rearrested on charge OF lncit-
ing a riot on the 22d, and held in default Of
1000 bail.
George ". Well, of Perry County, is the
Democratic candidate for Congress from the
Eighteenth Illinois District.
! At Brainard, Mimi, a few nights ago, some
four hundred citizens gathered together and
proceeded to the jail where were confined
! two Indians charged with being the murder
| ers of Miss Macarthur. The crowd broke Into
the Jail, took the Indians out, and hung them
on tree in the principle business street in
the town. Nearly the entire population wit
messed the tragedy.
Dir. ]. A. Hendricks of South Bend, is the
Liberal Republican end Democratic candi-
date for Congress from the Eleventh Indiana
District.
The Indiana Democratic Central Commit
tee met at indianapolis on the oath, and
nominated John R. Craven, Liberal Re-
publican, of Madison, for Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, in place of W. c. Depauw, declined.
By the premature explosion Of cannon at
Rushyille, Ind, on the oath, several persons
we're seriously injured. Frank Ridenbaugh
was hurt in several places, and, it was
thought, fatally George w. Wilson lost an
arm. and John NJ Carr had his hand blown
off.
]. G. Flowcredew, British Vice-Consul at
Portland, Oregon, died on the 23d, from in
iuries caused by fall from his horse.
Judge Willard, of the State Supreme Court
of South Carolina, has decided that the act
for the issue of the Blue Ridge Railroad
Company Of scrip, receivable for taxes, is un'
, constitutional and void. The practical effect
of this decision is to wipe out 100000 oi
: State liability.
The MARYLAND Democratic State Conven
tlon, to nominate an Electoral ticket, il
4 called to meet at Baltimore on the 11th Of
September
The recent Democratic State Convention
of Georgia renominated Governor Smith b!
+ accclamation, and reaffirmed the platform o
1870, with an additional resolution endors
ing the nomination of Greeley and Brown
The Liberal Republicans, in Convention as
> sembled, agreed to support the Democrati
: Electoral ticket.
: A Washington dispatch of the oath state
that DIR. Jayne had been suspended as Pen
j. sion Agent at Springfield, ILL.,, under tn
Tenure-of Ofice act, and Edwin Fl. Jones al
), pointed in his place.
The extensive machine and other work
shops of the Erie Railroad Company, at Jel
s sey City, were destroyed by fire on the nigh
Il of the oath. The Company's loss is abou
sSOO.OOO. Eleven hundred workmen wer
Il employed in the works.
g The National Camp Meeting Associatio
will hold their next meeting at Urbana, o
/ commencing August S, 1872, and continuin
ten days.
e The Governor of Wisconsin has receive
: $40, ,76O from the United States Treasury 8
:, = five per cent. on the sales of public lands
:, :. the State during the year 1871, to be adde
" y, to the State school fund.
a. The Missouri Liberal State Convention hi
= been called to meet at Jefferson City on IL
:, 21st of August.
% Congressional nominations were made c
y. s the 25th as follows: Republican-Isa'
- Clements, Eighteenth illinois Districts H.
Burchard, Fifth Illinois Lucius P. Mars
=, Thirteenth Ohio John Q. Smith, Thil
~ " Ohio; General Isaac r. Sherwood, Sixt
~ ~ Ohio; George W. McCrary, First low
=, Democratic and Liberal Republicans.
~ Marshall, Nineteenth Illinois, George
- Barnes, Eighth Illinois,
:, Robert H. Isabelle, a colored citizen
y. New Orleans, whose children were refus
admission to a white school, has recover
10 81, 600 from the Board of Directors