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

tion in the loss OF kind father and an emf
nent statesman. His services to his countr,
have become part Of its history. 1 regret
that cannot attend the funeral to-day ant
participate In the last earthly honors to thu
remains OF distinguished patriot and states
man."
The Saratoga County Bank, at Waterford
N. Y, was robbed on the morning of Tho
14th of over $800,0O0 by gang of nine
masked desperadoes. The robbers secretec
themselves In the house of the cashier. Sun
day night, and bound and gagged the entire
family, except the cashier, whom they com
PEELED to open the vault Of the bank. The
loss to the bank is about $500. Special de
positors will lose about $780, 900 In United
States bonds and stocks.
Snow fell two or three inches deep neat
Binghamton, New York, on the night Of the
18th.
Spencer T. Downey, engineer on the New
York Central Railroad, has been indicted for
manslaughter, In having caused a recent
fatal accident by collision at Plttsford.
James W. Covert has been nominated for
Congress by the Democrats OF the First Dis.
trict Of New York
The funeral services OF the late Hon. VIM.
Fl. Seward, at Auburn on the 14th, were
largely attended and were very impressive.
The new Congregational Church at Pesh-
tlgo was dedicated on the evening Of the sth,
the anniversary ofthe great flre, and is almost
an exact reproduction of the one that was
DESTROYED.
The Democrats of the Third St. Louis
(Mo) District have nominated VIM. H. Stone
for Congress.
An Indianaaolis dispatch of the 14th saws:
''The official vote of n counties, received
at the Secretary of States office, with the
semi official returns from the other is coun-
ties, give Hendricks, Democrat for Gov.
ernor, s94 majority; Leonidas Sexton, Re-
publican, for Lieutenant Governor, 1913 ma
iority; W. w. Curry, Republican, for Sec
tary of State, ,163 majority; ]. A. Wildman,
Republican, for Auditor, 1,224 majority; J.
B. Glover, Republican, For Treasurer, ,52O
majority; @. L. Orth, Republican, for
Congressman-ai-Large, 1,147 majority;
William Williams, Republican; Congress
man at-Large, 1,474 majority. The balance
Of the State ticket, except Super
H. mi OF Public Instruction, is Re-
- "a, For the latter office, Milton
31kins, Democrat, is elected. The Leg
FNiture, from the omcial rpt'truS, -t,a 1890
81 Republicans to 46 Democrats in the
House, and 81 Republicans to % Democrats
in the Senate.
Twelve thousand dollars in Confederate
notes, in denominations ranging from S. to
500, were sold recently at auction, in
Virginia, for $250 in greenbacks. The pur-
chaser was visitor from France, who in
vested in them solely from curiosity.
An interview took place in Washington on
the 18th, at the Interior Department, be-
tween General F. A. Walker, Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, and a large party of In
dians representing the Kiowas, Comanches,
Apaches, and other wild tribes of the west
ern part Of the Indian Territory who have
SO long made Kansas, Texas and Eastern
New Mexico their rsiding ground. The
Commissioner, after advising them to culti-
vate the soil, raise stock, SEND thelr children
to school, ETC., told them plainly that the
Government had determined to put a stop, at
once and for ali, to the murder and stealing
which have Of late become so common, and
that Indians inclined to be unfriendly and
insubordinate would be dealt with summari-
ly. Finally, the Indians were informed that,
besides this general address, the business
with each tribe would be taken up in detail,
separately, day after day, until completed.
Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Chase
lette, widows of the engineer and
fireman who were killed on the Erie
Railroad, at Buffalo, recently, by the
negligence Of the train dispatcher in tele-
graphing, have recovered damages of 5000
each from the Erie Company.
1t was reported in New York, on the 18th,
that Tom Fields had gone to Havana to
avoid the consequences of his pending trial.
The Constitutional Convention ofPennsyl
vania will consist of 6S Republicans and 65
Liberals.
The rolling mill buildings of the Cambria
Iron Works, at Johnstown, Pa, were burned
on the night of the 18th. A large portion of
the machinery was destroyed. Loss esti-
mated at nearly $400, 900; insurance, $10O, 600.
At Boston, Mass, on the 14th, Mary Ella
Lunie, three years Of age, was killed by her
idiotic brother, Patrick, five years old. He
struck her on the head with his fist, crushing
her skull.
The Vermont Legislature on the 18th
elected Hon. j. s. Morrill, to the United
States Senate for six years from the 4th of
March next by vote of Ill to II. The
Democrats voted for Waldo Bingham.
DR.. L. L. Leeds has been nominated for
Congress by the straight-out Democrats of
the Thirteenth Illinois District.
The following is description Of the
counterfeit -ffty-dollar note recently put in
in Chicago:
THE specimens shown are not printed on fiber
paper though this may be done in other issues as
the counteneiters have succeeded in some In
stances in making tolerable imitation OF the Gov
hber paper The scroll-work around the
figures 80" In the upper left hand corner of the
genuine are surrounded by scroll-wOrk of fine
lines, crossing and recrossing each other but all
made OF one line that Is continuous throughout, |
and its course can be plainly traced by the naked
eye. In the counterfeit this effect is produced by
series OF short scratches not connected together
nj all. Between the words New" and "Series"
In the genuine small ornamental dash is insert,
ed, but is omitted in the counterfeit. In the Wig
nette OF Henry Clay In the genuine the. color of
the hair the right side OF the head Is light near
the head, and grows darker toward the outer end
this is reversed in the counterfeit. The most
striking difference, however is the colorng Of the
seal which is OF a brick red tint, instead Of the
bright crimson OF the genuine bills"
The Chicago Journal of the 14th says
" The weather of these frosty October days
Is improving the health of the Western river
towns, which have been suffering greatly
this season from malarious diseases The
past few months have been the most un-
healthy ever known throughout the West"
The propeller Lac la Belle, of Engle-
mann's Milwaukee and Grand Haven Trans
portation Line, foundered off Racine, Wis,
on the night of the 18TH There were thirty
passengers on board. The passengers,
officers and crew, except five or six, who
preferred to stand their chances with the
wreck, escaped in the small boats. 1t was
feared those who remained on the vessel
were lost. Milwaukee dispatch of the
18th gives the names of those known to have
perlshed P. H. Lippincott, travelling
agent for Demor 81 Co., of Milwaukee; L.
Wyener, also a travelling agent, of that city.
and W. Smith, of Watertown, Wis.
The incoming Legislature of Georgia will
be composed mainly of farmers and plant
ers.
The boiler of locomotive at Dover, N.
O., exploded on the 18th, killing the con-
ductor and engineer, and mortally wound