Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-09-12
THE NEW WORLD.

A Washington special of the 29th says the
Post Office Department was extremely dissat-
isfied with the postal cards issued by the con-
tractors. They are not equal to the contract
requirements, either as regards paper or print
ing, and the contractors had been notified that
unless they Immediately conformed to their
agreement the contract would be annulled
Rodman, the Assistant Treasurer of Brook
lyn, n. Y, is a defaulter to the amount Of
about $250,000 Besides being Assistant
City Treasurer, he was also Secretary of the
Brooklyn Trust Company, whose defaulting
President, Mr.. Mills, recently committed
suicide, as is supposed, by drowning.
A colored man named William Clark Camp
bell was hanged at Cairo, ILL.,, on the 29th for
the murder, in April last, of Thomas Doyle,
the mate of river boat. A. Pike was hung
at Boise City, CAL, on the same day for the
murder of an Indian-the first instance of the
kind in California.
The night express west, on the Detroit &
Milwaukee Railroad, on the night of the 2Sth,
consisting of the baggage-car, two coaches,
one sleeper and two emigrant cars, became
disabled in consequence of the engine throw
! ing driving-wheel of, q mile east of Muir,
The train was followed by through freight,
which ran into the rear of the passenger train,
| killing five women and one child, and injuring
ten Others, all of whom were immigrants.
The Secretary of the Treasury has directed
the Assistant Treasurer at New York that dur
| ing the month of September he may sell ST.
5000 of gold on each Thursday, and buy
100000 in bonds on the third Wednesday.
A Washington dispatch of the 3lst says that,
with one exception, such members of the
House of Representatives whose terms com
menced on the 4th of March last had drawn
their monthly pay, taking the full rate under
the new compensation law. The one excepted
had drawn at the old rate.
The Democratic and Liberal Republican
State Committee Of Wisconsin have called a
State Convention to meet in Milwaukee Sep
tember p, to nominate an opposition ticket
for Governor and other State officers.
Julia Barber, aged sixteen, and her sister,
Of Aurora, ILL.,, had been repeatedly warned
of the danger of using kerosene oil for
kindlng purposes; but they wanted n prae-
tical demonstration of the fact. So few
days ago Julia took the can and began pour.
ing oil into the stove, when a fearful explo
sion was the result, the can being literally
torn to pieces, the kerosene scattered about
the room, and the girl herself enyeloped IN
flames. The sister sought to wrap the suf
ferer in quilt, but Julia was SO wild witt
fright and pain as to be unable to remain
quiet, and ere other help could come she wal
so terribly burned as to cause her death foul
hours afterward.
Mr.. Irish, Chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee Of Iowa, has ISSUED
an address to the Democrats Of the State, ad
vising them to vote the Anti-Monopolis
ticket, nominated at Des Moines.
AT the win County, Ill.,, Anti-Monopol.
Convention, held on the 1st Mrs, Sarah Me
Intosh, of Wilmington, was nominated 70
County Superintendent Of Schools.
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has decid
cd that the Graham Temperance Law, passed b,