Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-28

dent fortunately contained only one passen.
ger besides the assistant conductor and a
brakeman. The passenger was unhurt, but
the two latter were fatally injured.
A dispatch from New York, 18th, says that
in addition to the vessel American Congress,
which has already been reported as prob
ably lost, It is stated that two
other ships, the Liucoln and the Sterling
Castle, both British, have probably met the
same fate. Tne Sterling Castle sailed from
New York on December 10 for London, and
had a crew of twenty.six men. The Lincoln
sailed on December IL, and had a crew Of
twenty.three men. n"
A fire at Shreveport, La, on the morning
OF the 18th, destroyed business proper ty to
the amount Of about half million Of dol
lars.
Judge Green, OF the franklin County,
Ohio, Court Of Common Pleas, has rendered
9 decision regarding the temper anee law Of
the State. Some of its provisions he de-
clares to be unconstitutional and void, and
so llmIts the remainder that 1t would be
dificult to obtain verdict against liquor
seller. ..s st s.1 Ie
A serious accident occurred on the 10th,
| on the Fort Smith Railroad. While round
| ing q curve near Plumer's Station (afty-
two miles from Little Rock), the rear
car of the mail train, containin g
thirty-two passengers, was turned over
| down an embankment and dragged
some 900 yards before the train was stopped.
| Twenty.four Of the passengers were more or
less injured, and one was instantly killed.
At Brooklyn, N. Y, recently, a mother
locked her two children up in room while
she went out, and while absent the house
took ere and the children were burned to
death. A Mrs. Sarah Taylor was fatally
injured in jumping from one OF the win
dowH.
Horace Greeley's daughters, 1t is said,
will each have Sl0O, 900, after his liabilities
are paid. a..
A system Of ticket swindling has recently
been discovered on the Panhandle loute
between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, and
several OF the conductors and ticket-sgentt
have been arrested for being implicated
therein. 1t is said that the conductors fail
ed to punch many of the tickets taken NJ
by them, and handed them over to the
agents, who re-sold them and then divided
the profits.
! At New York, on the Doth, the jury In tn
Jumel will case Of Bowen against Chase
rendered verdict in favor OF the defendant
and added further, that Eliza B. Jumel ha'
no interest in the lands claimed which wa
descendable to her heirs. The case involve
property valued at 100000. Chase ha
brought suit against Bowen to have him en-
Joined from bringing additional suits to re
cover the estate. ..t....
The New York Cotton Exchange have de
cided after the 1st Of next September to in
clude ordinary cotton in contract delivery
and that not more than Is per cent. ordinar
and strict ordinary be delivered in any con
tract for 100 bales. ...
, A dispatch from New York, goth, says tina
, the counsel OF Stokes claim to have foun
} the woman who picked up The pistol drop
ped by Fisk at the Grand Central Hotel, an,
: that other important evidence can now b
supplied. 1t is also stated that Judge Davi
was aware Of this evidence when he graHte
/ the stay of proceedings.
The following nominations were made b
the Democratic State Convention Of Conne'
3 ticut which met at Hartford on the 1911
Q For Governor, Charles r. Ingersoll; Lie'
/, tenant Governor, George G. Sill, Liberi
t Republican; Secretary of State, Martin F
!, Sanger; Treasurer, William E. Raymond
Comptroller, DR.. A. r. Goodrich.
The Maine House, on the 18th, passed
resolution. in favor Of woman suffrage by
{ vote Of 6fto 81.
The Ohio Woman's Suffrage Conventio
!, met at Toledo on the 10Th. Mrs. H. M.
q Cutler, Of Cincinnati, presided. s.. -.t
n The Iowa Legislature adjourned sane die @
the Goth. a..
l. A special from New Orleans on the 2otl
j reports the failure of the great SPANS
house of Lezedi & Co., for $4,ooo,0o0. Tw
y millions of this, it is said, fall on New Yor
e bank, name not given. a