Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-04-18

| tive member of the NJ. Il. Church. An invcsti-
CATION showed that she had been murdered. A
letter was found on her person, without date
or signature the purport OF which was that
Abraham Of old had more than one wife,
and Solomon had numerous concubincs. This
letter was traced to the Rev. T. G. Workman,
pastor Of the church of which the deceased
was a member. Belief was entertained that
Mrs. Workman had, in a 1T Of jealous rage,
assailed and murdered Mrs Hedges, and the
coroner's jury rendered verdict to that ef-
feet Much excitement was caused by this
terrible tragedy, as all the parties concerned
stood high in the community. Mr.. Workman,
while admitting the authorship of the letter
! found on the corpse, and also Of two or three
others of a similar import afterwards brought
to light denies that any criminal intimacy had
existed between himself aud the murdered
woman. Mrs. Workman, after her arrest ex-
hibited signs of being insane.
An Omaha dispatch of the 9Th Gays the tide
of immigration through Omaha 10 the West
continued unabated, and has never been
equaled since the completion Of the Union and
Central Pacific Railroads.
A law has been passed by the Massachusetts,
Legislature, providing that eggs must be sold
by weight, and that the standard weight of a
dozen of eggs shall be one pound and eight
ounces.
In the Supreme Court at Philadelphia few
days ago, in the case Of Miss Burnham, plead
ing for the right TO vote on the ground that the
word "freemen" In the Constitution meant
men and women, the Court decided against
her.
A few weeks ago, Hon. Joseph Medill, May
or of Chicago, called the attention of the Pres
ident to the order against the holding of Fed
eral offices or appointments by State or muni-
cipal officers, unless they resigned the latter,
and notified the President of his resignation of
membership Of the Civil-Service Board. The
following is a copy Of George William Curtis,
letter Of resignation:
WEST NEW BRIGHToN, N Y, March 1s.
MY DEAR Sm: As the circumstances under
which several important appointments have been
recently made seem TO me TO show an abandon
ment both OF the spirit and the letter OF the Civil
Service regulations, respectfully resign my posi-
ton a member Of the Advisory Board Of the
my warnest Wishes and OF the continuance Of my
most earnest efforts for the success Of your admin
isiration.
Very respectfully and truly yours,
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.
His Excellency, the President
The Cubans have recently gained an impor-
tant victory in the capture of the fortified city
aud seaport of Manzaniuo, together with an i'm
mense amount Of booty in money and muni
tons of war which fell into their hands. They
afterward sacked the town.
An Associated Press dispatch Of the 5fh says
it is the intention OF the Government at Wash
ington to continue competitive examinations
in the Departments as fixed in the Ciyil-Service
regulations, but appointments will not rigidly
depend on these.
1t is stated by the Peoria Democrat Of the
7th, that Mrs. Workman, the wife of the
Eureka Methodist Minister, had confessed hay
ing killed Mrs. Hedges, at Eureka, and she
did il in self-defense. The general feeling was
that Mrs. Workman was driven frantic by her
discovery of her hnsbSud's too intina&e reIs
tions with the widow Hedges and in fit of
desperation, killed the supposed cause of her
domestic misery.
A dispatch from Franklin, Louisiana, 7th,
says that Henry Train, Republican Judge of
the Third Judicial District, had arrived at that
place and opened the regular term of the Dis
trict Court but the members of the Franklin
bar positively refused to appear and practice
before him.
At fire in San Francisco on the night OF the
7th, the son and daughter of John o. Day were
burned to death. The children were In an up
per story of the dwelling.
A Detroit dispatch of the 9TH says the cleo
ton in Michigan had resulted in the reelection
of Judge Christiancy, Republican, without OPP
position, and of Z. c. Walker and Andrew
Clinic, Republicans, as Regents of the State
University, by very large majority, no prac-
teal work being done in opposition to them.
At the recent election in Baton Rouge, La,
the McEnery ticket was elected without oppo-
sition.
At Annapolis, Md, on the 7th, the entire
Republican ticket for Mayor, Recorder and
four Aldermen was elected by majorities rang
ing from 100 to $50.
A. H. Peaslee, Democrat, has been elected
Mayor of Dubuque, Iowa.
A Washington dispatch of the sth announces
that the Treasury Department had commenced |
paying the cotton claims filed under the act of
May IS, 1872. Over 1900 claims have been |
presented, covering over 100000 900. More |
than one-half of them will be rejected on ac- |
count of insufficient proof. The claims being |
paid are for the cotton seized by the Govern |
ment agents after June, 1865.
Complete returns of the recent election in |
Connecticut, mostly official, make the vote for |
Governor as follows: Havens, (Rep.) 39,337 |
Ingersoll, Dem.) As, III; Smith, Temperance |
2,397 Ingersoll's majority, S,443 The Senate |
is II Republicans TO 10 Democrats. House,
100 Republicans, 1872 Democrats. Hawley's |
majority for Congress in the First District is |
1,2S0; Kellogg's in the Second, 500; Stark
weather's in the Third, 1913; and Barnum's |
Dem.) in the Fourth, 1878. The Congress |
sional delegation is the same as in the previous
Congress.
The newly elected officers of the Milwaukee |
Chamber of Commerce are: President, o. j. |
Hale; Vice. Presidents, John Nazro and John |
Johnston.
Full returns of the recent election in Gin |
cinnati give johnson, Democrat, 1000 major |
ity; Marchant, Liberal Republican, for Police |
Court Judge, 1873; Remlein, Democrat, for |
Trustee of the Water Works, 1,S59; Campbell, |
Republican, for Prosecuting Attorney for |
Police $50.
The spring freshets caused considerable |
damage throughout nearly all the Northern |
States, especially in the Eastern and Middle |
States, where the streams have been swollen to |
an unusual height The dam at Ramshorn |
Pond, West Mllbury, Mass, 500 feet long, was |
washed away on the 9th, carrying of two
houses for some distance, and causing other
damage. At Wilkes-Barre, Pa, the Susque-
hanna was twenty-three feet above low water
mark. The Mohawk River reached an unusual
height, causing great damage to the tracks Of
the New York Central Railroad, and tempo
rarily obstructing the running of trains. The
high water in the Delaware also caused consid
cradle trouble along the line of the Erie Rail
way.
The employees of the New York Gas Compa-
ny were on a strike ON the 7th, leaving large |
part of the city in darkness in the evening
On the Sth the strikers made demonstration |
ON the Manhattan Gas Works, on the Tenth |
avenue side, but the attacking party was re-
pulsed with little damage A subsequent at
tack was made, but the police were on the
alert and the strikers were forced TO desist, |
after several of them had been roughly handled |