Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17
EPIToME OF THE WEEK.
CONDENSED TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.


AN explosion occurred in the celluloid
factory at Newark, N. j., on the 9Th, set
ting the building on fire and destroying it
OF thirty men in the building at the time
some escaped uniniured, but several were
either killed outright or fatally injured.
THE steamer Martin Weiner, from
Shields, England, for Hamburg, has been
lost with all on board,
HEAVY rain.storms occurred in many
sections OF the West on the 9th, causing
considerable damage by floods in some
localities. Three accidents occurred on
the Wisconsin Division of the Northwest
ern Railroad caused by washouts. At
Lawrence a bridge was washed away and
passenger train plunged into the stream
at that place and completely wrecked, the
engineer, baggageman, newsboy and one
passenger being killed and several others
| injured. Two accidents occurred to freight
trains, causing loss of life.
A MASS meeting of the friends of the
late w. G. Ralston was held in San Fran
cisco on the night of the 9Th, and was
largely attended, Resolutions were
adopted laudatory of the character of
the deceased, and denouncing the EUening
Bulletin and Morning Call for their alleged
brutal and unjustifable attacks upon his
private character.
THE Red Cloud Investigation Commit
tee commenced its open session in Wash
ington on the 10th
The testimony of the prosecution in the
Westervelt trial was closed on the 9th.
Mrs, Westervelt testified on the 10th that
on The 9th of July, 1874, the day when her
husband was, according 10 the evidence of
Mrs Peer, seen in a street-car with Char
lie Ross, he remained in the house all
day. She remembered 1t distinctly, as it
was her birthday.
DIFFERENT and conflicting accounts are
given as to the origin of the recent dis
turbances in Mississippi and the number
of colored people slain. One statement is
to the effect that three whites were killed
and five or six wounded Five or six ne
groes were killed on the barbecue grounds
and an unknown number wounded; two
were killed the next morning, and two
or three others were reported found
dead. Another report says thirty me-
groes were killed and fifty or sixty
wounded. A Washington dispatch of the
10th says telegram had just been re-
ceived by the Attorney General, from the
Sheriff of Kinds County, Miss, reporting
that perfect peace prevailed throughout
that county; that peace officers were not
prevented from executing legal process,
and that good citizens would aid him in
the discharge of his duties, if needed.
The Attorney General expressed the opin-
ion that the difficulties were atan end.
A DISPATCH from London on the 11th
says the Privy Council had been asked
for an executive order to prevent the hold
ing of fairs or markets throughout War
wickshire on account of the prevalence of
the foot and mouth disease During the
preceding week 5000 cases had been re-
corded in Norfolk. Sheep and pigs were
affected as we'll as cattle.
THE entire Spanish Ministry resigned
their positions on the 11th and on the 18th
Gen. Jovellar formed new Cabinet.
A. H. THoMPsoN's division of Mai.
Powell's exploring party arrived at Gun.
nison, Utah, on the 18th, en- route for
home, having concluded their explorations
| of the season.
A DIsTILLER at st. Joseph, Mo-, under
prosecution for violation of the Internal
Revenue laws, pleaded guilty on the 18th.
THE widow of the late President Lin
coin reached Springfield, ILL.,, on the 18th
in charge of her son Robert. 1t is said she
is not regarded as being any better, men,
tally, than when she first went to Batavia.
A BELGRADE dispatch of the 18th says
that on account of the recent concentra-
ton of Turkish troops on the frontier the
Servian Government had ordered the
formation of six frontier brigades aggre-
eating $4,000 men. A Constantinople tel
egram of the same date says that serious
fighting had occurred during the week, in
which the Turks had been defeated, and
that, in consequence, the siege of Trebigne
had been renewed.
A wATER-sPoUT destroyed fifty houses
at ST. Gilman, France, on the 18th. Nine
dead bodies had been recovered on the
morning of the 18TH and sixty persons
were still missing.
THE election in Maine on the 18th re-
suited in favor of Gen. Conner (Rep.) for
Governor by about 5, 900 majority Legis-
lature Republican.
In his trial on the 18th Westervelt
| -, &. 4
that he never saw Charlie Ross,
and in answer to question whether
he had any knowledge of his whereabouts
he replied emphatically that he had not
but wished he had.
JUDGE GILBERT, of the New York Su
preme Court, rendered a decision in q
civil-rights case, wherein VIM. F. John
! son (colored), of Brooklyn, sought to com
pei the Principal of public school tC
admit his son, instead of sending him tc
the school provided for colored children
The court holds that the common
schools are public charity; that the
benefits conferred by them are a free
gift from the State, and, like every Other
donor, the State may prescribe in wha
manner the gift may be enjoyed. In con
clusion, Judge Gilbert says that the stat
ute, by guaranteeing equal privileges
does not confer the right to enjoy them il
common with any class of persons, or il
any particular school, and that nothing
has been shown from which it can be in
ferred that the relator has been deprived
of the equality of privilege to which he il
entitled. The motion for mandamui
, was denied.
: THE recent severe storm on Lake Mich
: igan did much damage to shipping anC
caused great loss of life. Among the NOR
serious casualties was the sinking of tw,
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