Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-11-19
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.
CONDENSED TELEGRAPHIc NEWS.

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New York, loaded with oil, anchored out
side the harbor and was discovered to be
on fire at one O'Clock on the morning of
the 9th. There were forty persons
on board the vessel, eight of whom were
cabin and twelve steerage passengers.
There was a heavy wind at the time of
the fire, and the vessel was soon burned
to the water's edge and sank. Great un-
certainty existed on the 9th as TO the fate
of those on board, some reports being to
the effect that they had taken to the boats
and drifted out into the gulf, heavy
gale prevailing at the time; but a dis
patch frem Galveston on the morning of
the 10th says the impression was gaining
ground that they had all perished on the
ill-fated vessel.
A LONDON telegram of the 9th an
nounces the receipt of additional letters
from Stanley, giving the conclusion of his
examination Of the shores of Victoria
Nyanza. He says the great lake is one
body of water, and not series of small
lakes, as held by DR.. Livingstone.
BY special decree, issued Nov 9, Rus
sia has annexed that portion of Khokand
lying on the right bank of the Syr Daria,
frSm the Russian frontier to the River
Nareen.
A SECOND survivor of the crew of the
steamer Pacific was picked up at three
O'Clock on the morning of the Sth, thirty
miles inside the Straits of Fuca. He was
floating on a raft, from which he says
Capt. Howell had been washed off and
drowned. The name of the rescued man
is Neal O'Haley. He says the PacIti
was struck by a vessel under full sail.
Two boats got away from the wreck. Five
dead bodies had also been recovered up to
the Sth.
ACCORDING to the French Finance Min.
ister's report to the committee of the As
sembly the revenue of France since the
commencement of the fiscal year had
been $22 ,00o, 900 in excess of the estimates.
A VERY severe earthquakc-shock was
felt in portions of Missouri and Kansas
early on the morning of the 10th. AT In
dependence, Mo-, several brick buildings
sustained considerable injury, and dishes
were thrown from shelves. The citizens
were aroused from sound slumber, think
ingitheir houses were falling. The shock
felt at Topeka and elsewhere in Kansas
was equally severe.
A SINGULAR accident occurred at the
Detroit (Mich.) Pullman car works on the
afternoon of the 10th. A large air-tube,
six feet square, extends from the base
ment TO the roof to carry up the dust of
the planning machine to the cupola. While
| twelve or fifteen men were sweeping
dust from the cupola down the tube to
be carried away, the fine particles took
fire from smoldering embers near the
foot Of the flue and exploded with a
burst of flame, which burned several of
the men fearfully, some of them danger
ously.
CABLE dispatches of the 11th state that
heavy storms had prevailed in France and
England during the preceding week, and
vast tracts of country were threatened by
the rising floods.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE telegram of the 11th
says the Sublime Porte had ordered the
districts of Trebigno, Biletz and Piva to
be detached from herzegovina and organ
lied as a separate department, to be placed
under an Arminian Greek Governor.
JUST after taking warm bath at the
Capitol in Washington on the 10th Vice
President Wilson was taken suddenly ILL
and his friends became considerably
alarmed at his condition during the day,
but his physician reported him as much
improved in health on the 18th, and
thought he would speedily recover.
ACCORDING to Milwaukee dispatch Of
the nth Ludington (Rep.) for Governor oi
Wisconsin would havea a majority of about
900 The balance of the Democratic
State ticket is elected by majorities ranging
from $50 to 800 except Kuehn for Treas
urer, who would have from $500 tc
5000.
THE New York State Senate will con
tain 21 Republicans and II Demo
Gratis; House, 6S Republicans and q
Democrats.
FORGED tickets purportlng to hav'
been issued by the Illinois Central Rail
road at Chicago, and to be good for {
passage from Chicago to Denver, by tn
way of st. Louis, were offered to ticket
agent in New York city, on the 10th, fo
sale at a reduced price.
BY the recent total destruction by fire o
the large cotton-mills at Glasgow, Scot
land, belonging to Robertson & Co. ant
, Young g. Co. 1900 persons were throw
out of employment. Loss of property es
t timated at 81 100000.
ACCORDING to the latest publication O
J what is said to be the official returns O
the Pennsylvania election Hartranft'
, plurality over Pershing is 11,945. TIL
{ Prohibition vote is nearly 10000.
J AN explosion of fire-damp occurred
= Belgian colliery on the 10th. Up to tn
T 18th forty two dead bodies had been II
covered, and it was feared large numbt
: were still in the pit and probably killed
IT has been ascertained that the vesst
which collided with the steamer Pacif
was the bark Orpheus, which was aftel
ward wrecked on the rocks and went I
pieces, her crew escaping No more SUI
vivors Of those on board the Pacific at tn
time of the disaster had been found up
the 18th.
A DoNKEY-BoAT belonging to the burne
steamer Waco has been found out in Il
# gulf, bottom up; it had not been scorche'
: No signs of any of those on board IL
II vessel at the time of its destruction hs
: been found up TO the 10th, and all hoI
\ that any had survived the disaster W,
n abandoned. A New York dispatch of Il
12th says the Waco had on board 300 cas-
L of petroleum, which she had no right
II carry, being without the necessary certi
cate, and her owners would be prosecute
d Coz. JOYCE, ex-Supervisor of Intern
= Revenue at St. Louis, who was convict'
" of conspiracy TO defraud the Goyernme