Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-08-13
EPIToME OF THE WEEK.
CONDENSED rELEsRAPHIc NEWS.


animosity against the emigrants; that the
story about the Indians poisoning an OK
or spring is all lie; that Lee, the coward,
wants to throw all the blame on the In
dians. Judge Boreman charged the jury
on the afternoon of the 3D..
THE funeral of ex-Presldent johnson
occurred at Greenville, Tenn, on the Sd,
and was conducted by the Masonic frater-
nifty, of which the deceased was member
The ceremonies were of an imposing char
acter. Many distinguished citizens were
among the large number of people in at
tendance at the funeral.
AN earthquake shock was felt at Oma-
ha, Neb., early on the morning of the 4th
A severe hailstorm occurred at the same
time, the hail-stones being very large and
doing considerable damage to windows
and roofs.
THE recent continuous rains in the West
caused the heaviest foods known for many
years, at this season, in the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Rivers and several of their tribu-
taries. Immense damage has been done
to harvested and growing crops, large
tracts of land being inundated. Railroad
travel was suspended on some of the roads
in the flooded districts, and much damage
to property other than crops was inflicted.
A LOUISVILLE (Ky) dispatch of the 4th
places McCreery's Dem.) majority for
Governor at between 10000 and 10000
ACCORDING to an indianapolis dispatch
of the 9TH the lost from the recent floods
in the central and southern portion of In
diana would aggregate so to so per cent.
of the entire crop. In the low lands along
the Wabash River it was estimated that
200, 600 acres of corn had been entirely de-
stroyed, which alone, at $15 per acre,
would aggregate $3,OO0,000.
THE Chicago dailies report the finding
of two bottles on the lake shore, contain
ing messages purpOrting to come from
Donaldson and Grimwood, the missing
aeronauts. The genuineness of these doc
uments is questioned by parties competent
to judge. One of them reads as follows:
"July 16-2 a. m.-We cannot stay up
more than an hour longer, as the gas is
rapidly escaping. n. S. G."
THE one hundredth anniversary of the
sth of O'Connell, the Irish Liberator,
was celebrated at Dublin, Ireland, on the
9th and 9th. On the former day religious
ceremonies were held in the cathedral, at
which Cardinal Manning officiated. On
the latter there were professions and ora
tions and in the evening illum nations and
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arose, caused by the Lord Mayor call
ing on Charles Gavan Duffy to re-
spond to a toast" The Legislative In
dependence of Ireland" Mr.. Duffy on ris-
ing was greeted with tremendous uproar
and calls for the Home-ruler, Butt.
The Mayor made repeated and in
effective attempts to gain a hearing
and finally vacated the chair. DR.. Butt
then began to speak, when the gas was ex-
tinguished and the company dispersed in
great confusion, leaving unfinished the Sc
ries of regular toasts. At Rome on the
5th, at the chapel of the Irish College,
pontifical high mass was celebrated in
honor of O'Connell's memory.
EIGHTEEN additional cotton mills were
closed at Oldham, England, on the 9th.
A PORTION of Knox County, ILL.,, was
visited by a tornado on the evening of the
5th. Many persons were injured and
considerable damage was done toproperty.
Mrs. John Anderson, of Henderson Town
ship, was killed outright, and many others
of the injured were not expected to sur
vive. In Wataga eight houses were blown
to pieces and several persons wounded,
To the north of Knoxville the new resi-
dence of Mr.. Burton was totally destroyed
and all his family injured.
AN amnesty demonstration occurred at
Dublin on the 7th, in the cemetery where
O'Connell is buried. Over 40, 900 persons
were present, including several members
of Parliament Resolutions were adopted
favoring home rule and amnesty for the
imprisoned Fenians.
THE cholera is said to be raging violent
ly in Syria. Advices up to the 23d ult.
reported 400 cases daily at Damascus, and
the real number was thought to be consid-
erably larger. The disease was also re-
ported as raging at Antioch and other
towns adjacent.
BENJAMIN B. HALLEoK, a clerk in the
cash room of the Treasury Department in
Washington, was arrested on the 7th under
suspicion of being concerned in the $47,-
900 robbery. VIM. H. Otman, saloon
keeper, and an old gambler named Brown
were also arrested as accomplices in the
theft. A special telegram of the evening
of the 9Th says Halleck had made full
confession, saying that Oman put up the
job, Brown being used by him (Otman) as
go-between. 1t was thought 1000 Of
the money would be recovered, and thai
Otmans property in Washington would
be sufficient to cover the balance.
ONE boy was killed and eighteen Others
injured by an explosion in the Govern
ment arsenal near Philadelphia on the
, morning of the 7th.
A FIRE in the town of Victory, neal
Auburn, N. Y, on the night of the 6tl
destroyed the entire business portion o
the village, forty buildings being con
sumed. Loss estimated at $250,0O0. A
woman named Patterson and boy
! Charlie Watson, were burned to death il
one of the houses. Peter Barnes, fire
t man, fell from ladder and was Instant,
killed.
THE jury in the case of John d. Lee
charged with being the leader in tn
8 Mountain Meadows massacre, reported Oh
4 = the 7th that they were unable to agre
and we're discharged by the Court. 1t
!, said they stood nine for acquittal an,
# three Zone Gentle and two Mormons) 70
conviction.
THE trial of Alexander and William
a Collie on the charge of obtaining none
from the London and Westminster Ban
on false pretenses came to a sudden cor
II clusion on the 9th by the announcement