Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-10-27
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.


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The receipts of the Northern Ohio
Fair Association for the past year ex.
ceeded the expenditures about 81 900.
THE report of the Steward of the
Asylum for the Blind, d. NJ. Brclsford,
for the month ending Oct IS shows a
lures for the month, 81 ,S29,40; receipts,
5000.
LEWIS MYERS, sentenced to the Peniten-
tiary for completely in the Col. Dawson
murder at Dayton, was taken to Colum-
bus on the 10th. Myers conviction was
evidently mistake, as Murphy in his
confession before being hanged entirely
exonerated him from all completely in
| the crime. He was taken to the Peni-
tentiary and constructively imprisoned,
when he was released upon a pardon
from the Governor.
A FIRE at Newton Falls on the even
ing of the 14th destroyed the extensive
tannery of 9. Groppingers. Loss 81, 600;
insured for $4,000. The origin Of the
| fire is unknown.
| THE Masonic Grand Lodge met at
| Columbus on the 18th An unusually
large number were present. The Grand
| Masters address was presented and re-
| ferred to a committee.
In the billiard-match at Cleveland on
the 18th, for the championship of the
State, Gallagher, of Cleveland, was the
victor.
SOME twenty or more saloon keepers
in Cleveland, convicted of selling liquor
on election day, were fined five dollars
and costs each and sentenced to one
days Imprisonment in the County Jail.
THE Cincinnati Pork Packers Asso-
citation has fixed the pay for laborers
during the hog season at $1.25 per day
THE Centennial managers have APP
pointed the 26th inst. as Ohio day at the
Centennial. 1t is understood that Gov.
Hayes has accepted an invitation to be
present, and will hold reception at the
Ohio headquarters.
THE Democratic State Central Com
mittee and number of prominent Dem
ocrats met in Columbus on the 18th. A
number of speeches of q most hopeful
character were made, and the determine.
tion reached to renew the contest in
Ohio with all possible vigor, with the
idea of carrying the State.
In the Masonic Grand Lodge at Colum-
bus on the 18th a avery earnest discussion
was had on the point of order relative to
the recognition of the colored Masonic
Grand Lodge of Ohio. The question of
their recognition was presented last year
and laid over until this session. The
/ Committee on Jurisprudence reported
the matter back with resolutions recon-
mending the recognition of the colorcd
Grand Lodge. A point of order was
then made that under the constitution of
the Grand Lodge the resolutions were not
in order, except as an amendment TO the
constitution itself. The Grand Master
overruled the point of order, and held
that the resolutions were in order. APP
peal was taken from this decision and
was sustained by the Grand Lodge, there
being about seventy-fve majority in
favor of the appeal present. The Grand
officers were all reelected. Columbus
was chosen as the place for the next
meeting. ,., ...- F.
A COLUMBUS dispatch of the Goth to
the Cleveland Plain Dealer says Will
lam Bell intends to contest the right of
Barnes to take the Secretary of States
Office on the ground of the illegality of
the Cuyahoga County Republican tickets,
which were printed on thin letter paper
with an engraved head which is con
trary to the provisions of the law.
ADRIAN JOHNSON, one of the Commits
sioners of Jackson County, while super
intending the building of bridge three
miles from Hamden, on the 10TH was in
stantly killed by the falling of a derrick.
THE following is the vote (officiaD for
Secretary of State and Judge of the
Supreme Court at the recent election: