Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-25
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

-OnaTleS D6mauBn was Iabally
stabbed by John Bogardus near Cairo, in
Greene County, N. Y, the other night.
Jealousy was the cause.
John Overstrcet was murdered few
days since, near Montgomery City, Mo
by his nephew, William B. Hayes. Fam
lily and religious troubles caused the
crime.
The Supreme Court of New Hamp-
shire has sustained the exceptions of
counsel for La Page, who was convicted
in January last of the murder of JOSIE
Langmaid, and ordered a new trial
-Ephraim Phillips, Supervisor of New
Castle Township, Schuylkill County, Pa,
has been sentenced to one years impris-
onment and to pay fine of $500 for is
suing fraudulent tax-receipts to secure
his election.
Lyman II. Halstead went into field
at Libertyville, N. Y, few days ago, TO
catch horse. He was found dead and
mangled in the field short time after
ward. The horse had kicked and stamped
him to death.
An engine ran into two cars loaded
with oil near Elizabeth, n. j., the other
day, setting the cars on fire and creating
fire which spread to the cars of an
other train, and made fire in which
several cars were lost
John Thompson has been arrested
at Pottsville, Pa, charged with arson
and murder in firing house by which
two children, seven and eight years of
age, were burned to death. The crime
was committed four years ago.
-Kehoe, chief officer of the Molly
Mcguire order in Schuylkill County, Pa,
and Canning, chief officer of Northum
berland County, together with six other
prominent members of the organization,
have been found guilty of assault and
battery with intent to kill.
M. Triquet and his sons, aeronauts,
ascended on a recent Sunday in balloon
from the environs of Paris. The bal
loon was torn by contact with some trees
and fell rapidly to the ground. One of
the young men was instantly killed and
the father fatally injured.
John Davis was killed at Boards
town, ILL.,, few days ago, by young
man named Byron Shaw. The latter and
his father were having some trouble, and
old Mr.. Shaw called on Davis for assist
ance. AS he entered the house Byron
shot and killed him. He was arrested
During the prevalence of a thunder
storm at Irwin's Station, Pa, few days
since, the lightning struck and instantly
killed James Twigger, who, with two
other boys, were out at play His COM
panions we're severely stunned by the
shock, but it is thought they will re-
cover.
Mccormick & Clark, shoe dealers, of
Chicago, suspected boy in their employ
of taking money, few days ago, and
Clark took the boy to cellar, put Il rope
around his neck and hung him to gas
pipe until life was almost extinct, the
boy protesting innocence to the last
Clark is under arrest.
"A bush fire between Hemmingford
and Valleyfield, near Montreal, has
caused smoke so dense as to interfere
with navigation east and west" Many
farmers have lost crops, cattle and build
ings by the fire, which was accidentally
started by a farmer who was clearing a
piece of land.
AT Arlington, Mass, a few days
since, two young girls named Jennie
Jacobs, of Thomaston, Me-, and Eugene
Lefevre, of Boston, who were visiting a
school mate, went to a pond to gather
lilies, and while wading stepped off into
deep water and we're drowned, Each was
fourteen years old.
A little son of ]. W. Hostler, who
lives near Genoa, ILL.,, recently had the
third finger on his left hand bitten off by
horse. He was feeding the horse some
husks and accidentally got his finger into
his mouth with the husks, and the horse
bit the finger off at the joint as clean as
though amputation had been performed.
JAMES B. HIcKoK, alias Wild Bill,
known in Kansas and the Territories as
scout of some prominence in early
days, was recently killed in a saloon al
Deadwood, Black Hills, by one Bill
Sutherland, who, in justification for
the act, says Bill killed his brother, at
Fort Hayes, Kansas, some years ago.
Richard Barres Oakley, manager and
proprietor of the Cooperative Credit
Bank, London, England, scheme start
ed in 1874 which proved failure, ad-
Indicated a bankrupt in January last,
and committed for trial on charge of
fraud, has been found guilty and SEN
fenced to five years penal servitude.
Charles Dunkel, while out shooting
at South Chicago a few days ago, was
fatally injured. After getting out of his
boat he drew his gun toward him by the
muZZle. The hammer catching IN the
seat discharged the contents into his
bowels, injuring him so badly that he
died in an hour He was eighteen years
old
The body of Charles Manlove was
recently found in the road west of JOp-
lin, Mo. He was killed by bolt of
lightning. This is the man who, last
spring, was arrested, tried and bound
over for the murder of his sister-in-law,
Miss Belle Douglas. With Charles Man
love dies the prosecution for the murder
and the secret of the girls death will
never be revealed.
"A serious if not fatal accident oc
Cured at the paper-mill at Logansport
Ind, the other day. Samuel Beard, pro
prietOr, and Charles Strobel were fixing
machinery over vat of boiling water
when the board on which they were
standing broke and both fell in, Stobe
was dangerously if not fatally scalded
below the abdomen, and Beard badly
burned about the legs and feet
Cheeseman's reservoir, at the head OF
Beaver Creek, near Red Mountain, Mon
tana, broke a few mornings since, pour
ing large body of water down Ter
Mile Creek, and doing great damage tC
property. John Merry's house was taker
up bodily and carried some distance
Mrs. Merry was drowned. Her body was
recovered. Two men are known tC
be drowned. Their bodies have mo-
been found. Considerable damage was
done to property at Hot Springs ano
Kesslers Brewery. The total loss anC
damage to property will be very heavy.
-" Your case, James Wilson, is Tho
most atrociOus that has come within my
notice for long time" said Recorder
Hackett, in New York, the other day, t.
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