Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-18
EPIT0ME OF THE WEEK.
CONpENsEp rELEaRAPHlc NEWS.

der Sullivan, Secretary of the Board OF
Public Works. Mr.. Hanford had written
communication TO the chairman OF
the Common Council Committee on
Public Schools, in which the charge
, was made that Mr.. Sullivan's wife
had been the guiding spirit in
a ring in the School Board designed to
throw the schools under the control of the
: Roman Catholics. This communication
was read at meeting of the Common
Council, ut which Mr.. Sullivan chanced
to be present, and he obtained copy
Of the portion relating to his wife, when
he proceeded to his residence, and in
company with his wife and brother went
to Mr.. Hanford's residence, where he ac-
costed Mr.. Fl. and demanded a retraction.
which MIR. II. refused to grant. Mr.. Sui.
livan then struck him, and scufiie en-
sued. Friends interfered to separate
them, and Mr.. s, says Mr.. H. struck
Mrs. s., whereupon he drew revolver
and fired at him intending, as he says,
to wound him in the arm, but the ball
took effect in the bowels, and the wound
ed man died in about half an hour. Mrs.
5, was formerly writer for the press in
Chicago and has taken quite an active part
in educational matters, in connection with
the rights of women. She and her hus
band both emphatically deny that there
was any truth in Mr. Hanford's charges
against her. A great deal of excitement
and feeling in Chicago has grown out of
this sad affair Mr.. S. was formerly a
newspaper man, having been connected
with the morning papers of the city. lie
was Immediately put under arrest, and the
! Coroner's jury recommended that he be
held without bail to await the action of
the Grand Jury.
! III was reported on the 9th that a panic
prevailed throughout Servia in conse
quence of late Turkish victories. The
people were demanding the dismissal of
Ristics, the Prime Minister, and that the
Powers be appealed to to avert the ruin
which was imminent. Prince Milan had
expressed a willingness to negotiate or
abdicate.
THE Missouri Republicans held their
State Convention at Jefferson City on the
9Th. George A. Finkelnberg, of st. Louis,
was nominated by acclamation for Gov
ernor; @. c. ALLAH was nominated for
Lieutenant-Governor; Eugene F. Weigel
for Secretary of State; Col. John Sever
ance for State Treasurer; G. r. Smith for
AuditorGeneral A, W, Mullins for At
torney-General. The Cincinnati platform
and candidates were indorsed.
The Democratic State Convention of
M,cHan Was SnS hel99 a9e}9 e. twRse ReRtF59i m the 9Th
erovarror. ", W. l.. Webber, of East Ssgi-
nav; Lieutenant Governor, julius Hous-
man, of Grand Rapids; Secretary of State,
George II. House; Treasurer, j. G. Park
hurst; Auditor. General, F. NJ. Holloway;
Commissioner of the Land Office, C. w.
Green; Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, Zelotus Truesdell. Presidential
Electors were chosen, and resolutions were
adopted declaring for reform and indors-
ing the platform adopted and the ticket
nominated by the National Convention at
St.douis.
A FORT SULLY dispatch of the 9th says
Indians from the hostile camp had just
arrived, bringing II report that Terry's
command had encountered the hostiles,
who were itanked by Gen. Gibbon and
badly beaten. They acknowledged a
loss of 100 wounded, and say that Sitting
Bull was shot-through both thighs.
SENATOR LOGAN testified before the
Whisky Frauds Committee, on the 10th,
and pronounced as false in every particu-
lar all insinuations made by ex-Solicitor
Wilson, or Others that he had been in
any manner connected with the whisky
frauds He never had any connection,
directly or indirectly, with dis
tillery, or any connection with distillers
or rectifiers, and no business with
! them whatever, nor had he knowledge of
any frauds, except as they were developed
in the trials and published in the news
papers.
AN attempt was made at Berne, Swift
zerland, on the 10th, by II Russian lady,
! to assassinate Prince Gortschal1Of, Rus
sian Minister to that country. The woman
was arrested. The attempted assassina-
ton is ascribed to political causes.
VIENNA dispatches of the 11th say that
the Turks were continuing the massacre
of Christians in Bosnia. England had
notified the Porte that the excesses which
they perpetrated in Bulgaria must not be
repeated in Servia. 1t was reported that
Austria and Russia had notified the Turk
ish leaders that they would not be permit
ted to occupy Belgrade
DIsRAELI, the British Premier, has been
elevated to the Peerage, with the title of
Earl of Beaconfeld.
THE returns from the recent State cleo
| tion in Alabama received at Montgomery
on the 11th, give Houston (Denl.) for
Governor majority of 36,67l in fifty-four
counties The eleven counties TO be heard
from gave Democratic majority in 1874
of 1902 The State Senate stands-Dem-
ocrats, 81; Independent, 1 Republicans,
4. House-Democrats S3; Republicans,
IS; Independents, 2.
A DoRY named the Centennial, which
left Gloucester, Mass, several weeks ago,
arrived on the coast of Wales on the 18th,
having successfully crossed the ocean un-
der the guidance of Mr.. Johnson, its
sole occupant She was capsized once
during the voyage.
PRINCE MILAN arrived at Belgrade on
the 18th. The Sevians were reported to
be greatly dispirited because of the recent
Turkish successes.
A MADRID despatch of the 18th reports
the heat there as being fearful, exceeding
any recollection sincepS0o The city was
deserted. Forty field laborers had died
near Seville, and the vines in Andalusia
were scorching and falling.
PRESIDENT IMAGINATION recently directed
the liberation of 161 Communist prison
ers.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
states that Speaker KeT's condition was
such as TO alarm his friends, and it was
believed he would not long survive. A