Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01
WEST AND SOUTH.

John Z. Alexander, the most extensive
cattle-dealer in the Mississippi Valley, died
at his residence in Morgan County, ILL.,, on
the 22d.
A suit was commenced in the U. S. Circuit
Court at st. Louis, on the 22d, against the
Missouri Pacific mortgage trustees and re-
ceivers, in behalf of the United States, for
taxes from 1S64to 1877 under the old Income
law. The tax, with penalties and interest,
amounts to 100000.
A man named Osborn, in Jail at Robinson,
Crawford County, Kan, under indictment
for murder, assaulted Sheriff Henderson on
the 1Sth inficting mortal wounds, and was
taken from the Jail that night by mob of
masked men and hung to the nearest tree.
Hon. Joseph r. Underwood, ex-U. S. Sen
ator from Kentucky, died on the 23d, aged
eighty-six years.
An accident occurred to the passenger train
on the New Orleans & Jackson Railroad,
near Jackson, on the morning of the 23d. A
bridge gave way, making complete wreck
of Ahe train. A tramp, stealing passage,
was killed. two passengers were mortally
wounded, and ten others injured, but not
dangerously.
At ratification mass meeting of the Ma
tional Independent Greenback party at Chi
cago, on the 23d, letter from Peter Cooper,
regretting his inability to be present, was
read. Mr.. Cooper says he waited long for
Tilden's letter Of acceptance, hoping to find
therein sufficient ground for retiring from the
candidacy for President; but in this he was
disappointed, as he, like Hayes, indicates the
determination to take no step backward from
a wrong policy of the Government in financial
matters. He says this legislation has proven
disastrous to the country and declares that
the only relief is avolume of currency greater
than the present and equal to the wants of the
nation. Speeches were delivered by Gen. Cary,
candidate for Vice-PresidcHt, and others. 1t
was resolved to appoint National Grecnback
Committee, with member from each State
and Territory, with headquarters at Chicago,
| to organize voters and clubs.
G. A. Finkelnburg, who recently declined
| the nomination for Governor of Missouri, at
the urgent solicitation of the Executive Com
mittee on the oath formally accepted the
nominations
The Kansas Democratic Convention was
held at Topeka on the 2Sd Resolutions
were adopted indorsing the St. Louis plat
form and candidates and pledgiug the nomi-
nees of the convention to rigid economy in
State affairs. John Martin, of Topeka, was
nominated for Governor, and the Greenback
nominees for Lieutenant Governor, Treas.
urer, Auditor and Superintendent of Schools
were accepted as the nominees of the conyen-
tion. The remainder of the ticket is Dem
ocratic. The Greenbsck party accept this
ticket and withdraw theirs.
The Greenback party OF Michigan held a
convention at Grand Rapids on the oath and
nominated full State and electoral ticket,
Adyices of the 25th from Deadwood give
encouraging reports Of the Black Hills gold
diggings. Eight hundred ounces of gold
dust arrived at that place on that-date. A
solid piece of quartz estimated to contain
800 in gold, from the Alpha mine, had also
been received.
James Murphy, nineteen years of age, was
hanged at Dayton, Ohio, ON the 25th for tho
murder of William Dawson in that city
Sept. l, 1875. The night previous to his exc
cution he made statement, confessing The
crime, which he had before denied. IL,
maintained perfect calmness to the last mo
ment When the drop fell the rope snapped
ana new one had 10 be procured. The sec
ond fall, six minutes later, dislocated hi
neck, and he died in nineteen minutes.
Adyices from Oakland, Mich, report
disastrous storm in that section Hundred
of trees were uprooted, over 10000 acres o
corn prostrated and many miles Of fenc
blown down. Three houses were struck b.
lightning and several persons shocked, bu
none seriously hurt.
: The Colorado Republican State Convention
was held at Pueblo on the Goth. A full Stat
ticket was nominated, headed by John X
ROutt, of Arapahoc County, for Governor.
fire at Savannah, Ga, on the might Of th
25th destroyed property valued at 100000.
Judge Bingham, of Franklin County, Ohio
sitting as District Judge, on the 2Sth, d.
} clined to grant the injunction asked 10y II
Western Union Telegraph Company, RESTRAIN
ing the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad Compan