Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03

SECRETARY Morrln on the 5Oth ult. denied
the statement that he was about to resign to
enter upon canvass for the Maine Senator
ship.
. THE EAST.
The paying teller of the Park National
Bank, New York city, Thomas Ellis, alb
seconded on the oath with $4,000 of the
banks funds. The bank offers s., 900 reward
for his arrest.
One section Of the Centennial train on the
New York Midland Railroad ran into another
section, on the night of the Esd, killing one
passenger and wounding a number of 9TH
ers six seriously. The engine and one pas
senger car were wrecked, and two passenger
cars were thrown down an embankment sixty
feet high.
The Continental Life Insurance Company,
of New York city, suspended on the 25th and
receiver was appointed. The officers think
that, with judicious management, policy
holders VIII not lose anything eventually.
Yellow Jack Donahue-a Molly Mcguire
was convicted at POttsyille, Pa, on the oath,
of the murder of Powell, at Summit Hill,
in 1871. This is the tenth "Molly" con-
victed Of murder.
The train on the New Jersey Central Rail
road which left Jersey City on the evening
OF the oath was thrown from the track by
misplaced switch when near SomerviIle the
engine overturned, two coaches piled on the
engine, and three other coaches thrown from
the track. Three passengers were killed
and fourteen others wounded-three seri-
ously. The switch was found to be plugged
and the switchboard turned to show the
"all-right' signal.
The Monetary Commission authorized by
the concurrent resolution of Congress was
In session in New York on the 26th. It is
composed as follows: Senators Jones of
Nevada, Boutwell, of Massachusetts, Bogy of
Missouri; Representatives Gibson Of Louisi-
ana, Bland Of Missouri, Willard Of Michigan;
Hon. W. S. Groesbeck Of Cincinnati and
Prof. F. Bowen of Cambridge, experts; Hon.
Alex. Delmar, of Philadelphia, statistician
and corresponding secretary; George VI.
Weston, of Boston, recording secretary A
subcommittee will shortly start for the
Pacific coast 10 take evidence there with re-
gard to the production of precious metals in
California, Nevada, etc, and in reference to
other matters intrusted by Congress to the
commission.
Frank McCrackin was arrested at New
York on the 26th and confessed that he muir
dered little Maggie Bauer, Aug. IA, at Valley
Stream, Long Island.
The price of coal in New York has declined
since the sales oflast month.
Both houses of the Vermont Legislature
on the 9th passed resolution requesting
their CoRgressmen TO use their influence for
the repeal of the Bankrupt law.
Nine mldshipmen have been dis
missed from the Annapolis Naval Academy
for refusing TO testify in the case of the
hazers,' and it is probable that the entire
third class will be dismissed.
A freight-train on the New Jersey & Mid
land Railroad broke through the trestle-
bridge at Hawthorn, on the 26th, the engine
and tender falling on the Erie track aud the
cars piling upon them. The engineer, fire.
man and three brakemen were fatally injured;
the conductor had both legs broken. All
travel on the Erie Road was stopped.
Gen. Sickles has declined the Republican
nomination for Congress in the Ninth New
York District.
John Hiland and John Fallon, convicted
of the murder Of Geo. Chislet, near Elwood,
Aug. 5, were hanged at Mays Landing, Nj,
on the 9th.
dispatch to the New York Herald from
st. Albans, VT, says secret preparations are
. going on in Northern Vermont for Fenian
nvssion Of Canada this fall or early in the
spring.
The Woman's National Christian Temper
ance Union held its annual session at New
ark, Nj, on the 26th, 9th and 2sth, about
o delegates being present. The next ses-
sion will be held at Chicago.
The registration of voters in New York
city aggregates lS2,9S7, against IA, ,SSS last
year and 149,0lO in 1874.
Edward S, Stokes, the murderer of James
Fisk, Jr., was released from the Auburn IN.
Y)prison on the 2sth ult., his term of SEN
tence having expired.
A Boston telegram of the 29th ult. says
the report Of proposed Fenian raid into
Canada is without foundation.
The Fort Stanwix knitting mill, at Rome,
N. y, was burned on the 9th ult. Loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000. Over 100 opera
tives are thrown out of employment
Commodore Vanderbilt was reported com
Portable, but weaker, on the sSth ult.
The jury in the case of Mckay u.s. the
editors aud publishers of the Philadelphia
aes was discharged on the 2sth, after be-
locked up fer-s-weelz.- They were no
..--arer agreeing than when they first retired
Bstween 1000 and 5000 visitors were pres
-on the Centennial grounds on the 10Th,
passing the gates on special passes. All the
buildings were open except the U. s. Govern
ment building.
A special committee have reported to the
Auditor,General, that there is deficiency Of
some $3OO,OOO in the accounts Of the Phila-
delphia city treasury,
By collision between coal and passenger
train on the Delaware, Lackawanna & West
N Railroad, on the evening of the 3Oth, near
eoldsboro Station, Pa, five persons were
Killed and twelve or thirteen wounded.
f'-h' WEST AND SOUTH,
The deaths from yellow fever at Savannah
on the2Sd numbered two; on the oath, FIVE
The Chicago school census, recently com
pleted, shows that the present population Of
that city Is about 407, ,66l. f.
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