Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-25
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.


was walking on the track around a curve
in an opposite direction from which the
train was coming, and at the same time
there was a train approaching from the
opposite direction on the Baltimore 81
Ohio, which runs parallel with the p, Ft.
w. g. G. X. II. at that point. This train
probably attracted his attention, so that
he did not hear the train behind him.
The deceased leaves wife and five chill
dren in destitute circumstances.
THE Grand Lodge of Ohio of the Inde.
pendent Order of Red Men convened at
Cincinnati on the 14th. A large number
of delegates were present. Officers were
elected for the ensuing year, as follows:
Hon. Grand Master, Fred Henderstein,
of Cincinnati; Assistant Hon. Grand
Master, John Fritchie, of Cleveland;
Second Assistant Hon. Grand Master,
Ambrose Werner, of Cincinnati; Worthy
Chaplain, Adam Renner, of Cincinnati,
and Hon Grand Secretary, Carl Liska, of
Cincinnati. Hon. Geo. Zehler, of Gin
cinnati, was elected Treasurer.
Hon. JOHN SHERMAN returned to his
home on the 18th, after continued abb
sence at Washington of nearly year.
THE nickel-plated (frst spike of the
Dayton 81 Southeastern Railroad was
driven at Xenia on the 14th with appro-
pirate ceremonies. The track-laying is
to be prosecuted with great vigor.
THE Third Regiment Ohio Infantry
will hold q reunion at Cardington on the
18th of September. Gen. John Beatty
will deliver an address.
THE State camp-meeting opened at
Mansfield on the 18th.
Ex-Gov. j. D. Cox, of Toledo, was
nominated for Congress on the 10th by
the Republican Convention of the Sixth
Congressional District.
THE Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons (colored), at its session at Column
bus on the 10th, elected the following
officers cor the ensuing year: Grand High
Priest, Justin Holland, of Cleveland;
Deputy G. H. P, George II. Bailey, of
Cincinnati; Grand King, James A. Guy,
of GAINESVILLE; Grand Scribe, j. B. Tay-
lor, of Columbus; Grand Secretary, J. r.
Blackburn, of Xenia. Reports show the
order in hourishing condition.
JACOB CESS, farmer living near
Portsmouth, was badly mangled on the
14th by mower. His horses were
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him in front of the sickle His left hand
was entirely severed, and his hip and leg
badly cut. He was nearly dead from
loss of blood when found. The surgeons
pronounce the case hopeful.
Hon. F. M. DEcHANT, State Senator
from the Butler and Warren District,
and prominent member of the bar, died
at the residence of his father, near Frank
lin, on the 10Th, after an illness of several
months.
Hon. CHARLES FOSTER was renomi-
mated for Congress on the 10Th by the Re-
publican Congressional Convention of the
Tenth District.
| AT the session of the Grand High
| Priests Council of colored Masons at
Columbus on the 18th representatives
were present from Ohio, Michigan, Ken
lucky and Alabama. The following
officers were elected: J. B. Underwood,
of Columbus, President; NJ. Venn, of
Detroit, Vice President; G. H. Bailey, of
Cincinnati, Secretary; George Fields, of
Toledo, Treasurer; ]. E. Roland, of In
diana, Chaplain; w. T. Boyd, of Cleve-
land, Master; Sam. Clark, of Cincinnati,
| Conductor; j. B. Taylor, of Columbus,
! d.
ard.
BY the order for the consolidation of
internal revenue districts, under the Leg
islative bill, issued by the President on
the 18th, the Eighteenth and part of the
! Thirteenth are consolidated into the new
Eighteenth, and Charles B. Pettingill re-
tanned as Collector. Part of the Thir-
teenth and Seventh Districts are consoli-
dated into the new Seventh, and Charles
! G. Walcutt is retained as Collector.
CARL ScHURz will deliver two speeches
| in German in Ohio, one at Cleveland.
Aug. "a, the other at Toledo, Aug. 25.
THE Muskingum County Board of
School Examiners rejected thirty-three
out of class of fifty applicants before
them at their last meeting.
AT the camp-meeting at Urbana on the
! 18th 500 women formed procession and
marched from one part of the grounds to
another and then held Crusaders ex-
perience meeting Ladies from Piqua,
London, Springfield and Urbana related
their experiences and expressed their
hopes, and altogether contributed largely
to the interest of this meeting.
AN unknown man was drowned in the
old canal at Dayton ON the nth. He
was heard to fall into the water, but
could not be rescued. While in the
water some one asked him his name and
he was understood to say O'Haley. His
body was recovered ON the 18th. An in
quest was held, but his name was not
learned.
A MOST reckless act was committed on
nj.
named Henry Smith, sent up from Law
renee County to serve term of four
years for hOrse-stealing. He was en-
ployed in Gills shops and engaged in
pouring melted iron. On that day he
filled what is called TASKS" to the
number of nineteen, which is said to be
an easy DAVIS work for one man. He
had Just taken out a ladle of melted iron,
when he asked the foreman If he expect
ed him to do as much work the next day.
The foreman replied that he would.
Smith declared that he would not, and
thereupon pulled off his glove and delib-
erately thrust his hand into the ladle of
melted iron. His hand was sweating at
the time, which prevented the metal from
adhering to it and burning the flesh to u
crisp. As it was, the hand was burned
in frightful manner.
A CALL has been issued for the annual
meeting of the Ohio Short-horn Breeders
Association, TO be held in Columbus dur
ing the State Fair week. This promises
to make the show of cattle at the fair
this year unusually fine.
THE Children's Home at Portsmouth,
new building nearly completed, was
burned on the Goth. Loss S5,OO0i no
insurance.
DIR. A. M. BLACKMAN, former resi-
dent of Fostoria, was recently accident
ally killed in Iowa by being thrown from
his buggy. He was a gallant soldier
during the war; was Captain of Company
ii of the Forty ninth Ohio; was promoted
to Lieutenant Colonel of the Forty