Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-17
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.

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THE State Mine Inspector has in his
office sigilirea tree, taken from a coal
mine in Stark County. 1t measures three
feet ten inches across the base, and is
four feet seven inches in length, and is
regarded as a very fine specimen. The
bark was still on the tree, but fell off in
taking it out. 1t Itresembles blush stone
in color, and is fully as hard.
A COLUMBUS special at 205 a. m. of
the 9Th estimated Hayes majority in the
State at 5000.
THE Cleveland Plain Dealer tells a
rather diaphanous story of hotel keeper
of that city, who, having charged a
guest four dollars too much, followed
and overlook him Just as he was about
leaving on the Pittsburgh train, and re-
turned his money to him.
WILLIAM MCCLURE, an old farmer of
Mad River Township, Clark County,
was shot and probably fatally wounded
on the night of the 5th by Richard Nc
Clure, his nephew. Domestic trouble
was the cause. Richard was arrested
and admitted to bail.
Miss FANNY NJ. BANKS, of the Cincin-
natl School of Design, who carved the
Estey organ for the Centennial Exposi-
tion, has received an order from the
same firm ut BrattleborO to carve a
larger organ for the Paris Exhibition in
1878. ..,, ... .....-. ... -t.
A TERRIBLE coal-oil accident occurred
at the residence of William RAIDER, in
Deshler, on the evening of the 7th. Mrs.
RAIDER attempted to remove the burner
from coal-oil lantern, which had been
lit. 1t came Oft with jerk, and the oil
flew and became ignited, and the fire
communicated with can of coal.oil.
In few minutes the house was in flames.
Mr.. RAIDER, who was in bed, jumped up,
and with the assistance of daughter
got Mrs. RAIDER out of the house, but not
until she was fatally burned. Four
children were in bed; three of them es-
capped, but the youngest, about year
old, pershed in the flames which con-
sumed the building, ....r
Two WOMEN we're arrested in Zanes-
vile the other evening for appearing in
the streets in mems attire. The Mayor
discharged them on the ground that they
had committed no offense under any
ordinance now in force in the munich.
pality. ...-......... ...........
The Thanksgiving proclamation of
Gov. Hayes, published on the Sth, is as
follows: rl-.
Under the favor of Divine Providence, the
people of Ohio during the past year have
been greatly blessed Their harvests have
been abundant; health and peace have dwelt
by their tiresides; law and order have been
maintained; education has been free to all
the youth of the State, and civil liberty and
the consultations of religion have been en-
joyed undisturbed.
For all these blessings we should be filled
with gratitude to Almighty God. Now,
therefore, in conformity with the wise usage
established by our fathers, |, Rutherford B.
Hayes, Governor of the State of Ohio, do
hereby designate Thursday, the thirtieth
day of November, A. d. 1876, as day of
Thanksgiving to God, and do recommend
that on that day the people abstain from
their usual avocations, and devote them
selves to appropriate expressions of rejoic-
ing and thanlxfulness, not Forgetting out of
their abundance to succor the needy and
conf rt the unfortunate
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
State of Ohio to be affixed, at Columbus, the
seventh day of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven
ty-six, and in the one hundred and first year
of the independence Of the United States Of
America. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
BY the Governor:
WIN. BELL, Jr., Secretary Of State.
THE barn of Eli Scudder, near Kyle's
Station, on the Short-Line Road, was de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the Sth.
Thirteen hundred bushels of barley,
thirty tons of hay and two fine horses
were burned. Loss, $4,000; insured fer
$4,000. --- o. --.-.-, .- -.-..--
G. Fl. GRAIL, a freight conductor on
the c., c., G. & /. Railroad, was shot
and seriously, if not fatally, wounded, by
three tramps, at Shelby, on the 18th
The tramps were on his train and, re-
fusing either to pay their fare or leave
the train, Mr.. Grail took the cap of one
from his head and kept it. At Shelby
Grail stepped from the train, when one of
the tramps grabbed his hat. A scuffle
ensued, and each of the fellows drew a
revolver and fred. One ball entered
Cral's body in the region of the heart.
The tramps fed but were followed, capt
ured and lodged in the Shelby jail Mr.
Grail identified one as the person who
fired the shot which wounded him. n
A YOUNG man named VIM. A. Smith,
who lived at Keyser, w. Va, was killed
by falling through the Greenfield bridge
a few nights ago. He was on his way
to seek employment at Cincinnati, and,
not having the money, had crawled into
car to steal ride. When the car
stopped on the bridge it was so dark that
he could see nothing, and, supposing
they had stopped at the station, he
stepped off and through the bridge, fall
ing to the rocks below, distance of 100
feet. His neck back and limbs were
broken and his skull fractured.
A LITTLE girl named Marie Delong was
drowned in the canal near Sugar Grove
on the nth.
RoBERT MOONEY, farmer near Della
ware, was so badly injured by corn-crib
falling on him that he died on the 11th.
John HOWARD has served notice of in
tention to contest the election on Hon.
John d. McMahon, of the Dayton Con-
gressional District.
The State Dental Convention will be
held at Columbus the first Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday in December.
Yankee Trade in Paris.