Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-05-12
EPIToME OF THE WEEK
CONDENSED rELEGRAPAIC NEWS.


in charge the case of Winslow, the Boston
Eorger, for his discharge on the ground
that the sixty days within which the
United States might perfect its case had
expired, the officers of the Crown pro
tested, and it was decided TO hold the
prisoner ten days longer, to await the
reply from Washington to the latest En-
glish note. ..t.
1T was announced from Washington on
the 3d that the District Grand Jury had
agreed upon presentment against ex-
Secretary of War Belknap, for the alleged
acceptance of bribes in his official station.
THE Democratic Greenback State Com
mittee of New York have adopted resolu.
tions declaring that the Democratic State
Convention recently held at Utica mis-
represented the sentiments of the. true
Democracy Of the State in the financial
plank of the platform; opposing the nom
ination of Tilden, and advocating the
selection of a Western leader upon a
Western platformi sndorsing the platform
of the Democracy of Indiana, and asking
the Democrats in Congress not to adjourn
until the House has passed and presented
to the Senate bill repeating the Specie
Resumption act.
A DISPATCH from New Orleans on the
I'd says armed bodies at West Fellciana
had demanded the resignation of the Par
ish officials. News had been received
from Coushatta that State Senator Twitch-
ell was mortally wounded, and George
King, his brother-in law, killed by an un.
known party, while crossing the river
Coushatta. Senator Twitchell was one of
the holdingover Republican Senators.
The recent Republican State Conven-
ton of Oregon passed a resolution declar--
ing Jas. G. Blaine to be its first choice as
a Presidential candidate.
THE Maryland Republican State Conven-
tion to choose delegates to the National
Convention was held on the 4th. The
delegates elected were instructed to vote
for the nomination of Mr.. Blaine as long
as there was reasonable hope of his nomi-
nation.
THE Kansas Greenback State Conven-
ton met at Topeka on the 4th and elected
delegates 10 the indianapolis Convention.
A ROME Qtaly) telegram of the 9TH says
that King Alphonso had written another
letter to the Vatican, in which the state
ment is made that, as Spain is Catholic,
Catholics need apprehend nothing from
the application of the religious liberation
,,1o in tho pam Constitution
TIE delegates elected by the South
Carolina Democratic State Convention TO
the National Convention are uninstructed,
and have different preferences as to can
didate for President, but will vote for the
one most likely to win.
THE Georgia Republicans have chosen
delegates to the National Convention,
with preferences estimated as follows:
Blaine, S. Bristow, 6; Morton, 5; Conk-
ling, B.
SENATOR TwITCHELL, of Louisiana,
was reported to be still alive on the 9TH,
but in very precarious condition. Acting
Gov. Antoine had offered $4,000 reward
for the arrest of the assassin.
al w
Sd, Ben French and wife (colored), who
were under arrest for poisoning an old
and wealthy colored man named Jacob
Jones, were taken from the Jail by mob
of masked men and hung TO the limb of
tree about two miles from the town.
THE boat clubs of the Dublin Univer-
sity decided on the 9th to organize joint
representative crew TO take part in the
Philadelphia contest
THE college and library at Charlieville,
France, were burned on the 9th. Loss
about 100000.
THE Ruski Mr. of recent date says
10000 Turcomans had lately assembled
at Meru and resolved to solicit help from
Afghanistan for holy war against Rus
sia.
On the night of the 9th, an explosion
took place in the magazine OF the
Delaware, Lackawanna s. Great Western
Railroad Company, in which was stored
the giant-powder and nito-glycerine used
for blasting in the Bergen tunnel near
Jersey City. The explosion aroused all
New York, and every building within a
radius of two miles was more or less in
jured. One person was killed, and the
loss to property exceeded $50, 900,
ABOUT five o'clock on the afternoon of
the 9th Chicago was visited by a terrific
tornado, accompanied with a deluge of
rain, peals of thunder and flashes of light
ming. The violence Of the tempest con-
tinued very few minutes only, but dur
ing that time over quarter of a million
dollars damage was wrought. The Cook
County Hospital was stripped OF
its roof; the Michigan Southern Freight
Depot said to be the largest in the world,
was leVeled to the ground, and the work
men therein employed buried under
the debris. Five men were serious
ly and one or two, it was thought fatally
injured. A child was killed by the blow
ing over of house on Blue Island avenue
and four girls were injured by the falling
in of chimney on Franklin street
Several of the churches on Wabash avenue
were injured, notably Grace Church
whose spire was hurled to the ground anC
broken into innumerable fragments
Trees were uprooted, fences over
thrown and sidewalks scattered
The shipping in the harbol
was badly damaged though no loss o
life had been reported up to the morning
of the 9Th. The crib, standing in TIM
lake, two miles from the city, the lax,
terminus of the tunnel which supplies
Chicago with water, was struck by light
ming, and the roof and portion of tn,
superstructure carried away. The keepe
was injured somewhat, although not Sc
riously, The damage caused by the storm
was variously estimated at from $500
to $500, 900, AT Leavenworth, Kansas, tn
same storm eliminated athalfpast three il
the morning, and was veryViolent. Severa
large brick buildings were thrown down
The damage to property in the city an'
| oov,,t,y ,yaa actin afad at from z k0 000 Il