Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-29
THE EAST.

The State convention of colored Republi
cans of New York was held on the 18th a
Utica. Resolutions were adopted declaring
the condition of the South dangerous to tn,
colored race, and calling on the President t.
protect loyal men in their political rights
The National and State nominees were in
dorsed.
The New Hampshire Electoral Convention
on the 18th adopted resolutions denouncinl
the recent order Of the Attorney General t
U. Marshals as an outrage.
Rear-Admiral A. NJ. Pennock died on the
2Oth at Portsmouth, n. H., of apoplexy.
Thomas Duffy, Molly Mcguire, was con
victed at Pottsville, Pa, on the 10Th, of mur
der in the first degree.
The daily attendance at the Centennial Ex
position Is steadily increasing, and the mum
Der present on the opening day is now ap
proximated every day. Nearly loo, ,O00we
present on the 10th. tIlH
The parade Of the Odd-Fellows at Phila
delphia on the 10th was a SPLENDID demon.
stration. At least 1900 members OF the
order were in the procession.
The eHst was New York day at the Centen
NAL Exposition and the attendance was
larger than on any previous day.
The Americans were the winners by clever
points in the shooting match at Creedmool
on the 2lst between six members each of the
Irish and American teams. 60 500
A letter was received by Mayor stokley, OF
Philadelphia, ON the 22d, containing re
quest from the professional thieves of the
city to have day set apart when they could
visit the Exposition without fear of being
captured and imprisoned. The letter
promised that If the request was granted
the suppliants would act in an orderly and
I law-abiding manner.
The New York Sabbath Committee on the
22d sent a Communication to Gen. Newton
protesting against the explosion at Hell
Gate on the oath. Gen. Newton replied thai
p while he respected the Sabbath the explo
p, sion on that day was matter of necessity
The body of aperson who committed sui
eide on the night Of the 10Th while on Tn,
boat from New York 10 Newport was identi
, fed on the 22d as that Of Frank B. Smith
private secretary of Secretary Robeson. Tn,
supposed cause of the suicide is the death
OF sister and the refusal of young lady
Ito marry him. ..-.r.
T. There were 5000 visitors at the Centen
nlal Exposition on the 23d.
ID Commodore v Vanderbilt was reported mucl
weaker on the night of the 23d and fears o.
arelapse were entertained.
A frightful disaster occurred in Fores
County, Pa, on the 2lst. The mountain
streams became swollen by the recent rain
and Hooded the partly-settled valley neal
Ralston's lumber hamlet. Two cabins, oc
cppied by Geo. Parks and Daniel Cooper
woOd-chOppers, were washed down tn,
mountain side into the stream and the occu
pants were all drowned. The Parks family
consisted OF seven persons--father, mother
and five children. There were nine member,
: Of the Cooper family Cooper, his wife,, s1
children and Mrs. Adams, mother of Mrs
Cooper Two persons were drowned il
q smithpert, TlOga County, and four persons
were drowned at Wellsport.
i "A hte in baltimore on the morning of tn,
2sd DESTROYED property valued at 100000.
~ An attempt to rob the Second Nationa
Bank, Of Pittsburgh, was made on the even
. ing OF the oath. Three men effected an en-
trance To the bank by cutting through tn,
hallway partition, and on the arrival of thu
watchman at the bank he was seized, gagged
{ and handeuffed. Soon after brother OF tn,
watehman went 10 the bank and the robbers
becoming alarmed leaPed from the windows
An alarm was given and the robbers wer
pursued. Lieut. Cronin, of the police, en-
countsted them, when they fired on him
wounding him in two places. They crosse'
the river To Allegheny q ty and the police
werein hot pursultat hast Rccounts.
Two Molly Maguires ohm ]. slattery ant
Michael Doolln-were convicted at Pottsyille
Pa, on the 2Sd Of conspiracy to murder.
An opinion was delivered in the U. S. Cir