Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-17
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.


mitted suicide at Providence, r. l., on
years she had been in poor health and
subject to depression of spirits.
THE Ohio breeders stake for colts
foaled in 1874, to trot for purse of
81 900, mile heats, two best in three,
will be one of the new features of the
State Fair this year. There are sixteen
entries. The board will not in any way
be held responsible for this race, but have
simply consented TO manage 1t for the
parties interested.
THE prisoners in the State Peniten-
tiary on the 7th numbered XII.
JOHN B. POWELL has resigned as a can
didate for Lieutenant-Go Governor on the
Independent Greenback ticket and Hugo
Freyes was substituted.
DANIEL ARRIHooD, farmer residing
in Concord Township, Ross County, was
shot through the head while handling
gun In careless manner on the 4th, and
died almost Instantly.
BENJAMIN B. Cox, living at Elliston
Station, on the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton Railroad, was cut in the arm and
side by his son on the 8th, and bled to
death in ten minutes. Cox had shaTpened
hatchet and threatened to kill all the
members of the family. While Cox bad
his son down ON the floor, with his hand
ON his throat, the young man drew his
knife and stabbed him. The parricide
made no effort to escape.
ELDER MOSES EASTWOOD, of Water
vleit, Shaker village near Dayton, was
brutally assaulted, while in his bed, on
the night of the 7th, by burglars. He
was beaten about the head, face and
body and choked so that no doubt he
was left for dead. Although badly hurt
he is in fair way to recover. The burg
lars had secured only two dollars when
they were frightened away by female
member of the household.
| NEAR Boston, Clermont County, on the
9th, Daniel Harrigan, owner of some vi
cious dogs, one of which had been killed
by Lowell Roudebush, attacked the lat.
ter with gun, threatening to kill him.
Roudebush, who had heard the threats of
Harrigan some days before, had armed
himself with a revolver, and when ap-
preached by Harrigan endeavored to ex-
PLAIN the matter. The latter would listen
to nothing, and pushing aside Mrs.
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trouble, aimed his gun at her husband.
Roudebush handled his revolver rapidly,
firing three shots and killing Harrigah
instantly. Roudebush was arrested.
THE Ohio Editors and Publishers AS
sociation will meet at Toledo Sept. 30
and 81. The annual address will be de-
livered by Hon. Joseph Medill, of the
Chicago Tribune, and William e. Gala
CHER, ESQ, of Louisville, will read a
poem. A banquet, excursion and other
enjoyable exercises are on the programme.
FRANK DENNY, aged fifteen years, died
at Roscoe on the 10th from the effects of
morphine, administered in place of quiz
nine. A young man was sent to the
drug store for quinine and forgot the
name. He called for morphine and took
it home, and the boys mother gave it be
fore the mistake was discovered.
THE Bellefontaine Council has passed
tramp ordinance, making it a crime to
be found in a state of vagrancy or beg
ging within the corporation, punishable
by fine of fifty dollars and thirty days
imprisonment in the jail at hard labor.
A. EDMUNDs, of Harpersfeld, seventy
eight years old, is the happy father of
triplets, born on the 18th.
THE Militia law of Ohio allows only
150 infantry companies. About 140 have
been already organized, aud applications
have been made to the Adjutant- General
for permission to organize more.
A MAss-MEETING of workingmen at
Cincinnati on the 11th nominated the fol-
lowing State ticket: Governor L. II. Bond,
of Cincinnati; Lieutenant-G Governor,
Frank Skarda, of Cleveland, State Treas.
urer, L. A. Hine, of Cincinnati; Clerk OF
Supreme Court, Frederick ArnspeIger,
of Cincinnati; Member of Board of Pub.
lie Works, Peter McGeery, of Xenia
School Commissioner, Peter II. Clark, OF
Cincinnati.
THE Memorial Monument at the Day.
, ton Soldiers Home will be formally un,
yelled and dedicated Sept. IA. Tho
President and Mrs. Hayes, with the
Board of Managers of the home, will be
: present on the occasion.
AT a meeting of Columbus working,
men on the 11th, resolutions denouncing
the Republican and Democratic parties
and Hayes administration were adopted
: and an executive committee appointed
to take steps toward calling State and
county conventions to nominate work
: ingmen's ticket.
AS Mr.. AND Mrs. KTToHER, living neal
MassillOn, were returning home on the
night of the 18th, their horse was fright
, ened by the cars, became unmanageablt
and ran into the canal basin, throwing
Mrs. Kitcher out, and she was drowned
before her husband was able to render
her any assistance.