Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-03-30
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.

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stairs. Senator Haines was over seventy
years of age, and quite feeble. He spen
the previous evening with some of hi'
friends; and started to his room in ap
parently his usual health. He was no
seen again until morning, when he wa,
found at the foot of the stairway with
his neck broken.
THE Supreme Court on the Goth, by
unanimous vote, decided that DR.. Charles
L. Wilson could not legally hold his
place as Superintendent of the Athens
Hospital for the Insane, he not being Q
resident elector of Ohio.
THE dead body of an unknown mar
was found lying in the center of the
road, on the 18th, near the residence
of Solomon Wynn, in Graham Town
ship, Fulton County. He was entirely
naked, his clothing lying in the fence.
corner, apparently being placed there by
his own hands. As there were no marks
of violence perceptible, it is the general
impression that he was tired of life, and
that he wiilfully laid down where he was
found, to freeze to death. The name
Forester was engraved on the case of a
watch found in his vest pocket.
SAMUEL P. STICKNEY, probably the
oldest circus rider in the United States,
died in Cincinnati on the 18th, aged
seventy.
JASPER REAs, farmer of Talmadge,
was recently kicked to death by a
vicious horse.
Hon. STANLEY MATTHEW'S, the newly
elected United States Senator to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Hon. John Sherman, gave banquet to
the General Assembly and State officers
at Columbus on the night of the Goth.
THE ex-soldiers at the Dayton Soldiers
Home have concluded to hold general
reunion at the fairgrounds, June 1, of
soldiers of Southern Ohio.
THE General Assembly, iu joint session
on the 21st, declared Stanley Matthews
duly elected Senator to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of John Sher-
man.
THE committee appointed to investi-
gate the demand of William Ampt, of
Cincinnati, for collecting delinquent
taxes due from Hamilton County to the
State, reported to the Senate on the 22d,
recommending that he be allowed the
sum of $4,000, in addition to the sum of
$4,000 already received, and that said
amount be in full of all demands against
the State. Ampt was employed by the At
torney- General in 1878, under a resolu-
tion adopted by the General Assembly, for
the purposes stated above, and succeeded
in obtaining judgment against the coun-
ty for $S1 ,902.12 of which amount $43,
276.24 passed through his hands, out of
which he retained fee of $4,000. Be-
fore commencing the suit he was paid a
fee of $4,000. The committee recon-
mend that demand be made upon him
to refund to the State said $4,000, with
interest, and upon his refusal to do so
the Attorney General be directed to bring
suit to recover the amount. The report
was laid on the table and ordered
printed.
Gov. You've has appointed the follow.
ing staff officers: Charles w. Karr, of
Columbus, Adjutant General; Henry G.
Young, of Cincinnati, Quartermaster-
General; William H. Phillips, of Kenton,
Surgeon General; Daniel A. Grosvenor,
of Athens, Assistant Adjutant- Generals
Lee G.. Weir, of Cincinnati, Aide de-
Camp and Chief Engineer; Allan T.
Brinsmade, of Cleveland, Aide Camp
and Judge-Advocate-General. The stat
ute requires that the three former take
the rank of Brigadier.G General, and the
two latter the rank of Colonel. The ap-
pointment of the new staff was occa.
stoned by the resignation of the old
Gen. Karr, Col Weir, and Col. Brins.
made were members of Gov. Hayes staff
THE Police Commissioners of Cincin.
natl on the 22d took charge of the Fire
Department, agreeably to the recent act
of the Legislature.
THE Citizens Bank, of Ashland, has
made an assignment.
OVER $4,000 was rails ed on a recent
Sunday in the Congregation Church a
Mansfield, to be applied in liquidatine
the church's debt.
MAYOR GEO. w. G. JOHNSON was nom
mated by the Democrats of Cincinnati
ON the Gath, for reelection.
AT Kenton, last September, Georg,
Elfert, in a quarrel with Harry Wilson
of Bellefontaine, struck him on the heaC
with brick, from the effects of which
blow he died one day later. Elfert plead
guilty in the Criminal Court, and on thu
23d was sentenced to two years in th'
Ohio Penitentiary.
A BOY by the name of Clark, aged six
teen years, for some time past EN-
ployed by the gas company at Barns
vile, was found few evenings since ly
ing dead in the room used for purifying
the gas. His death was caused by suffo
cation, and how long he had been deaf
; when found is not known
; Mr.. A. r. KRAMER picked up on hi
= farm, two miles east of Reynoldsburg,
, few days sinOo, a uvO1u weIgni"s -".a'
and three-quarters pounds, supposed Il
be the tooth of mastodOn. 1t had beel
) washed out of marsh ON the farm by
small stream of water running through
, it. The general supposition is that tn
, greater portion of the skeleton is yet il
t the marsh, and it is intended, unde
, more favorable conditions, to make
} thorough search for the remains of tn
huge monster of antiquity. The toot
| in question is evidently "A grinder, an
= measures five by eight inches.
THERE are only four " first'class" pos
I offices left in Ohio, under the reclassit
, cation made some time since: Cincinnati
:. salary 81 900; Cleveland, 81, 400; Colun
] bus, So, 900; Dayton, $4,000. The large
a second-class offices are: Akron, 81, ,50C
d Canton, 2,700; Delaware, 81, 800; Ely
S ria, So, 100; Fremont, 2,200; HamiltoI
= g., 400; Mansfield, $4,000; MassilloI
: So, 200; Mount Vernon, 50, 100; Norwall
So, 200; Oberlin, $4,000; Painesvill,
c So, 300; Piqua, $4,000; Portsmouth
c So 400; Sandusky, $2,400; Springfield
s s., 600; Steubenville, $4,000; Tiffil
80, 100; Toledo, $2,900i Urbana, 81, 1O
Wooster, 81, 200; Xenia, So, 300; Young
. town, 81, 800; GAINESVILLE, $4,000
: TOLEDO is putting on airs again.
~ has a debt amounting to sixty'four do
~ lars for every man, woman and child
I the city, and it feels as big as Nc
!. York, Columbus Journal.
d In response to a requisition of Il
( Governor of Illinois Gov. Young, on u