Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-09-14
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.


W. E BANCROFT, who has been mana
ger of the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph
office at Columbus for some months, left
on the 28th ult. stating that he had bust.
ness in Lawrence County. He left his
family and several creditors in Columbus,
who have not since heard from him. A
new manager has been appointed and
serious financial irregularities are said to
exist in Bancrofts accounts.
THE Ohio Archaeological Society, in
session at Cincinnati on the 5th, elected
Judge w. B. Sloane, of Port Clinton,
President for the ensuing year and Rev.
s. D. Post, of Ashtabula, General Secre-
tary. The next meeting will be held
Sept. 8, 1878, at Wooster.
UPON the opening of the Dayton pub
, lie schools on the Sd about thirty colored
children went to the Third District
School and sought admission, but were
refused and sent home. The colored
people are highly incensed and threaten
to invoke the assistance of the United
States Courts. They have good public
school of their own.
WHILE three little boys were playing
with pistol at Ripley, on the Sd, it was
accidentally discharged, the ball lodging
in the throat of one named Dunham.
He can hardly recover.
CHARLES LEIGHTON, another victim of
the Longworth. street (Cincinnati) disas-
ter on the Sd, died on the 9th.
AT Wapakoneta, between nine and ten
o'clock on the evening of the 5th, the
County Treasurer, on his way home from
Catholic festival, was captured almost
in the center of the town, gagged, car
ried down an alley, held prisoner till
midnight, then taken to the Court House
and, after being subjected to the severe
ordeal of a fire which was placed between
his feet as he lay on the floor, was com
PEELED to divulge the combination of the
county safe. Some $4,000 was taken
therefrom. Mr.. Myers, the Treasurer,
was discovered in the morning in a help
less and suffering condition, his wrists,
feet, mouth and face bearing witness to
much suffering. Myers was the out-go.
ing Treasurer, and should have delivered
up the office the 1st of September, but
owing to some delay in the settlement of
accounts was still in possession.
JARED MCCRACKEN, who murdered his
wife at Van Vert last July, has been
sentenced to the Penitentiary for life.
THE returns to the Auditor of State
show the total number of horses, cattle,
mules, sheep and hogs, for the years 1875
and 1877, respectively, in the several
counties to be as follows: OF horses
there we're in 1875, 1877, ,4S7; 1877, 741, :
281. Cattle, 1,449, 705 and 1,475, ,07S
Mules, 26, ,9SS and 81, ,222. Sheep, 1854.
52s and 3,724, ,040. Hogs, 1901, $50 and
2,139, ,910.
THE cigar-makers' strike in Cincinnati
has ended by the employers acceding to
the demands of the strikers and discharg-
ing all the women in their employ.
THE eleventh annual convention OF
the Young Mems Christian Associations
of Ohio will be held at Columbus, Sept
$3.50.
THE State Fair commenced on the
10th with good show in all depart
ments, notably horses, cattle and hogs
The day was given to preparations. The
weather was very bad.
JOHN AUSTIN, living few miles north
of Clyde, was recently poisoned by tax.
ing jimpson-weed tea. Mr.. Austin hav.
ing the rheumatism was advised by a
tramp to use jimpson weed tea; that it
was sure cure. In asfew minutes after
taking the tea he found that he was
poisoned. Medical aid was called, but
was of no avail, and Mr.. Austin died in
great agony.
CHARLES w. STERRETT, of West Mer.
iden, Conn, was found dead in bed al
the Dickey House, in Dayton, on the 9th
G. W. DAGNK, who has lived at Ce.
lumbus feur years, has been arrested,
charged with numbering negro eight
years ago between Westerville and Ga
hanna.