Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-01-12
OHIO NEWS ITEMS,

| OulO rhI AbsOClhJlOu, NJ OleNclhnO, on
the 1st, it was decided not to have fair
this year.
THE Ohio Wool. Raisers' Association
met at Columbus on the I'd and discussed
matters of interest to the association.
The following officers were elected; A.
Il. Haincs, of Carroll, President; N. j.
Emmons, Vice. President; NJ L. Bunney,
Secretary, and l. L. Mcfarland, Treas.
urer.
CHRIS KATTMEYER, lately employed in
Davis & Co.'S pork house, at Cincinnati,
had considerable trouble with his wife,
and the latter brought suit for divorce.
He endeavored to induce her to withdraw
the suit. On the Cd he visited his wife
where she was staying with her sister,
and asked her to abandon the suit and
return to him. She refused. He left
the room, but soon returned and asked
her to shake hands with him. Upon her
refusal he seized her and stabbed her
near the left arm.pit with knife about
a foot long, used for disembowling hogs.
She fell to the floor and he stabbed him
self three times with the same knife, the
last blow reaching his heart, and he died
instantly. There are faint hopes of the
woman's recovery.
THE State Agricultural Convention
met at Columbus on the Sd. Fifty-seven
counties were represented. The report
of the Treasurer shows the receipts of
the State Fair from all sources during
the past year to have been $16,302; dis
bursements, $12, 1886. The State Board
of Agriculture is now in debt $16, 220.
A resolution was adopted asking the
General Assembly to provide for this de.
| ficiency. A resolution was also adopted
requesting the State Board to hold q
State fair at no place longer than two
years in succession, the object being to
hold fairs at Cleveland, Toledo, Dayton
and Columbus for terms of two years
each. A resolution was also adopted
asking the appointment of commission
to investigate the cause and prevention
of hog cholera. L. B. Wing of Licking,
E. T. Stickney of Seneca, f. A. Stone
of Gallia, Peter Murphy of Butler, and
Charles Smith of Marion were elected
members of the State Board of Agri-
culture.
In the recent handicap billiard tourna,
ment, at Cleveland, the winners were as
follows Honing, first; Gallagher, sec.
ond; Heiser, thirS; Carter, fourth.
Col. BARNES, Secretary of State-elect,
has decided upon the following appoint.
ments for his Office: Capt. Alexis Cope,
of Belmont County, Chief Clerk; Will
lam NJ. Cunningham, of Licking Coun-
ty, Statistical Clerk; G. H. Ostrander,
of Cuyahoga County, Stationery Clerk
Frank P. Barnes of Belmont, and John
w. Rose of Guernsey, Assistant Clerks
PROF. HENRY G. RoDGERs, Principal
of the Springfield High School, and wife
were among the lost at Ashtabula. They
were married on the 26th ult., went to
Niagara and expected to return to Spring
field on the Both or 31st.
THE prisoners confined in the Youngs.
town jail, seven in number, made a des.
perate resistance to being locked up on
the evening of the Sd, and it was not
until the Sheriff had been reinforced and
twenty or thirty shots had been fired
among them-one of them being shot in
the foot and another in the leg-that
| they succumbed.
THE State Board of Agriculture organ
lied on the 4th by electing j. B. Jami
son, of Cadiz, President; John Pugh, OF
| Columbus, Treasurer, and John II. Kip
part, of Columbus, Corresponding Sec
retary. 1t was decided to hold the next
State Fair in Columbus, Sept 10.
THE State Association of Swine
Breeders was organized at Columbus OF
the 4th, and the following officers were
elected: ]. NJ. Milliken, of Hamilton
Presidents; s.. j.. Todd, of Wakeman
Vice President; NJ. j. Lawrence, OF
Cleveland, Secretary.
THE State enumeration of children ot
school age in 1875 was /, ,025, ,000--a gair
over 1875 of 5000. The gain in 1877;
was 1000, but the towns and cities
which gave that gain show a falling of
this year There is but little change in
country places.
THE Ohio Dairymen's Association will
hold its thirteenth annual meeting il
H1XEfloof66 AZ of66a6fRa 6fRaRtH@aeYRgiRS tH@a I IAN AI g. y
grind out against the Ellis family. Ad
Ellis pleaded guilty to burglary on tn
Sd His brother John was found guilt.
of receiving stolen goods. The cases o
their three sisters, another brother ant
brother-in-law come up in order as dis
posed of. They are indicted for burglary
highway robbery, concealing stolen prop
erty, etc.
HENRY CREIGHTON, of Lithopolis, wa
murdered by his wife on the I'd. Mr.
Creighton admits the killing, but claim
to have acted in self-defense.
LOUISA AND CHAs. L. CRAWFORD, c
Cleveland, have filed petition in th
Common Pleas, claiming damages to tn
amount Of $164, los. .46 against the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company on accour
of discrimination in rates Of freight Ill
favorable to PLAINTIFF.
THE main building of the Ohio BeI
Works Company, at Columbus, was L
tally destroyed by fire on the 9th. tn
loss is between $50, 900 and SAC, 0,000i il
surance small.
HENRY ADAMS, who was convicted
Dayton of murder in the first degre
: several weeks ago, was on the 9th sci
fenced to be hanged on the 9th of Apri
His ounsel will take the case to the 81
prem Court.
, The State Democratic Mass Conve
: : ton at Columbus on the 9Th was large
attended. Gen. A. j. Warner, of M
rietta, was chosen temporary and Gel
. Durbin Ward permanent Presiden
9 Speeches were delivered by Messr
: Pendleton, Warner, Ward, Ewing, Ge
w. Morgan and others. The resolutio
2 adopted declare that the Government
the United States rests on universal 81
frage, lawfully exercised; that the rest
a of the late election should be determin
d alone by the vote certified by the electi
. boards; that Tilden and Hendricks we
U elected President and Vice'Presider
. that any decision made by the Sena
q and House of Represe seltativos will
u cheerfully acquiescei in, but that a
3 attempt to inaugurate President simE
, upon the proclamation of the Preside
Is OF the Senate will be resisted to the Ii
l. extremity, even to an appeal to arm
E. that the National Democratic Comm
y tee is requested 10 call National Den
cratic Convention to meet at Washir
d ton, Feb. IL.
Legislative.
The Legislature met In adjourned sess
Sc In tLe senate. the death OF Senator Decha