Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-05-04
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.

Dad, to show cause Tor dlSODCdlenCe OF
he recent order to vacate the receiver.
lhip, and turn over the property to the
Farlow party, shall be heard at Cleve-
and on the 9Th of May.
THE question of final adjournment
was discussed at caucus of Republican
Senators on the Gath, but no final action
was taken. 1t appeared to be the gen
eral opinion that an adjournment could
not be reached before May 7, and poss
bly, week later.
Gov. YOU'VE on the oath sent to the
Senate the names of the following per-
sons to be Trustees of the Ohio Agri.
cultural and Mechanical College, in ac.
cordance with the recentlaw recognizing
that institution, giving one Trustee to
each Congressional Districts David Sin
ton and Christian Kinsinger of Hamilton,
Cyrus Falconer of Butler, r. P. Tinley
of Greene, j. r. Schneider of Auglaize,
w. II. Scott of Lucas, Harmon Hooker
of Ross, A. G. DENIAL of Champaign, 7.
G. Jones of Delaware, Warren p. Noble
of Seneca, Ralph Leete of Lawrence,
Joseph Sullivant of Franklin, d. W.
Caldwell of Muskingum, Thomas Mickey
Ol NlCulduu, ". w NluLlCl VI w uouluR
ton, j. 9. Jameson of Harrison, A. B.
Cornell of Mahoning, G. W. HOrr of
Lorraine, F. Ensign of Lake, and w. S.
Streator of Cuyahoga. The new board
stands, politically; Republicans 13,
Democrats 8.
JOHN HALLER has been arrested at
Port Clinton on the charge of numbering
his father, John G. Haller. 1t is alleged
that Haller, Sr., sold some property at
Port Clinton, the other day, receiving a
cash payment. His son knew this and
attacked his father with the purpose of
robbery, who died from the injuries al
legged to have been thus received, and
made a dying declaration that his son
was responsible for his death. Young
Haller was arraigned on a charge of
manslaughter, and bound over to the
next term of the Common Pleas Court.
THOMAS MCCAIN committed suicide
at Columbus on the evening of the 25th
by jumping from the bridge into the
Scioto River. lie was married about a
week previous.
JOHN G. Coy, an old citizen of Dres-
den, died on the 25th in the ninety-fourth
year of his age. He served as a soldier
in the war of 1912, and worked at the
shoemaker's bench for seventy five years.
He was native of the State of Vermont.
A MAN named Martin Brenton was
choked to death at Cincinnati on the
25th by piece of beefsteak lodging in
his windpipe.
A LANCASTER dispatch of the Gath
says: "John S. Smeck, the Libery Town
ship treasury defaultcr, was bound over
to court this morning in the sum OF
$4,000. On his way here from Iowa il
the Sheriff's custody he made three des
perate attempts at suicide-the first time
at Unionville, Iowa, with jack-knife
with which he made two slashes at hi:
throat, but was prevented from accom-
plishing his intentions by Sheriff Lee
who, after terrible struggle, overpow
cred the man and handcuffed him. A
Columbus, yesterday morning, he tricC
TO hang himself twice, but was frustrated
each time. He is now endeavoring t
starve himself to DEATH"
On the Goth the committee appointed
to investigate the subject of contrac
prison labor submitted to the House (
long report and large volume of evi
dence. The conclusions arrived at BY
the committee are that the system of con
vict labor hinders reformation of thu
convict and exerts an injurious infuenc'
upon outside free labor. The remed,
recommended is to diversity prison EN-
ployments, have all prison labor dom
for the State directly without the inter
vention of contractors, classify the pris
oners, allow them an interest in portion
of their earnings, and place the prisol
management beyond political control.
Gov. YoUNG on the Goth appointed
Prof. Albert Tuttle, of Columbus, ant
DR.. Alfred Buckingham, of Hamilton
| County, commissioners TO Investigate
the cause and the best means of preven
ton and cure of epidemic diseases affect
ing live stock in this State.
Col. S. d. HARRIS, editor of the OH
Farmer for twelve years, and widel
known and respected throughout tn
State, died suddenly of heart disease q
his residence in Hudson on the mornin
of the Goth.
THE price for advertising the propose
amendment to the State Constitution ha
been fixed at so per cent. of the rate fo
legal advertising.
THE contract for building the Wayne;
vile, Port William e. Jacksonville Raj
road has been let to George Potts & Co
of New York, at $4,000 per mile. Th
work is TO be completed and ready fC
the rolling stock by Jan. 1, 1878, thr
opening up through line from Wasl
ington Q. II, to Cincinnati,
PAT NEAL, convict at the Penitel
tiary from Cleveland, assaulted h
keeper with bar of iron on the night {
the 28th ult., and in return received tw
shots from revolver, which inficte
two dangerous wounds.
FREDERICK STRossBoURG and job
Schwartz, notorious counterfeiters, wei
!, arrested in Cincinnati on the 2fth ul
With them was captured eleven mold
800 in counterfeit half-dollars, eleCtr
batteries, etc.
ATDayton, on the morning of the 90
ult., Mrs. Frank, an old lady, the moth
of Judge Frank, was burned to dea
while attempting to light fire with Coz
oil. She was alone in the house at Il
| LlLlC, duu WuCH tuC uCSluCh1 was uloNO
cred was already dead, and burned in
most horrible manner, portion of h
body being crisped.
RUsH II. SLOANE was arrested on d
9th ult., while passing through Sprin
. field, in civil suit brought by the Ci
4 cinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Railroi
. Company against himself, Thomas
9 Sloane and James ID. Lea. The petite
in this suit charges, among other thing
that the defendants, in pursuance of the
= unlawful conspiracy, have malicious
and forcibly discharged large numb
. of the agents and servants of the plai
!, tiff, have broken and blown open
safes, have taken possession of
. moneys and other property, have pl
! vented it from performing its yaluRt
n contracts, have impaired its credit a
4 destroyed the value and usefulness of
q property, and put it to great cost a
. expense, to the damage of the plant
!. in the sum of 100000.
n THE body of an unknown man "
!. found on a farm in Euclid, near Cle'
J. land, on the goth ult. Two large gasf
on the head and a bloody club found NJ