Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-08-10
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.


AT Springfield, on the 2Sth ult., Joshua |
Warner was killed by Officer Temp. |
Wilson and the latter was seriously in. |
iured Wilson had arrested three col |
ored men for blockading the sidewalk |
and lodged them in the station. Return |
ing he found crowd at the same place |
and ordered them away, when Joshua !
Warner snatched Wilson's mace and |
struck him with it. A general fight en-
sued, during which Wilson was roughly |
used. He called for aid, whereupon the
crowd fed to a saloon. Wilson followed,
shooting three times at Warner, one shot
grazing his ankle and another taking
effect in his bowels. Wilson was again
attacked in the saloon by Warner and
another man, and was so terribly beaten
and kicked that his life was for time
despaired of. Warner was taken to his
home, where he soon after died.
TIE Republican State Central Com
mittee is composed as follows: First
District, Benjamin Butterworth; Second,
T. F. Shaw; Third, j. S. Tullon; Fourth,
L. E. Griswold; Fifth, William Binkley;
Sixth, M. r. Bradley; Seventh, Orange
Edwards; Eighth, Griffith Ellis; Ninth,
w. G. Cooper; Tenth, Theodore Totten;
Eleventh, A. G. Thompson; Twelfth,
George Donaldson; Thirteenth, o. G.
Parkwell; Fourteenth, B. S. Grosscup;
Fifteenth, r. M. Stimson; Sixteenth,
John w. Holiday; Seventeenth, S. S.
Bowman; Eighteenth, A. L. Conger;
Nineteenth, G. B. Kennedy; Twentieth,
DR.. Dellenbaugh.
A DnrrnAr NJ M, rflor t.ro q n, do
at Brookville, on the night of the Both
ult. Cyrus M. Baker, business man of
that place, while sitting reading, at his
residence, was assaulted by some un-
known person, who threw stones into the
room. Baker seized a revolver and
rushed out upon the porch, when the
party fired charge of bird-shot into his
person, producing a very dangerous,
though probably not fatal, wound.
THE fifth annual Congress of Women
is called to meet at Cleveland Oct. 10,
II, 12. Papers by well-known leaders of
the sex are announced under the heads
of science, literature, education, indus
tries, charities, and art.
AT Sandusky, on the Both ult., Minnie
Lighthasser, aged ten years, attempted
to light fire by pouring coal. on
burning kindlings. The can, containing
three gallons of oil, exploded and burned
her to death.
3 In a quarrel that occurred on the Cd
near the Soldiers Home at Dayton, John
f. Byrne was struck on the head with a
stone by George Ewing. The blow
fractured the skull, and Byrne died from
the effects in few hours. Ewing was
arrested, and is now in jail.
In a fight at Rocky Fork, Franklin
County, on the 2Sth ult., Louis Schiffles,
farmer, was so badly injured that he
has since died. Gustavus Schwand, AL
len Daque, Jacob Cook and Delano
Boughman, farmers, have been arrested
for the murder.
TIE following is the letter of accept
ance of r. M. Bishop, Democratic candi-
date for Governor of Ohio:
CINCINNATI, Aug. 2, 1871.
Hons. j. H. BENSON JOHN G. THOMPSON, IL. L.
O'HAGAN, Committee:
GENTLEMEN-Your official communication
of the date Of July "a, informing me of my
nomination for the office of Governor by the
Democratic State Convention, is at hand.
appreciate the high honor conferred by the
Democracy of Ohio, and, while keenly alive
to the great responsibilities assume, trust,
il elected, to be able under Providence to
discharge faithfully and impartially the du-
ties of the position.
1t is sufficient for me TO say that the prin-
ciples adopted by the convention have my
cordial Endorsement. They are wise and
patriotic, and If properly executed in the ad-
ministration of the Government will greatly
tend to restore confidence and prosperity to
the country. We are now passing through
crisis in our commercial, If not our national,
ayiat llaDital n N
adjust their respective rights. This adjust
ment will require Il most thoughtful con-
sideration and deliberate action. In so far
as it may depend in any degree upon the ac-
tion of our State Government would GER
tainly do my utmost TO effect IL on terms
beneficial alike to laborer and capitalist
The times call for the most discreet man
agement and economical administration Of
public affairs. The mere assertion of prin-
ciples will not meet the emergency. They
must be yitalized, energized, so as to restore
confidence TO our financial, commercial and
industrial pursuits. II called by the people
to the head of the administration of the af-
fairs OF this State l shall endeavor, by the
conscientious discharge OF my duty and the
careful guarding Of the interests of the pub
lc to merit the respect and aommendation
Of the people, irrespective of party.
Respectfully yours, X. M. BIsHoP.
THE Republican State Executive Com
S. Robinson, of Kenton, Chairman; Capt.
j. @. Donaldson, of Columbus, Secretary;
II. NJ. Stimson of Marietta, Rodney Foss
of Columbus, A. II. Brinsmade of Cleve-
land, c. II. Grosvenor of Athens, Louis
Seasongood of Cincinnati; Geo. Donald
son, Assistant Secretary.
A SINGULAR and fatal accident oc-
CURED at GAINESVILLE on the 5th. Will
Tracy and viii Cunningham, two small
boys, while leaping in opposite directions
from an open drawbridge, struck each
other, resulting in both falling into the
canal. Tracy never rose, and Cunning
ham was saved after he had sunk the
third time.
THE triState Fair project at Toledo
has been abandoned.
ASA n. RIpERoUR was arrested at Lima
ON the Sd by the Special Agent of the
POstofiice Department, for robbing the
mails at that point. He had been em-
ployed as messenger, carrying the mail
between the depot and the Postoffice.
He confessed to the crime, and gave up
part of the money he had abstracted