Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-23

flames The works covered three acres OF
ground and 500 girls and 300 men were em-
ployed. Loss S5000OO.
The Pittsburgh Grand Jury which had the
July riots under consideration made their re-
port on the 10Th. The refusal OF the State
officials to testify, they say, reduced the scope
of the investigation TO narrow limits or the
firing by the military they say pistol was
fired from the crowd and some stones were
thrown, and without orders the soldiers fired
and killed ten citizens. Twenty-Five were
killed in the two days. This the jury charac-
terize as unauthorized, wanton and willful
killing by the soldiers. They say the whole
military operation, from first to last, was a
miserable blunder. They deny that the citi-
zens were in sympathy with the mob and re-
iect the doctrine that the city or county should
pay for damages inflicted by mob
excited to violence by the unlawful
acts of the State military. The arrival, days
after the people had suppressed the dis
turbances, of several thousand civic soldiery,
headed by the Commander-in-Chiefo of Penn
sylvania, with seven Major-Generals, host OF
Brigadiers, and staffs far exceeding in number
the array that followed Sherman to the sea
the presence of these troops, days after all
danger was passed. the jury say, was intended
as threat to the citizens and mark of con-
tumely to the county. This Grand Jury has
returned indictments against nearly 100 per-
sons accused of participation in the riots
WEST AND SOUTH.
The large building of the Singer Sewing
Machine Company, in Chicago, occupied as
dry goods establishment by Field, Letter
& Co., was destroyed by fire on the l4tb.
The origin is unknown and the loss will
reach 81 200, 900 on stock and $5OO,00O on IL
building Insured for S90O000 on the for
mer and 5000, 900 on the latter.
A transatlantic Cable Company, to lay
cable from San Francisco to Japan and China
was organized in San Francisco on the 14th
The capital stock is $10,000,0O0
W.T.. Coolbaugh, Chicago banker, sui
cided on the 14th, induced by matters out
side of the bank of which he was President
the Union National.
1t has been decided by Chicago court that
stockholders of savings banks are liable for
the Indebtedness of the bank as whole.
indianapolis wants S2OO,OOO raised for a
monument to Senator Morton.
On the 18th several distinct shocks Of
euIInQudhc MtiC ASl1 III Pe'''o VI h>''"S''Si
Iowa and Nebraska.
At San Francisco the Collateral Loan and
Savings Bank has been placed in the hands
of a receiver, and the manager, John Tyler,
has been arrested for swindling.
The other day the Kate L. Bruce, a Chicago
vessel, sunk rear Alpena, Mich, and the
crew are supposed TO have been lost.
On the 10th, a,mob at Nashville took out
OF Jail Boot Alexander, the murderer of
Doughty, to lynch him, but he was suffered
to escape.
Advices of the 18th say FL Paso County,
Tex, is under control of a Mexican mob de-
flying the United States authorities.
The Mexican Gen. Escobedo on trial at
Brownsville, Tex, for violation of the U. S.
neutrality laws, has been acquitted. 1t is
thought that he will try to precipitate another
revolution in Mexico.
| In the cases of ex-State Treasurer Cardozo
and Congressman Smalls, at Columbia, 5. G.,
motions for new trials have been denied.
The Confederate monument at Chattanooga
Tenn, completed and ready to erect, was de
faced beyond repair by some unknown persons
during the night of the 17th
A committee of the miners holding posses
| sion of the Keets mine, near Central City, ID
| T., waited on the authorities on the 18th and
proposed to abandon the property if assured
of immunity from criminal prosecution. The
proposal was refused. The soldiers ordered
by Gen. Sheridan to assist the Sheriff were re
ported ten miles from the city.