Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-20
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.

OnlO NhWb lLhMo,
AT Sabna, on the 9th, Rosa Cooper, a
child about seven years old, was seriously
injured by the explosion of coal-oil can
while kindling fire.
OK the night of the 9th or the morning
of the 10th desperate attempt was made
to murder John. Williams, first mate of
the schooner II. f. Merry, while that
vessel was lying at Sandusky, by two
Italians, one of whom was man named
Antonio, who was engaged in a mutiny
on board a sea-going vessel of which
Williams was formerly an officer, and
had been punished by Williams. They at
tackled Williams while he was lying in
his hammock, and terrible fight ensued,
Williams was stabbed six times and at
last knocked senseless with a club.
Williams defended himself with a huge
Chinese knife and he thinks that he in
| ficted mortal wounds ON both. They
fled, and up to the 18th had not been
found. Williams will recover.
A COLUMBUS dispatch of the 1th says:
"The refusal of the Legislature to lower
the minimum price of convict labor re-
suits in leaving the State with large
number of convicts on hand. Strenuous
efforts were made by the officers of the
institution before the adjournment to
have the law fixing the minimum price
at seventy cents day suspended in its
| operation for time, to give chance to
| contract out surplus labor. This was re-
sisted by the representatives of labor or
ganizations so elfectually that now the
State has LOO prisoners to feed and
| guard, and recent efforts to secure work
for 400 of the number not needed on
State work have proved failure"
AN eight.years-old son of Col. O'Marah
was drowned in the Cuyahoga River al
Cleveland on the 9th. The boy and ar
older companion were bathing and the
latter took O'Marah across the river OF
his back, and in attempting to return
in the same manner his strength gave
out, and to save his life he was compelled
to sacrifice his companion.
JUDeEaJoNEs rendered a decision il
the Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court OF
the 18th, in the case of Bishop Gilmour
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleye
land, against the County Treasurer, t
restrain the latter from collecting taxe
on property of the Catholic Church helC
in the Bishops name, that the church ant
school property is exempt from genera
taxation, but liable for special taxes.
A FARMER named B. w. Stevenson
living two miles north of Clyde, wa
fatally shot on the 18th by Reubel
Starks, a farm hand. Starks was EN-
ployed by a man named Skilliter, wh'
had some difficulty with Stevenson abou
wheat. Stevenson went with an orde
from court to take the grain and wa
met by Skilliter and Starks, armed witt
shot-guns. Skilliter ordered Starks t.
shoot, which he did, and Stevenson wa
hit in the abdomen. Starks and Skillite
were arrested.
MILTON KRoUT, eight years old, die
at Van Vert on the 10th from the effect
of sting on the forehead by an un
known insect, week previous, Will
bathing.
THE Great Vein Mining Company, O
New Lexington, Perry County, has mad
an assignment; assets 5000, 900, primo
pally rich mineral lands in Perry County
HARRY, a -years-old son of j. II
Allison, of New Vienna, while playin
near pond of water on the 18th fell i
and was drowned.
The Clermont County lnfirmary build
ing, one mile below Batavia, caught fir
from a defective fue on the 18th and wa
burned down. One hundred and thirt
inmates, including twenty insane, wer
all saved. The loss is $15, 900, wit
$S, 200 insurance in the Etna.
THE Coast Survey is making preparG
tions to establish a signal station at Go
lumbus with view of determining tn
difference in longitude between Colum
bus, Nashville and other points.
JULIA KEssHEIMER, nineteen years {
age, undertook to light fire with kerC
sene oil in Cincinnati on the 18th an
! was fatally burned. Her father in try
| ing to save her was burned horribly an
will probably die. Miss Kessheimcr wa
to have oificiated as bridesmaid for
l Dayton friend on the evening of tn
tragedy.
S REPLYING to an inquiry Gen. Ewin
= said: 81 do not want, have not sough
and shall in no way seek to be nominate
! for Governor. But if the Democracy I
5 the State should call on me to lead I'll
| fight this fall, would not feel at liber
. to decline"
e THE Massillon & Coshocton Railwa
1 Company have established change
= route and termini That part of the lii
h of the proposed road lying between Bari
i Mills, Stark County, and Massillon,
s changed to run from Barr's Mills to Ca
d ton, thence through Stark, Summit aI
: Cuyahoga Counties to Cleveland. I'll
IS changes the northern terminus fro
}. Massillon to Cleveland. The southr
J terminus, Coshocton, remains unchange
= Ex.State Senator r. b. Dennis is Pre-
l. dent of the company.
= THE Washington %. C) Republic
g recently announced that B. f. Wade h
l. become reconciled to the Presidents p'
T. icy. This has called forth letter fro
V the ex-senator, in which he says he b
II authorized no one to make such stai
g ment, Further, he says all that h
u transpired has but confirmed him in I
u correctness of the statements express
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