Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-09-07
THE EAST.


In race for the rowing championship Of
America and $500, at Saratoga, on the 2Sth,
Courtney was the winner.
Rev. Thomas J. Mumford, editor of the
Boston Christian Register, died on the Goth
ujkno.
The annual convention Of the Catholic To-
tai Abstinence Union met at Buffalo on the
2gth nlt with a large attendance. This
union consists Of % S6subOrdinate unions, com
prising 573 societies and 100000 members.
Base-ball on the 30th ult.: Boston 9, Gin.
e4iLass2.
Three persons found guilty Of contempt
- o. interfering with the running of trains on
the Central Railroad OF New Jersey after the
Same had passed into the hands Of a receiver
: were sentenced in the U. 8. Circuit Court at
Pittsburgh on the 31st ult. to pay fine Of
500 and costs and be imprisoned ninety
deys.
Baseball on the Slst ult: Hartford 6,
Louisville 3.
Baseball on the 1st: Boston 8, Cincinnati
8. Louisville 8, Hartford 4. The Allegheny
and st. Louis Clubs played 8 fifteen.innings
game, the former winning-1 to0
ALVIN Adams, the founder OF the Adams
Express Company, died at Watertown, Mass,
on the LIST, aged seventy three.
f. L. Davenport, the weIl-known actor,
died at Canton. Pa, on the 1st, aged sixty
one.
man who registered as L. NJ. Stein, NJ.
D., Of New York, committed suicide al
Niagara Fails on the 1st BY jumping from
the new suspension bridge into the river, 17O
feet below. q
The Philadelphia & Reading Iron and Coal
Company has advanced wages 10 per cent
over the July rate , .-l s
A boy supposed to be Charley Ross was
found recently at Springfield, Ohio, and
taken to Philadelphia. The Ross family
fslled to recognize him.
A heavy snow-storm was prevailing on Mt
Washington on-the Sd.
Baseball on the Sd: Boston IA, Oincn
natl 0.
The Philadelphia & Reading and Lehigt
Valley Companies have advanced the price
OF coal from thlrty-fve to fifty cents per ton
WEST AND SOUTH.
The state Savings Bank OF Ghieago made
an Assignment on the aSth. This bank ha'
been the leading SAVINGS Institution Of tn,
city and the loss falls with crushing weigh
people in Chicago who have their all deposit
ed therein. ~
u. 8. Commissioner Jos. w. Green and hi
son, and Deputy Marshal VIM. II. Deaye
have been arrested at Lesterville, N. c., TO
presenting alleged fraudulent vouchers 70
awards on account Of giving information o
the arrest Of criminals.
Ben De Bar, the actor and manager, die
at St. Louis on the 2Sth.
The American Association for the Ad
vancement Of Science met at Nashville
Tenn, on the Goth ult., 1lO members present
The Knights Templar display at Clevelan'
on the 18th ult. was pronounced the creates
and most imposing that ever took place I
this country. The prize drill on the 29t
was a very fine exhibition. The prizes wer
taken by the Detroit, indianapolis an
Rochester IN. ~ commauderles,
Brigham Young died at Salt Lake City o
the afternoon of the 10th ult.
The Grand Jury at CoIumbIa, s. O., on tn
20th ult. returned indlctments against nun
ber of former State ofielals on variou
charges Of fraud in conueetlon with the dil
charge OF their officlal dusles,
.sa ON the SOth ult. the Grand Jury Of Colun
! bIa, g. O., found further indictments againl
cx-oficials OF the State for breach of trul
and against U, s. Senator Patterson for col
,spiracy in forgery and for bribery Of men
bers OF the Legislature, ...t
The Grand Eneampment, knights Ten
plar Of the United States, elected the follow
ing officers at their session on the S0tl
Grand Master, ". L. Hurlburt, Of Chicsg'
4, d, g. M, w, Bragg, Montgomery, Alai G, G
b, Dean, Boston, G, Q. g., L. Little, Toled'
G. s. W., r. E. Withers, Virginia; @. ]. w
b. b. Richardson, Galveston, Tex; g. T.,
w.lsimons, New York city; G. R., T. 8. Pa
vim, Iowa City, .sl,,.. .-,
The Confederate. Admiral Semmes died
Point Clear, Ala. on the sOth ult. lsl
Gen. Comfy, newly-appointed Minister
the Sandwich Islands, has departed for
post with his family.
At meeting OF depositors In the ChieaI
State Savings Bank on the 3Oth ult. col