Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30

In consequence Of improyldent loans made
on Navy Pay Certificates, the directors of the |
Masonic Savings and Loan Bank of San Fran
CISCO Cal, announced on the 22d that the |
bank will at once retire from business.
A telegram from Dr. f. G. Banks, of VicSs- |
burg Miss to the President of the New |
Orleans Board Of Health on the 22d, stated |
that the epidemic there is very violent and |
malignant, much more so than in New Or |
leans. There is a great want of nurses and |
physicians. Twenty-Five deaths occurred there |
on that day.
The Tennessee Republican State Convention |
which met at Nashville on the 22d nominated |
Hon. Emerson Etheridge for Governor, but as
that gentleman declined the nomination on
following day, the State Central Committee
will meet Sept. II to determine whether to
cail another State Convention.
Government agents in Tennessee report
that a large number of Illicit distillers in that
State have expressed a willingness to quit the
business If the Government will allow them
to give themselves up and not infict heavy
penalty upon them. The matter has been re-
ferred to Commissioner Raum.
Two brothers, John and William Lockear,
were hanged at Bennettsvile Marlboro
County, s. c., on the 23d, for the murder of
Frank Boyce, an Irish peddler, in February
last. The Locklears formerly belonged to
the notorious North Carolina Lowery gang.
The summer conference of the Unitarian
Society of the Northwest began its session In
Milwaukee, Wis, on the 23d.
A report made by the Howard Association
of New Orleans on the 23d shows that they
have sent out 200 nurses to other towns af-
licted with the yellow fever, and their daily
expenses amounted to 81, 800 to 81, 600. They
need help. New cases reported in the city on
that day, 1913; deaths, 40.
Gov. Chadwick, of Oregon, and Gen. How
ard have gone to the Umatilla Reservation
for the purpose of meeting a number of prom
inent citizens in consultation over Indian af-
fairs. Gen. Howard feels satisfied, unless
satisfactory arrangements can be made, that
chronic petty warfare will continue between
the Indians and whites near the Reservation,
liable at any time to result in a general mas
sacre.
The long-continued controversy between
the Denver " Rio Grande Railway Company
and the Atichison, Topeka IL Santa Fe Com
pany about the right of way through the
Grand Canon of the Arkansas, was decided
by the United States Circuit Court for Colo
RADIO on the 23d. The Court decided that both
companies have the right of way through the
Grand Canon. The injunction has been mod
flied to allow the Denver ~ Rio Grande Com
pany to construct without interference with
the local line of the AtchsOn, Topeka Il San
ia Fe Company, which Company is in turn re-
quired to construct rs not to injure the Den
yer and Rio Grande, or make its line more
difficult or expensive.
The shoemakers and manufacturers of
Chicago have made an amicable settlement of
their differences, and the manufacturers will
now put on double force and will soon be able
to iii any order.
At Richmond, Va, on the 25th, Rev. John
j. Keene, of Washington, was consecrated
Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond and Vicar
Annstolir Of North Carolina.
Two revenue officers, Ayres and Stain, ar
rived at Nashville, Tenn, on the oath, frCm
Overton County, and reported that their
company numbering twelve men was attacked
by Illicit distillers near Cokeville, on the 23d,
and a regular skirmish ensued, in which three
of their company were wounded, one believed
to be mortally Reinforcements were sent to
the officials.
A dispatch from Portland, Ore, on the 25th,
states that news has been received there of
various Indian troubles at Priests Rapids, on
Columbia River, and that several settlers
have been killed in that vicinity. Troops will
be sent to that point at once.
For the week ending Aug. 24th the total
number of yellow fever cases reported at
New Orleans was s91; total deaths for the
week, 3l1; total number of cases to that date,
1,S66; total deaths, 57T. The number of new
cases at Memphis, on the 9th, was nearly
double that of any previous day, being 106,
with fifteen deaths. At Grenada the disease
shows no abatement. Whole families are
down without a soul to aid them, and the
fifty nurses have more than an average of two
patients apiece.
The National Soldiers reunion will be held
at Marietta, Ohio, commencing Sept. 3, and
lasting four days. The Government has fur
nished a large number of army tents, cook
ing utensils, etc, also two tons of artillery
and musket cartridges. together with artillery
and small arms. 1t is expected that the daily
attendance will reach 10, 900 to $4,000.
Mormon with two wives took them before
the Third District Court of Salt Lake, Utah,
on the 26th, and asked for naturalization pa
pers for his second wife. She answered af-
irmatively to the question whether she was
living in polygamy, whereupon the District
of good moral character. The objection was
sustained. The Mormon church organ advises
polygamous wives hereafter, in any matter in
which the law of the land is concerned, to call
themselves by their maiden names, and in any
court to take the position of unmarried
| women.
A tornado and hail storm visited Fargo, d.
t., on the evening of the Goth, prostrating
ten or fifteen buildings and damaging many
more. Among the buildings blown down
we're the Episcopal Church and the new City
Hall. Three persons were hurt but no lives
| lost.
The authorities at Grenada, Miss, made
another call on the 26th for nurses, physicians
and nOurishment for the sick, They say they
need nurses worse than anything else. AT
Memphis the fever is spreading to an alarm
ing extent among the colored people. There,
too, medical attention is sadly needed; many
do not receive medical attention until it is toe
late.