Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-27

rapidly as is possible, and that the strictes
economy in expenditures should be used, and
the industries of the country relieved from
taxation as far as honor, good faith and ne
cessity will permit; that the Republicans OF
Massachusetts, will keep all their pledges and
will stand by the President of the United
States In his efforts TO keep his.
A bold robbery was perpetrated at Balti.
more on the 18th, by which Col. William NJ.
Boone lost S27,S50 in bonds and $37, 600 in
cash. The robbery occurred In broad daylight
and at a busy time of the day, but so far as is
known there is no clue to the perpetrator.
The stolen property was taken from an or
dinary bank-box in the National Bank of Bal
| timore.
The annual conference of the Unitarians
commenced at Saratoga, N. Y, on the 10Th,
with Hon. E. r. Hoar, President, in the chair.
Several papers were read by distinguished
members Of the church.
At New York, on the 10Th, Miss Jeanette
Bennett, sister Of James Gordon Bennett, was
married to Isaac Bell, Jr.
At Flushing, N. Y, on the Goth, a still in
the Queens County Oil Works exploded, and
James Mexican, Owen Lynch and James Nc
Elroy we're terribly and perhaps fatally
burned.
The nominee of the Butler Democratic
State Convention for Treasurer, d. N. Skill
lings, has declined the candidacy, as he does
not approve of the methods of the party.
Col. Thomas B. Sharpe, well known as a
writer and public speaker, died at New York
on the Goth.
Frederick Sproat shot and instantly killed
Laura E. Hunt and then killed himself, at
Lowell, Mass, on the afternoon of the Goth.
He had for some time endcavored to wait on
the girl, who repelled his advances.
The Vanderbilt will case was resumed at
New York on the GOTH
In the Interstate long-range rife match at
Creedmoor, near New York City on the 2Oth
at 800 yards range, the Amateur Club of New
York made 2S3 in a possible 300 points The
Massachusetts Rifle Association team $50, and
the District of Columbia Rifle Club 262.
The nominee for State Auditor on the But
Ter Democratic ticket John Boyle O'Reilly,
has declined the nomination.
At Hartford, Conn, on the 2lst, Judge
Beardsley, of the Supreme Court, gave
decision on the demurrer of defendants
counsel TO information charging Walkley,
White, Wigging and Fuber, late officers
of the Charter Oak Life Insurance Com
pany, with conspiracy to defraud. The
decision is in substance that the defend
ants should be tried on the char ge of CON
spiracy on the 9th of November
Rev. j. w. Venable, of Kentucky, was ap-
pointed Grand Chaplain at the final session of
the Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows, at Balti-
more, on the 21st. The next session will be
held in the same city.
The United States Attorney at New York,
on the 2lst, entered suit against o. p. Archer,
for many years Transportation Agent of the
Erie Railway to recover 100000 back in
come tax on his earnings as agent from 1869
to 1872.
The Union Dime Savings Bank of Saratoga
Springs closed on the 23d. Liabilities, s153,-
600; cash on hand, $1,000; mortgages and
real estate, $1SO,OOO.
At Boston on the 23d United States Com
missioner Hallet gave decision in the case
of Henry A. Parr, arrested some time ago, on
the charge of being engaged, with others, in
the capture OF the steamer Chesapeake, in the
name Of the Confederate Government. The
Commissioner ordered the discharge of Parr
on the ground of his case being covered by
the General Amnesty Proclamation of Decem-
Der 25, 1868.
An estimate Of the losses to the revenue on
sugars for two years at New York has been
prepared by a careful statistician, which shows
that the loss to the Government last year was
$2,500000. Special agents have been ordered
to prepare and submit to the Treasury De-
partment the result of their Investigations in
to the alleged sugar frauds.