Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-05-10
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.

natl from the blunder of young dru
clerk. His doctor, on the 26th, pre-
scribed for him six powders of quinn
of five grains each. William Welcf
the drug clerk, put up instead sulphat
of morphia. Conlon was given liftee
grains of this drug in three doses, and
before medical aid could be summoned
fell victim to the mistake.
In an alteration at Harveysburg, o.
the 28th ult., Joseph Lynch was she
and fatally wounded by James Buck
ner.
MATTHEW WEAVER, the Urbana de
faulter, was arrested at Chicago on tn
Both ult.
THE bill introduced in the House ol
the 30th ult. to redistrict the State fo
Congressional purposes gives the Dem
ocrats fourteen out of twenty Congress
men.
DEPUTY-SHERIFF ROCKWELL, of Lo
gan County, was killed on the Both ult
near Middlesburg by farmer named
Amos Inskeep. Rockwell and the Sher
iff had levied on some horses and othe
proBer.y OF Inskeeps to satisfy iudg
ment. As they were driving the stocl
away Inskeep fired from place of con
cealment sixty yards away, the bal
striking Rockwell in the back After
shooting Rockwell Inskeep rushed into
the house, armed himself with a mus
ket loaded with buckshot, three re
volvers, and took to the woods, and has
not yet been captured.
CINCINNATI is making arrangement,
for holding u National Soldiers anC
Sailors Peace Jubilee, to he.compOseC
of men of both armies of the late war.
The 100000 additional bond bill
for the completion of the Southern Rail
road was voted on in Cincinnati on the
Sd and defeated by majority of 219 il
a total vote of over $4,000.
MEREDITH WORKMAN, a convict from
Lawrence County, escaped from the
on the I'd. Workman was
sent up in 1872 for term of eight years,
having been convicted of frobbing bank
at lronton.
The O'Connor Investigating Com.
mittee commenced the inquiry on the
Sd. Lane, yardmaster at the Michigan
Penitentiary, testified that in 1869,
when OConnor was received there, he
(witness) was employed in the prison,
it being his duty to receive prisoners
and make descriptions. Witness re-
mained there in that capacity during
incarceration, and fully
identified the Representatives. from Mont
gomery County as the convict OConnor.
THE State Democratic Central Com
mittee will meet at Columbus on the
10th.
The following circular has been is
sued to the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union of Ohio:
It is earnestly requested that Wednesday,
May Is, be observed as day of prayer by
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Ohio. 1t is desirable to divide the day by
hours, changing leaders and topics, and the
subjects are suggested to take a
prominent part the remainder to be decided
by each Union mr itself: l. Thanksgiving for
what the Lord hath wrought, and PRAYER for
dependence on Him and pOw9v from Him for
more ana greater: 2. For the approaching
State Convention, that the Holy Spirit may
guide, direct and rule, and that at that slime
firm, long-advanced steps may be taken in the
work; g. To pray for willing offerings of
money and workers.
On the Sd, at Batavia, Judge Owens
set aside the verdict finding Charles
Dimmitt, late County Treasurer, guilty
Of embezzling funds from the treasury,
on the ground of insufficient evidence.
INsKEEP, the murderer of Rockwell
near Middlesburg, was captured at
Pleasant Valley on the 4th.
THE following law for the protection
Of fish, recently passed by the General
Assembly, is now in force:
SECTION l. Be ii Enacted by the General As
,enlbly Of the State Of Ohio- That Sec. 35, of
Chap. S, of an act entitled " An act to amend,
revise and consolidate the statutes relating to
crimes and Otfenses, and repeal certain acts
therein named, to be knownas Title l, crimes
and offenses, Part 4, of the act to revise and
consolidate the General Statutes of Ohio" be
so amended as to read as follows;
SEC. 35, Whoever, in any of the waters of
any creek, river, canal, lake pond or reservoir,
or in any body of water, whether artificial or
natural, lying within the State of Ohio, ex-
cept the waters of Lake Erie, Injuries or kills,
or catches, in any other way than by hook and
line, any fish, except minnows, or owns and
possesses any fish pond, fish net, fish trap, or
fish seine, except seines to catch minnows, in or
with any of the waters in the State
Of Ohio, except the waters of Lake Erie, or
in any way maliciously disturbs any fish in
any private fish pond, shall be fined for each
offense not more than S5e, nor less than
$40, or be imprisoned in the jail of the
county not less than ten days nor more than
sixty days. And prOyided further, That it shall
be unlawful to catch or destroy fish in any
manner during the spawning season, except
in reservoirs containing 1000 acres or more,
from the 1st day of May to the 18th day OF
June in each year, with the same penalties for
a violation of this provision as above provided
in other cases.
SEC ?. That said Sec 80 of the above-re-
cited act be and the same is hereby repealed
SEC 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate, ApriJ 3O.--The General Ap-
bill was considered in Com
mittee of the Whole. When the Sec
ton relating to expenses of the Com
missioner of Railroads was reached,
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