Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-05-17
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.

in Cincinnati was burned on the night
of the 9TH. Loss S150,000.
A. BRAYToN CAREY is President of
the Northwestern Ohio Medical Asso
citation for the ensuing year.
Hon. JOHN HOWARD, one of the old
est members of the Dayton bar, died on
the Sth.
A ATHREE-YEARs-oLD daughter of Mrs.
Richter, of Deshler, was drowned in a
cistern in her mothers yard on the 9TH
The child was left at thome with an older
child while the mother was attending
a funeral, and was not missed until her
return. Search was made and kept up
all night, and it was not until the Sth
that the body of the little one was
found.
AT Celina, on the 5th, young man
by. the name of Samuel Bartel wan
dered away from home, and was taken
with a fit, fell on his face in the water
on the roadside, and strangled to death.
EDWARD DYER, stock-buyer, mys-
teriously disappeared near Groveport
last August, and near where he was
last seen on the river-bank his empty
pocket-book and few pieces of silver
were found, together with a portion of
his wearing apparel. This excited the
community to the highest pitch of ex-
element. Squads of men dragged the
river, and the country surrounding was
searched for several days, but nothing
was ever learned what had become of
the body, everybody supposing him
murdered. His father has received a
letter from young Dyer, in Kansas,
begging him to forgive him, and,
prodigal-like, he asks if he may return
home. The father replies: " Yes, my
son, return to your fathers house."
Young Dyer will stop on his way home
and carry with him a bride, a most es-
timable young lady, and daughter of
a prominent citizen of Groveport. The
fatted calf will be killed, and merry
making over the lost one will be in
order.
AT Larue, on the 9th, five-years-
old boy of B. Melvins was kicked by a
horse and fatally injured.
GOLD is reported to have been found
on Salt Creek, eight miles below Adel-
phi, in paying quantities, and parties
are engaged in washing for it. There
is considerable local excitement over
the discovery in that locality.
Mrs. ELIZA A. STEVENSON is nomi-
mated to be Postmaster at Greenville,
Ohio.
JAMES B. FoULKE has been confirmed
by the U. S. Senate as Postmaster at
Napoleon.
DIR. L. FIREsToNE has accepted the
Superintendency of the Central Ohio
Lunatic Asylum.
The Attorney-General decides that
the present Assessors will only be en-
titled to two dollars for each day they
are actually employed.
Hon. STANLEY MATTHEWS is out in a
letter announcing that he is not can
didate for the Congressional nomination
in the Second District.
THE bill passed by the House on the
11th, redistricting the State for Con-
gressional purposes, provides for the
following districts:
First DiStrict-Hamilton County.
lSecond-Hamilton County.
Third-Montgomery Butler and Warren.
Fourth Greene, Clark, Champaign, Logan
and Union.
FJh-Preble, Darke, Miami, Shelby, Au-
glaize and Mercer.
iSirh-Van Vert, Allen, Putnam, Paulding,
Defiance, Williams, Henry and Fulton:
and Sandusky.
Eighh-Seneca, Crawford, Wyandot, Har-
din, Marion and Morrow.
Ninth-Erie, Huron, Lorain, Medina and
Summit.
Temth-Ashland Wayne, Stark and Portage.
EIelpl fb-(npauua- Lake Ashtahula Trum-
bull and Mahoning
Ttodtth-Richland Knox, Holmes, Coshoc-
ton and Tuscarawas.
ThirteenH-Carroll, Columbiana, jefferson
Harrison and Belmont.
FOWtenbi-Guernsey, Muskingum, Lick
ing and Perry.
FIFTEENTH h-Monroe, Noble, Morgan, Wash
ington and Athens.
Sirtemtt-Clermont, Brown, Adams, High
land and Clinton.
Standardization, Delaware, Franklin
E;ghtee,,th-Scioto, jackson, Lawrence, Gal
| liza and Megs.
:. N'e.'tes';,d- locking, Fairfield, Vinton Ross
Tioeatieth-Cuyahoga.
BY this plan, it is said, the Democrat
will certainly have twelve districts ant
the Republicans six, leaving two doubt
| ful-the Toledo and Second Cincinnati
Districts.
On the 11th the Senate confirmed tn
following nominations: j. B. Jameson
S. M. Ellis, A. johnson, l. j. Godfrey
Aston Ellis, I. Ewing Miller, and l.. H
Anderson, Trustees of the Ohio Stat
University; Joseph Falkenbaugh, Han
mon Austin, S. p. Houpt, W. Irwin
and Christian Blaser, Trustees of tn
Institution for the Blind; John Rohl
heimer, L. l.. Lamborn, Samuel Taylo
and f. L. Hinman, Trustees of the Asy
lum for Deaf and Dumb; f. H. Kelley
John w. Watkins, F. b. Sprague, L. /
West and +. II. Thornhill, Trustees {
the Girls Industrial Home.
BARBARA SCHoPPELRI was fatal
burned at Columbus on the 11th by tn
explosion of gasoline lamp.
ZELLER, the absconding Cashier {
the National Exchange Bank of Tiffir
has been arrested in London, Ontario
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate, May 8.-A resolution direc
, ing inquiry to be made whether the r
quirements of the act to reorganize Il
Penitentiary in relation to limiting a.
pointments of guards to one fro
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