Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-01-11
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.


28th ult they captured two and took
them TO Toledo in a wagon with ropes
around their necks. Their captors
threatened every little while on the
journey to the city to string them up,
and they were thoroughly frightened
On the 30th q long chase was given two
others, accused Of too friendly interest
in farmers granary.
IT is now unlawful to shoot or trap,
snare or sell, quail and partridges in
Ohio, until the LIST of November, 1873.
The State Association for the Protection
of Game intends this season to see that
the law is strictly enforced, and will
prosecute to the fullest extent of the
law any person found offering quail or
partridges for sale.
THERE were 1881 deaths in Cleve-
land last year-402 from diphtheria
z. h. WILLIAMS, of Delaware, has
been appointed special agent of the U.
s. Pension Bureau, with headquarters
at Columbus.
The annual report of the Trustees of
the Institution for Idiotic Youth, filed
with the Governor on the I'd, shows the
number of inmates for the past year to
be 447. Satisfactory progress has been
made in moral and physical education,
and many inmates could be more than
self-supporting if placed in a suitable
institution for the maintenance of
adults of their class. The early erec-
ton of such an institution is recom-
mended Three thousand adults of
this class, scattered through the State
in iails, infirmaries and families, need
such provision for their relief and that
of their families and friends. Various
improvements inthe present institution
are in progress, and $61 900 appropria-
tions are asked to complete them; also
about $4,000 for current expenses, in
cluding salaries, maintenance of in
mates and repairs of buildings.
WARDEN GROVE, of the State Peni-
tentiary, in his annual report gives the
receipts of the institution from all
sources for the year ending Oct. 81 as
S202, ,047.37; expenses, S193, ,354.21. The
amount earned in the prison exceeded
the ordinary expenses SS,693. Eight
hundred and fourteen prisoners were
received and 676 discharged. The
average cost of maintenance per man
for the year was 1922. Only fourteen
deaths have occurred, of which nine
were from consumption. Complaint is
made of the impossibility of contracting
convict labor as high as the minimum
price fixed by law (seventy cents a
day,) and that, for this reason, as con-
numbers are added to the ranks in
the " idle ROOM Over 400 prisoners
are thus kept in idleness, and this num-
Der will be increased by contracts ex-
piring this year. The Warden recon-
mends, as a measure of efficiency and
economy, that instead of proposed in
termediate prison branch of the insti-
tuition be located on the lot owned by
the State near Columbus, and known as
the State quarry, where building mate
rial is abundant and all surplus convict
labor can be utilized in erecting suita-
BILE buildings.
WILLIAM CARRICK, a farmer of Short
Creek, was killed on the I'd by tree
that he was chopping down falling on
him.
AT the meeting of the Miami & Erie
Canal Association at Columbus on the
Sd an address to the General Assem-
bly, was adopted, declaring that the
present unprotected and critical condi-
ton of the public works requires the
immediate care of the State; that, un-
less contingencies of damage are
promptly provided against, great inter-
ests are liable to suffer, and urging the
prompt adoption of such measures as
will secure public property from loss
and damage. They say whatever may
be the results of theaction of the lessees,
the people have a deep and abiding in
terest in the permanent protection of
the public works of the State, and they
hope that under no circumstances the
great interests existing in connection
with these works will be allowed to
suffer for want of timely care and at
tentiOn.
In his annual report c. S. Smart,
State School Commissioner, gives the
following statistics: Children of school
age in the State, 1,024, ,735; number of
school districts, 1879; sub-districts, 10,-
721; school-houscs in townships, 10,-
744; school-hOuses in other districts,
LIP; school-houses erected during the
year, 490, at cost of 1908, LAG; total
estimated value of schOol-houses and
grounds, $2l, 145, 127; number of teach
ers necessary to supply the schools, 10,
III; number employed, 13,003; average
number of weeks session, 81; number of
pupils enrolled, 722,240; average daily
attendance, 4S8, 100. Total receipts
and balance for last year, 81, ,632, ,423.
So; expenditures, So, ,036, ,620.82; balance
on hand Sept. 1, 1877, 80. 1896, 813.03
The Commissioner claims that there is
a great amount of inefficient super
vision in the schools. He also advo-
Gates that the State provide means for
publishing textbooks to be used in the
schools. rF
The following nominations for Off
GERS of the Assembly were made by the
caucuses on the evening of the 9th:
Democratic-lSenate: President pro tenn,
Hon. J. w. Owens; Clerk, Allen o. Myers
David Fisher, Journal Clerk, Walter Cox,
Message Clerk, SOlon GoOde, Enrolling
Clerk, Z. X. Knowles, Recording CLERK,
Charles Rhodes, Engrossing Clerk; Isaac
Assistant and f. A. Davis, Second Assistant.
House: Speaker, Hon. James f. Neal
Speaker pro tenn. Hon. j. A. Norton; Clerk,
Hon. l.. A Brunner; F. NJ, Senter, Journal
Clerk; L. Brady, Message CLERK; Allen Beach.
Sergeant-at- Arms; j. w. Trahman, First AS
sistant.
Republican-Senate; President pro tenn, Hon.
Mr.. Curtiss; Clerk, j. c. Donaldson; Sergeant
alarms, f. l.. Jones. House, Speaker, Hon.
Peter Hitchcock; Speaker pro tenn, J. G..
Oglevee; Clerk, VIM. lie onard; Sergeant-at-
Arms, II. r. Brown.
THE Trustees of the Cleveisnd Hos
pital for the Insane ask for Ga appro-
priation of $12O,300 for 1873. The
ratio of insane in that district is for
every 637 population. The average
cost of keeping a patient in the insttu-
ton last year was $l63.77.
AT st. Mary's, on the 4th, Clyde Fisk,
aged ten years, was fatally shot by a
playmate named Harrison. The latter
pointed gun at him, in play, not
knowing that il was loaded, saying he
would shoot him, and pulled the trigger
The whole load lodged in the breast OF
young Fisk, who lived only very few
minutes.
HON. A. T. GosHoRN has declined
the appointment of honorary Commits
sioner for Ohio to the Paris Exposition,
fandarad him hv (nOv YOI1nU