Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-16
THE EAST

A thorough examination into the affairs of
the New York Betting and Packing Company
discloses the fact that the company has good
business assets amounting to $S50,000, and
real estate, iron mines, etc, valued at $780,
900. The liabilities are S9l6,233.
Thlrty-twO Of the New York creditors of the
firm of X. NJ. Bishop q Co., met in that city
on the 5th. A schedule of the liabilities of
the firm was read as follows In New York,
$l45,0O0; in Philadelphia, $4,000; in Boston,
$4,000; in Baltimore, $4,000, and $1S4, ,525 IS
due at different small cities, nearly all in the
West. The assets were stated to be $3.50, $685.
30, the assets of the firm being $233 22S. 30,
and the individual assets of Richard NJ. Bishop
and w. T. Bishop being $4,000. A committee
OF six was appointed to investigate the affairs
of the firm.
PhGnixville, Pa, was visited by a terrible
storm on the night of the 5th, sellich did CON
siderable damage. RObt Townsend and Ed
win Roberts, of Philadelphia, were struck by
lightning. The fofiper was instantly killed.
and the latter is not expected to recover
r. B. Conant, the defaulting cashier of the
Eliot National Bank, has been released on
100000 bail.
The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons has re-
fused to recommend the pardon of o. f. Bull
lard, an ex-memher of the Legislature, who is
serving out a sentence of imprisonment for
embezzling building association funds.
The Bankers Association began its annual
session at Saratoga on the 7th.
Advices from Dunellen, N. j., the head
quarters of the Miners National Organization,
are to the effect that general strike of the
miners in the coal regions will begin on or
about the 18th. The trouble will, in all prob
ability, be started in the Lehigh Valley
regions The cause is the operators refusing
to raise wages
At meeting of the committee appointed
by the New York creditors of II. NJ. Bishop &
Co., held in that city on the Sth, it was de
cided to accept Bishops offer of a surrender
OF all assets of the firm and individual mem
bers thereof, and grant the firm full discharge
in consideration. A committee will be ap
pointed to take charge of the assets and wind
up the whole concern.
The New Hampshire Legislature on the 9th
passed bill allowing women to vote I'm schoo
meetings.
A severe rain and wind storm passed ovel
various parts OF New York, New Hampshire
and Connecticut on the evening of the 9th
The growing crops In many places are wholly
ruined. The damage to property is immense
The Knights of Labor, in session at Potts
vile, Pa, ON the 10th, voted against strike
stating that while wages were not such a
they thought they ought to have, they ha'
been gradually increased under the plan o
making them participants in the advance o
tolls, that they hadassurances of steady worl
the balance of the year, and preferred to le
well enough alone. The Lehigh operators have
determined to pay their miners on the 1877
basis, leaving no pretext for strike.
Work on the East River Bridge, New York
was suspended on the 18th, for want of a
appropriation, and 500 men discharged.
meteor of unusual brilllancy passed owe
oil City and Titusville, Pa, on the evenin
of the 18th, 1t was nearly twice the size of
cannon ball. Its course was north.