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

At Mays Landing, n. j., on the night of
the 10th, dam located above Woods Cotton
Mills, on Egg Harbor River race, gave way,
causing great damage. The town was sub
merged in few moments, and bridges, lum-
ber, coal piles and everything movable was
borne away by the flood. The villagers were
aroused by the crashing in of windows and
doors and the rush of current of water car
rying lumber, sticks, coal and stones through
their houses. scene of the widest excite
ment followed, and several persons are sup
posed to be lost Great numbers fed from
their homes and escaped through the rushing
waters 10 high ground Loss to lumbermen
and coal dealers $4,000
The Democrats of Center County, Pa, NOM
mated ex-Gov. Curtin for Congress on the 18th,
subject to the decision of the District con,
ferences
The coal production for October has been
fixed at 100000 tons by the Board of Control
Of Coal Producers. The present combination
is continued till April next.
The following ticket was nominated by the
Connecticut Democratic State Convention,
held at New Haven, on the 18th: For Gov
ernor, Erhart ID. Hubbard; Lieutenant-Goy-
erncr, Charles Durand Secretary of State,
Dwight Morris; Treasurer, Edwin A. Buck
Comptroller, Charles c. Hubbard The reso-
lutiOns demand that the public lands shall be
preserved for the benefit of actual settlers
that the Constitution of the United States
recognizes gold and silver as the standard
money OF the Union, and that this stand
ard is the most stable for the CONNER.
cial necessities OF the world; that the Re.
sumption act, so-called, was in its inception
unwise, uncalled for and not demanded at the
time Of enaction by the laws of trade which
govern with unerring certainty the finances
of country; condemn all allrepudiation, and de.
mand an honest payment of the public debt /;
that the Senators and Representatives in Con
gress make earnest efforts to increase our
trade with foreign nations by such legislation
as will tend to restore our commercial tonnage
to its former equality with that of Great Brit
ain.
The Kennebec (Me.) Journal of the 18th
published the Gubernatorial vote of the en-
tire State, with the exception of few small
towns and plantations. They are compiled
from official returns, and give Connor So, Al!
votes; Garcelon, 27,S72 votes, and Smith Al &,
4O4 votes Connors plurality over Garcelor
is S,547; plurality over Smith, 15,0I5. tn,
vote for Smith and Garcelon combined aggre
gates 69,276, and therefore Connor lacks 10,
S57 votes of an election by the people. Tn,
aggregate vote thrown was 125, ,726 The tota
vote last year was 10l, ,191.
The Massachusetts, Republican State Con
vention, which was held at Worcester on tn
18th, nominated Thomas Talbot for Governor
John d. Long for Lieutenant-G Governor; Hen
ry Fierce for Secretary OF State; Charles En-
dicott for Treasurer and George Marston 70
Attorney-General The platform adopted de
clares that the Republican party is committe,
to the maintenance of the national cred
1t aud keeping OF public faith will
all creditors OF the nation; that tn
Tefunding of the national debt at a lowe
rate Of interest should be carried forward q