Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-29
OHIO NEWS ITEMS,

on the 14th of last February in Toledo,
when he had considerable money on
his person, and, as none was found on
his body, it is believed he was murdered
and the body thrown into the river
Mullett was German, seventy-two
years of age.
THE Agricultural College bill as re-
| ported to the House fixes the maxi
mum salary of the President of the in
stitution at $4,000 year, and of a full
professorship at S2,250, and for assist
ant professors in like proportion to sal
aries heretofore paid to assistants, and
provides that no higher qualifications
shall be required for admission TO the
preparatory or so-called required course
than good knowledge of English
grammar, arithmetic, geography, read
ing and writing of the English Ian
guage, as taught in the common schools
of the State
p. T. HURLBUT, the Governors pri-
vate secretary, had a cancer successful
ly removed from his tongue at Colam-
bus on the Goth.
A DAsTARDLY attempt was made on
the evening of the 18th to wreck the
express train ON the Little Miami Rail-
road, at Pearce's, near Xenia. A T
rail and cross-tie were placed across
the track. The engineer noticed the
obstruction, but not in time to stop the
train. The pilot struck the timbers,
throwing them under the engine, and
the whole train passed over in safety.
The train was stopped and two men
were seen running across the fields from
the scene. They were not captured.
JOHN MARTIN died in Cincinnati Oct.
30, 1877, leaving money and estate
valued at $4,000. His children by
his first wife charge that he was pois-
oned and his stomach is being analyzed
by chemist. They also claim that the
will giving the use of his property to
his widow was concocted by her and
her children by a former husband,
and state that his second wife is yet
living, and, consequently, the woman
known as Mrs. Martin has no claim.
John Martin, they say, emigrated with
his family to Australia in 1912. Soon
after Mrs. Martin died, leaving four
children. A year or so after Martin
married Mrs. Honore, and six months
later eloped with Mrs. Burgess, one of
the bridesmaids of his last wedding,
and came to Cincinnati, where they
were married in February, 1857. They
brought with them his four children
and the four children of Mrs. Burgess.
Martin was confined in Longview Asy-
lum a short time before his death.
Mr.. WRIGHT, IN moving to suspend
the rules in the House, on the 21st. to
10 l.; f<, ;,,t, D,l
bill for Cincinnati, differing from the
one defeated the previous day in max
ing the Commissioners elected by the
people, recited the history of his former
bill, and said: II believe l have to
thank Trustee of the Southern Rail
road for the defeat of that bill l say
nothing of the Governor of Ohio. / re-
spect K. M. Bishop, Governor of Ohio,
but r. M. Bishop, Trustee of the South
ern Railroad, | say nothing about. l
was told by an officer of the Senate that
there was trading of votes on the bill to
issue S2,000,O00, by which the Police
bill was defeated" s.
THREE wills of Tullis, the Cincinnati
millionaire miser, have been found and
presented for probate. The one of lat
est date, bequeathing his property to
his two sisters and numerous other rel
atives not so near of kin, was accom-
panied by written revocation. The
witnesses TO the will, however, after an
examination of the signatures to the
revocation, pronounced it a forgery.
The more distant relatives will endeay-
or to sustain the will and the two sisters
are expected to do their best to set it
aside.
JAMES HEEL, while working at cir
cular saw in a Columbus planning mill
on the 2lst, was struck in the abdomen
| by board with such force as to cause
his death the following day. Deceased
was taking the place of man who had
been injured in precisely the same man
| ner. H.t b.
A FoUR-YEARs-OLD son of p. L. Sar-
yer, living near Sidney, fell off a
passing over his head, crushing the
jaws and fatally injuring him. -.,a.
GEORGE B. WHITE has been con-
frmed Postmaster at Mount Vernon
and John G. Poole Collector of Customs
at Sandusky.
Mrs. SMITH, a lady aged about sixty
years, was burned to death at Balm
bridge, few days ago, her clothes
catching fire from the stove.
A MAN about twenty-five years of age,
name unknown, was run over and killed
by passenger train on the Lake Shore
Railroad, near Toledo, on the 23d.
Among the articles found on his person
was the card of l.. c. & w. L. Coon
& Co., furniture dealers, Piqua, on
which was written the words: I" A. Howe,
Forest, Hardin County, by Mr. Wag,
ner."
A CINCINNATI dispatch of the oath
reported the mysterious disappearance
of eX-Congressman John l.. Vance. He
left hotel in that city on the evening
of the 2lst to visit some unknown party
in Covington, and NO trace of him has
since been discovered, although the
police labored diligently in search OF
him. Foul play is feared. ..H
GEORGE NJ. WERMAN, proprietor OF
the Columbus steam pump-works, was
shot and instantly killed by his father,
George Werman, while on his way
home from work on the evening of the
25th. The father committed suicide
few moments later. Business compli
cations led to misunderstanding be
tween the parties some time ago, anC
dissolution of partnership and lawsui
soon followed, George Werman, the ia
ther, was about sixty-seyen years old ant
has been acting queerly for some time
The murdered man was thirty-eight
Both men leave large families.
The Tri-State Association has com
pleted arrangements for a summer rae
: ing meeting, July 1919. when S15.
900 in premiums will be offered.
The Board of Trustees of the Obi
Wesleyan University has decided not +
accept the $4,000 recently profere'
by Mr., Truman Hitler, of Columbu.
for the purpose of endowing a chair i
, English literature.
ROBERT p. KENNEDY has been con
J firmed Collector of Internal Revenu
I for the Fourth Ohio District. rrt
, .E LEGISLATIVE.
| Senate, March 19.-The Cincinnat
\ Police bill was lost, the vote recon