Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-22
THE EAST.

A full city ticket was nominated by the
Workingmen's party of Boston on the 18th.
The ticket is composed exclusively of work
ingmen, with a halter named Davis j. King,
fer Mayor. The convention was very turbu-
lent. Kearney made a speech urging the
workingmen to stand together.
The reward for the recovery of Mr.. Stew
arts remains it is reported, will be increased
to $50000, and no questions asked"
In order to facilitate the resumption of
specie payments the New York Clearing
House Association have passed resolution
asking the banks of New York and all other
cities, to aid the Secretary of the Treasury in
removing the present premium on gold.
Proceedings against John J. Davenport, Fed
eral Supervisor, for preventing the holders of
1868 naturalization certificates from voting at
the recent election, will be commenced by
Tammany Hall.
The Allentown, Pa, Iron Company resolved
on the 18th, to temporarily suspend business
at the end of the month. The company has
four furnaces in full blast and their stoppage
will throw out of employment large number
of hands.
The steamer Ludwig, of the Rotterdam line
is undoubtedly lost She left Jersey City the
latter part of September with a heavy cargo
and a full crew Of thirty officers and sesmen,
and has not been heard from since.
The following is the official vote of Penn
sylvania for Governor: Hoyt, Rep, 319,56
Dill, Dem, 297, $50; Mason, Nat, 81, ,75S; Lane,
Pro-, 1858.
The United States Government has made
arrangements with New York banking house
for sterling exchange to the amount of e., =
| 100000, to pay the Halifax Award on the 23d.
Agents of the United States Treasury Depart
ment will make the transfer on that date.
A fire at Bradford, Pa, on the night of the
14th, destroyed about fifty buildings, includ
ing the Riddell House, Pierce House and the
United States Express office. The fire wai
caused by defective chimney in the Theatel
Comique building. Loss, $3.50, insurance
about $50,0OU.
By an accident on the Portland Il Ogdens
burg Railroad, near Davis Crossing, Vt.,. or
the 18th, Israel j. Currier, of Walcott, wal
killed, Mrs. George L. Waterman seriousl.
injured and two others slightly hurt.
Two persons we're killed and fifteen injured
in railroad accident near Florenceville, New
Brunswick, on the 14th.
Most of the power loom weavers, who ar
women, in the carpet manufactures at Phia
delphia, quit work on the 10Th because of
reduction of one cent per yard.
The boiler of a railroad locomotive explode
at Mahony City, Pa, on the 10th, instantl
killing the engineer, Frank Brocius, CondrC
! tor Trout, and boy named Calvin Luti
} George Hagenbuch, another boy, died latel
Eight or ten others were badly injured.
The entire Election Board of the Eight
Division, Fourth Ward, Philadelphia, was a
rested by the United States Marshal on I'll
l 10Th, on the charge of recording more votl
than we're really cast.
Investigations into the authorizations of r,
n fined sugars at New York, is still being ccl
e sidered by the Government officers. The o
n ticers decline TO make known the result
n their analysis at present, preferring not
J mention the names Of the suspected refine
/ until proof of frauds are firmly established.
At New York on the night of the 16t
J, Michael Rossiter quarreled with his wife al
e threw a lighted coal-oil lamp at he
e which exploded and set her clothing on fiji
IS She was frightfully burned and died in a f
s hours afterward,
4 Gov. Hartranft of Pennsylvania, on t
lie 18th, issued warrants for the execution,
lie the 18th of December, OF John Kehoe, Mart
Dc Bergen, Charles Sharpe, James O'Donnell a
~ Alexander Sayer, all Moilie Maguires.