Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-10-18
Instruction, William T. Norvel; Railroad
Commissioners John b. Tracy.

Commissioner, John b. Tracy.
Elijah Gates, State Treasurer OF Missouri,
was arrested on the 10th on four indictments
found by a special grand jury charging him
with unlawfully deriving benefits from de-
posits of public money. Ex-Treasurer Joseph
w. Mercer was also arrested on the same
charge and for embezzlement. The State has
lost nearly S3O0,0OO through the operations of
these men.
A st. Paul (Minn.) dispatch of the 10th
says advices received there from Benson,
Swift County, report a prairie fire extending
over thirty miles square, destroying many
farms with houses, barns, cattle and grain.
Many farmers have lost all their worldly pos
sessions and are reduced to condition of
destitution.
VIM. p. Langley, noted desperado, was
hanged at Giddings, Texas, on the 18th, for
the murder Of Wilson Anderson in March,
1873. Langley had killed eight persons, six
whites and two negroes, besides shooting sew
eral others who survived. He made speech
on the gallows asking the forgiveness of those
he had injured, and warned his hearers to
forego revenge as it was the passion which
had brought him to the scaffod.
An examination Of the charred bodies Of the
Conquest family, who were found in the
burned ruins of their home at Clio, Mich, on
the 10th, was made on the 11th and the fact
revealed that Mr.. ard Mrs. Conquest's throats
were cut and their skulls crushed in. The
baby's throat was also cut. There is no clue
to the perpetrators of the horrible deed.
The $350,0OO of water-works bonds held by
State Treasurer Gates of Missouri as collater-
ais for deposits of State money in the defunct
Mastin bank Of Kansas City, we're redeemed
by the Messrs Mastin on the 18th Mr. Gates
was also paid $220,000 additional, which he at
once covered into the State Treasury 1t is
understood that a New York firm furnished
the money to redeem the bonds. Whether
this will satisfy the State and terminate the
suit brought against Mr.. Gates a few days ago
the dispatch did not say.
A Portland, Ore, dispatch of the 18th says
that Eugene A. Cronin died there on the night
of the 10Th. Cronin acquired some notoriety
during the Presidential count
A band of Indians, numbering about 125,
made their appearance about thirty-fve miles
from Deadwood. d. T., on the 18th, and
burned some hay, but did no further damage
as far as could be learned. party of ranch
men started in pursuit.
At Mt Vernon, Ind, on the night of 7th,
seven negroes entered house occupied by four
women and outraged them. Three days after
ward, on the 10th, four of the negroes were
arrested and incarcerated in the Mt. Vernon
jail. Deputy Sheriffs Thomas and Hayes
went to the residence of Dan Harrison, the
father OF one Of the missing ones to arrest
his son. The father resisted entrance to the
house and shot Deputy Thomas, killing him
| instantly, and was in turn shot by Deputy
Hayes and severely wounded in the arm. He
was then placed in Jail with the four other
prisoners. The news spread rapidly and soon
| a mob of several hundred surrounded the
| Jail determined to prevent the prisoners from
! escaping or being removed to Evansville as
that would have frustrated their plan for re-
venge which, evidently, had already been
formed, for at 10 o'clock that night band Of
about 100 masked men marched to the Jail,
| overpowered the guards and broke into the
cells. The old man Harrison was found in a
cell and knife plunged into his heart. His
body was cut into pieces and throwninto a
vault. The other -FOUR prisoners were taken
into the courthouse yard and hung to the lo-
Gust trees. The Sheriff lost an eye and his
brother was wounded In their resistance ta
| the mob.
Col. Thornburg's expedition against the rem
egahe Cheyennes has proved miserable fail
ure. The expedition was in camp forty-fve
miles north of Camp Sheridan in Nebraska on
the 10th, and had abandoned further pursuit
of the Indians. The scouts and guides were
perfectly ignorant of the country, and finally
deserted the command. Seventy-five miles
were travelled without drop of water on a hot,
dusty day. The wagon-trains were stuck
in quick-sand in the Platte River and
abandoned, and the rations had to
be taken on horseback. The Indians out,
generated them at every point, and finally led
them into the sand-hills, from which they
emerged almost unable to speak from the
effects Of torturing thirst, and the horses
were so thin that in en- ieayoring to mount
the men almost pulled them over. Spotted
Tail has sent word to the military authorities
that he will arrest and deliver the fugitive
Cheyennes if they come into his camp.
The Democrats and Greenbackers of the
Burlington, Iowa, district, will hold a join
convention at Mt. Pleasant, on the 22d, tC
nominate a candidate for Congress to be voted
for at the November election. They claim
that other districts will do the same. The,
justify their action by the declaration that ac
cording to an act of the last Congress tn,
time for holding Congressional elections il
that State is on the Tuesday after the frs
Monday in November.
1t has been established beyond doubt tina
, the number of citizens killed near the Ne
| braska and Kansas State line by the Chey
ennes was forty-three, twenty-three of whom
} lived on Sappa Creek fifteen on the Beaver
one on Prairie Creek and five near the Repuh
: lican River.
= A severe fight took place on the sfternoo
, Of the 14th at Brigand Camp, fifteen mile
south of Deadwood, d. T., between the Sheri
, and his posse and two road agents, in whic
r. one of the latter, Tom Price, was capture
= after being fatally wounded. His companio
escaped, but the Sheriff was in pursuit with
: prospect Of recovering the treasure stole
v from the coach September 26th.
: Hon Lewis Tillman, recently nominated /
+ the National Greenback party of TennessC
n for Governor, withdrew from the race on IL
14th.