Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-12-06
THE EAST,

A block of'flve-story buildings at Rochester,
n. Y, was DESTROYED by fire on the night of
the 25th. Loss probably 1885, 700. The build
ings were occupied by several large shoe
shops, bracket and wire whip manufactures,
and the sales rooms of Howe 81 Co., and For
syth q Co, scales.
While party of men were tunneling under
street in Mahanoy City, Pa, on the 25th,
the earth fell in on them, killing John and
Anthony Richor and Christopher Post and
seriously injuring Michael Yemper.
The Vermont House of Representatives on
the 25th, passed joint resolution instructing
the Congressman from that State to use all
honorable means to prevent the repeal of the
Resumption act.
The Lehigh Valley coal operators held ameet-
ing at Bethlehem, Pa, on the Goth. The propo-
sition of Presidents Gowen and Dickson to
continue the combination until April LIST was
rejected by the conferaDce. A committee
was appointed and authorized to make ar
rangements pending negotiations for the
temporary stoppage of mining after Jan. l,
1879.
Chinaman was naturaliZed in New York
City court on the 9th.
A special dispatch from Uniontown, Pa,
gives the particulars Of boiler explosion
which occurred near Dunbar on the afternoon
of the 27th. Three men were instantly killed
one mortally and ten Others seriously injured
Nearly all of the men injured were working
on a smoke-stsck over the boiler-house at the
time of the explosion.
The Zealand, which sailed from New YorE
on the Goth, having on board 800 sheep, ,OO(
bushels of grain and other miscellaneou,
1aI 10,
ond day of her trip on account of a fire in he
cargo. Twelve thousand bushels of graiI
were damaged.
William A. Potter, formerly chief super
vising architect, was arrested at New Yorl
City on the 29th on a warrant issued by Judg,
Blodgett, of the Northern District of Illinois
charging him with conspiracy to defraud tn
Government in connection with the publ
buildings at Chicago. He gave bond an
waived examination.
A well-known police official of New Yor
stated on the Goth that no trace whatever ha
been discovered OF the robbers of Stewart
remains, and the detectives and police wer
inclined to give up the fruitless search.
Lyman Tremain, for a number of year
quite prominent in New York politics, die
at Albany on the 30th ult.
AT New York on the Both ult. in the suit {
the United States against Samuel ]. TildeI
Judge Choate granted the motion of til
plaintiff to open and file certain deposition
ExPresident Huntzlnger, of the Pennsy
vania Coal Company, was arrested on the 30t
ult on a warrant sworn out by John b. Ga
ret charging him with appropriating $3.50
of the company's funds. In default of ba
Huntzinger was committed to Jail.
The Philadelphia Clearing House Associi
tion on the I'd resolved that the associate
banks will, after Jan. 1, decline receiving go
coins as special deposits, but will accept al
treat them only as lawful money and will di
continue the special gold account by noti
cation to discontinue them on the LIST of Jan
ary next; that they will forbid special e
changes of gold checks at the clearing hout
and will buy and receive balances at Il
clearing houses, either In gold coin or Unit
States legal tender notes.
The civil suits Of the United States agar
II. b. Clafin Il Co., for alleged receptiC
purchase and concealment of large amounts
frauduently imported silk between the yel
1871 and 1874, were decided on the 2d in I
United States Supreme Court in favor Of |
defendants in error