Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-12
WEST AND SOUTH.

In examining the affairs Of the firm of Jacob
Spears IL Sons, who recently made an assign
ment In Paris, KY, it has been ascertained
that the senior member of the firm, who is
also Treasurer of the county, is in arrears to
the treasury $4,000.
Two shooting affrays occurred in Chicago,
late at night on the Both ult., the victims in
each case being women. Peter E. Stephens,
aged twenty-six, who has for some months
been living apart from his wife, Mamie, aged
seventeen, thought he was possessed of evil
dence of her infdelity, and shot her as she
was entering her mothers house. Thomas
O'Brien, after having quarreled with his wife,
fired at her with revolver, wounding her in
the breast. Physicians say the wounds of
both women will prove fatal.
The Anchor Line steamer, Capital City,
from vicksburg for st. Louis, while lying at
the elevator in Memphis, Tenn, was set on
fire early on the morning of the I'd and en-
tirely consumed. Thomas Ewing, of Colfax,
Ind, was burned to death. The elevator was
also burned. Total loss will exceed 100000.
In Chicago the Daily Eyming Neacs has
bought the Associated Press franchise here
tofore owned by the Evening Post. The latter
goes out of existence, and the Ne'Cs win be
conducted henceforth by its proprietors, Law
son dE Stone, as penny evening daily. The
first number appeared on the I'd.
A telegram from Atchison, Kan, says the
Missouri River is higher than it has been dur
ing the past twelve years, and is doing great
damage along its banks. The st. Joe & Den
| yer trains now run into this city being unable
| to cross at st, Joe.
In conflict between large body of tramps
and some thugs and thieves who attacked
them at Astoria, ILL.,, on the Chicago, Burling-
| ton & Quincy Railroad, on the I'd, the tramps
killed one and fatally wounded three of their
adyersaries.
A telegram of the I'd from Cheyenne says
The coach from Deadwood, with six passen-
gers, was attacked last night by road agents
at Whoop-Up, sixty-iye miles south of Dead
wood. The coach contained E. s. Smith and
j. s. Smith of New York, A. Liberman and
H. Liberman of Chicago, Daniel Finn and
Mrs. Boughton of Cheyenne. Only two road
agents came in view, and, after placing the
passengers in line and robbing four of then
of various amounts of money together
with two gold watches, they advanced
to Finn, who drew his revolver
shooting one roboer in the region of tn
groin. The robber fell on his knees, rolled
and as Finn was about to shoot again h
Finn) was shot by an accomplice Of the rob
ber, who laid in ambush. The ball entered a
, the left side of his nose, and passing throug
his mouth came out in front of the right eal
inilicting painful but not serious wound
The robbers retreated, firing several shots
r wounding E. s. Smith in the leg below tn
knee, and A. Liberman in the thigh, bot
flesh wounds. Mrs. Boughton was not mC
: lested
; The Democratic Convention of the Fl
8 teenth Ohio Congressional District, at Ne
( Philadelphia, adjourned on the Sd, after ha
a ing balloted six hundred times without NAL
ing nomination. The Convention viii me-
/. again at Mt. Vernon on the last Wednesdl
p in July.
It Michael Roach, yard master Of the Vandal
e Railroad yards, East st. Louis, caught h
d foot in frog on the morning of the 3D., al
l. was run over by train and killed.
r At the meeting OF Ohio teachers at Putt
g Bay, on the Sd, William Richardson, of Chill
:. cothe, was selected as President, and II,
le ! Wright as Secretary.