Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-16

quarrel took place between two men named
Thompson and Gordon, who Immediately drew
revolvers and began firing upon each other
Their friends also became engaged in the fight
and over thirty shots were fired. Gordon was
wounded in the face, Thompson's horse was
killed under him, Leonidas Howard shot in
the hip, Dean Roach shot in the lung and will
probably die.
The Democrats Of Delaware held their State
Convention on the 9th and nominated John
| w. Hall for Governor, and 4. l.. Martin, OF
Sussex, for Congress. The Convention adopted
a resolution declaring that ain accordance
with the time-honored and Constitutional
faith of the Democratic party we hold that the
only honest and lawful money of the people
of the United States is gold and silver coin,
or paper currency convertible into such coin
at She will of the holder"
A dispatch from Fort Lapwai, under date OF
the 9th, says that the Indians supposed to be
White Birds band, proved to be only small
party of thirteen men and eight women.
White Bird and most of his band are still with
Sitting Bull.
Thirty-hve new cases and five deaths from
yellow fever at New Orleans on the 9th.
Bismarck special to the st. Paul, Mimi,
Pioneer Press says grasshoppers have appeared
in Dakota, flying east, and have done much
damage to growing crops 1t is thought they
will reach Minnesota, but cannot do much
injury there as it is late in the season.
San Francisco dispatch of the 7th says
there is considerable excitement at Yuma,
Arizona, over threatened attack by Indians,
who have recently gathered in some numbers
in the vicinity of that town. The Indians are
encouraged by the absence of troops, which
have been sent TO Idaho, and innamed by
whisky surreptitiously furnished them. Citi-
zens are guarding the approaches to the town.
At Charleston, s. c., on the sth, lbs Illicit
distillers appeared in the United States Court
and plead guilty, with the understanding that
judgment will be suspended and they no more
violate the law.
Work ON the Ead's Jetties has been sus-
pended on account of the yellow fever. Seven
teen cases were reported at Port Eads, La,
on the Sth.
The Republican Convention of South Caro-
lima met at Charleston on the Sth. The con-
vention adopted platform, but decided to
make no nominations for State offices.
The Kansas Pacific Railroad officers pub
lisheda semi-annual statement Of the business
of that road on the Sth, which shows that the
| gross earnings for the past six months were
| 81 ,3I9, ,290.30, and the operating expenses,
1897, 992. 81; net earnings, 1851 ,29743.
United States Marshal Wallace, on the even
ing of the Sth, went to the Greenville, S. c.,
| jail and made a demand upon the Sheriff for
the prisoners Kane, Durham and Moore,
| (revenue ofiicers), confined for the murder of
! Amos Ladd. The sheriff offered no resist
ance. The Marshal took the men from their
cells and afterward delivered them to the
sheriff with a commitment issued by himself.
| A courier arrived at Wheatons headquar.
tiers, Baker City, Ore, on the Sth, with infor-
nation from Col. NJ. Miller, commanding
officer at the Malheur Agency, that eighty
! five hostile Snakes-twenty-eigh warriors,
the balance women and children-came into
the agency on the 7th and surrendered, and
that Oils, the leading spirit since Egan's
death, was desirous of surrendering himself
and band. The courier states that shortly
after leaving the agency he saw from 100 to
159 going into the agency, which was very
probably Oils and his party; If so the cam.
paign in that vicinity is virtually at an end.
Since the opering of the United States
Court in Greenville, s. c., 267 cases of Illicit
distillers have been disposed Of
The Government, on the 9th, pure hased
! 100000 ounces of fine silver from the Bank
of Nevada. The price paid is London rate, with
cable exchange in standard dollars.
At New Orleans, on the 9th, forty-four cases
and twelve deaths from yellow-fever were re.
| ported.
| Fifteen tramps attempted to board west
bound train at stockton, Cal, on the evening
of the Sth, but were driven off by the train
| hands, when the tramps assaulted the hands
with clubs and stones, and the leader fired
! two shots without effect at the rear-brake
man. The latter returned the fire, inficting
a wound from which the tramp died the next
day.
The health officers of St, Louis, on the 10th,
decided to put the quarantine hospital, below
the city, in condition for occupation and
keep certain degree of surveillance upon
steamers and trains arriving from ports in
fected with yellow fever.
Under instructions from Washington the
postofiice authorities of San Francisco are
making preparations to transport $7,0O0,0OI
in gold from that city to New York as third
class mail matter
At meeting of the boot and shoe manu-
facturers Of Chicago, held on the 10th,
proposition from the Chinese Six Companies
of California to furnish them 1850 China
men, half skilled and half green workmen, a
seyenty-fve cents per day for three years, il
place OF the 800 strikers, was considered
but no action taken. A further confer
ence will be had.
The creditors of r. NJ. Bishop x Co.
representing claimants at Cincinnati, Buffalo
Indiana polls, Danville Va, Chicago, 81
Louis, Cleveland, GAINESVILLE, Edinburg, Ind
Covington, KY, and Bay City, Mich, repre-
senting an aggregate of over 100000, held
meeting at Cincinnati on the 12th. After
lengthy discussion it was decided to receiv
forty per cent. on the dollar, ten per cent
cash and the balance In three, six, nine an,
twelve months, secured.
Advices from Grenada, Miss, under date O
the 18th, state that over one hundred cases @
yellow fever and twelve deaths had take
place there in twenty-four hours. The fevC
was spreading rapidly.
Nearly 1000 cars of wheat, aggregatin
about 100000 bushels, were received at Toll
do on the 18th, being the largest amount eve
received there in the same length of time.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
The Sultan has telegraphed Queen Victori
requesting her mediation to prevent I'll
Austrians from advancing beyond Raniuluk
Reliable information shows that the inhal
itants Of Maglai, after promising uncond
tional submission, had barricaded the mai
. street and deliberately prepared an elabora
. ambuscade for the returning Hussars
/ The Austrian troops entered Mostar, Herr
/ govina, on the 9th, without opposition, Il
, inhabitants appearing very friendly.
8 In the great international pigeon-shootir
match which took place at London on the Ct
for purse of 1000 side, Capt. Bogard
n won by one bird. The score stood; Bogard
20; Coventry rs.
n The Orangemen OF Montreal have decline
o the proposal Of the Catholic party to test Il
legality of the order by civil proceedings,
test case before the Privy Council, and Il
prosecution will proceed in the Police Coul
The London Times says the prices of Unit
gtatae hnnds confinua waaIar In that RI,