Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-15
OHIO NEWS ITEMS.

trade dollars. Molds, electro plates
and 300 counterfeit trades were Sc
cured.
THE following were confirmed by the
Senate on the 9th as Trustees of Miami
University for nine years: L. ID. Camp
bell, j. M. Milliken and j. 4. Neal, of
Butler County; II. d. Lord, j. b. Peas
lee and j. w. Heron, of Hamilton
County; j. w. Owens, of Licking
County; j. II. Thomas, of Clarke
County, and Rev. l. G. Schoveler, of
Preble County.
The Miami Valley Savings Society,
of Cincinnati, suspended business on
the 4th. Liabilities S170,000; assets
nominally $152,OOO
The jury in the case of Perry Bow
sher, on trial at Chillicothe for the
murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Vey near that
place, on the 9th returned a verdict
finding him guilty of murder in the
first degree.
The U. S. Senate on the 9Th con-
firmed T. g. Gibbs as Postmaster at
Portsmouth.
The joint Committee on Public
Works at its meeting on the 9th adopted
a resolution in favor of pushing the suit
against the canal lessees, and making a
temporary appropriation for the repairs
of canals while in the hands of re-
ceivers.
LOUIS ALTENBAUGH shot and killed
his wife at Toledo on the 9th.
THOMAS DILLON, a tramp from Os-
wego, n. Y, was killed near Marion on
the 9th while attempting to cross the
railroad track.
A YEAR ago last month Cyrus How
ard was murdered near Ripley The
local authorities suspected Charles
Ramsey, negro, but could get no evi-
dence against him. James Brown, an
other negro, who states that he was
with Ramsey when the latter killed
Howard, was arrested at Cincinnati on
the 9TH. The authorities of Ripley have
re-arrested Ramsey, who is now held
on evidence furnished by Brown.
The Cuyahoga County Fee bill passed
by the House on the 9th reduces salaries
20 per cent.
The new law to punish publishers of
newspapers and others for advertising
to obtain divorces provides that any
person who publishes such an advertise
ment, whether it be to procure divorce
in this or any other State or Territory,
shall be punished by a fine of $25 to
$500. 1t is aimed particularly at the
lawyers who advertise to obtain Utah
divorces without any publicity.
THE total revenue of the c., c., G. &
L. R. r. Company last year was So, 434,-
357. Disbursements, 1892, 455.
JUDGMENT was given at Dayton, on
the 9th, by Magistrate Boyer, in seven
suits against the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton Railroad, for 800 in each
suit. The suits were brought by w.
Roubert, formerly conductor on the
road, under State law which imposes
fine of not less than 800 or more
$500 for using in cars stoves in which
fire cannot be readily eXtinguished in
case of an accident. Roubert has eight
cen more suits of similar character
pending.
The new Board of Penitentiary Di-
rectors met and organized on the 9TH.
A. Heffner was elected President. The
following officers of the Penitentiary
have been appointed: Warden, j. b.
McWhorter, of Hamilton County; Stew
ard, James l.. Andrews, of Columbus;
Physician, w. H. Drury, of Columbus;
Chaplain, James Burns, of Guernsey
County; Clerk, S. L. Reeves, of Fair
field County; Assistant Clerk, George
Maui, of Erie County; Assistant Deputy
Warden, Jesse Campbell, of Jefferson
County.
AT their session at Cleveland on the
9TH, the State Council of Sovereigns of
Industry elected the following officers:
President, C. c. White, of Youngstown;
Vice President, Thomas Brownlee, of
Akron; Secretary, George Tamperling.
Jr., of Cleveland; Lecturer, E. &. Ep-
stein, of Cincinnati. Cleveland was de-
cided upon as the place of the next an
nual meeting on the first Tuesday in
March, 1879.
HOWELL. GANo Il Co., one of the
oldest hardware firms in Cincinnati,
failed on the 9TH.
A Two-YEARs-oLD child of John Null
adore, of Lindsey's Corners, Clinton
County, on the 7th fell forward on a
pen-knife, the blade penetrating its
forehead, infiicting wound that re-
suited in death before morning.
A TERRIBLE gas explosion occurred in
the City Hall and PostOffice building al
Harrison on the evening of the Sth. The
| gas machine in the basement, during
the absence of the regular attendant
was under the charge of Councilman
Rupp. He and two ether COuncilmer
entered the cellar to attend to it. One
of them struck a match, when the vapol
or gas that had escaped from the ma
chine exploded with tremendous re
port, setting the building on fire. The
flames spread rapidly and Councilman
Rupp and Katie Dinner, aged ten years
We're burned to death. j. A. Probst
Alex. Wescott, l.. Parker and Mis-
Hollowell were dangerously burned
Wescott probably fatally. Others wert
seriously injured. The building WA.
damaged $4,000.
ToLEDo's debt is SO, 3,73S, ,949.
Miss BERTHA Won HILLERN, the pc
destrian, completed at Cincinnati OF
the 9th a walk of eighty-nine miles il
twenty-five hours and fifty minutes.
BowsHER, convicted at Chillicothe o
the murder of Mr.. and Mrs. McVey, il
sentenced to be hung June 2l.
FOLLOWING is the public debt of Ohio
Funded State debt ............ $6,479,50
lrreducible (school fund.- ..,..... 4,23l, 40
Debts of cities es.................. 33,762, l3
| Debts of townships. ps..,............ ,3S
Debts of incorporated villages. 1885
Debts of special school districts. 1,499,27
Debts of counties. 1909, Al
Total. l........................ S5OO39, SO
THE cornerstone of Doane Hall, Der
nison University, was laid at Granvill
on the 9th, with appropriate ceremonies
The box placed within the stone con
tanned papers, catalogues, photograph
of the class and faculty, etc, The brio
are on the ground, and it is the inter
ton to delicate the hall in June.
COUNCILMAN PRoBsT, another victir
of the Harrison explosion, died on tn