Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-06-13
WEST AND SOUTH.

WEST AND SOUTH.
The Ponca habeaS corpus case came up be-
fore United States Judge Samuel T, Miller
on appeal at Omaha on the Sd, but the In
diaus having been discharged without bond
for their appearance, Judge Miller refused to
hear their case. Leading lawyers say this
ends the case, and Judge Dundy's decision
stands as the law.
A Mrs. Coson, and two children, while re-
turning from a spring upon her husbands
rancho, twenty-five miles from Brocketsville,
Texas, on the 1st, we're attacked by party of
Indians, who killed the children, outraged
Mrs. Coulson and then killed her.
The California Workingmen's Convention,
held at San Francisco, adopted platform on
the 4th repudfating communism and agra
rianism, advocating the enforcement of the
letter and spirit of the new Constitution; de-
manding restoration to presumption and sale
of forfeited railroad lands; advocating the
election of President and Vice-President and
Senators of the United States by direct vote
of the people; no second term for President
or Vice President, and asking the working
men of the Eastern States to pledge their can
didates for Congress to support the abroga-
tlon of the Burlingame treaty.
The Brewers Nineteenth Annual Conven-
tion was held at st. Louis on the 4th.
The law prohibiting the sale of wine or beer
within two miles of the corporate limits of
any municipality in the State of Iowa where
such sale has been prohibited by vote of the
people, or within two miles of any voting
place at any election, has been decided con-
stitutional and valid by the Supreme Court of
that State.
At Cincinnati on the 5th while workmen
were engaged in clearing away the rubbish
from Post u Co.'s building, recently dam
aged by fire, one of the interior walls fell,
carrying with it portions of the second, third,
fourth and fifth floors, and a number of men.
Sam Cronin, Charles Longreth, George Burns
and William Schleich were killed; s. Hayes,
Ed. Harmeyer, William Hammar were severe
", and l.. Simonson and Sigismund Briliand,
slightly wounded.
Lewis S. Miller, of Rohrersville, Washing
ton County, Md, aged fifteen, shot and killed
Charles Norris, about the same age, on the
4th, because Norris teased him.
The report telegraphed from Nashville, on
the 4th, that United States Deputy Marshal
James NJ. Davis and six of his posse were
killed in fight with moonshiners near Smith
vile, Tenn, on the 1st, has been contradicted.
The party were fired upon but no one was
hurt.
The Episcopal Convention at Detroit, on the
9th, elected Rev. Samuel Harris, of Chicago,
Bishop of Michigan.
John Blan was hanged at St. Charles, Mo-,
on the 9th, for the murder of Elijah Warren.
The unveiling of two monuments erected
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decoration of graves, took place at Stoncwall
Cemetery, Winchester, Va, on the 9th. The
procession was large and marshaled by Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston. One of the monuments
bears the following inscription: "In memory
of three hundred and ninety Virginia
soldiers, lying under this ground, who fell in
defense of constitutional liberty and the SOW
ereigntY of their State from 1861 to 1865"
One of the boldest robberes ever committed
in Chicago was perpetrated near the inter
section of Wabash avenue and Washington
street on the afternoon of the 9TH. Henry
A. Henson, colored, aged about twenty, had
been dispatched by the Illinois Central Treas
urer pTith a package of money to the Mer-
chants Loan and Trust Company's Bank.
| Carl Wilson, the bank messenger, accompanied
| him. When Henson and Wilson reached the
point above indicated, two men walked
up to them at an ordinary brisk
gait, separating as they approached, going on
each side of the messenger. When they ar
rived within reaching distance they threw the
contents of can of cayenne pepper full in
the faces of Wilson and Henson, and subse
quently dealt Henson three heavy blows with
a sand-bag, and then seizlng the package OF
greenbacks, jumped into a covered buggy
which stood by the sidewalk and drove off.
considerable number of people were on the
thoroughfare at the time, and quite number
witnessed the bold proceeding, but were moi
able to interfere in time to prevent the escape
An Italian and Mexican confined in the
Las Vegas N. NJ, Jail for murder, were taber
out OF prison by citizens on the night of the
4th, and hanged in the public square.
Daniel Smith, while helping his son out Of
a fight at picnic near Wheeling, w. Va, OF
the 7th was fatally shot by rough.
In many places in Wisconsin corn, potatoes
vines and vegetables were cut down and eithel
wholly destroyed or SO seriously injured by
frost on the night of the 7th, as to cause
material reduction in the yield.
At Ottawa, ILL.,, on the 7th, Lawrence Whit
was shot dead by revolver in the hands o
d. T, Connors, and Connors himself was i'm
mediately thereafter killed by bullet from
some unknown hand. Revolvers were freel,
drawn and used smong the remaining partie
to the quarrel, but no further deaths resulted
Squire Jones, farmer residing In Carte
County, KY, became infatuated with
woman of bad repute and attempted to brinj
her into his house on the 9th. His wife re
sented the insult, and after hot words be
tween them Jones threatened her with
knife. She seized a small AK, and with tn
blunt portion knocked him down and endeay
ored to escape. He recovered quickly an
rushed after her. She turned to protect heI
self and struck him over the head with tn
, sharp edge of the weapon cleaving his skul
and killing him instantly.
A terrible riot took place at Mcintosh, Lii
ertx County, Ga, a station on the Atlantic
Guff Railroad, on the 9th, between a party G
negro excursionists from Bryan County an
| those belonging to the place. 1t began in
fight between two negroes, whereupon job
Randall, Captain of the negro militia compan
l of Bryan County, part OF the excursionist
l ordered his company to charge, which the
r did, bayoneting everybody within reach. Tt
Captain himself killed one man by runnin
, him through with his sword. The Libert
e County negroes rallied, drove the militia con
d pany into the cars and opened FIRE on then
, killing four and wounding many more, on
Q stopping shooting when the train got out
e the way. All the parties engaged were n
+ groes.
G severe hail storm passed over portion
o Kansas on the 9th doing considerable damag
Hogs, chickens, etc, were killed and crol
s badly cut up.
# The robbers who boldly seized from the IL
G nois Central Railroad messengers, $4,000
V Chicago, on the afternoon of the 7th, we
l. captured on the sth. They are three wei
l. known thieves.
Is FOREIGN INTELLIGKNOE.
# Great distress prevails throughout Cas-