Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-11-21

ters are to be stamped with the word =" fraudu-
lent.n
The loss to the Government in the amount
of money received by postmasters throughout
the country the past two years win be less
than one.twentieth Of one per cent.
THE EAST.
The bark Royal Arch, of Sunderland, which
had been abandoned by her crew, was picked
up by the steamer Zuland in mid ocean on the
Sth Of November, and a volunteer crew put
on board OF her with instructions to take her
TO New York. The bark was loaded with salt
and general merchandise, and her sails, masts
and rigging were all in proper shape. She
had but two or three inches of water in her
hold, and her pumps we're in good working
order, and no reason can be assigned for her
abandonment by her own crew.
A band of swindlers said to be directed by
a wealthy business man of Michigan, are
operating in New England, securngnotes of
farmers for wares that are never delivered,
the notes being disposed Of promptly at a dis
count.
The steamships Gallia and Westphalia,
which arrived at New York from European
ports on the llth, brought sl,s5O,0O0 in gold
coin and bars.
Two unknown persons in a row boat went
over Woods Falls on the Black River, near
Watertown, N. Y, on the 18th. From their
appearance and action 1t is thought they in
tended suicide
Charles II. Voorhis, member of Congress
from the Fifth District OF New Jersey was
arrested on the 11th by a United States Depu-
ty Marshal on charge of abstracting from
the First National Bank of Hackensack, OF
which he was President, coIlaterals deposited
to secure private loan.
The returns from every county in Pennsyl-
vania give the total vote for State Treasurer
as follows; Butler, Rep, $50 1853; Barr, Dem,
22l, ,7l5; Sutton, Gr., 27,207 Richardson, Pro-,
3,219.
At the investigation at Philadelphia, on the
18th, of the cause of the collision between
the steamer Champion and the ship Octayla
it was ascertained that there was no lookout
on the Champion. 1t is customary to take the
man off lookout for other work.
1t was reported at Augusta, Me-, on the
18th, that If the Republicans withdrew from
the General Assembly in order to prevent a
quorum, the State authorities had certificates
prepared to send out, giving seats to seven
teen Democratic Senators and eighty five Rep
resentatives.
Hanlan and Courtney will row a fve-mile
race on the Potomac near Washington, on the
9th of December.
Official returns from all but New York and
Kings Counties, n. Y, give the following re-
suit in that State; Cornell, Republican, Gov
erDor, 40,172; Hoskins, Republican, Lieuten-
ant-Governor, 1,l3O; Carr, Republican, secre-
tary of State, 4,41l; Wadswor:h, Republican,
Comptroller 1859; Ward, Republican, Attor-
ney- General, 1909; Wendell, Republican,
Treasurer, 4,65l Seymour, Democrat, En-
gineer and Surveyor, 1859; Kelly's vote, AZ,
AL.
Myron A. Buell., aged twenty, was hanged
at Cooperstown. N. Y, on the l4th, for the
murder of Catherine May Richards on the
25th of last June.
Charles Drews and Franklin stichler were
hanged at Lebanon, Pa, on the l4th. They
were two of the six tried and convicted of the
murder of Raber, at Indantown Gap on the
7th of December last, upon whose life they
had four heavy insurance policies. Zichman,
one of the six, was acquitted on the 18th, on
his second trial. Wise, who confessed first,
has never been sentenced, and Hummil and
Brandt now have their cases before the Su-
preme Court.
The printing establishment of the Church
man, in Lafayette Place, New York City, was
destroyed by fire on the l4th, and many en-
ploves barely escaped with their lives The
ianitress of the building was found insensible
and subsequently died.
A New York dispatch says the shipment to
Liverpool of 10, 900 pistols attracted the atten.
tion OF gun men, and their inquiries was the
starting point of rumOr that the Fenianf
were purchasing arms In the United States.
Peter Hay, President of the Pennsylvania
Association of Soldiers of the War of 1872
died on the 18th, aged ninty-one.
The new French cable between France ant
the United States was completed on the 18th
Five men fellfrom ascafolding at Williams
burg, N. Y, ON the 18th, by the breaking Of
one Of the ioists which supported it. Corne
lius Anderson and Peter Flood were danger
ously injured, Washington Wallbridge ant
William Drummond, seriously, and Johr
Keller slightly
President Hayes attended the opening o.
the Seventh Regiment Armory at New Yorl
City on the 18th.
Navigation on New York State Canals will
be closed Deceaber 9th, unless sooner sus
pended by ice.
large brick building inside Of the Auburn
N. Y, prison walls, was destroyed by fire OF
the 18th. The are at one time threatened tn
destruction of all the shops within the walls
but was confined to this one building by tn
energetic work of the convict company an,
entire Fire Department Of the city.
The excitement over the expected counting
out of the Republican Legislature was YER
great at Augusta, Me-, on the nth.
WEST AND SOUTH.
A desperate fight took place on the 9th Gft
miles south of FL Paso, Tex, in the State o
Chihuahua, Mexico, between two hundred In
dams and party of fifty men from Carrizo
New Mexico. 1hlrty-two of the whites wer
killed and eighteen escaped wounded. Tn
Indians were the same party Major Morrov