Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-01-24
WEST AND SOUTH.

Three white men and a Chinaman we're
killed by the explosion of the Giant Powder
Works at San Francisco, on the 14th. A
number of other persons were more or less
injured
A Cheyenne Agency special to the Yankton,
d. T., Press and Dakotidn, on the 18th, stated
the entire hostile camp of Indians of not less
than $4,000 people were on American soil and
working south. The runners will wait at
Red Skirts Camp twelve days to hear from
Washington. They declare that they must do
something, as the buffalo are running south
and they must follow.
The Democrats of the Missouri Legislature
in caucus on the 18th, nominated Gen. James
Shields for the Senatorial short term over
David H. Armstrong, by vote of SO to 81.
General Shields has represented Illinois and
Minnesota in the United States Senate.
Governor Vance has been nominated for the
United States Senate by the Democrats Of the
North Carolina Legislature.
H. P. Hill, Republican, was elected United
States Senator by the Colorado Legislature on
the l4th. The Democratic votes were cast for
W. A. S. Loveland.
A horrible murder was committed in Bells
Bend of the Cumberland River, twelve miles
from Nashville, Tenn, on the night of the
14th. The deed was discovered about eight
O'Clock the next morning, when the corpses
of John Whittemyer and wife were found side
by side in bed. They had been terribly beaten
and iisfgured by billets OF wood. Between
the two dead bodies were found an infant and
a child two years old, who were Growing and
playing, witless Of their tragical surround
ings Knox Martin, colored, is suspected OF
the murder
Martin Bergen was hanged at Pottsville, Pa,
on the 10Th. Bergen belonged to the Mollie
Mcguire organization, and was one of a party
who murdered Patrick Burns at Tuscsrora
that State, in 1870. He is the nineteenth
Mollie Mcguire already hanged for murder in
that State
S. D. Richards, the Nebraska murderer, was
tried at Minden, in that State, on the 18th
and sentenced to be hanged April 26 Hi'
trial occupied just one day, and the jury wert
out only two hours. The dispatch says thai
when sentence was pronounced Richards wal
apparently the happiest man in the room,
The Democratic members OF the Missour
General Assembly nominated George G. Yes
for United States Senator for the long term
on the 10th.
The bodies Of two dead men were found b,
some soldiers, north of Cheyenne, w, T., oil
the l4th. One was swinging TO tree and tn,
other was lying upon the ground. They wer
supposed to have been horse or cattle thieves
and were probably hanged by ranchmen.
The Democratic members of the Wisconsin
Legislature, on the nth, nominated Chief jus
tlce Ryan as a candidate for the United State
Senate.
The Republican members OF the Illinois Leg
islature nominated Gen. John A. Logan 10
the United States Senate on the nth. Sens
tor Oglesby was his competitor.
United States District-Attorney Mayer an
United States Marshal Turner, OF Alabaml
were arrested on the 18th, on warrants issue
by State court because they refused to dC
liver to that court certain ballot-boxes an
ballots which were being used by the Gran
!, Jury of the United States Court at Mon
gomery as evidence in certain cases ther,
| IN pending for violation OF United State
: election laws The United States Ma
shal was placed In Jail, and the Dl
trict-Attorney was released on writ {
! habedS corpus issued by United States Dstri,
) Judge Bruce.
The United States Grand Jury at jackson