Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-07-25

The loss throughout the city will amount I
many thousand dollars. At Pitts6eld tw
persons were killed and three o
four wounded, some fatally. A number o
buildings we're wrecked. Considerable prop
erty was destroyed at Springfield and Wor
cester, but fortun ately no lives were lost. Tn
hurricane struck Nantucket beach and com
pletely wrecked a large hotel and two barn
belonging to the hotel Charles O'Hara,
driver, and Anna Oglesby, a cook, were bur
led beneath the ruins. The former was badll
bruised; the latter had shoulder dislocated
and was otherwise injured.
The mystery that has long shrouded the
death Of Jennie p. Clark, whose body wai
found in trunk at Lynn, Mass, is now sale
to be solved. A Madame q. c. Goodrich, fe
male physician, and DR.. Kimball who lived
in the same house with the woman, and three
other parties we're arrested on the 10th. The
evidence against these parties appears to be
| conclusive.
The Pitts Agricultural Works at Buffalo
N. Y, were destroyed by fire on the 10th.
The steamer State OF Virginia, from New
York for Glasgow, went ashore at Sable
Island on the 18th. Four women and five
children were lost in the surf while landing.
The vessel had seventy-four passengers, 164
head of cattle and general cargo. The yes
sci will probably prove total loss
vessel from Port au Paix, st. Domingo,
arrived at point near Philadelphia, on the
18th, with seven men, of a crew of nine, down
with the yellow fever. The Captain and three
men died on the passage.
The bill TO abolish capital punishment was
indefinitely postponed by the New Hampshire
Legislature on the 18th.
At New York City, on the 18th, Patrick
McDermott was shot and killed by Nicholas
Meyners. Meyners was beating his wife
when McDermott interposed with the above
result.
Covert Bennett and Mrs. Smith, sentenced
to be hanged at Jersey City, N. j., July 25,
have been reprieved by Governor Mcclellan
until August 10.
Cox, the murderer of Mrs. Hull at New
York City, has been sentenced to be hanged
August 20.
party Of six men started from Port Col
borne, n. Y, July 3, in a sail boat bound for
Buffalo aud were drowned. The bodies of
nve OF the unfortunatcs were recovered on the
18th. party of gentlemen from Buffalo
were fishing on the river near Beaver Island,
and found floating bottle with paper in it,
on which was written the following: "July
Sd, one p. IN. We cannot weather it any
longer; blowing gale; give up all hopes :;
goodbye. Six men from Port Colborne."
The New Hampshire House of Representa-.
tives has passed bill regulating railway pas
senger and freight tariffs.
John Hope, convicted of the robbery of the
Manhattan Savings Bank, at New York City,
of three million dollars in securities and cash,
has been sentenced TO States prison for TWEEN
ty years.
The First National Bank Of Butler, Pa, was
closed on the 18th. The bank will go into the
hands Of a receiver.
A call has been issued for a convention of
the National Greenback Labor party of New
York State at Utica, August IS, for the nomi-
nation of State ticket.
The American Bankers Association will
meet In convention at Saratoga, August G.
The steamer Mosel, which arrived at New
York on the 10Th, brought over 600 steerage
passengers, mostly Russians, who alone rep
resent capital of 100000. Among them
were sixty families having 2l3 children.
At Buffalo, on the ! Och, a section of the
new round-house of the Erie Railway Com
pany fell, injuring eleven workmen, two of
them fatally
The Citizens Committee of the Worlds
Fair, to be held at New York in 1888, issued
an address on the 10Th, reciting the circum-
stances of the organization. The eaddress con-
cludes as follows: "The resources of our
country, vast as they are, are not understood
and appreciated abroad. The Worlds Fair of
1888 will attract multitudes to our Shores
The interchange Of personal views will open
up new channels of trade, giving the United
States outlets for their surplus products and
furnishing her laboring classes with full en-
ployment."
Ex-Tax Collector r. G. Waldron, of North
Adams, Mass, was arrested on the 2lst,
charged with the embezzlement of 500, 900
while in office.
The Nova Scotian ship St. Bernards, which
left New York on the 9th of June for Ant
werp, has been lost on the Belgium coast
The Captain, pilot and five men were drowned