Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-10-31


Nation, especially the Mississippi River by
the National Government; encouragement OF
America shipping by subsidies. resolution
was adopted declaring Grant their unalte ra'
BILE choice for President in 1880.
The American Woman Suffrage Association
will hold its annual meeting at Cincinnati, be-
ginning Tuesday evening, November 4th.
The Democrats Of Baltimore, on the 22d,
elected their candidate for Mayor by nearly
5000 majority.
A horrible tragedy was committed at
strongsville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on the
night of the 2lst, the victims being Jacob
Noler, farmer fifty five years Of age, his
wife aud idiotic son. Noller was killed, his
wife so terribly injured that death will Proba-
bly, ensue, and the boy was severely wounded.
The author Of the tragedy was Louis Noller,
the Oldest son Of the couple.
The centennial anniversary of the surrender
OF Cornwalls was celebrated at Yorktown,
Va, on the 23d.
John w. Kendall and William Mcmillan,
who belonged to gang of outlaws, were
taken from the Martinsburg, KY, Jail by
about 200 citizens on the night of the 10Th,
and hung to tree near by.
A gang of counterfeiters under the leader
rested at st. Louis on the 23d. The gang had
been making and passing counterfeit silver
dollars and half dollars.
The Bethany College, Burke County, W.
Va, was partially destroyed by fire on the
morning of the 23d. The libraries in the So
cety rooms were burned. 1t is thought to
have been the work of au incendlary, as oil
and combustibes were found after the fire.
George Balm, President Of the Millers' Ma
tional Association, has issued an address to
millers, mill-wrights, dealers in mill ma
chinery, -four dealers and bakers Of the United
States, setting forth that Grand Exposition
OF mill machinery, mill products, grain, etc,
will be held in connection with the annual
Convention of the Millers' Asso:iati next
June, and asking them to actively cooperate
in making the event a notable one. The eX-
position will be held in Cincinnati or Chicago.
special to the Chicago Inter Ocean, on the
oath, reported that the body Of a man was
found on the lake shore near Toleston, In.
diana, that afternoon. Upon his clothes and
sleeve buttons were found the initials of
Burr who accompanied Professor Wise in his
balloon ascension from st. Louis. The body
was otherwise unrecognizable on account of
decomposition and bruises.
Smith Heriott, aged twenty-three years was
arrested near Delaware, Ohio, on the 2Sd, on
the charge of attempting to murder his faith
err George Heriott, by shooting him with
revolver. Young Heriott denies the charge
and says his father committed suicide, but
the neighbors do not credit the sons state
ment. The shooting occurred while the par
ties were milking cows, at which time the
quarrel is said to have taken place.
A company has been organ lied at Denver
Col, for the purpose of building a RAILROAD,
from the end of South Park Road to Leadville,
The fever epidemic was declared at an end.
at Memphis on the 25th. The first steamer
since July "a arrived that day.
farewell banquet was given to General
Grant at San Francisco on the evening OF
the 25th, and at midnight the General and
party left for Virginia City and the East.
Matthew Fitch, who killed his wife from
whom he had been estraDged for some time,
and his four. .years-old daughter, near Hadley,
in Lapeer County, Mich, on the 10Th, was ar
rested on the 26th.
st. Julian trotted mile in 2:12% on the
| Oakland, Cal, race track on the 25th.
The body found near Miller's Station, on
Lake Michigan, on the oath, has been recog-
nized by brother as the remains of George
Burr.
The parties accused of the murder of Stand
ing, the Norman preacher, in Georgia, have
been tried and acquitted.
At the recent election in Ohio the 'Repub-
| licans elected slxty-nine and the Democrats
forty-ive members of the House. Twenty
two members of the Senate were elected by
the Republicans, and fifteen by the Demo.
Gratis, giving the Republicans, on joint ballot,
a majority of thirty-one.
| Colonel Thomas Hornbrook, well-known
temperance worker, died at Wheeling, w.
| Va, on the Goth.
An accident occurred on the Chicago, Rock
Island 81 Pacific Railroad, opposite Atchison,
Kan, on the 25th, causing the death of N. N.
Holmes, superintendent OF bridges, D. A.
Adams telegraph operator, and j. G. Null,
brakeman.
A San Francisco dispatch OF the 9th stated
that the remains OF W. s. Bodie, the original
dflscoverer of the Bodie mining district, and
who pershed in a snow storm November 14th,
1859, was discovered on the 26th about a mile
southwest of Bodie. Deceased is believed to
have been a native either of Rochester OF
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, where he left family
William Copeland and George Rhiuehart
while engaged in digging town ditch across
the pond of Mr.. Witham, in the town of Bur
ton, four miles from Flint, Mich, wer
ordered by Witham, who protested agains
the ditch, to stop work. Tne men not com
plying, Rhinehart was shot dead by Witham
Copeland to escape like fate took to hi
heels.