Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-10-03
THE EAST.


James Freeland, Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. at Brooklyn, and one of the founders Of
Plymouth Church, died in that city on the
23d, aged eighty years.
William L. Richardson, of Bloomsbury, was
nominated for Treasurer by the Pennsylvania
State Prohibition Convention on the 23d.
The Hanlan-Courtney scull race, which was
to have taken place on Chautauqua Lake,
Sept. %, has been postponed until Oct. 10.
j. Warren Woodward, Justice of the su-
preme Court of Pennsylvania, died at Read
ing on the 23d.
The Massachusetts, Prohibition State Con-
vention was held at Boston on the oath. The
following nominations were made: For Gov
ernor, Rev. Daniel G. Eddy; Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Timothy Kearl Secretary OF State,
Charles Almy; Treasurer, David n. skillings /;
Auditor, Jonathan II. Orme; Attorney GEN
eral, Samuel NJ. Fairfield A resolution was
passed inviting the corporation of women IN
the work of the party and invoking her use
of the ballot.
At the Northern Pacific Railroad meeting
held at New York on the oath the following
Board Of Directors was elected Frederick
Billings, Vermont Joseph Dilworth, Pitts
burg; O. B. Wright, Joseph d. Potts and J.
Frailey Smith, Philadelphia; b. P. Cheney.
Boston; j. M. Denison, Baltimore; Alexander
Mitchell, Milwaukee,; j. e. Ainsworth, Ore
gon; Johnston Livingston, Hugh McCulloch,
Walton Ferguson and James B. Williams.
New York
Rev. David L. Launsbury rector of Christ
Churcn at StTatford, Conn, was shot dead on
the morning of the oath, by his wife as he Law
In bed. Mrs. Launsbury is temporarily insane
from sickness.
terrific explosion of fire damp took place
in the sloan colliery at Scranton, Pa, on the
18th. Five men were badly burned.
Mrs Schwab and son were probably fatally
injured by Jumping from burning building,
at New York City, on the 25th.
Robert Champlain, a farmer residing near
Westield, Pa, was shot dead on the 26th
while cutting cora a few rods from his house.
There is no clue to the mur'e 'erer, but suspic-
lon points to his father, with whom he was ON
bad terms.
George Brown, who is implicated in fraud,
on the Pension Bureau amounting to thou
sands OF dollars, was arrested at New York
on the Goth. He has for a number of
years had possession of pension certid-
Gates upon which he has regularly collected
money in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington by procuring persons to personate pen
sioners.
In suit brought by the United States
against Samuel j. Tilden to recover certain
sums alleged to be due from him for income
taxes during 1868 to 1872 inclusive, over and
above the amounts paid by him, motion was
made in the United States District Court at
New York recently for bill of particulars.
Judge Choate has made an elaborate decision
IN the matter and says the melton must be
denied upon well settled rules of practice re-
lating to the matter of bills OF particulars.
The six-days pedestrian contest at Madison
Garden, New York, terminated on the night of
the 9th ult. Out of the thirteen contestants
who entered nine remained on the track un-
til the close and eight covered 45O or more
miles. The score stood Weston, 455: Row
ell, $50; Hazael, 500; Merritt, SIS; Guyon,
All; Hart 4S2; Krohne, $50: TAYLOR, $50. The
receipts for the week were about SIS, 900.
AT Gloucester, Mass, on the 9th ult, Car
ter's oil clothing mandatory, the Eureka
House and several other buildings were
burned, causing loss Of about S75, ,OOO
The Supreme Court of Rhode Island has an
pointed Robert Thompson trustee Of the prop
erty of Mrs. Kate Sprague.
Up to the 2Sth ult. the total imports of
specie since the resumption of specie pay
ments at the beginning of the year, we're S39,
13O,4O2, OF which $3l, ,921, ,461 was gold and
S, sos, ,94l silver.
The First National Bank and Bank of Com
merce, of New York, have made their last pay-
ment to the Treasury on account of the United
States four per cent, bonds. This is a final
settlement OF all transactions in the bonds on
domestic accounts.
The Governor of Pennsylvania has appoint,
cd Henry Green, of Easton, Judge of the Su-
preme Court In place of Warren j. Woodward,
deceased.