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

whom there existed an old grudge, met in
store in town, and as Kelley was leaving it
Hall shot him in the back, killing him. Hall
escaped.
OF 225 South Carolina convicts hired to the
Greenwood and Augusta Railroad, nearly one
hundred have died. The directors of the
penitentiary are investigating the matter.
David Trimley, huckster residing near
Beallsville, Monroe County, Ohio, was muir
dered and robbed, on the oath, about three
miles from Wheeling, w. Va. he was found
in his wagon by daughter and nephew, who
had gone in search Of him, with bullet hole
through his head.
On the morning of the oath as the passen-
ger train from Kansas City to st. Louis ap-
preached Centralia, Mo-, the reclining chair
car struck the rear end of afreight train which
was standing on the switch and projecting
over the main track and was badly crushed.
Nearly every one in the car was more orless
hurt. One woman is said to have died from
injuries received.
President Hayes and party arrived at New
ton Falls, Kan, on the 25th, and attended the
opening of the Fifth Annual District Fair at
that place. About 10000 people we're present.
The President was introduced to the audience
speech, At the close Of the exercises Hon.
George A. Crawford, on behalf of the people,
presented the President with splendid buck
horn chair manufactured from the bones of
Kansas cattle.
A slight shock of earthquake was felt in
Memphis at ten minutes after nine on the
night of the 25th. Its course was from north
west to southeast.
the 25th, destroyed the Masonic and odd Eel
lows Hall, Presbyterian Church, and over
forty business houses. The loss is estimated
at from $3.50, 900 to s20O,9OO.
The Minnesota Democratic State Conven-
tion was held at st. Paul on the 25th. The
following ticket was nominated: For Secre-
tary of State, Felix A. Boyer; Treasurer,
Loman B. Cowdry; Attorney General, P. NJ.
Babcock; Railroad Commissioner, William
Coville.
Benjamin Williams shetland instantly killed
his step-mother near Shelby, N. G., on the
26th. He had a difficulty with his father
about a horse and committed the murder out
of spite.
A special to the Chicago Times from Fort
Worth, Texas, says Intelligence from Hills
boro, dated Sept IA, gives the particulars of
fight between Indians and a party of young
sportsmen from Dallas and Fort Worth, the
Thursday previous, in which seven whites
were killed. Details are meager, but infor-
nation is reliable, coming from W. Carnes,
one of the companions of the killed"
Deadwood, Dakota, was almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire on the Goth. About 125 busi-
ness buildings and fifty or sixty dwellings
were burned. The buildings being mostly of
wood and poorly constructed, they burned
like so much chaff. The fire spread with such
wonderful rapidity that all attempts to save
anything was useless All along its course
terrific explosions of gunpowder, petro leum,
liquor, etc, were of frequent occurrence, and
many buildings were blown into atoms.
| About 1000 people are left homeless, many
destitute. The loss is estimated at from
81, 100000 to $1,000, 600.
Marcus H. Whitley was hung at Pocahontas,
Ark, on the 26th ult., for the murder OF
Duho Summon in February, 1877.
Two hundred and seventy miles of railroad
were built in Missouri during the year ending
July lst
A private circular has been issued at st.
Louis by the Trades Assembly and sent to all
the Assemblies in the United States and Brit
ish North America, setting forth project for
a general strike of all trades, the time to be
determined by the Trades Assemblies, and to
take united action for the adoption and en-
! forcement of the eight-hour law, abolition of
the truck system and child labor. They also
propose to organize unions of all trades not
now organized, and to appoint an agitation
committee to carry out the purposes of the
Assembly.
The people of Lawrence and Leavenworth,
Kan, entertained the Presidential party on
the 9th ult. At the former place the party
stopped over for nearly two hours where a
dinner had been prepared. The President
made short speech in which he commended
the people for their wonderful development
| and Improvement, which was followed by
some remarks by General Sherman. The
party were enthusiastically received at Leav-
enworth, where they remained until the
morning of the Goth ult., and then proceeded
to st. Joseph, Mo.
Denis Kearney attempted TO obtain an in
terview with General Grant at San Francisco
but the latter refused to see him.
Captain Potter, recruiting boys for the ma
val service, accepted lis out of over 500 ap-
plicants at st. Louis. The Captain has re-
moved his Office to Cincinnati, where he will
continue to recruit boys for the naval service.
A party of twenty-eight prospectors who
left Silver Reef, Utah, about two months ago
are reported to have been massacred by In
dians near the eastern boundary of the Terri
tory.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morris, of Volinia
township, Cass County, Iowa, were murdered
on the night of the 2Sth ult, it is supposed
by person or persons with the object of OBJ
tanning money received from large sale of
wheat made recently by Mr.. Morris.
A big strike was in progress at Cincinnati
on the 30th ult., comprising about 1000 cabi-
net makers, coopers, shoemazers and some
railroad men. They wanted an increase of
| fifteen per cent. on wages.