Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-06-13
THE EAST.

THE EAST.
The Maine Greenback Convention was held
at Portland on the Sd. Joseph H. Smith, of
Oldtown, was nominated for Governor. The
platform adopted favors unlimited coinage of
gold and silver to be supplemented by full
legal tender paper money sufficient to trans
act the business of the country; the immedi-
ate use of coin in the Treasury for the reduc-
tion of the bonded debt; the substitution of
greenbacks for National bank notes grad
uated tax on incomes; fewer and simpler laws
and those vigorously enforced; opposes all
subsidies or legalized monopolies, and de-
nounces communism in all its FORMS
The Merrimac Chemical Works, at Woburn,
Mass, were destroyed by fire on the night of
the I'd. A. V. Weeks, book keeper for the
company, was fatally burned by falling into a
pool of yitrlol. Several Others were badly
burned with vitriol.
Kasson, United States Minister to Vienna !;
Stoughton, Minister to Russia, and the Duke
OF Argyle, arrived at New York on the steam
ship Scythia, on the Sd.
| Albert Falk, general manager for William
| Rye, silk importer and manufacturer, New
York City, arrested sometime ago on the
charge of embezzling 800, 900, was rearrested
on the Sd, a further deficiency of 100000 be-
ing found in his accounts.
A Aresolution to expel Representative PetroH,
OF Philadelphia, for alleged corrupt practices
in connection with the Pittsburg riot damage
BILL was defeated in the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature on the Sd.
james d. Fish, of New York City, has been
appointed Receiver of the Globe Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
Pardee Hall one of the Lafayette College
buildings at Easton, Pa, was almost entirely
destroyed by fire on the night of the 4th. 1t
was erected two years ago at at a cost of
$225, 1000, and the fixtures cost $4,000 more.
During the progress of the fire man fell
from the third story and was fatally injured.
The Pittsburg puddlers and other iron
workers have rejected the plan of arbitration
proposed by the manufacturers. Only one
iron mill was running on the 4th.
The New Hampshire Legislature organized
on the 4th. j. H. Gallinger, Republican, was
elected President of the Senate.
An old widow lady named Vinegar was at
tackled by tramp near Millerton, Dutchess
County, N. Y, on the 4th, and she died from
fright. The tramp escaped, but citizens
startedin pursuit.
The Mexican Veteran Pension bill passed by
the Pennsylvania Legislature several weeks
ago has been vetoed by the Governor.
At Chamsersburg, Pa, on the 5th, "Peachy'
Swingler, colored, was hanged for the murder
of John Anderson, colored, last December.
At Freedom, Pa, ON the 5th, John Bryan
and Frank Matheny were instantly killed
John Powell and Frank Bryan fatally, and d
Grim, w. Erwin and Joseph McDermCtt Sc
riously injured, by the explosion of boiler il
brick-yard. Low water caused the accident
The Pennsylvania Legislature adjourned
sine die on the 9th.
Felix McUann was hanged at Norwich
Conn, on the 9th, for the murder ofJ. Morris
Hatch at Niger Hollow, Sherburne, Decembe
8, 1878.
The Workingmen's party of California hay,
full State ticket in the field.
In a suit entered between Congressman
Chittenden and General Butler, at New York
to test the validity of the reissues of legal
tender notes in time of peace, Judge Blotch
ford, on the 7th, gave pro .Jorma decision
overruling the plaintiffs demurrer to the de
fendants amended answer, giving judgmen
for defendant, dismissing the complaint, Il
= order that appeal might be had to the Unite
: States Supreme Court before the Octobe
l term.
5 Mrs Honora Lacy, of Chester County, Pa
9 lost her life in very singular manner on tn
e 9TH. She had been at Wilmington, Del, an
s after entering her carriage to drive homt
: some straw and cotton in the vehicle wer
: ignted by a match, and in an instant tn
i whole interior was in a blaze. The horse bC
h came frightened and ran away, and before
could be stopped Mrs. Lacy was burned I
4 death.
+ During the month of May IS, 100 immigrant
i arrived at New York, an increase of 4,S96oyC
h the corresponding period of 1878. OF til
S total number 2,4S3 were from England; SEQ
g land, 9O1; Wales, 150; Ireland, 3,l42; Germ
G ny, 4,420, and the remainder from other coul
Il tries, Arrivals at the port of New York du
!, ing the twelve months ended May 81, 1879,
II compared with the corresponding period
!, 1873, show an increase Of over 10000 duril
J, the past year,
) Nearly all of the Pittsburg iron mills con
l. menced operations on the 9th the manufac
n urers having agreed to the demands of Il
l. iron workers,