Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-01-17
THE EAST.

Three boys were drowned while skating on
Lake George at Glenn Falls, N. Y, on the 7th.
The New York Legislature took possession
of the new Capitol on the 9TH.
While the fire department of New York City
was working at a fire on the morning of the
Ith, one of the walls of the building fell, kill
ing John Irving fireman, and badly injuring
Chief Rowe, forCmen Reeves and Vanhorn, and
fremen McCune, Ryan, Jones and Hogan.
The Tammany society was enioined from
initiating 147 new members elected Dec. 81,
on the ground that notice of the meeting had
been printed only in an obscure paper of no
circulation, and which members of the society
opportunity to see.
The officers of the Charter Oak Insurance
Company, on trial at Hartford, Conn, for
conspiracy, were acquitted on the Sth.
Thomas G. Alvord was nominated for Speak
er of the New York Assembly by the Repub-
lican caucus on the Sth.
The Republican members of the Pennsylva-
mia Legislature in caucus, on the Sth, nomi-
mated j. Donald Cameron for United States
Senator. The Greenbackers held caucus
and agreed to vote for Judge Agnew.
The annual meeting of the American Social
Science Association for the election of office RS
was held at Boston on the Sth. President
David A. Wells and Acting Treasurer San
born declined a reelection, and Daniel C..
Gilman, of Baltimore, was elected President.
Hamilton \. Hill was chosen Treasurer.
Two men were reported killed and several
wounded by an explosion in the Pennsylvania
Coal Company's shaft at Pittston, Pa, on the
9th.
At Gilmore's Garden, in New York City, on
the 9th, Captain Bogardus completed the task
of breaking 5000 balls out of 8, 200. He missed
only thirteen balls.
According to Governor Robinson's message
to the New York Legislature, ON the 9th, the
general fund, bounty and floating debts of
that State have all been extinguished. The
State tax has been reduced from SIS, 727, ,4S2
in 1874 to S7,94l, ,297 in 1878. The total funded
debt of the State on the Both of September
last was 80, 154,054 making an actual reduc-
tion for the past fiscal year of 81, ,S03, 600.
Much space is devoted to the Capitol, which
has been an expensive affair. Originally
planned to cost not more than S4,000,QO0, over
S9,000000 have already been expended upon
it, and to complete it according to the pres
ent plan will require SS,0O0,000 or $4,000, 600
more.
The Connecticut Legislature met in joint
convention on the 9th and elected the Repub-
lican State ticket. The election was thrown
into the Legislature because no ticket received
a majority at the election in November.
Benjamin Hunter was hanged at Camden,
n. j., on the 10th. The rope was either long
or stretched so much that Hunter was barely
lifted from the floor, when he fell back and
was caught in the arms of the Sherff's as
sistants. The Sheriff seized the rope and
hoisted Hunter in the air, number of per-
sons holding the rope until he was strangled.
The gross earnings OF the Erie Railway last
year were IS, ,6sl, and the net earnings 81,
$50, ,4S0. The floating debt has been reduced
to 100000. The cost of the third rail be-
tween Susquehanna and Buffalo has been
paid mainly from the net earnings.
At the memorial meeting held at Boston on
the 10th, in honor of the late Bayard Taylor,
Oliver Wendell Holmes read poem written
by the poet Longfellow for the occasion.
Speeches were made by j. Boyle O'Reilly,
Richard rockingham, Bronson Alcot and
other distinguished writers.
Commodore John Guest, commandant OF
the Portsmouth, n. H., Navy Yard, died OF
the l2th.
The total amount of pig iron produced il
the United States in 1878 was 2,3s2, 900 tons
OF this amount Pennsylvania made more thar
half, and Ohio came next. The iron and stee
rail products of the year were in round mum
bers ZOO, 900 tons.
The Harvard boating crew viii not enter tn,
International race with the Dxfnrd or Gam
bridge, should either come to this country, OF
account of the disbandment Of their old crew
Mrs. odendorfer, and son ten years o
age, were consumed in their dwelling, whicl
was destroyed by fire on the 1lth, at Jamaic
Plains, a suburb of Boston.
Madame Anderson concluded her feat o
walking 2,700 quarter miles in as many quartz
houra at New York ON the 18th.