Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25
WEST AND SOUTH.

Campbell, Republican candidate for Justice
| OF the Supreme Court at the recent election
in Michigan, received majority OF 900 over
Shipman, the Coalition candidate.
Columbus Upson, Democrat, has been
elected to Congress in the Sixth Texas Dis
trict to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Representative Schleicher. Nancy, his op-
ponent, was the GreenbacK candidate.
The Texas Senate has adopted a resolution
taxing commercial travellers from other States
800 year in addition to $40 for each county
visited on business.
DIR. Livingston, eXIndian Agent at Crow
Creek Agency, tried at Yankton, d. T., on
the 10th, under an indictment charging him
with falsifying a voucher and thereby de-
frauding the Government, was ACQUITTED.
A tornado swept over Pocahontas, Tenn,
on the night of the 14th causing great
destruction to that village. Several houses
and churches were blown down, and great
damage is reported to the surrounding
country.
The boiler in HawleY 81 Co.'s steam saw
mill at Detroit, Mich. exploded on the 10th,
killing the engineer and seriously injuring
two other persons. The mill was entirely
destroyed.
j. p. Oliver and Frederick Fisher, the Ne
braska "man burners" and murdercrs, have
been sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
More than one hundred houses at Walter
boro, S. G., were swept away by tornado on
the 10th. Three-fourths of the inhabitants
were left homeless. Fifteen persons were
killed and many wounded. The storm in
other parts of the State was very severe, caus-
ing great loss OF property.
Eleven hundred Communists paraded the
streets of Chicago on the Goth, displaying in
flamma!ory banners. About 400 OF them were
armed.
About half of Eureka, Nevada, was de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the 18th and
morning of the 18th. The loss is estimated
at 81, 100000.
AS freight train bound west on the Kan
sas City branch of the Hannibal Il st. Joseph
Railroad was running down heavy grade, on
the 10Th, trestle bridge was discovered to be
on fire, and in spite of all efforts to check the
train it ran on the trestle, the engine passing
nearly over, fourteen cars breaking through
one after another and piling in an immense
wreck in the creek below. All the cars were soon
enveloped in flames, and with their contents
were entirely consumed. The engineer and
k6reman saved themselves by jumping. The
conductor had his leg broken, and two men
who were sleeping 10 a car OF household goods
were burned in the wreck. Another passen-
ger was badly injured, but was rescued.
The colored mems convention at New Or
leans, on the 10Th, adopted resolution in
dorsing immediate immigration. commit
tee was also appointed to attend a mass meet.
ing at Mobile.
The steamship Great Republic was wrecked
on the Oregon coast on the Goth. No lives
were lost.
A fire at Kinsley, Kan, on the 21st, de-
stroyed about one-half of the business part OF
the town. Loss, $4,000.
Seven hundred violators of the revenue
laws appeared before the United States Cir
cult Court at Nashville, Tenn, on the 2lst.
One hundred and seventy-five accepted Attor.
ney-General Deyens' amnesty, and the Others
will follow suit.
| The foreign bondholders have accepted the
plan of settlement of the Virginia State debt
as provided in the bill recently passed by the
General Assembly.
A Labor Convention of the Mississippi Val
ley will be held at Vicksburg, May 5. The
object of the convention is to take steps tc
check the emigration OF laborers TO Kansas.