Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-05-07
WEST AND SOUTH.

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The Chicago T,ne, says; "on the day Of
the Marshheld tornado q 1srge-sized roof landed
in door-yard near LaWrenceburg, Ind. Care
ful Investigation in the neighborhood fails 10
disclose a building minus It's covering, and the
belief is gaining ground that the visitor came
from Missouri" ......t. ..HrI.
In the recent trip Of the steamship Ohio
from Bremen 10 New York, thirteen children
died during the passage The deaths were
caused from oYererowding and liberalization
In the steerage department. The matter is
being investigated by the Superintendent Of
Immigration at Castle Garden
Frank Grill was hanged At Newton, N. j.,
on the oath ult., for the murder Of his daugh-
ter I'm June last. When the handouts were
placed on his wrists he asked the Sheriff to
take them off and warm them, and also to
warm the moose.
The gold fever IS spreading in Georgia.
Two brothers at Nacoochee have taken out 100
pennyWeights in nuggets from eighty square
feet Of fearth. Another party on the same lead
took out a nugget weighing tO8 pennyweights.
There was a bloody affray at Ellsworth, H.,
on the 26th ult. between Frank Bailey and
Henry Stoyenour on one side and Abraham II.
Hendryx on the other. The former went to
Hendryx's farm for the ayowed purpose Of
settling some old scores by thrashiuR him.
Hendryx shot both men, killing Bailey in
stantly. Stovenour died shortly afterward.
Hendryx gave himself up.
John Dyer notorious desperate, who has
caused much trouble TO the people Of Mclean
County, ILL.,, appeared in that county on the
2jth ult. when an alarm was given and a num-
ber OF citizens turned out to hunt him. He
was followed in the woods and refusing to
halt was shot numberof times and captured.
He may survive. ."'
There have been fifteen hundred cases of
measles in Michigan City Ind, during the last
three weeks.
White stock thieves killed John Deffebach,
and ran off $50 head of horses from Inyan, Da-
kota, on the 2Oth ult Deffebach was one Of
the heaviest stock men In the West.
A boiler In a shingle mill at Savannah, Ga,
exploded on the 9th ult, killing Lewis N.
Torrent, superintendent, and George Hughes,
engineer. Eight others were injured.
William P. Gillespie, Of Columbus, Ind on
his death-bed a few days ago, made confes-
sion that he and others, names not given,
killed a wealthy stock trader named James
JaTnison ten years ago and divided between
them large sum Of money found on his per-
son, i.. '.H a'
DIR. Joseph T. Webb, brother of Mrs. Pres
ident Hayes, died at Minneapolis, Mimi, on
the 21th ult.
Prof. II. X. Palmer conducts the May Must
cal Festival at Marion, Iowa.
The Ohio Republican State Convention, held
az Columbus on the hult., selected delegates
TO the Chicago Convention, and nominated
the following State tickets For Secretary Of
State, Charles Townsend Judge OF Supreme
Court, George W. McIlyaine; Clerk Of su-
preme Court, Dwight CroweIl Member Of
Board Of Public Works, s. j, Hosmer; School
Commissioner, A. p. De Wolf A resolution
was ptedrequestingt the delegates tovote for
John Sherman for President. The four dele
| gates at large arc pronounced Sherman men,
while eight of the district delegates, IL is
claimed, arc Blaine men, and will vote for that
| gentleman ON the first ballot. b..
| John Macarthur, formerly Postmaster of Chi
cAgO, was found guilty OF embezzlement as
! Postmaster IN, tho United States Court on the
/ 2Sth ult. on four counts of the Indictments
against him. The amount ernbeEzled was
fixed at 900. The penalty ia double the
amount Of embezzlernent and from one TO ten
years In the county Jail. lie was given until
June LIST TO prepare for the sentence,
About two hundred delegates were present
at the National Butter Egg aud Cheese Asso-
citation meeting at indianapolis on the 2Sth ult.
At meeting of the City Council at Lead
Vile on the night OF the eth ult, great cx
citement was caused by the action OF the Coun,
i oil In regard to certain Contested seats The
officers drew revolvem and demanded order
Many OF the audience drew reyolvers aud d
dangerous collision was threatened,
One hundred and thirty-four houses and
their entire contents were destroyed by the re-
cent cyclone at Macon, Miss. The Relic
Committee have In charge seventy-two wound
ed and 234 destitute persons 10 provide for
An appeal for help has been Issued,
The New York Assembly has passed bill t
regulate the transportation Of freight by rail
road corporations
The excess Of exports over Imports for the
twelve months ending March 81 1880, wal
sl9l, ,465, ,l4s, e..l4 4..tt.
The South Carolina Republican State Con
ventlon, held at Columbia ON the 2Sth ult., in
strtcted the delegation TO the National Con
vention 10 vote as a unit TO the end of th,
contest for General Grant. u "A.
The Maryland Democratic State Convention
TO elect delegates TO the National Convention
has been called for June o.
Mrs. Houston, living near Austin, Texas, Il
a III of insanity, on the eth ult attempted I,
murder her I've children by driving knitting
needles into their brains through their ears
! One was killed and two Others seriously IN
I Juted '."
The C6rouer's jury In the De Young murae
ease at san Francisco, returned a verdict OF
I the 21th ult, charging Kalooh with the muir
der, I.... ..t.a ..
A three days session OF the Presbyterian
Women's Board Of Foreign Missions began a
Cincinnati on the 2Tth nit!
The South Carolina delegates 10 the Repul
llcan National Convention we're instructed I
vote a. q unit for Graut, A resolution tha
j In the event Of Grant not being nominee, III
delegates should support Rlaine, but In n
contingency vote for Sherman, was laid on III
table. t.H t.r
4 The California Republican State Conyentio
E met at sacramento on the 29tb ult. A resolI
/, ton was adopted instructing the delegates
7 Chicago 10 vote a. a unit first, last aud all III
[ time for James @, Blaine, and 10 use all hol
s orable means 10 secure his nomination.
e The Arkansas Republican State Oonventio
; held at Little Rock on the 20th ult,, adopted
= resolution lnstructlng the delegates to u
= National Convention 10 vote for Grant, and
3 use their individual and collective efforts,
n as long as his name remained before the Co
d yention, to secure his nomination.
p The Indiana Greenback State Conyentl,
Is was held at indianapolis on the 29th ult. II