Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-06-04
THE EAST.

A LAD at Somerville, Mass, is under
arrest for the murder Of playmate fifteen
years OF age.
SIXTY English millers arrived at New
York City on the steamship Bolivia, on the
t25th, on their way to The International Exhibi'
ton in Cincinnati.
THERE were four cases of sunstroke
in New York City on the 25th. The thermom-
eter indicated ninety-four degrees in the after
noon.
DISPATCHES from various parts of
New Hampshire and Massachusetts, indicate
that the Goth was the hottest day ever expe-
renced there. The thermometer ranged from
nlnety-six to l05 in the shade.
TIE Rhode Island Legislature, on
the 25th, elected A. H. Littefcld Governor,
and H. H. Fay Lieutenant Governor, there
having been no choice at the polls.
THE farmers in many places in New
York arc plowing up their first crop of pota-
toes, haYing been ruined by the potato bug.
THERE were thirty-two cases of sun
stroke in New York and Brooklyn on the 27th
ult., six of which were fatal.
SEVERAL witnesses were examined in
the Whitaker case at West Point on the 2Sth
III.
idence, taking the ground that Whitaker was
the author OF his own assault. He was fol-
lowed by Lieutenant Knight, counsel for
Whitaker, who claimed that there was moth
ing in the evidence to show that Whittaker's
story was not true. At the conclusion of his
argument the court adjourned sine die and the
Whitaker inquiry ended.
FIVE deaths and many cases of pros
tration from heat were reported in New York
City on the 2sth ult.
THE Amalgamation Association of Iron
and Steel Workers at Pittsburg on the 2Sth
ult., demanded an increase in wages which
was refused by the manufacturers The strike
will throw 5000 men out of work in the dis
trct.
Vi AT the session of the Baptist Publica-
tion Society at Saratoga, on the 2Sth ult,, the
following officers were elected; President,
George T. Hope, New York; Vice Presidents,
Samuel A. Crozier Pennsylvania; Hon. j,
Warren Merrill, Massachusetts,; L. l.. He'd
strom, New York; Edward Goodman, Illinois
=. Secretary, Benjamin Grifiith; Recording Sec
- retary, j. Howard Gendell, Pennsylvania
Treasurer, William N. Petit The report tC
20 celebrate the centennial Of Robert Raikes on
q . the last Sunday in June was adopted.
ss DECORATION day was very generally
observed throughout the Eastern and North
ern States.
THE bark Monrovia sailed from New
= York ON the Goth ult,, for Liberia with sew.
enty.six of the colored refugees from Arkan
sas.
In Reading, Pa, n steam fire engine
while being tested on the Goth ult., exploded,
and four members of the fire company were
severely scalded, one probably fatally.
JOHN VINCENT, second mate of the
British ship Sophia, and three other seameI
were amusing themselves in the oil room OF
the ship on the Goth ult. while awaiting din
ner, when one of the party went into the cook
galley adjoining and heating poker red no
returned with It TO the oil room As this dem
onstration did not stampede the party tn
4 poker was thrust at a barrel Of kerosene. Al
4 cxplos on Immediately followed. The oil room
and galley were demolished and the cook
mate and seamen were covered with burnin!
oil, All Of them leaped overheard, but onl