Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-05-14
West and South.

The San Francisco Board of Super
visors on the 4th took the initiative toward
impeaching Mayor Kalloch and removing him
from office, on the charge of melting the law
less element of the community to violence,
and otherwise violating his sworn official OBJ
legations.
LATE dispatches from Southern Kan
sas state that a great number of white men
had entered Indian Territory and established
colonies, and that many others were on the
way to join them.
THE Wisconsin State Republican
Convention, which met at Madison on the
5th, selected delegates to the Chicago Con-
vention, who are reported by the Madison
journal to stand eight for Blaine, eight for
Washburne, three for Sherman and one for
Grant
On the 5th Governor WiltZ and the
Mayor and other officials of New Orle ms pub
lished a card denying that yellow fever was
prevailing in that city. They say no case OF
that disease had occurred there this season.
The North Carolina Greenback State
Convention, which met at Greensboro on the
9Th, chose uninstructed delegates to the Chi
cago Convention
WILLIAM p. DAINGERFIELD, Presid-
ing Justice of the San Francisco Superior
Court, dropped dead on the bench at noon on
the 5th He was hearing case when sud
denly he threw up his hands, gasped once or
twice, and expired inst antly.
A DISPATCH received from Portland,
Ore, on the 9th states that while a feet of
fishing boats were returning, after laying
their nets opposite Point Adams at the
mouth of the Columbia River, squall came
up and twenty boats were blown upon the
bar, many keing swamped. Twelve fisher
men were drowned.
In the case of B. F. Allen, tried in
the United States Court at Chicago on the
charge of making false reports to the Comp
troller of the Currency, the jury, after being
out two days, brought in a verdict Of mot
| guilty. on the 5th.
Mr.. THOMAS HEERMANs, one of the
| proprietors OF tue Star and Crescent Mills in
| Chicago, fell through an elevator opening
from the attic to the basement Of the mill, a
distance Of eighty feet on the 5th, and was
almost instantly killed.
On the 9th William H. Vanderbilt
was reelected President of the Michigan
Central Railroad Company.
The Maryland Republicans met in
State Convention at Frederick on the 9th,
and chose delegates to the National Con-
vention. They were instructed for Blaine.
On the 9Th the National Convention
of anti-third-term Republicans met TN st.
Louis according to announcement. Dele
gates were present from eleven States. Ad-
dresses were made BY. E. Z. Hubbard, dele
gate to the Chicago National Convention,
Bluford Wilson, General John B. henderson
and others. Letters were read from a large
number of prominent Republicans expressing
regret at their Inability TO ne present. Reso.
lutions disappearing of the election of Gener
al Grant to third term were adopted, and
an Executive Committee was appointed.
1T is reported that great damage is
being done to the tobacco crop in Virginia BY
a fly known as the tobacco-hy. The farmers
are greatly discouraged at the prospect, and
many are sowing pease and corn in tht
ground intended for tobacco
The Ohio Democracy met in State
Convention at Columbus on the 9th anC
chose delegates to the Cincinnati Convention
The delegates were Instructed for Thurman
and directed to vote as a unit.
On the 9th the Delaware Republican
| state convention meU AT OOVeF anu, aIJer
stormy session, chose uninstructed delegate
TO the National Convention. They are sal,
to favor the nomination Of Mr.. Blaine.
AFTER session lasting two days thu
Tennessee Republican State Convention oil
the 9th succeeded in selecting delegates Il
the National Convention. They were unin
structed, but are reported to be mainly 10
Grant. Alvin Hawkins was nominated 70
Governor.
ON the 9th the Mississippi State Re
publican Convention adjourned, after thre
days session. The delegates to Chicago ar
alleged to be six for Sherman, SIX for Gran
and four for Blaine, They were unin
structed. E @
GENERAL B. A. MouLroN, an &C
complished swindler and forger, was arreste
in St. Louis few nights ago. A large sur
of money and not less than $4,000 worth Q
diamonds we're found on his person. Anon
his effects was box containing eomplet
outfit for a forgeF. He is the man who n
: Gently s~indied bank at Joplin, Mo-, out q
s., 1000 on a check to which the name of Gen
} eral John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois, was forged
.esON the 9TH a courier from Magallo
Mountains reached Silver City, N. ~, an
reported that Herman, Hunter and thei
party, thought to have been killed by the Ii
dians, were safe.
A FEW nights aE,o at Galveston
, Texas, John Keller, mistaking his vile for
burglar, shot her dead.
; Foreign Intelligence.