Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-04-30

ty to pass their judgment upon this monstrous
crime against popular rights. "A resolution
was also adopted in favor of the continuance
OF the two-thirds rule, The Anti-Tilden Con
vention adopted resolution declaring that the
nomination Of Samuel j. Tiden to the Presi-
dency would be fatal TO the Democratic party,
and an act Of treason to the party. Accom-
panying the resolutions was an address to the
Democracy of the State protesting against the
degradation of the Democratic organization
Into machine run for the interest Of one man
and his personal following, and declaring that
Tilden is the personalism which is false to the
Democracy and dangerous to the republic.
The Convention then elected delegates to the
Cincinnati Convention and adjourned
The Massachusetts, Prohibitory State Con-
vention met at Boston on the Goth and ap-
pointed delegates TO the National Convention
In Cleveland. The resolutions adopted set
forth the essential necessity of policy of pro-
hibitlon and the maintenance Of the party as
an independent national organization, free
from connection with other political bodies.
terrible accident occurred at the Madison
Square Garden In New York City on the night
of the 21st, while thronged with people in at
tendance upon the fair in aid of the Hahne-
man Hospital. The front part Of the garden
where the accident occurred had been greatly
changed in appearance on account of the fair;
a space more than fifty feet in width had
been partitioned off, and by means of
floor had been made into two stories, the
lower one being used for offices, recep-
tion hall and restaurant, and the upper
one for a dancing hall and art gallery.
The cause Of the accident was supposed to
! be the pressure of the floor Of the dancing hall
and art gallery uponthe wall which supported
I it. Both these rooms were filed with people.
Suddenly It was noticed that the floor of the
art gallery was cracking, and the manager of
the fair was summoned to the place. Detect
i've THly, who had been employed to watch
valuable pictures in the room, informed
him that the walls were crackiug In
some places, and that there was danger of the
floor giving way. The manager sent a man to
turn off the gas in that part OF the buihing,
and called out to persons near him to leave the
gallery as quickly as possible. His manner of
speaking caused most Of the persons in
the room to step out on a broad land
! ing which overlooks the main part of
the garden The dancing hall on the same
floor was still full of people. Before they could
be warned Of the approaching danger a success
sion Of loud reports were heard and the front
wall suddenly fell out into the street. A large
part of the roof, which had been supported by
the wall Immediately fell in upon the heads Of
| the frightened dancers, burying many Of them
out of sight. Three persons we're killed and
| eighteen wounded.
The Prohibitionists of Connecticut held a
State Convention at Hartford on the 21st, and
nominated full State ticket. Presidential
Electors and delegates to the National Prohibit
tion Convention at Cleveland were also
| elected. e-- @
! The desk on which Thomas jefferson wrote
the Declaration Of Independence has been pre-
sented to the United States by the children of
Joseph Coolidge, of Boston.
Catharine Hill (colored), of Philadelphia,
has filed an application for a pension on the
ground that she enlisted in the Union army
and served three years.
The Vermont Democratic State Convention
was held at Montpelier on the I'D. The dele
! gates TO the National Convention, who were
chosen by districts, were instructed to sustain
the two-thirds rule and not vote asaunit The
delegates are understood to be in favor of Han
cock -
A lunatic named Patrick Reddy escaped
a
ago. He went to the house of an old lady, and
taking with him two pounds of raw meat, fresh
from the butcher, he cut 1t up into pieces, and
seizing her by the throat, compelled her to eat
it, threatening her with carving knife if she
refused.
The difficulties between the owners of the
Harmony mills at Cohoes, and the weavers
have been settled and the men have gone to
work.
Forest fires have swept nearly the whole north
portion of the town of Broollhaven, Long
Island.
The Treasury Department has directed the
transfer of S55OO,OO in gold bullion from the
assay Office, New York, to the mint in Phila-
delphia, to be coined into eagles and hall
eagles.
4 A dispatch from Forked River, N. j., says
that over three huQdred families have beer
made utterly destitute by the great fores
fires