Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-23

huu D. " Onalmere, OF Mississippi, nave Deen
renominated for Congress.
The official census returns of Detroit
show population of 116,027. Final official
returns have made the population Of Chicago
5O3,5Ol. The population Of Cook County will
be from 6J5,0d0 to $4,000.
The recent storm in Colorado washed
away ten miles Of the Denver 4 Rio Grande
Railway, and damaged every bridge, cuyert
and cattle-guard for about twenty-one miles.
The Irish National Republican Con-
vcntlon met at indianapolis on the 14th
Two hundred and fifty delegates were present,
representing eleven States and the District Of
Columbia.
AT Lincoln, Lincoln County. N. NJ,
on the Sd young man named Harrison came
into town and, becoming intoxicated, was
locked up at night. mob effected an en-
trance to the Jail and killed Harrison, riddling
him with bullets. On the night of the 4th a
mob again surrounded the jail and killed the
Deputy Sheriff, who was implicated in the
killing Of the night before and had made him
self obnoxious to the outlaws. On the night
OF the 5th they again visited the Jail, taking
out and hanging prisoner. It is not known
what the prisoners crimes were
THE Missouri Greenback State Con-
ventlon, held at sedalia on the 14th, nomina-
ted full State ticket as follows: Governor,
Luman A. Brown; Lieutensnt Governor,
Homer F. Fellows; Secretary of State, o. ID.
Jones; Auditor, A. G. Markes; Treasurer
yehn NJ. Sneed; Attorney-Ge A. N. Nc
.iindly; Ju ige OF the Supreme Court, Peter
y. Bland; Register OF Land, James A
Matinee; Railroad Commissioner, j. B. Alex
ander.
A PROJECT is under consideration in
the northwest to construct a canal from
Duluth to the Mississippi and thence across
the summit to Red Lake and the navigable
waters of the Red River of the North OF
canal, the whole number Of miles will only be
thirty-seven, of river and lake channel 345--
total length 382 miles.
WHILE Andrew Wilson, a young farm
er living on Big River, near Hillsboro. Mo,
was driving along the road on the 10th, ac-
companied by young lady named Schultz,
they were fred upon by some unknown per-
son concealed in the brush. The ball passed
through the upper part of Miss Schultz 5
chest, killing her. then penetrated Wilson'S
head, in1icting mortal wound. No clue to
the murderer.
j. W. MEYERS, q farmer living in
to his house from the field few days ago,
that 1t had been plundered in his absence.
He Immediately gave chase and ran the thief
down in Scott County, No, where he was
stopping over night at the house of Mr.
Kimberling. He soon had him covered with
a rife and the tramp said he would surrender,
but five seconds later drew a pistol while
his captor was off his guard and shot him
through the heart. The tramp then escaped
to Arkansas, where the Sheriff and a posse
finally ran him down at the house of
an old man supposed to be his father They
surrounded the house and when he appeared
in the door opened fire. The tramp returned
the nre with pistol in either hand and while
they were reloading took to the fields. The
posse followed him and firing another volley,
brought him to the ground apparently dead
but when one of the party, a Mr.. Jones, went
uD TO take look at him, the fellow pointed
a pistol directly at his head and fired IL, Mr.
Jones falling back dead. The desperate soon
after expired.
THE Iowa Democratic State Conven-
ton will be held September 2.
CAPTAIN PAYNE and party, who re-
Gently entered the Indian Territory, have been
arrested.
G. S. DRESSER, friend of the late
NJ. C. Meeker, agent OF the Utes, returned to
Cheyenne, W. T., on the nth, from the scene
OF the September massacre on the White
River. He reinterred the remains of Meeker
and eight employee, which had been hastily
tur ed by Merritt's command Dresser found
a chain about four feet long around the neck
of Meeker's remains proving the story that
ba IFtaa had draUuaI ha -
agency after the massacre.
In Santa Fe, N. M, on the night of
the 18th, Dunnigan, who murdered man
named Gregs few days before, was taken
from the Jail by a body of masked men who
put "a rope around his neck, dragged him a
short distance to an alley, hung him, then
ridded his body with bullets.
A BOILER in the Cone Flourinp
Mil at st. Genevieve, Mo-, exploded on the
10Th, killing Engineer Koneman, fatally
scalding Superintendent Martin Meyer and
seriously wounding another employe named
Sites.
JUDGE STEPHEN I. LOGAN, one of the
most prominent lawyers of Illinois in his
early days, being partner of Abraham Lin
coin, died at Springfield on the 18th in his
eighty-first year.
A SPECIAL census agent has been sent
to st. Louis to revise the work Of Supervisor
solomon and make such additions as are right
and proper.
j. d. j. LOPEZ, Postmaster at Anton
Chico, N. NJ, has been arrested forrialng reg
istered letters.
THE Ute commission arrived at Los
Pinos Agency, Col, on the 10Th. The first
Grand Council was held on the 18th.