Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-11-19
THE EAST.

SAMUEL S. MoREY and Robert Lind
sey, arrested on the charge of perjury in the
matter OF the Morey Chinese letter inquiry al
New York City, informed the Judge on the
10th that they wished to make explanations.
The Judge thereupon ordered the reporters
TO retire and their statements were taken
They will be laid before the Grand Jury. The
prisoners were then sent to the Tombs.
IHE Chairmen of the Democratic
County Committees of Ulster, Courtland and
Columbia Counties n. Y, have served upon
the Board of Canvasscrs Of their RESPECTIVE
counties protests against counting the Repub-
lican Electoral ballots on the ground that such
ballots were illegally iudorsed
The proposals to sell United States
bonds TO the Government for the sinking
fund, at New York on the 10th, were all re-
tected by Secretary Sherman, the price asked,
lOa, being considered too high.
OVER 5000 immigrants arrived at
New York City on the 7th
THE manufacturers of flamp chimneys
have held convention and resolved not to
make any more for four weeks. They claim
that under the present prices 1t does not pay
TO make them.
LUCRETIA MORT died at her residence
near Philadelphia on the 1lth, in her eighty
eighth year.
DURING the Republican celebration
at Safe Harbor, near Lancaster, Pa, on the
llth, small cannon exploded, killing Joseph
Taylor and John Aument. Mrs. Thomas
Crow, Mrs. EllInier and Elias Funk were Sc
riously injured.
A TERRIBLE casualty happened near
Browns saw mill at Bordel City, Pa, on the
night of the 10th. A number of men were in
their boarding house sitting around the fire.
-Four others had gone to bed up stairs. As
the fire began to burn low in the stove
one Of the men dipped a cup full of
oil from a bucket at hand and poured
1t on the Goals. The oil remaining in the Gun
caught fire and the person holding It threw
the blazing mass away and it fell into the
bucket. An explosion Immediately followed
and the burning fluid scattered all around the
room, deluging the clothing OF the men
with flaming oil. The men rushed out en-
veloped in sheets Of fire and writhed on the
ground in agony. Meanwhile the house
burned rapidly and in the cmbers were found
the charred bodies of the four who were up
stairs. Their names were Elliott Brown
Staley and Hyde. OF those down stairs,
Joseph Heeps, Henry Monroe, Frank West,
Willard Fisher and Charles Smith were bad
ly burned. Monroe and West will probably
die.
THE official vote of Pennsylvania
shows Garfed's majority to be 37,276
The National Democratic Committee
held ameeting in New York on the 18th The
following resolution was adopted: "That the
committee has no Jurisdiction over local yio-
lations of election laws; but 1t recommends
the several Democratic committees of the
States where these frauds have been COM
mitted TO investigate them with a view to the
exposure OF the violators OF the law and their
prompt and just punishment In relation to
the duties of the courts or of Congress in the
premises, this committee is not and cannot
be charged with any responsibility" The
committee also disclaimed any responsibility
for the publication of the Morey letter.
GENERAL SCHoFIELD, in his annual
report, says the alleged Whitaker outrage
was fraud and was known to be so within
few hours after its commission.
THE subscription books to the Worlds 5
Fair, to be held in 1883, were opened in New
York few days ago.
E-NEh%hA AAANNOAh says nc HAS uOL
written letter declaring that he was opposed
TO investigating alleged frauds in New York.
If an investigation is made by Congress, the
result changed and he is declared elected on
account Of frauds vitiating the election, his
duty win be very clear-to assume the reins
OF government on the 4th of next March,
The Savings Bank and the Bank Of
Bergen County at Hackensack, N. j., have
failed. John Berry, cashier of the Bank OF
Bergen County has embezzled about S12O, 900
KENwARD PHILP, charged with
criminal libel ON General Garfield, has been
held for trial Judge Davis also arraigned
Mr.. Hewitt for his connection with the Morey
letter.
Z. X. BARGER, many years business
manager for John Jermeyer, eoal operator at
Scranton, Pa, has been sentenced TO eight
years and four months in the penitentiary for
embezzling $4,000. sI
WILLIE SPRAGUE, son of ex-senator
sprague, who was arrested at Wakeman, r.
l., few days ago for assault with intent to
kill Robert Thompson, his mothers trustee,
was tried on tie 18th and discharged.
WEST AND SOUTH.
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