Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-05-07

WEST AND SOUTH.
There was a bloody afTray at Ellsworth, ILL.,,
on the Goth ult. between Frank Bailey and
Henry Stovenour on one side and Abraham H.
Hendrix on the other The former went to
Hendryx's farm for the avowed purpose of
settling some old scores by thrashing him.
Hendryx shot both men, killing Bailey in
stantly. Stovenour died shortly afterward
Hendryx gave himself up.
John Dyer, a notorious desperate, who has
caused much trouble to the people of Mclean
County, H., appeared in that county on the
25th ult. when an alarm was given and a num-
ber of citizens turned out to hunt him. He
was followed in the woods and refusing to
halt, was shot a number Of times and captured.
He may survive.
There have been fifteen hundred cases of
measles in Michigan City, Ind, during the last
three weeks.
White stock thieves killed John Deffebach,
and ran off $50 head of horses from Inyan, Da-
kota, on the Goth ult. Deffebach was one of
the heaviest stock men in the West.
A boiler in a shingle mill at Savannah, Ga,
exploded on the 9th ult., killing Lewis N.
Torrent, superintendent, and George Hughes,
engineer. Eight others were injured.
William P. Gillespie, of Columbus, Ind, on
his death-bed few days ago, made a confess
sion that he and Others, names not given,
killed wealthy stock trader named James
Jamison ten years ago and divided between
them large sum of money found on his per-
son.
DIR. Joseph T. Webb, brother of Mrs. Pres
ident Hayes, died at Minneapolis, Mimi, on
the 9th ult,
Prof. H. R. Palmer conducts the May Musi-
cal Festival at Marion, Iowa.
The Ohio Republican State Convention, held
at Columbus on the 2Sth ult., selected delegates
to the Chicago Convention, and nominated
the following State ticket: For Secretary OF
State, Charles Townsend; Judge of Supreme
Court, George w. McIlyaine; Clerk of Su-
preme Court, Dwight Crowell; Member Of
Board of Public Works, s. r. Hosmer; School
Commissioner, A. P. De Wolf. A resolution
was doptedrequesting the delegates to vote fol
John Sherman for President. The four dele
gates at large are pronounced Sherman men
while eight Of the district delegates, it is
claimed, arc Blaine men, and will vote for that
gentleman on the first ballot.
John Macarthur, formerly Postmaster of Chi
cago, was found guilty Of embezzlement as
Postmaster in the United States Court on the
| 2Sth ult. on four counts of the indictments
| against him. The amount embezzled was
fixed at $4,000. The penalty is double tn,
amount of embezzlement and from one to ter
years in the county jail. He was given unit
June 1st TO prepare for the sentence.
About two hundred delegates were presen
at the National Butter, Egg and Cheese Asso
citation meeting at Indianapolis on the 2Sth ult
At meeting of the City Council at Lead
vile on the night of the 27th ult, great cX
citement was caused by the action Of the Coun
ell in regard to certain contested seats. Tn
officers drew revolvers and demanded order
Many of the audience drew revolvers and
dangerous collision was threatened.
One hundred and thirty-four houses an,
their entire contents were destroyed by the re
cent cyclone at Macon, Miss. The Relic
Committee have in charge seventy-two wound
ed and 234 destitute persons to provide fol
An appeal for help has been issued.
The New York Assembly has passed bill t
regulate the transportation of freight by rail
road corporations.
The excess Of exports over imports for tn
twelve months ending March 81, 1880, wa
Sl94, ,465, Jas.
The South Carolina Republican State Cor
vention, held at Columbia on the 2Sth ult., IL
structed the delegation to the National Coz
vention to vote as a unit to the end Of tn
contest for General Grant.
The Maryland Democratic State Conventio
TO elect delegates to the National Convention
has been called for June 8.
Mrs. Houston, living near Austin, Texas,
a fit of insanity, on the 9th ult., attempted
murder her five children by driving knitting
needles into their brains through their ear
One was killed and two others seriously il
jured.
The Coroner's jury in the De Young murdt
case at San Francisco, returned a verdict 0
the 9th ult. charging Kalloch with the mu
der
A three days session of the Presbyteria
Women's Board of Foreign Missions began Q
Cincinnati on the 9th ult
The South Carolina delegates to the Repul
lican National Convention were instructed I
vote as a unit for Grant. A resolution tina
in the event of Grant not being nominee, Il
delegates should support Blaine, but in 1
contingency vote for sherman, was laid on Il
table.
The California Republican State Conyentic
met at Sacramento on the Goth ult. A resoll
tion was adopted instructing the delegates
/ Chicago to vote as a unit first, last and all I'll
time for James G.. Blaine, and to use all no
orable means to secure his nomination.
The Arkansas Republican State Conveptio
held at Little Rock on the 29th ult., adopted
resolution instructing the delegates to Il
National Convention to vote for Grant, and
use their individual and collective efforts,
/ as long as his name remained before the Co
vention, to secure his nomination.
, The Indiana Greenback State ConVentiC
was held at Indianapolis on the Goth ult. tt
l following ticket was nominated; For Go
) ernor, Richard Gregg; Lieutenant-Gov
. Thomas Dohrule; Secretary Of State; j.
; Yeagley; Auditor Of State, George W, Dem