Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-06-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters
DOMESTIC.

lat the instance OF the insurance companies
the body was brought to Lawrence, result
ing in the declaration that the body was not
that of Hillman. The widow took the case
into the courts and year after year it has
been continued and fought with great zeal
by both parties A few days ago Hillman
was discovered and identified, and his ar
rest followed.
JAMES HYAM, who killed Joshua Evans in
Baltimore Md, six weeks ago, was ON the
Goth ult. sentenced TO three years in the pen
itcntiary for the crime.
THE coroners jury in the case OF Bishop,
the mind reader, find tho cause of death
was coma, that the doctors acted in good
faith though hastily. The doctors were then
discharged.
THE Acting Superintendent OF Foreign
Mails has issued the following notice: "By
an amendment to the Post-oflice act made Mt
the recent session of Parliament, the rate
of postage applicable in Canada to letters
addressed for delivery in Canada or the
United States has been reduced from three
cents for each half ounce or fraction of half
ounce to three cents for each ounce or frac-
Hion of an ounce.n
A CERTIFICATE for pension was on the 29th
ult. granted to Philip Flood, formerly
private in Company L, Fortysecond Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. The amount of the
arrears allowed by the Pension Of1ce in his
ease is SIS 2S9, his disability dating back to
November II, 1862 This is the largest pay
ment on record in the Pension Office.
A BILL to increase the specific tax on the
railroads from two and three per cent
according to the amount of their gross earn
ings-to three and four per cent, was de-
feated in tho Michigan House of Representa-
tives on the 29th ult.
WILLIAM G. LALLY, an eX-employe of tho
Chicago post Office, suspected of the rob
berry of eighty-six registered packages
few days ago, was held in 5000 bail in the
Criminal Court Mt Chicago on the 29th ult.
Postmaster Sexton is confident that Lally
lis the thief.
Mrs. MoLLIE ConwrS, of Shelbyvillc Ind,
whose marital experience beats the record,
was granted a divorce on the Goth ult. from
Joseph Corwin, her seventh husband, from
whom she was divorced last winter, and to
whom she was remarked soon after.
CARRoL & BARCLAYS Touring mill at
lAdairville KY, was struck by lightning on
the 30th ult. and burned to the ground.
Loss, 10000; half insured.
A GANG of countcrfeiters who have been
operating in the vicinity of Versailles, ILL.,,
were rnided by United States officers on the
29th ult. Four men were captured, and be.
sides counterfeiting tools and coins, large
quantities of Illicit whisky were found. The
arrest promises to be an important one.
The Presbyterian General Assembly ad-
journed at New York on the 2Sth ult. to
meet at Saratoga in May, 1890.
JUDGE CoRN has rendered an important
decision in the District Court at Rawlins, w.
T., holding that the Edmunds act does not
establish woman's right dover in any Ter
ritory except Utah.
A JUDGMENT against Clark Robinson
Griggs, of New York, for s., l9i, 13l was filed
in the county clerks office at New York
City on the Goth ult. The judgment is in
favor of the executors of the estate of Cor
nelius X. Garrison, of Baltimore.
NJ. TscHIGoLIS, the chess player gave
one of his blindfolded exhibitions in New
York City recently, playing eight games
simultaneously. He won four lost two,
and drew two.
AT the annual meeting Of the Pacific Mail
Steamboat Company, held at New York
City on the Goth, ult. the old board of dircc.
tors were reelected. The net earnings of
the company for the year amounted TO Si0i,
S96g2
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company's
annual report for the year 1855 shows gross
earnings SiG,699,OOO; operating expenses,
BY the fall of u roof in the Wyoming col.
liery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company,
at Wilkesbarre, Pa, on the 29th ult., John
ShedloclI, miner, and Hungarian laborer
named Sudown, were instantly killed.
THEODORE JOHNSON (colored) who is
seriously i'll at the Westminster, Ind,
House of Correction, has confessed that he
murdered Richard Morgan, whose body was
recently found on the railroad track man
gled by the cars
Is the matter of the Star route contracts,
the Assistant Attorney General for the
Post-of1ice Department has rendered decis-
ion, holding the entire series of contracts,
amounting to some Sl4T 900, to be illegal and
void.
A FEELING exists in the neighborhood of
the recent fires in Princess Anne County,
Va, by which Rev +, q. Clarke, three of
his children and his niece were burned to
death that the fire was of incendiary origin.
JOSHUA GRANT, ianitor of the Jefferson
Democratic Associations building on North
Eutaw street, Baltimore, and his wife tboth
colored) were smothered to death on the
night of the 3Oth ult., by gas which escaped
in their room.
DURING a storm at Falling Waters, w,
Va, on the Both ult. the barn of John w.
Criswcll was blown down, killing j. f.
Powell pump maker, and fatally injuring
John Vogle, both of whom had taken refuge
therein from the storm.
SuBsCRIBERs TO the proposed sugar re-
finery in Baltimore, Nd, met in that city
on the Both ult. and concluded that thepros
poets for raising the Sl,000,000 were en-
couraging.
THE memorial monument at Chicago
erected by citizens in honor Of the police
men who were killed by an Anarchist bomt
in the Haymarket riot on May 4, 1885, wa:
unveiled on the 30th ult The ceremonies
were very simple, consisting of presenta
ton address by Mr.. r. L. Crane; the cere
mony of unyeiling by Master Degan, son Of
Officer Matthias j. Degan, the first of the
policemen who died from the effects Of tht
explosion; an address accepting the monu
ment on behalfof the city by Mayor Creiger
and historical address by Mr.. +. II. Head
The monument consists Of pedestal, sur
mounted by a bronze statue of policeman
in uniform, of heroic size.
THE steam barge Jennie and tug Jane
"A Walker, of Kingston, Ont, were libele,
in the United States Court at Toledo, o., ol
the lst for $1,000 and ssized by the UnitGt
States Marshal. In dragging her ancho
the Jennie pulled up and badly broke tn
water main across the Maumce river whicl
supplies East Ioledo, leaving that large sec
tion of the city without water or fire pro
lection.
The deal which has been going on fol
some time looking to the purchase by the
Northern Pacific Of the great Northwes
Central Railroad is practically settled. Thii
will mean the opening up of the entirt
Canadian northwest.
Is the Harlem regatta on the 30th ult, the
Atalantas won the four-oared race, beating
the Unions The Metropolitans wer,
Bwamped Time; 7;06. The Actives woi
the pair-oared race, beating the Athletics
Nonpareils and Atalantas.
The Pennsylvania Board Of Pardons ha
commuted the sentence OF Samuel johnson
colored, who murdered Farmer John Sharp
less, TO imprisonment for life. johnson
was TO have been hanged on June g. Tn,
death sentence Of Mrs Harriet Burrows
the Philadelphia murderess was commutet