Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-24
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


killed by cars at Portsmouth
SPENCER Huston was bound over, at
| Portsmouth, for the murder of James
Mall, the charge being murder in the
second degree.
MRs. CuRRAN BLUE, of GAINESVILLE, has
subscribed $1,000 to the hospital fund
being raised by the GAINESVILLE ladies.
A YOUNG man named Chas. Schunk
was run over by freight train at Piqua,
and injured so badly that he will prob
ably die.
CONTRACT for the erection of the Mad
ison County courthouse, at London, has
been awarded to Doerzbach & Decker, OF
Sandusl1y, for S12700O.
A FARMER named Staver committed
suicide near West Alexandria by hang
ing to beam in his barn.
JACOB BURKLEY, of Gallon, has been
appointed superintendent of the Work.
ing Home for the Blind at Iberia, and
j. c.. Tressel, the former superin-
tendent, will be salesman for the insti-
tuition.
SADIE PRESLEY, young girl OF
Youngstown, attempted suicide by
swallowing iodine, but was restored.
She says her young man had deserted
her.
DIR. II. A. ToBEY has been reelected
superintendent of the Toledo Insane
Asylum.
AN Allen County man. named Mcguire,
was bunkoed out of $4,000 by two
sharpers.
The Board of Pardons has recon-
mended n communication of the sentence
of Chas. Blythe, who murdered Colonel
Jones, of Cincinnati, to life imprison-
ment.
WIN. McKINNoN, prominent farmer
and cattle dealer, was assaulted near
Bellefontaine and robbed of $780, War
rants have been issued for the arrest of
his assailants.
COMMISSIONS were issued the other
day from the Adjutant-Generals Depart
ment to Frank G. Jobson as First Lieu
tenant and Adjutant and Geo. Hopf as
First Lieutenant and Quartermaster of
the First Regiment, Cincinnati.
SECRETARY OF STATE RYAN has paid
into the Ohio State Treasury $40, o55, SO
fees collected during the last quarter.
THE Columbus board of police COM
missioners have increased the salaries
| vi bnp 1OISc dS lolloWS W lithc tlltCL
June 1: Superintendent, from 81, 600 to
81, 800 per annum; captain, from 81, 200
to 1,500; sergeants and detectives, from
$1,000 to $1,000, and patrolmen from S65
to SO per month.
THE village of Harmar and city of
Marietta, lying on the two sides of the
| Muskingum, have been annexed accord
ing to law. The water works, electric
light, natural gas and police systems of
Marietta will be extended to what was
| Harmar.
CHARLES CoNGLEToN, aged twenty
eight years, while standing on moving
train, on the Valley road, near Mineral
Point, was struck by bridge and had
his neck broken.
CURL e GLoNNER's clothing house, at
Cardington, was entered by burglars tho
other night, and larg amount of cloth
ing and jewelry was taken.
THE commencement exercises of tho
| Cardington High school were held the
other evening. Ten graduates received
diplomas.
| Paul. HAUsER, bookkeeper of a dry
| goods firm at Columbus, is charged with
embezzlement.
| A WHITE coon, captured near Zanes-
vile recently, was sold the other night
to Colonel L. P. Jones, of Covington,
| Ky. The price paid was $500.
BURGLARS entered the residence of
| Rush r. Sloane, Sandusky, the other
| night, and stole 81, 200 worth of jewelry
| belonging to Mrs. Sloane. The most
valuable article was cluster diamond
wedding ring, valued at $500. Other
| articles were diamond collar button,
| pair of bracelets, pins, etc. There is no
clew to the thieves.
JAMES MAULT was killed at Ports
mouth by the son of woman he was
| beating.
THE Emory Candle works, of Cincin-
natl, have been sold to an English syn
dicate for 100000.
WM DoDps, aged II, was thrown from
| horse near Bellefontaine, and dragged
| quarter of mile. His injuries will
| prove fatal.
HARVEY BAKER, brakeman, was
| killed on the Toledo and Ohio Central
| railroad at Thurston, while coupling
| cars.
AT Mansfield the Prohibitionists nom
mated for probate judge, W. II. Funk;
county commissioner, James Paul. in
| firmary director, Thos. Bradley.
WHILE gathering water-lilies the 9TH
or day Frank Holyoake, the twelve
year-old son Of Joseph Holyoake, of New
Philadelphia, fell into the river and
was drowned. His sister plunged after
him and would have been drowned also
had she not been rescued by some pass
ers-by.
The suit of the heirs of Martin Calm
against the Toledo and Ohio Central
Railroad Company resulted at Eucyrus,
in verdict for $4,000 in favor of the
plaintiffs for the killing of Calm year
ago.
THE decomposed body of Albert Hart.
of Wellston, who disappeared three
weeks before, was found in a suburb of
that place.
REPUBLICANS of Middleport have
brought forward the name of Hon. Allan
M al nf Dnrnnpnu 1ai,