Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-09-06
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


company, of Lima, was literally blown
to pieces by the explosion OF q nitro
glycerine can in his wagon, near Find
lay. But small portion Il his body
was found. His two horses were reduced
to shreds Of flesh, and the wagon thrown
into an az Joining field in small pieces.
THE Repul lican Convention of the
Twelfth Congressional District of Ohio
nominated General w. H. Enochs.
AT Woodsfeld, Million Redin. fell from
a balloon distance of three hundred
feet and was killed. Indications point
to suicide.
THE State will sue for the possession
of 4S0 acres of land on which Dresden
Junction is situated. There Is defect
in the title of the present occupants.
THE pioneers of Crawford County held
picnic in Sandusky Township, the
other day. Over fifteen hundred people
were present, and speeches were de-
livered by prominent people.
MIR. LEWIS WHITE, while driving near
Sulphur Springs, a few days since, losta a
pocket-bool1 containing five hundred
| dollars in money, and one thousand dol
lars worth of paper.
COLONEL JOHN l.. VANCE, of Gallipolis,
| stopped at Columbus en- route home from
the Springfield Convention. He was at
| tackled with vertigo at the Neil House,
and falling against washstand cut an
| ugly cash in his head. He was taken
home by his son.
FRED ScuELB, serving a one-year sem
tence from Paulding County for arson,
and employed as cook by Warden Dyer.
escaped from the penitentiary about 3
o'clock Friday morning. Shortly before
the hour named he served supper for the
Warden and other officials, who had re-
turned from the hanging, and while
they were at the table he walked away.
His position gave him access to the
front part of the prison, and he went in
and out as he pleased. No one dreamed
of his running away, as his time would
have expired December next.
AT Tifiln, Frederick Lenner died sud
denly the other day, aged 01 years.
JOHN WHITE just 80 summers, anil
Julia Dutton, sweet 20, were married at
New Philadelphia.
MURDERER SHARKEY has been respited
until September 26.
AT London, ExCouncilman Geo. Kill
len is under arrest for having attempted
to kill Darius Ladley in fight over q
watermelon.
THE State Fish Commissioners planted
o large number of black bass, marble
catfish and pike in Big Twin creek near
Germantown few days ago. In the
evening they were handsomely enter
tanned.
GEORGE FISHER, of Crestline, was
probably fatally injured by the explosion
of cannon which Frank Clemens was
firing in honor of the Deutsch Gesell-
schaft Prince.
THOMAS AMBROSE, a school-teacher of
Darby -, Piclsaway County, is under
arrest for raising an order on the town
ship treasury by which he enriched
himself $50.
The hands in the employ of the Lick
ing Iron Company, Shawnee, at the time
of the Fidelity Bank failure, Cincinnati,
were paid their claims, few days ago.
Over $4,000 was paid out.
The Sterling Emery Wheel-worlrs
will be removed this fall from West
Sterling Mass, to Tiffin.
THE Board of Elections of Dayton has
divided the thirteen wards of that city
into thirty-six voting precincts.
THE reunion of the One Hundred and
! Thirteenth o. V. /. took place at Lon
, don few days ago. Addresses were
, made by Mayor John T. johnson. Ser
!, geant w. Holiday and Captain J. X.
Hamilton. They will meet next year
ut Columbus, on the second day of the
, State Fair.
| Mrs. RACHEL JOYCE, near Athens,
2 left her bed in a somnambulistic state
at night, and fell headlong down the
stairs at her house, and was seriously in
jured.
THERE are a number of cases of scar
let fever at Mt. Vernon. Efforts are be-
ing made to eradicate it before the ap-
proach of cold weather.
, AN explosion took place in Peter
schwab's big brewery, Hamilton. One
employe was badly scalded. A piece Of
iron flew through the brewery door and.
I entering the residence of Mr.. Schwab,
| Immediately adjoining, wrecked q fine
| piano.
: A CINCINNATI man has an ivory five
:, inches in diameter. 1t is said to be the
S largest one in the world.
4 CHAIRMAN HAHN, of the Ohio Repub-
lican Executive Committee, says he will
], try to make the campaign this fall short
s and spirited.
" MAJOR MCKINLEY was renominated
!. for Congress by the Republicans of the
4 Sixteenth District, at Massillon. At
t Springfield the Democrats of the Tenth
/ District nominated John Quincy Smith.
d HENRY SPREEN, a barkeeper for Cohen
s g. Lynch at Springfield, has fallen heir
= to ninth interest in $500, 900 estate in
Cincinnati.
/ ISAAC SMITH, who was seDSenced to
}, be hanged in the penitentiary annex.
p Friday, August 80, has been respited
: until October "a.
v MEMBERS of tho Fourteenth Regi-
" ment, o. N. G., complain of the quality
of rations furnished them during the