Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-31
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

tOWn. Inc Skeletons are SIX leoO lonB'
THE Prohibitionists of Harrison Coun-
ty nominated the following ticket:
Probate Judge, j. A. Roberts; prosecut-
ing attorney j. M. Greenlees; clerk OF
the courts, w. A. Johnston auditor, j.
w. Hunter; commissioner, e. M. Long;
infirmary director, John Smylie.
ANOTHER lease on life has been
granted Charles Blythe, the colored
murderer of DIR. Jones, of Cincinnati.
Governor Campbell did not act on the
recommendation of the Board of Pardons
and commute the death penalty to life
Imprisonment, but granted o reprieve
until June 90 to give him time to ex-
anime the papers and the argument to
be submitted against Communication by
Mr. Hagerty. s,,a
A NUMBER of prisoners in the Ohio
penitentiary tried to escape by tunneling
under the walls.
CHAs. b. Hook was bound over at
Newark, on the charge of stealing
wool.
PENNSYLVANIA capitalists will bore
for oil in Adams County.
ONO veterans of the Mexican war are
urging JDb cTDCIlOH VI u SUaUue w LuCn-
ary Taylor.
DAVID DAVIS was fatally injured by
falling coal and slate in mine near
Pomeroy.
PHILIP ROADS was injured, near Rains
boro, by the accidental discharge of a
gun.
CuAs. MORGAN was convicted OF rob-
berry at Findlay.
THE Episcopal Convention of the Dio-
cese of Ohio, in session at Mt. Vernon,
adjourned to meet at st. Johns Church,
Cleveland, May IL, 1891.
HENRY DRUTHrrr committed suicide
with morphine at Dayton.
THE Manhattan" an independent oil
COM ny, with capital stock of ST.
OO0, ,J.J, was oaganized at Lima, few
days ago. The company owns two thou
sand acres of choice territory; has con-
tracted for eight hundred tanlI-line cars,
and will build large refinery.
TIE Indiana Soldiers Monument
Commissioners adopted the design of
Geo. r. Brewster. of Cleveland.
A SUIT has been filed by Joseph w.
Davis, treasurer of Champaign County,
against Major +. Tillot-1n for SIG, ,239
for back taxes. The suit covers period
of six years
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL will deliver the
College Day address before the students
of Heidelberg University, at TifIin,
June Is.
GEO. JABAs, Frenchman, aged fifty
years, committed suicide, at Blutfton,
by hanging himself to limb of a tree.
Dependency was the cause.
THE Senate has passed bill for q
public building at Canton, at q cost not
to exceed 100000.
AT Fremont, Geo. II. Williamson com
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the side of the head death resulting a
few hours later. Williamson had been
drinking some and domestic relations
We're not of a happy condition, his wife
having left him the day before.
AMONG the combinations the other
day in the Senate were those of David
NJ. Jones to be postmaster at Napoleon,
and VIM. C. Brace TO be appraiser
OF merchandise at Cuyahoga.
JOHN YAnAN was killed by cars at
Youngstown.
AT Salineville, George Patterson, his
wife and two children were instantly
killed by lightning while standing un-
der tree during the storm the other af
ternoon.
PATRICK MALLoy murdered his son,
near Hamilton, and then committed sui
eide.
THE Standard Oil Company drilled in
4 we'll on the NJ. d. Casey farm, near
Upper Sandusly, that is yielding twen-
ty-tive barrels an hour.
a TERRIFIC wind, rain and hail storm
passed over parts of Congress, Canaan,
Chester, Milton ana Chippewa Town
ships, Wayne County, the other after.
noon, doing tremendous amount oi
damage. The storm swept n section
three miles in width and eighteen in
length. The most serious damage was
done in and near the villages of Con-
grcss and Rowsburg. In Congress every
pane of glass facing the north and west,
and unprotected by blinds, was broken
by the hail-stones, which ranged in size
from n pea to a hens egg, and fell to the
depth of eight inches on the level. The
hailstones were so large and fell with
SuCU IOrcf Us 10 Dc urlVen through roofs
covered with oak shingles. Hundreds
of acres of wheat were completely
ruined. At Rowsburg hail fell to the
depth of eight to twelve inches. and drift.
ed to the depth CT thirty-two inches.
Hundreds of sheep were killed by the
hail.
A DAUGHTER Of Charles Black, living
near North Hampton, was accidentally
shot by girl While hanting weasel.
Coy HRSoR lCAsPBFf.L has pardoned
Abel Lodge ex-trfasurer of New Lis
bon' who was serving two years term
for embeZiement. y
HENRY PoPP, who murdered Moritz
Gretherat Canton, April 8, has been in
dicted for murder in the first degree.
DRC. w. KING has been elected SUI
perintendo... of the Insane Asylum at
Dayton.
MISREPRESENTATION boy was arrest
Ell at Valley Junction on the charge of
grand larceny.