Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-08-30

:. City on the esd. About 400 delegates
were present, representing seventy
three Institutions scattered Throughout
the country. w. Nelson, of California
was elected president, together will
five vice presidents and three secre
taries. The convention will be in ses
sion several days. o.. ..
AN official bulletin has been ISSUED
by the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, Firemen, Conductors and Train
men, and tho Switchmens Mutual Aid
Association, embracing every branch oi
the train service in Minnesota, the Da
kotas, Montana and Washington, call
ing a meeting at St Paul, Mimi, on
Sunday, August 81. E E
THE record of railroad accidents
throughout the country for July, 1890,
includes 81 collisions, SO derailments and
6 other accidents, a total of 149 acci-
dents in which 70 persons were killed
and 249 injured.
WILLIAM HANLoN fell from trapeze
while performing at the Academy of
Music of New York, on the esd. He
struck two unoccupied seats in the or
chestra, narrowly missing the occupants
of adjoining seats, and was seriously
but not fatally injured.
A wEsf-BoUND Texas & Pacific freight
train was wrecked near Fort Worth,
Tex, on the Esd, by encountering cattle
on the track. Brakeman j. p. Coyle
was killed and the engineer and fire.
man were seriously hurt.
AMONG the passengers who left San
Francisco on the City of Pekin recently
was a well known attorney of that city
who goes to China to secure 5000 Chi
nese laborers who will be employed in
the construction of railroad across the
| Isthmus of Tehauntepec. The road is
to be built by English capital and work
| has been let to Mexican contractors.
JEROME S. RIDLEY owned large
amount of property in Lawrence, Kan,
previous to the war. He joined the
Confederate army when the war broke
out and his property was confiscated as
the possessions of a traitor Ridley died
recently and his heirs have begun suit
for the property which is now worth
$780, O0O
AT Rock Island, ILL.,, on the Gath span
of horses attached to a carriage contain
ing five ladies became frightened and
ran away. Mrs. j. H. Wilson and Mrs.
Charles Jacobs jumped out. The former
was fatally and the latter seriously hurt.
AT Rowland, KY, on the 25th Ross
Hamilton and Robert Ferguson fought
with pistols on the street, resulting in
the almost instant death of both men.
A BOILER in 7. c. Whites Touring and
sawmill at Pixies Peak, Ind, exploded
on the 25th, fatally injuring four men,
seriously wounding several others and
completely wrecking the mill.
HoLzHAY, the Michigan bandit, made
another unsuccessful attempt at suicide
in the prison at Marquette on the 25th.
He severed the arteries of his wrist
with silver of tin secured from slop
bucket; and also attempted to dash out
his brains by butting his head against
the prison walls. He was placed in
straight jacket.
AN open switch caused the wreck of
two freight trains at Mullen, Neb., on
the 25th, killing three persons and in
juring several others.
THE works of the Hanna Wagon Com
pany at Peoria, ILL.,, were entirely de-
stroyed by fire on the 25th. Loss S45,-
900; insurance $4,000.
The business part of Pembroke, Ky.,
was burned on the 25th. Loss SIS, 900;
insurance $1,000.
cLoUDBURsr at Juarez, Tex, on tho |
25th washed away forty houses and rem
dered sixty families homeless. Two
people were drowned.
On the 25th freight train on the Nor
fnlly a. Wactau
from the track near Radford, Va, and
the engine and nine cars fell on top of
number of shanties below, occupied |
by Italian railroad laborers. The cars |
crashed through the shanties, killing |
two of the occupants and iniuring five |
others. William Cook, engineer, and |
j. S. Goans, brakeman. were killed.
THE Senate Committee on Postal At
fairs has decided to make the bill to
extend the free delivery system apply |
to cities OF 1000 inhabitants, or to cities |
where the postal receipts amount to
So, 900.
A SUDDEN outbreak of smallpox is
at San Antonio, Tex, dozen
cases having appeared Steps are being
taken to prevent its spread.
In the United States Circuit Court at |
San Francisco on the 25th Judge Sawyer
rendered decision in the case of the
bingham ordinance requiring the re-
moval of Chinatown from it's present
location in the heart of the city to South
San Francisco. The Judge held that tho
ordinance is unconstitutional, as it con-
fiicts with the constitution of the
United States.
THE inspectors who Investigated the
loss of the steamer Sea Wing, capsized
in Lake Pepin last July with such dis
astrous results, have reported, censur-
ing Captain Wetherin for starting out
in the face of such storm, and after
starting in not keeping closer to the
shore where shelters were plentiful.
His license has been revoked and the
case will be reported to the United States
Attorney for prosecution.
NOLAN COMMISSIONER MORGAN has