Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-13
OHIO STATE NEWS.

Wheeling and Lake Erie wreck at
Bolivar last December have been paid
for They were Henry and Caroline
Maurer, brother and sister, and the ad-
ministrator of their estate has accepted
81, 500 in cash from the company in set
Element for their deaths
THE general strike of section men on
the Wheeling and Lake Erie road was
settled at Massillon, the men returning
to work at S1.15 per day, an advance of
five cents They demanded SL25.
HENRY BARcHERs, carpenter, aged
% years, was killed by falling timbers
at st. Rosa, near New Bremen. He
died half an hour after the accident
He predicted his death day previ-
Gus.
THE democrats of the Thirty-frst.
senatorial district met in delegate con-
vention at Tiffin and nominated Hon.
VIM. H. Grear, of Wyandot county, for
state senator.
FARMERS alliance lodges are being
formed in Washington county.
Cor. WHITE was reelected superin-
tendent of the Dayton school.
OVER 20, 900, 900 barrels of petroleum
are held in reserve in the Ohio oil
fields.
A CINCINNATI firm purchased S31, 144-
81 worth of Springfield improvement
bonds at 81, 341 premium.
PETER BELLS 5-month-o;d baby fell
from its high chair, at Dayton, few
DAYS ago, and broke its neck.
SPRINGFIELD has eight sites to offer
for the Ohio masonic home. They will
also raise 81, 500.
THE barn of Mrs. Kate Bugher, at
Woodlawn, near Glendale, was struck
by lightning and burned. The famous
trotting stallion, Tom Rogers, valuedat
$40, 900, pcrished.
The children's home in Caldwell was
struck by lightning the other night.
Considerable damage was done to the
building, but no one was injured.
Gov. CAMPBELL has offered the posi-
tion of school commissioner, made va
cant by the death of Prof Hancock, to
Prof. Miller, superintendent of San
dusky schools.
EDWARD BLAIR, the Putnam county
murderer, has been respited by the gov
ernor until August 81.
Mrs. ANNA MAYHoFF, an aged lady
of Cincinnati, terrified at the heavy
storm few days ago, committed sui.
eide.
OHIO fruits are said to be all right
HILLS CovERDALE, who was shot in
the abdomen by Geo. Coyle at Redfeld.
the other evening, died two days later.
Coyle is under arrest The men had
trouble over game of cards several
months ago, and both had been drink
ing, when the quarrel was renewed.
Coyle provoked the attack, and then
shot Cover lie. Both are young men,
and Coverdale leaves widow, but no
childrc'
w. d. WINDOW, agent for the govern
ment, is at Lima, looking over the sites
offered for the proposed new federal
| building, and those who have made bids
are on the anxious seat When the APP
| preparation was first made the majority
of the people were in favor of locating
the building in the center of the public
square, but the sentiment has changed
somewhat now, owing to the small ap-
preparation made.
THE canvassing board made the of
fetal count of votes cast for officers of
the First Regiment of Light Artillery
few days ago. For colonel, Z. c.
Brush, of GAINESVILLE, received 321 and j.
c. Ewart, of Akron, 55. For major, E.
o. Danna, of Cincinnati, received S76
votes, the total cast.
Miss PAULINE BRIX has reach SPRING
field from Copenhagen, having come
across the sea to marry AXel Heinritzy,
to whom she was betrothed four years
ago.
ALBERT DILLON and Harvey White
hall, two Bellefontaine young men,
were drowned in the Lewistown reser-
voir the other afternoon, by the cap
sizing of their boat.
THE payments made by State Treas
urer Brown from the general revenue
fund during May were the largest in
the history of the state. The aggre-
gate being $3.50, ,619.S7. More payments
are made in May than in any other
month, because special appropriations
as rule and deficiencies provided for
are paid soon after the session of the
legislature ends and that usually oc.
ours late in April or early in May. The
following figures show the increase
over payments made in the month of
May in former years: 1887, amount
$3.50, SS4.72; 1885, amount, $3.50, 7S6. A;
1889, amount, 1881, 24S. S5; 1890, amount,
S431, 115.72; 1891, $55O,619.ss In conse-
quence of the direct tax money it has
not been necessary SO far to make ad-
vance drafts on the county treasurers
this year. There is to-day in the gen.
eral revenue fund subject to draft $751;
GIG. 10 and in consequence of the heavy
drain on the treasury it will be neces-
sary to begin making advance drafts on
the county treasurers soon.
Hon JOHN HANCOCK state commits
sioner of common schools, suddenly ex-
pired at 1918 the other morning, in his
office at the capitol, the cause of death
being presumably apoplexy.
REV. e. R. WILLARD, professor of
ancientlanguages at Heidelberg univer-
sity. Tiffin, has accepted call to the
pastorate of Grace Reformed church.