Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-10-25
THE EAST.


The authentic figures of actual failures al
over the United States during the third quar-
ter OF the present year is given in a circular
issued by the mercantile agency of Dun, Bar.
low az Co, ,ofNew York. The number of failures
Tor the third quarter of 1878 were 1883 as
compared with Isis for the same quarter last
year; liabilities for last quarter are $66,OOO,.
600 as compared with $4,000, 900 for the same
period of 1871 For the first nine months OF
1913 the failures number S,67S as compared
with 6,565 for the same period in 1877. The
liabilities for the first nine months of 1877
are l07,OOO,OOO against $l4l ,O00, 900 for nine
months of 1877.
n destructive fire occurred in a boarding
house at Boston on the morning of the 18th.
A boarder named Mary Jane Campbell was
burned to death, and another had narrow es-
cape by jumping from third-story window
and being caught in a blanket, receiving No
injuries.
The Concord IN. H. Savings Bank sus.
pended on the 18th. II is believed depositors
will receive about 80 per cent.
Considerable furry was created in Wall
street, New York City, on the 18th, by the an
nouneement of the failure of Hoar IL Co.
bankers. The firm had an order from jaw
Gould to buy $1,OO0,00O in gold, and bought
another million on their own account, A
statement was made that they were long
OF $l,lOO,OOO gold and short 1900 shares OF
stock.
Justin Morrill, was elected to the United
states Senate by the Vermont Senate and
House OF Representatives on the 10th.
The New Hampshire State Prohibition Con.
vention, held at Nashua, on the 10th, nom
mated Asa s. Kendall for Governor
A Providence, r. L., dispatch of the 18th
says that the bark Susan, of New Bedford.
Mass, which left the latter city on the 18th,
with crew OF twenty-five men, on a whaling
voyage, encountered hurricane, capsized
and all but three of the crew were drowned
The First National Bank of Tamaaua, Pa.
which suspended on the 18th, was declared
solvent by the bank examiners on the 18th.
1t is not known whether it viii resume bust
ness or not.
A New York dispatch of the 18th saws q
letter has been received there from the City OF
Mexico giving the particulars of the killing
OF twenty Protestants and the wounding of d
number OF others, by mob at Atzala on Sept
~. The Governor sent troops to quell the
disturbance. President Diaz has promised
Rev. Dr. Butler to do all in his power to pro.
tect all religious denominations.
The Signal Corps observer at New London
Conn, reported, on the 18th, that the British
steamer John Bramhall, from New Haven
Conn, to Constantinople, struck on LittI,
Gull Island twelve miles south of New Lon
don, and lies in a very dangerous position
The crew were all saved. The Bramhall ha.
on board 80 600 rifles, ~, 900 sabers and 21 200,
900 balls and shells, all valued at S9Sl, 900.
Clarkson n. Potter, renominated for Con
gress by the Democrats of the Twelfth Dis
trict in New York on the 11th, declined tn,
nomination on the 18th.
Augustus Schell was nominated for MAYO
Of New York by the Tammany Hall Democ
racy on the 10Th.
Admiral Paulding died at Huntington, L. !.
on the Goth. The Admiral was the senior lal
officer on the retired list of the navy. He wa
son of the captor of Major Andre, and tn
last surviving officer of the battle of LAX
Champlain.
During the gale Of the 12th, the schoone
Moss Glen, bound from st. Johns, N. b l.
New York, became a total wreck Two sea
men and the steward were washed overheard
and the Captain, mate and the remaining sea
men lashed themselves to the mizzen chains
and after drifting four days without food 0
water were picked up.