Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-19
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ford, Conn, on the 10th, aged thirty-five
| years. She leaves son seventeen years
old. Ward has two years more to serve
in prison.
Judge McKenna rendered a decision
in the United States Circuit Court at
Philadelphia on the 10th affirming the
verdict of tho District Court requiring
James Lees & Sons to pay the Govern
mont $1,000 penalty for the importation
of contract labor. The case is to go to
the Supreme Court.
The shops of the Lewis e. Fowler Car
Building Company, in Brooklyn, N. Y,
were burned on the 10th, entailing q
loss of $4,000
The recent Democratic State and
District committee meeting in Mont
pelier. Vt, voted to incorporate in the
next State platform specific high
license plank, also one favoring ballot
reform, revenue reform and uniform
poll tax.
Broker Pell, of Sixth National bank
fame, was surrendered to United States
Commissioners Shields in New York on
the 10th by John McDermott, one of his
bondsmen.
The Northern Central train, which
left Elmira, N. Y, on the 9th, was
ditched near Stanley. None of the fifty
six passengers were seriously hurt, save
an immigrant woman who was thrown
against car stove and injured inter-
nally.
The United States Express Company
has reduced it's dividend from 212 per
cent. semi-annually to two per cent,
the latter being declared on the 11th.
While engaged in a charivari at New
Castle, Pa, on the 11th, John Mont
gomery, aged twenty, was instantly
killed by the explosion of an old mus
ket he was firing.
The following Boston Mass brew
cries were recently sold to an English
syndicate at the figures named: Roessle,
5000, 900; Boylston 5000, 200; Suffolk, $780,
900; also the Stanley brewery, of Law
renee, at $500, 600.
Business failures occurring through
out the country for the week ended
April II number 200, as compared with
total of 2O6 the previous week. For
the corresponding week of last year the
figures were 239.
George III. Stewart, for many years
prominent in commercial, financial and
religious circles, died at Philadelphia
on the 11th, aged seventy-four years.
The will of the late David Dows was
filed for probate in New York City on
the 11th. The entire estate, valued at
$50, 600, 900, is given to the widow and
seven children.
The city election at Providence, r. l.,
on the 18th for Senator and eight Rep
resentatives resulted in the election of
the Democrats, except one Representa-
tive, by majorities ranging from 1S4 to
$50. This insures the election of Gov
ernor Davis and the Democratic State
officers in the Legislature.
Samuel G. Cory, for the past seven
years village clerk of Saratoga, N. Y,
has been deposed by the trustees. His
accounts are said to be from So, 900 to
$4,000 short.
A passenger train on it's run from
Trenton to Camden, n. j., was wrecked
near Bordentown, on the 18th. The en-
gine and baggage car were demolished
and Engineer Kerr was killed. The
passengers and other train men escaped.
The wholesale produce business of
Williamson ~ Gaddis, of Newark, N. j.,
has been sold to an English syndicate
for S1,S00,0 600.
Mrs. Sarah Brunner, of Asbury Park,
N. j., widow of the late William Brun-
ner, of Doylestown, Pa, lost $4,000,
her entire property, by the recent defal-
cation of Monroe Shellenberger, of the
latter place.
A run took place on the 18th on the
Long Island City savings bank, and at
the close of business $780, 900 had been
paid out. Several Brooklyn banks Of
fered to assist the bank if necessary,
but the officials said they were making
money by the run, as the depositors
who withdraw their money will forfeit
three months interest.
The following changes appear in the
weekly statement of the New York as
sociated banks, issued on the 18th: Re-
serve decrease, 5000, ,075; loans decrease,
81, $4,000; specie decrease, $1,755, 100;
legal tenders increase, $3.50, 800; depos-
its decrease, 81, 1886, 500; circulation de-
crease, SAT, 100. The banks held $425, 400
in excess of the twenty-five per cent.
rule.
George w. Shepard, of Los Angeles,
CAL, and Miss Christie McAskiel were
to have been married at Boston on the
18th. For some reason Shepard failed
to appear, and now the relatives and
friends of the young lady are searching
for him and 5000 of Miss McAskiel's
money which Shepard induced her to
place in his keeping.
WEST AND SOUTH.
General John Bidwell was nominated