Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-04-05

w. ]. McGregor, teller at tho Fourth
National Bank of Pittsburgh, private
Secretary Of S. d. Heron, Jr., cashier
OF tho same institution and treasurer OF
number OF secret orders in that city, is
missing. The bank officials say there is
discrepancy in his accounts, but can
not at present give the amount
Henry w. Klutshak, who was men,
| Der of the Franklin search party under
Lieutenant Schwatka in 1878, died at
New York City on the 27th of consump-
tion. He was born in Prague, Hungary,
in 1S4S.
On the night of the Goth gang of
burglars broke into the residence OF a
man named Keins at Larimer Station,
Pa. The old man seized gun and fired
both barrels into the gang. One man
fell but was picked up and carried away
by his companions, who made their os-
cape. ,. r..fs..
Two thousand miners at w. L. Scotts
mine in the vicinity of Mt. Carmel, Pa,
have been idle three months and are in
destitute condition. On tho goth Mr..
Scott sent his check for $1,000 for their
benefit, with instructions to draw for
more IL necessary.
The net earnings of the Pennsylvania
railroad during February show an in
crease of S3,6s9 as compared with the
same month last year. The total in
crease of net earnings for the two
months of 1890, as compared with the
same period of 1850, is S22s, 939.
Governor Hill has appointed Major
General Daniel E. Sickles sheriff of the
city and county of New York, vice
James Flack, resigned.
The entire freshmen class of Amherst
Mass college was recently suspended
by the faculty on account of it's refusal
to attend any college exercises until
three of their number, under discipline
for trouble in ''cane rush." were rein
stated.
Business failures occurring through
out the country during the seven days
ended March % number 243, as COM
pared with total of 255 the previous
week. For the corresponding week of
last year the figures were 24O.
Eugene Decker, son of the we'll
known New York piano manufacturer,
was arrested near Moravia, N. Y, on
the goth ult for burglary. He was found
secreted in barn, having been tracked
in the newly fallen snow from a store
where the burglary was commisted. A
quantity of stolen property was recov-
cred.
An alarming epidemic of diphtheria
prevails in East Stroudsburg, Pa, and
deaths are occurring daily. The disease
is supposed to have originated from i'm
proper drainage.
Thomas Cornell, one of the Oldest
railroad and steamboat men in the
State, died at Kingston, N. Y, on the
3oth ult, aged sixty-six years.
A fire, supposed to be of incendiary
origin, occurred at Gordon, Pa. on the
Goth ult., destroying the Lutheran
church and lecture hall, and entailing a
loss of $4,000. ..-4 e1A"a'
The threatened riot at Mucklerat
Pa, over the placing of the American
flag on the public school building at
that place on the goth ult. did not ma
terialize. Several hundred of the order
of American Mechanics participated in
the ceremonies but there was no trouble.
The weekly statement of the New
York associated banks, issued on the
Goth ult. shows the following changes:
Reserve increase, S915,25o; loans in
crease, Sl,O46, 400; specie increase. ST.
523, 700; legal tenders decrease, S469, 100;
deposits increase, S597, 300; circulation
increase, S24,SO0. The banks held $4,-
331, ,G75 in excess Of the twenty-five per
cent. rule.
Hop Yam Lee, Chinese laundryman,
was taken to the pesthouse, at Phila-
delphia on the 3Oth ult., suffering
from leprosy. His disease was first
diagnosed as erysipelas, and he was
treated three days at the almshouse,
where 5000 persons were exposed to the
contagion.
Fred Dart, we'll known on the minstrel
stage as a female impersonator, died at
Philadelphia on the 8Oth ult. of con-
sumption, aged thirty-one years.
A fire at New Castle, Pa, on the 3Oth
ult. destroyed the opera house and
three other buildings, causing loss of
$4,000.
On the night of the Goth ult Abraham
Marks, New York tailor, was awakened
by some one attempting to force an en-
trance into his shop through the win
dow of room in which he slept. AS the
burglars head appeared in the window,
Marks jumped out of bed, seized re-
volver and shot the intruder dead.
WEST AND SOUTH.
Rev. R. F. Shrin, pastor of the Con-
gregational church in Norris, ILL.,,
dropped dead in his pulpit at the close
of services few nights ago