Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-11-29

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dren on the ground OF adultery. Their
was no opposition.
THE general assembly of the Knight
Of Labor adjourned sine die at Denver
Col, on the 21st The place for tn
next meeting will be decided by
mailed vote thirty days previous to tn
date of meeting.
AT Webster, Fla, on the 21st Deput,
Marshal Samuel L'Estrange was sho
and instantly killed by r. L. Buford
The marshal was attempting to arres
Buford for violation of the postal law
in sending threatening letters and pos
tai cards through the mails.
Mrs. CHARLES A. CooMBEs while tenn
porarily insane from illness, jumped
from sixth story window of hotel IL
Brooklyn, N. Y, on the 22d and was in
stantly killed. Mrs. Coombs was the
wife of the son of the newly-elected
Congressman from tho Third New YORK
district, and was prominent in society
THE extensive silk mills of Bamford
Bros, at Paterson. N. j., were destroyed
by fire on the 22d, together with the
residences of Joseph and Walter BAN
ford adjoining. Loss, $500, 900; half in
sured.
Mrs. SARAH F. HENsLER, widow oi
Frederick w. Hensler, late professor oi
music in the New York institute for
the blind, suicided on the 2Sd by shoot.
ing herself. She was fifty-fve years
old and wealthy.
A NUMBER of coal and iron interests
in the Hooking Valley, Ohio, have con-
solidated under the name of the UNITED
Hooking Valley Coal and Iron Com
pany." The authorized capital of the
new company is 100000 The Balti-
more e Ohio railroad is closely identi-
fed with the deal.
On the 22d the walls of brick build
ing in process of erection at Jersey City,
N. j., suddenly fell, burying a large
number of workmen in tho ruins. George
Barrett was killed and twelve Italian
laborers more or less injured.
THE run on the Howard Savings Bank
at Newark, N. j., has abated, conf
dence being restored. Many depositors
have returned their money.
TIE trial of w. W. Allen, superin-
tendent of mails in the Buffalo post
office, charged with robbing the mails,
was concluded in the United States
Court at Auburn, N. Y, on the 22d, re-
sulting in verdict of acquittal.
AS the day express on the Michigan
Central road was nearing Kankakee,
III, on the 22d, it struck buggy con-
tanning Daniel Crane and Bert Green,
killing them instantly.
THE United States Rolling Stock Com
pany was on the 22d placed in the
hands of receiver. The liabilities are
placed at $3.50, 900 and the assets at
nearly twice that amount. The failure
was precipitated by slow collections and
depression in the market. The COM
pany is one of the largest builders of
railway cars in the world. 1t has plants
at Hegewich, Ill, Decatur, Ala, Annis-
ton, Ala, and Urbana, o., employs 1900
men, and pays 100000 monthly for
wages and material.
w. L. PRETTYMAN, Chicago banker,
has failed, carrying down with him the
North Division Lumber Company, of
which he was the largest stakeholder.
The banks liabilities are about $500, 900,
while the lumber company owes about
100000. The total assets of the two
concerns are over ST00,000
The Commercial Bank of Guthrie, o.
Territory, has made an assignment
The proprietors have all left town. The
failure was caused by the suspension of
the Newton Kan.) National Bank.
THE Illinois Glass Company's works
at Alton, ILL.,, were damaged by fire on
23d to the extent of 500, 900; insurance,
SOS, 900.
THE first triennial meeting of tho
National Council of the women of the
United States will be held in Washing
ton, d. c., from February Is to 1S in
elusive. This organization is the out
come of the great international council
of women held in Washington in 1885, at
which papers were read by nearly one
hundred women representing seven diff
ferent countries. This convention will
probably be tho largest body of repre-
women ever assembled.
The First National Bank of Alma,
Kan, closed it's doors on the 22d and
will go into liquidation. The failure
was caused by depreciation of mort
cages on which the bank had loaned
money. Liabilities about $4,000 with
small assets.
AT Erie, Pa, on the 22d Conductor
James w. flanagan got aboard freight
train to ride to the 2. & Z. depot to go
out on his regular run, when he was
blown from the platform and crushed
beneath the wheels.
THE buildings Of the Chattanooga
Medical Company at st. Elmo, Tenn,
burned on the 23d, causing loss of $4O,-
200.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THOMAS JONES, ex-postmaster of
Cleveland, o.. lifelong resident of
th l.itIr n nd q hrathar of Cana+e. LII.