Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters,
DOMESTIC.

the house from school. A ravine which
the children were accustomed to cross
suddenly filed with the flood, washing
them away.
DURING storm at Berdeley, Va, on
the 10th a lumber shed in course of
erection for Stran Bros. collapsed, bury
ing fourteen men in the ruins. One was
killed, two seriously injured and the
Others escaped with slight bruises.
JOHN MosT, the anarchist, appeared
in court at New York on the 10th for re-
sentence, his appeal to the courts for a
new trial having been denied. Judge
Cowing sentenced him to one years
imprisonment.
JOSEPH WAsKY and his son, William.
miners at the Christie coal mine, near
Des Moines, Ia, were killed on the 10Th
by fall of slate. Both men were dead
when found in their room
IT is reported that the National Cor
dage Company, of New York, has pur-
chased for $8,Ooo,o 900, all the cordage
works in Canada, including that of
Thomas Connor 81 Sons, of st. John.
The st. John works will be run for ex-
port trade only.
THE senate of the National Union, in
session at Milwaukee, Wis, has voted
to spend $1,000 for the erection of Ma
tional Union building at the worlds
fair. 1t also voted to invest SIS, 600 of
its surplus.
AT Falmouth, Ky, Oscar Downward
and Scott Walan have been found guilty
OF the murder of Marshal Vogelsang
and their sentence fixed by the jury at
imprisonment for life. Allen Down
ard, who turned states evidence, goes
free
IT was reliably reported on the 21st
at San Francisco, that the Anaconda
mine at Butte had been sold to En-
glish capitalists for S25, 1000, 900.
THE Kansas City, Osceola &c Southern
passenger train bound for Kansas, was
ditched near Osceola on the GOTH The
engine went into the creek. Engineer
Leightner and A. II. Crandall were in
stantly killed and several passengers
received injuries.
The Dubuque 0a.) Brass and Metal
Company, filed a trust deed on the Goth
for S45, 900 for the benefit of local cred
itors.
AT St Louis, Mo-, G. II. Thonssen's
picture frame factory was damaged by
fire on the night of the Goth to the eX-
tent of about $4,000, two-thirds on
stock and one-third on building. Loss
covered by insurance.
AT Manistee, Mich, on the Goth Jack
kehoe, saloon-keeper, murdered his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Ann Mccormick, |
aged So, by pounding her to death with
a beer bottle, He attempted to kill his |
wife but failed.
AT Durango, Col, on the e1st some |
powder in the Colorado army building
there exploded, wrecking the building. |
Hon. Adair Ureson, one of the most |
prominent men in southern Colorado. |
was seriously injured by the flying de-
bris. Loss on building and stock S12,-
900; no insurance.
EDWARD RowELL was arrested at Pc
toskey, Mich, on the goth on a request
from officers at Jacksonville, Fla. Row
ell was charged with passing forged
certified checks of $2,sO0 on Jackson
vile and st. Augustine banks
AT Walla Walla, Wash, on the Goth
the jury in the case of the six soldiers
On trial for lynching of A. j. Hunt,
April "a, returned a verdict of not guilty.
THE Bodwen Water Tower Company
'awmills were burned at Oldtown, Me-,
'n the 10th. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$40, 900.
THE steamer La Bretagne, which ar
'lved at New York on the 21st, reports
hat Joseph Feys, a Swiss steerage pas
'enger while conversing with his fam
ly, consisting of a wife and five children,
dragged his 5-year-old son
Pierre from his mothers arms and threw
linn into the sea. The child was lost
Ind the father, who was apparently in
'ane, was seized by the officers of the
hip and put in irons. He had threat II
med to throw all his children overheard.
The steamer Al-Ki, which has been
chartered by the United States govern
nent for service in Alaska will soon ;
,e ready for sea. 1t is stated that she
will be used as prison ship and will
Ne sta honed at Ounalaska, to which all {
rews of sealers caught violating the
aw will be taken.
THE two mile race between the Cor
lell and Columbia freshmen college +
rews was rowed over the Thames river E
curse at New London, Conn, on the
1st Cornell proved an easy victor.
winning by three and half lengths in !
en- minutes and thirty seconds.
AT Riverside, o., on the 18th a gaso- {
inc lamp in the hands of Miss Emma I
selcher exploded, burning her SO badly
hat she died two hours later q
SAMUEL THOMPSON, aged65 of James
own, N. Y, who recently attempted to !
ill his wife and then shot himself, died |
t Paterson, N. j., on the 10th. q
The new half-holiday law passed by
Le last session of the Pennsylvania +
egislature was observed for the first t
me on the Goth. The law provides that t
very Saturday from June IS to Sep G
smber Is shall be half-holiday. In II
Philadelphia all the banks, trust COM
anies, brokers' offices and many other v
usiness houses closed promptly at 10 y
clock. e
ANOTHER embezz1ament of coo. nm "a I