Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-18

cent per pound.
THE treasury department recently de-
cided that the law which permits grain
imported from Canada to be ground in
the United States and returned is not
applicable to Mexico.
THE forty-hour bicycle race at Roch-
ester, n. Y, ended on the 18TH William
Clark, of Toronto, Ont, won by fifteen
feet, with 554 miles and IA laps to his
credit Edward Reading, of Omaha,
Neb., made 554 miles and 13 laps
A SOLDIER of the quartermaster's de-
partment dropped dead at West Point
on the 18th while going on duty. His
name was Ruckstuhl. He had been in
West Point a number of years and in
two months would have been released
under the thirty years act.
AT Lincoln, Neb., on the 18th, Grand
Master Newman, of the Trainmen's
brotherhood, ordered all of the striking
Burlington bralemen to go to work.
This practically ends the strike, as the
yardmen can do nothing without the
trainmen's assistance.
THE United States circuit court at
New York on the 18th denied the mo-
ton of the Havemeyer and Elder Sugar
Refining Company for new trial in
their suit against Collector Magone.
The government last month obtnined a
verdict against the company for S75, 900.
AT Lansing, Mich, on the 18th, Mrs.
Ruth McCrccdy, widow with four chill
dren, ended her life with morphine on
account of being Tilted by fruit tree
agent.
The American copyright league at
New York celebrated the passage of the
international copyright law with a
thanksgiving dinner on the night of the
18th. e. C. Steadman, the banker and
poet, presided.
2. 7. BARNUM's will was admitted to
probate on the 18th. The story of an in
tention to rob his grave is not believed
at Bridgeport.
FRANK DENG and John Solak were
probably fa' ally hurt by an explosion in
the Americus mine at Elacll Hawk, Col,
on the 18th. The shock was felt all
over the city.
AT Birmingham, Ala, on the 18th, a
crazy negro woman set fire to the Cren-
to the ground. An old bed-ridden man
named William Johnson was consumed
with it.
THoIAs CARROLL, a morocco manufac-
turer, at Peabody, Mass, made an
assignment on the 18th to p. j. Lynch,
of Beverly Mass. The liabilities are
estimated at $4,000.
AT Elizabeth, n. j., on the 18th, the
arcade building, the finest in the citv.
containing the post Office, district cou.
First national bank and many offices,
was entirely destroyed by fire, The loss
will aggregate fully S5OO,OoO.
FOURTEEN persons were poisoned at
Chattanooga on the 18th by eating
cream putfs bought of confectioner.
None of the cases are likely to prove
fatal. Arsenic is believed to in some
way have become mixed with the in
gradients
THE New York presbytery has ap-
pointed committee to investigate the
charges of heresy against Rev. DIR.
Charles Briggs, of the Union theological
seminary.
THOMAS BAUMGARDNER, at one time
reputed to be the wealthiest citizen of
Lancaster, Pa, made an assignment on
the 18th. His liabilities are estimated
at from $4,000 to $3.50, 900; assets prob
ably very small.
AT Chicago on the 18th five man-hole
covers were hurled into the air by Il
series of gas explosions in the vicinity
of the city hall. One cover was thrown
to the height of sixty feet 1t is re-
garded as marvellous that no one was
hurt, as thousands thronged the streets
at the time.
FIVE women over 81 years of age died
in Greenbriar county, w. Va, during
the week ended April 13.
AT Usage City, Kan. on the 18th
John Carroll, switchman, placed a
dynamite cartridge in his mouth and set
fire to the fuse. The result was that
his head was completely blown off and
the doorstep upon which he stood was
strewn into splinters.
THE president on the 18th rcspited
George 5. Key, Perry Jones and Ed
ward Smith until June 10. These are
colored men who were concerned in
eeNeiai ihuiuoiS oh Na' a'"a isi'ih,' ahu
were sentenced to be hanged at Balti-
more, May Is next.
H. w. link, an attorney at Lincoln,
Neb., was recently sent to Jail for en-
bezzlement. The imprisonment of her
husband and her destitute condition
preyed on Mrs. links mind to such "A
degree that she became insane and
committed suicide.
SAMUEL FISHER, New York pool
seller was on the 18th sentenced to
three months imprisonment and 81, 600
fine. On account of this decision the
police have been ordered to close up the
pool rooms
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
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