Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-03-21


tracted to the room by horrible
and Davis body was discovered upon
the bed badly dccomposed. 1t is sup
posed he blew out the gas and was as
phyxiated
The treasury department having de-
cided to appeal for review of the de-
cision of the board of general apprais-
ers at New York in regard to the classi
fication of certain demiiohns and glass
bottles, customs officers have been in
structed to disregard said decision and
to classify such articles under para
graph 104 of the tariff act until the
question shall have been judiciously
determined.
The records of the post Office depart
m mt show that during the two years of
the present administration, ended March
4, 1891, there were 2,754 appointments
made of presidential postmasters. Of
this number 47s were made upon resig-
nations, 065 were made upon the eXpira-
ton of the commissions of the incum-
bents, T7S were made upon removals, "a
were made TO fill vacancies caused by
death, and 459 were made at Offices
which were raised from the fourth to
the presidential class during this two
years term, making n total of 2,754
changes.
The 400 puddlers employed by the
Glasgow Iron Company and the Potts
Bros. Iron Company at Pottstown, Pa,
have accepted reduction in wages
from 1915 to $3.50.
On the 10th, while the tug hoat j. S.
Williams was towing fifty boats loaded
with 100000 bushels of coal, its tow
collided with one of the piers of the
Illinois Central bridge at Cairo, Ill, sink
ing three of the boats carrying $4,000
worth of coal.
CHARLES c. HEARNE, director general
IF the Dorcas Publishing Company of
New York, was on the 10th sentenced
to seven years and seven months inn
prisonment for swindling Patrick j.
Coen, n newly arrived Irishman, out of
500 on the preteXt of giving him stock
in the company of which Hearne was
the head.
The control of the Pittsburgh 6
Western railroad was formally trans
fered to the Baltimore & Ohio road on
the 10th.
On the 10th the west-bound train on
the Norfolk e. Western railroad struck
Misses Lula and Leila Corpege on a
trestle near Corners Springs, five miles
from Roanoke, Va, instantly killing
Leila and injuring Lula so that she died
in short time.
THE town of Fowlerville, Mi h., was
annihilated by fire on the 10th. The
high wind, combined with the made
quate facilities for fighting the flames,
resulted in the towns destruction. The
loss is estimated at S5O0,0
THE entire business portion of High
land, N. Y, was destroyed by fire on
the 10th which started in Days grocery
store. Clarence Ellis, years old, living
in a tenement house, was burned to
death. The loss will not be less than
$4,000
PATIENTS to the number of 125 were
removed on the 18th from the burned
insane asylum at Nashville, Tenn, to
the West Tennessee asylum at Bolivar
A corrected list of the dead n w shows
that ten lives were lost, all of them
hopelessly insane.
FIFTH AUDITOR HABERCoM, of the
treasury department, has passed favor
ably upon the claim of New York state
for the refunding of about $3.50, 600,
the amount of direct taxes due to the
state under the terms of the new law.
This is the largest claim ever audited
by that bureau.
THE banking house of F. r. Weed &
Co., at Williamsport, Pa, closed its
doors on the 10th. The institution was
the Oldest private banki G institution in
the city. The bank is said to have lost
S10O,O through the recent failure OF
Frederick 7. Weed, lumber dealer.
THE treasury department officials
have discovered that congress, while il
created a bureau of immigration in the
treasury department, did not make an
appropriation to carry out it's intention.
CAPT. HENRY Galley, Company G.
Second cavalry, is on trial by court
martial at Omaha, Neb., on the charge
of COW wardice during the fighting at Pine
Ridge.
THE tower of liberty on the ''Wash.
ington's headquarters ground. at New.
burg, N. Y, has been completed and
thrown open to the public. No formal
ceremony took place at the unveiling Of
the statue of Washington and the open
ing of the structure. The cost in al
was about S6T, 900, most of which was
supplied by the national government.
MISS JENNIE SHEA, the young
dressmaller whose trunks containing
$4,000 worth of dresses, ETC., were
seized by customs officers at New York
few days ago was arrested on the 10th
on the charge of smuggling and placed
under So, 600 bail for her appearance.
THE Legislative assembly of New
Mexico has appropriated $4,000 for G
New Mexico exhibit at the worlds fair
and four territorial commissioners have
been appointed by the governor.
THE court has ordered the release o.
Corey, Tell and Clark, who were ar
rested for taking part in recent prize
fight near Charlottesville, Ind. Judge
Snyder decided that under the laws o.
Indiana prize fighting is not illegal il