Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-05
The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From AlIPats.
DOMESTIC.


portions of Minnesota and the Dalsotas
ice formed, the thermometer marking
four degrees below the freezing point.
Mrs. III. NJ. HorcHKIss, of New Haven,
Conn, has presented S275,000 to the
Yale preparatory school, which she
founded, and in addition has given the
school seventv-five acres of land.
OHIO property had an assessed valua-
tion of S24, ,249, $50, S04 in 1890, against q
valuation of SIG, 0O2, 093, 543 in $780,
CASHIER LAWRENCE, of the keystone
bank in Philadelphia, has confessed
that the books of the bank were al
tered to deceive Examiner Drew.
CLARENCE f. HUTH, of Pennsylvania,
was elected president of the Patriotic
Order Sons of America at the national
camp at Philadelphia.
On the Bound Brook railroad be-
tween Neshaming Falls and Leghorn,
Pa, an engine drawing three coaches
ran miles in minutes 90 as seconds
and l mile in 80 As seconds. or at the
rate of 80 miles an hour, the fastest
time ever made by railroad train.
AT the national encampment in Min.
neapolis of the Sons of Veterans Bar
low S. Weeks, of New York, was
elected commander in chief.
The BremalSer-M Moore Paper Com
pany of Louisville, KY, made an as
signment, with liabilities of $500, 900.
AT Independence, Ia, Nancy Hanks,
a Kentucky mare, trotted three
straight heats in 2:12, 2:1294 and 2:12,
breaking all trotting race records.
GEoRGIA's legislature, by a vote of "a
to 90, declined to accept the confederate
veterans home, an institution built
with private funds.
JAMES BURNS and his daughter Alice
were found dead in their house about
miles from Red Oak. Mich. 1t was
thought they took their own lives.
A. j. MONTGOMERY and two brothers
named Jarvis were killed by Milton
Kendall and his four sons in street
fight in Georgetown, KY.
A CALL for statehood convention to
be held at Oklahoma City September
"a next has been issued by the CONNER
cial club of that city.
A PASSENGER train on the Western
North Carolina railroad jumped tres.
tie and went to the bottom OF deep
ravine near Statesville, killing forty
passengers and injuring thirty others,
nine seriously.
AT Ironton, O., in a joking way Mrs.
Tillie Reckman pointed revolver sup
posed to be unloaded in the face of
Mrs. Dora May, who was visiting her
from Ashland, Ky. The weapon went
off, killing Mrs. May instantly.
LIZZIE WILSON, 30 years old, fatally
poisoned herself and her child in Phil
adclphia.
In the United States the business
failures during the seven days ended on
the 2Sth numbered 226. against PIG
the preceding week and 1s9 for the
corresponding week last year.
A CLoUDBURsT in Rensselaer, county,
n. Y, did damage estimated at $780,
600. Three persons were drowned.
GEN. R. S. DYRENFoRTH, who con.
Quoted the recent government rain eX-
periments in Texas, says the expert.
ments were correct beyond question.
In three weeks six rains were produced,
three of which were downpours, and
the last one ysus the heaviest rain in
three years.
MoNBARs, a 2-year-old colt, trotted
mile in 2:20 at Independence, Ia. break
ing the worlds record of 2:2194, made by
Regal Wilkes. Direct paced mile in
2:O94.
A FIRE of incendiary origin destroyed
almost one square of business houses
at Danville, Ind.
POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAKER
has sent letters to the postmasters in
every county seat in the United States
asking them to visit each office in their
counties and make reports upon their
observations.
JOHN BAXTER, New York painter,
killed his wife and two children and
then committed suicide.
FRANK DUDLEY, negro, was lynched
at Georgetown, KY, by mob of white
men for murder.
WALTER CARR & Co., produce dealers
in New York. failed for 100000.
CHARLES MULLIGAN, negro who as
sassinated Ike Frauenthal, leading
Jewish merchant at Conway, Ark, was
shot to death by mob.
The United Brethren church at Bour-
bon, Ind, was totally destroyed by
dynamite. There was no clew to the
cause or perpetrators.
CORNELIUS VANDERHooF and his little
son were drowned near Holland, Mich,
by the capsizing of a sloop.
The American Bar association in ses-
sion at Boston adopted a resolution
recommending the passage by each
state of an act for the promotion of
uniform state laws.
A TORNADO swept over the lower
part of Newark, y. j., wrecking many
buildings.
The first reunion of the survivors of
the Blackhawk war, which occurred in
Illinois fifty-nine years ago, was held
at Lena, ILL.,, on the 2sth.
ELECTRIC cars collided in Denver,
fatally injuring Engineer Willianl Nor
rison and Mrs. Lockwood, passenger.
In the National league the percent
ages of the baseball clubs for the
week ended on the Goth ult. were:
Chicago, .6l7; Boston, .5s7; New York,
III. 4 u L