Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-12-19
DOMESTIC,

tire list of recess appointments. -. The house
was not in session.
DOMESTIC.
JOSEPH R. LAMPKIN, the night watch
man at the Santa Fe depot at La Jun
ia, Col, was killed by J. W..Knorsa. a
crazy man, who then took his own life.
THE new congressional directory
shows that nearly one-half of the
house, or 143 are new men unknown
in the halls of the national legislature.
RUDERsDoRF's hotel and the offices
of the Chronicle, the Sun and Eagle
and the Star were burned at Madison,
Wis.
KIT CARSON, son of the famous
scout of the same name, murdered his
mother-in-law and father-in-law near
La lunta, Col, and escaped Family
trouble was the cause.
PRESIDENT HARRIsoN's statement in
his message of Gillian affairs was re-
garded by Chilians at Valparaiso as
meaning rupture between the two
countries, as it was not believed that
the Gillian government would consent
either to apologize or make any ma.
terial indemnity.
AT the meeting of the National Bar
association in Washington James c.
Carter, of New York, was chosen pres
ident, and Washington was selected as
the permanent place for holding the
yearly sessions.
THE Mechanic Mills Company's fac
tory at Seattle, Wash, was burned.
causing a loss of $4,000; insurance,
SIS. 900.
THE Misses Clinch, half sisters and
heirs of the late Mrs. A. 7. Stewart, of
New York, have divided their property.
worth between 81, 900, 900 and S., 900, 900,
between their nephews and nieces re-
tanning only $4,000 annuity.
A LADLE filled with molten metal ex-
ploded at the Lucy furnace in Pitts
burgh, Pa. fatally burning James
Mardella, aged 45, and Peter Hickey,
aged S3.
THE entire business portion of Red
Key, Ind, was destroyed by fire
GEORGE STARKEY and John Brown
were convicted at Alton, Ill, of the
murder of eX-State Senator Gilham
and sentenced to thirty years each in
the penitentiary.
DURING the lumber season lately
closed mills in the Duluth (Minn.) dis
trict cut 253, 100000 feet, against 2l5,-
000, 900 feet last year.
THE greater part of the business Sec
ton of Ardmore, 1. T., and about
twenty-five dwellings We're destroyed
by fire.
In the United States the business
failures during the seven days ended on
the l1th numbered $40, against $50 the
preceding week and 374 for the corre-
spending week last year.
THE supreme court of Texas has de-
clared the law prohibiting aliens own
ing land in the state unconstitutional.
AT the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 11th aggregated ST.,
2l3,O70, S72, against $l,O07, 400, $50 the
previous week. The increase as COM
pared with the corresponding week OF
1890 was lis.
ROBERT RUsToN and his wife were
killed by train at Erskine, Ind
IMPORTANT gold discoveries were re.
| ported near Golden, Col.
CHEBOYGAN, Mich, produced l04, ,000.-
600 feet of lumber during the past sea.
son, against 10000, 600 feet the pre-
| ceding season.
TEN men. sentenced to be hanged.
| have been released at Columbia, s. c.,
Henry Suber having confessed that he
alone committed the murder of which
| they were convicted.
| MRS. MARY GoTscHALK, her little
daughter Lcttie and Mrs. Mary Wit,
were killed by the cars at Homewood
Ill
FOURTEEN horses were burned t.
death in fire at Ishpeming, Mich.
In collision on the Mobile & Ohio
near Jonesboro, ILL.,, Engineer q. $.
Flippin and two laborers, Simeon Ole.
son and James Miller, were killed
and eight others were injured, some
fatally.
The national executive council of the
Woman's Alliance convened at Topeka,
Kan. The secretary reported mem.
bership of 10000 in seven states
FIRE at San Francisco destroyed
Thomas dye house and the California
Motor Company's works Total loss
$l25, 900. t
THE American hop crop of 1891 is
computed to be 243, 30S bales, as com
pared with 204. $40 bales last year.
The net gold in the treasury depart
ment on the l1th was Sl3l. 1875, 5S7, ar
increase of nearly $l4,000,000 since
June.
THE right of railways to issue free
passes is to be tested by the govern
ment by a suit to be brought against /
New England road