Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-10
DOMESTIC.

THE tow boat Anna Roberts, bound
for Pittsburgh, exploded her cylinder
head, opposite Portsmouth, o., ON the
I'd, instantly killing Frank Perry, Ben
Lawson, james Swail, j. b. Shaw and
James Gray. Engineer Rens was Sc
verely injured. The boat was damaged
to the extent of 81, 600.
GOVERNMENT receipts during Decem-
ber past aggregated S31.370, O59, against
$40, ,504 in December, 1889.
Mrs. FAYERwEATuER, of New York,
whose husband, Daniel b. Fayerweather,
after leaving 81, ,OO0 600 to colleges, left
about 81, ,5O0,0OO each to three executors,
has filed a petition for the appointment
of temporary administrator of the
estate.
Two distinct earthquake shocks oc-
CURED at San Francisco at noon on
the I'd. There was but few seconds
intermission between the shocks, while
the vibrations We're nearly north and
south.
REPRESENTATIVE KELLEY, of Kansas,
has introduced a bill in the House to
provide for the issue of S5o, 1000, 900 of
fractional currency, and to increase the
volume of currency to that extent.
This currency is to be legal tender up
to $40 and to be redeemable as other
treasury notes, and when redeemed may
be reissued.
On the 2d n passenger and express
train on the Baltimore IS Ohio railroad
collided near Harper's Ferry. instantly
killing Engineer Rufus GosneQ, of Bal
timore, and two firemen. Seventeen
persons were more or less injured and
several cars demolished.
AT Hadley, Mass, on the Sd sleigh
containing six young people was struck
Mt railroad crossing. Henry Learned
and Mabel r. Hincllley We're instantly
killed, as were both the horses, and all
the other occupants of the sleigh were
more or less hurt.
DEPUTY MARSHAL Tom LILY had a
desperate battle with three whisky ped
dlers in the Chickasaw Nation on the
Sd. Fifty shots were fred and two of
the peddlers were killed and the other
fatally hurt. Lilly was dangerously
wounded.
IT is stated that Father Crafts, the
missionary recently reported killed by
the Indians, is likely to recover from
his wounds.
Two shocks of earthquake were dis
tinctly felt at Elwood, Ind, on the Sd.
The oscillation was from west to east.
No damage was done.
LEVI q. EVARTs, claiming to be q
cousin of Senator Evarts, was a few
days ago removed to the New Haven
Conn., almshouse. He is seventy-three
years old.
THE main building of the Geneva Or.
H. worsted mill was destroyed by fire
on the Sd, entailing loss of 100000.
CHARLES WILLIS, for fifteen years
treasurer of the Stoclsbridge Mass
savings bank, is defaulter to the
amount of $4,000 or more. Defalcations
to the amount of s93,3OO have already
been brought to light. The populations
have been going on for over twelve
years. lie has been arrested.
NOTICE of appeal has been filed from
the Supreme Court of New York in the
suit of George ii. Tilden against the
executors of late Samuel j. Tilden for
the construction of the Tilden trust
clause, which the court held invalid.
AT Glencoe, Mimi, Marshall Mobiles,
a young attorney, proposed marriage
to Miss Nellie Willis and was rejected
Soon after, while Miss Willis was sing
ing at concert in the city hall, Mobiles,
shot himself, and staggering out from
behind the scenes, died on the stage at
her feet.
The oswego Falls tannery at Fulton,
Y, owned by ID. j. Hamburger, of
yracuse, was burned on the Sd, causing
= loss OF 100000.