Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
DOMESTIC,

eral assembly OF the united BreSby-
terian Church in the United States
opened at Princeton, Ind, on the 27th
with large attendance of clerical and
lay delegates, representing all the
churches of the country.
Ar Philadelphia, Pa, on the 2Sth ult.
president w. d. Kennedy and cashier
H. H. Kennedy, of the Spring Garden
bank were arrested charged with false
entries in the bank record and embez-
element of 100000. In default of S20,-
600 and $4,000 bail respectively they
were held for examination.
AT Philadelphia, Pa, on the 27th
judgments aggregating over $1s0,000
were entered against the American Ma
chine Company. The company manu-
factures freezers and postal scales and
has paid up capital of $500 Its
liabilities are believed to be about
$500, ,000
MERCHANDISE exports from the
United States during April aggregated
in value $40, 931, $40, against S63, 523, 3l5
an April, 1890. Imports during April
past were valued at Sst, 1863, ,6s6, against
S71, ,902, 14O in April, 1890.
The explosion of boiler in Kramer's
sawmill at Frankfort, Ind, on the 2sth
ult. instantly killed Engineer Hall and
fatally hurt William Davis, John Swar-
engen and Etie Coons, besides terribly
injuring several Others
AT Marinette, Wis, on the 27th, fire
in the lumber yard of the Menominee
River Sash and Door Company destroyed
5000, 600 feet of lumber. Loss, $40, 900;
insurance, S25, 900,
THE funeral services of Judge Al
phonse Taft took place from the old
homestead of the family at Cincinnati,
o., on the 2sth ult. Rev. George A.
Thayer officiated.
w. & j. M. BENT, boot and shoe man.
ufacturers of Cochituate, Mass, on the
2Sth ult. were reported to be financially
embarrassed. Their liabilities are esti-
mated at Sl50,000. The assets are ma
chinery and the factory and the real es-
tate.
AT Durango, Col, on the 2Sth ult.
fire started in the saloon of ]. c. Sutter-
lin and consumed number of buildings
In the block. The block was composed
entirely of frame buildings, seven of
which were saloons. Loss, SIS, 200.
AT Sioux Falls, S. D., on the 2sth
ult., acting under instructions from
Judge Shiras, the jury in the case of
Plenty Horses, charged with the muir
der of Lieut.. Casey, returned verdict
of not guilty.
AT Omaha Neb., on the 2sth ult the
wholesale liquor house of William
Darst e Co., was closed by its creditors,
Liabilities $50, 900; assets, SIS, 900.
THE business portion of Birmingham,
Erie county, o., was almost entirely
destroyed by fire on the 2sth ult., en-
failing loss of at least $50, 600.
NEAR Leavenworth, Kan, recently,
while John Peterson, a farmer, and his
family, ten persons in all, were sitting
at the supper table, a bolt of lightning
passed through the dining room and
reedered them all unconscious. One of
them, Carrie, twelve years old, was in
stantly killed and several others re-
ceived serious injuries.
SUPERCARGo BURT and Capt. O'Far-
rell, of the Italian schooner Robert and
Minnie, have been indicted by the grand
jury at Los Angeles, Cal. O'Farrell is
in jail but Burt is out on $40, 900 bail.
WHILE Martin Spillman and wife
We're driving across the railroad track
near Lebanon, Ind, on the 2sth ult.
they We're struck by the east bound
train on the Big Four road and fatally
injured
JOHN NJ. ID. FANsHAwE, who was
found guilty of arson in the first degree
about month ago, for having set fire
to his room in fashionable boarding.
house in New York City, was on the 2Sth
ult sentenced to twelve years and six
months Imprisonment.
o. o. BOWMAN has been appointed re-
ceiver of the Star rubber works at
Trenton, N. j. The liabilities are over
$50O,OOO and the assets less than $4OO, 600.
The treasury department has re-
scinded the circular of May Z, 1891, dis
continuing allowances of drawback on
sugars used in the manufacture of con-
densed milk, confectionery and other
articles made wholly or in part from SUI
gar on hand prior to March 1.
JOSEPH NEWTON, prominent citizen
of Vienna, ILL.,, suicided on the 2Sth ult
by shooting himself when he heard that
the marshal was after him in connec-
ton with counterfeiting case.
Ar New York the sales agents of the
anthracite coal producing companies
ordered an advance of fifteen cents per
ton on all sizes June 1. They also de-
cided to restrict production during the
month of June to 3,250,0OO tons.
THE American express robbery at
Carroll, Ia, few days ago, has taken
a decidedly sensational turn. Clerk
Matthews, who was found tied and
gagged, has confessed to completely in
the crime. He says the robbery was
planned by himself, Craig Niswonger
and Anson Scharnweber, two young
men of Carroll. He went with Super
intendent Garner to an old vacant house
west of town and hauled out from con-
cealment So, 400, which lacked only 50. SO
of the amount stolen. His confeaerates
were placed under arrest.
THE monument to the memory of the
Andrews raiders was unveiled in the
National cemetery at Chattanooga,