Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-12-17


FRANK KERNER, under n twelve-years'
sentence for wife murder, committed
suicide in the Bcrks county (Pa.) Jail
by hanging himself.
MARTIN BURKE, one OF the three men
convicted of the murder of DIR. Cronin
in Chicago in 1889 and sentenced to life
imprisonment, died in the prison at
Jolietof consumption. Only one of the
three Dan Caughlin) is now alive,
O'Sullivan having died last winter.
A PROMINENT cattleman from north
western New Mexico says that for
more than two years no ram has fallen
there and that over rs, 900 head of cattle
have died from starvation and lack of
water.
In his annual report Secretary Of the
Navy Tracy says the new navy con-
sists of forty-two frst.class vessels,
and also says that the progress by
which the United States has emerged
from its condition of helplessness at
sea and by the employment of it's own
resources has distanced its most ex-
perienced competitors and marks an
epoch in naval development not only
of this country but of the world. The
eSUlIudlCS lOE Vic yCdE cHutuR
June 80. 1894, are Sa4,5 1, 49s, being
S2,713, 141 less than those for the last
fiscal year.
CHARLES A. CHANTER, u botanist aged
SIS from Kilbourne City, Wis, was
crushed to death by an ascending ele-
vator in the Masonic temple in Chicago
and his mangled remains fell fit .en
stories to the bottom Of the shaft.
THE Denver & Rio Grande railway
roundhouse with its contents were
burned at Salida, Col, the loss being
$4,000
THE principal business portion of
Sumter, S. C., was destroyed by fire.
In n collision between two freight
trains near South Ford, Conn, Engi-
ueer Thompson and Engineer Becbe
were killed and the trains were badly
wrecked
IT was said that conspiracy to
poison non-union workmen at Home
stead. Pa, had come to light, and that
several prominent labor leaders were
implicated. At least two deaths and
perhaps numb ber of others had been
traced to the work of Robert Beatty,
the tool selected to carry the murder
Gus plan into execution.
THREE squares of business houses
and residences were burned at Plaque
mine, La, causing loss of S150, 900.
TOMMY WARREN, the former feather
weight champion, was sentenced to six
years in the penitentiary at Waco,
Tex, for numbering negro saloon
porter.
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evangelist, is to establish a home for
fallen women in Pittsburgh. Pa.
FRED SCHNEssLER worked for Farmer
McAff, near Lima, O., for some time
without getting pay He asked McAff
for his money. whereupon the latter
killed him with piece of wood.
CORNELIUS COFFEE, who shot Officers
Dillon and Barton at Blue6eld, w. Va,
was captured by mob at Pocahoutas,
Va, and hanged to tree.
TIE Minersmith hotel at Milford,
Conn, was burned with its contents.
1t was over 200 years old and was used
as headquarters by Washington.
FLAMES in Milwaukee that started in
the art store of c. Hennecke & Co.
caused loss of $780,
JOSEPHINE MALLIsoN. the murderer
of John Hobbs in Philadelphia, has
been sentenced to twelve years in the
penitentiary.
FIRE in the house of Ole r. Albert
| son at York. n. D.. caused the death OF
| his two little children.
JOHN DALEY, wealthy farmer liv
ing near Springfield, Mo, aged II
years, was swindled out of 81, 600 by
| confidence men who worked the old
| gold brick scheme.
o. c. WING, young farmer neal
Quincy, H., ended his life because he
thought he was too wicked to live.
The entire fam ly of Robert Brown
of White Oak, o.. was poisoned by eat
ing meal in which arsenic had beer
| placed to kill rats.
| MANY lives were endangered and {
loss of over 100000 was entailed by
the bursting of a water main in Chi
cago.
GEORGE /. BAGLEY, the United States
express messenger who took package
of money amounting to 100000 ant
gave it up the next day, pleaded guilty
at Davenport, Ia, and was sentenced
to two years and six months imprison
ment.
Miss SUSAN B. ANTHONY, of Roches
ter, N. Y, the well-known woman
suffrage advocate, has been appointe'
manager of the state industrial schoo
by Gov Flower.
Tue twelfth annual session of tn
American Federation of Labor opene,
in Phiad elphia.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain on the 18th was: Wheat
1851, 900 bushels; corn, 10, 900 bush
els; oats, 7,o27, 900 bushels; rye, 1850,
900 bushels; barley, 2,2Ss, 600 bushels
THE Cincinnati presbytery foun
Prof. Henry p. Smith, of Lane Theo
logical seminary, guilty of teaching
heresy.
BY decision of the United State
supreme court the Southern Pacifi
railway has lost it's title to millions @
| dollars worth of California lands.