Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-11
DOMESTIC.

THE public debt statement issued on
the lst showed that the interest and
non-interest bearing debt increased
S615, 900 during the month of Februa-
ry. The cash in the treasury was
S764, 332, 266. The total debt, less the
cash balance in the treasury, amounts
to $3.50, 153,665
IT was reported that in the next few
months 100, 900 negroes would leave the
south for homes in the west
THE treasury departments monthly,
circulation statement shows a net de-
crease in the circulation during Febru
airy amounting to IS, So2, s97. The total
circulation of the country March l was
placed at 81, 500, 655, 542, or per capita
of S24,07, against S1,6o9, 55s, 500 March
l, 1892. The treasury store of money
and bullion was as follows: Gold coin,
$780, s37, 800; standard silver dollars.
s45s, 474, S95; subsidiary silver, S10,971,-
S76: silver treasury notes, s5, 42u, 24O;
United States notes, $50, ,506, 274; ma
tional bank notes, S5,57s 1873; gold bull
lion. S79, ,s35, O42; and silver bullion,
Sl02, 973,77l.
THE Arkansas Baptist college build
ings established at Little Rock six
years ago by the colored Baptists for the
education of girls was burned, and the
twenty inmates had narrow escapes.
IT was reported that President Har-
rison had accepted professorship in
the Leland Stanford, Jr., university
of California. He will deliver series
of lectures on constitutional law.
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Ind, general superintendent of the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago
Railroad company, was indicted by a
Chicago grand jury on charge of
murder. The indictment is based on
an accident in which four lives were
lost.
The Washington legislature has
passed bill making it unlawful in the
state to manufacture. buy, sell or give
away, or to have in ones possession
cigarettes or cigarette papers.
A FIRE at Constable Hook, n. j., de-
stroyed seven buildings and rendered
fifty families homeless.
A CYCLONE at Marksville, La, caused
great destruction, scattered timber and
uprooted trees marking the place
where once handsome residences stood.
Two persons were killed.
A SOLE leather trust with a capital
of $40, 0,O00,oO was said to have been
formed at Buffalo, N. Y.
WHILE launching a vessel at a ship
yard in Bay City, Mich, nine persons
were injured and five others were prob.
ably drowned.
AT meeting of the Homestead (Pa.
relief committee the trcasurer's report
showed the total amount of money re-
ceivedr TO be S5,35O.6s, and the amount
expended s4, 1924, leaving balance
in the treasury of S017.74. No more
help was needed.
JOE GODDARD, the Australian, was
knocked out in the eighteenth round in
fight at New Orleans for purse oi
$4,000 by Ed Smith, of Denver.
THE organization of the Associated
press was completed in Chicago with
Melville Il. Stone, of that city, as gen
eral manager, succeeding William
Henry Smith.
THE last meeting of President Har
rison's cabinet took place on the 3D.
All of the members were present. anC
loyal support they had always giver
him and attributed much of the success
| of his administration to their wise
counscls, faithful services and devotion
to the country's highest good.
EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during tn,
week ended on the Sd aggregated
81, $40, SOC, ,00S, against 81, 2l5, 93S, O7o thu
previous week. The decrease as com
pared with the corresponding week o
1892 was 1873.
| ALEXANDER p HETHERINeToN,
young Greek, shot Miss Emma Klau
at Bridgeport. Conn, because she re
fused to marry him and then shot him
self
BoI.E DAVIS, white paupcr at Mes
leo, Mo-, was advertised TO be sold u
caution TO the highest bidder