Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-12-22
DOMESTIC.


Mrs. IDA NELSON drowned her two
children and herself at Omaha, Neb.
The appellate court of Illinois de-
cided that any mandatory that men
aces the health of the community is
nuisance.
THE Meadowcraft brothers were
found guilty of illegal banking in Chi
cago and sentenced each to one year in
the penitentiary.
PHILIP Crow, a Kansas City bar
tender, killed his wife and then COM
mitted suicide.
FRANK A. McKEAN, cashier of the
Indian Head national bank at Nashua,
n. H., was missing, and was supposed
to be a defaulter to the amount of at
least $4,000
THE National Civil Service Reform
league in session in Chicago reelected
Carl Schurz as president.
A FIRE at Evergreen, Ala, destroyed
twelve stores, post Office, hotel and
livery stable, the loss being 100000.
A LONE highwayman held up the
stage miles from Fort Thomas, A. T.,
and secured the mail-pouch, supposed
to contain large sum.
EDDY LEoNERT, of Buffalo, n. Y,
reduced Johnson's straightaway mile
road bicycle record to 1875 and the un-
paced mile to l:52ss.
A NEGRO who murdered a boy near
Williamson, 5. c., was taken from the
custody of an officer and lynched by
mob.
CHICAGO detectives working in Mich
igan claimed to have unearthed
scheme whereby graves were robbed
and coffins sold again.
OTHE Kearney (Neb) national bank
closed its doors with liabilities of
about S125, 900.
THE winter race meeting which
opened at Birmingham, Ala, ten days
go has collapsed on account of a lack
of patronage.
THE officers of various rival COM
panies formed combination at To-
ledo, o., to fight the Standard Oil
trust.
Mr.. AND Mrs. BARRY, living on a
farm near Adelia, n. j., were tarred
and feathered by masked men.
UNITED STATES troops were patroll-
ing the Fort Meade military reserva-
ther depredations by timber thieves.
GIDEON w. LATIMER, JR., of Lynn,
Mass, was shot and fatally wounded
by Maud Brewer for transferring his
affections to another woman.
Two-THIRDs of the business portion
of Gallop N. NJ, was burned,
MARTIN RoBB, of Fayette. Mo-, sus-
pected of illicit relations with his
niece, was whipped and driven from
town by white caps.
A GRAND jury indicted thirty-six
prominent men of Murray county, Ga,
for white Gaping.
EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggre-
gated $1,019, 0S9, $3.50, against 81, 1853, 2OS,-
S4S. the previous week. The increase,
compared with the corresponding week
in 1898. was 1915.
ALEC WILLIAMS, negro, was hanged
at Elberton, Ga, for the murder of
Newt Hampton last July.
JOSEPH TRUsKEY was hanged at Sand
wich, Ont, for the murder of William
Lindsay ON May last.
JUDGE WOODS, in Chicago, sentenced
Eugene V. Debs, the leader of the
American Railway union strike, to six
months, and G. w. Howard, S. Kelli-
her, L. w. Rogers. NJ. j. Elliott, James
Hogan and William Burns to three
months in the county Jail for violating
an injunction.
The trial of white caps in Atlanta,
Ga, developed the fact that far
reaching ku-klux organization exists
| in the state.
THERE were $40 business failures in
| the United States in the seven days
ended on tine 18th, against 1856 the
week previous and $3.50 in the corre-
spending time in 1898.
The courthouse at Lewiston, ILL.,, to-
gether with judgment records extend
ing back ten years, was totally de-
stroyed by fire.
JAMES VIVIAN, resident of South
Fork, Pa, fatally wounded his wife
and nister-in-law, Miss l.. Draden, and
then cut his own throat, dying in
stantly.
A CYCLONE which swept over Little
Wills valley, near Atlanta, Ga, killed
George Stovall and negro child and
wrecked two dozen dwellings
ISAAC BRIDGES, lovesick youth OF
Terre Haute, Ind, shot Mrs. Joseph
Montgomery, who had interfered with
his match.