Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-03
DOMESTIC.

IHE business portion of Watertown,
Conn.,. was destroyed by fire
FIVE woodchoppers were caught in a
snowslide near Verdi, New, and only
one was rescued alive.
| The report of Statistician Robinson.
OF the agricultural department, for
January shows that on January there
were l61, ,7S3, 453 farm animals in the
country.
FooTPADs attacked Dr. Francis M.
Abbott at Indianapolis. He shot one
| of his assailants and was himself fatal
ly wounded.
THE British steamer Fairy, of Vic
tora, engaged in smuggling Chinese
into this country, was seized near
Point Morrowstone Wash, by the rev.
enue cutter Wolcott.
CHARLES CROUCH. who died at Fay
etteville, Ark, confessed on his death
bed that he had murdered three per-
sons in the last few years
Rev. j. F. HZNsLEy, of the Methodist
Episcopal church, who had been hold
ing series of protracted meetings near
Flora, Ill, was killed by runaway
team.
ihSh "CtC Nv Ill eAplO-
sion in the coal mines at BlossburR,
n. NJ, and three others were injured
MRS. FREDA RoTHscHILp, of Omaha,
was badly disfgured by tramp pour.
ing coal oil upon her and setting her on
fire.
IT was understood in New York that
Erastus Wiman would plead guilty
to forgery and trust to the courts leni
ency.
SECRETARY MORTON has written q let
ter saying the government has no busi-
ness appropriating money for thistle
extermination.
REPEATED attempts to burn Peca-
tonica, ILL.,, have aroused the residents
to excitement and extra precautions.
WASHINGTON birthday was observed
in many places throughout the coun-
try.
The executive board of the knights
OF Labor declared n general boycott on
st. Louis English syndicate beer
The Culver building in St LOUIS oc-
cupied by the Tyler Desk company an
the Udell Woodenware company was
destroyed by fire, the loss being $780,
600.
TIE steamer Oceanic arrived at San
Francisco, bringing news that noLhing
of importance had occurred in Homo
lulu since last advices.
A BRONZE tablet was erected in Bal
timore to mark the spot where the con-
tlnental congress met in 1875.
FIVE men were killed and severa
injured by the explosion OF boiler IN
a mill at Compile, La
JACOB HEAsToN, living at Warren,
Ind, handed over 81, soc to three masked
midnight robbers, turned over and
went to sleep.
ALDERMAN WADswoRTH hoisted the
English flag above the American at
Philadelphia, but residents made him
haul down the first
The farmers of the Indiana gas belt
have organized a series of detective as
sociations for the apprehension of Grim
inals.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the esd aggregated
1901, 4y1, 7sO, against s7s9, 2S1, I'll the pre-.
vious week The decrease, compared
with the corresponding week in 1898,
was 4o.2 .I
A PLOT to burn and loot Gadsden,
Ala, was frustrated by the arrest OF
four of the conspirators.
GoTHAM's millionaires were subscrib-
ing literally to the fund for relief OF
the unemployed. w. w. Astor gave
$4,000
JACOB A. MOORE, aged SO, and Mrs.
Slack his houAelSeeper. aged 90 were
found murdered in their home in Bush
vile, n. Y. Robbery was the motive.
A BUSINESS block and public school
building ut Fort Wayne, Ind, were de-
stroyed by fire, the loss being $l2o. 00o.
THERE were 2ss business failures IN
the United States in the seven days
ended on the esd. against S2a the week
previous and 1893 in the corresponding
time in 1893.