Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-02-17


Merchants bank of Talmage, Neb., re-
Gently suspended.
HENRY BRUCE, Charley Plunlett and
Bob Plunlsett were lynchcd in the
Gulch country in Arkansas for the
murder of an aged couple.
THE house of Bert Croman, together
with his two small children, was burned
at Light Street, near Bloomburg, Pa.
HENRY SNoDERLY, aged 81, one of the
wealthiest farmers OF Union county,
Tenn, and his wife, aged 20, were MUIR
dered in their bed by two burglars.
AT the annual meeting in Topeka,
Kan, of the National Farmers AL
lance Marion Butler of North Caro-
lima, was elected president. Resolu-
tions were adopted denouncing Secre-
tary Morton as an enemy to the well
fare of the American farmers, and
therefore to the general welfare of the
country
THIEVES secured the combination of
the safe in the poolroom of John Payne
at Covington, KY, and robbed it of
81, 400 in cash.
A BLAZE in the Colt Firearm factory
at Hartford, Conn, destroyed about
CloO,OuV WOItu VI
MIKE GoRMAN, wanted for stealing
S12, 600 from the United States Express
company at Sutersville, Pa, was
caught in Ohio.
HENRY MCCRAY (negro) was taken
from train and hanged by mob near
Knoxville, Tenn, for assault upon Mrs.
Sallie TAYLOR.
Two BROTHERS are said to have lived
at Acme, w. Va, for forty years on
charity.
THE schooner Samuel ii. Walker that
sailed out of Baltimore December Is,
bound for Weymouth, Mass. was re-
ported lost with its crew of nine men.
A NEGRO named Collins was fayed
alive by white caps at Athens, Ga. He
was accused of enticing away servants.
The livery stables of w. o. Jones
were burned at Atlanta, Ga, the loss
being 100000.
The 1,50O employees of the Washing
ton mills at Lawrence, Mass, struck
against reduction in wages.
FLAMES among tobacco warehouses
at Henderson, KY, caused loss of
5000, 600.
NJ. H. MCDONALD and T. P. Searls re-
sorted to firearms to settle a quarrel at
Rush Springs, Kan, and both were IA
| tally injured.
| MIsCREANTs made four attempts to
fire the worlds fair buildings
GOVERNMENT reports indicate 90 per
cent. of the cotton crop has been sold.
The yield was hardly up to average.
THE board of trade building at Du-
luth, Mimi, was entirely destroyed by
| fire. the loss being $1,000
Mrs. HERRAT, of Bonne Terre, Mo-,
locked her two children in and left the
house, and the home and children were
burned.
PLANTERS of the lower Mississippi
valley will import German labor to
supplant the negroes, who are un-
reliable.
| MALVERN CRESswoRTH, mining
man, claims to have found deserted
city in an unvisited section of Mexico.
Lou FEHRMAN was shot and killed
by her husband, Charles, at Milwaukee,
who then cut his throat.
JACOB and Robert Wilgus and Reu ben
| Gonna We're drowned in the Ohio river
between Uniontowu and Shawneetown
III Trying 10 crOSS III IL Sftl1I during
high wind.
TWENTY indictments for swindling
were found against James Thompson
and Jesse Arnold, bankers at Columbia
City, Ind.
JOSEPH REINDEAU was found in the
woods near Concord, n. H., and two
persons arrested for killing him were
| released.
The six elevators of the Farmers
| Mutual Elevator company at Crooks
ton, Mimi, went into the hands of a
receiver with liabilities Of s24O, 900 and
assets of 100000.
THE government forces in Brazil
killed many insurgents in a battle and
captured hosts of prisoners
IT is estimated SO, ,56s cattle, 49,
! 2O6, ,49S hogs and 45,O4s,017 sheep were
| in farmers hands on January l.
A SCHOONER ran ashore in a blizzard
near Race Point, Mass, and five of the
crew were lost.
EXPERTS claim that the ore found on
the farm of M. w. Carpenter near
Brazil, Ind, is rich with silver and
gold.
THE steamer Roanoke. from Milwau-
kee to Grand Haven, was probably lost
She had twelve passengers and crew
of eighteen.
The s5th anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln was observed in
many portions of the country.
A STORM. which was almost unpre-
cedented in the area covered and the
amount of snowfall, swept through the
western states, causing great damage
to property and the loss of many lives
AT Cross, .. T., Sherman Stone killed
his wife and five children to prevent
them from freezing and then took his
own life.
The law in Arkansas for the taxing
of Pullman cars and telegraph and ex-
press companies was declared uncon-
stitutional.
BUSINESS was stopped by the COM
bination of northern blizzard and
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