Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-21
The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Paris.
DOMESTIC.

Ia, elected Horace Hoskins, of Phila-
delphia, as president.
The entire business portion of Con-
way Springs, Ka2., was burned.
The parade of the Grand Army o.
the Republic at Louisville, KY, was
participated in by $4,000 veterans In
the evening speeches We're made by
Henry Watterson, Lieut. Gov. Jacobs,
Commander-in-Chi Lawler, Gen. Lew
Wallace and Mrs John A. Logan.
Four members of the Louisville
(Ky.) legion were instantly killed by
the explosion of ammunition in the
caisson of gun being driven for service
in the G. A. r, parade.
TRAINS collided on the Great North
ern road near Ashby Mimi, and FIVE
persons were killed.
THE New York Centrafs record
breaking train went from New York
to Buffalo, 436 miles. IN 407 minutes,
or hours and AZ minutes, an average
of CAS- miles an hour, breaking all rec
ords.
THE wife and child OF man named
Stiles and his father-in-law, j. d. Bor-
den, were killed by Indians near
Las Flores, Cal
FLAMES in tobacco warehouses at
Lancaster, Pa, caused loss of $780,
600.
DISPATCHES from various points in
the northwest reported eXtre mely hot
weather, the thermometer ranging
from 90 to 81 degrees.
AT the encampment in Louisville
Col. |. n. Walker, of Indianapolis, was
elected commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic and st.
Paul captured the reunion and en-
campment in 1855. The report of the
adiutant general showed the total
amount expended for charity the past
year was SOS, SOS, The total mem ber-
ship in good standing on July ! was
357. 63g.
In the bicycle tournament at Spring
field, Mass. +. j. Titus made ~ miles
and 1855 yards in one hour, w. c. San
ger went 2.lniles in aga. and StarbuclS
made miles in 10:1l. and q. c. Bald
went one-half mile in i:Ol--au record
breakers.
The total number of votes in Phila-
delphia, as shown by the assessors re-
turns is 29l,25 an increase of 5,s6s
over the corresponding assessment last
year.
A PORTION of the grand stand on
which We're seated at least 10000 peo-
pie witnessing the Grand Army fire.
works in Louisville gave way, injur-
ing about 200 persons, but no fatalities
We're reported.
Miss ANNIE LONDONDERRY. of Boston.
the globe girdler who left Chicago on
a bicycle "a year ago last spring, ar
rived home two weeks ahead of her
scheduled time.
TWENTY-FIVE of the thirty bodies of
the men who lost their lives in the Os-
ceola mine fire near Houghton, Mich,
We're recovered.
The free-for-all class pacing race at
Louisville for purse of $1,000, with
Robert D., Joe Patchen and John R..
Gentry as starters, was won by Robert
j., the best time being 2:044.
STEPS were being taken by the grand
lodge, A. o. U. W, of Missouri, to ex-
pei every saloonkeeper and bartender.
A PASSENGER train on the Santa Fe
was held up by four masked men at
Curtis Station, o. T., but the robbers
got nothing.
The Iron exchange bank at Duluth,
Mimi, owned by the Merritts, made
an assignment and viii retire from
business. Depositors will be paid in
full
The international yacht series in
New York bay is at an end. The
American yacht, Defender. sailed over
the course alone, thereby winning the
kyrie went TO the starting point,
crossed the line and then hauled down
her'sails and quit.
A HEAVY earthquake shock lasting
ten seconds prevailed in lower East
Tennessee along the North Carolina
state line, No damage was done.
A TORNADO destroyed the railway de-
pot Cape Vincent, n. Y, killing two
persons and injuriug several others.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
Ss97, ,6O6,9 ,9ls, against s9l4, $40 999 the
previous week. The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1894, was l7.0.
CHARLES II. KEY was executed at
Paris, Tex, for killing Smith McLath-
lin in the Chickasaw Nation July 81,
1894.
A WIND and hail storm did damage
at Wooster, o., and vicinity to the ex-
tent of 100000.
MRS EMMA RIGGS, aged AZ, and her
daughter, aged 10, were burned to
death in Philadelphia. The clothing
of the daughter caught fire. and the
mother lost her life in trying to save
her child.
The withdrawal of $4,50o,Oo in gold
from the treasury left the gold reserve
in Washington at SOC, ,268, ,574.
THERE were 1877 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 1856 the week
previous and 219 in the corr esponding
time in 1894.