Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-11-16
The News Condenso
important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

The furniture factory of the Wood
son-Johnson company in West Lynch-
burg, Va, was burned, the loss peing
100000.
The Minnesota supreme court rem
dered n decision holding husbands re-
sponsible for ISLANDERS uttered by their
wives.
In a football game in Philadelphia be-
tween Hahnemann college and the Y.
Nj. c. A. Ii. c. Hurloch was fatally hurt.
The Chickasaw Legislature, which has
just adjourned, passed a bill barring all
intermarried citizens from any prop
erty rights in the Chickasaw nation
whatever.
The Leadville (Col.) savings and de-
posit bank closed it's doors, owing to
scarcity of ready money.
John Altmarsh, an engineer, and An
drew Harnick, fireman, were killed by
collision between dummy engines in
the blast furnaces at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Further reports from the explosion
in the Journal building in Detroit says
that IS bodies had been recovered and
that several more were missing.
Near Roxana, Ala, j. IL. Hayes, q
prominent farmer, shot and killed Mi
chael and Henry Harper, brothers and
tenants on his plantation, in dispute
over rent.
The money-order department of the
Chicago post Office broke all records for
payments in one day, the amount being
more than $1O5,OOo.
The Bank of North America, state
bank with a capital of $250000, closed
it's doors at New Orleans.
The state census compilation shows
that New jerseys population is 1,672,-
042, an increase in five years of 22S,009.
The ninth annual convention of Chris
tian workers in the United States and
Canada begun at New Haven, Conn.
At the national convention in Ober-
lin, O., of the nonpartisan w. C. T. U.
Mrs. Cornelia Afford, of Mississippi,
was chosen president.
The $50 congress of the Society for
the Advancement of Women met in
New Orleans, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
presiding.
The long drought in the Kankakee
Qnd.) region was broken by rain, the
first which had fallen for 60 days, and
the marsh fires were extinguished.
The total loss by these fires was $780,
900.
Adam Kunkle, a wealthy farmer near
Millersburg, o., was swindled out of
$4,000 by couple of men with gold
brick.
Samuel Kent and John Polkhinhorn,
l. Il, l~l a. !,
an explosion in a mine near Calumet,
Mich.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Sth aggregated
$1,121 ,504,737, against $1,0S2, ,SS0,957 the
previous week. The increase, coin
pared with the corresponding week in
1891, was 1872.
The shoe factory of the Bentley Shoe
company at Casinovia, N. Y, was closed
by creditors with liabilities of 100000.
In railway wreck near Cincinnati
Engene Kelley lost his life and $50 head
cf cattle and 20 hogs were killed.
The Birmingham and Gate City roll
ing mills at Birmingham, Ala, were
closed. throwing 1000 men out of en-
ployment.
William Hawkins shot his wife and
then himself at Canastota, N. Y. Fam
lily trouble was the cause.
Susan Parker, 5S years old, the
mother of two children, and Jerome
Zimmerman, 81 years old, the father
of seven children, eloped from Logan
town, Pa, but were arrested.
There were $50 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the sth. against 200 the week
previous and 261 in the corresponding
time of 1894.
A man known only as Mr.. Bausch and
his wife were found dead in bed in New
York. The gas jet in the room was
turned on full.
After making nine attempts within
Al week to destroy the Speed home for
infants in Cleveland the incendiaries
were at last successful.
Sentence in the case of Theodore Dur
rant convicted in San Francisco of mur-
dering Blanche Lamont, was deferred
until November 22.
Thirty-seven bodies in all were re-
covered from the wrecked Journal
building in Detroit.
The presentation of large silver low
ing cup, given by the actors and act
resses of America to the veteran actor,
Joseph Jefferson. took place in New
York.
After five-weeks' journey with a
horse and wagon C. H. Blair and wife,
II distance of LOO miles.
An amendment to the civil service
rules was approved by the president
whereby all employees of postoflices con-
solidated with free delivery offices are
brought into the classified service.
Edward Day and his wife were killed
in runaway at Janesville, Wis, leav-
ing seven children orphans.
William Newman, prominent
farmer, was hanged at Clinton, Ark.
for the murder of his wife on August 1s
last. He died protesting his innocence.