Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-14

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City and fatally wounded.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 9th aggregated
Sl,247, 104,990, against $S70,4S4.1s2 the
previous week. The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1894, was 20.
The bonded warehouse of Elliot +.
briggs was burned in New York, the
loss being $25o,ooo.
Fire destroyed the stove works of j.
Woodruff g. Sons at Salem, o., and
many valuable patterns were burned.
Mike Ford and William Senter were
arrested at Atlanta, Ga, with n lnrge
quantity of counterfeit ten dollar sill
ver certificates on their persons.
The National Civil Service Reform
league will hold their annual meeting
in Washington December 13 and 10.
Mrs. Joseph Reimein died in Toledo,
o., from the shock received by the
death of her husband and daughter in
railway accident.
The hay crop of this year in the mid
die states is reported to be IL per cent.
less than last year.
Prince Graham, Jason Blake and Will
liam Fraser tall colored) were hanged
at Hampton, S. c., for the murder of L.
II Mears; Jesse Jones was hanged at
Ozark, Ark, for numbering Charles and
Jesse Hibdon in February, 1894, and
negro named Elliott was hanged at
Chester, S. c., for the murder of white
man named Welch.
The annual report of Attorney Gen.
eral Harmon shows that there has been
an increase in the number of criminal
cases pending in the federal courts as
we'll as an increase in the expenses of
the courts from $3,S64,S9s in 1883 to S.
52S,223 in 1895. He says too much of
the time of the supreme court is occu-
pied by criminal appeals, and suggests
that such appeals be disallowed save in
capital cases. He also calls attention
to what he regards rs the growing abuse
of the writ of habeas corpus, and sug-
gests that the allowance of a stay by
the supreme court or one of it's judges
be required at least on all appeals after
the first.
The bank of Oronogo, Mo-, was robbed
BY safe blowers of $1,000.
The close of the first century of COM
mercial liberty in America will be cele-
brated in New York on the 10th inst.
In San Francisco Judge Murphy de-
MED Theodore Durrant's motion for u
new trial and sentenced him to be
hanged for the murder of Blanche La
mont, but fixed no date for the execu-
tion.
Washington dispatches announce
that this government will protest vig-
orously against England prohibiting
the importation of American sheep
after January.
Rev. Hiram Hillard, a Baptist preacher
SO years of age, committed suicide at
his home near Golden, Mo-, while tenn
porarily insane.
Navigation on the lakes for the sea-
son of 1895 has closed.
Mrs. Bliss, of Memphis, Tenn, now n
missionary in Armenia, writes that
over 100000 Armenians have been
butchered, mostly men, leaving the
women and children in awful poverty,
and says there is no doubt that all
these outrages were committed with
the sanction of the sultan.
Three men were killed and two more
were injured in railroad wreck on the
New York IL New Haven railway in
Harlem. n. Y.
Holman & Alexander, wholesale deal
ers in mems furnishing goods in San
francisco, were burned out, the loss be-
ing $2oo,000.
The building in Chicago occupied by
H. Wolf & Co., dealers in general mer-
chandise, was destroyed by fire, the
loss being $3o0,000.
Postmaster General Wilson issued an
order prohibiting postal employees from
working for Legislation in their interest
the penalty being dismissal from sery
ice.
A building in Chicago occupied by
piano, fur and shoe firms was burned
the loss being 100000.
The secret service bureau in Wash
ington discovered new counterfeit
five-dollar bank note on the Fort Dear
born national bank of Chicago, series
of 1882, portrait of Garfield. The color'
are poorer than the genuine.
News from the scene of the murder.
in Arizona committed by renegade
Apache Indians says that nine persons
were killed.
Near Dexter. Ia. Grant Hibbs, aget
80, shot his wife, probably fatally, ant
then killed himself. He was insane.
A new rule was put into effect at th
East Liberty (Pa.) stockyards prohib
iting dealing in cattle on Sundays.
The gold product of Colorado the pas
year was $4,000, 900 and the silver prod
uct $50. 100000.
During gale off Huron isle, about A
miles from Marquette, Mich, the tui
Pearl B. Campbell was lost and her en-
: tire crew, consisting of seven men, wen
down with her.
The business portion of Chiffon. tn
county seat of Calumet county, Wis
} was partially destroyed by fire.
: William Ray shot and killed his wifi
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