Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-07

Clowney Fersmner and MIR. Dunbar and
injuring six others.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur.
ing the week ended on the 2Sth ag-
gregated $o13,622, ,465, against $1,092.-
244,54s the previous week. The in
crease, compared with the correspond
ing week in 1895, was 1875.
Pruitt Turner (colored) was hanged
at Van Buren, Ark, for the murder of
Robert Hawkins February II, 1895.
Advices from Washington say that
horseless mail wagons will soon be used
in all the large cities of the United
States.
A. China Springs, Tex, julien Evans
and Henry Wilson, farmers, who had
long nursed n feud, fought with rifles
and both were killed.
Two children of Howard Allen, near
Shanghai, Ind, were roasted to death in
their home where they had been left
alona.
In The Iowa Legislature the house de-
feated the woman suffrage bill.
Jeaiousy, prompted by his in,agina-
tion shat his fiance was untrue to him,
led Edward Peters, a Chicago printer
10 years old, to shoot and kill Flora Lar
big, aged II, and then to end his own
life BY sending bullet into his brain.
The Wisconsin Legislature in extra
session passed a new apportionment
bill and adjourned sine die. Tie gov
.ernor signed the measure.
Fred Struenkel and two of his chill
dren were asphyXiated by coal gas in
their home near Crete, ILL.,, and Mrs.
Struenkel and four other children were
dying from the same cause.
Alexander Rhimes, of Niles, Mich,
made application in an Indiana court
for his ninth divorce. Rhimes, who is
how rs years old, began his matri-
monial career March "a, 1876.
The Eek Lumber company of Toledo,
o., doing an extensive business in Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan, failed for $780,
600.
Thomas Jones, n widower with five
children, angered because Mrs. Annie
MuZz, of Denver, would not marry him
shot her fatally and killed himself.
a heavy rain caused floods in portions
of New England, the losses being esti
mated at $2,OOO,OOO.
The slaughter house and packing es-
tablishment of Hasley & Reef was
burned at Ogden, Utah, the loss being
100000.
Editor Mcbride, whose office at
Mitchell, S. D., was wrecked by Cit
zens, has commenced suit against AS
residents of Mitchell, damages being
placed at S25. 900.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad COM
pany, one of the oldest and most eX-
tensive transportation systems in the
United States, went into the hands of
receivers.
Paul Frances and Gilbert Frances
were taken from Jail at Convent, La,
and lynched by mob for attempting
to rob a store.
Ballington Booth was said to be max.
ing plans for an independent American
Salvation Army, of which he and his
wife will be the leaders.
Thomas and James Casey, brothers,
aged 33 aud rs years, were killed by a
premature blast in the lead mines ut
Adams, Wis.
Melville Kennedy (colored) wns
lynched by mob at Windsor, S. c., for
alleged assault on young woman.
Michael kraemer shot and killed his
mother in Long Island City. N. Y, snd
then killed himself. No cause was
| known.
A freshet in the Hudson river at Al
bany, Troy, and other river cities was
the worst known in 25 years, and great
damage was done.
The United States supreme court de-
cided the Stanford case, involving over
| S15,OOO,OOO, in favor of Mrs. Stanford.
Justice Harlan delivered the opinion.
He held that individual stockholders
were not liable for the government
| debt of the Central Pacific Railway COM
pany.
Three little children of Theodore
Rose were burned to death in their home
in Bedford, Mich, during the absence Of
their parents.
Stultz < Bauer's piano factory in New
York was burned, the loss being $780,
600.
The G. w. Van Duzen & Co. elevator
at Minneapolis was burned, entailing
loss on the structure of 100000 and
100000 on the stored wheat.
In San francisco there was a fall OF
snow for the first time in ten years.
The public debt statement issued on
the I'd showed that the debt increased
$15,97S,764 during the month of Febru.
ary. The cash balance in the treasury
was $162,7O7, COG. The total debt, less
the cash balance in the treasury
amounts to $500, 1896.
The ice in the Hudson river went out
it being the earliest breakup in 12j
years.
The government receipts for the
month of February were in round fig
ures $26,ooo,ooO and expenditures $685..
100000. The deficit for the fiscal yea.
to date is about $1s,75O,OOO.
The Legislature of Virginia completed
its work and adjourned sine die.
Further advices say that the freshet
\, ,,swI,. 4 n