Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-16
Milo McRea (co,ored) was hanged at

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Ozark, Ala, for the murder of Angus
McSwean and wife near Newton in Sep |
tember, 1893.
In fire that destroyed the Metro
politan restaurant in st. Louis ten men
were injured, one fatally.
Thousands of feet of dockage and
nearly 2O,oOO,OOO feet of lumber were de-
stroyed by fire at Ashland, Wis, the
loss being $50O,o00, and Peter Enge-
man, John Nolander and Ole Olson were
burned to death.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 10th were as follows:
Philadelphia, .722; Boston, .667; Pitts
burgh, .647; Chicago, .570; Baltimore,
$40; Cincinnati, .579; Cleveland, .563;
Washington, .474; Brooklyn, .474; st.
Louis, $50; New York, 1888; Louisville,
100.
At the Methodist conference in
Cleveland n resolution was introduced
requesting thatno Sunday school teach
ror Epworth league presidents or other
officers be elected who used tobacco.
Near Mintau, Ala, Redden Williams,
a prominent farmer, charged with rap
ing his 16-year-old daughter, was
lynched by mob.
Destructive forest fires were raging
in several portions of the upper penin-
sula in Michigan.
The Tennessee centennial exposition,
to celebrate the end of the first century
of the states history, will open in
Nashville on June 1.
Ten or twelve acres of land belong
ing to the Diamond Match company
were burned over near Ontonagon,
Mich, and about 100000 feet of lumber
destroyed, the loss being 100000.
The entire village of L'Anse, Mich,
except few scattered houses, was de-
stroyed by fire, the loss being estimated
at from 100000 to $75O,oo0. Fifty fam
lilies, numbering about 800 persons,
were homeless.
After career of 10 years the Nash
vile American, one of the oldest papers
in Tennessee, went into the hands of
receiver.
Ferdinand Schumacher, the oatmeal
king, and president of the American
Cereal company, failed at Akron, o., for
$1,5o0,OO0.
Annie Anderson, aged "a years. was
shot at Trenton, n. j., by Joseph Gra-
ham, her lover. who Immediately after
ward shot himself. Jealousy was the
cause.
While fishing in Bingham lake near
Mountain Lake, Mimi, II. Dickman and
Jacob Epp were drowned.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 18th was: Wheat,
100000 600 bushels; corn, 10, ,337 900 BUSH
els; oats, 1852, 900 bushels; rye, 1,535,-
600 bushels; barley, 1,112,oOO bushels.
Edward Conery, Jr., New Orleans
merchant and president of the Inde-
pendent Oil company, failed for $445,-
600.
The tow boat Harry Brown, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, exploded its boilers 25 miles
below Vicksburg, Miss, and IL lives
were lost, including the mate, pilot and
! chief engineer.
Gov. Morton signed the greater New
York bill, but it does not go into effect
until January 1, 1898.
An excursion train from Jackson
vile on the Florida Central & Peninsular
railroad jumped the track at Anderson,
Ga, and 40 persons were injured and
one child was killed.
The Illinois supreme court declared
the law against Sunday shaving illegal.
The Louisiana Legislature convened
at Baton Rouge.
johnny Houlihan, 90 years of age,
who was knocked out by Patsy Nolan
in prize fight at New Britain, Conn.,,
died from the effects of blow.
a negro implicated in the cutting OF
City Marshal Walker at Fulton, KY,
was hanged by mob.
A fire in the malt house of The
Hinshcliffe Mailing and Brewing COM
pany at Paterson, n. j., caused a loss OF
100000.