Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-01-18

in cash.
Stanhope Roysler, well-to-do farm
er, shot and killed w. L. MacFarland,
wealthy resident of Boone, la., who
was said to have wronged Royslers
daughter.
George II. Smith, who fatally shot
Robert Clapsaddle, his father-in law,
at Ransomville, N. Y, was pursued by
a posse of villagers and shot to death.
Pilot Medium, the celebrated stallion
owned by Walter Clark, of Battle Creek,
Mich, and valued Mt 100000, died sud-
denly of Inflammation of the bowels.
There were 43l business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 10th, against 4o3 the week
previous and 42O in the corr csponding
period of 1895.
Keene, Sutterlee &c Co., one of the
largest exporting and importing firms
III Philadelphia, failed for 100000.
The supreme court of Indiana de-
cided that the county seat of Crawford
county should be removed from Leaven-
worth to English.
A. C. Ady, dweiling-house builder at
Columbus, o., failed for 100000.
Patrick Morris, a white railroad hand
and his colorcd wife were shot by a
mob near New Orleans. They were
charged with keeping u disorderly
house.
The Venezuelan commission resumed
its sessions in Washington.
The Exchange bank of Greeley Cen
ter, Neb., closed it's doors with liabili-
ties of $4,000.
The Fifth avenue savings bank at
Columbus, o., closed its doors.
"The Parisian," general store in
St. Louis run by the firm of Siegel,
Hillman g. Co., was destroyed by fire,
causing loss of 100000.
Nelson Mills sawmil! at Marysville,
Mich, including n large amount OF
timber, was burned, the loss being
100000.
The exports of breadstuffs during
last December aggregated $12,610,677,
against $9,476,047 during December,
1894. For the calendar year 1895 the
amount was S119,9T3,927 against $121,-
297,292 for 1894.
The ladies' international six days
bicycle race in New York was won by
Frankie Nelson, who made 41s miles.
She was closely followed by Helen
Baldwin, who finished just five lengths
behind.
Nineteen students in the Drake med
ical college at Des Moines, Ia. were ar
rested on the charge of robbirg graves.
The factory in Chicago of Z. w. Gill
latt e, 10 p,annfn nf halkiDn
powder and flavoring extracts, was
burned, the loss being $l5o,ooo.
Lew Lewis, aged IA years, and his
brother Joseph, aged 12, were instantly
killed in St. Louis while playing with
q wire which became accidentally fas-
tened to an electric-light wire.
During q revival at Kingsbury, Ind,
ell but two persons in the village of
800 inha bitants professed religion.
The visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the 13tn was: Wheat,
6S,9IS,OOO bushels; corn, 6,lS1 900 bush
els; oats, 6,369,OOO bushels; rye, l.
532, 900 bushels; barley, 3,731 900 BUSH
els.
Three brothers named Lettner while
skat:ng on the river at Lacon, Ill.,,
broke through the iee and were
dro Nned.
David, William and George McKisson,
aged respectively 10, Ii and seven
years, died at Philadelphia from in
juriGs received in an explosion while
they were attempting TO blow open a
toy safe with dynamite.
The Bank of Ogalalla, Neh., failed to
open Its doors.
The 12Oth session of :he New Jersey
legislature began at Trenton.
BY the falling of scaffrid in Phila-
delphia William Anderson and Edward
PetH,ski were instantly killed and
Henry Peterson was fatally injured.
Jens Hansen murdered his family of
six in Chicago by turning on the gas
after they retired and took his life in
the same way. He had been living un-
der the name of Peter Hougaard, and
was said to be fugitive from Danish
justice.
A gang of forgers were flooding St.
Louis with bogus ten-dollar bills.
The 26th general assembly of Iowa
convened at Des Moines. II. w. Ryers,
of Shelby county, was elected speaker
of the house.
Harry Jordan, negro charged with
attempted murder,was burned to death
by n mob near Alachua, Fla.
Occidental college at Los Angeles,
Cal. was burned, causing loss of
100000.
Colored children were refused ad-
mittance to the public schools in Perry.
OF.
Swindell Bros storage sheds in Bal
timore were burned, the loss being
100000.
The steamer Congo sank in the river
at Caruthersville, Mo-, and four per-
sons were drowned.
Mixing up of hats caused Tom Ross
to fatally shoot Frank Meade and John
Higgins in Carter county, Ky.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
w. r. Marshall, who was governor of
Minnesota from 1869 to 1872. died at