Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-01

| COuNeuIlOH III hC&b may w CtiC-
brate the Tooth anniversary of the birth
of phrenology.
The exchanges at the leading clear
| ing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the gath aggrc-
gated $970, 1907, ,a47, against $1,o62, ,701,-
224 the previous week. The increase,
compared with the corresponding week
| in 1895, was &C.
The two boys of Isaac H. Claggett,
| nged seven and nine years, were burned
to death in his house at Montevideo,
Minr. Both he and his wife were alb
sent at the time.
George Ward, Cherokee Indian, was
hanged at Van Burcn. Ark. for mur-
dering Henry Bacon in July last year.
Joseph Wicker his wife and two chill
dren attempted to ford stream in u
wagon in Randall county, Tex, and all
were drowned.
The reports made to the comptroller
of the currency by the 3,706 national
banks in the United States of their con
dition December 13, 1895, shows loans
and discounts amounting to $2,c20, ,961,-
1902, against S2,059, ,402 September
rs, 1898, the date of the previous report.
Gold was found in San Diego county,
CAL, which assaycd $167,250 to the tou.
AT Muncie, Ind, Jacob Hobbs, was
sentenced 70 three years in stnte's pris-
on, fined $25 and distranchised for five
years for stealing three pocketknives
valued at :5 cents.
Rev. T. Il. Hargrove, fell dead in the
pulpit in the midst of his sermon at
the Methodist church in Coldwater,
Miss.
George Thorne and Andrew AlcDu-
gan, both married, and residents of
North Lawrence. o., were struck by a
passenger train on the Fort Wayne road
and instantly killed.
The fishing schooner Falcon, which
sailed from Gloucester, Mass, with a
crew of 12 men November 23, has been
given up for lost.
John Goodwin, an aged and wealthy
planter of Birmingham, Ala, while
temporarily insane murdered his wife
and committed suicide.
In an opinion rendered to Gov. Hol-
comb Judge Advocate General w. L.
Stark declared the Nebraska statute
exempting state militiamen from fed
eral services void in that it violates the
constitution.
The coinage of gold at the Philadel-
phia mint since January i amounts to
SIS, ,s9s, 700, mostly iouble eagles.
While insane Patrick Mcmahon fa-
| tally injured his uncle and aunt. named
Sexton, with an AK N New York.
A bill to be introduced in congress by
Senator Hansbrough IN. d. will make
| it unlawful for any person or persons
corporation or company to use the ma.
tional flag or the coat of arms of the
| United States, or any pattern, imita.
ton or representation. thereof, upon OF
in connection with any advertisement
| for private gain"
AS the result of an investigation into
the accounts of the state department
in Washington treasury experts were
said to have found deficiency of SOL,
900.
Fire destroyed the rubber company's
mill at Lambertville, N. j., the loss be-
ing 100000.
A woman's siX-day bicycle race com.
menced in Chicago with ten starters.
Free-delivery mail service will be eX
tended to IS post Offices on April
swelling the total number of free-de
livery offices To 633.
James Morgan d Co., dry goods deal
ers in Milwaukee, failed for $15O,OO0.
Mrs. Fanny Bacharach, aged SO years
and Mrs. Bertha Einstein, aged so, sis
ters, both fell dead at the same time
at the home of the latter in Philade
phia. Heart disease was the cause.
a large part of the business portion
of Green City, Mo-, was destroyed b,
fire.
William d. Wheeiwright G. Co., lum
ber merchants in New York, failed fol
100000.
George W. Baxter, aged 80, killed hi
wife in Minneapolis with 4 hammer ant
then cut his own throat with razor
jealousy was the cause.
w. L. Jacobs, George Props ant
Thomas Higgins were drowned at Sew
all, w. Va, while crossing New river il
a boat.
Two babies dead and their mothel
dying was the result of fire at the hom
of John Steele in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The schooner John w. Bray and crev
of IA men, of Gloucester, Mass, wa
given up as lost. Her captain was Al
eXander Mcleod, of Cape Benton.
The visible supply of grain in tn
United States on the 27th was: Whea,
G7,52300O bushels; corn, 1O, ,43O, 900 bush
els; oats, 6,253 bushels; rye, $4,000
bushels; barley, 3,136,0o0 bushels.
In conflict between farmers nea
Jefferson, Ia, John Brown, Jr., an,
John Fleck were killed and Mrs. job
Brown, ST., George Fleek and Miss Mar.
Brown were badly wounded.
Miss Susan b. Anthony was reelecte
president of the National Woman SUI
frage association at the annual meetin
in Washington.
In family quarrel al Kyle, w. Va
Mrs. Lzzle Savage was shot and in
stantly killed by Thomas Burns, he
stepson, who also took his own life.