Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-28

Mr.. Edison, the famous inventor, has
succeeded in penetrating the human
body with the naked eye. With the pow
erful cathode light behind his patient,
he gazes through a screen of prepared
chemicals and sees every organ of the
body plainly.
John Hartman killed his wife and
committed suicide at Omaha, Neb. No
cause was known.
James Ford and Harry Somers were
painting church steeple Mt Grand, o.
they were killed by lightning.
There were ten cases of suicide in
Chicago during the week ended on the
21st.
1t was said that 10000 persons were
suffering in Chicago because of the
strike in the clothing manufacturing
trade.
The First national bank at Mitchell,
S. D., which closed it's doors about a
month ago, has resumed business.
Alexander Mcdonald, n fire boss, and
Willie Davis, a trapper, aged 16, were
killed by fire damp explosion in the
mines near West Newton, Pa.
A fire nearly wiped out the business
portion of Berrien Springs, Mich.
Bertha Mcconnell, aged 20, fatally
shot Harry Thompson at hotel in
Lancaster, Pa, because he had deceived
her, and then shot herself fatally.
The president issued an order ex-
tending the civil service to practically
the entire Indian service.
The Central Vermont railroad was
put into the hands of receivers.
The barks Havana and Robert S.
Patterson, of Philadelphia, were lost
with their crews, numbering 80 men.
At Nashville, Tenn, Al Ewing and
Archie Clark broke all tandem bicycle
records. goin half-mile in 1:03h.
A fire in the smelling department of
the copper works of the Pennsylvania
Salt Manufacturing company at Ma
trona, Pa, caused loss of $2o0Ooo.
BY the explosion of gas at the Ber-
wind-White shaft in the eastern limits
of Dubois Pa, 13 miners were killed.
By the burning of their home near
Charleston, w. Va, Killiam CoXey, wife
and child lost their lives.
Isaac Pizer (colored) was captured
and lynched by a mob near Shreveport,
La, for Offering violence to two white
girls.
Fire in the Thackera Manufacturing
company building in Philadelphia
caused a loss of 100000.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 23d was: Wheat,
61. .34s, 900 bushels; corn, Is, 1852 900 bush
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900 bushels; barley, 1,336,o0o bushels.
A violent earthquake shock was felt
at Machias, Me. Houses trembled,
dishes and windows ratified and clocks
were stopped.
The supreme court of the United
: States decided that witnesses must tes-
tify in interstate commerce cases, or &c
to jail for contempt of court.
Kiugsland & Douglas, manufacturers
of agricultural implements in st. Louis
failed for 100000.
James Mccoy shot and killed his
brother Henry at their home neal
Noblesville, Ind, and then killed him
self. No cause was known for the
deed.
w. S. Ide, a capitalist at Columbus
O., failed for $17c,00O.
At Martins Ferry, o., Henry Floto
: bakery; William Mann, foundry, anc
Thomas Mears, box and barrel factory
assigned with liabilities aggregatins
!, $5Oo,OOO.
y y The Joliet Qll.) branch of the Con
=, solidated Steel and Wire company suf
fered loss of $15O,OOO by fire, THROWN!
500 men out of work.
Patrick w. Snowhook, a well-know,
Il attorney and supposed millionaire, mad
+. ON assignment in Chicago with liabili
Il ries of $350,000.