Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-01-25
DOMESTIC.

The business portion of Pleasant
Green, Mo-, was destroyed by fire.
In a family quarrel at their home
near Jonesboro, Tenn, Joseph p. Dove
and one of his sons and daughter
were killed.
The government bond syndicate or
ganized in New York by j. P. Morgan
d Co., was dissolved.
The Bank of Wauneta, Neb., failed to
open its doors.
After a cataleptic sleep of seven years,
William Depue, prominent citizen of
Bushkill. Pa, suddenly returned to con-
seriousness and good health.
C. T. Eberts, dentist at Holt, Mo-,
kissed the wife of business man
while filling her teeth, and was chased
out of town by indignant citizens.
w. L. Moody, brother of Dwight L..
Moody, the evangelist, died in Kansas
City, Mo-, the result of injuries received
in railroad accident. He was stock
man and lived at Gardner, Kan.
Near Fort Holmes, o. T., four outlaws
met death at the hands of vigilance
committee composed of ranchers.
The City bank in Minneapolis, Mimi,
suspended payment with liabilities of
$15O,Oo0.
Seidenberg, Stieffel & Co., cigar man
ufacturers in New York, failed for
$275. 900.
At the meeting in Washington of the
democratic national committee it was
decided to hold the national convention,
in Chicago on July 7.
The Irish-American bank closed it's
doors at Minneapolis, Minn.
Gen. Ballington Booth has purchased
a farm in Bergen county, n. j., to be
used as q home for worn-out Salvation
Army officers.
Gen. F. NJ. Drake was inaugurated
governor of Iowa at the state house in
Des Moines.
Fire destroyed large portion of the
business interests of Nashville, Ind.
Perkins & Welsh, sugar importers
and exporters in New York, failed for
$50O,OO0.
Kahn, Schoenbrun g. Co., manufac-
turers and wholesale dealers in fine
clothing in Chicago, failed for $500, 900.
Over 600 women employed by the
Westinghouse Electric company in
Pittsburgh struck because of reduction
in their wages.
The American Protective Tariff
league in annual session at New York
elected Cornelius N. Bliss president
and Wilbur f. Walleman secretary.
The National Dairy union in session.
in Chicago elected w. II. Hatch, of Mis-
couri, as president.
White caps ordered w. NJ. Hertel to
discharge colored employe in his fac
tory near Lima, o. He did not do so
and all his property was burned.
The next G. A. Il. encampment of In
diana will be held in South Bend May
Is and IA.
Thomas Yost, aged 65, was divorced
at burlington, Ia, and within so min
utes had secured license to marry
Mrs. William Frost, widow of a
Methodist minister.
Misses Minnie and Flora, aged 1s
years, twin daughters of James Daven-
port, living Mt Fayette, Ind. died near
the same hour of typhoid fever. Dur
ing their lives they had never been
separated from each other over night.
Joseph Day, IN old farmer at Flynn's
Lick, Tenn, who was reputed to have
money hidden away, ard killed MIR.
Day and his wife, but faued to find the
money.
James Hansen and his wife and five
children were buried in one grave in
oakwoods cemetery in Chicago. All
We're sutfocated by gas turned on by
Mr.. Hansen, who had become despond-
ent over money losses.
The two children of Mrs. George
Spraggins were burned to death in their
home near Petersburg, Ind.
The Farmers national bank at Ports
mouth, o., suspended payment.
Every business house at Oakland City,
Ind, was destroyed by fire.
Seven negro laborers who were sleep
ing in an underground cnmp near viii
liams, S. c.. We're killed by the earth
above falling on them.