Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-25

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Cleveland, .672; Cincinnati, .671; Balti-
more, .671; Doston, .56s; Chicago, $50;
Pittsburgh, s41; Brooklyn, AGO; Phila-
delphia, AGO; Washington, .442; New
York, .421; st. Louis, 1856; Louisville,
.229.
Because of the loss of property Louis
S. Gradke and his wife, each ca years
old, killed themselves with morphine
ut Galesburg, III.
At the final business session in Mil
waukee of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union the place for the meeting in 1898
was changed from Denver to Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
Fire destroyed the immense car barns
and offices of the Chicago City Street rail-
way, with 500 street cars and three
horses, entailing n loss of $542, 700, and
Patrick j. Martin, William L. Elwell
and Frank Crosby perished in the
flames.
Jumes French shot and killed his wife
at Rockford, ILL.,, and then fatally shot
himself. Domestic trouble was the
cause.
Henry ]. Smith, trading as the His
torical Publishing company, failed in
Philadelphia for 100000.
Warren Z. Rouse and Miss Nora Tan
ner fought duel with pistols and knife
at Admission, Ala, and both were killed.
Archibald Askew fatally shot his un-
Gle, Arthur Callahan, and then killed
himself at Kingston, Ill.
The village of Trout Run, Pa, was
nearly wiped out by fire.
The celebration of the centennial of
Cleveland, o., began with appropriate
services in all the churches. The fes-
tivities will last until September 10.
A generally poor condition of fruit
throughout the country is announced
in the report of the agricultural depart
ment,
Mrs. Greenfelt and her child were
drowned in Turkey river at Dubuque,
Ia. The child fell out of skiff and the
mother jumped in to save it.
Dan Dicks (colored) was lynched by
mob at Ellentown, S. c.. for attempt
ing to outrage Mrs. L. w. Hill.
Malvern, Ark, a town of 6,000 inhab-
itants, was entirely destroyed by an in
cendiary fire.
Mrs. Martin Drury and her two chill
dren were fatally bitten by snakes at
Blair's Valley, Pa.
Joseph Topper and his wife COM
mitted suicide near Lawrenceburg. Ky.
by lying down on the track in front
of an approaching railway train.
Rule johnson shot and killed his wife
at Vicksburg, Miss, and then committed
suicide. Jealousy was the cause.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the Goth was: Wheat,
46.743. 900 bushels: corn, s,666, 900 bush
els; oats, 100000 bushels; rye, 1885,
600 bushels; barley, TAT 900 bushels.
Incendiaries started two fires at Hen
derson, KY, that caused a loss of $780,
600.
treasury department calls attention to
the circulation of counterfeit one and
five-dollar bills of the series of 1891.
Freeman Geeser, aged IS, and Fred,
his brother, aged 81, were suffocated
while cleaning out a well at GAINESVILLE,
Wis.
Nearly 1000 men have been thrown
out of work by the closing of the Nor
rie, East Norrie and Pabst iron mines
at Ironwood, Mich.
Eta Robbins, aged 25 years, by means
of an AK killed A. j. Call, a widower,
aged As, living near Huntington, w.
Va, and his daughter Nettie, "a years
old, and fatally wounded the remain
ing members of the family, Lottie, 1s
years of age; Grace, aged II, and Otis,
aged 13. No cause is known for the
deed.
A fire in the Diamond match plant in
Chicago caused loss of 100000.
Will Moore, a professional gambler at
Ind, fatally shot Mrs. Lum
Hong because she would not live with
him and then killed himself.
Charles Miller, aged 4s, living near
New Albany, Ind, killed his wife and
then took his own life. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
The damage done to the crops on
Roanoke river in North Carolina by the
recent flood in that stream will be over
81 100000.
Joseph Elliott. of Minneapolis, and
Miss Ball, of Eagle Bend, Minn., were
drowned in Bemidji lake by the upset
ring of n boat