Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-10-31


The corner stone of the hall of his
tory. the first to be erected of the group
of buildings to comprise the American
university, was laid in Washington.
The safe in the bank at Cassville, Mo-,
was blown open by robbers and con-
siderable sum of money was secured.
Almost the entire business portion Of
the village of Lancaster, N. Y, was
burned.
The striking miners in several of the
larger mines in the Hooking valley in
Ohio voted to return to work at the re-
duced wages of As cents per ton.
The First Baptist church and the Ma
sonic temple at Laurel, Md, were burned
by incendaries.
Rich finds of gold are reported six
miles northeast of Hot Springs, Ark,
and the district is full of prospectors.
1t has been discovered that James Fl.
Whitledge, a well-llnown New York law
yer who died some time ago, left four
wives.
William Champlin, his wife and two
children and young man, all of Green
port, l.. l., were drowned by the upset
ting of a sloop.
Hamlin j. Andrus, president of the
Arlington Chemical company at Yon-
kers, N. Y, was killed in his Office by an
explosion.
The American Christian Missionary
society closed its forty-eighth annual
convention in Springfield, ILL.,, and adj
journed to meet in Indianapolis, Ind,
in October, 1897.
John ID. Morrison, D. D., rector of ST.
Johns church, New York city, has been
elected bishop of Duluth. MINI.
Mrs. Kate Bascom, of Clinton, Mo-,
killed herself and her four-year-old son
in Kansas City. Disappointment in not
receiving money from her husband was
the cause.
Nearly the entire village of Spring
field, KY, was destroyed by fire.
A conflict occurred at the sultan's
palace in Constantinople between the
Turkish and Albanian guards, during
which several men on both sides were
killed.
The missionary ship Dayspring was
wrecked on rock north of New Gale
donia island and nine persons perished.
Fire in factory building in Brook
lyn, n. Y, caused loss of $l5O,0OO, and
Alfred Beaumont. fireman. was killed.
The National Spiritualists' asssocia-
ton in session in Washington elected
Harrison ID. Barrett, of Lily Dale, N. Y,
president.
President Cleveland addressed the
students and alumni of Princeton uni
versity in behalf of national honor. He
urged the men of education actively to
engage in political campaigns. from
their inception to their close, aud to
let such efforts be steady and not spas.
modic.
j. NJ. Criglar, manager of Hagerman's
lumber mills at Hager Station, Fla,
killed two negro assailants and wounded
four others.
Haney d Campbell. manufacturers
of creamery supplies at Dubuque, Ia,
made an assignment.
Rev. Thomas Stoughton Potwin, one
of the best known Congregational cler-
gymen of New England, committed sui
eide at his home in Hartford, Conn. HI
ness was the cause.
Charity Ward (colored) left her thre e
little girls alone in her house at Ridge,
Ark, and the building caught fire and
consumed the children.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 23d aggregated
$1,O44, ,s6S,O62, against $093,325,0O4 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
| is 90.
Mrs. William Hnnchey. Miss Emira
Hanchey and little child were thrown
from a buggy near Elba, Ala, in u run
away and killed.
There were 274 business failures in
| the United States in the seven days
ended on the 23d, against 1928 the week
previous and 231 in the correspond.
ing period of 1895.
James Sheakley, governor of Alaska
in his annual report to the secretary
of the interior says there is great en-,
/ couragement in the outlook for the
Alaska gold mines. During the past
year $2,300,0O0 in gold bullion has beer
taken from the mines.
A passenger and express train on the
Chicago & Alton railroad was held NJ
and robbed by four masked men al
Blue Springs cut, between lude
| pendcnce and Glendale. Mo.
The DR.. Tanner who was killed IN the
Whitmer Robinson company fire a
| Akron, o., is not DR.. S. IL. Tanner, of th'
| famous fasts.
Morris Landa, manager of the Inter
national Export d Grain company, anc
| prominent in the local grain market
was shot and killed in his Office at Kan
sas City, Mo-, by f. IL. Watt, dis
charged clerk.
Louis A. Coquard, bond and stccl
| broker in 81. Louis. failed for 100000