Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-01
The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Parts,
DOMESTIC.


swept away many bridges and building
and ruined hundreds of acres of corr
and other crops.
William Wiley, tailor. aged 81. sho
and killed his wife in Cincinnati nnt
then committed suicide. Four children
survive them.
Three miles from Royston, Ga. Dave
Bergman, while in drunken fury
killed his wife and three children and
then committed suicide.
The Central Labor union of Cleve.
land, in discussion of the Brown Hoist.
ing company's strike, decided to boy.
colt every firm in Cleveland which fur.
nishes employment to members of the
state militia.
Henry Schwant and his wife died at
their home near Fremont, O., from eat
ing toadstools for mushrooms.
In celebration of the thirty-eighth
anniversary of the birth of the queen
regent of Spain, Capt. Gen. Weyler,
of Cuba, liberated 102 political pris-
oners.
Alfred and Edward Kasserman, aged
"a and 21 years respectively, and Two
horses which they were driving, were
killed by lightning at Newton, ILL.,
H. L. Grimes and John Hall were
killed by lightning at Derby, la. Grimes
had just insured his life for $4,000.
Heavy rains throughout West Sir-
ginia caused great damage.
James T. Hurst, a millionaire lum-
herman at Wyandotte, Mich, made an
| assignment with liabilities of $500, 900.
Maj. Mckinley took part in the e?le-
bration of the tiftieth anniversary of
Mount Union college at Alliance, O., of
which he is one of the trustees.
James Armstrong & Co., manufac-
turers of soap, candles, ETC., in Balti-
more, failed for 100000.
William T. Wiley, a tailor and fur
rier in Cincinnati, shot and killed his
wife and then shot himself, but not
fatally Domestic trouble was the
cause.
The feature of the centennial cclebra-
tion at Cleveland on the 23d was big
New England dinner, at which ad-
dresses were made by Senators Hawlcy
and Sherman, Maj. Mckinley and others.
Chillicothe, o., celebrated the Tooth
anniversary of its existence and the
Grafton was delivered by Postmaster
General Wilson.
Diamonds valued at 100000 were
stolen at Narragansett Pier, r. l., from
Mrs. j. j. Coogan, wife of a New York
real estate agent.
John Pryde, who murdered Andrew
Peterson five months ago and robbed
him of S42, was hanged in the county
Jail at Brainerd, MINI.
The new one-dollar silver certifcats
designed by Mr.. Low, of New York.
made its first public appearance in
Washington.
The German savings bank at Omaha,
Neb., went into the hands of q receiver
with liabilities of 100000.
The Commercial Law League of
America in annual session at Omaha.
Neb., elected L. NJ. Bartlett, of that
city. as president.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the gath aggregated
$3.50, ,4O4, against 1854, 742, 1868 the
previous week. The increase compared |
with the corresponding week in 1895
is Sc.
Henry L. Edison, Charles Morris, Miss |
Laura Guard and Miss Emma Young
were drowned near Vancouver, Wash. |
by the upsettng of boat.
There were ESQ business failures in
the United States in the seven davs
ended on the 24th, against ZIG the week
previous and 239 in the corresponding
period of 1895.
William Hosking, aged 20, and John
Pascoe, aged II, residents of Iron Noun
vain, Mich, were drowned in Spread
Eagle lake by the capsizing of boat.
cloudburst in Bear creek canyon,
just above Morrison, Col, did great
damage to property and caused the loss
Of from Is to 20 lives.
Jim ODarrah shot and killed William
Caifry and wife, proprietors of IA bagnio
at Carlton, Mimi, after a dispute over
Parkhurst & Wilkinson, dealers in
iron in Chicago, failed for $3.50, 900.
The Cripple Creek stage was held up
near Grassy, Col, by masked men, who
obtained 12 gold watches and $500 in
cash.
Fred Gross, Fred Baumgartner, Peter
Peters and man named Marcellinc
were drowned in the river at Quincy.
H., while bathing.
James Murray (colored) was hanged
At New Orleans for the murder of Police
man Michael Cotter July 26, 1894.
Ihe percentage of the baseball clubs
IN the national league for the week
'nded on the 2Gth is as follows: Cinuin-
1ah, .Oo4; Baltimore, .667; Cleveland,
G54; Chicago, .563; Pittsburgh, $50; (,
Boston, .532; Philadelphia, .463; Brook
yn, .467: Washington, .429; New York,
+o5; st. Louis, .20O; Louisville, 200.
William II. Chadwick, of Detroit,
Mich, won $4,000 when he pedaed into
Jhicago on bicycle and completed
ide of $4,000 miles in IS months and "a
lays.
In battle between whites and negroes
It n dance at Hnggard's turpentine still
lear Jasper, Fla, six men were killed
and eight were wounded some