Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15

week ended on the 9TH aggregated ST.
2o,s74,sS2, against 1855, ,566, ,106 the pre-
vious week The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 5.S.
There were 221 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 237 the week
previous and 23s in the corresponding
period of 1895.
Henry Jones (colored), convict, was
hanged in the prison at Michigan City,
Ind, for the murder of a fellow convict
named Thomas.
The Exchange bank of Atkinson, Neb.,
state Treasurer Bartley's bank, closed
Its doors with liabilities of $4,000.
AS tribute to the memory of Gen.
Grant, Yang Yu, former minister from
China to the United States, planted a
tree in the ground in New York under
which the casket of Gen. Grant lay for
12 years.
The Iowa legislature passed resolu-
tion making the wild rose the official
flower of the state.
An improvement in the condition of
affairs in the flooded sections in the
south was reported.
Robert II. Martin, formerly treasurer
of the Columbian university in Wash
ington, was arrested on the charge of
stealing S9o,sOo.
Christopher Nickels, a laborer living
in indianapolis, Ind, stabbed his wife
after quarrel and then killed himself.
The Dallas (Ore.) national bank closed
its doors.
In, II prize fight near Allegan, Mich,
Ed Shannon, of Detroit, and Lew Ag-
new, of Jersey City, n. j., fought 45
rounds. when both fell from exhaustion.
William Pouch killed Alexander Har-
ris and fatally wounded Mrs. Harris,
Nelson McHolt, farmland and Helen
Vesbach, a servant, near Waukesha,
| Wis.,. robbed the house and escaped.
1t is said that negotiations are pend
ing in Washington between Secretary
If State Sherman, Dupuy de LONE and
Estranda Palma looking to a peaceful
solution, by purchase or otherwise, of
the Cuban question.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 9th was: Baltimore, SAG;
Pittsburgh, 1877; Louisville, .667; Phila-
lelphia. .571; New York, .545; Cincin-
natl, .53s; Cleveland, .53s; Boston, .417;
st. Louis, .3os; Brooklyn, .3os; Chicago,
2s6; Washington, .273.
The schooner Annie E. Rudolph, from
Camden, n. j., for Boston, vas sunk off
Nauset and Capt. Gardiner. Mate Smell
and a seaman were drowned.
Brig. Gen. Frank Wheaton retired
from the service in the United States
army. having reached the age of 63
years.
The Mallory line steamer Leona,
which left her pier in New York for
Galveston, took fire at sea and 13 steer
age passengers and three of the crew
perished in the flames.
It is annouced that Gov. Taylor, of
Tennessee, will resign his Office in Oc-
tober.
The house of Laurens Tucker, near
Laurens, S. c., was burned and four
children were cremated. The father
and mother had gone fishing.
Somebody put poison in Ball creek
spring near Pilieville, Ky. and as re-
suit five persons died and five more
were dying from drinking the water.
WI. Calhoun, of Illinois, special coun-
sci for the United States government in
the Ruiz case, eft Washington for Cuba.
The Florida legislature found State
| Treasurer Collins short $4,000 and de-
manded his impeachment and imme-
| diate retirement from Office.
Fire at Wilson, n. e, destroyed the
big tobacco house of Briggs & Fleming,
the loss being 100000.
The committee on civil service of the
! United States senate has resumed the
investigation of the operation of the
civil service law.
The first eight days of the centennial
exposition at Nashville, Tenn, showed
an attendance of 73,50O.
The unveiling of the heroic equestrian
statue of Maj. Gen. John A. Logan will
take place on the lake front in Chicago
July %.
The mayor and entire city council of
Auburn, Neb., were sent to jail by Judge
Stull for contempt of court.