Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-07-03

There were 2f9 business failures in
The United States in the seven days
ended on the goth, against 19S the week
previous and 217 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ng houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 25th aggregated
1919, 200, ,233, against $1,054, ,233 the
previous week, The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was SIS.
Advices from various portions of the
country say that there is no step back
ward in business. Improvement con-
tinues gradual and prudently cautious
as before, although in many branches
evident where no signs of it appeared
few days ago.
To prevent the lynching of Sylvanus
Jackson (colored) at Key West, Fla,
negroes took possession of the Jail and
arrnory, and in an attempt to secure
arms for the militia fusillade of shots
was exchanged, one white man and sew
eral negroes being killed.
Elders Rydalch, Pomeroy, Parish and
Jones, Mormon elders from Utah, were
run out of Meridian, Miss, by citizens.
The sidewheel steamer City of Buf-
falo broke the speed record for the great
lakes, her average time from Cleveland
to Putin Bay being % miles an hour.
The Great Western Printing company
made an assignment in st. Louis with
liabilities of 100000.
John Moses, negro who murdered
an aged farmer. John Strong, near
Crystal Springs, Miss, was taken from
Jail by a mob and hanged.
George Scott and John Ross were
blcwn to atoms by an explosion in a
powder mill near East Alton, Ill.
Murderers were executed as follows:
James Pollard (colored) at ST. Joseph.
Mo-, for killing Joseph Irwin; Clark
Lewis at Fayetteville, Ca, for the muir
der of Charles Gibson; Terrell Hudson
(colored) at Atlanta, Ca, for taking
the life of Seaborn Malcolm; and James
Williamson at Wharton, Tex, Tor COM
plicity in the murder of the Crocker
family.
A special crop report covering 600
points in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Minnesota says that corn and small
grains, with the exception of winter
wheat and oats, promise well.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the eth were: Boston, .725; Bal
timore, 700; Cincinnati, .653; New York,
$50; Brooklyn, $40; Pittsburgh, 800;
Cleveland, 400; Philadelphia, .463;
Washington, .420; Louisville, $50; Chi
cago, .365; st. Louis. .2O4.
Johnnie, the famous PAGER, broke his
neck in a pasture at Napoleon, o. He
was owned by w. II. Barnes, of Sioux
City, Ia, and was valued at $4,000.
A passenger train on the Wabash rail-
way went through a trestle near Mis-
souri, City, Mo-, and seven persons were
killed and 10 others were badly injured
A picnic train collided with a pas.
senger train at Millersburg, o., and
seven young men were terribly injured
and other persons were badly hurt.
The Ernst rice mills in New Orleans
were destroyed by fire, the loss being
S15O,OOO.
In Boston Rudolph Lauricks of the
Bay State Wheelman broke every Amer.
lean amateur record from six to twenty.
five miles, and created new marks from
25 to so miles.
During a quarrel at Galena, Kan, Ed
Martin shot and killed John Johnson
and fatally wounded Claud Tuttle.
The Marsalltown Qa.) Evening
Times-Republican plant was complete
ly gutted by fire Loss, about 100000.
Thirteen buildings were destroyed
and four badly damaged by fire al
Utica, o.
Dave Smith was shot and instantly
killed at Iron River, Wis, by Mrs. Z. N
Lengley while attempting to force his
way into her house.
The Anchor line steamer City Of
Rome arrived in New York from Glas
gov after a thrilling experience with
fire on board ship, but none of the pas
sengers were injured.