Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-02

NOuhtos
There were 2s7 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 25th, against 367 the week
previous and 322 in the corresponding
period of 1905.
Fire destroyed the Huffman house
block in Rockford, H., the total loss be-
ing $175,oo0.
The home of Philip McKim, near
Franklin, Pa, was burned and three
little children perished in the flames.
The Columbia, known as the old Dox-
ey theater building, was burned at An
derson, Ind, the loss being 100000
The Calumet state bank at Blue
Island, ILL.,, closed it's doors with liza
bilities of $4,000.
Jay Van Scyoc and Earl Campbell,
two young men of Valley, Neb., were
drowned while skating on lake.
Lewis H. James and John BranzeIl,
oystermen of Annapolis. Nd, were
frozen to death
Fire partly destroyed the New York
Polytechnic hospital in New York and
compelled the removal of it's patients,
drove score of families from their
homes in adjoining buildings and did
$500,000 damage.
At Wilkesbarre, Pa, fire destroyed ST
Stephens Episcopal church, the loss be
ing 100000.
For the five months of the present
fiscal year the decrease in the general
collection of internal revenue has been
$651, ,957.
In the settlement of an old feud John
Adams and Charles Simpson killed each
other near New Madrid, Mo.
While attending a Christmas dinner,
John Drake Townsend, one of the lead
ers of the New York BAR died suddenly
In quarrel over a buffalo robe at
Rathbunville, N. Y, Cloyd Meyers shot
and killed William Allen and William
Harrington.
The United States customs authori-
ties have unearthed another gigantic
Chinese certificate fraud by which hun
dreds of Chinese have gained admission
to Seattle, Wash.
Thirteen Kentucky eloping couples
celebrated Christmas by going to JEFF
fersonville. Ind. and being married.
AS a result of gas explosion in the
mine of the Maule Coal company at
Princeton, Ind, six men were killed
and eight badly injured.
A large part of the business portion
of Potsdam, N. Y, was burned, the
loss being 100000.
A train on the Birmingham Mineral
railroad went through the iron bridge
over the Cahaba river about 81 mlles
from Birmingham, Ala, and was pre-
cipitated into an abyss 110 feet deep,
and 2T of the passengers were mangled
and burned to death. The accident was
charged to train wreckers.
Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian eX-queen,
took the first sleigh-ride of her life in
Boston.
Max Becker, 80 years old, waiter,
shot and killed his wife and then COM
mitted suicide in New York. He was
insane.
During a drunken quarrel at Hinton,
w. Va, John Legg anu his brother Rich
ard were killed by William Moore.
Alfred Holt (colored), the murderer
of Police Officer A. White, was taken
from Jail by mob at Owensboro, KY,
and hanged to tree in the courthouse
yard.
Joseph D. Weeks, editor of the Ameri-
can Manufacturer, died at his home in
Pittsburgh, Pa, from a stroke of paraly-
sis.
Fire destroyed most of the business
portion of the town of Miami, Fla.
The Security Mortgage and Trust
company. financial concern at Dallas,
Tex, failed for So 100000.
The remains of Kate Field were Gre
mated in San Francisco and the ashes
sent east for interment.
The Atlas national bank of Chicago
has gone into voluntary liquidation
All depositors will be paid in full.
Otto Wasmansdorff, senior partner
IN the collapsed bank of Wasmansdortt
g. Heinemann, of Chicago, killed him
self by shooting.
Upon the death of his wife DIR. PitzeI
set fire to his house at Orlando, Fla.
and then shot himself, and both bodies
We're cremated.
Z. L. Rogers, his son, Frank, nint
years old, and Minerva Robbins, a hired
girl, were drowned near Clayton, n. Y.
by the capsizng of boat.
Norton & Co., for 40 years milers anC
grain dealers in Chicago, failed fol
$5O0,OO0.
Secretary Carlisle in his annual re
port on the state of the finances show.
the revenues of the government from At
sources to have been $409, ,40S, ano
the expenditures $434,67s,654, whict
leaves deficit for the year ended Jun,
80. 1896, of $25,203.2 .246.
The visible supply of grain in thu
United States on the 2lst was: Wheat
So. .163, 900 bushels; corn, 1904 900 bush
els; oats, 12.434, 900 bushels; rye, 1881,
600 bushels; barley, 5.130.000 bushels.
A large number of families in UnioI
county, Ark, are in destitute condi
ton, and many of them are starving be
cause of the failure of crops.
The failure of the National bank o
Illinois caused three other Chicago bank