Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-12
DOMESTIC.

lIC I)dUlC uO Ly III, ~ies'9.
John G. Carlisle, secretary of the
treasury under Grover Cleveland, has
opened law Office in New York.
Edgar Harris, a Baltimore letter car
rier, 80 years of age, shot and killed his
12-year-old son George and his daugh-
ter Ada, wounded his daughter Ella,
aged Ia, and then shot himself. He
insane over the recent death of his
wife.
The international commercial confer
ence was formally opened at the Acad-
emy of Music in Philadelphia with an
address by President Mckinley.
At st. Joseph, Mo-, Lottie Adams
threw red pepper into the eyes of Will
liam Mcintyre because he Tilted her, de-
stroying his eyesight.
Will Hall, constable, shot and killed
Russell Sullivan and B. T. Pattison at
Bradley, Miss.
John Borten and wife, living near
Edgerton, Ind, were fatally injured in
runaway.
President Mckinley has appointed
Miguel A. Otero, of Las Vegas, to be
governor Of New Mexico.
The gold production in South Da-
kota in 1896 was 235,413 fine ounces, a
gain over 1895 of 1925 ounces.
Charles Il. Zechau, receiving teller of
the German American national bank in
St. Paul, was arrested on the charge
of embezzling $4,000.
Fire in the wharf property along the
river front at Alexandria, Va, caused a
loss of 100000.
Prominent growers predict for Mich
igan peach crop this year that will not
equal ten per cent. the usual yield.
The Illinois senate killed bill to al
low 80 days horse racing and pool-sell-
ing in the state.
A 15-year-old son of L. Schwartz, of
Greene, Ia, while attempting to unload
gun accidentally discharged the
weapon, killing his two sisters.
A mob attempted to take "Click"
Mitchell (colored) from the Jail at
Urbana, O., where he was serving a
sentence of 20 years for criminally as
saulting a white woman, but soldiers
guarding the jail fired on the mob,
killing two men and injuring seven
others.
David Wilson (colored) was hanged
at Morristown, n. j., for the murder of
his wife on June 6, 1896.
William NJ. Boggs, paying teller of the
First national bank at Dover, Del, con-
fessed that he was $35, 900 short.
Jesse Way was sentenced at Indian
apolis to seven years in the Indiana
state prison for counterfeiting. He is
so years old and has spent As years of
his life in prison.
Holman Reeves livery stable was
burned at Marion, Ind, and 20 horses
| were cremated.
The greatest fire that ever visited AL
cXandria, Va, broke out in Bryan's fer
| tilizing mill and did damage to the
extent of S45o,ooo.
| Benjamin II. and Peter NJ. Dorland.
| formerly of Oakville, Can, were killed
| by Indians on Mount Wahsatch, Cal.
At Arlington and other portions of
| Texas many houses were destroyed and
crops ruined by tornado.
The entire plant of Jones G Laughlin
at Pittsburgh, Pa, was closed down on
account of strike and $500 men were
| idle.
The new armored cruiser Brooklyn
sailed from New York for England to
| participate in the queens jubilee.
Nine German Catholic pastors in Gin.
cinnati announce that hereafter SER
mons in English as well as in German
will be preached in their churches.
There were PAL business failures in
T.. l..
ended on the 4th, against 914 the weel,
previous and PA in the corresponding
period of 1896.
Two lives were lost and ten citizens
were wounded in riot at Urbana, o..
and five hours later Charles Mitchell, n
negro, who was the cause of the trouble
was taken from the Jail by infuriated
citizens and lynched. t.
The Fortieth legislature of Illinois
adjourned sine die.
a scow blew up in the river in Chicago
and six men were killed.
Mr.. Preston, the director of the mint
says the production of gold in 1896 wa
$53 100000, an increase of over $G,250,
COO as compared with 1895. The pro
duction of silver was 57,700,000 fin,
ounces, an increase of 100000 ounce
over 1895.
Mrs. Maria Pruett (colored) died a
Chillicothe, o., aged 104 years.
George Repshire and his son Herbert
aged 43 and Is respectively, wer
drowned at Shady Bend, Kan, in tn
Saline river.
Samuel A. Jervis, switchman, A
years old, stabbed to death Mrs Berth
Johnson, aged 80 years, at New Orleans
and then killed himself. Jealousy wa
the cause.
The Merchants bank at Lincoln, Neb
closed its doors with liabilities Of $50
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