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

bequests and over $2,5O0,0o0 to relatives
and friends.
William Waldorf Astor's vast hold
ings of real estate in New York are to be
sold as fast as possible without sacri-
| fee and he will become a resident of
England.
Alfred II. Wilson, an old miser who
lived alone near st. Joseph, Mo-, was
murdered and robbed of $4,000.
A train on the Grand Trunk railway
was derailed near Danville Junction,
Me-, and ten persons were injured.
The United States gunboat Annapolis
was launched from Nixon's shipyard
at Elizabeth. Nj.
Frederick Joblinski and his son and
daughter were murdered and his wife
fatally wounded by John Mottle, the
hired man, near Madelia, Mimi, and the
murderer also took his own life. Mottle
was in love with Joblinski's daughter
| and the father objected.
Joe James (colored) was lynched az
Woodstock, Ala. He attempted to as
sault Fannie Smith, aged II, while she
was on her way to school.
The Bank of Minnesota, one of the
Oldest financial institutions of the state,
| and considered one of the strongest in
st. Paul, closed with heavy liabilities,
and as result the Union stockyards
hank was forced to close.
Two children of Mrs. Christine Car
Isle, Tommy, aged two, and Ruth, aged
four, were burned to death at Wake
field, o. The mother had locked them
in the house and gone to a neighbors.
Fire destroyed two buildings at the
state reformatory in Elmira, N. Y,
entailing "a loss of 100000.
In Chicago the George A. Weiss Malt
ing and Elevator company failed for
$500, 900, and Angus d. Gindele, contract
ors. for $25o,ooO.
Scott Wike, of Illinois, assistant Sec
retary of the United States treasury,
| has resigned.
James Preston, aged 40, shot his wife,
Amanda, aged 81, and the latter's son,
William Bryant, aged 10, in Cincinnati,
and then shot himself. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
Mrs. j. Suppler's sugar house at
| White Castle, La, was destroyed by
! fire, together with $500 barrels of
sugar, the loss being 100000.
| The annual statement of railroad con-
struction shows that during 1896 only
| 1902 miles of lines were built in the
United States, the smallest mileage in
any year since 1875.
The New England Society of the City
! of New York celebrated the ninety-frst
anniversary OF its organization and the
( two hundred and seventy-sixth of the
landing of the pilgrims.
Walbridge g. Co.'s hardware and
house furnishing establishment in Buff
/ falo, n. Y, was damaged by fire to the
extent of about $150,O00.
The remains of Kate Field arrived in
San Francisco from Honolulu. They
will be cremated and the ashes sent east
for burial.
Allen Greer and the wife and daughter
of Rud Owens were drowned in Clarks
river near Paducah, KY, by the cap
sizing of a boat.
The Bank of West Superior, Wis,
capital $4,000 and $4,000 surplus, sus.
pended because of the failure of the
National bank of Illinois in Chicago.
J.D. Williams, a mulatto, shot his wife
and then killed himself in Washington
Hon. William J. Bryan opened his lee
ture tour at Atlanta, Ca, his subject be
ing THE Ancient Landmarks"
Mrs. Henry Bond and Miss Tyrrell
sisters, living at Woodbourne, Pa, were
killed by the cars at a crossing.
A train on the Chicago IL Alton roat
was held up by robbers near Independ
ence, Mo-, and the express car looted.
D.,
company of Auburn, Me-, closed it.
doors with liabilities of $4,000.
Solomon Sayles, wholesale meat deal
er in New York. failed for $250.O0O.
Mrs. IL. Estby and her daughter Clara
10 years old, arrived in New York from
Spokane, Wash, having walked the en-
tire distance since May 3 on a wage
that they could cross the continent il
seven months.
A large portion of the business sec
tion of Somerset, Ind, was wiped ou
by fire.
The Parsons-Pelletier Dry Goods com
pany, one of the largest houses of thu
kind in Sioux City, Ia, failed for $10O,
900.
The wife of Noah Scott, of Shelby
vile, lnd., gave birth to four boys ant
, all were doing we'll.
An explosion of nitro-glycerin nea
Montpelier, Ind, killed George Hickol
and Harry Wood and greatly damage,
the property of the Empire Glyceril
, company.
President Cleveland has approved tn
, general pension and urgent deticienc
appropriation bills.
l By the explosion OF steam pipe il
the city hall in Baltimore James Refill
and Charles Robertson were fatal
scalded.
Miss Anna Held, the French actress
, who is playing at the Grand oper
house in Pittsburgh, sang on the pub
lie streets of the city for the benefit O
a charitable institution and over $50
was poured into her carriage.
! The supreme court of Utah hande
| down n unnnimous ODinion sustainin