Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-23

loss DelHp 9iuUsOuU.
At Narberth, Pa, fire destroyed the
famous old stone barn opposite the
Gen. Wayne hotel, which has been a
familiar landmark for more than a CEN
tury.
Benjamin Candy, aged 55 years, and
Seabright Berry, aged As years, both of
Gloucester, N. j., were instantly killed
by the cars in Philadelphia.
There were 455 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 4ss the week
previous and 3o5 in the corresponding
period of.1S96.
The exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated ST.
O47,S60,662, against $1,144, ,639, ,OS0 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 1.6.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Fox
Paper company at Crescentville, o., the
loss being $150,ooo.
Jennie Browning, with her baby in
her arms, jumped into the Kentucky
river near Monterey KY, and both were
drowned.
AS result of family feud two farm
ers, Jonas Hackensmith and Punch
Evans, living near Dover, Mo-, shot each
other fatally.
The United States treasury deficit
for the first half of January is $6,s6o,-
063, and for the fiscal year to date SAL.
1850.
Deputy United States Marshal w. A.
Bird was shot dead in Breathitt county,
KY, by Jacob Neace, moonshiner.
The Citizens state bank of Fuller
ton. Neb., closed it's doors.
A portion of the Buckners orphan
home in the suburbs of Dallas, Tex, was
burned and five boys perished and a
number of others were injured.
The business portion of Milan, Mo-,
was destroyed by fire.
The semi-centennial plan of celebrat-
ing in 1898 the tiftieth anniversary OF
Wisconsin has been abandoned.
Dun & Co. in their review of trade
say that gradual and steady improve
ment has been in progress throughout
the country for two months.
Later advices say that Is children
perished in the fire that destroyed the
Buckner orphan home in Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. Frank Villier. living near Port
Leyden, N. Y, cut her child's throat
and then her own. No cause is known
for the deed.
Benjamin L. Davies, proprietor of the
Tabbard inn at Rugby, Tenn, cut his
wife's throat with razor and then
shot himself to death. He was crazy
from cigarette smoking.
Johnnie Connaughton, aged 10; An
ME Rouisse, aged 16, and Gertrude
Crowley, aged o. were drowned at North
Leominster, Mass, while playing on
thin ice.
In Cincinnati the Wheeling, Lake
Erie & Pittsburgh Coal company failed
for 81, ,o56, 900 and tsR Wheeling & LAX.
Erie hallway company went into the
hands of receivers with liabilities of
$500, 900.
Mary and Margaret Reynolds and An
ME Conneally, all children, were SUI
fccated by gas in Boston tenement
house.
The Bank of Conway, Mo-, closed its
doors.
The annual convention of the Ameri-
can National Woman's Suffrage asso-
citation will be held In Washington Jan
uary 26 to 30.
A train on the Iron Mountain & Texas
Pacific route was thrown from the track
by wreckers at Forest, Tex, and the
engineer and express messenger were
fatally injured.
The Commercial Wheel company at
Indianapolis failed for 100000.
Lew Grim shot and fatally injured
three outlaws at Flat Rock, w. Va, who
were trying to break up a dance.
The Omitted Mine workers of America
at their annual meeting in Columbus,
o., elected as president NJ. d. Batch
ford. of Ohio.
All the recent reports in regard to
William Waldorf Astor having become
citizen of Great Britain are
said to be untrue.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 18th was
Wheat, 52,459,OOo bushels; corn, 21 ,522,-
600 bushels; oats, 13,621,o0 bushels;
rye. 3,443,o0o bushels; barley, 3,s77,OOo
bushels.
Mrs. Sarah Dick, the only female ma
tional bank cashier in the United States,
was for the twenty-fourth consecutive
time chosen to that position in the
First national bank of Huntington, Ind
The doors of the German national
oank at Louisville, Ky, were closed
with liabilities of $26O,OOO.
The First national bank of Newport,
KY, closed its doors with liabilities of
b200, 900.
In the female six-day bicycle race at
indianapolis Tillie Anderson made II
niles 10 laps in two hours, which il a
new worlds record.
The Minnesota savings bank at st.
Paul suspended payment with liabili-
lies of $230,O0O.
II. N. Cotfnberry, banker at Garrett,
nd, charged with forgery and EN-
fell dead from heart dis
'nse as the sheriff was about to arrest
lim.