Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-06
DOMESTIC.

Thousands of cattle perished In the
Indian territory in the recent blizzardi
Joseph Boxell, 25 years old, fatally
shot Miss Ora Brotherton, 16 years old,
at Dundee, Ind, and then killed him
self. 1t was a case of unrequited love.
The two infant children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Willie were burned to
death in their home ot Linton, Ind,
during the absence of their parents.
For the last quarter of the year 1895
there was net decrease of S33,379 in
the postal receipts throughout the
country. The total receipts were S.
$40; the total for the correspond
ing quarter of 1895, $s,712,699.
The National board of trade at its
annual meeting in Washington declared
in favor of the gold standard and for
the establishment of consistent and
DELIBERATELY planned financial system.
An explosion in the Smock mines at
Uniontown, Pa, killed Peter Houser
and Charles McQuister, and injured
eight other men.
The Teckensaw, a small packet ply
ing between Evansville, Ind, and Hart
ford, KY, was sunk by floating ice and
six lives were said 10 have been lost.
Goepper's malt house in Cincinnati
was destroyed by fire, the Joss being
$3.50, 900.
The First national bank of Holidays
burg, Pa, which suspended payment
December IA last. has resumed business.
Five men were killed by freight
train near the East Norwalk Comm
railway station.
The Nationai Association of Manu-
facturers at its annual meeting in Phil
adelphia adopted resolutions favoring
pl otection and reciprocity.
In a collision between steamers at
New Orleans ii. P. Hester and +. Bios
sini, newspaper reporters, were
drowned.
The National Association of Manufac-
turers at their annual meeting in Phila-
delphia reelected as president Theodore
c. Search, of Pennsylvania.
The Van Emster block in Bay City,
Mich, was burned and Mr.. Van Emster,
aged Sc, and Theodore During, aged 6s,
perished in the flames.
More than 1000 head of horses and
cattle perished in Lyman county, S. D.,
in the recent blizzard.
The four children of Mrs. Lee Wade
were burned to death in their home at
Centerview, Mo-, during the absence of
| their parents.
1t is announced that the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons fight will take place in the
| state of Nevada on the 18th of March
next.
C. *. Rash, farmer near Wayne. Neb.,
in fit of insanity Drained his wife and
| three children with an ak and then
hacked the bodies to pieces.
James X. Hawkins, proprietor of the
iron works at Springfield, Mass, failed
| for 100000.
Lyman j. Gage, president of the First
national bank of Chicago, was formally
rendered the treasury portfolio by
President-elect Mckinley and accepted
| the same.
Morris jackson, of Little Falls, N. Y.
shot Fred Mcintosh and Miss Ella M.
Ausman and then shot himself. Miss
Ausman's wounds were probably fatal.
Eleven men were injured, one. Louis
Folger, fatally. by an explosion in coal
mine at Foster, la.
The recent cold snap will cost the
truck and vegetable growers of Florida
| 100000.
The "Tomboy" mine in Colorado has
been bought by the Rothschilds of Lon
don for 81 100000.
A family named Norton. consisting OF
father. mother and three children, were
frozen to death in their home near Mt
| Ida. Ark.
Michael McDermott, an attendant,
and Joseph Hall, patient Mt the state
hospital for the insane in Morristown
, Pa, were killed by the cars.