Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-06-05

The big flourmill of the Northern
Grain Mercantile company was burned
at Ashland, Wis, the loss being 100000.
In shooting affray at 0akman, Ala,
Mayor Isaac Appling and Charles Will
liams were shot dead and two other men
were fatally wounded.
Another break in the levee at El Paso,
Tex, left hundreds of families home
less.
slight earthquake shock was felt
throughout Vermont and buildings
trembed perceptibly. At Bellows Falls
and Burlington the shock was felt
twice.
Buffalo Calf, the aged and last chief
of the Quapaws, died at the Quapaw
agency in the northern part of Indian
territory.
Henry o. Havemeyer, president of
the American Sugar Refining company,
on trial in Washington for refusing to
appear before the senate sugar investi-
eating committee, was acquitted.
At the siXty-eighth anniversary of the
Brooklyn IN. W Sunday school union
EO,UUU CnllOlCh llliAShSA III hiS P'fiNNS'
At Hot Springs, Ark, the State ex-
change bank closed its doors, transfer
ring it's deposits and good will to the
Arkansas national bank.
The Michigan Legislature has ad-
journed sine die.
There were PA business failures in
the United States in the seven days
| ended on the 2sth, against 24s the week
previous and 230 in the corresponding
period of 1896.
Another new bridge is to span Nj
agara's gorge at Niagara Falls, to be
finished April /, 1898.
At Louisville, KY, Frank Sem low
cred the worlds bowling record. max
| ing 20 successive "strikes" before leav-
ing the alley.
William Thomas Powers and John
baltimore, negro murderers, were
hanged in Chicago, the former for kill
ing John j. Murphy, saloon keeper
and the latter for taking the life OF
Louis Marvic at Summit, Ill.
A severe earthquake shock was felt
at Whitehall, Plattsburg, Port Henry
and Ticonderoga, in New York.
John F. johnson, late president of the
State national bank of Logansport, Ind.
was sentenced to ten years imprison'
ment in the Ohio state penitentiary fol
wreclli-.g G the bank.
At banquet of the commercial
clubs in Cincinnati Secretary Gage in
speech predicted a speedy settlement
of the tariff question by congress ano
an early industrial revival.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 2sth aggregated
S017 .62s, ,O59, against $975,103,l22 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1885,
was GA.
An Atlanta express train on the Den
yer & Rio Grande railroad collided will
freight near Grand Junction, Col, ant
the engineer and firemen were kille'
and several passengers were injured.
Over 500 homeless families, or 200
people, were on the streets of Ell Pasc
Tex, searching for shelter, their house
having been destroyed by high water.
The proposition to call conventio
to frame a new constitution for Viz
ginia has been defeated.
James, Edward and Park Ghene
(brothers) were drowned while return
ng to Smithland, Ky, from fishing.
w. w. Hamilton rode 25 miles on
bicycle at Denver, Col, in hour min
ute and so seconds, making neN
worlds record.
, Congressman John L. McLaurin ha
, been appointed United States senate
from South Carolina to succeed the lat
/ Senator Earle.
, At Lowelltown, Me-, Caswell's mil
, were blown up by boiler eSplosio
and four men were killed and severi
injured.
/ William Carroll was fatally shot b
: his son while savagely assaulting h
5 wife at Jacksonville, Ill.
In the Fourth congressional distrit
of Indiana special election will /
r held on August 10 to choose successc
/ to Congressman Holman, deceased.
In a jealous rage May Campbell.
e variety actress, shot her husband an
: Maude Devere in ST. Louis.
r Reports as to the condition of II
/, crops throughout the country were f
e vorable.
= PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
n Cassius NJ. Barnes was inaugurat'
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