Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-11
Important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC.

state bank at Ambia, Ind, is charged
with embezzling $4,000. The bank has
closed.
With appropriate ceremonies the CEN
tennial anniversary of the founding of
Waynesboro, Pa, was observed
The trustees of Brown university at
Providence, II. l., voted to request Presi-
dent Andrews to withdraw his resigna-
ton.
The safe of the district tax collectors
Office in Washington was robbed of So
| 600, and Varick Hawkins, the negro
messenger, was charged with the crime.
Government receipts from all sources
| during the two months of the present
| fiscal year were $5s, s,10s,71s, and the en-
penditures were Ss3,Gss,5 500, showing
deficit for the fiscal year thus far of
| S25, ,5S0,237.
Fire in the paper mills of Manning
G. Paine in Troy, N. Y, damaged the
building and machinery to the extent of
100000.
The twenty-fourth annual convention
of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance union will be held in Buff
falo, N. Y, October 30 to November 3.
The Farmers national congress in
session at ST. Paul elected ex-Gov.
Hoard, of Wisconsin, president.
Robert Henry (colored) was hanged
in Jacksonville, Fla, for the murder OF
his wife in February, 1894.
1t is said the United States govern
ment claims Dawson City is in Amer
ican territory, and has instructed Alas
kan officials to act accordingly.
Gov. Ellerbe has given orders for
withdrawing the state constabulary
force from every village, town and city
in South Carolina.
The government has cut off all rn-
tions to the Apache Indians in New
Mexico, except flour, and they were
threatening an uprising.
The government exports for the first
seven months of the calendar year were
valued at 54o,943,s7o, against S5OO,572,-
0Oj for the first seven months of last
year.
The First national bank of Green's
burg, Ind, closed its doors with liza
bilities of nearly 100000.
Frank Mueller was electrocuted in the
annex of the Ohio penitentiary at CO.
lumbus for the murder of Mrs. ]. w.
Miller, the wife of his employer, on
March 81 last.
Mrs. G. NJ. McQuillan was killed and
eight persons were seriously injured by
the derailing of train near Cortland,
N. Y.
]. D. Rockefeller sent his check for
$250,000 to the American Baptist Home
Missionary society to redeem pledge
made.
Charles A. Norton, cashier and gen.
eral manager of the Bank of Durand.
ILL.,, private concern, was charged with
embezzling $4,000.
Thirty-tve families were rendered
homeless by fire in the Kaw river
ottoms near Kansas City, Mo.
During July 14,774 immigrants ar
lived in the United States, against 21,-
All in July, 1896.
Joseph NJ. Lilly, wealthy farmer of
Jackson township, Mo-, died at the age
of GA years. He had been in bed for 81
years, claiming that he would die of
heart disease if he got up.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Sd aggregated
81, SAG, against 81, 47,02s,441 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1896
was 36.3.
There were 191 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 3D., against 223 the week
previous and 234 in the corresponding
period of 1926.
Charles NJ. Charnley, of Chicago. for
Is years treasurer of the Presbyterian
board OF aid for colleges and academies,
was said to be defaulter to the extent
of $5O,OOO
w. Russell Ward, the Euglshman
whose elopement with the wife of John
Bradbury, a Los Angeles (Cal.) million
are, created a sensation last July,
leaped through the window of fast
train near Wheatland, Ia. and was
killed.
A company has been incorporated in
New York with a capital of $75,000,00g
to construct a ship canal from the Az
lantic to the Gulf of Mexico.
After ten years of comparative lux
ury Jack McAulitte, the pugilist, has
returned to his old occupation, that of a
cooper.
II is said that DR.. L. b. Andrews. who
resigned the presidency of Brown uni
versity at Providence. X. L.. has accept
ed the position of president of the new
Cosmopolitan university, founded by
John b. Walker and to open on the 18th
inst. in Providence.
President Mckinley and his party
were the special guests of the Ohio state
board of agriculture at the fair grounds
in Columbus.
An explosion at the Sunshine coal
mine near Glenwood Springs. Col,
killed 12 men.
Judge Ellsworth, of Oakland, CAL,
ruled that bicycle is personal property
and exempt from execution If used by
the owner in his daily business.
Nora Miller Duf Doison In scrambled