Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-22
DOMESTIC,

The senate committee of the Ohio leg
fslature has begun an investigation
into the charges of bribery made dur
ing the recent senatorial contest.
Special Officer McNab. assaulted by
a gang of tramps on a train near Will
son. o., shot Albert and John Green IA
tally.
Miss Harriet Keith Owens, prominent
in society. committed suicide at Crab
Orchard farm, near Washington, Ky.
In Buffalo. n. Y, Murray S. Bundy. a
married man, shot and killed Matte Van
Sickle, his mistress, and then killed
himself.
A dead body, identified as that of
Father William Kurtenbach, Catholic
priest from Flint, Hill, Mo-, was taken
from the river at ST. Louis.
Funeral services over the remains of
the late Maj. Benjamin Butterworth,
commissioner of patents, were held in
Washington, the president and his cab
:net being present.
Floods in Indiana have caused a loss
to property in Knox. Gibson and Posey
counties OF over 100000.
The national fishery congress met at
Tampa, Fla.
Enraged because his wife preferred
her mothers company to his. Edward
Duff murdered both in New Haven,
Conn.
The first official reception of the pres
ent administration was given at the
white house.
The Missouri militia will collect
money to aid the sufferers in Cuba.
A snowstorm general over Kansas is
of great value to the new wheat crop,
which is in fine condition.
William Slate, boss brick mason,
shot and killed Mrs. Minnie Smith and
then killed himself in Leadville. Col.
The Nebraska state board of agrlcul-
ture has abolished state farms.
Thirty buildings were burned at
Raudsburg. Cal, the loss being 100000.
For the year 1897 the excess of ex-
ports over imports of merchandise
amounted to $35G,561 900, breaking all
records in volume and value.
Oscar Anderson and his son Gus were
killed by the explosion of sawmill
boiler near Abingdon. Ill.
High water in the Ohio river did
great damage to railways in the vicinity
of Springfield. o., and at Louisville,
KY, some of the streets were flooded.
Treasurer Kertley, of Benton coun-
ty, Ind. is reported TO be short $4,000
in his accourts.
Cornelius n. Eatinger. a wellknown
young man of Ravenna, o.. shot himself
dead while walking with his sweet
heart with whom he had auarreled.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States onthe nth was: Wheat,
37,s3S,000 bushels; corn. Al. 900 bush
els; oats. 15.O63.OO0 bushels; rye. 4.151.-
900 bushels; barley, 3.5s2000 bushels.
Augustin Cossio, the father of Evan
gelina Cisneros. has arrived in New
York from Havana. having been re-
leased by Gen. Blanco.
C. f. Forms, a farmer from near CO.
lumbus, o.. was robbed of 1000 by two
women who entced him into a saloon
in Chicago.
Wertheimer & Co.. glove manufac-
turers. failed in New York for $500 900.
Truman II. Handy, of Cleveland. o..
the oldest banker In the United States
who is actively engaged in business.
celebrated his ninety-first birthday.
A pure food and drug congress will
meet In Washington March 20 to urge
congress TO pass a pure food and anti
adulteration law.
The American Association of Invent
ors and Manufacturers in session in
Washington elected Francis II. Rich.
ards, Of Hartford, Conn, president.