Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-25


a large quantity Of gunpowder, caught fire by a
spark fromthe locomotive, when it's wsy from
Quebec to Montreal II was at once detached from
the train, aOd the passengers warned 10 escape. A
private soldier at once broke open the door, and,
unaided, quickly brought some hnckets of water
and extingui-hed the flames. A very handsome
sum OF money was Immediately after presented to
him BY the passengers a reward for his bravery.
They have thoughtful thieves at Nisgara Pals.
Cne day last week the ptincip.I policeman at the
depot there received the following communication:
Mr. Thomas, Depot Police.-We have Been
Playing at your Depot for some time But you have
been working Us too close lately-so we will skipp
you will find undeTe short plank IN the yard near
the ingine house North Of Depot something that is
no use to us Yodrs. Stalls & Snucks. THE auto
graphs s'Stslls Snucks,' slang phrases, sig
nifying confidence men aud thieves Mr.. Thomas
removed the plank described and I und several
pocket books and two sliver tobsoco boxes. In
one Of the books was a note for $500, given to W.
Bafin Of Chicago, aud in another book an order to
a man to purchase $4,000 of 1905.
A bold robbery was committed in the office of
the American Express at Cincinnati on Saturday.
Two men entered the Office and while one engaged
the clerk in addressing package the other cody
walked behind the counter, picked up a money
package containing S4,45T that was laying with
others on the desk put it in his pocket and walked
out The Cashier saw the operatieu, but instead Of
giving the alatIn, rushed to the other end Of the
office fof his pistol but when be returned to arrest
The robbers and make them disgerge, they were
gene and have not been aPprehended yet. The
package stolen was from Stadler Bros Of Cincin-
natl, and was to have been forwarded to A. StIsus,
DeIsNRre, Ohio.
In our last issue condensed from the Cincin-
natl papers an account Of highway robbery and
attempt 10 murder, at Indian Hill near that city
on Thursday OF Friday. Some additional particu-
lars have since been received worth mentioning
The lady whom they shot in the head is recovering
She thinks one of the party was boarder at her
house. He had remarkably snail white hand',
aud an iacideut trarspiredin their attack on the
young man in the road, the same evening, as fe
was escorting seme youpg ladies to their homes,
which is significant. They approached the yobng
man by inQuiring the road to Cincinnati, and trik
ing him with siung shot. The ladies prevented
the rufians from stabbiug their escort while they
~rre robbing him, and appealed to them in the
name OF their mothers and sisters not TO commit
murder. eBe Of ths robbers releAted aHtt extended
his hand which was small and soft, to she ladies
promising to go away if they would shake hands
with him This they did, and the gallant cut
threat called of the gang and departed They sio'e
the young mans watch aud chain, worth S2oo, and
several hasdIei dollars IN money. Hewas badly
bruised about the head and still suffers intense
rain, but.win recover. The highway ymen have NOT
been arrested.
A fool in PittsbuSgh the other day made wager
Of forty dollars that he eouId stand upon the top
Of q port twelve fest high and twelve inches
broad for twenty fouE consecutive hours, and took
his slsud. He mounted the post at ten minutes
past to- O'Clock in the merning and stood during
the w1ole day like convict in piIory. During
heat of the day he protected himself by holding an
umbereHa over him. After he had been standing
several hoHrs his feet began TO SWELL and il became
necessary to cut his boots to the pain Later
In the day the swelling extsnde to hts legs aud at
half past eight O'Clock in the evening he suf-
fetfng from numbness of the feet and limbs. He
was rubbing the calves of his legs, and applying
whisky to excite the circulation. A large crowd
blocked up the street in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sdmiring the pluck and endurance Of the ''hero,
others pressing pity or contempt for the .fool,
\ Nhlie otntfss uA AuoAc NeAs
ing bets that he would be of his ''roost' befor,
ten o'clock next day. During the evening, how
evsT, the Mayor very sensibly put stop to th'
proceeding by sending a couple OF policemen Il
/ take the gentleman down aud dispsrse ths crowd.
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The Cincinnati C0mmerciGi publishes
the income returns of the Second Distric
Ief Ohio comprising half Of Cincinnati
for 1855. The only income over a hun
dred thousand dollars is that of james w
| 1Gaf, s1Os,957. Then comes L. Worth
ington, 1895; Pomercy, John a., Ad
ministrator S75,O34; z. Heiddback, S63,
| 493; and r. W. Keys, S55, ,256. Mura
Halsted of the Commercial returns an in
come Of $50, ,324; Starbuck of the Times
1 S45.6s4s Flormen Ball, S74,OOO; L'Hom
medieu, President OF the Atlantic AM
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