Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-01-14
NEWS CLIPPINGS.

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. When hog is found at large in the
streets Of Charleston he IS killed
and his carcass distributed to the
poor. 20
The Dayton Journal tells of a.
negro, at Brinley Station, Ohio, who
stole dressed hog, and had his
neck broken by the hind legs of the
porker, as he attempted to throw it,
over the fence.
Father Karrigan, q Catholic priest
Of Lafayette, Indiana. died, last mon
day, from injuries received in fall
ling OF a railroad train, two days be
fore.
Since tie beginning Of 1856, more
than six hundred men and boys have
been killed by explosions in the
English collieries. '.-e ,fl-
AS workmen were cutting ice in
the south branch Of the Chicago,
River, last Thursday, they, in cutting
block of ice. cut off the head of a
dead man who was imbedded therein.
The pill passed by the Honse abol
fishing three South American q mis-
sions, throws out General Fitzpatrick.
The charge was privately ma or
lx,H hot he al
speech for his services in the Grant
campaign, led many to vote for his
decapitation. And so Ben. Butler
paws off. one of his little scores,
4 In Trumbull County. Ohio, Betsy
Sloan. aged sixty, has sued rich
farmer named Pendergrast for breach
of promise. She worked three years
for him for nothing. expecting to be
his bride, but the volatile old fellow
went off to Pennsylvania and mar
ried dasbing widow. Betsev thinks
$4,000 will reconstruct her shattered
affections. -'i'
A New jersey family produced
the most horrible tragedy of the
day. Some time since the father poi
soned his life, and wheu in Jail for
her murder, cut his throat. The
daughter was seduced by a negro
nd has just smothered her illegiti-
mate child.
DR.. Desmartis, Of Bordeaux,
France, claims to have discovered
that the sting Of wasps on a part af-
fected with the rheumatism, will
cure the disease.
A brakeman on the Pennsylvania
railroad missed his foo ing, and was
dragged head downward. for two
miles. when discovered he was
dead and horribly mangled.
A little child of J. Bown, Of Mad
ison, Indiana, was run over by the
cars at Z o'clock last Thursday NOR
ming, and both legs were cut off be,
low the knee.
On last Wednesday a large whee
in the Boston Rolling mill, at Cam
bridge, broke while in rapid motion
killing Henry Patclett and ALFRED
Sherwood, and badly injuring Pat
rick Conery, all employed in tht
3 mill. .--..--z-.
The pews in Beecher's churcl
were auctioned off, this year, for
S97.400. The first choice was sole
for $40. to Henry G. Bowen, bust
ness manager Of the N. Y. hdepen
dent, who thus pays SO for eacl
Sundays sermon. Twenty othe
pews were sold at 1920 each.
A farmer near Bloomington, Ill.
recently lost three children in mos
remarkable manner He starte,
with his family to ride to Blooming 9
ton, eight miles, in a wagon Th
three children were put down in tn
bottom Of the wagon, careful!
wrapped up in straw and buffal
robe. The father and mother occu
pied the front seat, thinking thei
Little ones very comfortable. O
raising the robe at the end of tn
journey all three were found froze
to death. They had renamed per
fectly quiet, and undoubtedly die
without pain.
Mrs. Sackctt, of Redford, Wayn
County, Michigan, recently CAV
birth to q child. and one wee
thereafter, was delivered of tw
more children. The two latter az
the mother died.
A Bridgeport, Connecticut, Sur
day School teacher questioned hi
class last week in regard to til
origin OF Chritmas, with the follow
ing result, "Where was Chri.
born u sAt Bethlehem" Where
Bethlehem ?'' sin Judea." ,,Wh
first knew that Christ was born ?
Ills mother
On the 10Th ultimo, Mrs. Cunnin.
ham, landlady Of the Oregon Hous
in San Francisco, was awakened |
burglar attempting to remove
bag of gold from between the ma
tresses of the bed. Springing
the floor she seized the thief, al
yelled Justify. After vainly tryir
to shake her off, the cowardly ru
4 fan struck her repeatedly with
aslung- shot and laid her out insens
= BILE at his feet. while he escaped b
fore assistance came. She sav'
her treasure, and is convalescing.
Robert Collyer says it chills hi
to the marraw of his bones to s
,,persons stand ut church dool
6hlioed TO wait for seats until, M