Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-02-09

ing alive, being horribly burned
Simeon Fuller, clerk of the hotel, aged
thirty-five, was passing the fateful lamp
room door when terrific explosion was
heard, and he was thrown upon his face
and actually saturated with kerosene,
which, igniting, enveloped him literally
in garment of fame. He succeeded in
jumping from the window, but was fear
fully burned, and died at 3 80 p. m. The
cook of the hotel, Edward Wade, was
missing, supposed to be among the vic
tins. The origin of the fire is attributed
to lamp left burning in the lamp-room
having exploded.
The following is the public debt state
ment as published ON the 1st
Total outstanding debt. AIS, sis, ,OOi 90
Total principal and interest, in
cluding interest due and un-
Amount In the Treasury. ......... iss,ssi,ss9 90
Debt less amount in Treasury. ASS O26 S0T 90
Decrease during the month";. 4,0i0,9S6 90
Decrease since March 1, 1870. 110,30l,6Tu 90
Bonds issued to Pacific Railroad
Companies, interest payable in
lawful money
Amount outstanding. ......... 64 61S,S32 90
Interest accrued and not yet paid. s23,O9i 90
Interest paid by the United states fo,Too,sfo 90
Interest repaid by transportation
Balance OF interest paid by the
United States. S,fS5,OS6 90
The order removing the United States
Land Office from Fort Dodge to Des
Moines, Iowa, has been modified so as to
continue the office at Fort Dodge until+he
1st of March.
By the official report of the census
takers, Iowa has population of 1,191, ,S02
A movement is being started by several
wealthy citizens of Boston to raise $780,
600 to purchase provisions to load ship
to be sent to the relief Of the French, pro-
viding the government will furnish
ions
The Supreme Court of Maine has de-
cided that railroads carrying express mat
tiers for one company have no right to re-
fuse to carry similar articles for another or
rival company.
According to the new census, the popu-
lation of New York city is given as 944,-
129 on the first day of June last. The
old enumeration gave 926,341 inhabitants
of all ages, color and sexes; increase,
17,7ss.
The United States Census Bureau at
Washington has prepared an official table
of the population of all the States and
Territories, which places the total popula-
ton of the United States at IS, ,53s, ,1SO In
crease in ten years, 7,094, 100.
Mrs. Mitchell, of Egg Harbor, New
York, became insane on the Cd, seized her
two young children, threw them into a
well, and then jumped in herself All
were drowned. 1t appears that Mrs.
Mitchell also attempted to murder her son,
ten years of age, but he escaped.
Contributions for the French sufferers
are being rapidly made at the East. On
the Sd twenty-eight thousand dollars had
already been contributed in Boston to-
ward sending ship-load of provisions to
France, and in New York city several
wealthy citizens had given $4,000 each,
and many others $500 and 81 900.
On the evening of the I'd, three men,
disguised as policemen, went to the Ken
sington Bank in Philadelphia, called out
the watchman, and told him that the bank
was to be robbed that night, and they had
been detailed to remain in the bank in
order to capture the robbers. The watch
man admitted them, and was Immediately
overpoweFed, gagged and handcuffed. The
robbers then went to work and did not
leave the premises till o'clock the next
morning. About $65,0O0 were stolen,
mostly coupons and government bonds.