Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-05-18

on the morning of the 4th. Lieutenants
Ashbury and Morrison, six comrades,
Sergeant Dowle, Corporal Hobbs, and
privates Hadley, Sharkey, Pierce and
Mooney, in attempting to recover life
boat which had gone adrift, were all
drowned in a body, the boat in which they
set out being capsized by the waves. The
accident was witnessed by many people
who were powerless to render assistance
on account of the sea running so high. 1t
was impossible to launch boat. The
bodies of the unfortunate men were all
recovered.
The Coroner's Jury in the case of Isaac
NJ. Ruth, at Lawrence, Kan, returned a
verdict that Ruth died from the effects of
poison, supposed to have been administered
by DR.. Meddlicott.
Black caterpillars are said to be worse
in Arkansas than was ever before known,
and are stripping the leaves in force.
At Chicoville, Ark, several days ago, as
Rev. Mr.. Decamp, of the Missionary Bap-
tist Church, was about opening religious
services, ruffian, named Handy, entered
with revolver in his hand, and, approach
ing the minister, asked his name. On be-
ing told, Handy fired four shots at him,
three striking Decamp in the head, kill
ing him instantly. The assassin then
leveled his revolver at the congregation,
and drove them out with threats and
curses. He then mounted his horse ana
fled. 1t is said that Handy, some four
years since, interrupted services in which
Decamp officiated, and was indicted for SO
doing. Handy then went to Texas, which
was made too hot for him, and he returned
to Arkansas.
The United States Government have
recovered 100000, the full amount
claimed, from Charles Lilienthal, of
New York city, tobacconist, for making
false returns of sales.
Two collieries at Pottsville, Pa, resumed
work on the Sth upon the operators
proposition of April %, and others were
preparing to follow. The coal operators
considered the strike virtually ended in
that county.
A Washington dispatch of the Sth says
"The treaty with England was signed to-
day by the High Commission at the De-
partment of State. The gentlemen, after
this was done, exchanged congratulations
on the result of their labors, expressing the
belief that they had done the most they
possibly could for the peace and honor of
the two countries"
Three children were burned to death at
Auburn, N. Y, on the Sth. They were at
play in an clubhouse where there was bar
rel of fireworks, which exploded. 1t is
presumed that they, with matches, set fire
to the barrel Two of the children were,
probably, instantly killed. The third lin
gered some hours. The youngest child,
aged four years, was the son of Mitchell
A. Glider. The others were the children
of McCarty, of Capitol street, where the
accident occurred. A lady, named Hig.
gins, after visiting the scene of the disas-
ter, was so shocked by the horrible sight
that she died at ten o'clock the same
evening.
A riot occurred at Hyde Park, Pa, on
the 9th. Laborers and miners who de.
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resumptionists and their wives, and several
persons were injured, some probably fatal
ly. The military was ordered to tie scene
of the disturbances, but arrived too late to
do any good.
Gus. Early and four children were
drowned in the Mississippi River, neal
Louisiana, Mo-, on the 9th inst, by the
upsetting of skiff.
A destructive conflagration occurred al
Monmouth, ILL.,, on the 9th. Two bust
ness blocks were destroyed. Loss esti
mated at $150,OOO.
President Grant, on the 10th, signed &
treaty of friendship, commerce, ETC., re
Gently negotiated between the United
States and San Salvador
A Washington dispatch of the 10tf
says the reading in the Senate of thu
treaty agreed upon by the Joint High
Commission had created a good impres
sion, and the indications were that i
would be ratified.
The repairing of the break in the Erie
Canal was finished on the 10th, and there
was sufficient water to move light boats.
The fifty-fifth anniversary of the Ameri
can Bible Society was held in New Yorl
city, on the 11th. The Treasurer's repor
shows the receipts for the year to b,
$729,4 ,464; the expenditures, $6S1, ,135
Seven publications in foreign language
have been issued, exclusive of others pub
lished abroad Plates for the Arabi
Scriptures are now being prepared a
Beirut The entire number of volume
printed by the society during the fifty-fiv
years of its existence amount to 81 $50, ,02S
! A Scranton, Pa, dispatch of the 9u
says: "The bodies of three murdere,
lsborers were found this morning in
swamp near Bugg's shaft. During tn
riot yesterday, when the laborers wer
routed, they fed into this swawp. followe
by infuriated miners, where these thre
men were beaten and kicked to death"
President Grants recent message com
municating the new treaty to the Senat
is said to be very brief, and makes no re
commendation, but merely submits it 70
consideration.
A collision occurred on the Erie Raj
road, between Attica and Alden, on tn
morning of the 18th. A freight train wit
an emigrant car and a caboose attached
bound west, was run into by an extr
freight train. Thirty passengers were i
the emigrant car. Five children wer
killed, and about twenty adults more G
less injured.
PERSONAL.
The President has appointed Judg
Otto, late Assistant Secretary of the Ir
terror, as member of the United States an
Spanish Mixed Commission for the settle
ment of the claims of American citizen
growing out of injuries and depreciation
committed in the island of Cuba.
At Rockford, on the 9th, the Clevelan
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