The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-08-18
NEWS ITEMS.

The rooOrds Of the coroners Office in
Cincinnati gives the average suicides n
thai city at 50 per year.
The acquiJtal of Belknap was not be
cause he was believed to be innocent,but
because Of the belief that the senate
had 10 jurisdiction III the case.
Co'ardo having complied with the re-
a. renen'- 0f jhe act Of Congress pro
viding f-r her admission has been duly
proclaimed admitted by the President.
That makes thirty-eight
4 German named Staunerat Newark,
New jersey who lost three children by
diptherla IN December last. went to the
cametrv wherthcv We're buried last week
and -tretCL!u" himself upon their l'raycs
committed suicide by shooting H.H.-e-I
On The l-tinst the sabbath Schools Of
Coldwa.cr, Michigan had a picnic al
Baio Beese Lake and IN the afternoon
SeECnteen persons went Ca, IN pleasure
boat 10 have a ride, when the boat sunk
and nine Of the party was drowned
The CONSERVATION and grief Of the friends
Of The unfortunate were thrilling in the
extreme.
The Democrats economical spasm Is
much like the old adage spending a
dollar to save a cent Their investiga-
uons thus far have cost it tS12jO0OWhich
has mostly found It's way into the pOck-
cts Of Democratic witnesses, clerks. sta
tiOners, dc.
AnegrO named Chris Porter entered
the residence Of a widow lady near
Spring Hill, Arkansas, on the 29th ult.
knocked down a young daughter Of the
widow dragged her from the house and
outraged her, then made his escape. He
was captured the next day, but a crowd
took him from the officers and hung him
10 tree The girl was fearfully injured
and was not expected 10 live
Murae, the lately created Sultan Of
Turkey has abdicated. His successor
already threatened TO do likewise. All
is not lovely in the Turkish Capital.
Poppleton, present Democratic mem
her from the OH District. was re-nomin-
atcd on the lst inst, AT Delaware. by the
Democratic Congressional Convention.
lie went in bya small majority two years
ago, but stands slim chance of election
this year
The Republicans elected their Mayor
at Portsmouth. New Hampshire, on the
lst inst, by So majority, being gain of
nearly 800.
The members of Co. F. 176th Of Q. Y
]. viii hold Il reunion Of said company
at Dunkirk, Hardin county, on Saturday
Sept. 10
Talk about salary grabhers. will voue
I'm 1866. while Mr. Hendricks was Il
member of the United States Senate, he
voted to increase his own pay from So
600 To 5000 year to take effect from
The beginning of that Congress. and the
record shows that he drew and kept So
S0556 Of back pay.
COlorcd men will do well to rcmcm-
bcr that on the 25th of Feb. 1S6S. Hen
dricks voted III the Senate of the United
States for 4 measure introduced by SEN
ator DoUiittle providing that no colored
man should vote unless he was worth
$50 in his own right. or in the right of
his wife. The proposition received only
three votes in the Senate, Mr.. Hendricks
beng one. These are facts from the
records which cannot be denied.
The public debt statement for the
month of July. shows a reduction of ST.
1SS, ,933 for the month. The public debt
is growing small by degrees and beauii-
fully less every month. under wise
and prudent administration.
\ Democratic House has dislodgcd
hfty-seven Union soldiers from office and
thrust fOrty-seven Confederates in their
places There is nothing like reform in
the civil service. As the Western broth
er recently said: The Spoils of Office are
what we are contending for, and by the
grace of God. if We succeed in this cam
paign, the Democrats rW have the Ollie
e<''
At Geneva, Aohtabula county, ON the
morning of the I'd, the residence of :. l..
Forbes was burglarized Of NaluahleS
amounting 10 fifty dollars.
\ tramp. who sails about under Il SJI-
perahundance of names, IS making sport
administers and Obtaining good food 10y
The operation. In the vicinity of Van
Vert he called upon Rev Stockton, Of
the Presbyterian Church, and engaged
him 10 go and marry Il sister of his, but
not being invited TO dinner, repaired to
the NJ T. Church parsonage, and Jared
better. Dinner being on the table, he
was invited to partake At Lima he sue
cecded i'll getting a dinner and supper
out of Rev. VI. W. Holmes upon the
same pretcnse, after which, ne took his
leave and failed to call for the minister
TO do the marrying. He is still on his
tramp and no doubt is still victimizing
the ministry.