The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-06-02
NEWS ITEMS.

Delaware Republicans have declared
in favor of Blaine Tor the Presidency.
The Greenbackers, at Indianapolis
declared for Peter Cooper, of New York
for President, and Newton Booth for
Vice President. Cooper declines, but
expresses the hope that Allen will be
nominated and elected.
A state Of excitement and panic ex-
lists in Constantinople, the Softas or
church party would not permit prayers
to be offered in the Mosques for the
Sultan.
There were 547 deaths from the
plague in Bagdad and Hallah, for the
week ending April 29th.
Winslow, the forger's example must
have been contagious, as his successor,
Hon. Newton Morse, of Nattick, has run
away with S2, 900 of the towns money.
Twenty five Juniors" have been ex-
PEELED from the Delaware University,
for insubordiuation.
Secretary Taft has declined to re-
duce the estimates for the Signal Ser
vice Bureau.
The Ohio State Teachers Associa-
ton to have been held at Put in Bay
July 4, has been indefinitely postpon-
ed.
Alleged frauds in the New Orleans
Custom House are now being investi-
gated by a special committee at Wash
ingtOn. Congressman Morey is COM
promised. A witness told what he
knew about fraudulent pay rolls
Tom Allen and 10. Goss, the noted
pugilists, have signed articles of agree
ment to fight in the ring for $4,000 on
the 9TH, of September, within one hun
dred miles of Cincinnati, and the first
money has beer staked-
Fitzhugh. the fallen doorkeeper,
claims that he is entitled to his place
because he is representative Demo-
crat. The claim is good one. He
has been indicted successfully for arson
grand larceny. and perjury. The Con-
federates should cling to him.
There is a robust Blame and Bristow
club in New York City. These candi-
dates are bad men to lie about. SLAM
ders don't stick on them worth cent,
which will be an exasperating fact to
the Democrats. 1t doesn't give them
any sort of chance.
A memorial introduced at the Meth
odist Conference severely condemns the
attempt on the part of spiritual leaders
to shape Presidential nominations
But as the silly ebullition of Bishop
Haven did no harm, perhaps no great
harm would be done now by forgiving
and forgetting it.
a case of wife shooting occurred in
Vernon, Trumbull county, last week,
which was performed by resident of
Warren. Mr.. Samuel Simmons. 1t
seems that for some time past his wife
has been living with some friends ia
Vernon, having left her husband. On
the day mentioned, Mr.. S. armed with
a revolver, went to the place where his
wife was stopping, iaEd, seeing her
through the window, fired several
shots at her, producing severe and dan
gerous wounds. Simmons was az once
arrested and lodged in jail
The general impression is that the
fast mail trains are more expensive
that slow ones. Mr. Jewell says this
isnot so-that the Department pays by
the ton or hundred pounds for mail
transportation, and it costs Just as
much when the trains run 25 miles an
hour as when they run 45 miles. 'In
some cases additional postal cars are
necessary and a few additional clerks,
but the entire expense of running all
the fast trains in the country over the
other system, is not over $50, 600 a
year, and the additional benefits are
incalculable. And yet the Democratic
party is endeavoring to abolish the fast
mail service and deprive the people of
its incalculable benefits on the score
of economy.
Governor Tilden owes a debt of
gratitude to the Ohio infiationists. In
accomplishing the ruin of Senator
Thurman as Presidential candidate
they have removed one of the Cover
nor's most formidable competitors, and
have left him almost alone in the field.
Furthermore, they have weakened
their own influence in the National
Convention. since their action gives
the Republicans the better chance for
carrying the State next Fall. This
strengthens the claim of Tilden's
friends that the October States must
be given to the Republicans, and that
a candidate must be nominated who
can carry New York, New Jersey, and
Connecticut. On the other hand, the
absurd platform will injure the whole
Democratic party, and thus of course
render a victory with any candidate
much hader work.r