The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-06-09
NEWS ITEMS.

| The Cincinnati Light Guards started
last week on their famed march to Phil
adelphia, by way of Dayton and Spring
| field, thence over the National Road to
Columbus, GAINESVILLE, Cambridge and
Wheeling to Cumberland, thence by
direct road to Philadelphia.
The great fire at Quebec which oc-
CURED on the 30th ult., consumed the
greater part of what is called the st.
Louis Suburbs. One thousand houses
were consumed and about z, 600 people
rendered homeless. many of whom
passed the first night alter the fire in
the open air. The loss is estimated al
fully 81, 100000.
Orders have gone forth to organize
the eighth military companies of Gin
cinnati-into the First Regiment Ohio
National Guards.
The new Constitution OF Spiin was
said to have clause in it providing for
religious liberation, but its adoption
has been followed by the suppression
of n Protestant School.
1t is now conceded that England will
surrender Winslow to the American
authorities, and the extradition treaty
will not be annulled
Louis Stinnel, a colored youth, was
arrested at Akron, last week for steal
ing cornet from a member of visit
ing band. After being in Jail several
days, he confessed the theft, and also
that he and hisa>sociateS had been tie
incendiaries vino had oceasioned so
,n,,.l, daS frnntfon IaXy IL,
for some time previous. His associates
were arrested.
The parade of the Knights Templars.
at Philadelphia, is said to have been
one of the grandest ever witnessed in
America.
A company of Cincinnati Black
Killers, t9 in number, were reported
to have been cut OFF from their train
by Indians, fifty miles troia the Red
Cloud Agency, and murdered. The
report pFeyes to be false.
A postponeiaent of the Belknap i'm.
rnac,.:ient trial till the close Of the
:, ssIon, and perhaps till an extra ses-
sion of the Senate, seems every way
probable.
The last Derby day in England was
celebrated by an unexpected event. A |
nameless colt won the cup easily-and |
was then christeped Kisber. 1t was an |
event that had meyer before occurred.
The steel workmen in the Union !
Rolling Mills, at Chicago, who, to the |
of 220, inaugurated q strike, I
which threatened to end in an entire |
suspension of the company's opera
tions, and to throw 700 men out of en-
ployment, have returned to work.
Only ths ring-leaders were refused
work.
1t is reported now that Is OF the 20
Spencer delegates from Alabama a re |
,or Blaine instead of Morton, but there
S 10 evidence that such is the case. ]
They probably didn't thilk of it them
selves until they discovered how near
% carrying the Convention Blaine
llready was. a contesting delegation |
;as keen nose for the winning side.
way for a candidate, who has but a
hundred or SO votes. TO beat one who
las three hundred in a Convention
Vher~ less than four hundred nomi-
ia e, that is. to hire book keepers and
he like to keep up fire of constant
charges" Tie Administration, or
ONE OF its friends. seem to have found
out.
The Presbyterian General Assembly
nd the Methodist General Conference
9th concluded their labors Wednes-
ay and dissolved. The most note
7orthy event in tbs history of these
odies is the restoration OF fraternal
stations between the Presbyterian or
North and South. The |
Kample thus set may hasten similar
ction on the part OF the disagreeing
Iethodist bodies
The Preshy General Assembly I
/ Brooklyn and the Methodist Con. i
.renee ut Baltimore both adjourned {
st week. I..le session of these bodies
ave been characterized by unusual S
armony, and the measures looking {
ward union of the Northern and 1 T
outhern Presbyterian Assemblies are I
this respect marked advance. {
1t is pretty es.5snt that the mud a
rowing at Mr.. Blaine mas greatly j I
.lped his prospects. thus Col Forney L