The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-07-28
NEWS ITEMS.

A woman named Mary Evault, living
in East Saginaw, was literally cut TO
pieces by her husband on the night Of
the 2lst, her left arm being nearly sew
cred from her body, and her back, neck,
and side were frightfully gashed Jeal-
oulsy was the probable cause.
The Beecher scandal has broken out
again, and the investigating committee
is ready for business. -
The President has not yet signed the
silver bill.
Ex-Governor Hale, of New Hampshire,
died on the 22d.
The Westliche Post says: Never, since
LincolnIs first election, have the Liberal
Germans been rs true Republicans, as
unanimous, as resolved and ready for
the combat rs at this present moment
The strength of the German vote of St.
Louis to be cast for Rutherford B. HAYES
will exceed by far the late dreams of the
reactionary party.
Gen Butler, the Confederate brute
who planned and executed the Hamburg
butchery, is likely TO create a split in the
Democratic party. He takes the pains
W SlsllC III llit lJbl'llt tlI4lJ Olu
nothing in that affair that he is sorry for,
and nothing that he would hesitate to do
again if occasion offered. In this high
minded position he is supported by
considerable portion of the Democratic
press. A few papers, however, have been
rash enough to condemn the whole pro-
ceeding as a cowardly, brutal and in
human massacre of defenseless men.
Between these two factions the rank and
file of the Democracy can hardly tell
where it stands. 1t will be able to gath
er some information on this point in
November. . -
The following was Mr.. Hendricks idea
Of the emancipation proclamation Il do
no. know whether that proclamation is
going to be taken back or not: am 90
ing to vote to have it taken back the first
opportunity | get. 1t was wicked
thing to have issued" The Hamburg
supporters of Mr.. Hendricks are doing
all they can to take back that famous
act
The Democrats of the 9TH District of
Ohio have nominated Henry L. Dickey,
for Congress. -.
The Republicans of the Fifth Ohio
District have nominated J. l. II. Long,
of Putnam, for Congress. and Col | y
Alexander, of Van Vert, for Elector
In the Third Congressional District of
this State, the Republicans have nomin-
ated Mills Gardner, of Fayette, for Con-
gress.
By an accident on the Panhandle rail-
road. nea- Columbus, on the Goth. two
men were killed and one man and one
woman badly injured.
The reported death of Sitting Bun in
the fight with Custer has been confirmed.
At indianapolis, on the 20th, an en-
counter occurred between Ezra Dyson
and A S Foster in which Dyson had his
skull fractured and Foster received two
bullet wounds one OF which may prove
fatal. Dyson alleged that Foster had
seduced his daughter. and although re-
monstrated with, would not foregO his
influence over her.
There were six fatal cases of sun stroke
in Cincinnati on Thursday of last week.
The yacht Mohawk. belonging to
Commodore Garner. of New York. cap
sized during squali off Staten Island,
on lle -OtIl, sI4u elA pCISOio were
drowned, including the Commodore and
his wife The disaster Is charged to. the
criminal carelessness of the sailing
master, named Rawlings. ~
The old rebel spirit cropped out in a
very ugly manner On the Fourth at
Carlisle, Kentucky. when 4 mob shouting
for Tilden and HcnEilIci;s. compelled the
hauling down of the American flag from
a business house, and made an attempt
to run up the Confederate flag, but we're
prevented by their more cOnsiderate
friends. In the melee n Young man
named Blair was shot and killed for pro-
testing against this insult to the national
colors. This is the style in which the
Democrats seem to have opened the
campaign in Kentucky. As yet we have
heard of no arrests having been made of