The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-05-12

The Post Office bill has been cut down
S, $50, 696, leaving the appropriation
about s32, 200, 900.
Forcible expulsion of the Chinese in
California is urged by certain clubs in
that State.
Gen. Belknap's indictment by the
Grand Jury of the District insures at least
one trial.
The long contested question of selling
liquor on the Centennial grounds has
practically been decided in favor of the
liquor men.
The friends of Senator Morton figure
up 200 delegates to the Cincinnati Con-
vention, who are as good as pledged 10
vote for him on the first ballot.
In England the Winslow case is excit-
ing great attention. The Crown has re-
solved to detain the fugitive ten days
longer, awaiting the formal reply from
Washington to the last English note"
The Keeley Motor has been heard from
again. One of its enthusiastic projec-
tors, declares that its success is at last
assured, and that public exhibition of
its powers will be made about the time
of the opening of the Centennial.
Senator Morton appears to unusual
advantage in his reply to the scandals
respecting his use of the $3.50, 600 Dor.
fowed from the General Government
for the defense of Indiana during the
war.
The President has authorized Secre-
tary Fish to inform the English that he
will not comply with their demand in
regard to Winslow, and if insisted on it
will have the effect of destroying the
extradition treaty of 1912.
Congress adjourned to the Centennial
on Tuesday night.
DIR. Q. Ferris of Upper Sandusky was
found sitting sitting in bis chair, on Mon
day afternoon last, dead. Apoplexy was
the cause.
A number of workmen, who were on
strike at Chicago, on Monday last, at
teIupted to interfere with wormen who
were employed at lower rates. A riot
ensued on the police coming up, and one
man was shot so that he died that night.
Piper the murderer of Mabel Young,
has confessed to that crime and also an
other murder, and an attempt at muir
der.
Gov. Hayes is determined to squelch
the lawlessness of the miners about Mas
sillon, and has ordered Gen. Wikoff to
make preparations sufficient to stay un
til all resistance has subsided, and the
civil authorities are able to control mat
ters.
Anna Dickenson made her debut as
an actress in Boston, Monday night, in
play of her own writing-"A Crown
of Thorns"
New York city was startled from its
repose on Saturday night last, by a
fearful explosion of giant powder ard
giycerine stored in q magazine just out
of Jersey City. Houses within a radius
OF two miles were more or less damaged.
Some were SO badly shattered that they
will have to be rebuilt. A number of
persons were injured, though none seri-
ously.
Gen. John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois, is
the latest named compromise candidate
of the Democracy for the Presidency.
Maryland Delegates favor Blaine.
The Liberal Republican National Con-
vention has been called for July 26th, at
Philadelphia
A full peach crop is promised from
Michigan.
A terrible tornado visited Chicago and
Leavenworth City, on Saturday after
noon last, doing much damage i'm both
places. At Chicago the depot of the
Michigan Southern was nnroofed and
six workmeu badly injured; Grace
church steeple fell through the roof to
the middle aisle and the church was
badly wrecked the spire of the Wabash
Avenue Methodist church was blown
down. The Palmer and Gardner Houses
suffered much damage, and the county
hospital suffered largely. Many vehi-
cles were overturned in the streets end
the scene was one of indescribable con-
fusion. Several persons are reported
killed and many injured. A train on
the Illinois Central road was blown from
the track, and a number of passengers
were severely injured. The accident
occurred near Mattoon. At Leaven-
worth city the damage done Is placed at
$50, 900, and consisted of damage to
roofs, wall, chimneys, buildings, depots,
&c.