The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-05-19


Stephenson was so well known that no
confidence was placed in her story from
the first
Young man, when you walk out on a
starry night with your dsary, request
her not to wear white, or el.e wear
white yourself; otherwise the contrast is
too great, if your arms happen to steal
round her waist, and people might no.
tice it,
The water in Lake Erie is reported
higher this year than any previous year
within the memory of the oldest inhab
itant.
A horse was stolen from q. Berch, of
Perrysburg, on Wednesday night of last
I week. The same night III. Jennings lost
single harness and Fred Schwint a
buggy. 1t is supposed the same party
stole all the articles. One hundred and
ten dollars reward is offered.
james Mullen, a tramp, was run over
by the ears at Springfield, Ohio, on the
9th inst, and injured so badly he died
soon after.
The suit against the e. G.. C.. & |. RR,
Mt Springfield, for so, 900 damages for
killing Il. F. Willis, was decided Oh the
9th in favor of the company. The suit
had been pending several years.
A young colored man named George
and in,
| was kicked by horse Oh the 18th inst,
and had one of his eyes knocked out.
He was at first thought to be fatally in
| jured, but is likely to recover.
Phnbe Swisher, of Madison township,
franklin county, committed suicide on
the 7th inst, by hanging herself in n
| coal shed. On account of some fancied
indignity put upon her by her family,
she left home and was stopping with a
| family in the neighborhood at the time
Benjamin Stuter was crushed to death
by locomotive backing over him at Co
Iumbus, on the 10th.
Geo. G. Hubbard, n prominent bust
ness man of Ashtabula, died OH Sun
day last.
An ineendiary fire occurred .at Gal
lion, Oh Friday night last, and destroyed
property valued at 81, 500
At Carey, on Tuesday of last week,
little daughter of Mr.. John Tyson WAS
drowned iii n well upon his premises.
The covering of the well was insecure,
and the little one stepped upon it and
fell in.
Beware of swindlers who go about the
country selling tickets which they repre-
sent to call for so Ihany yards of carpet,
calico, etc Ii is IL trick of the sW indlers,
and all money invested in such tickets
i, inevitably lost.
Present appearances indicate an ap-
pie crop of immense proportions, and
many anticipate q seasYn similar to that
of three years ago.
j. g. johnson, architect, of Fremont,
has been appointed to oversee the con-
struction of the new cells in the peni-
tentiary.
Ten thousand young salmon from the
Toledo hatchery We're placed in the San
dusky river at Fremont, last week.
John Cherry, of Riley township, San
dusky county, tiled hanging rs cure
for his troubles, last week, but was cut
down before he completed the expert
ment.
Oak Harbor is going 10 build S4. 600
town hall.
Small poF is said TO be un the increase
in Toledo.
In the practice OF turning card cor
ners the upper left hand corner denotes
'visite," and Is issued for an orc mary
call; the upper right hand corner turned
down means 'felicitation," and is for a
visit of congratulations; the lower left
hand corner, ''conge," represents fare
well call, and the lower right corner.
''condolener, expresses desire to sym
pathize with bereavement. The rule
most generally Unierstooi is the turn
| ing Of one end of the card, which de.
notes a wish to see the ladies of the
family
| Lima is infested with burglars.
Allen county has n colored man TO
serve on the grand jury.
Edwin Eooth, the great tragedian,
| filled All engagement in Toledo, last
| week.
| Clyde wants fire engine.
| The new Catholic Church at Belts
vile is to be dedicated on the 25th.
Rock of Ages was written just one
hundred years ago.
The Tiifin S!ar again shines in the
evening. We ere inclined to believe
that it won't shine much longer any
time
On Thursday morning about three
hundred einigranta arrived in the city,
and among them was q German from
Prussia named T. 4. Freese, who had a
ticket for Cincinnati. He took his va
lise into a Cincinnati train and went
into the restaurant to get his breakfast
when the train started out taking away
his vaIise containing 81, 500 in green
backs and u. S. Government bonds
Detective Schroeder telegraphed to con-
duetor Blee who sent the valise back
on the next train. The emigrant was
warned that lie must look out for thieves,
| to which he replied that he didn't think
there were any thieves in this county,
the people were all too hne looking
/ Herald.
A New York paper says the principal
objection to feIpale BARRIERS is that they
| are too apt to turn their customers
| heads: but we don't think so. A wo-
man has an unpleasant way of taking
| hold of a mans head that is second na
| ture to them.
A youth writes to the boys Ne,os,
! Kenton, wanting to know if the Black
| Hills are in Indiana. The Black Hills
are not in Indiana, but the Black Killers
| probably wish they were.