The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-04-14
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buildings being all exhausted, and Con
gress having made no provision for such
an emergency, the postmaster here was
notified to cut off the gas, water and
fuel. This of course meant cessation OF
business in the post-office, and virtual
closing of it. The city took alarm
Postmaster James was helpless, and for
a day 1t seemed very likely that the city
would be without postal facilities. I'm
agine the consequences of closing the
New York post office. The business OF
the whole country passes through it,
and the effect would be felt from Maine
to Texas. But New York was equal to
the emergency; the gas companies au-
tLUrized Mr.. James TO 90 on, they taking
their chances of getting their pay from
the government, the water board did
likewise, and the merchants pledged
money enough to pay other expenses till
the government could turn itself. So
we get our letters as usual
THE DEFALCATIoN OF JUDGE BARRETT
Is worse than was supposed when he got
away. He has swindled his old step
mother out of every dollar he had in the
world, and the daughter of Miles O'Reiley
loses everything, as he was the trustee
of her deceased fathers estate. This
villain ran away owing quite $500, 900,
and the terrible feature of it is, that this
money was almost entirely trust funds,
placed in his control because of his
reputation for integrity. He sold mort
CAGES and bonds belonging to estates,
and squandered the money in a most
reckless manner. As he was reputed to
be rich no one objected to bis high liv-
ing, and no one thought it singular; but
since his departure it has been discov-
cred that lie Dever had anything-that
his whole life was an imposture. He
was judge, and had held many posi-
tioLs of honor and profit, and up to the
very day of his flight could have been
elected to any position in the gift of the
people. There seems to be an epidemic
of scoundrelism just now.
THE FASHIONS.
The spring openings are rather late,
after all, but the new bonnets are out,
and for the benefit of my lady readers |
hasten to tell them not to buy scoop
bonnets, (unless they are more becoming
than any other,) for the newest and CO.
siest style is snug little Partisan shape
with high square crown, and close brim,
sloping very narrow toward the back,
crown and brim being an inch smaller
than last years shape, and ever so much
more becoming, having peculiarly neat
and modest appearance on the head, as
/, though a mere male mortal, can testi-
fly from inspection. The ladies say that
they can tell the shape as far as they
can see it, for it is so much pretter than
the spreading, tiaring bonnets of home
design. 1t seems that no sooner does n
peculiarly happy French design get over
here, than our designers, as they say,
begin TO adapt it to American tastes, in
which it loses all its distinctive grace
and effect.
This particular fashion, am told, is
only to be found at the importers, so l
advise our ladies to insist on their milli-
ners selecting it for them when they go
on to buy goods. Rough and ready
straws, in close forms, small and becom-
ing, will be a stylish bonnet this season,
and there is satin finished French
rough straw, of beautiful design, that is
the prettiest thing out in bonnets in a
masculine eye, it is so unpretending with
all its style. As usual, this choice sim
plicity is not economical; an untrimmed
hat of this sort costing S5, and the
wreath of wheat or oats which trims it
as mnch more. Rather coarse unfin-
ished chips of light ecru color are the
stylish dress hats either in the scoop or
the other shape and scarfs of yellow net,
lace, or wide Grape like silk ribbon, with
wreaths and masses of fine flowers OH or
about the crown are the favorite trim
ming. PIETRo.