The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-22
NEWS ITEMS.

The Western Union has purchased the
stock of the American Telegraph Com
pany. Itowned 800 miles in Michigan
and Indiana, and was valuable connect
ing line of the Atlantic and Pacific Tel
egraph Company.
Prof Davis, of West Point and Column
bia Colleges, died on the night of the
18th.
J. 5. Mayberry, reyenue detective
was brutally asSasSinated on the night OF
the 10th, at Blomt Springs, Alabama.
The Chicago Exposition is proving a
great success.
Bishop James, of The NJ. E. Church,
died at Philadelphia on the 18th. He
was born i'll Sheffield, Mass, April 9th
1907. At an early day he devoted him.
self to the church and 1874 was elected
one of its Bishops.
The Democratic candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor of New York, Dorsheimer
was one of Andy Johnson's District At.
torneys, with headquarters at Buffalo. 1t
was the habit of the thrifty Dorsheimer
to go himself or send deputy from Buf-
fllo to various points on business, these
points TO be taken i'll succession, Dor
sheimer or his deputy travelling from
town to town by easy stages. The mile
age accounts, however, record Dorshei-
mer or his deputy as making each day
fresh start from Buffalo and drawing
ten cents mile for the whole distance.
Reform is necessary"
The Minnesota bank robbers has been
hemmed in near Lake Elpean, and it is
said they cannot escape.
On Saturday afternoon last. n fire
broke out in frame building near the
Centennial grounds in Philadelphia, and
before it could be subdued, property to
the extent of $4,000 was destroyed
Moses Y. Tilden, brother Of Governor
Tilden, died on Saturday morning last
There wore $1,000 paying visitors at
the Centennial ON Friday Of last week.
Cash receipts $4,000.
A Polish Catholic Church dance house,
at 314, Henry Street, N. York, was raid
ed by the police, on the evening of the
14th, and 40 young men, and II girls
captured, besides the priest, father Adel-
berg. They were all releasted in the
morning except the priest.
Among the incidents ut the soldiers
reunion at Caldwell, o., on Wednesday,
was the unfurling of the battle flags of
the various regiments represented. A
single tattered ribbon tells eloquently
where the gallant Twenty-third, Govern
or Hayes old regiment, was during the
"late unpleasantness."
Roughs have been repeating their
bloody deeds of 1861 On Friday night
last aRepublican meeting was being held
at the Cross Street Market house, when
the crowd was assailed by a party of
Democratic roughs. One man was bad
ly wounded, and the speaker was badly
beaten. The rOughs was nearly all arrest
ed afterwards.
In the latter part oflast week dispatch
es received from Charleston, stated that
a Democratic meeting had been broken
up by Republicans who fired upon the
Democrats. OF course the Democratic
papers exulted over this proof of the des-
peration of the Republicans. But the
facts have come to light that the meeting
was Republican one, and that partr
of Democrats attempted TO break up the
by demanding that one half of
the time be given to Democratic speak
ars. On being refused the Democrats
fired on the Republicans, who promptly
returned the fire and drove the Demo-
Gratis off The the agent of he .,ssocia-
ted press,at Charles or is the editor of the |
Democratic paper there, andit was the |
agent who sent eff the first false dispatch !