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

Alexander Ravy was crushed in fly
wheel at Powell's Tool Works; in Cleve-
land, on the 11th, and one arm had to be
amputated at the shoulder. He was so
badly injured otherwise it was feared he
could not recover.
The West Virginia delegates to the
Cincinnati Convention is largely for
Blaine.
Bristowis lightning has struck the
whisky ring in New York.
The West still ahead, A cup of coffee
and a fried egg at Delmonico's costs 80
cents. At the Black Hills a piece of
hard tack smeared with axle grease costs
81 so. Young man go West.
There is trouble in Turkey, and mas
sacre of Christians is imminent Trav-
elers are leaving Constantinople, and
European residents are sending their
families away from what may any mo-
ment become a scene of bloodshed.
Thursday morning Of last week, two
boys who were out in the woods near
Cleveland gathering flowers, came upon
the body Of an old man. The coroner
was summoned, and the discovery made
that the old man had bled to death from
wound in the leg, which was supposed
from its nature to have been accidentally
caused. There was nothing upon his
person to indicate his identity.
Mr. Davenport, a granger Of Lake
Ridge. Mich, seems to be doubly blessed.
He has been vouchsafed eight pair of
lambs, his wife has blessed him with twin
babies, and his old Brama hen lays him
double yelked egg every day.
Salonica, the seat of the recent muir
der of the French and German consuls,
is a seaport in old Macedonia, European
Turkey, the most important in the en-
pire next to ConstantinOple, with pOpu-
lation of at least 100000. Our consular
agent" there, that being his true rank, is
P. III. Lazzaro, and is probably Greek,
the lower and unsalaried consular Off
ces being filled often by persons of the
same or kindred nationality to that of
the place where they are accredited.
How easy for Congress to commit a
blunder, and how hard to correct one
when confessed, is shown by the hanging
of the bill to correct the confessed blum
der of the last Congress in changing the
rate on transient newspapers and other
reading matter of the same class. Over
five months of the session have passed,
and still that blunder is not corrected
This Congress has yet to show that it is
capable of doing anything that ought to
be dOne.-Cincinndti Gazette.
The Misses Smith, of Glastonbury,
Connecticut, famous for having refused
to pay their taxes until they could enjoy
the right of voting, were present at the
meeting of the WOman's Suffrage Soci-
ETY. in New York, Thursday, and related
their grievances to band of indignant
sisters. They are respectively eighty
and eighty-five years of age. They sta
ted that they had paid more taxes IN
Glastonbury than any man in the town,
and thought they should enjoy the right
to speak in the Town Hall. All present
agreed with them.
Three hundred thousand people visited
the Centennial grounds on the first day.
At Canton on the night of the 11th,
Geo. Eholt assaulted two policemen, while
drunk, and was shot dead.
George Van Hollern, Collector at Chi
cago, left suddenly for Europe, via Can
ada leaving a deficiency in his accounts
of 100000. 1t may prove anotheer
Winslow case, and show futile are extra
dition laws.
Nearly the entire business portion of
the town of Darlington, S. c., was de-
stroyed by fire, on Sunday morning.
The revolution in Mexico is progress
ing, and the government is putting forth |
great efforts for its suppression. Camar-
go was attacked on the 18th, and a Sc
we're engagement ensued. General Es- |
cobedo, with 5000 government troops |
was marching upon Matamoras, on Sum
day, and other forces under Generals Fu-
ero and Queraga were to join him. The
revolutionists were greatly alarmed.
Whether the present reunion, in Ber-
lin, OF the Emperors of Germany, Aus
tria and Russia is for the purpose of set
tling the eastern question or not is now
mere conjecture but it is absolutely
certain that if the troubles nowagitating
Turkey are not soon allayed the disin-
tegration of that nation is near at hand
Civil war and anarchy are rapidly spread
ing throughout the country, and active
agencies are plotting to augment their
fierceness.
Rev l. ID Parker, Presiding Elder of
the Ashland, Kentucky, NJ E District.
borrowed about $500 on the pretence of
going to the General Conference at Bal
timore and then eloped with a Miss
Swetnam, of Louisa c H., Kentucky, re-
Gently, leaving wife and daughter be-
hind.
Even the Methodist Conference, now
in session at Baltimore, is to have its in
vestigatiOn committees, it having been
charged by DIR Lanahan that the West
ern Book Concern had been robbed of
sl5OOOO. A slight attempt was made to
the investigation, but commit
tee for that purpose was finally adopted
The committee has reported the charges
Akron has had a series of incendiary
fires. The people became greatly alarm
I'D, and of course quite vigilant in their
efforts to detect the guilty parties. Fl
nally, James Peck, "a native of Akron, was
detected in the act of firing building
He was pursued, swan the canal, ran
nome, changed his clothing, and declar-
I'd he had not been out Of his house.
Scott Moore, recently from PENNSYLVANIA
vas also arrested, and both were bound
,ver. They did not appear to be actua-
ed by desire for plunder, but applied
he torch solely for the purpose Of de-
troying property.
The Senate bill to allow Mrs Fitch's
diamonds to pass the custom house, free
# duty, passed the House, Monday, and
he Khediyes present will now reach
Ter.
The village of Niles, Trumbull county
Uttered to the extent of $4,000 by fire
which occurred on Sunday night last.
Dom Pedro was in Cincinnati on Mon
ay, and visited Mammoth Cave on Tues
ay.
Early Monday moring, last, burglars
1ere discovered in the residence of III.
iced, in Mansfield. One of them was
nocked down with coal oil lamp and 1
aptured, but managed to escape. 1t i
'as discovered that they had carried off
365. Marshal Lemon was put upon
heir track and came upon them near i
lucas. Obtaining the Marshal of that
lace and several citizens, he made an 1
tack upon them and succeeded after G
ard fight in capturing three of them,
he fourth escaping. though wounded
18th a pistol ball. One of those captured
as badly wounded in the thigh, and an ,
her had bad cash on his head receiv- )
/ when hit by the coal oil lamp in the :
forming. Forty-five dollars of the sto- I
n money was recovered.
A distressing case is reported from the +
hio river. Eight children embarked i
st Sunday at Vevay, Indiana, in leaky \
,iff for amusement on the river. The =
tiff sank and five children, all of one ! :,
mily, were drowned. OF the three res 3
,od onnS wnS 40 badly frinhtnnod that | 2