The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-11-03
HERE AND ELSEWHERE-WIS AND
OTHERWISE.

Edward Rayan, the Elmore, Ottawa
county, burglar, has been sentenced to
the penitentiary from that county for ten
years.
A Western girl visited music store
and asked for "The Heart Boiled Down
with Grease and Care" and "When /
Swallowed Homemade Pies The clerk
at once recognized what she desired.
Brother Cunningham, editor Blu6ion
Ne,cs has raised money enough to go to
the Centennial.
They have new way of getting up
surprise parties in a certain Eastern
town. A resident receives an anony-
nous letter limiting of a surprise party
on certain evening. He prepares for
it. Nobody comes, and the surprise of
the party is complete.
The new Court House at Van Vert is
about completed. The Auditor, Treas
urer, Recorder, Commissioners and Sur
veyor, have moved to their new quarters.
Numerous attempts at burglary have
been made atDefance, lately, and on the
night Of the Dist the store of Miller and
Croft was successfully visited. The burg
lars carried off $500 worth of clothing
and boots and shoes
At Lima, on Tuesday evening of last
week, a dwelling of George Jamison was
set on fire by an incendiary and de-
stroyed. This was the fourth time in
ten years that he had suffered in that
way. A man named Dayis was seen to
enter the house and set it on fire. He
was subsequently arrested.
John Dougherty, of Toledo, was in
veigled into a den by pretty waiter
girl" on the night of the Goth. After-
wards they were chloroformed, the man
robbed, thrown out of n window and
drowned in the river. When his body
was recovered, it was supposed to be an
accidental affair, but it leaked out that
he was drunk that night, and had a con-
siderable sum ofmoney with him. When
found no money was on his person
Four men have been arrested for the
murder, and the testimony against them
is said to be strong.
NJ. W. Carr, proprietor of the Toledo
Rerie,0, Catholic paper, went to Vim.
ennes, Indiana, on collecting tour, and
there met the ubiquitous confidence
man, but failed to recognize him. Fol
three or four days they we're mutual
friends" and then came the denoument
Carr was taken up to the confidence
mans room, wined, and invited to go tc
bed, while Waldron, (the confidence
mans name) went down stairs awhile
Carr, unsuspecting, retired and slept
Waldron came into the room, relieved
Carr of $50 IN money, a $500 watch ant
chain, and departed, locking the doc
after him. In the morning Carr's conf
dence had gone with the escaped THE
and he telegraphed for his arrest. Tn
arrest was effected ON the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi train but after his arrest the fel
; low escaped with the watch. Carr wi
now look over secular papers more i
order to learn all about the ways ths
5 are dark and tricks that are vain," whic
D are SO numerous among the heathen.
I co. Tillotson, of Fremont, was ser
ously injured on the night of the 2Otl
by falling into the cellar of McCulloch
e drug store. at that place. He had passe
: out the back way supposing the celia
doors closed.
e Two Democratic politicians, of Frs
mont, members of the Council, in orde
to employ more men whom they coul
control at the election, had a sewer du
in the Sd ward. which had not been al
thorized. On the night of the 2Oth,
!, Mr.. o. Ball was driving home, his hors'
plunged into the "canal' and broke Il
vehicle badly. Mr.. Ball and his wi
were thrown out and severely injured.
Diptheria has been occasioninga larf
!, number of deaths among the childre
of Norwalk. Three deaths in one fami
. occurred within few days.
It The Grand Stand at the Huron coun
Fair grounds was destroyed by fire La
t week. The work of an incendiary.
~ Geo. Taylor, a colored youth, al
Henry Snyder, white one, residing
J Norwalk, stole package of gloves, 4
from the Milan hack, on the 18th, al
divided the booty. The theft was trac,