The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-04-20


ing. Nothing more was heard of tn
boy or Booker until Friday of last wee
when they were found at London,
Booker was at once arrested, and tn
boy returned to his parents. Booke
was taken to Delaware on Saturday 70
preliminary examination and in defaul
of $500 bail was held for trial ard com
mi:ted to Jail
The United States Express no longe
delivers packages, and lis patrons ar
obliged TO submit TO the exaction Of
charge for delivery or risk making sey
eral trips to the express office TO Obtain
their packages. We have not learneC
that there has been any abatement il
express charges Parties who use tn,
express pay at least three times the usu
al freight rate on anything exceeding
fifty pounds, and then to be obliged Il
pay extra for deliveryis one of thos'
impositions which can only be imposed
by monopoly. Our advice would be
have your goods shipped by freight il
every possible instance. In nine case
out of ten you will find it about as expe
ditiou. and infinitely cheaper.
Call at the store Of ] G Cummins (for
merly Fellers & Hassler) for lunch, warn
or cold.
Go see if Bob Redick does not sci
Mems Boys and Youths Clothing chap
er than ever offered in Findlay.
Jacob Baughman residing near Belle
vue, was badly pounded by /. man nam
ed Andrews on the 7th-the result o.
an old grudge, which Andrews deter
mined to have out before he went"West
to grow up with the county"
The merchant tailoring establishment
of William Grossat Bellevue, was burg.
larized on the night of the 9th. and S40C
worth of goods stolen. A reward of Sc
was offered. An attempt made to ar
rest two suspected parties who turned
out to be innocent, as later develope-
ments fastened the robbery upon g
member of tramps who had been hang
ing round. Their place ofrendezrous
was discovered, and some of the goods
stolen were found there with a lot o.
cast off clothing. Several of the tramp,
we're arrested in Toledo, but the balance
fed to Canada.
The husbandman trimmith his tree:
and the milliner trimmith her bonnets
and both for like purpose-to increase
their revenues.
The Murphy Temperance movement
is advancing in Ohio with rapid Strides
Newark, GAINESVILLE, Columbus, Dayton
Springfield, Urbana, Mansfield, Bucyru.
and many other points have felt its in
fluence, and been benefited by its oper
ations.
Geneva, Ohio, has had a murder hor
ror. Mr. and Mrs NJ Potter are the
victims. 1t appears that he was GA and
she 40. They had been married foul
years and each was the third compan
ion of the other. Each had grown uI
children They did not live happy. She
left him about the 1st of April and went
to live with a brother at Ashtabula
Last Friday she returned to Geneva and
went to the residence of her husband tc
get her trunk and things While in the
act of packing the trunk her husband
shot her in the back of the head killing
her instantly. He then walked into
another room and shot himself dying
instantly.
The Democratic treasurer of jackson
township, Hardin county, one DR. w II
Morris, left suddenly since election, leav.
ing his bondsmen to settle, any deficien,
cy that might he discovered.
The commissioners of Seneca county
and the City Council of Tifin, have to
gether offered reward of $1,000 for the
arrest and conviction of the murderer
or murderers of Nettie Russmap.
A fire at Green Springs on the night
of the 9Th. destroyed the undertaking es-
Enlistment of A R Young, involving q
loss of $1,000.
A Mr. McKelvey and wife, of North
Baltimore, had narrow escape from
death last week. They had gone upon
the railroad bridge, and when nearly
half way across heard train approach,
ing. Hurrying back, they would have
been two late but that the engineer saw
them and reversed his engine. Even
then the couple barely escaped.
George Klinea workman in the stone
factory at Hoytsville: had his hand taken
off by circular saw last week.
Since the big fire at Monroeville, the
Council at that place has concluded
to build cisterns and purchase a fire en-
gine.
Four prisoners escaped from the Mer
Ger county Jail on4the night of the 9Th
by prying the heater out of place and
getting down to the celler. Two of the
prisoners were afterwards arrested.
Croquet grounds are being repaired
mallet handles renewed and all thing
conducive to a lively game put in order
1t is very celebrating amusement
The residence Ct Mr. Kingseed at Eos
toria, was entered by thieves on Tues
day night of last week. They carried
off his watch and several dollars il
change, and before leaving disposed o
what eatables they could lay hands on.
Fostoria is just now engaged in test
ing steam fire engines. The Silsby wa
first tested and made good record.
A Receiver has been appointed fo
the purpose of closing up the bushes
of Roberts & Co, of Fostoria. Robert
& Sheldon, of Fremont and Chas Fostor
ter, of Fostoria, own two-thirds of th'
business.
Elder Wler, residing just South O
town, last week purchased young bul
calf of an improved breed. 1t was rails
ed near Columbus in this State, and i
regarded fine animal.
A man named McAfferty, was brutal
" beaten near Fremont, last week, b
a couple of young roughs.
| Fostoria is overrun with roughs an
sneak thieves.
Frank W Mueller, who was injure'
badly at Tiffin, recently, by the explc
sion ola beer fountain, died OH the Stt
James Fishbee, prominent residen
of Berlin Heights, Erie county,who haI
been for some years past operating il
Toledo real estate quite largely, becom
ing involved by the depreciations il
that kind ofproperty,ended his trouble
on that account, on Saturday mornin
last by hanging himself to beam in hi