The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-04-13

ed their candidates for Governor and
L;etsnant Governor by the people.
The majority is not large, TO be sure,
but ~ hen we consider two years ago
the Republican candidate for Goyer-
nor lacked 2.775 votes OF ali election
and last year still fell short 2.S9S, 80
must say that under the circumstance
the result yesterday is unconmoniy
satisfactory Il is a result, too. that
has been accomplished without the
illegitInate expenditure of a dollar of
money. As We Ggure- it. Ge-.. NaI'
Zandt has q plurality. of III ever Mr.
Barnaby, and a clean majority OF 4Sl
over all. Sir Howard. the R-pu, Ii
can candidate for Lieutenant Cover
nor. has plurality of l, 146 and ma
iority of 1,064. Joshua III. Alderman
is reelected Secretary of State by /, 1913
majority. Willard Sayles is reelected
Attorney General by 3,490 majority,
and Samuel Clark is elected General
Treasurer by a majority of 456, or
only about 600 less majority iiian was
given for President Hayes last fall. 1t
will be seen that RepublicanisIn is not
fast dying out in Rhode Island,
Notwithstanding the assaults of foes
within more treacherous and mis-
cbieyeous than those without. The
General Assembly will show about the
usual Republican strength. 'sHhe city
of Newport gave a spendid vote for
Gen. Van Zandt, a majority OF 6SS.
which made up for the shortcomings
of some other towns in the south part
of the STATE. from which better results
were expected.
The President hasn't yet been in
power go days, and a 80 day note is the
shortest credit recognized among bust.
ness men. The Democratic partisans
and the impatient Southerners show
neither sense nor patriotism in rushing
10 the conclusion that the President
has violated his promises and repudi-
ated the pledges of his friends. &
The Legislature has passed all act
authorizing the Commissioners of Van
Vert county to issue bonds to the
amount OF $4,000, to cover tle def
cheney caused by the defalcation. The
Van Vert County Bank takes the
bonds at eight per cent. interest.
The Murphy temperance movement,
which has been successfully carried on
in other sections of the State, has
reached Columbus, and arrangements
are being made to hold meetings every
night at Crestline, Newark, Cambridge,
and other points. Great interest has
been manifested in the work, especially
at Newark and Crestline, where saloon
keepers have closed their shops and
Joined in the work of temperance re-
form. Over 1000 persons have signed
the pledge at Newark alone.
There is a movement on foot to
have the bodies of Custer and his men
buried on the field where they fell
Ed. James, a barber in Rushville,
Indiana, shot Billy O'Callahan, ON
Saturday night last, in self-defense.
O'Callahan had forced his way into the
shop, struck James several times, when
James threw him down, struck him
several times and then let him up.
orc. then threw a spittoon at James
and attempted to draw his revolver but
James was too quick for him, drew his
own, and fired. orc. was mortally
wounded. James was not arrested no
blame attaching to him.
Saturday afternoon a deaf mute
named George Parker, stabbed boy,
named Mcdonald, inflicting severe
wounds. Parker was arrested.
4 farmer, named VIM, Machemer.
was murdered two mics from Lima,
Indiana, last Saturday night, while
Ell route home in wagon. Sunday
morning his body was found in the
wa. on, with his throat cut from ear to
ear. No clue to the murderer.
Saturday night last, burglars entered
the basement of the Sixth National
Bank, New York, and cutting through
the floor gained entrance to the Bank.
Sunday they pried the safe door from
its hinges, and carried off 81, 500 in
silver coin.
The New York Assembly Committee
on Cities, of which Hamilton Fish, ,Jr.,
is Chairman, has proposed plan of
retrenchment for that State,
which, if adopted, Will materially re-
duce expenses. Itprovides as follows:
Salaries of $40, 600 or more to be re
duced 25 per cent; salaries of So, 900
or any larger figure less than $4,000,
to be reduced 20 per cent; salaries
of $4,000 OF any larger figure less than
So, ,0C0 TO be reduced Is per cent. sal
cries of 81. 500 or any larger figure less
than S3, 600, to be reduced 10 per cent.
These reductions are general, and ap,
plicable to all Cities of the State. They
do not, of course, restrict local auth.
critics from such additional retrench-
ment as they may see fit to make.