The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-19

e near Celina, recently, their clothing hav
ing caught IRE from a kitchen stove
!, Their father was short distance from
the house at the time, but when he ar.
r rived it was too late to save them.
? On the Sth inst, the house of Robert
: Smith, near Green Springs, was burglar
lied and fine gold watch worth $500
was taken, together with other articles Of
} value.
The tramp who ravished young lady
named Hancock, in Shelby county, on
the 9TH, has been arrested at BelIefon
tame, with six others, who have been
, committing robberies in that vicinity.
They we're taken to Sidney.
The contractor for the new iail. in
Tiffin, R r Speilman, while directing the
unloading Of a large stone for cell, was
caught between it and the main building,
as 1t swung from the wagon. His right
leg was terribly crushed.
| Last Wednesday afternoon, while
William Mcmillan and John H Duncan
were driving to Sandusky from Huron,
their horses became frightened and ran
away, upsetting the vehicle and throw
ing the occupants to the ground. Both
were seriously injured.
Mr.. Joseph Knapp, who lived near
Greenfield, Huron county, and employed
In saw-mill, while arranging a loose
cog in one of the large wheels, became
entangled in the machinery, Oct 3rd,
and received injuries which proved fatal.
A man named Peter Gift, residing
near Eaton, was found dead in his bed,
on the 10th. A large amount of money
was found in his possession, and he was
supposed to be miser.
While Benjamin Rose, who lives near
Dunkirk, was returning to his home late
at night, Tuesday, of last week, his horses
became frightened and ran away, and he
was thrown from the buggy. He was
badly injured on the head and back, and
is considered in a critical condition.
The residence of Rev r B Moore, in
Tiffin, was burglarized, recently, and
jewelry to the value of $50 was taken.
Also many articles of clothing, etc. The
next day some one entered the house of
r l. Knapp, foreman in the Tribune
office, and captured articles in jewelry
worth $50
Mr. Charles S Sharp was badly injured
at the gravel bank, near West Cairo, on
the 3rd inst While engaged in loading
his wagon, the bank caved and almost
buried him alive. He is confined to his
bed, but will recover.
While engaged in cutting corn in a
field near Perrysburg, recently, a boy by
the name of Eddie OF Conner found a car
pet bag partly filed with clothing, slate,
geography and an empty ounce bottle
labeled @Laudadum" Poison" The ar
ticles had evidently been lying there for
several days, and are supposed to be the
property of a young man who attended
chool last winter in Perrysburg.
An old lady, about eighty years of age,
ives in Perrysburg, and has been an in.
valid for some time, in fact, has not been
to live from one day to another.
Her measure was taken recently and a
,offin ordered, which has been complet-
I'd, but still the poor old soul lives. The ,
leighbors are greatly enraged at what |
hey term the indecent haste of her
friends.
On Sunday the Sth, the Sheriff of
Champaign county was carrying the pris-
,ners' breakfast to them, when he discov-
red that two of the criminals had
scaped. On examination it was ascer-
aimed that a stove pipe had been re-
moved, and that by saving the ceiling q
trough which it passed, a hole was Il
Tas made barely large enough to squeeze b
trough. They had escaped by this t
node into the attic, and from there out t
de. a
The Lake Shore Railroad company is y
uilding a new bridge across the Portage h
iver, at Elmore, Ottawa county.
A man by the name of John Diemer
I'll through the Railroad bridge across :,
be river, in Tifin, the other night, and
vas considerably wounded. '
Twenty tramps were arrested in an :
Id saw-mill near Tifin, recently, and
7ere taken before the Mayor of that city. II
hey were found guilty of vagrancy, but u
ad no money to pay the fines, and so
Tere released and driven from town. L
Several weeks ago a man named d
iichael Bodi, of Port Clinton, started d
nth his little son in a small boat for O
'anada. The lake was very rough, at O
he time, and fears were entertained i
hat the occupants would not reach their q
estimation. A few days since the re-
Mains of Bodi were washed ashore near .
'ort Clinton. but nothing has been heard
f the boy or boat,
A young man in Sandusky, by the Z
anne of John Hunt, attempted to com
lit suicide, recently, and with that OBJ
ct in view, shot himself in the head. 8
he cause assigned is, tired of life. P
Little Charley Garn, while playing b
ear tub of hot water, accidentally fell C
lto it, and was SO severely scalded that p
e died soon after. This occurred in v
Ielena on the 9Th. q
Three confidence men we're arrested G.
1 Marion, on the 11th, for obtaining .
honey under false pretenses The 6
layer bound two of them over to court,
nd they were lodged in Jail.
A saloon keeper in Lima, Henry Beck, '
Y name, committed suicide by shooting
imself in the head, last Thursday after
oon. Domestic troubles are supposed c
, be the cause. p
A hotel keeper in Bellevue got badly
aiken in." recently. 1t happened thus;
we'll dressed, good looking chap stop
ed at the Exchange, and registered as :
[ Loomer, Toledo, Ohio. This occurred :,
/ the evening, and the next morning c
le g. |. C. called for his satchel, and said o
e would be absent on business for an q
our or so. In the mean time the land Y
,rds suspicious being aroused, he de- D
srmined to see if everything was all r,
ght. The fellow had left one piece of y
aggage in his room, which, on exam q q
lation, was found to contain several !,
tones and a quantity of saw dust Of =,
curse the d. b. escaped and has not since "
cen heard from. d
The soldiers of the 18th Regiment o O
G, had an election for officers, recent
7, and the following gentlemen were
hosen: Colonel, 81 G Neubert, of To-
edo; Lieut. Col, D Norton, of Napoleon; d
foiar Tobp T Worp,on Z