The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-02-02
NEWS ITEMS.

AT the AHna Furnace, near Iron
ton, on Friday last, twelve scar old
boy named Barber, fell into furnace
and Was instantly consumed.
Two men were killed by the explo
sion of saw mill boiler at Eaton. Ind.
on the 25th. Two others were SO bad
ly injured that they died. Others
were iDjuIed but will recover.
The PenDsy lvania House passed a
bill on the 26th, sffirmipg confidence
in the election of Ha! !es and Wheeler.
Xenia had an entertainment for the
benefit of the poor, on Friday night
last, and the proceeds, together with
contributions were over $500. That is
remembering the poor practically
The Postoffice at Oxford O., was
robbed on the light of the 25th, of S150
in money and stamps.
The English, German, and Austrian
ambassadors have Withdrawn from
CopstantiDople, and the probabilities
of war between Russia and Turkey are
reduced almost to certainty.
The Commissioners of Vinton coun
ty have offered a reward of 5000 for
the arrest of Michel Clifford jr.. who
is charged with the murder of Edward
Dunn, at Hope Furnace, on the 14th
of January.
Deputy U. s. Marshal, Robert Glib
son, OF Carol county. Tenn. was shot
to death by Robert Drury, a counter
feiter, in a boarding house at Memphis,
on the night of the 26th. Drury's faith
er was to be tried for counterf-iting on
the following day, and as Gibson was
the principle witness a. ainst him, the
murder was committed. Drury made
his escape.
Wallace, the Democratic Shreiff of
Hamilton county, was arrested on
Friday last, on a warrant charging him
with completely in the escape of U.
S. prisoner, one Charles Young, indict
ed for fraudulent voting.
An attempt was made on the night of
the 18th. by resurecticnists at Aurora,
Indiana, to get possession of the body
of a you; 9 lady named Anna Lyle,
who had been buried a week before.
The grave robbers were interrupted in
their work by brothers of the deceased
and fired upon, but escaped, leaving
behind them a fine horse and buggy,
since identified as belonging to prom
inent physician of the city, and also
their kit of tools.
The Compulsory Education bill
passed the Ohio House by one msjori
ty.
1t is said that Earl Dudley, of En-
gland, who is sixty years old, has
offered to ragger S25. coo to s25 that
the sou of Napolen Ill, will be official
ly proclaimed Emperor OF France dur
ing the Earls lifetime, and that the
odds were at once accepted by the
Prince of Wales and three other per
SOILS.
The Euclid Avenue Opera House, In
Cleveland was sold az Master Commis-
sioner's sale on Saturday, to A. W.
Fairbanks, of the Cleveland Herald,
for $4,000, a little more than one
fourth its original cost.
Chief Engineer Collins, of the Lake
Shore Road, committed suicide last
Friday, at Cleveland. He considered
that be was being blamed for the fall
of the bridge at Asttabula, which un-
settled his mind, though it is a fact that
he had nothing TO do with the erection
of the bridges.
"Congreisman Foster, of Ohio, has
informed bis friends at home that he
cannot consent to accept Republican
nomination for Governor. This ID
good ne~s for the country. There is
plenty OF timber for Governor in Ohio,
but there are few men in the State
who could fill Mr.. Fos, ers seat in the
House with more credit than he has
deservedly earned there.-N. y Iri
bune.
Miss Blanche Lynch, a st. Louis
lady, was married in that city Thurs
day evening in that city, to William
F. Munster, a member of Ibe British
Parliament, who became acquainted
with his bride about a year ago, when
he wasin st. Louis on business visit to
her father. They will live in England.