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

AZ MeiupLlls, on sHe nlSb OF lQe 18Th
An assassin crept up behind huckster
Woman named Connors, while she was
moving wheeloarrow of vegetables,
and cut her throat. She died in TWEEN
ty minutes and the assassin escaped.
Gen. Kent Jarvis, prominently known
throughout the State. died at Massil-
Ion recently. His funeral took place
IN the 18th, and was largely attended.
Many prominent Masons were present
at the funeral. He was bnried under
the ritual of the Knight Templars.
Col John A. Norris, Pension Agent
at Columbus, died Friday evening
after several weeks illness. Col Mol
ris was formerly School Commission
er of Ohio.
The debt of New York city aggre-
gates s119.s11.31O, having increased
over 50, 600, OOO under last years Dem
ocratic rule.
The examination of Secretary Chan
dler paned out badly for the Demo
cratic managers of Tilden's business.
Hewitt now wishes he had not been
SO fast in declaring his letter had been
tampered with. And the committee
.ppointed to investigate are o. the
same OF inion.
During the past week four States
srappled with the Senatorial question
and only Arkansas and Ma. sachusetts
settled it, choosing Gov. A. ii. Garland
aud Hon Geo. f. Hoar. In Massacau-
setts the matter was settled on the
fifth joint ballot, which stood Hoar
139, Boutwell, AZ, Rice 10, Abbott,
Dem, 90, Scattering 4. In Illinois
the 18th ballot stood, Logan 100, Pal
mer SS, Anderson 13. Haines 2, Parish
1. In Tennessee, James E. Baily was
chosen, on the I'D ballot Judge Da-
Wis has since been elected from Illinois.
At Ashtabule the unindentified re-
mains of twenly one persons were
buried in the cemetery, on Friday 18th
in a lot purchased by the railroad com
pany for the purpose. The Odd Eel
lows and Masons of the city took part
in the ceremonies,
AT the National Women's Suffrage
Convention, held at Washington on
tIie 18th, Mrs. b. A. Lockwood offered
u report reciting that there are grave
doubts as to whether there bas been
an election of President, etc, and that
a committee of five competent women
be elected to make a fair count, and
that an army of 10O, 900 unmarried
women be called to Washington to
watch Henry Wsterson's 1O0.0 600 un-
married Democrats while the commit
tee of women are making the count.
The resolution was adopted with
cheers.
A two-horse wagon was driven across
the Mississippi river, at Hickman, KY,
about 40 miles below Cairo, H., the
other day. This is said to be the first
time that any person ever crossed on
rhe ice at that place
This revolutionary proposition is
made by the New Century for Women,
nay it is the Philadelphia Chronicle,
why should not boys be learned to
cook, as well as girlsl \ husband who
understands how to bake, broil, stew
aud boil, is real treasure in a house
hold, however accomplished his better
balf may be in the same direction. "
Why not make him baby tender also 2
Let his development in household ed
ucation be complete and symmetrical.
The mint capacity of the United
States is totally inadequate to the pro-
duetion of silver coin as rapidly as it is
needed. There is ingot silver by the
ear load, and the treasury is anthor-
70 coin it.
A company Of forty men is organic
ing in Virginia City, New, to plant a
colony in the Big Horn country next
spring. They will tea= with them
horses, cows, pigs, and seeds for plant
ing. and will settle in some valley
where the wood, and water, give PROM
ise of comfortable homes. There they
will build a fort and pI1nt their crops.
William r Martin, of Pit sburg,
asked a companion 70 sing the revival
hymn THE Sweet By and By" and
at the close of the first verse killed
himself with a pistol shot.
Bud Blunt, a notorious character, in
st. Louis was lodged in the calaboose
for violating a city ordinance. When
released he and his brother and num-
Der of followers, procured guns and
pistols and began firing on the citizens.
Several persons were wounded and
two of the rioters were injured. Ten
| of the rioters were arrested.
A Clever forger on the Sd inst, pre-.
seated check for s64, 600, to the Tn
ion Trust Company. It purported to
have been drawn by the New York
Lfs Insurance Company. and the Trust
Company certified it, The forgsr then
purchased 90, 600 gold. and with tina,
and the difference in currency disap.
peared. On the 18th the forgery wal
discovered on settling the balances,
and the Trust Company will have to
u bear the loss.