The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-01-19
NEWS ITEMS.

! NEWS ITEMS.
An attempt was made, at Massillon,
Ohio. on Saturday night, by mum
bor of desperate persons to break Jail.
The turnkey was seiz-d and bouud,
but when one of the prisoners present
ed himself at the gate, the keeper
grew suspicious, called assistance and
succeeded in quelling the prisoners and
releasing the turnkey.
A daughter Of Rev. Jacob Eyman.
near Logansport, Indiana. was seized
by two tramps in a school house, where
she hnd goue TO procure her writing
materials. on Saturday last. and was
ravished by each in turn. The rascal.
theh fed, but the country was soon
reused, and armed parties started in
pursuit of them.
In the State Reform School, at West
boro. Mass. Oh the 12,h, 100 boys got
up a riot. turned off the gas. and had
a free fight. The officers obtained as.
sistauce and turned a stream of water
upon them f'om a hydrant. They
were soon cool enough, and completely
subdued.
Alexander Barton, cashier of the
National Bank of Fisbkill. n. Y. is a
defaulfer TO large amount, estimated
at SEQ 000.
New gold discoveries at the head of
of Wood river. have bad a revivifyiDg
effect upon the Black Hills miners.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
called in $40, 600, 900 of government
bonds for redemption.
On the morning of the 11th. a train
on the Virginia Midland Railroad pass
ed over a broken rail, when two Sleep
ers were thrown Il down an embank
ment. One was broken into fragments.
til. orh-r bad y smashed. t. ra g.
engers We're batly and twelve sligutIy
hurt. Same night train on th- Cbes
apeake and Ohio Railroad, jumped the
track and plunged down forty fiv.
feet eIDbankneut to tine Greenbrier
river. Seven persons were hurt, but
Done killed.
Over at st. Marys, one night recent
ly. a lady put hot brick into bed with
hich to keep her feet warm. Brick
was TOO hot and set fire TO the bed.
Active exertions. when the alarm was
given. saved the house.
The Democrats lied and stormad
vigorously about Colorado. un il the
official returns stopped them; they
stormed and lied vehemently about
South Carolina, until their own Com
mittee Was compelled TO acknowledge
that the State had gone for Hayes;
they sformed, lied, chea-ed and bribed
in Florida, until they were shown up
clearly by their own agents. Mo-
Jnly Louisa ana is left for them, and
the report of the Senate Committee
will show heir pretenslons there are
even worse founded than in the other
States.
The peckage containing S412. coo sto
len from the Treasury Department last
week. has been recovered except 5000
or $500, and F. S. Winslow, one of the
clerks, has been arrested for the rob
berry.
Two steamers have recently sailed
for CoDstantinople laden with ten mil
lions of cartridges. twenty millions Of
balls, several hundred thousand shells
thirty thousand rifles aud many tons @:
powder.
The epitaph upon the Democratic
party will be the same as that pus over
the remains of the boy who swallowed
nitro glycerine. and was then needless
ly spanked by his father: rent by in
ternai discussions.
Gen. Hill speaks of the ''conserva-
tive effects of six inch shell. when the
fus- is in q state cf combustion. Ad
mirablel Let all warlike blusterers
take notice Such a ''shelP'would take
the wind ont of any poor fellow.
1t is reported in Washington today
that Henry WatersoD exposed Demu-
cratic secret in his speech yesterday,
when he announced that 100, 600 un-
armed men would be in Washington
on til 14th of February. 1t has been
understood among the Democra 8 that
q mass convention in Washington at
about that time might be called, but
it was not expected that public an
nouncement of ir woulI be made at
present. aud indeel it was not fully
settled that the convention should be
held at all.
Christian Kottmsier assaulted Ills
wife at their home in Cincinnati, a
few days ago, with huge knife, and
surprising her d. ad killed himself with
the same weapon. The woman was
not killed, but has a terrible wound in
her breast.
Louisiana is now harassed by two
Legislatures. each claiming to be the
elec of the people.
A resolution has been passed the
Ohio Legislature to investigate tile
Ashiabula disaster. A resolution has
also been adopted by the National
House of Representatives directing in
auiry into the coustirutIonality of
law creating Board of National Man
ayers, to supervise inter State railways
with respect to the safety of travel.
Aaron Burr came within one vote of
being elected President in 1900 The
iron of that disappointment entered his
soul and remained there until he be
came a traitor 10 his country. Tilden
has also come within one vote of being
President, AID seems 70 have starr.d
out on the same ine.-CouncH B ufs
ia } NonpareH.
The frigste SHETLAND. flagship of the
Russian squadron, arrived ia Hampton
Roads Friday afternoon, last, havipg |
On board Grand Duke Alexis and Ad |
miral Bourajof. The Russian Minis
Ter and Admiral Crown, of fhe Russian |
navy, chartered q tug and Immediately
went down to Hampton Roads 10 es-
cort the Grand Duke to Norfolk
According to the latest report, con-
cerning the May-Benrett duel, the
beIlieer~nts fought III two States, one
being OIL the Maryland side Of the line
and the other on the Delaware side.
Firing at each other from two States
il is no wonder they failed to put their
shots where they could tell gu the gen
eral result.
Aman and wife in Rock I.land. Ill
now more than so gears of age, have
BEEN marri-d 81 years Their habits
of life are as uniform and s-lf-conPIa-
cent as though they expected TO live