The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-12
How He Came Out!
NEWS ITEMS,

NEWS ITEMS.
Two men We're arrested in New York
last Thusday. by a Pinkerton detec
tive, on a requisition of Justice Rms
sell. Of CatsSill on the charge of forg-
ing draft on th- First National Bank
of Leroy, N \ for 81, $50 on the I'm
porfers and Traders Bank of New York
1t was ascertained that they are old
hands at the business.
The steamer Comfort exploded re
recently mar B-llaire, Ohio, and
several passengers were killed. and
others injured. The cause of the ex
plosion is not known. A save mill boi
Ter had Deer used in the boat.
The Southern Pacific railroad com
pany completed a bridge across the
Colorado River, recently. but were not
allowed TO run trains over it until the
Government gave permission. How
ever, they disregarded that order on
the 4rh inst, aud the Supt. of the di
vision and other officers of the road
were placed under arrest by tue Gov
ernment troops.
Medical men often puzzle themselves
over the large sale that DR.. Bulls Baby
Syrup enjoys It's great popularity is
due only to the excellent qualities pos
sessed by this household mediciue. 25
cents.
A bold robbery occurred in Boston
on the 5th, in which man while pass
Ing a dark alley was knocked down,
and $4,000 in bank bills were taken from
him. The robbers retreated under
cover of their revolvers and escaped.
The creditors of Frank Leslie bad a
meeting recently and made ARA ge
ments for a settlement of the affais. 1t
vas decided to continue the bus
iness under the management of a board
of directors.
Friday night au old man named
Carper, living near Nashville Tenn,
cut his daughters throat, crushed the
skull of his grand daughter with a
smoothing iron, and then cut his own
throat and afterward shot himself.
Tired of life.
The hotels in Washington are begin
ing to fill up. but most of the arrivals
thus far are from the South. The can
vassing for the speakership has begun
in earnest and Randall leads, with
every indication of being nominated
on the first formal ballot.
A mo- of 400 u xicans have crossed
over the line i'll California and threat
en- tc massacre the people OF Messila,
town 10 New Mexico. Troops have
gone to the assistance of the Ameri
CANS.
The huge Iron Bridge over the Mis-
souri, River at Archison, Kan, sudden
ly gave way last Friday aud was pre-
,ipitated into the water. A large mass
of masonry and earth was carried away
with it. A new bridge will be con
structed as soon as possible.
A terrible disaster happened near
Pottsville, Pa, Oh the 5fh in witch an
excursion train was totally wrecked.
Twelve persons were killed and fifty
wounded, many of them seriously.
A terrific tornado swept through the
Eastern States Thursday. and great
damage was done in many places
Several ships went ashore and mum
ber sunk, and the loss of life is reaort-
ed as being considerable.
S@nator Patterson of South Carolina
was arrested in Washington Saturday
night Oh a requisition from Governor
Wade Hampton. His counsel applied
70 Judge Humphreys for writ of ha-
beas corpus, which was granted.
The Chicago Exposition has been a
grand success in attendance and in the
display of articles. Large num'ers of
people come in every day Oh excurs
ions aud the receipts are much larger
than any one expected.
The yellow fever in Fernandina still
continues. The Mayor has issued an
appeal to the may oTs of northern cities,
concluding as follows: I'VE cry for
help aud cry for it now. In the name
of our smit;en community; in the
uame of the brotherhood of humanity:
in the name of that God who has
touched US with His woeful judgment,
we implore you to give us help"
While the steamer Constitution was
proceeding OH Westward voyage
abont fifty miles from San Francisco
a fire was discovered t be burning in
the coal. The s.eamer was then head
ed for land and made San Francisco
before the fire had reached the upper
deck, and the passengers meantime re-
maiued quietly in the forepart of the
ship. When she had reached port
the passengers were all safely landed
and The vessel scuttled. The cause
OF the fire is unknown.
Proceedings were instituted by Ed
mund Mus2rave in the Circuit Court
in Terre Haate. lad , recently to have
tIis daughter adjudged insane. She is
a beautiful young lady, but a deaf
mute. anc when consulted by different
parties was found to be perfectly intel .
ligent in every respect. IL was discov-
cred afterWsrd that the unnatural
father was in hopes 70 secure her in +.
heritance or the control of it by hav I
ing her placed in an asylum. but the
attempt proved aborIive and tue man
was arrested and held to answer for his
cruel treatment,
A J. GilIingham let his pistol with
d workman III Jennings sun store,
an the Sth, for repairs. The
workman innocently discharged it and
was seriously, if not fatally, !
wound. d. Same day in L-on's clio hing
store, a Mr.. Mohler got hold OF pistol
not knowing it TO be loaded. aud snap
ped il at MIR. Leon. The ball struck
Icons watch chain aud GLANCED to ths
floor without doing any injury.
The Indians have been having a
pow-wow, with the Great Father.
The Sultan CT Turkey is signing for
peace, while the Eup ror of all the
Russians is sighing for pieces of Turk
ish territory.
The residents of BarnstabIe. En-
gland. recently witnessed a very brave
and human art. Charles Jones, a hod-
earlier. while ascending with heavy
load of morter fifty foot ladder
placed against house which was be-
ing repaired, when near the top of the
ladder, suddenly stopped. George
Cross, q mason, who was waiting for
the morter, saw that Jones was faint
ing, and at once descended the ladder,
removed the hod from the latter's
and carried it to the ro,,f |
He then again descended the ladder.
and found Jones in fit snd about TO
fall. Cross placed himself back of
Jones. and held to the ladder tightly |
fhe sick man struggled violently to
free himself, and III his paroxys sm bit
Cross's arm. who notwithstanding
maintained his grip. The struggle went
Oh for fifteen minutes. uone OF the ex- |
cited populace below daring to ascend |
the ladder. At last, William Richards,
4 -i,nr Of q ran hraUeIu went n , fha |