The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-11-08

arrived at noon. A large crowd fol
lowed him through the streets. Th,
former report of his arrival was O hoax
At Cincinnati, on the 18th, at (
wedding supper, ten Of the party were
poisoned. some unknown person, having
put stTychnine in the food. 1t wa.
thought two of the party would NO
recover. A rejected suitor of the bride
is suspected of committing the deed.
Mrs. B. A. Lockwood, the vel
known female lawyer, of Washington
was ruled out of court at Marlbors
Nd. on the 18th inst.
At San Francisco, on the 20th, 6
brutal murder was committed by 6
miner named David Williams. Mrs
Williams was reported TO have been
guilty Of immoral conduct during hi:
absence. and on hearing the report, be
assaulted her at a neis hbors, knocked
her down and dragged her home by
the hair and there completed the
work of murder by stabbing and kick
ing.
The Rev. Myron Butler, a preacher
of considerable note, was arrested at
Flint, Mich, on the 18th, charged,
with outrageously assaulting Alma
Flint, little girl 10 years of age. He
was brought before a justice, and gave
bail ln the sum of 81, 500 to appear for
trial.
Charles w. Pontez, a former clerk
in the Union Trust Life Insurance
company of New York was arrested on
a charge of completely in the $64, 600
forgery, recently effected, and was
committed to Jail in defalt of $50, 0cO
bail.
Our fishing smacks "Mary Matilda.
" Velocipede, Florida" and others
report a stream of poisonous water
along our bay coast of from two to ten
fathoms out, that kills all the fish In
its range. They -eport sailing for 200
miles through dead fish, covering the
sea as far as the eye could reach with
all the varieties. Immediately on the
shore, the water is salt and natural,
while in less than mile off the water
appears of a red-brick color.-Key
Vest Key.
The salmon canning season in Ore
gon is closed, and gives total canning
of 385, 900 cases-about 10000 cases
short of the canning of the past year.
As yet it is too early to estimate the
outside canning, but present advices
are favorable to the opinion that it
will not be more than last year, if not
considerable short. The quality, too,
will be below last year, owing to more
canning in Alaska, where the fish are
and of inferior quality.
At Philadelphia. ON the 24th. a
heavy storm passed over the city,
doing great damage to property; 3S5
dwellings and stores were unroofed
and more or less injured Several
buildings were completely destroyed
Among the buildings injured were 81
% schools, 35 factories, 5
hotels and 2 elevators. The fatal ac-
cidents were six; seriously injured,
fifteen. The losses are estimated at
81, 900, 600. Besides the above, losses
were perportionately heavy in the track
of the storm as far as Harrisburg.
The wind storm that passed over Will
mington, Del, on the oath, was the
most Obstructive ever experienced. The
river rose higher than ever before do
ing much damage to property and
shipping. Two barges, and several
boats were sunk. South Wilmington,
was completely inundated, and peo
pie had to seek refuge in the second
stories of their houses. About rs
buildings were unroofed, and four OF
five carried away by the flood. Six
we're blown down.
Allen O'Myers & Co., will commence
the publication of q daily Democratic
paper, at Columbus, December first.
1t has been discovered that wasps
and bees when subject to chloroform
invariable bring their sting to the their
mouths and suck the drop of poison
at the end.
There is at least one ruin which can
be definitely traced to John Sherman.
1t was the ruin of Jay Gould's neat Lit
tie scheme to advance the price of
gold. And Mr.. Gould and his copart
ners We're given to understand, very
by Mr.. Sherman and the
New York bankers, that any future
attempt to run gold corners would be
met with the most summary treatment.
-Ioledo Blade.
The great storm whic has devastated
the Atlantic coast, particularly Phila-
1elphia and New York, came from the
West Indies and did not break across
The Alleghenies. 1t was foretold by
The Weather Bureau two days before its
and many sailing vessels
On the Atlantic Coast remained in port
IN consequence of the warning.
Enough property was thereby saved in
his one case to support the Signal
Service many years.
AT Cuyahoga Falls. on the 18th, the
residence of j. F. Wienders, was en-
tered by burglars, and the family
The burglars succeeded
n getting abou: Sc, 600 in notes, part
Of which was found in the yard the
next morning.
While driving from Dayton to Car
isle with her brother, on the 18th,
Miss. Margaret Forgy. was thrown
rom a buggy and falling upon her
head was Instantly killed. The brother
had three of his ribs broken. The horses
had become frightened at some object
n the road.
A valuable box, stolen from the
First National Bank, at FisbkiII
Landing, recently, was found in the
woods near New York City, on the
18th. The contents of the box con-
sisted of bonds and mortgages valued
1t from $50, 600 to 500, 600.
The British steamer John BramhalI
from New Haven to Constantinople,
with cargo of arms valued at $3.50.
100, is reported to have struck on
Little Gull Island and gone down.
The crew escaped.
At San Francisco, on the 18th, the
British ship, City of Dublin, while at
to cross the Columbia bar.
'an on :he sand and will prove a total
wreck. The crew were all saved. The
disaster is attributed to the attempt
'f the master to cross the ba- without
. pilot. The Ices is estimated at $50.
700, to $40, 600.
At Coshocton, o., on the 10th, a
brakeman named w. N. Tallott, was
struck by bridge and Knocked be
'ween the cars, seven of which passed
'ver him, killing him instantly.
At Boston, Mas. on the mornino of
18th, q f1re occurred in a board;n,