The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-12-20

Among our items last week was one
to the effect that Mr. Heyman, of HUI
ron, had found his daughter in house
of i'll repute at Bellevue, and taken her
home. The item was condensed from
an account in the Bellevue LOcal News,
which gave the name incorrectly. The
name should have been given as Prince,
correction which the Local Ners makes
in its last issue. We also make the cor
recuon and with pleasure, as Mr. Hey
man is an old acquaintance AMI we re-
joice that SO far as he was concerned
there was no truth in the statement.
Stephen Mecker, who resided near
ness in the Express Office, he walked off
with the passengers overcoat. Passen
ger got policeman, followed the rogue
and captured him in saloon, and the
Delphos youth is now the guest of the
sheriff.
The residence of S Bacher, near Tiffin,
was fired by tramp on the night of the
11th.
While unloading pipes, at the water
works in Tiffin, Michael Sweeney had
his foot crushed.
Mrs II Smith and companion, both
respectable ladies of Van Vert, were
recently insulted by stranger, whom
they belabored with club so vigorously
that the william had to resort to some
Tery fast running to escape a merited
punishment.
The barn of James Lillis, Forest, was
burned to the ground on the 9Th. Loss
300; insurance $50.
Ezekiel Wells, of East Norwalk, who
was last seen in Columbus, about eight |
weeks ago, is still missing. The story
about his having been traced to Monroe.
vile, on his return, and the subsequent |
one of his body being found in the river
at that place, have proven fictitious. No
trace of him whatever, has been discov
cred. A foul murder has evidently been
done.
A Michigan gentleman, whose educa-
ton was considered fair. wrote to a book
seller as follows: "Dere sur, if yew hev
gut book called Daniel Webster on a
bridge send me copy by Iver's Express
C o d. want to gi. it termorrer if kin
caus my spellin techer says l oughter
hev it."
Colonel Dan Flanagan, formerly of the
Hardin County Democrat and later of
the Urbana Union Democrat, has pur-
chased the Delaware H4rald and will be
gin at once the publication of paper
devoted to the interests of the Democrats
Of Delaware county. ,
James L Sweeney, proprietor Of the /,
Sunday Mercury, at Sandusky, has been
indicted bv the Grand Jury of the Unit
ed States Court at Toledo for sending
obscene literature through the mails.
In Tiffin, last Monday morning, Jacob
OBrien was severely injured while as
'isting in unloading water works ma
,hinery from the cars.
A young lawyer named A F Bartgess,
If Akron, was arrested last Monday {
charged with making an indecent as G
ault upon the person of Mrs Mary Van 6
)rman, who was in Bartger's Office, last {
Saturday on legal business. {
In Delaware, last Monday, an inquest |
vas held on the body of Oliver Hufson t
. teams.er, who died under suspicious :
circumstances, December 1st. Strych- :
line IN large quantities was found in
he stomach. His wife and cousin, who !.
,oarded with them. were arrested on
uspicion of being the guilty parties.
>eylon, Sandusky county, dropped dead
While riding in wagon near his home I
ne day last week. +
Diptheria prevails to an alarming ex ,
ent in Putnam county, where the ply :
icians almost unanimously regard it as
John H Ellis, of Lancaster, O., having
wife and three children was
aken to Carey recently. charged by
finty Bill with bastardy. He gave his l.
ote for two hundred dollars, payable in 1
lonthly installments of FIVE hundred r
ollars.