The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-12-13

puTCildSc manu- NE engine lUl iile Dt'
ter proieci on Of property against tire
The Council is about to purchase one a
Crestline.
Mr. Simon Swineford one of the mos
prominent citizens of Van Vert, die
on the 3];h ult. in the sixtieth year Q
his age.
1t costa stranger SO 60 for cane whicl
be secreted under his coat a few evening
ago while in the jewelry store of Nose
Smith, Fostoria- He was followed GU
Of the store by Mr. Smith who had hin
arrested, and was fined the next morn
ing.
Near Canal Dover, on the LIST, traniI
who had Leen treated to supper by
Christian Stettler, stole S107 from him
The tramp was arrested. and placed ir
Jail at New Philadelphia
Eta Smith, the Fremont poisoner
with several other prisoners, was cot
yeyed to the penitentiary On Monday o
last week.
RW HELLER was going home frou
Ashtabula, recently, when two trampe
stopped him and demanded his money
He knocked one down and the o.hel
fed without the money.
Mr. o C Graves, formerly Deputy Pos
Master, at the Van Vert Post Office. was
recently appointed Mail Route Agent
on the P Fl w &CR w.
An old and celebrated war hor e
formerly owned by Gen Mcpherson, bait
recently the property of Tim Bush. ol
Fremont, died few days ago at the age
of twenty four years The horse was
wounded in three different parts of The
body while carrying his owner in battle.
The last wound WAS received the day be-
fore Gen Mcpherson was killed. 1t is
that in rearing he slipped and
fell rupturing Il blood vessel.
At Sandusky, on the 3rd, an abomina-
BILE outrage was committed ON Mrs Bel,
a woman sixty Yeas of age, by a rough
named John Larkins. He was surprised
in the act bv the husband of the lad ',
and fled, but was soon after arrested.
The Fremont X of II paid their bretli-
rem of Bellevue visit on the evening of
the 4th, and all enjoyed the occasion.
OC ZelIer, the TIffin deaulter has
paid back to the bank from which he
stole the money about $4,000 He still
remains in Canada, and that will be a
sufficient degree of punishment for the
balance.
The new depot of the L Z & l. r Ry,
at St Marys, is abont completed, and is
pronounced the best depot on the line.
Sheriff Pohlman. of Sandusky county,
was caned in Columbus last week, by his
friends. The cane was gold headed, and
the operation did not draw tears to his
eyes.
A Mr. Heyman, of Huron, Erie county,
found his daughter in house of ill re
pute, at Bellevue, on Tuesday of last
week. 1t appears the girl went there of
ner own accord to escape work and live
. life of pleasure" She went home with
ler father.
The fate of the Grange store at Belle
'ue is but another evidence of the result
which always attends an innovation of
hat cardinal doctrine. "live and let live
t was little more distressing than some
thers of that class of failures, because
not only store business, but
lso grain business. tits wise policy
or the shoemaker to stick to his last,and
be merchant to stick to his store" and
ach to the business to which he is adapt
d. But it is poor policy to take risks
4 a business you don't understand.
Friday night, Nov 29th, George Brick
er's residence, one mile north of Tiffin,
as burglarized of about $75.
Stephen Tiff alias William Edwards,
,rmerly of Bloomville, Seneca county,
as been arrested in Indiana for bigamy. |
hree wives confronted him, one of |
'hom resides in Tiffin.
Francis LeBarrow, formerly of Tiffin,
one of the trustees of the Woodruff
Expedition which sails from
lew York next May. The expedition
ill be absent about six months, and will |
isit all the principal sea ports of the
7orld, returning by the way of San Fran
isco and the Union Pacific Railroad.
Saturday morning, Nov 30tl, James c
of Kalida, while driving be-
ween Ottawa and Columbus Grove, was
ttacked by large bull dog which |
mounted the sulky upon which Mr. L
vas seated and fastened its teeth in the |
around his throat The brute
lid not relax its hold until Mr. L had |
ired three bullets into its body, one of
which took effect in his own hand.
Several whisky dealers, of st Marys,
Fought several hundred dollars worth of
water of a swindler recently. The man
lad lot of barrels filled with water and
nto the bunghole of each barrel was in
ertei tin tube which was filled with
whisky. This was sampled by the deal
rs by pulling outthe bung and inserting
straw, by which it was drawn up into
he mouth, and pronounced excellent.
Frank Myers, of Philadelphia, was
,aught in the act of stealing an oyercoat
rom the front of Bowlby & Co.'S store,
Lima, on the 3rd, and is now pounding
tone.
The prisoners in the Wyandot county
all surrendered tools, consisting of two
zen knives, converted into saws, and a
aw made out of q fiat piece of steel, to
he Sheriff, he having recently discovered
heir preparations for escape.
The total valuation ofrailroad property
n Hardin county is S1,29O,61O. Total
mount of taxes assessed on same for 78
s24, ,71S.S7.
Nov 29th, Rev James Stephenson, of
PiQua, Presiding Elder of the Dayton
Cincinnati Conference, was ar
rested on the street in Dayton in beast
y state of intoxication. He resisted ar
rest but was overcome and placed in the
station house, where he remained until
through the Intervention of
friends late in the night. 1t is said that
be manifests symptoms of insanity, and
had upon the advice ofa physician been
taking mixture Of quinine and whisky
for chills.
VT Histe entered upon the discharge
of his duties as Commissioner of Sene-
ca county on the End inst,
Charges of assault and battery and
brutal treatment of scholars against Mr.
McKitrick, Tffin school teacher, are
heinp iuvestipated by the Board.