The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-11-15

White was started in charge of officers. |
for Kansas City, where he is charged
with defrauding parties out OF $167, 900.
The New York Produce Exchange
Fire Insurance company closed its
doors on the Sth. Its liabilities will be
met and settled 10 full leaving q sur
plus of S11, 200.
At Bridgeport, Conn, on the 9th,
Mrs. Alexander was sentenced d to the
penitentiary for life, for the mur1 Ter
of the man known es Suffering
Jeck. -t7
Banner Thompson, farmer of
Lorain County, has in bis possession g
tooth which he took frcm sperm
whale captured forty nine years ago
The tooth is s inches long and measures
It inches in circumference. The whale
from which the tooth was taken meas
ured 100 feet in length and was caught
near Cape Horn. While on this trip
they took nineteen whales, which
average of 113 barrels to the whale.
The report OF the Surgeon General
shows that the number of deaths from
yellow fever at New Orleans and Mem
phis has already reached 1000. The
deaths in other localities will doubt
less sw I'll the grand total to 10. 600 or
10000. Sixty five cases and thirty
seven deaths occurred in Gallipolis
At Chicago, on the 4th, the storm
on the lake was the most terrific ex-
perenced for sixteen wears The J. P.
March, worth 10, 900, with crew of
four, is reported total wreck, several
other minor wrecks are reported. The
propeller City of Montreal, is supposed
to have been lost in the storm
At Couneautville, Pa, on the 7th,
a young man name William johnson.
from an over dose of morphine. The
doctor had prepared four powders
for him, but instead Of taking them as
directed. he took three of them at
once. 1t is supposed he intended to
| commit suicide
The amount of silver bullion pur-
chased by the Treasury on the 7rh is
stated at between 500, 900 and 600. 900
ounces.
Oswego, n. Y, on the night of the
9th, the Touring mill of Jenkins &
Benzing, wss destroyed by fire. Loss
$50, 600; insured. -..
At Ashtlbula, o., on the 9Th, a
German peddler who gave his name as
Geo. Urbar, of Erie Pa, and who had
with him what appeared to be young
man of Is years, was arrested while
trying to dispose of horse and buggy
much below its real value. At the
lookup it ives discovered that bis com
panion was young lady ip male attire.
They protested their innocence. and
requested that dispatch be sent to
Erie, to establish the same. Mr.. T. P.
Mcbride of Crossville. Pa, soon
arrived and Unidentified the young lady
as his daughter. She had left home
on the 4th and they hac supposed her
dead, and had searched the city for her.
Her paramoar, has a wife and two
children living at Erie.
Living near Dayton, KY, are two
dwarf sisters, Annie and Katie King,
who are about the size CT Commodore
Foote'S sister. They have never been
on exhibition, though many offers
have been made them. Recently
their home was forcibly entered and
an attempt was made to kidnap the
"dolls." Fortunately the Williams en-
gagged In the attempt were defeated,
the girls efeuting their escaped from
! the house and fleeing to neighbors-
At Cincinnati, on the Sth, William
Cotton an Ethiopian comedian enter
ed restaurant, ordered dinner and
while waiting for it fell dead
William H. Anderson: a Dallas
Texas sheriff in pursuit OF William
Collins, of the fs nous band of train
robbers, found his man in Pembina
He attempted to arrest him; Collins
resisted; the men exchanged shots
with fatal effect; both dying in twt
minutes after the shots were fired.
A train on the Buffalo s. Southwest
ern, formerly Buffalo & jamestown,
Railroad, which left Buffalo at 6.3(
for Pittsburgh, via Irvington, was
thrown from the tack and rolled owe
near Collins Station. Conducto
Bonds skull was fractured and thu
brakeman had T. hand fractured
Cause of accident, broken rail.
A horrible disclosure of crime wal
made to the police authorities OF Gin
cinnati on Saturday. Jenny Stewar
an inmate of the Hester Clark's motor
, ious dive was arrested for drunkenness
, and disorderly conduct, and theft. an,
her story warranted the police in pull
ing of the house, which was done ant
the terrible history of the place is nov
being brought to light. Late on'
night in August past Geo. Curry, o
Ludlow, KY entered the house
: leaving friend on the sidewalk waitin
l for him, and has never been heart
: from since. A few weeks ago three
young girls were enticed to the hous
8 and forcibly detained, the landlad
3 threatening to shoot them In case the,
D made any attempt to escape. Th
girls were liberated by the police. 4
D portion of the duty of each woman il
; the house was to rob every custome
? who appeared to have any money, an
. turn the money over to the laudlady
Jenny Stewart witnessed the murde
3 and robbery of we'll dressed Ken
e tuckian named John Harris last winttl
He was choked to death By Fraul
] Kress and Hester Clark. An attemp
I was made at another time to poison
guest, but policeman was called VIII
assited in restoring the man. Th
Elandlady. her ''mau," Frank Kress
, sn isaven girls were arrested and impfii
8 oped 4o N matt trial