The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-10-11
NEWS ITEMS.

| MT. BUCK, o. Meriden, Ct., has made
a steam engine of fifteen grains of gold
and silver, which will run for twenty
minutes with steam generated from
three drops of water.
The Rev. Mr. Hayden, of Madison
Conn, has been acquitted of the
murder of Mary E. Stannard. All his
congregation believe him innocent,
and crowded to hear his first sermon
after his acquittal.
AT Hills5oro, O., on the oath, the
Democrats attempted to get up a big
meeting for the Hon. G. II. Pendelton,
but it was complete failure as the
hall was only about half filled. The
largest proportion of these present
were Republicans.
Near Kingston, KY, on the oath,
Robert Richardson, killed Martin Har-
lin with pitchfork, while at work
threshiDg. Both had been regarded
as peacahle men
In East st. Louis on the evening of
the 26th, the Ohio and Mississippi
round house, and the Missouri Car and
Foundry Works, were burned. The
loss is upward of 800. 600.
Benz F. Thomas, ex Judge of the
Supreme Court of Massachusetts an d
ex member of Congress, died at Salem
on the 9th.
On the morning of the 26th, James
O'Brien, of Ironton, Warren county,
Penn, eighty years old, hung himself
from q tree between his hopse and the
barn.
w. K. Edwards, first Mayor of Tsrre
Haute, Indiana, and ex Speaker ofthe
House of Representatives, died at his
residence, in that city on the 26th.
A colored individual named James
Russe], was taken from the Jail at
Murfreesboro, Tenn, on the morning
of the 26th, and hanged by mob, He
was charged with an attempt to com
nit rape upon Mrs. Jackson. There
was doubt of his guilt.
At New Lisbon, on the Oath, two
brothers named Charles and John Ellis,
got in dispute when Charles fired two
shots. John returned the fire hitting
his brother in the head, and it is
thought he will die.
Near Rome Center, Michigan. a
large tame bear which was being teased
by little girl, seized tine child, threw
it down, and began chewing its thigh.
A young lady named Ethel Hodges,
tried to drive the bear off but it run
into its kennel taking the little girl
with it. The young lady rushed into
nd Cd IN
the child from the animals jaws. The
child's thight had been badly wounded
and amputation of the limb it was
thought was the only chance Of saving
the childs life.
Mrs. Anna Mitchell, colored, was
bruitally murdered near Troy, Ohio, on
the 25th., The body had some twenty
cuts upon it. Her husband is sup
posed to be the murderer. Motive
jealousy.
A heavy storm passed throughout
Michigan, on Wednesday night of last
week, uprooting trees demolishipg
buildings, etc. John and Thomas
Turner farmers, living near Flint,
were struck by lightning. Thomas
was killed and John fatally injured.
John Christ, was also struck by light
ming and instantly killed. A number
of barns were struck and burnt to the
ground, and the damage was great, to
all kinds of propertv
At Athens, Ala, on the 22d, negro
named Daniel Mcbride, who had muir
dered a white man on tie night of
the 9TH, was taken from jail aud hung
to tree, on the spot where the mur-
was committed.
Arleths distillery in Cincinnati burn
ed Monday evening. Loss $40, 900; fully
insured.
At GAINESVILLE, on the 22d, Minnie
Tomkins, a chamber maid at the
Clarendon House, fell from the third
story to the cellar, through the elava-
tor opening. She was badly if not
fatally injured.
A claim for $3.50, 900 against the In
dianapolis, Bloomington and Western
Railway Company, was sold in New
York last week for S13.
AT Meadyille, Pa, last Saturday
Geo. Baker, a brakeman, tell between
the cars and had both legs cut off,
from the effects OF which he died on
Sunday. At the same place, same day
Frank .Ha milton aged thirteen, was
shot in the head by the careless use of
a revolver. His recovery is doubtful.
Several Convicts were transferred
from the penitentiary to the Insane
Asylum, at Columbus, on the 26th,
for treatment.