The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-09-27
NEWS ITEMS.

T& A frightful colliery explosion occurred
last week at Abercorne in the South of
Wales. 352 miners were at work i'll the
pit SO of whom weie rescued, but the
rest were lost.
The Treasurer OF Guernsey county,
I'D. Patterson, has failed to show a
clear balance sheet. The cash showed
a deficit OF 600 FL. was short 5000
a year ago This sim was made good
by his bondsinen turning over real es-
tate of himself and relatives; but the
4, 600 his bondsme refuse to replace.
The office has been declared vacant,
and j. w, Robbins has been appointed
to fill vacancy.
At GAINESVILLE, O.. 18th inst, Miss
Lucy Hazlett, highly respected young
lady, was found lying dead on lounge
in her room, neuralgia of the heart the
supposed cause.
Rev. h. Hayden of Madison. Conn,
who was recently arrested for the mar
der of Mary E. Stannard, has had al
examination and the impression that he
is the guilty party is losing ground.
The heavy storm that passed over
Eastern Ohio, and Western Pennsyl-
vania, last week, did great damage to
life and property. At Erie, Pa, the
rapid rise of mill creek flowing through
the city, carried away a house and
drowned the inmates, James Dodworth
and daughter.
At Wheeling the water rose II feet
during the night of the 18th, and the
roads leading into the city are badly
damaged by the overflow. At Mead
vile Pa, great damage resulted. The
creek running thrugh the city overflowed
its banks, and flooded the principal
streets, damaging property to the
amount of 500, 000 Several lives were
lost. A freight train on the A & g. w.
Railroad broke through a bridge, nsar
the city, and the engineer and fireman
were lost. AT Fairpsrt, o., a steam
barge broke loose from her fastening
and drifted against the steamer Pearl,
breaking her fastening. Tue Pearl
drifted about for two hours, at the
mercy of the waves. When she went
ashore near the pier, one fireman was
drowned in attempting to jumo to the
dock. The storm was the heaviest
ever known in that vicinity, and did
great damage to property. The schooner
Starting went ashore at Vermillion.
On Wednesday the 4th inst a party
of seven men, mounted and well
armed, rode into the mining camp of
Cariboe, Idaho. five miles from Soda
Springs, where some 20 or 80 miners
were working time claims, rob5ed them
of some SIC, 900, in gold dust; taking
the best horses and killing the poorest
left.
At Buffalo, Sth inst the six day
walking match between John Ennis,
and s. p. Russell. was won by Eanis,
who walked 422 miles, Russ-li walked
AIS.
As the trair o.. the Tuscara was
Valley Railroad was nearing Seville.
on the 10th, one of the cars Jung ed the
track, and threw E. NJ. Woods under
the train, breaking both his legs and
shoulder. He died from his injuries
the same evening
At East Liverpool, o., on the 10th.
William Huff, was drowned in the
Ohio River while watering his horse.
AT Baltimore on the 10th, Buffalo
Bill, in firing loaded pistol in Fords
Opera House, shot a boy in the shouI
der.
James Ash, aged 100 years and s
months died at Mt. Vernon, Ohio on
the 9th, inst.
The Secretary of the American Bank
ers' Association sends Us com nunica-
ton calling attention to several forged
documents that have been issued, ap-
pareutly in the interest of the green
back movement, and intended to place
the bankers in false and discreditable
light. The forgeries, which differ
only in phraseology, purport to be
private circulars from the American
Bankers Association, in which the
members of the Association are reques-
ted to do all in their power to zustain
such daily and prominent weekly
newspapers, especially the agricul-
tural and religious press, as viii oppose
the issuing Of 9reep6acks paper nsoney,
aud also ICithhOtd patronage or duors
from all applicants who are not willing
to oppose the greenback or govern
ment issue of paper money. The Sec
retary of the Association says that no
such circular has ever been issued by
or under the auspices of the Associa
tion, and that he has offered $500 re-
ward for the detection and conviction
OF the forger.-I0ledo Commercial.