Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-06-09
Tho Pure UnaduItera,cd.

The following charge t" ii jury was given
by Wisconsin Circuit Judge, when action
was brought to recover debt of consanrc
for liquors sold by him. Evidence was given
on the part of defendant to show. that the
brandies, &c were made of 40 cent whisky
and drugged at that. whereupon the Judge
became indignant, and charged the jury near
ly as fhlows:
"Genaemen Of tie jury:--Purc, unadul
terated liquor is n wholesome and pleasant
beverage, and as Car as the experience Of :he
Court extends conduces to health and Ion
gevity; but bad article of liquor, gentlemen,
or what is worse, drugged article, cannot he
tolerated; and if dealers frora below wW
send up into this beautiful country, so blessed
wiki the smiles nf bcngnant Creator, such
a miserable quality of liquors as the proof
shows this to be, in this court. gentlemen of
the jury, they cannot recover
o. A call for Peoples Mass Convention
to be held at Columbus, on the 18th of July,
has been put forth, 1t is no: call from any
one party, but is from the people--all parties,
and they have determined % stand upon
the broad platform of freedom and justice,
and will put in nomination such men as will
do the bidding of their constituents, and for
the good Of the whole State.
E5~Iti is said that the expense 10 the peo
pie Of the United States for The arrest, guar
ding, trying and returning the fugitive slave
Burns, will reach The snng sum of $4,000
We wonder how the Nebraskni,es like that
Nor is $4,000 the sum tma', OF this tragic
afftr. The deputy Marshal lost his life in
the discharge of his duty ms public officer
His wife nude wilnv and his chill lren faith
erlcss. and TIL man Burns. is again consigned
10 life Of bondage and slavery.
Gxy Qnitr a serious riot occurred in Brock
lyn n. Y on Sunday evening last in whicl
several persons lost their lives. and many
more had legs and arms broken. Clubs
knives, brick bats and pistols were freely used
The police had great difficulty in quelling the
disturbances The military were called out
and number OF arrcss werr male. A par.
~ Of Native Americans had gone over tc
Brooklyn from New York. to attend "a street
preaching. and were beset BY party of Irish
The n. Y Saa says twenty persons were
killed.
E6- We learn from the Norwalk Refecto,
that man named Horne or Hahan, was found
drowned in the "Underhill Dam" two mile,
west OF that place, on Friday last. He had
been in Norwalk on the Tuesday previous got
/ intoxicated end started for home in the eve.
ming His friends became alarmed by his ab.
scence and on diligent search of the river and
pond, his lifeless corpse was found. Add an
other to the list of deaths by the rum traffic
| EEThomas w. Braunan alias Washing
ton Brennan, made successful escape from
the Ohio Penitentiary on the 30th ult. He
was sentenced from the Lucas County Com.
moa Pleas. A reward Of $40 is offered for
his arrest
| EA- We understand there has been three
or four cases of Cholera, on the pike near
Woodyille in this county.
ES Flowers and Marsh. two of the per,
sons who escaped from the Licking county
all on the 23d inst. were again arrested on
the 2elh, in Perry County. and returned tc
their old quarters.