Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-02-25

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train on tho Baltimore aud Ohio railroad.
lie occupied a scat near tho door, and after
dark dropped into snoozc, from which he
was aroused by a passenger ia the seat be-
hind him, Withdrawing his hand FROM his
breast pocket with his pocketbook in it,
He attempted to seize the hand but missed
it, and the pickpocket Immediately started
for the door. Mr. Linwood caught one Of
The skirts Of bis coat just as he emerged
from the door. il gave way in his hand,
aud he then caught tho other skirt, which
also gave way, and though the train was
under full hcalway, the thief jumped oil and
escaped with the pocket book, containing
S6l In the pocket Of the cont-skirt Mr..
j. found. however, to compensate him, two
costly gold watches, worth $3.50.
RAILROAD SMUGaLISG. goodly sized
female who was journcyng by rail from
Bangor TO Boston attracted the attention
Of the conductors by the singular appear
ance Of her extensive skirts Railroad men
have all kinds Of customers to deal with,
and the opinion of those in charge Of the
train below Portsmouth was, that this was
a case Of smuggling. Conductor Towle, Of
the Eastern Road, regarding the interest of
hi@aRployers with jealous eye, and be-
coming satisfied that there was something
| in il, politely informed the one Of large d-
mcnsons that If she continued to smother
that boy any longer he would certainly be-
come "dead-head," and requested her to
rise. A compliance with this desire dis
closel a stout boy of sixteen summers, who
had ridden all the way from Bangor "unler
deck" and now brcathed the first frne air
Of New Hampshire, and saw the first light
since he left the Penobscot.
/ THE SrLTAxA's CRowx. The Sultan Of
! Turkey is having an ornament made for
his Sultana, which would cause tears Of de-
! light to triekle down the cheeks of Broad
way belle. II is head ornament. The
center ornament consists of large emerald,
one inch and half by one inch, and is sur
rounded by the most beautiful pearls, rubies,
diamonds aud emoral,ls from the center are
suspended two chains of briiants, finished
off by two large emeralds, nearly one inch
in length. Tho estimated value of this
head ornament is upward of $4,000.
SUDDEN DEATH.-The Lockport Journal
of Monday evening announces the sudden
T and unexpected death of Henry Walbridge
, aged &C. He was in robust health when
he retired at Il P NJ. Saturday, but com
planned Of cold in the oxtremites. Abou
halfpast one O'Clock he complained of un
usual sensations Of chills and pain in tho
f heart. Mrs. Walbridge recommended hin
to take some brandy as a means Of relief
hut without avail. In few minutes sfte
he was a corpse. Mr.. w. was father-in-lav
Of ex-Gov. Hunt of New York, and fathe
n of tho Rev. H. B. Walbridge, Of Toledo
, The last Westminster Repiew gives th,
following anecdote. "a clergyman not long
! ago was earnestly pressing on the attention
of dying Lincolnshire boor, certain doc
trines which have presented difficulties tC
clearer heads under more favorable circum
stances. 'Wut wi faith was the faint re
/ sponsc, given in the sick mans native Dor
Y ic, 'wut wi faith, and wut wi the earth
turnin' round the sun, and wut wi the rail
roads fuzzin' aud n whzzin', I'm clear
: muddled, stoned and bet and so saying h,
Q turned to the wall-and expired"
! Ak OLD BAG OF CoIx.-Ths Cincinnati
d Gazette says, among the assets of the Trus
= Company which have been placed in tn,
! hands Of the Trustees, is small Gag of sill
yer coin, containing probably $loO, whicl
was left in the Bank as a special depositS 81
I long ago that the officers have no recollec
@ ton of the time or person leaving it. /
e has never boen called for, but has beol
" waiting an owner for years. The bag is Ia
belcd "Robcrt Bland"
nj The following eloquent, earnest and ct
/ feetiye address was delivered at recen
Ia Democratic caucus in the town of SaudforC
a Broome County, N. Y, by man who ha
l. been an inmate of tho county Jail on an il
dictment for murder. The speech is TO
good to be lost. Here it is:
70 "GExrLEMEN BY Cd, we are coin
TO beat the id Black Republicans Al
~ going to work this year. Last year We wer
Is licked because | was in jail aud could ne
rs vote. was prosecuted aud kept in iail b.
n cause was Democrat. Gentlemen, tb
" Democratic party is a persecuted party. G
= ! to all the jails and State prisons in Il
10 country, and you ,siH fnd nine out of te
IL Of all the criminals Democrats. Now, mar
al what tell you. | am not in prison th
year, and you will SEQ what eau do.'
A New SrAvE CurTlSs MAcuINE.-W
. saw few days since Stayo Cutting Nj
\ chine that dispenses entirely with the n,
y eessity of "5ohingv The sections Of ii
: tree after having been cut of the requisit
? length, are rolled into the steam-box an
= thence on to the machine. II eommenc,
- cutting slaves from the outside Of the lo
70 and continues, by sclf-feeding motion, 4
~ all except about six inches of the center
~ converted into slaves. The slaves are sa
! to be superior to those manufactured |
~ any other machine.
IS A DANGEROUS AFFAR.-New shinpla
ters, under the name Of Manufacturers Ban
he of Hartford, Indiana, have lately made the
appearance, and large quantities have be,
O. offered in Albany, N 7. The bills of ii
at concern are of the red tint, and are got
u in the highest style of the sngraver's art.
% A bill passed the Michigan House Re
~ resentatives amending the Revised Statut'
az SO as 10 punish any Derson brinoinO n n