Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-01-20

laughter. Poor Logan put no more ques-
tions to Blodgett, and his speech soon end
ed in a miserable failure Wdukegan Gaz.
A verdict for $4,000 has been rendered
in Philadelphia Court, against the Read
ing Railroad company, in favor of O'Don-
nell who was put out of the cars by the
conductor after having offered SO bill
which was said to be a counterfeit, in pay
ment of fare. The amount of the fare was
then borrowed of friend and paid to the
conductor, but he was, Notwithstanding,
elected and kept from his business. These
facts were admitted, but it was urged that
O'Donnell was abusive to the conductor, dis.
turbing the passengers and rendering his
expulsion a duty.
The Hon. Neal Dow, of Portland, Me-,
had narrow escape from terrible death
on Wednesday last. While walking across
a rafter in his steam tannery, he fell dis
tance of sixteen feet and struck upon a
boiler, narrowly escaping a vat of scalding
hot water. He was picked up insensible,
but is now in fair way of recovery.
1 wonder, Lucy, how it feels to kiss one
of the horrid creatures with moustache I?
"Iudeed l don't know, but I'm going to
get the hearth brush and try i'll"
The French millinery establishment of
Mrs. NJ. Jamisou, in Cincinnati, was entered
and silks, satins, and ribbons to the value of
$4,000 abstracted therefrom. The robbers
repaired to the sleeping apartment of Mrs.
Jamison and her daughter, and after admin
stering chloroform to both, took package
of notes from under the old lady's pillow
containing about 400.
FEMALE COLLEGE BURNED.-The Wes-
tern Female College, at Oxford, Ohio, was
destroyed by fire on Saturday morning.
Total value of property $4,000; insured
for S3O,OOo Fire caused by defective hue.
None of the inmates injured.
The Senate Committee on the Harper's
Ferry affair are proceeding quietly with
their investigation making out nothing. 1t
is likely to prove only another case of "tho
engineer hoisted with his own petard."
The correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger says:
L learn that Governor Wise has laid be-
fore the joint legislature over 500 letters
and documents sent him upon the subject of
the Harper's Ferry invasion. Part of John
Browns correspondence is in Richmond,
and more of it Charestown, Va. This cor
respondence was widespread between Kan
sas and New England, and though names
and dates, and places of writing are obliter-
ated from some Of the letters, it neverthe-
less duplicates persons, am told, now lit
tie suspected by the country. The Com
mittee in the Senate will bring these facts
to light, but in all cases proof will be diff
cult
DR.. William R. Palmer, the man arrested
in Memphis month ago on suspicion of be-
ing an accomplce of John Brown, died at
the Planters House in that city on the 3lst
ult., of consumption.
Hon. Judge Mason, of Iowa, who made
himself so popular with the inventors Of
the country while he held the office of Com
missioner Of Patents, has associated himself
with Mum d Co., at the Office of the Sci.
entifc American, New York.
The HEAD OF THE HoUsE.-A faithful
minister of the Gospel being one day en-.
gagged in visiting some members of his
flock, came to the door of a house where
his gentle tapping could not be heard for
the noise of contention within. After
waiting little he opened the door and
walked in, saying with an authoritative
voice, ~ should like to know who is the
head of the house." "Weel sir" said the
husband father, "if you just sit down a wee
we'll may be able to tell ye, for we're just
tryin' to settle that point."-Dean Ram,
say "reminiscences.
VOTED DowN.-An attempt has beer
made by some of the democratic members
of the Legislature of Minnesota, to intro.
duce slavery into that State. The bill wa:
introduced by Mr.. Sweet in the House, and
supported by Mr.. Robertson, but the move.
ment to insidiously permit slavery in Mime
sofa was promptly voted down by 81 to l2
AGE OF SENATOR SEwARD.-Senatol
Seward, in reply to the reception speech al
Auburn said: -
"Sir, you have kindly recalled what an
suIo ShouIu not dlJOBeJner nave forgotten
that thirty-seven years ago this day, after
migrating by a long stage coach journey Of
four days duration from my native region
| opened my law Office at the age of TWEEN
ty-one, in an humble building yet standing
and sat down without acquaintance of any
character, to wait there for my first client
and first friend"
Information has been received at the
State Department at Washington, from the
United States consulate at Guatemala, Of
the death of Martin Koszta on the 9th Of
April, 1858, on a sugar estate. in the dis,
trict of Amatitlan, Guatemala.
A meeting in aid of the fund for John
Browns family was held at Salem, Mass.
Friday evening, 18th. Emerson, Phillips
and Rev, James Freeman Clarke, were the
speakers. 1t was stated that the fund wa,
likely to reach $4,000.
Bayard Taylor will lecture on " Humboldt,
in Norwalk, on Monday evening, jan. 2Sd