The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-11-20


and drove off in a twinkling. Gentlemen. IN
The approaching carriage didn't understand
it, until all was over, when the lady was
conducted to her home.
SIXTEEN hundred kegs of ofgunpowder lied
iup near Granly Ford. Nevada, for the use Of
the Central Pacific Railroad, were accident
ly exploded aleV days ago. The explosion
of the whole mass was instsneous, and the
havoc immense. The powder magazine was
in the camp where hundreds of men ate and
slept, and the ground between the wagons
which brought The powder was covered to
the depth of several inches with the powder
which leaked from the kegs. The explO-
sions was believed to have been caused by
Prichard, one of the killed, igniting match
on a wheel of one of the wagons standing in
front of the magsziue. The killed are A.
Pdchard, Geo. Rothloch, and three Chinese;
E. B. Hammond, Richard Shilling, -
Strobbierge, an unknown man, and several
Chinese were severely burned. One of the
Chinese. is reported to have been blown one
hundred yards. Most Of the horses and
mules in the wagons near the magazine were
blown 20 atoms, and one twelve-mule team
was entirely destroyed.
Baron James Rothschild died at Paris Oh
Sunday, in his seventy seventh year. He
was the last survivor of the five sons of May
er Anslem, of Frankfort, the founder Of the
family aud its fortunes. His elder brothers
we're Auselm, of Frankfort, who died in
1855; Solomon, of Vienna, who died in the
same year; Nathan, of London, who died in
1886, and Charles, of Naples, who died in
1855. James was thus the head Of the fam
lily during the thirteen years proceeding his
death. He had locg conducted the Paris
branch of the family's immense banking
business, and after The decease of his broth
ers, exercised marked control over his
nephews and grand nephews, who ostensibly
CO. due ed the affairs of the firm in London
and the principal cities of the continent.
Two persons 10 the Bloomington (In }
Jail gagged and bound the iailer and escaped
After they rad bound the jailer securely
they rolled him into the cell just vacated,
put thin Pillow under his head, spread a
coarse blanket over his breast, hoped he
would be comfortable till morning, told him
to ring his bell if he wanted anything, sug-
gested that he would rest easier on his back
than in any other position, and locked the
cell. They then unlocked the doors of sew
eral other cells, told The prisoners they might
take their choice of staying or leaving. They
walked quietly out of the jiiler's room at
three O'Clock 10 the morning.
The American Minister at Paraguay, who
has disgraced his flag and country by de-
sertiDg the State to Which be was accredited
and abandoning part-of his legation to be
abused and tortured by the barbarian chief
tain Lopaz, is Charles A. Washburne. He
was born in Maine, but was appointed to the
Paraguayan mission from California by
President Lincoln in 1861. We believe he
is member of the Washburne family. We
hope our Government will take prompt and
vigorous steps to remove the disgrace and
punish the Outrage upon the American flag.
Gen. Grant has already received a large
number of applications for office, but he is
determined to pay no attention to them, and
has instructed Gen. Badeau 10 destroy them
when received. Among these applications
was one from a Western Postmaster, who
says he was neutral until the October cleo
tions, thinking Gen. Grant himself was neu-
tral but after that be rolled up his sleeves
and went TO work, carrying his township for
Grant. All the reward he asked was to be
allowed TO retain his office.
Toe New York Tribune says: ''The Re-
publicans of this State and of the whole
country will gladly learn that the movement
to detect and expose the gigantic frauds
whereby the vote of this city last week wai
50 monstrously falsi6ed, is being prosecuted
with vigOr and resolution. They may resi-
assured that it will be pushed to the end
Particulars will be given in due season.
The New York Tribune says: "The Re.
publieans Of this State and of the whole
country will gladly learn that the movement
to detect aud expose the gigantic frauds
whereby the vote of this city last week wai
so monstrously falsifed, is being prosecuted
with vigor and resolution. They may res
assured that it will be pushed on to the end
Particulars win be given in due season."
The first exhibition 10 Cleveland, of tbs
velocipedes SO common in Paris, took place
on Monday afternoon. on which occasion I
portion of the HanlOn troupe brought Ou
several of them, and demonstrated thei
ability to PrOpel this curious machine with
raPidity equal to the gai5 Of fast horse
Mr.. JerrOld, of stacyville, Maine, me
four bears, last week, in the road. He haC
no gun, but arming himself with stones, b,
gave them chase into field where Matthew
Maban was digging potatoes. They. mad
a vigorous attack upon the retreating bears
They succeeded in killing two of the cub
with stones but the old bear and one of he
young escaped.
On Saturday morning last man nance
Austin Kelley, pane to his death, in Chicago
by falling head first to the ground, from tn
second story of new building. He ha,
been employed to watch the building. T.
add to the sorrowful accident, his wife an,
five childIen arrived, about an hour after
wards, direct from New York, where the
had Just arrived from Ireland.
The Rochester Chronicle, advocates tn,
division of New York State, setting off Nev
York City and the counties of Richmond
Kings Queens and Suffolk as a separat
State. 1t proposes, by this means, to get a
the fraudulent practitioners together, an
permit them to worry themselves out, with
out detriment to the balance of the State.
Western New York is discussing the pro
pIopriety Of division of the Empire State
Since tbe election many of the prominen
Western New York papers are taking
decided stand in its favor. Political cor
ruptiOn in the city is the great first cause
of this move.
1t is stated that in addition to application
for office, General Grant has thus far receiv
ed over hundred letters begging for money
the objects being all the way from the mos
charitable down to the woman who says sh
wants to buy a farm. They go into th
waste basket with the applications for Office
Senator Henderson expresses full conf
dence in the prospect of his REELECTION t