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

A daring attempt was made on the 5th
inst, to rob the George Washington Bank, at
Corning, New York. A stranger entered
the bank and finding the proprietor absent,
announced himself to the clerk as a govern
ment detective and saidhe had warrants for
their arrest on oharge.of issuing coentefs
felt money. Clerk locked up all monies
and said he wo6Id 60 with him to find the
proprietor, but detective insisted otherwise,
put handouts upon him, and then threaten
ed to blow his braios out if he did not de-
liver un the keys. Olerk resisted, and
scufie ensued in which the clerk cried for
help and succeeded in frightening the
would be robber so that hs left. He sue
ceeded in making good his escape.
The Elliot-Gallsgher prize fight took
place al poinfin Canada, near Detroit, on
Thursday the 10Th. Up TO the 18th round
it was in GallagheIIs favor. After that, a
species of rough and tumble fight followed
in which Elliot sought to gouge the eyes out
of Gallagher, and after the 2lst round Gal
lagher refused to fight, when tie referee de.
cided in Elliot's favor. By far the largest
number in attendance, were ElliOts friends,
and overawed the rest. 3G
Frederick Adams, middle aged man
residisg in Cleveland, was arrested, on The
10Th inst, on charge of brutally abusing
bis wife about the 1st of the present month";
His wife has been confined to her bed ever
since, and on the day Of his arrest was not
expected to recover. ae i,
MRs. JONES, Of Dayton, woke her husband
a few nights since, saying she had dreamed
that she was blind She fell asleep again,
and the dream was repelted. Her husband
rose, and upon lighting the gas, discovered
that she was totally blind, in which condi-
ton she still remains. @
The sentence of Sarah NJ. Victor, of
Cleveland, who was to have been hung No
vember twentieth, has been commuted, by
Governor Hayes, to solitary confinement for
life, in the penitentiary.
Jacob Birk, tailor, in attempting 70 get
off train on the broad guage road, at
Trenton, Hamilton county, where the train
did not stop, fell between the cars and had
his left leg so badly crushed that it had to
be amputated.
The Grocery Store of ]. @ RHappersell d
Co., at Urbana, was broken into, on Satur-
day night the 7th inst, and some articles
stolen. An attempt was made to blow open
his safe, but it proved too much for the burg
lars.
Gainor Pierce, of Urbana, fell distance
of fourteen feet, in the store of S. W. Hit,
of that place, on the 9th inst, and striking
on his head was seriously, if not fatally in
jurcd
John W. Houx has withdrawn from the
Urbana Union. The Gdsette says with him
goes all the talent ard ability ever connect
ed with the Union. Mr.. Houx goes to
Cumberland, Maryland.
1t is stated that the Atlantic and Great
Western Company will put down the foun-
dation of a mammoth depot, In the northern
part of Dayton, this fall snd the building
will be completed early in the spring,
The Common Pleas Court for Van Vert
county, Judge Pillars presiding, has senten-
ced John Brown, one of Yankee Robinson's s
Snowman, to two years in the State prison,
for highway robbery.
Benjamin F. Oakie, sentenced to ten years
imprisonment, some eighteen months since,
for embezEliDg letter while clerk at the
New York post-office, has been pardoned by
the President.
Everett A. Squire, of Ohardon, GeaUga
County, committed suicide, on the Sth inst,
by taking laudanum. His habits we're very
Incorporate, and are supposed to have led to
the fatal act
Benevolent old lady to precOciOus youth:
You must study hard, Or you will never be
President of the United States" Precocious
youth; 81 don't expect to be; I'm Demo
crat."
The stock markets are still unsettled in
the East. Fhe bulls and bears are having a
tussel for the supremacy day bear
under, next day bull. a.
Alabama having gone for Grant, and Ore
gon for Seymour, the final count stands as
fOllOEs: Grant, pa; Seymour, 80; Grants
majority, 1874.
After the first day of January, 1868, per-
sons must pay fifty per cent of their in
debtedness to receive discharge under the
bankrupt law.
J. W. Peckman committed suicide, in
Chicago, on the l4th inst, by taking laud-
anum. No cause assigned. ''t
A PROMINENT fireman says; "Do not keep
your coal oil cans stopped up all the time Il
you desire to avoid explosions" f.-
Miss RANSOM, the Cleveland artist, arrived
from Europe Sunday, per steamship Weser
Iowa has given majority Of 10000 in
favor Of negro sutfrags.
Vesuvius is again engaged in emitting
fire, smoke aud lava.
There is one vice that Frank Blair is free
from--the Vice Presidency.
The great musical composer, Rosssni, died
at Paris on Saturday, the IA inst. H