The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-11-26


The Alabama Leg azure has ratified the
Fifteenth Amendmtnt-The Senate unani-
mously, aud the House 69 to l6. The Ten
nessee House has ri cted the Amendment
by 81 to u, aud iha Senate will do no
better
a Lay fayette girl. about Is years old being
approached by man with Indecent pro-
posals, instead OF ,creauring or attempting
to run away, seized brick aud threw it
with such force Us TO drop the follow sense
less upon the pavement
On the 221, while the funeral services
were going oD, attended by large cougre-
gatiou, in the Second Colorsd Baptist
Church, at Lexington, Kentucky, the floor
gave way, killing i've OF six, and wounding
ten or fifteen colored persons.
A train from New Orleans for Louisville,
ran of the track, on the 18th, near Bolivar,
Tenn. The ladies car turned over, and
went down the cubankment, smashing it
and iniuring a number of persons. The ac-
cident was caused 10y the rails spreading.
The Democratic Commissioners of Frank
lin County, are likely to be indicted for NAL
feasance in Office, by the Grand Jury now in
session. 1t appears they have been using
their position as means of levying contri-
buttons upon persons having claims against
the county, before admitting the claims.
A case of homicide occurred in Newburg
township, Cuyahoga county, on Monday the
18th. The deceased Ferdinand Bssser, own
ed small farm rear five mile lock. A
man named Feller was in the habit of cross
ing the farm, on his way to work, but had
been forbidden to do so, by Besser. On
Monday, as Feller was returning home, he
met Besser and quarrel ensued, during
which Feller struck Besser with a club, in
hicting injuries from which Besssr died the
next day. Feller was arrested. and gave
bail for his appearance for trial.
Rev. ". J. Shusy and Rev VIM Mckee,
of the United Brethren Printi' 6 Establish
ment Dayton, Ohio, and Mr.. R. Allison
and NJ. NJ. Chan. bsrlain, against whom
charge of making internal revenue match
stamps, with the intent to defraud the
Government, was preferred several weeks
ago, had hearing before United States
Commissioner Davies on the 9Th inst Their
Innocence ofIhe charge was overwhelmingly
established, and they were honorably acquit-
ted. The whole matter grew out of engrav-
ing, electroty ping and printing, as job for
another party, what was purpOrted to be
match label or trade mark. The work was
done nearly four years ago, and yielded to
the U. B. Publishing House profit of one
dollar and ten cents, 1t was evident to all
whoheard the facts iu the case that the mat
ter never ought tn Fave been carried to
prosecution, au1 l'at these gentlemen bAve
suffered needless annoyance aad undeserved
reprosch.
The body of c,lored man, named Rob-
erts, was found partially concealed, by the
side of fence, near Urb4ua, on Saturday
the 18th. lnves'ig lliou showed that the
man had Ieen murdered aud robbed. Sew
ersl persons We're arrested on suspicion. and
upon examination, 'hiee of them, Jennings,
Hahn and Berry Arts, were committed to
answer the charge Of murder. Arts after
wards made confession of the crime, and
told the particulars Of the murder. The
principal points in his confession are as fol
ows. He had been visiting different sa-
looms, during Il e afternoon and evening,
and early in the evening met Roberts.
About eight o'clock they were met by Phil
lip Hahu and another man who invited
them to go out Eas' and get some liquor,
When they arlivcd near the scene of the
murder, Hahn struck Roberts powerful
blow, which brought him to the ground.
The unknown man then assailed him, kick
ing and striking m until life was extinct
They then rifed his pockets and left the
body where it was afterwards found. They
then threatened to kill Arts, but he swore
secresy and thin king he was sufficiently
frightened to maintain silence they permit
ted him to go. The man in compsny with
Hahn was a stranger to Arts, aud whether
Jennings is the Que or not, remains TO be
proven.